Bosnian leaders are welcoming the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen’s recommendation to open EU accession negotiations with BiH, and the first who made public statements on the matter were the Republika Srpska (RS) entity President Milorad Dodik and Federation (FBiH) entity’s Prime Minister Nermin Niksic. Pročitaj više
“I welcome the announcement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that there is every possibility that the start of negotiations between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be approved, but without a date it does not mean much. It should be said that the opening of negotiations is the result of the enormous and crucial contribution of Republika Srpska in that process. For us, the European path is important because it represents the fulfilment of a great national goal – the life of Serbs in an economic and political space without borders,” Dodik said.
Then he went on to thank “especially the partners from Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia, as interlocutors who fully understand the fact that BiH is a ‘small EU’.”
Niksic began his reaction by quoting Von der Leyen who said Bosnia and Herzegovina has made “impressive strides. More was made in one year than in an entire decade,” adding that for him, as one of the leaders of the Troika and the Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is no greater satisfaction than the words of the President of the European Commission.
“So, we are not talking about ourselves, we are not bragging, but from the highest European position it was said that in one year of the new government at the state level, we have done more than our predecessors in ten years,” Niksic said.
“I am especially glad that this opening will bring benefits to all citizens of BiH, which will mean easier and faster access to European funds, and by creating a European political climate in BiH and a European business environment, we will open space for large foreign and domestic investments, new jobs and the stay of young people in this country,” the FBiH Prime Minister concluded.
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