Press Release: Commission recommends opening of Stabilisation and Association Agreement negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Commission on 21 October 2005 recommended to the Council opening of negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), and submitted the draft Negotiating Directives for adoption by the Council. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement is the first major step in the European integration process for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The process of SAA negotiations has now been initiated.

European Commission: DG Enlargement: Bosnia and Herzegovina http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential-candidates/bosnia_and_herzegovina/index_en.htm

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