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Saturday is polling day -- from Sunday, every day for four years, we will be living with the consequences of how Bosnia and Herzegovina votes on 5 October. During those four years, the future of this region will be decided. By the next elections, Slovenia will be in the European Union, and Croatia at its gates. Where BiH will be depends on the [...]

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When I first arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in August 1999, I was convinced (otherwise I would not have taken the job) that the Dayton Peace Agreement represented a foundation for the country’s further development and that BiH could become a “normal” country. But I was aware of the continued danger of partition and I knew that [...]

In one of Dnevni Avaz’ daily “public opinion polls” last week, 77% of the citizens agreed that I should propose to the Peace Implementation Council the abolition of the visa regime for the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Increasingly, even parties and politicians call on me to do this. I would like to be able to do this. I kno [...]

Over the coming week, the reform of the Entity Constitutions will hopefully reach another important stage. By April 18, the two Entities should have got amended Constitutions that fully and without any changes incorporate the Sarajevo Agreement of 27 March. Undoubtedly, this process will be accompanied by as many public comments and expressions of [...]

In January 1996, when I came to Mostar for the first time, this city was an embodiment of divided Berlin. Today, even the option of Mostar as the capital of the BiH Federation is being discussed, and during his last visit to Mostar, the HR stated that he supports this option in principle. Is it possible? And where is Mostar, at this moment, in term [...]

If anyone in BiH deserves to have a monument built for him, it is the present High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch. The man has done so much for this country that this kind of recognition he certainly deserved. This was best illustrated in his latest address before the EU General Affairs Council.

The Constitutional Court’s ruling is historic. Its implementation will ensure the representation and full protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constituent peoples and others in both Entities, thereby hopefully ending all forms of ethnic discrimination, boost return, and decisively contribute to the establishment of a just, multi-ethni [...]