Brussels, Belgium: European Union leaders on Thursday (Friday in Manila) granted Bosnia candidate status to join the union, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership.

Russia's war on Ukraine has breathed fresh life into the EU's willingness to consider letting in more of its eastern neighbours after years of stasis.

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