Ursula von der Leyen: The wind of change is once again blowing through Europe and we have to capture this momentum

Ukraine and Moldova are now candidates for joining the European Union, today we have proposed to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we have recognised the European perspective of Georgia too, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said at the conference of EU ambassadors.

"Today we have proposed to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the [Commission's] college decision," the EU Commission President said.

"We have recognised Georgia's European perspective too, so the wind of change is once again blowing through Europe and we have to capture this momentum."

According to her, it is now up to the candidate countries to carry out reforms of their economies and institutions.