Izetbegović discussed with ambassadors of the Western Balkans Friends Group

(Patria) - The President of the Party of Democratic Action, Bakir Izetbegović, met today with ambassadors of the Western Balkans Friends Group, which includes the Czech Republic, Greece, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and Austria.

They discussed the reforms that are necessary to implement in order to accelerate the European path of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and especially the legal solutions whose adoption is a prerequisite for opening accession negotiations with the European Union.

Special attention was paid to the Reform Program for the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

Izetbegović emphasized the need to fulfill the European Commission's requirements related to filling the Constitutional Court of BiH and implementing all judgments, and removing the ethnic veto from the decision-making process in the State Aid Council and the Competition Council of BiH.

The SDA President thanked the ambassadors for their support of Bosnia and Herzegovina's European path.

The initiative of the Western Balkans Friends Group was launched in 2023 by Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, and Slovenia, with the aim of providing support to Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries in the region on their path to full membership in the European Union.