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Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union

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Accession process of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union

Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to theEuropean Union
StatusCandidate (unscreened)
Application
European perspective21 June 2003
Potential candidate21 June 2003
Membership application15 February 2016
Candidate status15 December 2022
ScreeningDecember 2023, following certain reforms
Screened & negotiations commenceNot yet applicable
Clusters unopenNot yet applicable
Chapters unopenNot yet applicable
Clusters openNot yet applicable
Chapters openNot yet applicable
Clusters closedNot yet applicable
Chapters closedNot yet applicable
Memberships & Treaties
Association Agreement
Stabilisation and Association Agreement since 1 June 2015
Economic and monetary policy
EUFree Trade Agreementincluded in the SAA
World Trade Organization (WTO)Undergoing the accession process[1]
Euro & theEurozoneThe euro is widely accepted in BiH, although it has no formal approval, and the official currency of the country is theBosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark
Travel
Schengen visa liberalisation15 December 2010
Eurocontrol2004
Energy
Energy Community20 September 2006
EuratomThere are currently no nuclear power plants or research facilities.
ENTSO-ENOSBiH
ENTSO-GBH-Gas
Foreign and military policy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Membership Action Plan since 5 December 2018
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)30 April 1992
Human rights and international courts
International Criminal Court (ICC)Bosnia has not ratified the Rome Statute, but the ICC has made numerous investigations into theBosnian genocide[2]
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Impact(27+1)
Population446,828,803451.590,396
Increase 0.7%
Area4,233,262 km2
1,634,472 mi2
4,284,481 km2
1,654,258 mi2
Increase 1.2%
HDI0.8960.892
Decrease 0.4%
GDP (PPP)$25.399 trillion$25.467 trillion
Increase 0.3%
GDP per capita (PPP)$56,928$56,394
Decrease 0.9%
GDP$17.818 trillion$17.845 trillion
Increase 0.15%
GDP per capita$39,940$39,515
Decrease 1.1%
Gini30.030.01
Negative increase 0.3%
Official Languages2426 (+Bosnian & +Serbian)
Increase +2
(Croatian is already an official language
sinceCroatiajoined the EU in 2013)
flagBosnia and Herzegovina portal

The accession ofBosnia and Herzegovina to theEuropean Union (EU) is the stated aim of the present relations between the two entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been recognised by the European Union as a "candidate country" for accession since the decision of theEuropean Council in 2022 and is on the current agenda forfuture enlargement of the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina takes part in theStabilisation and Association Process and trade relations are regulated by an Interim Agreement.

Bosnia and Herzegovina formally applied for EU membership on 15 February 2016, following years of constitutional reforms and engagements with theDayton Agreement. Bosnia's failure to meet the conditions for the closure of theOffice of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including addressing state and military property ownership issues and implementing constitutional reforms, had prevented the country from submitting an application until 2016.

On 15 December 2022, theEuropean Council officially granted candidacy status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

On 12 March 2024, theEuropean Commission recommended opening EU membership talks for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] On 21 March 2024, all 27 EU leaders agreed in principle to open EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5] but it must first fulfill all conditions provided by the Commission.[6] On the same day, it was speculated byPredrag Kojović, a member of parliament for "Naša stranka", that the earliest possible entry in an optimistic scenario would be 2030,[7] with some other figures such as Miro Lazović agreeing with the statement.[8] However, this speculation is heavily challenged by various other statements by bothAntonio Tajani andMarta Kos, stating that whilst the rest of the Western Balkans could enter the European Union by 2029-2030 (or earlier), Bosnia and Herzegovina might take more time to be ready to fully join the European Union.[9][10][11] Some "pessimists" within the nation and outside of it do not see Bosnia and Herzegovina entering the European Union before 2050.[12]

It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together withAlbania,Georgia,Moldova,Montenegro,North Macedonia,Serbia,Turkey andUkraine.

Relations

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The EU established aregional approach to theWestern Balkans in 1997, with political and economic conditionality criteria for the development of bilateral relations. The following year, anEU/Bosnia and Herzegovina Consultative Task Force was put in place to start the process. Since 2006, the task force has been replaced by the Reform Process Monitoring (RPM).

