PRETPOSTAVKE ZA OSTVARENJE JEDNAKOPRAVNOSTI HRVATSKOG NARODA ZA EUROPSKU BiH

: Although the peace process in B&H has made visible progress in the past two decades, B&H is still far from the real solution to its political problems, among which the (non)equality of the Croatian people is emphasized in relation to the other two constituent peoples. That is one of the cause of instability and the limitations of its faster progress on the European path. Therefore, some important assumptions for achieving the equality of the Croatian people for European B&H have been considering. The first part of the paper is devoted to assessments and reviews of relevant institutions and individuals on the (non) equality of the Croatian people in “Dayton B&H”. In the second part of the paper, some important assumptions for the achievement of the equality of the Croatian people have been made and finally the attainment of the equality of all its constituent peoples and citizens. They include: reaching the consensus of legitimately elected representatives of all three constituent peoples on the need for constitutional changes and the adoption of constitutional arrangements for B&H based on the principle of equal rights for all three pe-oples; then initiating constitutional changes and implementing other reforms; fulfilling the basic conditions related to functioning of democracy, respect of human rights, fundamental human freedoms and the rule of law; and ensuring the support of the most important international actors in initiating the constitutional changes process and adopting a new solution to the constitutional order of B&H, in which all three peoples would have the same position. Finally, it is concluded that securing the aforementioned assumptions can lead to the equality of the Croatian people with the other two constituent peoples, and thus to the state in which for B&H a long-term perspective of a more capable developmental future and the achievement of European B&H will open.