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…
CREDI will act as a partner for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a new regional initiative implemented in cooperation with GAP Institute. The project builds on GAP Institute’s Green Industrial Policy (GIP) Framework for the Western Balkans, developed over the past year with the support of Open Society Foundations. The framework shows that addressing climate change…
CREDI is announcing the launch of a new regional initiative “Establishment of a Platform for Dialogue and Transparency of State Aid Policy in the Western Balkan-6”, supported by the Open Society Foundations – Western Balkans. The project aims to increase access to state aid data, strengthen regional integration, and support compliance of state aid policies…
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…
The EIT Food RIS Public Sector Representatives Activity Line (PSRAL) has launched an open Request for Proposals for companies across Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe to participate in the testing of newly developed R&D services. These services were created by leading research and innovation institutions to support the development of a more sustainable, healthy, and…
The background report about the context and statistical overview of temporary migrant employment from Bosnia and Herzegovina offers a comprehensive insight into the current labour migration trends. It provides a socio-economic and historical context, overviews the main migration routes and bilateral agreements with Slovenia, Austria, and other EU countries, and presents statistical trends showing an…
This policy brief critically assesses the bilateral labour agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia and presents evidence on the growing skills gap in BiH. While the agreement was established to facilitate legal employment for BiH workers abroad and protect their rights, the lack of implementation of some provisions — particularly those aimed at safeguarding…
Our research team, composed of Nermin Oruč, Ilma Kurtović, and Amela Kurta, has successfully completed the InfraBooster Practitioner Module, an EIT-labelled and accredited programme. The InfraBooster Practitioner Module is designed to empower professionals working in or with public research infrastructures to develop innovation-oriented services for industry. Through this intensive training, the CREDI team gained valuable…
