In the aftermath of last Sunday’s elections Bosnia and Herzegovina is entering a new political landscape, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, noted today in his weekly newspaper column, which appeared in Dnevni avaz, Nezavisne novine and Večernji list. The HR/EUSR wrote that during his visit to
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“All the parties have expressed a commitment to carry
The HR/EUSR said BiH politicians must now provide concrete evidence for this positive post-election assessment by restarting, and successfully completing, the reform process that has been stalled since earlier this year.
He stressed that rapid progress is now possible in the area of police reform, through the Police Restructuring Directorate. “The EU has made clear that it expects the Directorate to accelerate its work. So here is a reform where the politicians can demonstrate that they are serious about getting into
He also expressed optimism, based on statements made in recent days by party leaders, that progress can now be made on constitutional reform.
The HR/EUSR acknowledged that “politicians may be tempted to revert to politics as usual” but he added that “it is not unreasonable to hope that the faith that voters showed in turning out to vote last week will inspire this country’s leaders to keep faith with the electorate – and move forward rather than sideways, backwards or stand still.”