In an exclusive interview with “Euronews”, El Example Croatian Minister, Andrej Plenkovićexpressed his firm support for the adhesion of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union, while expressed concern for political instability existing in the region. Plenković stressed that EU’s expansion must be a strategic priority, especially when it comes to western Balkans.
He highlighted the importance of Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Uslike Croatia, We would love to see that Bosnia and HerzegovinaLike our immediate neighbor, a country where the Croats are components and people with the same rights as the Bosnian and Serbs, should towards the dynamics that other countries in the region that we want to help. “
Bosnia and Herzegovina have long aspired to enter In the European Union, but its progress have been hindered by deep internal divisions and a complex political structure created by the 1995 Dayton agreements, which put an end to the Bosnian war. The country is divided into two entities: Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation (mainly Bosnia and Croatian) and the Srpska Republic (mainly Serbian). Tensions between these groups continue to undermine reform efforts and threaten national cohesion.
Plenković expressed his particular concern for the rhetorical and secessionist actions of the Srpska Republic, previously directed by the nationalist leader Milorad Dodik. “We would like it that the Bosnia-Herzegovina walked away from potential instability. And these secession tendencies when it comes to the Republic of Srpska to a more harmonious and functional situation in the Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the EU path and the beneficial reforms for citizens are applied both in economic and social terms. “
He warned that delays in integration in the EU have opened the doors to other world powers to expand their influence in the region. “Slow the process is, the greater the influence of other global actors We will have in the region, whether it is Russia, both in China, whether it is other countries. And that’s why we support a structured and dynamic process. “Plenković wants the question of the adhesion of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the EU wider future of the Western BalkansThey appear on the agenda of the European Council in June.
