This research shows that Bosnia still lacks capacities, knowledge, and skills for better exploitation of the available EU funds. The news that has marked last week is related to our first neighbours. In the next budget period Croatia will be able to receive up to 11.7 billion Euros, of which 8.092 billion for the cohesion policy, 3.462 for the common agricultural policy, and 203.7 million for the Schengen border. In addition to these funds, Croatia will be able to compete for funds for the common programs using the initiatives aimed at youth employment that amount in total to around 6 billion Euros. The aim of the four-month long Populari research…