AnInterim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related issues was signed and entered into force on 1 July 2008. The Interim Agreement was the legal framework for trade between Bosnia and the EU between 2008 and 2015. Unilateral trade preferences ("Autonomous Trade Measures", ATM) were introduced by the EU for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2000. Trade has increased since 2008 and EU products have been granted reciprocal preference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EU is the main trading partner of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 73.5% of the exports from the country went to the EU in 2014, followingCroatia's accession.[13]

Financial assistance

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In the 2007–2013 budgetary period, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a beneficiary of theInstrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds. As a "potential candidate country", Bosnia was allowed to finance projects under the first two IPA components,Transition Assistance and Institution Building andCross-Border Cooperation. The eligibility for the three advanced IPA components would be conditional on Bosnia's acquisition of EU candidacy status and its implementation of a Decentralised Implementation System, streamlining administrative capacities in order to autonomously manage projects and disburse funds with only ex-post Commission controls.

The priorities for IPA action for Bosnia were set in the 2008 European Partnership.

Bosnia and Herzegovina was receiving EUR 822 million of developmental aid until 2020 from theInstrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, a funding mechanism for EU candidate countries.

Visa liberalisation process

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On 1 January 2008, a visa facilitation and readmission agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU entered into force. Bosnia and Herzegovina took part in the dialogue for visa liberalisation withSchengen countries, launched by the European Commission on 26 May 2008.On November 8, 2010 theCouncil of the European Union approved visa-free travel to the EU for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14] The decision entered into force on 15 December 2010.[15]

EU special representative

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Main article:European Union Special Representative § Bosnia and Herzegovina

Peter Sørensen took over the position of EUSR inBosnia and Herzegovina from September 2011 until October 2014. His post was decoupled from the one ofHigh Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (which remained in the hands ofValentin Inzko), and merged with the one of Head of the EU Delegation to BiH, aiming at strengthening the EU pre-accession strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] He was replaced byLars-Gunnar Wigemark. In 2019,Johann Sattler was appointed.[17]

CFSP and ESDP operations

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TheEuropean Union Police Mission (EUPM) launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004 constitutes the firstEuropean Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) mission. In the same year,EUFOR Althea replacedNATO'sSFOR mission.

Stabilisation and Association Process

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AStabilisation and Association Process (SAP) for the five countries of the region, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, was proposed in 1999. In June 2000, theEuropean Council inFeira recognised that all the SAP countries are "potential candidates" for EU membership. In November of the same year, the regional SAP process was launched at theZagreb summit.

The process towards the signature of aStabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) began in 2003 with a feasibility study by the Commission on Bosnia and Herzegovina's capacity to implement the SAA. The same year, in June, theEuropean Council inThessaloniki confirmed the SAP as the main framework of the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans, recalling the perspective of accession for all the countries of the region.

TheEU Council adopted a new EuropeanPartnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 February 2008,[18] setting the short-term and mid-term priorities for EU assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina through IPA funds.

Stabilisation and Association Agreement

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Negotiations and signature

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Negotiations on aStabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) – required before applying for membership – started in 2005 and were originally expected to be finalised in late 2007.[19] but negotiations stalled due to a disagreement over police reform.

The SAA was initialled on 4 December 2007 by caretaker Prime MinisterNikola Špirić. The initialing came in the wake of successful negotiations byMiroslav Lajčák in regards to passing his new quorum rules laws and also the commitment of Bosnian and Herzegovinian politicians to implementing police reform. Following the adoption of the police reforms in April 2008, the agreement was signed on 16 June 2008.[20][21] Reforms promised by thePrud Agreement would "build the ability of the State to meet the requirements of the EU integration process".[22]

The blockage of the SAA

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The final EU state to ratify the SAA, France, did so in February 2011. The SAA should have entered into effect within 40 days but was frozen since Bosnia had not complied with its previous obligations, which would have led to the immediate suspension of the SAA. The obligations to be met by Bosnia before the SAA can come into force include the adoption of a law onstate aids and a nationalcensus, and implementation of theFinci and Sejdic ruling of theECHR requiring an amendment to theConstitution to allow members of minorities to be elected to thePresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to gain seats in theHouse of Peoples. The EU has also required that the country create a single unified body to manage their relations with the EU.[23] The adoption of state laws on the issues above are prevented by the opposition of the government of theRepublika Srpska, which considers such issues a matter of exclusive competence of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[24]

