Bosnian-Herzegovinian-Portuguese relations

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Bosnian-Herzegovinian-Portuguese relations
Bosnian-Herzegovinian-Portuguese relations (Europe)
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The Bosnian-herzegowinisch-Portuguese relations include intergovernmental relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1995.

Portugal's military involvement in European peace missions in Bosnia since 1996 is an important link between the two countries. There are also contacts via NATO , of which Portugal is a founding member and whose so-called Partnership for Peace Bosnia and Herzegovina joined in 2006. In addition, the two countries belong to various multilateral bodies such as the Council of Europe , the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the various UN organizations. Bosnia and Herzegovina is also aiming to join the EU , to which Portugal has been a member since 1986.

In 2016, 54 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina were registered in Portugal, with 18 most of them in the Lisbon district , while in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007 one Portuguese citizen was registered in the consular office, not counting military personnel.

history

Bosnia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , with which Portugal established diplomatic relations before it was founded in 1918. After World War II , it became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Portugal did not renew diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia until 1974, after its left-wing Carnation Revolution .

In 1992 the country declared its exit from the Republic of Yugoslavia as the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . On April 10, 1992, Portugal recognized the new republic.

Portuguese units in the American-Portuguese maneuver Iberian Resolve in Bosnia in 2002

The Bosnian War followed , which was only ended by the Dayton Agreement at the end of 1995. On November 13, 1995, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Portugal established diplomatic relations.

In 1996, Portugal participated in the NATO SFOR mission in Bosnia. This was both the first significant foreign deployment of the Portuguese Armed Forces since the end of the Portuguese Colonial War in 1975 and the first European foreign deployment since the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in World War I in 1917. The Portuguese Paratrooper Unit began its mission on January 5, 1996. Two Portuguese soldiers died on January 24, 1996 when a mine exploded in a former school building that was now to serve as military headquarters.

Portugal was also involved in Operation Althea , which started in 2004 as a successor to SFOR in Bosnia, within the framework of EUFOR .

In 2001, 350 Portuguese soldiers were stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, down from 236 in 2005, and in 2007 the number fell below 200. At the end of 2011, only 14 Portuguese soldiers were in Bosnia when the Portuguese government decided to end the Portuguese mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The last soldiers returned home at the beginning of 2012, and only individual liaison and training officers in the context of NATO and EU training projects are still on duty there. A total of five Portuguese soldiers died in operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, four in 1996 and one in 2004.

In 2016, 214 Portuguese soldiers temporarily returned to Bosnia. The paratrooper unit stationed in Kosovo took part in the EUFOR Quick Response 2016 maneuver , together with a Hungarian unit as part of the Portuguese-led KTM, a tactical reserve unit of the KFOR.

In addition to the military, contingents of the Portuguese security police Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) were stationed in Bosnia as part of the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR). Along with Italy and Spain, Portugal was one of the most important participants in EUROGENDFOR, which had been active in Bosnia since 2007. 177 police officers were deployed from Portugal, which was in charge of the unit between October 2008 and October 2009. In 2010 Portugal completed the GNR mission in Bosnia.

In connection with the Portuguese military missions in Bosnia, Portuguese politicians also came to visit the troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina. So attended Cavaco Silva , the former Portuguese president and commander in chief of the armed forces in 2006 for the first time the country, accompanied by Defense Minister Luis Amado .

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country belongs to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador in the Serbian capital Belgrade . There are no Portuguese consulates there either.

Bosnia-Herzegovina also does not have its own representation in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon; its embassy in the Dutch capital, The Hague, is responsible for Portugal. Bosnia and Herzegovina has not set up any consulates in Portugal either.

economy

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the AICEP office in the Serbian capital Belgrade is responsible.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth EUR 2.617 million to Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 2015 : 2.628 million; 2014 : 1.848 million; 2013 : 1.110 million; 2012 : 1.690 million), of which 22.1% were vehicles and Vehicle parts, 15.3% hides and leather, 14.0% machines and devices, 13.3% plastics and rubber, and 10.2% agricultural products.

During the same period, Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered goods worth 1.391 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 1.335 million; 2014 : 2.171 million; 2013 : 1.885 million; 2012 : 2.610 million), of which 38.1% were shoes, 30.7% plastics and rubber, 12.9% vehicles and vehicle parts, 9.9% wood and cork and 1.4% paper and cellulose.

With this, Bosnia and Herzegovina was in the 133rd place for the Portuguese foreign trade in goods and in the 127th place as the supplier. In Bosnian foreign trade, Portugal ranked 41st among buyers and 37th among suppliers.

Movie poster for Sapinho's documentary Diários da Bósnia

Culture

The Portuguese director Joaquim Sapinho traveled to Bosnia for the first time in 1996 and again in 1998 to see both everyday life and the impact of memories of the atrocities of war. In 2005 his documentary Diários da Bósnia (Bosnian Diaries) was released from these recordings . The silent, closely observing film was shown at a number of film festivals, for example the Busan International Film Festival , where it was also nominated in part, for example at the Torino Film Festival .

