Vesna Malenica, Populari’s Head of Research in the Media Press article was published at the web page of Business New Europe, Black Sea Grain i balkans.com. “Traditionally our markets are very much connected, Croatian consumers are used to Bosnian products and vice versa,” explains Vesna Malenica, a Policy Analyst at Sarajevo based think-tank Populari. “Of course before [the war] we were one country and one market.”… “It is going to be very difficult. This is clear failure of state,” insists Malenica. “Many producers, especially big ones, have already taken required steps to align with EU standards,” she points out, “but are now at the mercy of the foot dragging legislators.” Press articles can be downloaded below: Press…

Alida Vračić, Populari’s Executive Director in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Translated quote from the press article published in German in The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on July 03, 2013. In 2012, Sarajevo-based Research Institute “Populari” has analyzed  the risks and made ​​the authorities aware of the shortcomings. Populari’s Director, Alida Vračić criticized that in approaching the EU policies, authorities of the country often just want to tick off the sheer demands of Brussels, instead of puting efforts to actually meet the standards. This applies to the Animal Welfare Law, adopted in 2009,  as well as to the package of Laws on Hygiene Standards and the Food Industry, approved in 2012. “To tick off EU requirements by adopting European Directives,  but not enforcing them, in practice, means nothing,” complains Alida Vračić. Press Article Frankurter…

Alida Vračić, Populari’s Executive Director in the Media Article was published at the web site of The National and translated at the portal mojevijesti.ba and otisak.ba. Press articles can be downloaded below: Press Article: thenational.ae: “We Have a Different Kind of Islam,” Say Bosnia’s Muslims (.pdf) >>> Press Article: vijesti.ba: “Bosnian Muslims are Closer to the West than the East” (.pdf) >>> Press Article: otisak.ba: Most Muslims in BiH Think that They are Different from Others (.pdf) >>>