The institutional capacities of labour market institutions and public employment services in BiH are weak and need to be strengthened, so as to enable the relevant institutions to effectively intervene between labour demands and labour supply and ensure efficient implementation of Active Labour Market Measures (ALMMs). The optimal way in which this could be achieved […]
The Child-Friendly Schools (CfS) Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was initiated in 2002 as a three year project. Following an evaluation in the autumn of 2004, the project was continued within the framework of the 2005-2008 programme cycle. It has two overall objectives, i.e. (i) to introduce and implement quality child-centred education and child-friendly […]
The elections in BiH have been fully administered by the BiH authorities since 2005 and have been generally conducted in line with international standards. However political crisis has escalated in the last couple of years and as such the 2014 general elections will be held in a challenging political atmosphere and deteriorating socio-economic conditions. Political […]
The EC Assistance in BiH is de-concentrated [implementation authority delegated to the BiH Delegation] but is not de-centralised and therefore ultimate responsibility of programming and project implementation management rests still with the EC Delegation and not the national authorities. But, BiH Government has started to prepare all necessary grounds for the de-centralisation of EC assistance […]
The current institutional constellation of BiH, stipulated by the Dayton Constitution, also entrenched the right to a vernacular education, and confirmed the existing division of the education sector along ethnic lines. Because of its close relation to issues concerning cultural identity and ideology, the education sector is the most politicized social sector in BiH. Cultural […]
