BiH and EU

Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina is at a stand still – twenty years after the war, teaching methods in primary and secondary schools have not evolved.

The absence of women in governments, who in the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina have significant (if not the most significant) influence on decision-making processes, has been quite an issue for years, and nonetheless, mechanisms for improving the situation have not been established yet.

CSOs took advantage of the accession process to a greater or lesser extent, in accordance with their capacity and advocacy skills, with key emphasis on the contribution of CSOs to European Commission’s reports on RC’s progress in the negotiation process, reports that came to be read with greater understanding and seriousness.

Representatives and delegates at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina most likely would not have adopted the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination had there not been for EU conditionality.

Structured dialogue should help Bosnia and Herzegovina in establishing an independent, efficient, unbiased and responsible justice system on the entire territory of the country that would benefit all its citizens.

It is necessary to strengthen the coordinating role of the state in order to implement laws and adopt unified policies on the highest level.

The Parliament used special legislative procedures, skipping the customary two readings of bills in Parliament. More than 80% of laws per year were passed in this way. As for the way in which the negotiation process affected the everyday lives of citizens, it was mostly evidently in better human rights protection.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a status of a potential candidate country for EU accession.