The European Commission recommended EU candidate status be awarded to Bosnia-Herzegovina subject to reforms and conditions in a report published in Brussels on Wednesday. EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhely urged leaders in Bosnia “to make the most of this historic opportunity” and progress reforms in his announcement statement. EU candidate status is the first step in a long and complex path to membership of the European Union and requires the unanimous approval of all EU member states. The EU executive arm reviews candidacies. The commission’s conditional backing for Bosnia follows a …