Posts related to Bosnia and Herzegovina

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Ambassador Kraak (Sarajevo)

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, […]

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(c) pictur-ealliance/dpa/DW

(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 […]

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A window of opportunity

Jurriaan Kraak,
13 Jan 2015

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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 […]

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PIC meeting

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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