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While the citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina deserve and need a sign of hope from the EU, advancing the accession process at this moment would neglect the merit-based process that the EU claims to pursue in its enlargement agenda (Photo: World Bank Photo Collection)

Why Bosnia & Herzegovina is not ready for the EU

Recently, EU leaders have been more explicit that in the context of the decision to grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, tangible advancement of the EU enlargement agenda towards the Western Balkans is essential. The region is stuck in the EU waiting room, without considerable progress for a long time.

Due to a lost sense of urgency and growing internal scepticism towards enlargement in general — mainly caused by internal ru...

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The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s, not those of EUobserver

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Tineke Strik is a Dutch Green MEP and Greens/EFA spokesperson for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

While the citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina deserve and need a sign of hope from the EU, advancing the accession process at this moment would neglect the merit-based process that the EU claims to pursue in its enlargement agenda (Photo: World Bank Photo Collection)

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Tineke Strik is a Dutch Green MEP and Greens/EFA spokesperson for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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