European Commission to recommend EU membership talks with Bosnia, says EU's Von der Leyen

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference following a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leadership meeting in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will recommend to the European Council to start accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU's Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday during a speech in the European Parliament.

"Today we will decide to recommend to the Council to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina," she said, pointing out the "impressive steps" Bosnia had taken towards the EU.

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Alex Richardson)