What can the EU offer to champions of a liberal, democratic and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Panelists:

Johann Sattler, EU Ambassador and Special Representative to BiH, Sarajevo

Wolfgang Petritsch, Former High Representative of the International Community to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Senada Šelo Šabić, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Zagreb

Ilana Bet-El, former Senior Advisor on the Balkans at the UN (1999), and a UN political officer in Sarajevo (1994-7)

Moderator:

Hannes Swoboda, President of IIP Vienna

Conclusions and wrap-up:

Adi Ćerimagić, Analyst, European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin

Content:

The Dayton Peace Agreement is turning 25 years on 21 November (anniversary of the initialling) and 14 December 2020 (anniversary of the signature). The International Institute for Peace, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, and the Karl-Renner-Institut (in the framework of the Initiative Young Generations for the New WB 2030) are marking this anniversary by organising an event that is looking at the anniversary and the agreement beyond the important fact that it brought a much-needed peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It addresses the ongoing struggle to transform the country into a liberal and prosperous democracy based on rule of law and market economy.

We are marking this anniversary by publishing short interviews from “champions of a liberal, democratic and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina” in advance on our social media and webpage and by organizing two events on Nov 20 and Dec 14 that will look at the ongoing struggle to transform the country. See more on IIP Facebook, Twitter and on our web under WESTERN BALKANS INITIATIVE, as well as under ‘upcoming events’.

Picture: Harshil Shah