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Chapter 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch014
ABSTRACT
The European Union (EU) and Bosnia and Herzegovina have a long and specifc relationship dating
back to the early 1990s and the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. While the EU didn’t present itself in
a fattering light during the breakup of the SFRY, after the Dayton Peace Agreement and post-confict
governance, it tried to impose itself as a factor of stability in the eyes of B&H public. The aim of the
chapter is to present key elements, problems, and consequences of unsuccessful integration into the
EU. After a short presentation of the chronology of relations between B&H and the EU, the authors
aim to answer several questions. First, what are the main issues in B&H-EU relations? Second, who
is responsible for the stalemate in integration process? Third, how successful is the EU conditionality
policy towards B&H?
INTRODUCTION
This chapter analyzes the process of B&H’s integration in the EU. It deals with the relationship be-
tween B&H and the EU from the end of the war until today, taking the situation in the region and the
Roadblocks and Expectations
in the Process of Bosnia and
Herzegovina’s Accession
to the European Union
Domagoj Galić
University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dražen Barbarić
University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ana-Mari Bošnjak
University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina