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UN Security Council unanimously renews EU force mandate in Bosnia for a year
October 30, 2026 at 07:28 PM
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The UN Security Council has unanimously renewed for one year the mandate of the EU-led stabilization force EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Security Council adopted the mandate renewal by consensus on Friday, ahead of its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The existing EUFOR Althea mandate was set to expire on October 31.
- Denis Bećirović, chairman of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, is participating in the debate alongside representatives of Croatia and Serbia under Article 37.
- EUFOR Althea coordinates with NATO presence in support of the military aspects of the peace agreement.
- Bećirović warned the Security Council that Dayton Peace Agreement progress is under threat, accusing Republika Srpska's leadership of seeking to undermine the High Representative.
- Bećirović further accused Republika Srpska's leadership of seeking to weaken the Constitutional Court and control state property.
- He said the leadership is aiming to create conditions for secession, including lobbying to change US policy toward Bosnia.
- He warned that glorifying war criminals, citing Ratko Mladić's burial with honors in Serbia, sends a dangerous message.



