EU leaders agree to begin membership negotiations with Bosnia

EU leaders caution that Bosnia and Herzegovina will have to undertake more reforms before next step can begin. Leaders of the bloc caution that more reforms must be needed before the next step is possible. Bosnia has been in the process of joining the European Union for more than a decade.

EU leaders caution that Bosnia and Herzegovina will have to undertake more reforms before next step can begin. Leaders of the bloc caution that more reforms must be needed before the next step is possible. Bosnia has been in the process of joining the European Union for more than a decade.

EU leaders agree to open membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. EU leaders gave the political green light on Thursday (21 March) for opening membership talks. But made clear the Western Balkan country would have to undertake more reforms before the actual talks could start.

EU leaders agree in principle to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina. But they must still do a lot of work before talks can begin, but with many strings attached. Bosnia must still work to open talks with the Western Balkan country, EU leaders say.

EU leaders agree in principle to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina. But they must still do a lot of work before talks can begin, but with many strings attached. Bosnia must still work to open talks with the Western Balkan country, EU leaders say.

EU leaders set to give political green light to open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday (21 March) But outcome still hangs in the balance as several member states aim to tie decision to progress on Ukraine and Moldova. Several member states want to tie the decision on progress on Moldova and Ukraine to progress.

EU leaders suggest openness to membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. EU leaders appear to agree, in principle, to opening up membership negotiations with Bosnia. Bosnia is one of the most populous countries in the EU and has a long history of independence from Serbia. Bosnia's independence from Bosnia was declared a pre-eminently democratic in 1998.

EU gives green light to start membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. EU has given country the green light eight years after it first applied to join bloc. Bosnia first applied for membership eight years ago, but it has now been granted the go-ahead by the EU. Bosnia has been in talks with the EU for eight years.

EU leaders plan to follow recommendation to start formal accession negotiations. EU Commission gave a positive recommendation to begin formal negotiations last week. EU leaders will now follow the recommendation and follow the decision. Bosnia is currently the only member of the European Economic and Social Democratic Party in the EU.