Sources: BBC
The European Council agrees to open talks on Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership of the European Union days after the recommendation by the European Commission. 2024-03-21
The European Union's emergency response coordination centre issues red alerts due to extreme heat in Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, most of Italy, and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain. 2023-07-18
The European Council formally grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2022-12-15
The European affairs ministers of the European Union agree to upgrade Bosnia and Herzegovina's application status on December 15, formally recognising the country's candidacy to join the union. 2022-12-13
Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels. 2022-07-19
The European Union formally awards official candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. 2022-06-23
Kosovo puts a 100% trade tariff on all goods imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The European Union says this is a "clear violation" of the Central European Free Trade Agreement. 2018-11-21
The European Union's 28 member states formally accept Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership application. The European Commission (EC) will now determine whether Bosnia meets the criteria to join the union, a process that is expected to take a year. 2016-09-20
The Turkish deputy ambassador to Britain says Turkey should be allowed to join the European Union in order to help solve the Syrian refugee crisis. 2016-03-7
Serbia and its former province of Kosovo reach an accord aimed at normalizing relations between the Balkan neighbours, potentially setting Belgrade on the path to membership of the European Union. 2013-04-19