The European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement stated Wednesday that the folks of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be a part of the European Union.
Oliver Varhelyi’s remarks got here at a high-level political discussion board within the capital Sarajevo.
The discussion board was hosted by the Council of Ministers and attended by prime officers of Bosnia, together with the representatives of Bosnia’s two entities — the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
”We (the EU) assume that the folks of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be within the European Union. Bosnia and Herzegovina is predicted within the European Union as a member,” stated Varhelyi.
The European Council in December final 12 months granted Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate standing for EU membership.
According to Varhelyi, the standing helped Bosnia kind a authorities and set a price range in file time.
He stated that Bosnia and Herzegovina ought to fulfill the 14 priorities decided by the EU.
“We need Bosnia and Herzegovina to be and to continue to be our ally. At a time when Russia is waging a war against Ukraine, Europe needs all of its allies,” he added.
The chairwoman of the Council of Ministers, Borjana Kristo, stated her nation is prepared for the EU membership course of.
“We obtained a transparent message from the EU that Bosnia and Herzegovina belongs to the Union. All the representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina are prepared for the EU membership course of. I’m very pleased with the switch,” stated Kristo.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s prime priorities are becoming a member of the political and financial neighborhood of European states together with becoming a member of NATO.
The Balkan nation grew to become a possible candidate for the bloc throughout the European Council summit in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003.
It formally utilized for EU membership in 2016.
Candidacy standing is step one in a rustic’s long-term EU accession course of.
After a rustic is granted candidate standing, accession negotiations start in phases, supplied that the circumstances are met.
Accession negotiations can take years to start.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
