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Ex-Bosnia envoy sees no risk of renewed violence but EU dream rotting
Bosnia's EU path faces collapse as ethnic divisions deepen and Russian influence grows.
In brief
Bosnia's EU path faces collapse as ethnic divisions deepen and Russian influence grows. Christian Schmidt warns Bosnia's EU integration is failing due to political fragmentation and external interference. Originally reported by EUobserver.
Bosnia's deep ethnic divisions
Bosnia remains deeply divided along ethnic and political lines nearly three decades after the Dayton Peace Agreement ended war.
Political stagnation threatens EU path
Christian Schmidt warns political stagnation and growing frustration are the main threats to Bosnia's stability.
Civil society weakens democratic progress
Bosnia's civil society is divided on political issues preventing joint commitments to democratic development and european integration.
Serbian nationalist parties exploit ethnic divisions
Snsd party leader Milorad Dodik uses ethnic differences to support his party instead of multi-ethnic approaches.
Russia's growing influence in Bosnia
Russia influences parts of Bosnia through the Orthodox community especially in Banja Luka and Republika Srpska.
Dodik's ties to Putin deepen
Milorad Dodik has sat with Vladimir Putin for the 11th time since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
EU integration stalled by interference
Bosnia's slow progress toward eu membership and russian interference threaten its european integration path.
At a glance
Christian Schmidt warns Bosnia's EU integration is failing due to political fragmentation and external interference.
