Speaking to the press in Sarajevo upon returning from New York, where he talked with many EU officials on the fringes of the UN General Assembly, Lagumdzija said it was imperative for the EU to take a more active part in dealing with Bosnia's problems, otherwise any internal agreement was highly unlikely.
"The EU should have more leadership in the whole process," he said, adding that he got the impression that "there is a critical mass of willingness within the EU to assume more leadership in the months ahead."
For Lagumdzija, this is a logical step because the ruling in the Sejdic-Finci case, which calls for abolishing the discrimination against ethnic minorities in Bosnia's election, was handed down by the European Court of Human Rights.
The president of the HDZ BiH party, Dragan Covic, said the leaders of the six parties making up the ruling coalition could meet on September 30 in a last bid to find a solution on how to enforce the ruling before meeting with European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele.