Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina president Elvedin Begić, vice president Milorad Sofrenić and general secretary Jasmin Baković attended the 41st ordinary UEFA congress, which was held today in Helsinki, Finland.

Key reforms that were backed by the national associations were:

• Introduction of term limits for the UEFA President and members of the UEFA Executive Committee, with the possibility to serve for a maximum of three four-year terms;
• Candidates for (re-)election on the UEFA Executive Committee must hold an active office (president, vice-president, general secretary or CEO) in their respective national association;
• Granting of two full member positions on the UEFA Executive Committee to representatives of the European Club Association (ECA);
• Strengthening of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee with the additional appointment of two independent members to the current three-member body;
• Inclusion of a specific article in the UEFA Statutes to ensure that venues for all UEFA competitions are selected in a fully objective manner through a transparent bidding process;
• Inclusion of a specific article in the UEFA Statutes to put ethics and good governance as a statutory objective of UEFA;
• Allowing of experts from national associations to chair UEFA committees;

After the season 2015/16 ended with positive financial results, it has been decided that each national association will get a solidarity payment amounting to one million Euros.

Delegates from UEFA's 55 member associations attended today's congress.