The German–British Reform Initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Fresh Start or Lowering the Standards of Conditionality for European Union Membership? Cover Image

The German–British Reform Initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Fresh Start or Lowering the Standards of Conditionality for European Union Membership?
The German–British Reform Initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Fresh Start or Lowering the Standards of Conditionality for European Union Membership?

Author(s): Fabian Möpert
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation
Published by: Udruženje “Pravnik”
Keywords: German–British reform; Bosnia and Herzegovina; EU membership;

Summary/Abstract: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is currently considered as a potential candidate for EU membership. However, a huge backlog of reforms led to a standstill in the process of rapprochement with the EU. One of the factors hampering BiHs progress on necessary reforms is its complex political system and the lacking will of some of its political decision makers to find compromises. A new German-British initiative set out to restart BiH’s process of reform and rapprochement. This paper will discuss the contents and prospects of this initiative in the context of EU’s standards of conditionality for membership and the key challenges for BiH on its way to submit a credible application for membership in the Union.

  • Issue Year: 6/2015
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 115-127
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English