The Croatian initiative

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In March 2014, Croatian Foreign MinisterVesna Pusić at a session of theCouncil of the European Union proposed to other EU countries to grant Bosnia and Herzegovina the status of a Special EU Candidate Country in anaide-mémoire submitted during the meeting.[25] Minister Pusić pointed out that Croatia does not suggest lowering the membership criteria but rather that member states should take a proactive stance in cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina and not just to put high criteria and then just wait for something to happen.[25] Croatia has also proposed that implementation of the judgment in the case ofSejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina should not anymore be a prerequisite for Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress towards the EU, but that this issue, together with the issue of a new constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina, should be resolved after Bosnia and Herzegovina gets the status of Special EU Candidate country in negotiating chapters 23 and 24.[25]

The German-British initiative

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An initiative of the foreign ministers ofGermany and theUnited Kingdom,Frank-Walter Steinmeier andPhilip Hammond, respectively, for the acceleration of the Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union was announced at the so-called Aspen Initiative Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in late 2014.[26] The two proposed that the SAA enter into force without first implementing the constitutional amendments required byFinci and Sejdic, provided that Bosnian authorities approve a declaration pledging their commitment to making the reforms required for European integration.[27] The foreign ministers called on local Bosnian politicians to begin with necessary reforms as soon as possible after a new government is formed after the2014 Bosnian general election.[26]

The declaration was jointly signed by the tripartite presidency on 29 January,[28] and approved by parliament on 23 February.[29] The Council of the EU approved the SAA's entry into force on 16 March 2015.[30] The SAA entered into force on 1 June 2015.[31]

Domestic reactions to the German-British initiative

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International reactions to the German-British initiative

