Europeans failed in Srebrenica

Serbian President Boris Tadić on Sunday expressed his regret at a ceremony commemorating the Srebrenica massacre 15 years ago. The daily Die Presse nonetheless sees little progress as regards clarifying the massacre and points to the role of the Europeans and their failure to protect Srebrenica: "Pretty speeches but no action also characterised the European powers, which were guilty of gross negligence in 1995: Establishing a UN 'safe zone' in Srebrenica without ensuring adequate military cover and without the countries of origin being willing to use their soldiers as such in case of emergency was a contemptible deed. No one has ever really assumed responsibility for this, apart from the half-hearted resignation of Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok following a critical report on Dutch blue helmets - a month before the elections and after he had already announced his departure from politics anyway."

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