CIAO DATE: 02/2011
January 2011
Bosnia: Europe's Time to Act, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, argues that the EU is better placed to cajole Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats than the Office of the High Representative (OHR), the pro-consular entity established by the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) after the 1995 Dayton Accords. Though the OHR retains few of its previous powers and little capacity to be effective even in the case of a serious security threat, the EU has been hesitant to act while it is still present. But it is time for the member states to reinforce the EU "Delegation" (embassy) in the country so it can get on with the job only it can perform.
Resource link: Bosnia: Europe's Time to Act [PDF] - 1.9M