Paradoxes of stabilisation. Bosnia and Herzegovina from the perspective of Central Europe. OSW Report, March 2016

Rastislav Báchora, Rastislav Báchora and Tomáš Dopita, Tomáš Dopita and Mateusz Gniazdowski, Mateusz Gniazdowski and Haris Mešinović, Haris Mešinović and Simona Mészárosová, Simona Mészárosová and Péter Reményi, Péter Reményi and Hana Semanić, Hana Semanić and Wojciech Stanisławski, Wojciech Stanisławski and Tomáš Strážay, Tomáš Strážay and Marta Szpala, Marta Szpala (2016) Paradoxes of stabilisation. Bosnia and Herzegovina from the perspective of Central Europe. OSW Report, March 2016. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

On 15 February 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for membership of the European Union. This was the result of the new policy strategy which the EU introduced in 2014, aimed at unblocking BiH’s integration process and encouraging local elites to accelerate the reform process. Despite a formal application to the EU, the main internal problems of BiH remain the same - local politicians focus more on the power struggle and enhancing ethnic division than on reform and this is hampering the economic development of one of the poorest countries in Europe. For these reasons this report is devoted to analysing the internal challenges to the stability, coherence and unity of the country. Special attention was also placed on examining the interest and strategies of the various international actors since they can hinder or support the reform process.

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