The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is worrying because the blockade of the institutions and the political unwillingness to cooperate constructively is drastically worsening the life of the people in BiH and robbing the country of prospects, said a joint statement issued following the meeting of High Representative Christian Schmidt and members of the Committee on European Union Affairs of the German Bundestag.

“One thing must be clear to all those involved on the ground: if nothing moves on, the international community and the High Representative will continue to act. We agree that the conditionality of financial resources must become the rule in the future,” Schmidt and Committee Chairman Anton Hofreiter said in the statement after the High Representative briefed the Committee members about the situation in BiH.

They also said that the “tactics of some politicians on the ground of just keeping quiet and hoping that we will lose interest will not work.”

“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and, in consultation with the international community, will discuss whether and what steps might be necessary. All parliamentary groups in the Bundestag agree on this,” the statement said.