EU leaders approve Bosnia’s formal candidate to join bloc of 27 nations

European Union leaders have agreed to make Bosnia a formal candidate to join the bloc of 27 nations. The Approval in this regard was given at a summit in Brussels. Bosnia has become the third country, after conflict-ravaged Ukraine and Moldova, to be granted candidate status in the past six months.

The European Council’s approval effectively ratified a decision negotiated, agreed upon, and announced by lower-level EU negotiators earlier in the week.

Kosovo has also formally submitted its application to become a candidate member.