Zvizdić with COWEB representatives: European Commission's Opinion refocuses the European Union on BiH

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH Denis Zvizdić discussed today in Sarajevo with the Working Party on the Western Balkans (COWEB) and informed them about the current political situation in BiH and the realization of Bosnia and Herzegovina's European goals.

He stated that the European Commission's Opinion represents an important step in BiH's European integration process, and that the expected candidate status will be the best message and support for implementing further reforms and the recommendations from the Opinion.

Zvizdić clearly emphasized that EU integration has been and remains one of BiH's two most important foreign policy goals and that the Council of Ministers of BiH will continue to work on realizing the tasks outlined in the European Commission's Opinion.

In their addresses, COWEB representatives highlighted that BiH has made progress and, due to this fact, received the European Commission's Opinion which refocuses the European Union on BiH. They stated that the Western Balkans perspective represents great potential for the European Union and that the European Commission's Opinion is a clear indicator that Europe wants to see BiH on the enlargement agenda.

Chairman Zvizdić thanked the representatives of Romania for preserving the enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans and for their successful and quality presidency of the European Union.

He congratulated Finland on taking over the presidency of the European Union and expressed expectations for the opening of new positive perspectives for Bosnia and Herzegovina.