Intervjui

I expect the RS authorities to put this Anti-Dayton referendum to one side and to stop challenging the Peace Agreement and the steps that have been taken to implement it.

What is now necessary in order to rectify the situation is for the RS authorities to put the referendum aside without further delay.

Twenty years after the end of the war, it is time to move decisively towards the goal people in BiH want: European Union membership and the prosperity and standard of living it has brought to so many other Europeans.

High Representative Valentin Inzko said in the interview for web portal Klix.ba that bh. citizens should certainly not live in fear

Budućnost Bosne i Hercegovine je savršeno jasna: ona leži unutar euroatlantske obitelji. Tako su se opredijelile institucije ove zemlje i na to su se stalno iznova obvezivale.

There is absolutely no doubt that the RS National Assembly adopted a decision that goes beyond its competencies despite being clearly warned in advance by the International Community not to do so.

The judiciary must be allowed to act independently. An independent judiciary is the cornerstone of any democracy, and should be respected by all.

What is important now it to keep a clear head. I want to appeal to every citizen in BiH to have faith in their institutions and show the necessary restraint in their reactions to prevent a rise in tensions.

I think that there is a consensus in the country about Euro-Atlantic integration, that the EU is a common goal and that the EU now has a key role in reforms, together with local politicians. But Dayton remains the constitutional framework for this country.

The problems that affect peoples’ lives are obvious. I’m talking about lack of jobs, a judicial system that does not apply the law equally and fairly to all, rampant corruption which serves a powerful minority, unacceptable delays in completing the reforms needed for Euro-Atlantic integration.