The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday that the European Union's executive arm will propose that member countries initiate accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina. This recommendation comes despite ongoing ethnic divisions within the Western Balkan country.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is one of six nations in the region, including Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, that are in various stages of the EU accession process following the conflicts and crises of the 1990s. The EU's interest in accelerating their memberships has heightened in the wake of Russia's actions in Ukraine, with efforts aimed at reducing Kremlin influence in the region.
