Our Scans · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Weekly Summary

• The EWI project is implemented in four countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, with the goal of enhancing women's economic rights and opportunities. Care Balkans
• The region, comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, is expected to see a collective growth of 3.7% in 2025, reflecting a positive outlook amid global economic uncertainties. BalkanEU
• The six countries in the region-Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia - are expected to see a collective growth of 3.2% in 2025, slightly below previous forecasts. BalkanEU
• The combined economic growth of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia will reach 3.2% in 2025, 0.5 percentage points below previous projections. Mirage News
• Other countries extremely likely to be affected by EU CBAM are eastern European (e.g. Russia, Moldova and Ukraine) and Balkans countries (the CBAM is expected to target Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro), along with developing countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa. SpringerLink
• Another possibility is that Turkey could position itself as a central player in the Balkans (most probably via historical ties with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo), challenging the EU's influence there. Fitch Solutions
• Norway, Iceland and Sweden have the highest parity on Economic Participation and Opportunity, while Italy, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have the lowest. World Economic Forum
• Madam Chair, the UK will remain steadfast in its commitment to work towards building a peaceful, prosperous and thriving Bosnia and Herzegovina, working in the interests of its people. GOV.UK
• The EU has earmarked €70 million for Bosnia-Herzegovina from its energy support package, most of which will be disbursed over the next two months to support vulnerable families and help companies improve energy efficiency. www.euractiv.com
• Different chancelleries among the nine in question (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine) would like to hit the goal of accession by the end of the decade, but it remains to be seen how their path will progress. Eunews
• In Bosnia and Herzegovina, southern Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, socioeconomic status is the main factor determining high vulnerability levels in selected regions. SpringerLink
• An alternative solution could be to involve the Western Balkans' three non-NATO members - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia - in EU defence initiatives. European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
• Young social entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will be supported throughout an Ideation and Incubation Chapter from which innovative solutions nourishing a dynamic ecosystem will emerge. Opportunity Desk
• SCF is in search of innovative solutions that could boost development and economy in 4 target countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, or Serbia. Slovak Challenge Fund
• As a member in two EU macro-regional strategies (EU Strategy for the Danube Region and EU Strategy for Adriatic and Ionian), Bosnia and Herzegovina will continue enhancing the cooperation between the EUSDR and the other three EU MRS. EUSDR - Danube Strategy Point
• 75 changemakers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia will come together to create new tech tools to combat corruption. World Movement for Democracy
• Four candidate countries to join the EU will hold elections in 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, North Macedonia, and Georgia, as well as the question mark hanging over the staging of elections in Ukraine. CIDOB
• Bosnia and Herzegovina risks returning to a European 'grey list' of countries failing to make legal changes to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, bankers fear, in a downgrade that would hurt transactions with countries inside the European Union. Balkan Insight
• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia will benefit from a new €6 billion growth plan for the Western Balkans. European Commission
• If Brussels is going to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and grant Georgia the status of a candidate country, the EU in its current form is unprepared. Carnegie Europe
• Growth in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo is projected to speed up in 2024, supported by an increase in consumption and investment. World Bank
• Phasing out coal in line with EU policies could lead to the loss of 0.4% of all jobs in Montenegro, 0.5% in North Macedonia, 0.6% in Serbia, 1.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 1.4% in Kosovo. Carnegie Europe

Last updated: 17 June 2025