Adopted text
2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
TA-10-2026-0219 · P10_TA(2026)0219 · PE785.353
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- Full procedure 2025/2251
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Parliament's resolution on the 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina reaffirms support for EU accession, urges reforms, and condemns secessionist actions by Republika Srpska.¶¶¶ It calls for judicial, electoral, and anti-corruption reforms, protection of fundamental rights, and action on disinformation, while stressing conditionality of EU funds.¶¶¶
Key points
- Reaffirms support for BiH's EU accession based on unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, with progress merit-based and requiring reforms.¶
- Calls for end to obstructionism, entity vetoes, and divisive tactics; urges political leaders to commit to EU reforms and open accession negotiations once preconditions met.¶¶
- Condemns secessionist policies and rhetoric by Republika Srpska leadership, including engagement with Russia and lobbying for secession, as violations of Dayton Peace Agreement.¶¶
- Calls on Council and Commission to consider targeted restrictive measures against individuals obstructing democratic institutions and reforms.¶
- Urges constitutional and electoral reforms to ensure equal political rights, implement court rulings, and strengthen electoral integrity, including biometric voter identification.¶¶
- Calls for judicial reform to strengthen independence and integrity, and for measures against corruption and state capture, including whistleblower protection.¶¶¶
- Demands protection of media freedom, condemns attacks on journalists and SLAPPs, and calls for alignment with EU digital and media laws.¶¶
- Calls for protection of minorities, reversal of criminal code amendments removing gender identity protections, and strengthening gender equality and women's participation.¶¶¶
- Urges reconciliation, including access to truth and justice for war victims, and condemns genocide denial and glorification of war criminals.¶¶
- Stresses that EU funds are conditional on reforms, regrets loss of 10% of funds due to delays, and calls for swift ratification of financial agreements.¶¶
- Calls for reforms in energy, environment, transport, and digital sectors, including closing coal power units and improving infrastructure.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's political leaders and institutions, including Republika Srpska entity, must implement reforms and end obstruction.¶¶¶
- Journalists, human rights defenders, and minorities in BiH will benefit from calls for protection and legal reforms.¶¶
- EU institutions, including Commission and Council, are urged to use sanctions and funding conditionality.¶¶