# Mostar kindergarten subsidy funding dispute

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mostar-kindergarten-subsidy-funding-dispute
> Updated: 2026-09-29T05:44:00.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2.

In Mostar, Mayor Mario Kordić announced that kindergarten subsidies for the remainder of the year have been secured through 380,000 euros in financial support from the Government of the Republic of Croatia. 

This funding serves as a temporary measure following a political deadlock in the Mostar City Council, where the absence of SDA council members prevented the 24 votes required for a technical budget rebalance. Kordić characterized the blockade as an “abuse of the consociational governance model” and an attempt to use children and parents as political leverage. The funds, secured through discussions with Croatian officials, are expected to maintain subsidies until the 2027 budget is adopted.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-29: Balkan municipalities implement new childcare subsidies and infrastructure plans

Municipalities in Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are introducing various subsidies and infrastructure investments to address kindergarten capacity and childcare costs.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/niki-municipality-proposes-kindergarten-cost-subsidies

### 2026-09-05: Mostar secures kindergarten subsidies via Croatian government funding

Mostar Mayor Mario Kordić secured 380,000 euros from the Croatian government to maintain kindergarten subsidies following a budget blockade in the Mostar City Council.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mostar-secures-kindergarten-subsidies-via-croatian-government-funding

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