Incumbents

Events

25 February – Protesters gather in Sarajevo, to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.^[1]

22 April – 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina earthquake: One person killed and 14 injured.^[2]

25 May – Several bomb threats are made via email to schools and government institutions in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations. No bombs have been found.^[3]

3 July – Bosnia and Herzegovina reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox.^[4]

6 August – Twelve people are killed and 32 others are injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Poland to Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, crashes in Podvorec, Croatia.^[5]

2 October – 2022 Bosnian general election: Bosnians head to the polls to elect the three members of their ethnically shared government. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 9 of the 42 seats.^[6]

13 December – The European affairs ministers of the European Union agree to upgrade Bosnia and Herzegovina's application status, formally recognising the country's candidacy to join the union. The European Council will officially grant this status on 15 December.^[8]
15 December – Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union: The European Council formally grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[9]

Further information: Category:2022 deaths

^ "Bosnians, remembering their own war, protest in support of Ukraine". Reuters. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ "Potres odnio prvu žrtvu: Preminula teško ozlijeđena djevojka u Stocu" [Earthquake claims its first victim: Critically injured woman in Stolac dies]. N1 (in Croatian). 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Multiple bomb threats in Sarajevo Canton schools and institutions". N1 (in Bosnian). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ "Potvrđena zaraza majmunskim boginjama u BiH". Avaz.ba (in Croatian). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ "Croatia bus crash: Twelve Polish pilgrims killed and 32 injured". BBC News. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ "Voting begins in Bosnia election, little expected to change". AP NEWS. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
^ "Bosnia's Dodik declared winner in disputed election after recount". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ AFP. "EU agrees to give Bosnia candidate status: Diplomats". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
^ admin (2022-12-15). "'Huge, historic move': EU grants Bosnia and Herzegovina Candidate Status". Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
^ K.H. (1 May 2022). "Umro je legendarni Ivica Osim" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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