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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a step closer to entering formal talks on its accession to the European Union after the bloc’s 27 leaders green-lighted the move on Thursday.

It comes eight years after the Western Balkan country first applied for EU membership, and just nine days after the European Commission said it had made sufficient progress in aligning with the bloc’s standards, values and foreign policy to enter negotiations.

The decision was immediately welcomed by Borjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who “sincerely” thanked EU leaders and Charles Michel on X.

We remain strongly determined to continue the work that will result in further progress and development of Bosnia & Herzegovina," she added.

Deeply entrenched ethnic divisions and delays in constitutional, judicial and electoral reforms have prevented the country from catching up with its neighbours on the path to EU membership.

Speaking ahead of the summit on Thursday, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said: “It is true that there are still outstanding issues, but that was also the case with Ukraine, since the accession negotiations only start when these points have been met.”

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