Western Balkans: 25 years after the Dayton Accords
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1. Dezember 2020 In Aktuell, EN

Western Balkans: 25 years after the Dayton Accords

On the 25th anniversary of the peace accords, parliamentarians from across Europe deliberate the future of the Western Balkans.

Together with members of EU national parliaments and EU aspirant countries, MEPs will consider the implications of the Dayton peace accord, that a quarter of a century ago put an end to war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They will examine the prospects of reconciliation, democratic transformation, and economic development across the Western Balkans.

Members of parliament from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia have been invited to join the remote discussion with Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and Miroslav Lajčák – EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and the Western Balkans. The High Representative Josep Borrell will address the meeting in a pre-recorded video.

Background

The Dayton Peace Agreement was reached in November 1995. It ended the bloodiest series of wars in Europe since the Second World War, killing over 100,000 people, leading to the Srebrenica genocide, and forcing millions out of their homes. While the Accord prevented further conflict, it did not enable a genuine reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

When: Wednesday, 2 December, from 13.45 to 15.45.

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Paul Henry Spaak Building, room 3C50, and remotely.

Check the programme of the meeting. You can follow the discussion live

Online interpretation is foreseen for all EU official languages except Danish, Czech, and Finnish.

Four Western Balkan languages are also confirmed: SQ = Albanian, BS = Bosnian, SR = Serbian, MG = Montenegrin.