A document called “never again Srebrenica”, drawn up by the Justice and Peace Commission of Luxembourg, has been published to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the massacre of Srebrenica (11 July 1995). It recommends that “a new impulse be given to the peace process”, starting out from the consciousness not only that “Bosnia and Herzegovina have a need for the aid of the international community”, but that the international community and in particular Europe have a need for these two countries, if it wants to ensure “stability” in the former Yugoslavia and avert “massacres” like that of Srebrenica that cost the lives of 8000 men and children ten years ago. “Freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not yet been achieved” is the presupposition on which the document is based. It identifies in the three keywords “memory, truth and right” the antidote to episodes like what happened during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. “Ever more men and women in the Western countries says the document are asking how long the international commitment in Bosnia and Herzegovina should last”, at a time when “resignation” and “stagnation” seem to prevail, while “the problem of poverty further weakens the already weak foundations of freedom”. Ten years after the Dayton accords, maintains the Justice and Peace Commission of Luxembourg, a “clear definition of the role of the international community” is needed, and the emphasis especially needs to be placed on the specific contribution that the European Union can make to advance the path of “freedom” in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an essential part of the process of enlargement and unification of our continent.
