Bosnia and Herzegovina’s presidency meets EU Commissioner

The Chairperson and members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina eljka Cvijanovi Denis Beirovi and eljko Kom irovi met today with the European Union Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliv r V rhelyi. After the meeting, they all agreed that BiH's accession process with the EU has to be faster.

Cvijanovi also called for the activation of the coordination mechanism in order to know who is performing the tasks and in accordance with the constitutional competences to respond to the challenges and implement reforms in this sense.

Beirovi said that the conversation with the commissioner was encouraging, adding that the granting of candidate status for BiH in December would be an encouragement for all people in BiH, stressing that the BiH institutions must start working on reforms because this is an obligation that BiH must fulfill.

During a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Commissioner V rhelyi arrived at a crucial moment for BiH's path to the EU after the European Commission recommended the granting of candidate status for BiH. The commissioner said he hoped that this would happen in mid-December.

It is recommended that BiH be granted candidate status without delay, but it comes with high expectations. The EU path for BiH is open but results are expected from BiH, which should be achieved without further delays, and it is up to the political leadership to make it a reality, said V rhelyi.

He stated that it is important to provide tangible and concrete results that could be presented to the Council of the European Union.

In order to ensure this happens, the Council of Ministers of BiH in the old convocation is expected to fulfill everything related to the adoption of key legislation, and the newly elected Presidency of BiH is expected to have the 14 priorities of the European Commission as the backbone of their future work, he said.