The Commission recommends opening negotiations with Bosnia

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAR 12 - Today, the European Commission recommended that EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina begin. Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the Commission's progress reports, has demonstrated a strong commitment to moving forward with long-pending reforms such as the adoption of the law on conflict of interest prevention, as well as the law on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing. Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken significant steps to improve the judiciary and prosecutorial system, combat corruption, organised crime, and terrorism, and improve migration management, including the approval of a mandate to negotiate a Frontex status agreement. Furthermore, the EU said, Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved and maintained full alignment with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, which is a significant step forward and critical in these times of geopolitical turmoil. (ANSA).