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Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt was prime minister of Sweden from 1991-1994, and European Union envoy to ex-Yugoslavia from 1995-1997. This essay is adapted from his speech to the Rose-Roth Seminar of the Nato Parliamentary Assembly in Belgrade, 20 March 2003.

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Europe's future in the mirror of the Balkans

The future of Europe will be decided in the Balkans, says the former Swedish prime minister and international envoy to Yugoslavia. He demands leadership and support to bring the region into the European fold and heal its bitter legacies. But the Balkans’ deeper resources of diverse creativity also offer hopes, and lessons, for the 21st century world – and Iraq.