KORACI DRŽAVE KANDIDATA U PROCESU PRISTUPANJA EVROPSKOJ UNIJI SA OSVRTOM NA STATUS BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE / CANDIDATE STEPS IN THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, WITH A REVIEW ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA STATUS

Abstract

The accession of new members to the European Union is regulated by the Treaty on European Union (1992/1993). According to Article 49 of this Agreement, any European country may apply for membership if it respects the principles of liberty, democracy, human rights and freedoms and the rule of law and is committed to their promotion. The aim of the European member states is derived by the number of advantages, such as: the right of free movement and residence in all member states, voting and running for elections to the European Parliament, the availability of substantial financial resources, facilitates during the export of products to the market with about 500 million consumers and many other advantages. In order for the country to become a member state of the European Union, it is necessary to go through a series of steps in this long-lasting and very demanding process. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the countries that are going through the phase of transition to the European Union with certain difficulties and very slow. The last step taken in this field is the request of Bosnia and Herzegovina for membership of the European Union to the presidency of the Council of the EU which was submitted by the Presidency of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15 February 2016. So, ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are still steps to become a member and to meet the standards of the European Union.