Films from both countries are shown more frequently at the film festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (especially the Sarajevo Film Festival ) and in Portugal. Occasionally they also receive awards there, for example Rajko Grlić's film Karaula 2007 at Festróia , the most important Portuguese film festival .

Ljubomir Stanišić, who was born in Sarajevo in 1978 and has lived in Portugal since 1997, is one of the most famous chefs in the Portuguese public today (as of 2019) . He became known through his numerous television appearances in Portugal (in particular his own TVI series Pesadelo na Cozinha , the Portuguese version of the US American format Kitchen Nightmares ), has now written five books and runs two restaurants in Lisbon and one in the Azores. He is married to the Portuguese journalist Mónica Franco.

Sports

Soccer

Men
Team line-up Bosnia and Herzegovina - Portugal from November 18, 2009

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have met four times so far, for the first time on November 14, 2009. The Portuguese won 1-0 in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in Lisbon. The Portuguese won a total of three encounters, once they were drawn (as of the end of 2017).

Bosnia and Herzegovina just missed qualifying for the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.

In 2018, the young Bosnian talent Nedim Hadzic moved from FK Sarajevo for around 300,000 euros to the Portuguese second division club Leixões SC after he had a trial session a. a. at Benfica completed. Hadzic justified his move with his intention to quickly gain experience abroad in more competitive leagues. In addition, the Sarajevo association benefits from the sale and is involved in subsequent resales.

The Bosnian-Swiss striker Haris Seferović has been under contract with Benfica Lisbon since 2017. 2017 and 2019 he was with Benfica Portuguese champions that season 2018/19 he also completed scorer.

Women

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Portuguese women's national football teams have not yet met. The women from Bosnia and Herzegovina had not yet competed in the Algarve Cup either (as of the end of 2017).

Other

The 2009 European Athletics Team Championships were held at four venues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Norway and Slovakia. Portugal ended up in 11th place and relegated to the first division, while Bosnia and Herzegovina remained in the third division.

Web links

Commons : Bosnian-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Overview of diplomatic relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina , diplomatic institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Official Portuguese Aliens Statistics by District , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on March 5, 2018
  3. ^ Website on Bosnian-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on March 5, 2018
  4. ↑ Ex-militares evocam 20 anos da missão na Bósnia - “Former military personnel commemorate 20 years of the Bosnia mission” , article of December 27, 2015 in the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias , accessed on March 10, 2018
  5. ↑ Primeiros militares morreram na Bósnia há 16 anos - “The first soldiers died in Bosnia 16 years ago” , article from January 24, 2012 in the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias, accessed on March 10, 2018
  6. ↑ a b Overview of the Portuguese mission in Bosnia as part of Operation Althea (Portuguese), website of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA), accessed on March 10, 2018
  7. ↑ Militares portugueses na Bósnia sem direito a licença com deslocações pagas - "Portuguese soldiers without the right to travel expenses for vacation days" , article of August 24, 2001 in the Portuguese newspaper Público , accessed on March 10, 2018
  8. ↑ Militares portugueses vão continuar na Bósnia, Kosovo e Afeganistão - "Portuguese soldiers remain in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan" , article of December 2, 2005 in the Portuguese newspaper Público, accessed on March 10, 2018
  9. ↑ a b Portugal terminou missão militar de 16 anos na Bósnia - "Portugal has ended its military mission in Bosnia after 16 years" , article of January 3, 2012 in the Diário de Notícias newspaper, accessed on March 10, 2018
  10. ↑ Militares portugueses regressam à Bósnia Herzegovina - Article of October 3, 2016 by the Portuguese television station TVI , accessed on March 10, 2018
  11. ↑ GNR termina missão na Bósnia - “GNR ends mission in Bosnia” , article from September 6, 2010 in the Portuguese newspaper Público, accessed on March 10, 2018
  12. ↑ Cavaco Silva defende que as Forças Armadas são um investimento para o país - "Cavaco Silva calls armed forces an investment for the country" , article of April 20, 2006 in the Portuguese newspaper Público, accessed on March 10, 2018
  13. ↑ Overview of the consular contact details of Portugal in Bosnia on the website for travelers and Portuguese expatriates at the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on March 6, 2018
  14. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP , accessed on March 5, 2018
  15. ↑ Entry on Diários da Bósnia in the Internet Movie Database , accessed on March 10, 2018
  16. ↑ DVD case Diários da Bósnia , Rosa Filmes / Lusomundo 2007
  17. ↑ Short biography of Ljubomir Stanišić at Wook, the online retailer of Porto Editora , accessed on January 9, 2020
  18. ↑ BBQ Cookout ft. Chefs Ljubomir Stanisic , accessed January 9, 2020
  19. ↑ Nedim Hadzic and Rijad Sadiku: From Sarajevo into the spotlight , article on goal.com from February 1, 2018, accessed on March 10, 2018