Bosnia Under Pressure to Meet EU Accession Requirements

Politics ♦ Published: May 24, 2013; 19:24 ♦ (Vindobona)

Bosnia is pressed to change legislation if it wants EU membership.

Bosnia Under Pressure to Meet EU Accession Requirements / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and judiciary, making its chances of joining the European Union increasingly remote, according to EU officials and politicians. In a debate on Thursday, members of the European Parliament agreed that the former Yugoslav republic had not improved sufficiently in fighting corruption, implementing European rights regulations or…