Vesna Malenica, Populari’s Head of Research in the Bosnian Daily Read about troubles for Bosnian farmers after Croatia joins the EU in July 2013 on page 8. Vesna Malenica, Populari think tank: “It seems like when it comes to the state institutions, everyone wants to be in charge of something, but no one wants to be responsible for anything.” Press article can be downloaded below: Press Article: BOSNIA DAILY: “We Hit the Rock Bottom” (.pdf) >>>

Interview with Vesna Malenica, Populari’s Head of Research Quotes from the press article of the German Deutsche Welle TOP STORIES / WORLD / EUROPE “It is absurd that we are discussing right now this topic because this topic should have been discussed Croatia has been working to join the EU for y ears two years ago,” Vesna Malenica of the Sarajevo-based think tank Popularitold DW. She said the main reason politicians have failed to solve this issue is because the government has been fractured ever since the brutal war of the 1990s.The peace agreement that ended that war created what is now a politically paralyzed administration. Political disagreement Bosnia is split by two entities, Malenica said, the Republika Srpska,…

In 2012, the think tank Populari has been recognized as one According to a recent and renowned “Global Go To Think Tank Ratings” study, conducted by the Pennsylvania University together with 2000 leading experts, within the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme, think tank Populari is one of the best in Central and Eastern Europe and the only think tank from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Not many are aware of their importance reflecting in the fact that as independent researchers of the public policies they contribute to the critical analysis and reflect upon socio-economic issues. In addition, it often goes unnoticed that in that way they help bridging the gap between academic knowledge, state…