Balkans | The European Council recommended that Bosnia and Herzegovina be granted “candidate state” status.

The EU countries decided to recommend that Bosnia and Herzegovina be granted “candidate country” status.

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The EU Commissioner in charge of enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, said in a statement on his Twitter account, “Today we have reached another milestone. The EU’s path is open! We have high hopes and expectations that the 14 key priorities will be achieved in the interest of citizens.” Use phrases.

The leaders of the EU member states will be held on December 15. European Union summitThe decision is expected to be approved.

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The European Council stated that it was ready to grant candidate status to BiH on 23 June and invited the Commission to report on the implementation of 14 key priorities.

Varhelyi also announced at the Commission’s presentation of the 2022 Enlargement Report in the European Parliament on October 12 that a proposal had been made to grant “candidate country” status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a “potential candidate” country.

Candidacy status is the first step in a country’s long-term EU accession process. After a country is granted candidate status, accession negotiations begin in the following stages, provided the conditions are met.

Accession negotiations can take years to begin.