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  • High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: The spokesman of the office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina stated that the OHR welcomes any initiative that could unblock progress in reforms by increasing the functionality and efficiency of the state and thus speed up the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path towards the European Union.[35]
  • European UnionEuropean Union:High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyFederica Mogherini said that she highly appreciates the ideas presented in Berlin and that their aim is for Bosnia and Herzegovina again to begin to move towards European integration.[36]
  • United StatesUnited States of America:Jen Psaki,Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, said that the United States welcomes and supports the initiative for reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as released by the foreign ministers of Germany and the United Kingdom in Berlin.[36]
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom:Philip Hammond stated that regional support is vital for the initiative. He thanked Croatian foreign minister Vesna Pusić for her important work on this issue, and foreign minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic for his valuable cooperation and said that he was delighted they could join the meeting.[37]
  • CroatiaCroatia: Vesna Pusić confirmed that Croatia supports the new German-British initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and that this initiative is similar to the original Croatian initiative.[38] Pusić said that Croatia will not only support this initiative, but will also actively participate in it since it is important that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a successful and functional state.[38]
Status of SAA ratification
EventNorth Macedonia[39]Croatia[40]Albania[41]Montenegro[42][Note 1]Bosnia and
Herzegovina
[44]
Serbia[45][Note 2]Kosovo[46][Note 3]
SAA negotiations start2000-04-052000-11-242003-01-312005-10-102005-11-252005-10-102013-10-28[48]
SAA initialled2000-11-242001-05-142006-02-282007-03-152007-12-042007-11-072014-07-25[49]
SAA/IA signature2001-04-092001-10-292006-06-122007-10-152008-06-162008-04-292015-10-27[50]
Interim Agreement:
EC ratification2001-04-272002-01-302006-06-122007-10-152008-06-162009-12-08N/A[Note 4]
SAP state ratification2001-04-272002-01-302006-10-092007-11-142008-06-202008-09-22N/A[Note 4]
entry into force2001-06-012002-03-012006-12-012008-01-012008-07-012010-02-01N/A[Note 4]
Deposit of the instrument of ratification:
SAP state2001-04-272002-01-302006-11-092007-11-132009-02-262008-09-222016-02-26
Austria2002-09-062002-03-152008-05-212008-07-042009-09-042011-01-13N/A
Belgium2003-12-292003-12-172008-10-222010-03-292010-03-292012-03-20N/A
Bulgariajoined the EU later2008-05-302009-03-132010-08-12N/A
Croatiajoined the EU laterN/A
Cyprusjoined the EU later2008-05-302008-11-202009-07-022010-11-26N/A
Czech Republicjoined the EU later2008-05-072009-02-192009-07-232011-01-28N/A
Denmark2002-04-102002-05-082008-04-242008-06-252009-05-262011-03-04N/A
Estoniajoined the EU later2007-10-172007-11-222008-09-112010-08-19N/A
Finland2004-01-062004-01-062007-11-292009-03-182009-04-072011-10-21N/A
France2003-06-042003-06-042009-02-122009-07-302011-02-102012-01-16N/A
Germany2002-06-202002-10-182009-02-192009-11-162009-08-142012-02-24N/A
Greece2003-08-272003-08-272009-02-262010-03-042010-09-202011-03-10N/A
Hungaryjoined the EU later2007-04-232008-05-142008-10-222010-11-16N/A
Ireland2002-05-062002-05-062007-06-112009-06-042009-06-042011-09-29N/A
Italy2003-10-302004-10-062008-01-072009-10-132010-09-082011-01-06N/A
Latviajoined the EU later2006-12-192008-10-172009-11-122011-05-30N/A
Lithuaniajoined the EU later2007-05-172009-03-042009-05-042013-06-26N/A
Luxembourg2003-07-282003-08-012007-07-042009-06-112010-12-222011-01-21N/A
Maltajoined the EU later2008-04-212008-12-112010-01-072010-07-06N/A
Netherlands2002-09-092004-04-302007-12-102009-01-292009-09-302012-02-27N/A
Polandjoined the EU later2007-04-142009-02-062010-04-072012-01-13N/A
Portugal2003-07-142003-07-142008-07-112008-09-232009-06-292011-03-04N/A
Romaniajoined the EU later2009-01-152010-01-082012-05-22N/A
Slovakiajoined the EU later2007-07-202008-07-292009-03-172010-11-11N/A
Sloveniajoined the EU later2007-01-182008-02-072009-03-102010-12-07N/A
Spain2002-10-042002-10-042007-05-032009-03-122010-06-152010-06-21N/A
Sweden2002-06-252003-03-272007-03-212009-03-112009-09-142011-04-15N/A
United Kingdom2002-12-172004-09-032007-10-162010-01-122010-04-202011-08-11N/A
European Communities or
European Union andEuratom
2004-02-252004-12-212009-02-262010-03-292015-04-302013-07-222016-02-24[Note 5]
SAA entry into force2004-04-012005-02-012009-04-012010-05-012015-06-012013-09-012016-04-01[54]
EU membership (SAA lapsed)(TBD)2013-07-01(TBD)(TBD)(TBD)(TBD)(TBD)

N/A: Not applicable.

  1. ^Montenegro started negotiations in November 2005 while a part ofSerbia and Montenegro. Separate technical negotiations were conducted regarding issues of sub-state organizational competency. A mandate for direct negotiations with Montenegro was established in July 2006. Direct negotiations were initiated on 26 September 2006 and concluded on 1 December 2006.[43]
  2. ^Serbia started negotiations in November 2005 while part ofSerbia and Montenegro, with a modified mandate from July 2006.
  3. ^Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 but is still claimed by Serbia as part of its territory. The European Union remains divided, with five EU member states not recognizing its independence. The EU launched aStabilisation Tracking Mechanism for Kosovo] on 6 November 2002 with the aim of aligning its policy with EU standards. On 10 October 2012 theEuropean Commission found that there were no legal obstacles to Kosovo signing a SAA with the EU, as independence is not required for such an agreement.[47]
  4. ^abcNo Interim Agreement associated with Kosovo's SAA was concluded.[51]
  5. ^Kosovo's SAA was the first signed after the entry into force of theLisbon treaty, which conferred a legal personality to the EU. As a result, unlike previous SAAs Kosovo's is exclusively between it and the EU and Euratom, and the member states are not parties independently.[48][52][53]

Public opinion

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A 2019 poll sponsored by theNational Democratic Institute found that there was overall support of accession to the EU of 75%.[55] There was somewhat of a split over ethnic lines:

  • Bosniaks - 88% support, 10% oppose.
  • Croats - 75% support, 21% oppose.
  • Serbs - 54% support, 39% oppose.[55]

According to public-opinion surveys conducted by the Directorate for European Integration (DEI), support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession to the European Union has shown a gradual decline over recent years, while remaining above a simple majority.

