The EU Special Representative and Head of the EU Delegation in Bosnia, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark is largely seen as the weakest EU representative in the country, analysts Srecko Latal and Slavo Kukic both agreed while speaking to N1 on Tuesday.
Commenting on Wigemark's role in Monday's agreement between leaders of the three most powerful, nationalist, parties in Bosnia on forming of the government after the October 2018 election, Srecko Latal said he was not sure if the agreement implementation could change the public's perception of Wigemark.
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“As far as I know, Mr Wigemark is leaving the country within a month. I'm not sure that even the implementation of this agreement would change the people's perception of Wigemark who was seen so far as the weakest EU representative in Bosnia.” Latal said.
According to him, the agreement is such that it suits all three political leaders who signed it – the Democratic Action Party's (SDA) Bakir Izetbegovic, Alliance of Independent Social Democrats’ (SNSD) Milorad Dodik and the Croat Democratic Union's (HDZ BiH) Dragan Covic.
He argues that all three could now turn their developing political stalemates into victories.
University professor and political analyst Slavo Kukic said Monday's signing ceremony was actually Wigemarks excuse for receiving a salary in Bosnia.
“The only reason Wigemark was satisfied yesterday, was because he is convinced he can justify his salary to his Brussels employers before leaving the country and that it now opens the door for him to some other diplomatic functions,” Kukic noted.
The signing ceremony and the latest talks which were held in Sarajevo were attended by delegations of all three parties and the EU delegation headed by Lars-Gunnar Wigemark himself.
