The EU conditioned BiH's ability to move closer to accession on Mostar's reunification, and in January, High Representative Paddy Ashdown replaced the town's six municipal assemblies with one.
EU je uslovila približavanje BiH prijemu u Uniju ponovnim ujedinjenjem Mostara, a visoki predstavnik u BiH, Pedi Ešdaun, u januaru je šest skupština opština zamenio jednom.