The President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, who is attending the trilateral meeting on the Brijuni Islands with the Presidents of Croatia and Austria, stated that he had sent an initiative for the European Union to grant Bosnia and Herzegovina candidate status without conditions and negotiations. He says he shared the initiative with friends from the EU.
The 9th trilateral meeting of the presidents of Croatia, Austria and Slovenia is being held on Brijuni. They referred to the current situation in the world. In the foreground were the war in Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and the upcoming energy and food crisis, which is expected to hit Europe in the fall. The talks also focused on EU enlargement to the Western Balkans, Schengen enlargement and the situation in BiH.