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BiH authorities urged to remove obstacles on the road to the EU

13.11.2008

The Civil Society Board, representing 31 NGOs and networks active in Bosnia and Herzegovina, today urged BiH authorities at all levels to accelerate reforms related to the EU integration process and engage in a genuine dialogue with civil society.“We are committed to see Bosnia and Herzegovina move closer to the Europe...

Lajčák: ICTY Cooperation Remains A Key Priority

13.11.2008

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) remains a key priority confirmed High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák when he met with Serge Brammertz, the ICTY’s Chief Prosecutor last yesterday in Sarajevo.“The Office of the High Representative and EU Special Repr...

Youth and the EU Agenda Are Natural Allies

12.11.2008

“The generation now coming to maturity in Bosnia and Herzegovina can make a conclusive break with the past” - such was the key message expressed at the opening of a two-day regional youth conference in Sarajevo today. The event gathers more than 130 young people from BiH, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Participants...

HR/EUSR Meets UK Ambassador Michael Tatham

11.11.2008

“This weekend’s agreement between SDA, SNSD and HDZ BIH party leaders is welcome” the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said today when he met the new United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Michael Tatham. “The readiness to talk and to compromise is the start point...

HR-EUSR Lajčák Meets New Head of EUPM Feller

11.11.2008

The High Representative/EU Special Representative and Police Commissioner Stefan Feller today held their first official meeting since Commissioner Feller took charge of the EU’s Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 01 November.Police reform laws allowed BiH to sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement wit...

Parliaments Must Be the Driving Force of BiH’s Integration into the European Union

11.11.2008

“EU integration has been delayed because politicians have failed to forge a new consensus on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future,” said the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák today.Lajčák was addressing BiH parliamentarians at the opening session of the ‘Parliament for Europe’, a f...