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EU takes centre stage in BiH public debate

09.11.2008

The European will be the focus of public debates in Bosnia and Herzegovina next week, as part of a stronger engagement of domestic forces and the European Union in realizing BiH’s ambition to join the EU.On Monday, EU Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers are expected to issue conclusions on the situation in BiH and th...

Lajčák: SAA Ratification Must Lead to Greater Reform Drive

06.11.2008

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today welcomed the decision of the BiH Presidency to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union.  "By completing the ratification process, Bosnia and Herzegovina is, for the first time, in a forma...

Lajčák in Tokyo: Strengthen efforts to meet PIC priorities

06.11.2008

The High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with the Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shintaro Ito, and other senior officials in Tokyo today. He presented the current political situation in BiH and outlined the progress this country had made with respect to meeting the f...

What Europe wants from Obama

05.11.2008

From the perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina, our priority is that the US, along with its international partners, remains fully engaged in supporting the countries of the Western Balkans as they move towards full integration in the EU. When George Bush took over from Bill Clinton in 2001, Bosnia was still very fragil...

Lajčák: Merit-Based Recruitment of Civil Servants is European Practice

04.11.2008

High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák, today wrote a letter to the Collegium of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH with regard to their intention to discuss, under urgent procedure, a Proposal of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Civil Ser...

Lajčák: Europe Must Re-Focus Attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina

03.11.2008

The European Union must refocus its attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said in London today. The HR/EUSR was speaking during a meeting with British Minister for Europe Caroline Flint.The HR/EUSR stressed that the International Community will...

Lajčák asks citizens: What do you expect from EU accession?

02.11.2008

As part of his continuing dialogue with citizens, EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák has asked citizens a new question on the www.reci.ba website.“I am sure and aware that there are many prejudices regarding the European Union, which is perhaps normal, as we were faced with a similar situation in my country...