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Europe and the EU
This event is on invitation. If you are interested in participating, please send a mail to events@clingendael.org
Since 2015, a Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the European Union (EU) is in place, aimed at fostering the integration of the country into the EU. BiH submitted its application for membership to the EU in 2016, but on 29 May 2019 the Commission published a negative advise on starting accession negotiations, noting that “Bosnia and Herzegovina does not yet sufficiently fulfill the criteria related to the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities”.
While the country has made progress, the Commission notes that “Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to improve its electoral framework and the functioning of the judiciary”, as well as that the country “will need to reform its institutions to be able to effectively participate in EU decision-making and to fully implement and enforce the acquis”.
In this seminar, Mr. Damir Arnaut, Member of Parliament of Bosnia Herzegovina, will present the challenges, obligations and opportunities facing Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path to EU membership, and explain the internal dynamics within the country that make EU-demanded reforms a particularly challenging endeavor.
Programme
15:30: Registration, tea and coffee
16:00-17:30: Seminar with Mr. Damir Arnaut - Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:30: Informal reception
The session is moderated by Jan Marinus Wiersma (Clingendael Institute)