Search: European Union,Bosnia and Herzegovina (6 materials)

We Do Not Want Western Balkans to Become an Arena of Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Confrontation

... Serbian population in the north of the region in the future. We support the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue under the auspices of the European Union with the aim to resolve the Kosovo problem. We hope that EU will perform its mediating functions in bona-fide way.... ... Yugoslavia. Intra-Bosnian process require close attention and global consensus. The initiative of the former High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko, introduced without prior consultations, to pass a law on criminalizing “genocide denial” ...

12.11.2021

On Challenges in Developing ‘Mandated’ Areas

... works in the Muslim-Croatian entity. Compliance with budgetary discipline could be guaranteed by the relevant authorities of the European Union and Turkey. Competitiveness is a prerequisite for curbing the “wage race” as well as for maintaining the proper ... ... responsibility among the officials of the newly reformed OHR who are to be assigned to Bosnia. 1 . G.N. Engelhardt Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Emergence and evolution (1990-2006). Ph.D. Thesis in Historical Science. Moscow, 2015. p. 220. 2 . Balkan ...

01.04.2021

Southeast Europe Today. Immediate Development Prospects

... fully. Nevertheless, specific crisis trends that had been predicted did come true. In the regard, the return of former members of the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) terrorist group to their countries of residence, in particular to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and the unrecognized Republic of Kosovo appears to be a principal problem today. This already creates hotbeds of tensions in predominantly Muslim areas in the Balkans. The European Union’s position on the matter is no cause for optimism either. The degradation of the political regimes in some Balkans states has also had a serious impact on destabilization tendencies in the region. In 2018–2019, a wave of mass rallies ...

22.01.2020

Possible International “Package Solution” Formats on the Balkans Issue

... Montenegro would receive a part of the Serbian Sandzak; — Bosnia and Herzegovina within the borders of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the possible option of creating a confederation with Croatia / Serbia / Montenegro; — Macedonia ... ... development. Germany takes an intransigent position regarding any territorial exchanges. As a result, it largely dominates the European Union. Berlin insists that it is totally unacceptable to implement any territorial exchanges and reorganize the Balkan ...

18.01.2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Application to become a Member of the EU – Go/No-go?

... processes. The consultations with Banja Luka happened four days later. Under the circumstances, Milorad Dodik, who had made numerous anti-European Union speeches, had little choice on February 17 but to publicly declare his support for the course taken by Bosnia and Herzegovina. *** It would therefore seem that the European Union has received an application for membership from a country whose internal problems can hardly be considered solved. However, recent events many lead to a significant change in the appearance of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decision to grant ...

24.02.2016

The Truth about Srebrenica: From Debate to Geopolitics

... seeking to have the July 1995 killing of Muslim population by the Serb army commanded by Ratko Mladic qualified as genocide. Russia vetoed the resolution, a move welcomed in Serbia and the Republic Srpska and the utterly opposite response in the West, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The resultant heated wrangling seems a manifestation of Russia-West geopolitical confrontation in the Balkans – this time in the form of a debate aimed to win the hearts and minds of the region’s population. What are ...

31.07.2015

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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