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Brussels recommends opening EU membership talks with Bosnia

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik speaks at a press conference held after signing a coalition document in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. AP - Armin Durgut

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday Brussels was recommending member states open formal membership talks with Bosnia, in the latest move towards expanding the bloc in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow's war on its neighbour has reinvigorated the EU's drive to enlarge in eastern and central Europe, with its 27 current member states agreeing in December to start talks on joining with Ukraine and Moldova.

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