Publications

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European integration process has been marked by prolonged stagnation despite occasional formal steps forward. Since the submission of the application for membership in 2016 and the granting of candidate status in 2022, the key Cluster 1 – Fundamentals1 remains the area in which BiH demonstrates the least reform momentum. The European Commission’s annual … Continued

Throughout 2023 and the first half of 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina faced a slew of political and economic challenges that diverted decision-makers’ attention away from the process of EU integration, i.e. the reforms that must be adopted so that Bosnia and Herzegovina can finally catch up with the rest of the region on this path. … Continued

Granting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) the European Union (EU) candidate status could lead the uninformed to believe that the institutions and political representatives have made progress in the reform processes and brought this country closer to the standards of the member states. The Alternative Report of the Initiative for Monitoring the EU Integration of Bosnia … Continued

When asked what they think of the country’s European path, the most important political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina will answer that they support full membership in the European Union. On the other hand, the results in meeting the 14 priorities of the Commission’s Opinion on the Application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the EU … Continued

The complex administrative structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina makes it impossible to fully comprehend the overall situation in any field, including civil society or, more specifically, associations and foundations. The exact number of registered associations and foundations is impossible to estimate because they can be founded at different administrative levels and entered in separate registers … Continued

Finding solutions for the electoral system reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presents a key milestone for the future of BiH and a shift from the post-war society phase into a transitional democracy, within the context of greater integrative processes. Changing the current electoral system would change the existing paradigm of responsibility exclusively within the … Continued

2019-2020 Alternative Report on the Application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the European Union Membership: Political Criteria is the result of the work of the members of the Initiative. The report refers to the political criteria for EU membership and also contains Special Reports on the local elections in Mostar held in 2020 and the … Continued

Author: Ivana Korajlić Editor: Dajana Bakić Publisher: Sarajevo Open Centre (www.soc.ba) on behalf of the Initiative for Monitoring the EU Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (www.eu-monitoring.ba) Publication in English language available here. Publication in BCS language available here.

We are witnesses of the alarming trend of human rights violations of irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in all parts of Europe which unfortunately also includes BiH. Irregular migrations do not constitute a criminal act and, consequently, irregular migrants enjoy certain rights and freedoms. One of the rights is the right to express the need … Continued

The report primarily refers to the political criteria for EU membership, but also includes Special Reports on 2018 General Elections, the situation with respect to migrants and refugees in BiH, and on citizens’ protests in the Republika Srpska.

The Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) is the joint body of the European Union and the States signatory to the Stabilization and Association Agreement. It is established for parliamentary oversight of the implementation of the Agreement and the political dialogue of the two parliaments.