One of Bosnia’s main challenges in acceding to the EU will be to develop its service and SME economy. The development of a single market in services has been a central element of the EU’s internal market policy, and a vibrant service sector is seen as crucial to the proper functioning of the knowledge based economy. One of Bosnia’s main challenges in acceding to the EU will be to develop its service and SME economy. The development of a single market in services has been a central element to the EU’s internal market policy and a vibrant service sector is seen as central to the working of the knowledge based…

With the introduction of the passive voters’ registration system in 2006, there are approximately 15% more names on BiH’s list of voters. This increase includes first-time voters who have turned 18 since the last polls. To determine how responsive political parties are to new potential supporters, we called 15 Bosnian political party offices asking for information under the profile of a first-time voter. Since the passive voters’ registration system was introduced in BiH in 2006, there are approximately 15% more names on the voters’ list. This increase in new voters includes first-time voters that turned 18 years old since the last polls. The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin…

This paper describes the background of events related to the dual citizenship issue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, discusses its effects, both domestically and internationally, and underlines its importance. The majority of the 1.3 million Bosnians living abroad are at risk of losing their Bosnian citizenship in 2013. Remarkably, the awareness of this issue among the majority of relevant stakeholders appears minimal. The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has restricted the possibility of having dual citizenship, so that it is possible only with countries that BiH has a relevant bilateral Agreement signed. This concept is also reflected in the BiH Law on citizenship, which, in addition, states the deadline for signing the relevant bilateral agreements…