We, a group of international citizens including Bosnian and Kosovar citizens, are united in the idea of promoting a vision for Bosnia and Herzegovina that is sustainable and promotes its integration in the European Union. We came together in the midst of the Dialogue between Kosova and Serbia, specifically after the Serbian terrorist attack on September 24th in Banjskë Kosova, when we decided to connect even more and to become active. In communicating, in reaching out to stakeholders, in giving Bosnia and Herzegovina every support we can. 

Therefore, we have five important requests regarding Bosnia-Herzegovina: 

1. Continue the path towards EU membership with increased dynamics and dedication for thorough reforms.
   The major foreign policy goal of Bosnia and Herzegovina is to become a member of the EU (and other international organisations). We know that the enlargement process of the EU is quite complicated; but the war in Ukraine has accelerated this process. Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved the status of candidate also due to these developments. Even though Bosnia and Herzegovina needs a lot of work, we call for a continuous commitment to the process by implementing concrete reforms from the 14 Key Points from European Commission opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018, therefore allowing the country to get closer to the goal of joining the EU. The constitutional set up of Bosnia and Herzegovina is complicating the process, but the new government has been trying to push forward the reforms even though facing opposition from certain political actors within the country. This should become the rule, negotiating and finding common ground, and not the exception. We call therefore both the Presidency of BiH, BiH Council of Ministers, but also the EU, to intensify the work to achieve more concrete results by April of next year. The EU has the responsibility to assist BiH government in implementation of 14 Key Points reforms so that accession negotiations can start next year. 
2. A major push for rule of law reforms and adoption of all ECHR rulings as well as a constitutional reform.
   One of the key issues for Bosnia and Herzegovina is the lack of independence of the judiciary and prosecutorial offices; rule of law should therefore be strengthened and the different reforms required by the EU be implemented as soon as possible. Moreover, ALL ECHR rulings on Bosnia and Herzegovina should be implemented: Sejdic and Finci on BiH’s discriminatory constitutional arrangements, as well as the very recent judgement Kovacevic, historical because they state that the concept of constituent people discriminate against other minorities. We call therefore for the judgements to be fully implemented by Bosnia and Herzegovina sooner rather than later. But we also call for a wider constitutional reform, which is urgently needed.
3. NATO Accession Process.
   NATO Membership is of great importance for all the Western Balkans countries; for Bosnia and Herzegovina even more. The security of the country is threatened by a series of international actors that have, as their main aim, the destabilization of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the wider region. Allowing BiH to become a NATO member would enhance security for its citizens and increase Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the country. However, in order to achieve this, there is a need to address a relevant prerequisite beforehand, which is concluding the transfer of ownership of immovable defence property from the entity to the level of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, we call for NATO to assist BiH with this process in order to kickstart the accession negotiation process in the next three to four years.
4. Closer attention to BiH - communication.
   Bosnia and Herzegovina has a problem in communicating its own needs and wishes towards the international community. The need for better communication and for being able to bring forward concrete information towards the European Union (especially the European Parliament) as well as the United Nations is essential in order to be able to influence legislation and to change negative outcomes into positives, for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, we call for a concrete change in lobbying policy towards the EU and the US from Bosnia’s side, and for an increased fact-based communication.
5. The role of the Office of the High Representative.
   For us it is clear that the High Representative has a clear mandate and task to achieve in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we do not put this into question. However, when the clear mandate is breached, we need to point out that the High Representative should stick to its competences and not overreach them. Changing the electoral law on election night had clearly complicated the political situation within the country for a certain period of time, which required further intervention by the High Representative. Therefore, we call for a correct use of the Bonn powers, sanctioning and removing secessionist/corrupt political actors which undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), until conditions are met for the closing of the OHR.

Given these points, we are trying to raise awareness on the ongoing developments regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of our aims are to be proactive, help concretely in spreading the correct information, talking to people in the European Union about ongoing developments and organizing events to raise awareness for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We strongly believe in the potential of a united Bosnia and Herzegovina, this is why we demand a fair process of integration into the EU, a process that is long overdue. For this reason we conclude that it is a matter of urgency to be active for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

United for Kosova & Bosnia and Hercegovina: 

Federica Woelk

Burak Yalım

Manuel Klement

Jasmin Mujanović

Fatlinda Zena

Haris Šehović

Matej Markič

Ensar Shaqiri 

Djellza Mustafa-Trolli

Dževada Šuško

Ruben Zajmi

Arber Avdullahu

Mergim Gallopeni

V. Ismajli 

Kastriot Xhemajli 

Rinor Hajzeri

Anders Stubkjær

Ideal Zhaveli

Vasfije Krasniqi