Discord shows fragility of power balance in Bosnia
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The Serbian part of Bosnia's presidency, which is shared between three ethnic groups, has rejected border regulations that are due to come into force when neighboring Croatia joins the EU next month. The other two parts of Bosnia's presidency representing Muslims and Croats have accepted regulations needed to ensure people and goods can still cross the border after July 1.
The discord puts trade and travel at risk and underlines the deficiencies of the tripartite presidency, an institution that emerged after the Bosnian war as a system of power-sharing between Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. (Reuters)
