Bosnia and Herzegovina on the verge of collapse, Eurodeputs warn

The warnings came amid a European Parliament debate on Milorad Dodik's plans, the current Bosnian Serb member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite state-level presidency, to separate his region from the state.

Serbs for years have defended the division of their administrative unit, or entity of Republika Srpska, from the rest of the country.

Bosnia's top Bosnian Serb political leader in advance of the past few days has shown plans to establish the military, tax authority and entity judiciary by the end of November.

This gives a very wrong signal and can lead back to conflict and ethnic violence”, said lawmaker Andrey Kovatchev, a member of the European People's Party group, writes Euronews, Klankosova. tv

Kovatchev's comments were echoed by Pedro Marques from the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats' Progressive Group.

“Twenty-five years after the civil war, in which over 100 million people lost their lives, Bosnia and Herzegovina is again on the verge of collapse. This could mark a return to the violence of the years "9085x1>, he warned.

He called on the European Union to impose sanctions, if necessary, to maintain Bosnia's territorial integrity.

Valdis Dombrovskis, deputy executive chairman of the European Commission, said the situation was an issue of concern.

“We are committed to supporting the country's leaders in taking steps to descale, resume dialogue and address the essence of issues that are promoting tensions,” said Dombrovskis.

“All political parties must return to state institutions and make sure they operate smoothly”, he added.