Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union

The three justice ministries in Bosnia and Herzegovina have agreed a draft justice reform strategy after the EU cut funding for war crimes prosecutions in frustration at the lack of progress.

Bosnia made a historic step on its path towards eventual membership of the European club after the EU General Affairs Council on Tuesday approved its long dormant Stabilization and Association Agreement, SAA.

After Bosnian leaders adopted a joint declaration pledging continued support for the EU integration process, the EU's Foreign Affairs Council on Monday activated the country's Stabilisation and Association Agreement, SAA.

Bosnian parliament adopts statement on EU

SARAJEVO -- Both houses of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia-Herzegovina have adopted a statement on reforms and the country's EU orientation.

This statement is in accordance with the requirements of the British-German initiative on Bosnia's progress towards the European Union.

Both chambers of Bosnia and Herzegovina's parliament - the House of Representatives and the House of Peoples - adopted the declaration which unblocks the country's path to the EU at separate emergency sessions on Monday morning.

The breakthrough came hours before the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, was due to arrive in Sarajevo.

The President of the the Bosnian parliament's commission for foreign trade and customs, Semsudin Mehmedovic, told Balkan Insight that Bosnia is in the final phase of preparing to join the World Trade Organization, WTO, which will bring benefits in international trade.

Renewed approach aims to boost EU accession effort in Bosnia

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his British counterpart, Phillip Hammond, have arrived in Bosnia on a mission to kick-start the stalled EU reform plan for Bosnia.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his British counterpart, Phillip Hammond, are due in Bosnia later this week, to kick-start the new EU plan for the country, diplomatic sources told Balkan Insight on Wednesday.

Latvia favors "policy of conditionality" toward EU hopefuls

BRUSSELS -- Latvia will during its presidency of the EU pursue an enlargement policy based on "the principle of conditionality," reads the country's program.