PRAVA I OBAVEZE KOJE PRIZILAZE ZA BOSNU I HERCEGOVNU POTPISIVANJEM SPORAZUMA O STABILIZACIJI I PRIDRUŽIVANJU (SSP) IZMEĐU EU I BIH / RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SIGNING OF THE STABILIZATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT (SAA) BETWEEN THE EU AND BIH

Abstract

The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union is part of the Stabilization and Association Process, ie the EU's political framework for the Western Balkan countries, established in May 1999. The Stabilization and Association Process itself includes several instruments for strengthening political, economic and institutional relations between BiH and the EU for the purpose of preparing for membership: the Stabilization and Association Agreement; European Partnership; Financial and technical assistance and other EU programs (IPA, TAIEX, Twinning); Political dialogue, followed by cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs, and cooperation within the framework of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. Bosnia and Herzegovina on 16.6.2008. In Luxembourg signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union. By signing the Stabilization and Association Agreement for the first time, a formal contractual relationship has been established between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union. The SAA is a preferential agreement, the role of which is to contribute to economic and political stabilization of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the establishment of close and long-term relations between the Contracting Parties. The Stabilization and Association Agreement was ratified at the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and the parliaments of the member states and the European Parliament.