Brussels media have reported on Monday that the European Commission is likely to announce on Tuesday that it recommends the start of the accession talks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union.

According to Politico, two EU officials and an EU diplomat confirmed the information.

Bosnia was granted candidate status in December 2022 but in December 2022, when Moldova and Ukraine got a green light to open the accession talks Bosnia was put on hold and required to meet a set of reform requirements to get the same status as these two countries.

“The European Commission will on Tuesday propose the so-called negotiating frameworks, which set the guidelines and basic principles for their accession talks. It is then up to EU countries to discuss those texts. EU diplomats and officials warn an agreement between the 27 European capitals — which is needed for the formal start of the negotiations — is unlikely to happen before the June European elections,” Politico reported.

In case of the Commission's positive recommendation, the EU leaders are set to discuss the matter at their meeting in Brussels next week.