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"As Hungary has announced on several occasions, it is committed to the EU integration of the Balkans. It is therefore welcome that, in February, 16 months after the elections, a new federal government was formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The government is in no easy position. It must persuade three entities to engage in dialogue and cooperation with each other.
To this day, differences between ethnic and national minorities continue to divide the country. All forms of expressions of radicalism must be prevented, as we must not allow ourselves to be mired in ethnic disputes. We must not let such differences impede the country’s development. To guarantee the rights of the Croatian and other minorities living in the central regions of the country is an essential requisite of accession. It is crucial for EU rights and rules to be transposed more effectively into national legislation and for an institutional system that promotes democracy, stability and EU integration to be set up. The adoption of the law on State aid and the census law, and the government’s treating EU integration as a top priority, are welcome developments. However, a constitutional amendment in line with the European Convention on Human Rights is still necessary.
With the EU granting candidate status to Serbia and Croatia joining the EU in the next year, the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina will have shared borders. The country must therefore take all essential steps to give new hope and new impetus to its development and its integration into the European Union.
I am hopeful that the EU’s policy regarding the Balkans, including the granting of candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will bear fruit."@en1
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