The Center for Development Evaluation and Social Research (CREDI) participated in the regional conference “Promoting the Green Industrial Future in the Western Balkans”, held on 3 November 2025 in Tirana, Albania. The event was organized by the Open Society Foundations – Western Balkans (OSF-WB) in partnership with the GAP Institute, bringing together policymakers, experts, academics,…
The Employment and Labour Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has published the document “Roadmap for the Employment of Foreign Workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina” and its Summary, marking an important step toward improving the country’s labour migration management system. The document was developed with the support of the International Organization for Migration under the project…
Tirana, Albania – October 28–29, 2025 – The CREDI research team presented their latest findings on the performance of Western Balkans Six (WB6) economies regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) during the Western Balkans’ Human Capital Days 2025, a key regional gathering of government representatives, educational institutions, private sector actors, civil society organisations,…
Within the project “2025 Review of the Performance of Western Balkans Six (WB6) Regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR)”, seven reports have been published, providing a comprehensive assessment of the Western Balkan Six (WB6) – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – in relation to the European Pillar of…
A new Discussion Paper titled “Educational Institutions in the Service of Transnational Migration? Cases of Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina” has been published within the JUSTMIG – Sustainable and Socially Just Transnational Sectoral Labour Markets: Industrial Relations and Labour Market Adjustment to the Rise in Temporary Labour Migration (Grant No. 101126535) project. The JUSTMIG project…
From September 18–19, 2025, the regional conference “Farming the Future: Smart Agriculture in the Western Balkans” was held in Belgrade, bringing together experts, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from across the region. The conference focused on key challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector, including the adoption of smart technologies, digitalization of farming practices, sustainable production,…
As part of the WB-MIGNET P2P Scenario-Building Exercise held in May 2025, regional experts assessed future migration trends in the Western Balkans, identifying key drivers, forecasting their likely evolution, and proposing policy responses. Their insights provide a nuanced view of both immigration and emigration dynamics over the next 15 years. IMMIGRATION: Western Balkans as an…
Last week, our researcher, Ilma Kurtović, visited the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) as part of the P-WILL: Platform Work Inclusion Living Lab COST action. During this Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM), Ilma focused on enhancing her expertise in digital labour market analysis, particularly in mapping skills and demand…
The JUSTMIG project values the active role of social partners in shaping evidence-based discussions on temporary migrant employment. Among other stakeholders from BiH, the Labour and Employment Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (LEA BiH) contributed the most with data and expert insights for the project’s background report and policy brief, helping to map key labour…
This document provides a critical analysis of the bilateral employment agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia, presenting evidence of the growing issue of skilled labour emigration from BiH and the resulting worsening of skills shortages in the domestic labour market. While the agreement facilitates the legal employment of BiH workers and protects their rights…