In hypothetical referendum polling, the share of respondents who stated they would vote in favour of EU membership was 80.6% in 2021, 77.4% in 2022, 73.3% in 2023, and 71.2% in 2024.

YearSupport for EU membership (BiH overall)
202180.6%
202277.4%
202373.3%
202471.2%

The 2024 survey also provided an entity-level breakdown of support. In a hypothetical referendum held in 2024, 83.8% of respondents in theFederation of BiH stated they would vote in favour of EU membership, compared with 48.3% inRepublika Srpska and 75.1% in theBrčko District.[56]

EntitySupport for EU membership (2024)
Federation of BiH83.8%
Republika Srpska48.3%
Brčko District75.1%


According to the 2025 annual survey of opinion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 56% of citizens have a positive attitude towards the EU (17% very positive, 39% fairly positive), while trust in the EU is 72%. It is also revealed that 67% of citizens would vote in favour of BiH's membership of the EU if a referendum was held, while 84% of citizens believe that EU memebership would bring more advantages than disadvantages.[57]

The Balkan Barometer 2025, presented in December 2025 by the Regional Cooperation Council, reported that 59 % of citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina support the country’s membership in the European Union.[58]

Membership application

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Bosnia and Herzegovina formally applied for EU membership on 15 February 2016, following years of constitutional reforms and engagements with theDayton Peace Agreement. The failure of Bosnia to meet the conditions for the closure of theOffice of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including addressing state and military property ownership issues and implementing constitutional reforms, had prevented the country from submitting an application until 2016.

On 9 December 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina received the accession questionnaire from the European Commission and the responses to the questionnaire were submitted in February 2018. On 20 June 2018, the European Commission sent 655 follow-up questions to the Questionnaire. Presidency Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time,Milorad Dodik, handed over the answers to the additional questions on 5 March 2019. An opinion on Bosnia's application was published by theEuropean Commission in May 2019.[59] Twenty-two policy and political criteria questions were still unanswered when Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its latest response on 5 March 2019. It remains a potential candidate country until it can successfully answer all of the questions on the European Commission's questionnaire sheet as well as "ensure the functioning of the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and develop a national programme for the adoption of the EU acquis".[60]

On 12 October 2022, the European Commission recommended that candidate status be granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Council, on the understanding that a number of steps are taken.[61] These include the fulfillment of 14 key concepts proposed by the EU that seek progress in the strengthening of democracy and human rights, as well as 8 further objectives that must be met: "judicial reform, prevention of conflicts of interests, fight against corruption and organised crime, border and migration management, media freedom, protection of journalists and the creation of preventive mechanisms against torture and ill-treatment."[62] On 15 December 2022, theEuropean Council officially granted candidacy status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]It is one of eight current EU candidate countries, together withAlbania,Moldova,Montenegro,North Macedonia,Serbia,Turkey andUkraine.

On 2 March 2022, two formerHigh Representatives for Bosnia and HerzegovinaValentin Inzko andChristian Schwarz Schilling appealed to the EU for a faster accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to it: "February 24, 2022 represents a dark day in the history of Europe, because there is a danger that this kind of aggression against a sovereign state could encourage other dictators to take similar steps". With these words, two former high representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressed the President of the European Commission, reacting to the dramatic development of the situation inUkraine and theRussian army's attacks on civilian targets.[63]

On 12 June 2022, several political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina were called toBrussels on the request ofCharles Michel, the president of theEuropean Council. Most of the participants of the meeting inBrussels, which lasted more than eight hours, accepted the document: "Political Agreement on Principles for Ensuring a Functional BiH". The document, whose goals are ensuring a functional Bosnia and Herzegovina that advances on the European path, defines the commitment to preserve and build a peaceful, stable, sovereign and independent functional European Bosnia and Herzegovina. While also being committed to respecting the rule of law and conducting free and democratic elections. The importance of implementing reforms, which improve the European integration of BiH, is emphasized.[64]

