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"en.20120314.22.3-395-500"2
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"The European Union supports a sovereign and united Bosnia and Herzegovina, and one of its underlying policy objectives is to accelerate the country’s progress towards EU membership. Preparations should primarily be carried out by its elected representatives, who are directly responsible to the citizens, in line with a shared common vision of the country’s pressing political, economic and social problems.
It is only as a single country that Bosnia and Herzegovina has the prospect of EU membership, and attempts to undermine State institutions will deprive citizens of the benefits that would come from EU integration. The political and institutional deadlock has prevented the country from pursuing much-needed reforms aimed at bringing the country closer to the EU, in particular, in key areas like state building, governance, and the application of the principles of the rule of law. Constitutional reform remains the key reform necessary for the transformation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into an effective and fully functional state. In a country with different levels of governance, close coordination is required between the various actors, and cooperation is needed to enhance its ability to speak with one voice. No coordination mechanism can substitute for much-needed political will. I firmly believe that the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the EU, and that the prospect of membership is one of the most unifying factors among the people of this country."@en1
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