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Following the collapse of the so-called Butmir process, an initiative led by the US and the EU to change the Dayton constitution in autumn 2009, the EU's policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has stagnated. This atrophy is the result of confusion surrounding the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty and fragmented institutional and political interests within the EU. However, recent statements by European officials indicate a resurgent interest in enhancing the EU's presence in Bosnia.