On 3 September 2022, the president of SloveniaBorut Pahor expressed his views "The first thing is for Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania to speed up the negotiations for joining the EU, for Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive candidate status by the end of Sunday, and for the EU to fulfill its obligation on visa liberalization". This caused confusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina since there was no previous mention from the Slovenian President regarding the candidate status of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[65]

On 6 September 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an agreement with the European Union regarding it joining theEuropean Civil Protection Mechanism. This agreement allowed Bosnia and Herzegovina to use all the benefits of EU members, to receive support and assistance in terms of education, equipment, schooling, but also to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters.[66]

On 12 October 2022, the European Commission recommended that candidate status be granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Council, on the understanding that a number of steps are taken:

  1. adoption of the integrity amendments in the existing law of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council;
  2. adoption of a new law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council;
  3. adoption of the law on Courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
  4. adoption of the law on prevention of conflict of interest;
  5. enhancement on fight against corruption and organised crime;
  6. advance work on border management and migration management, as well as ensuring the functioning of the asylum system;
  7. ensuring prohibition of torture, notably the establishment of a national preventive mechanism against torture and ill-treatment;
  8. guaranteeing freedom of expression and freedom of the media;
  9. adoption of a national programme for the adoption of theEU acquis.[67]

On 15 December 2022, theEuropean Council officially granted candidacy status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

Chronology of Relations with the European Union

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Timeline[68]
DateEvent
1997Regional approach to the Western Balkans established.
June 2003Bosnia and Herzegovina identified as a potential candidate for EU membership during the Thessaloniki European Council summit.
25 November 2005Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) negotiations officially opened in Sarajevo.
31 July 2007Bosnia and Herzegovina & EU sign financing agreement for the instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) 2007 National Programme.
18 September 2007Visa facilitation and readmission agreements signed.
4 December 2007EU initials Stabilization and Association Agreement.
1 January 2008Visa facilitation and readmission agreements enter into force.
18 February 2008Council adopts new European partnership programme.
16 June 2008Stabilization and Association Agreement and Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related issues signed.
1 July 2008Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related issues enters into force.
27 May 2010Commission adopts proposal allowing citizens of Albania & Bosnia and Herzegovina to travel to Schengen countries without a short-term visa.
15 December 2010Visa free regime for Schengen area introduced for all BiH citizens having a biometric passport.
1 September 2011Delegation of the European Union and Office of the EU Special Representative become one reinforced EU presence.
27 June 2012The EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina launch the High Level Dialogue on the Accession Process.
1 June 2015The SAA with Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force.
15 February 2016BiH submits its application to join the EU.
20 September 2016EU Council invites the Commission to present an Opinion on BiH application.
February 2018Bosnia and Herzegovina sends accession questionnaire back to the European Commission.
20 June 2018European Commission sends 655 follow-up questions to the Questionnaire.
5 March 2019Bosnia and Herzegovina submits most responses to follow-up questions.
29 May 2019European Commission notes progress but the country still needs to enact some constitutional changes as well as "ensure the functioning of the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and develop a national programme for the adoption of the EU acquis."[69]
12 June 2022Brussels Agreement, whose goal is to advance Bosnia and Herzegovina on its European path, is accepted.
23 June 2022The European Council invites the European Commission to report on Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress.
6 September 2022Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the EU Mechanism for Civil protection.
12 October 2022The European Commission recommends that candidate status be granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the European Council, with nine conditions to be implemented.
15 December 2022The European Council grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
12 March 2024The European Commission recommends opening membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
21 March 2024The European Council agrees to open membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Negotiations

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Negotiation talks have not yet started. However, the European Commission has given an opinion on the status of various reforms since 2019.

