Bosnia-Herzegovina deserves to be part of the European Union, the bloc’s commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement mentioned Wednesday.
European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement 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-Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
”We (the EU) suppose that the individuals of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be within the European Union. Bosnia and Herzegovina is predicted within the European Union as a member,” mentioned Varhelyi.
The European Council in December final yr granted Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate standing for EU membership.
According to Varhelyi, the standing helped Bosnia kind a authorities and set a funds in report time.
He mentioned that Bosnia-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, mentioned her nation is prepared for the EU membership course of.
“We acquired 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,” mentioned Kristo.
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s prime priorities are becoming a member of the political and financial group of European states together with becoming a member of NATO.
The Balkan nation turned 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 levels, offered that the situations are met.
Accession negotiations can take years to start.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
