Bosnian Crisis May Lead to Rising Ethnic Tensions, Inzko Says
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Bosnia and Herzegovina faces its worst crisis since ethnic wars in the 1990’s as the country’s Serb region pushes for a referendum that may increase tensions, a European Union official said.
The former Yugoslav republic is made up of the predominantly Serbian entity called Republika Srpska and a Muslim-Croat Federation. Bosnian Serb lawmakers approved on April 13 a referendum that would challenge the authority of the federal judiciary, a move which may increase hostility between the two sides, Inzko, said in a phone interview.