The 2023 enlargement package report was released by theEuropean Commission on 8 November 2023, including updates on Bosnia' acquis alignment and a recommendation for the Council to open accession negotiations once certain conditions were met.[70][71]

On 12 March 2024, the European Commission recommended for EU membership negotiations to open for Bosnia and Herzegovina, praising the country's progress on undertaking important reforms.[72][4] The Commission'sDirectorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations claimed, among other things, that "the public commitment of the political leadership to the strategic goal of European integration was taken forward by important reforms and have brought positive results. Bosnia and Herzegovina has shown strong commitment to move forward on long pending reforms such as the adoption of the law on the prevention of conflict of interests and the law on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing. Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken significant steps to improve the judiciary and prosecutorial system, the fight against corruption organised crime and terrorism and to improve migration management, with the approval of a mandate to negotiate a Frontex status agreement. Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached and maintained full alignment with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, which is a significant positive step and crucial in these times of geopolitical turmoil."[72]

The European Commission also agreed to release its progress report to the Council.[72]

On 21 March 2024, at a summit in Brussels, all 27 EU leaders, representing theEuropean Council, unanimously agreed to grant a conditional approval for the opening of EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6][73][5] European Council PresidentCharles Michel welcomed the decision, with talks set to begin following the implementation of more reforms.[5][74]

The next step of the process towards becoming a negotiating candidate is for the European Commission to prepare a negotiating framework for adoption by theCouncil. However, this can only take place once all relevant steps set out in the Commission's recommendation of 12 October 2022 have been taken by Bosnia and Herzegovina.[75] As of 3 July 2024, this final condition for negotiations to start had not yet been met.[76][77] The state claimed to meet 98% of conditions demanded by the European Commission by passing a 2024 budget and Growth Plan reform package on 19 July 2024.[78][79][80] Final approval of the Growth Plan reform package was however blocked by fourcantons on 25 July.[81] In December 2024, the Council reiterated that they still needed to receive an approved Growth Plan reform package along with a national programme for adoption of EU law, and that the country should appoint a chief negotiator and a nationalIPA III coordinator, before the adoption of a negotiation framework can happen as the next step of the process.[82]

On 31 July 2023, the United StatesOffice of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on four leaders fromRepublika Srpska (afederal entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina) that were directly responsible for encouraging the passage of aNational Assembly of Republika Srpska law that purported to declare the decisions of theConstitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina inapplicable in Republika Srpska, and hereby endangering regional security, peace and cooperation for theWestern Balkans by obstructing and threatening the implementation of theDayton Agreement.[83] On 25 December 2024, theNational Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted conclusions on an alleged erosion of the legal order inBosnia and Herzegovina, claiming theDayton Agreement had been violated by illegal actions made by the current as well as all pastHigh Representatives, theConstitutional Court andProsecutor's Office. The National Assembly demanded "annulment of all acts resulting from unconstitutional actions by foreign individuals (High Representatives) who lack the constitutional authority to propose or enact laws", and "requires representatives fromRepublika Srpska in state institutions to suspend decisions related to European integration (as well as all decision-making concerned to the overall level of the country) until the process aligns with democratic principles and the rule of law".[84]

Ambassadors from Germany, France, Italy, US, UK and EU immediately condemned the move made by the National Assembly on 25 December 2024, and called it a serious threat to the constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing that all decisions made by the National Assembly should respect the Constitution and be in compliance with all previous and future decisions made by the Constitutional Court.[85] The High Representative issued an order on 2 January 2025 that prohibited the implementation with immediate legal effect of the entirety of these adopted conclusions from 24–25 December 2024, due to having found them to violate Republika Srpska's obligations and commitments under theDayton Agreement.[86] ThePresident of Republika Srpska,Milorad Dodik, followed up by stating that the political goal of his current government was secession of Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina. TheMinister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina,Elmedin Konakovic, condemned the statement made by Dodik, which he alleged was an attempt to block the country’s European path in favor of Russian interests.[87]

On 8 January 2025, Dodik further elaborated that he would seriously reconsider whether Republika Srpska should pursue the European path, as he instead preferred efforts to secede the entity from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and rejected the authority of the Constitutional Court and High Representative.[88] TheDelegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina stated in response: "The sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order – including Constitutional Court decisions – and international personality of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to be respected. The EU urges the political leadership of the Republika Srpska to refrain from and renounce provocative, divisive rhetoric and actions, including questioning the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the country. The EU urges all political actors in BiH to take resolute action to implement the necessary reforms to advance on the EU path towards opening EU accession negotiations. We reiterate our full commitment to the EU accession perspective of BiH as a single, united and sovereign country".[89]

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