On 19 January the Council of the European Union appointed Mr Lars-Gunnar Wigemark as EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He will also take over the role of the Head of the European Union Delegation in BiH.
Lars-Gunnar Wigemark is currently serving as the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan and has 30 years of experience in the Swedish and European diplomatic services. He has held a number of foreign postings, including Moscow and Washington DC, and has worked on a wide range of issues among others heading the Unit for Security Policy in the Commission and in development cooperation and management.
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End of the project of the EU support to the forest and fisheries sector in BiH
The current situation in the Forest and Fisheries sector in BiH was presented in Teslic on January 22 at the Final Conference of the EU funded project "Preparation of IPARD Forest and Fisheries Sector Reviews in Bosnia and Herzegovina".
2015 European year for development
Four years after the adoption of the Agenda for Change (the European Commission's blue-print to refocus its development aid to make sure that it reaches those sectors and countries which need it most), 2015 is the ideal time for donors and stakeholders to come together to look at what has been achieved so far, and most importantly, what still needs to be done.
European capital of Culture: Call for Applications from candidate /potential candidate countries
Its aim is to celebrate the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share, thereby promoting mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue as well as increasing citizens' sense of belonging to a common cultural area.
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