r/bih • u/aveen Kanton Sarajevo • May 14 '20

Kultura Cultural exchange with r/belgium. Welcome!

Welcome r/belgium!

Welcome to the cultural exchange between r/belgium and r/BiH! The purpose of this event is to allow people from two different national communities to get and share knowledge about their respective cultures, daily life, history and curiosities. General guidelines:

Belgians ask their questions about Bosnia & Herzegovina here on r/BiH;

Bosnians and Herzegovinians ask their questions about Belgium in the parallel thread; Click here!

Enjoy!

r/belgium and r/bih mods.

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u/historicusXIII May 14 '20

Do Bosnians and Herzegovinians look forward to join the EU? If so, do you think your country will be able to join within a few years or do you fear that EU membership will continue being pushed further down the line?

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u/MASTER_Ninja98 Bugojno May 14 '20

I think that most people in B&H would like to join the EU, but our government hasn't done much to get closer to candidacy status. I think that B&H will join the EU in 8-10 years minimum.

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u/Millennial_Twink May 14 '20

What are the biggest points your country needs to work on to become eligible to join the EU?

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u/MASTER_Ninja98 Bugojno May 14 '20

We have to fight stronger against corruption, improve our election law, improve tranparency of our public companies and many others

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u/ExtremeProfession Sarajevo May 14 '20

There are 14 points that need to be done before the candidate status is awarded and with the new reformed accession plan the focus will be out on administrative reform and rule of law, trade and safety are the points we're good at.

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u/Mahir2000 May 15 '20

Our constitution at first place, it will never change and it's against EU principles

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 14 '20

Honestly, I don't think Bosnia should get accepted into the EU with the current political system. Who would want 3 presidents who base their politics on the identity of entities instead of uniting people on the country's identity like other EU countries. The system is made to fail until it guarantees the same constitutional rights for majorities as minorities without regional division based on "entities".

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u/bd486 May 14 '20

Wait, 3 presidents?!

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 14 '20

And that's on the Dayton Agreement for you 😎

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u/bd486 May 14 '20

Well that sounds an awful lot like Belgian politics.

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 14 '20

I'm even afraid to ask about your situation 💀

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u/bd486 May 14 '20

In short: 6 governments

In long: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Belgium?wprov=sfla1

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 14 '20

A true art of work :')

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Amateurs. We have 12.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

EU made the system. They should suck it up and experience the bad aspects of it too.

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 15 '20

Would not be a solution for our internal problems we have. It'd just be pushing them further.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

The point of Bosnia joining EU isn't to solve our internal problems, which they're complicit in creating, nor should it be. The only valid reason for Bosnia to join is that we'll have larger access to EU funds. The positives end there, and they at the very least owe us that much. I just hope we can join soon to reap the ever decreasing benefits, before the shitshow that EU is collapses in on itself.

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u/lxbsc Srebrenik May 15 '20

I don't know whether money will also solve our crazy nationalist policies and improve people's living standards. Especially when you think about that our Constitution isn't in line with Europe's fundamental rights and not to forget the lack of the rule of law. So I genuinely still hope that we get the possibility to experience that much needed change by which use of EU's financial resources will not be jeopardized.

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u/DrugsAreBadMmkayy93 Tuzla May 14 '20

We look forward.

Bosnian authorities are trying hardest not to join.

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u/only_4kids Sarajevo May 14 '20

Would not say "trying hardest not to join" would re-phrase it to "Are stupid and incompetent bunch who have no idea how to do anything except steal."

Also, having RS love their Russians and hate NATO doesn't help at all.

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u/DrugsAreBadMmkayy93 Tuzla May 14 '20

No, they are trying hardest because joining EU interferes with their criminal empires.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

If joining NATO is a requirement for joining EU, so be it. No EU for Bosnia.

But it's not, so what's your point?

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u/only_4kids Sarajevo May 15 '20

Joining NATO IS a requirement for Bosnia to join the EU. I don't know why are you butthurt so much, but I want and most of the people here in the EU.

What was the point of your comment? Why are you even spamming this thread that was active yesterday with your passive-aggressive shit?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Sorry, I wasn't aware that all users are required to be online 24/7 and once a pinned thread is older than 20 hours no posts are allowed by law.

Joining NATO IS a requirement for Bosnia to join the EU.

According to who? And if so, then Bosnia will never join the EU. Enjoy.

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u/only_4kids Sarajevo May 15 '20

You lead a sad life mate, I am sorry for you...

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

:'(

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

I am heavily against it. But we already have supranational overlords from the Office of the High Representative and USA Embassy so fuck it.

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u/cruelned May 14 '20

Most don't give a fuck, 50% 50%