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Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt was Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994) and special envoy of the Secretariat of the United Nations for the Balkans (1999-2001). He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Center for European Reform in London and the Rand Corporation in the United States.

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“Ten years after Dayton I: Bosnia still has a way to go”

by Carl Bildt

2 December 2005

Ten years ago we negotiated for three weeks in a base in Ohio and despite all the difficulties, an agreement on Bosnia was signed in Dayton. The important thing is not to know how we did it, but why such agreement was not signed before. In 1995, Washington believed an agreement was necessary and (…)

“European Leaders, the Balkans are waiting!”

by Carl Bildt , Giuliano Amato, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Richard von Weizsäcker

29 June 2005

Two years ago, when tension was at its peak due to the Iraqi war, the European leaders gathered in Thessalonica decided to keep working on the European consolidation and integration. They published a special Declaration in which they reaffirmed the European future of the Balkans. Once again, (…)