Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union

Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
Status	Candidate (unscreened)
Application European perspective 21 June 2003 Potential candidate 21 June 2003 Membership application 15 February 2016 Candidate status 15 December 2022 Screening December 2023, following certain reforms Screened & negotiations commence Not yet applicable
Negotiations Clusters unopen Not yet applicable Chapters unopen Not yet applicable Clusters open Not yet applicable Chapters open Not yet applicable Clusters closed Not yet applicable Chapters closed Not yet applicable
Memberships & Treaties Association Agreement Stabilisation and Association Agreement since 1 June 2015 Economic and monetary policy EU Free Trade Agreement included in the SAA World Trade Organization (WTO) Undergoing the accession process[1] Euro & the Eurozone The euro is widely accepted in BiH, although it has no formal approval, and the official currency of the country is the Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark Travel Schengen visa liberalisation 15 December 2010 Eurocontrol 2004 Energy Energy Community 20 September 2006 Euratom There are currently no nuclear power plants or research facilities. ENTSO-E NOSBiH ENTSO-G BH-Gas Foreign and military policy North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Membership Action Plan since 5 December 2018 Main article: Bosnia and Herzegovina–NATO relations 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 the Bosnian genocide[2] International Court of Justice (ICJ) Main article: Bosnian genocide case
Impact (27+1) Population 446,828,803 451.590,396 0.7% Area 4,233,262 km2 1,634,472 mi2 4,284,481 km2 1,654,258 mi2 1.2% HDI 0.896 0.892 0.4% GDP (PPP) $25.399 trillion $25.467 trillion 0.3% GDP per capita (PPP) $56,928 $56,394 0.9% GDP $17.818 trillion $17.845 trillion 0.15% GDP per capita $39,940 $39,515 1.1% Gini 30.0 30.01 0.3% Official Languages 24 26 (+Bosnian & +Serbian) +2 (Croatian is already an official language since Croatia joined the EU in 2013)

Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitution Constitutional Court Dayton Agreement Peace Implementation Council High Representative: Christian Schmidt
Presidency Bosniak member Denis Bećirović Croat member Željko Komšić (Chairman) Serb member Željka Cvijanović
Parliament Executive Parliament House of Peoples House of Representatives Council of Ministers Cabinet (list) Chairwoman: Borjana Krišto
Recent elections General: 2018 2022 Municipal: 2016 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Elmedin Konaković Diplomatic missions of / in Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy EU accession NATO accession
Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina President (list): Lidija Bradara Government Prime Minister: Nermin Nikšić Parliament House of Peoples House of Representatives Cantons Assemblies Republika Srpska President (list): Milorad Dodik Government Prime Minister: Radovan Višković National Assembly Speaker: Nenad Stevandić Brčko District International Supervisor: Jonathan Mennuti Mayor: Zijad Nišić
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The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European 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 the European Council in 2022 and is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina takes part in the Stabilisation 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 the Dayton Agreement. Bosnia's failure to meet the conditions for the closure of the Office 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, the European Council officially granted candidacy status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[3] It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with Albania, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. On 12 March 2024, the European Commission recommended opening EU membership talks for Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[4] On 21 March 2024, all 27 EU leaders gave approval for opening EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[5]