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Vesna Pusic with EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn

Cinderella goes to Europe

In downtown Sarajevo there is a beautiful post office, with stucco eagles on the facade facing the river. Urban legend says that during the hard days of the siege of the city, graffiti appeared underneath the eagles.

The first one said: 'This is Serbia'. The second one said 'This is Bosnia'. And the third one said: 'You idiots, this is a post office.'

Later, in an article for the New York Review of Books, Timothy Garton Ash said that a fourth line should have been added saying: 'T...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Vesna Pusic with EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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