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Bosnia: One Year without a Government

October 3, 2011

By Lana Pasic On the 3rd of October 2010, general elections were held in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Considering that BiH has three presidents- one from each of the main ethnic groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats), this means that the distribution of ministerial posts requires negotiations and agreement among these opposing parties. Nevertheless, from around 3 [...]

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Safeguarding Europe’s Southern Borders: Interview with Klaus Roesler, Director of Operations Division, Frontex

September 23, 2011

Editor’s note: Illegal immigration is a major security issue for the EU, and one that is highly politicized in many European countries today. The European Union has 42,672km of external sea borders and 8,826km of external land borders (not counting Croatia, which is expected to join in 2013). The key agency tasked with coordinating cooperation [...]

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