Posts by author Jurriaan Kraak
Anne Frank: ‘History for today’
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 Jun 2016
In Bosnia this spring, a travelling exhibition, is going from city to city. It is called ‘Anne Frank – History for Today’ and I was present at the openings in […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU Membership Application: what happens next?
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 May 2016
While checking the media for public statements by politicians, pundits and press hounds on the EU membership application of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I came across quite a few misunderstandings and […]
The Netherlands and the EU – A No-Frills Presidency
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Netherlands
23 May 2016
On January 1st, the Netherlands took over the Presidency of the European Union. I know it is not the most exciting topic and, since the Lisbon Treaty, this responsibility is […]
‘He died for peace’. Remembering Private Broere (1974 -1995)
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 Apr 2015
On Sunday, 29 March, Netherlands Defense Attaché Lt-Col. Robbert Verbrugh and I were invited by president of the community of Jajici, Mr Fahrudin Hamzic, and by the Mayor of Kalesija, […]
Reforms, Results, Rewards
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 Mar 2015
(c) picture-alliance/dpa/DW A DAY DEFINED AS HISTORICAL The process of obtaining full political support for the ‘BiH Written Commitment to EU Integration’ is finished: all political parties have signed up […]
A window of opportunity
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 Jan 2015
These are the final days of an eventful year. The temptation to sum up and to look ahead is difficult to resist. But I will leave that to the professional […]
Personal impressions of a diplomatic feast-day
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 Dec 2014
I don’t know if you read the communiqués of the semi-annual meetings of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at Political Directors’ Level. These communiqués have a […]
Progress Reports and Elections
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 Oct 2014
On the 8th of October, this country again got nothing but bad marks on its annual report card from Brussels – ‘the worst ever’, as some observers saw it. Four […]
A certain idea of Bosnia – Herzegovina
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Oct 2014
You will vote next Sunday. First of all: let me be clear. These are your elections. You don’t vote to please the international community, as some people have said, nor […]
New chapter in common history
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia-Herzegovina
1 Oct 2014
Friday, 12 September I participated in the kick-off meeting of the Dutch contribution to the second phase of the development of the Potocari Memorial Centre (PMC) in Srebrenica. It was […]
In the aftermath of the floods – a tour of Northern Bosnia
Jurriaan Kraak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Sep 2014
A diplomat posted to Sarajevo needs to have a positive outlook; if not, the chances of being overwhelmed by pessimism and cynicism are very real. Since following political and socio-economic […]
