Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ukraine defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 and reached the final of the Euro 2024 football playoffs.

The European Council has decided to start accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, a key step on the country's path to EU membership.

The starting lineup of the national team of Ukraine for the semifinal playoff match of the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina has become known.

In the semifinals of the Euro 2024 playoffs, Ukraine will play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the winner will face Israel or Iceland for a ticket to the tournament.

Today, on March 21, the Ukrainian national team will play its first playoff match to qualify for the European Football Championship to be held in Germany this summer. The opponent of our players will be the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5. 4 occurred in Montenegro at 4:06 am on March 14, with no reports of casualties, but there is a possibility of damage near the epicenter.

Ukraine's national football team will play an away match against Poland on June 7, the venue and time of which will be announced later, followed by a friendly match against Moldova in Chisinau on June 11, and two more control matches with opponents will be announced after the signing of the relevant contracts.

The European Commission has recommended starting EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, citing the country's progress in reforms, improving the judiciary, fighting corruption, and alignment with the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.

The EU will propose a negotiation framework for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova, but formal negotiations are unlikely to begin before the June 2024 European Parliament elections due to the need for agreement among all 27 EU member states.

On March 12, the European Commission plans to announce the start of negotiations on Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the EU.

The Ukrainian national football team will begin training in Marbella, Spain, on March 14, later joined by legionnaires, and then fly to Sarajevo to prepare for a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 21.

The U. S. Secretary of State has awarded the 2022 International Women's Prize for Courage to 12 women from around the world who have advocated for human rights and gender equality at the risk of their lives.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that all countries of Southeast Europe will participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto in Tirana, thanking her for her political support of Ukraine and discussing mutual cooperation and support for EU membership.

russian propagandists attempted to inflame the conflict between Ukrainians and Hungarians by sending threatening messages to Ukrainian Hungarians, allegedly on behalf of Ukrainian nationalists.

EU foreign ministers condemned russia's war against Ukraine and called for russia and its leadership to be held accountable for waging an aggressive war and serious crimes under international law.

The former head of a department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was arrested for two months with the possibility of posting UAH 50 million bail in the case of the ammunition supply contract.

In 2023, Ukraine was ranked 104th out of 180 countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index, improving its position by 3 points and receiving 36 points out of 100. Over the past 10 years since the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has added 11 points, the largest increase among the current EU candidate countries.