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On 15 February 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) applied to join the EU. Unfortunately, its internal problems haven't changed. Local politicians remain preoccupied with grassroots power struggles and stoking ethnic tensions. As a result, economic and social reforms continue to lag in one of the poorest countries in Europe, as described by this report. Indeed, the latter 1) provides an in-depth analysis of the internal challenges BiH faces; 2) examines the interests international actors have in the country; and 3) wonders whether the outsiders’ involvement is actually hindering needed internal reforms.