On 15 February Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) formally applied to join the EU, said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. The Bosnian PM Denis Zvidic announced on 10 February that his country was about to fill in the application form because it has met the preconditions for application. He hoped that in 2017 the country would be granted candidate status. The chairman of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Dragan Covic, submitted its application to the Dutch Foreign Minister, who is currently holding the EU’s rotating presidency, Bert Koenders. Koenders welcomed the application and said the EU was happy to see BiH is back on the reform path but urged its leaders to continue implementing progress.
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