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Kos and Kallas say: Focus on reforms for the European future of BiH

by AI | 17.Dec 2025 | Europe in brief AI

The EU calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30 years after the Dayton Agreement, to remain on the path toward EU membership and seize the opportunity to shape its European future, with the support of the EU and the EUFOR Althea mission for the preservation of peace and stability.

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas (Photo: FENA/Illustration)

Sarajevo, (Fena) – The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, and the Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the three-and-a-half-year war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, assessed that this agreement ended one of Europe’s darkest chapters and secured peace that lasts to this day.

– However, thirty years later, unresolved challenges from the past are still present in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite political obstacles during this year, the country has preserved its resilience. Remaining on the path to EU membership, as a single, sovereign country in a stable and secure region, must remain the ultimate goal. All political leaders need to focus on the reforms necessary for progress – they said in a joint statement.

They claim that the EU is ready to ensure peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that the military operation, EUFOR Althea, remains a key instrument in that regard.

– Thirty years after Dayton, Bosnia and Herzegovina must seize the opportunity to shape its European future – they concluded.