The European Commission has recommended opening EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, eight years after the Western Balkan country applied to be a member of the bloc.
ADVERTISEMENTAnnouncing her executive’s decision on Tuesday morning in a speech to the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Since we granted candidate status, Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken impressive steps forward. More progress has been achieved in just over a year than in over a decade.”
“Of course, more progress is necessary to join our Union. But the country is showing that it can deliver on the membership…