Bosnia EU bid setback as constitution talks fail

Bosnia's efforts to gear up its administration for closer ties with the EU received a blow on Tuesday as talks on a new constitution for the country broke down.

Reuters reports that Serb, Croat and Muslim leaders of eight political parties failed to reach agreement on a new constitutional text, foreseeing a fundamental strengthening of the central Sarajevo institutions of the country.

The current political fragmentation is seen as impeding the country’s capacity to integrate int...