On 12 June 2026, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed in Sarajevo between the Labour and Employment Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI) to support the further development of the Obuke.ba web portal. The Memorandum was signed by Ivan Barbalić, Director of the Labour and…
The Center for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI) is pleased to invite you to a consultative event dedicated to energy transition issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the event, a report on the energy transition in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be presented. The report was prepared within the framework of a project in…
The CREDI, as a partner organisation in the implementation of the regional project “Establishment of a Platform for Dialogue and Transparency of State Aid Policy in the Western Balkan-6”, participated in a successful webinar dedicated to Montenegro’s experience in establishing a state aid register. The webinar was held on 15 April 2026. The webinar brought…
CREDI, as part of a regional initiative implemented through the WEBecon Network, is pleased to invite representatives of institutions across the Western Balkans to an upcoming webinar focused on state aid transparency and data practices. The webinar, titled “State Aid Register in Montenegro: Institutional setup, data practices & lessons learned”, will take place on 15…
CREDI is pleased to announce the launch of a new regional online platform for state aid transparency, developed as part of the project “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 platform, available at https://stateaid.financethink.mk/, represents a…
As promised, we are sharing news on a new EU funding successfully secured. This marks another milestone in our continued efforts to win and implement EU-funded projects that contribute to evidence-based policymaking and socio-economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region. We are proud to announce that the PATHFINDER project proposal, developed within…
On 17–18 February 2026, our researcher Amela Kurta participated in the Regional Workshop on State Aid Governance in the Western Balkans: Transparency, EU Regulation Alignment and Regional Cooperation, held in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop was organised as part of the project “Establishment of a Platform for Dialogue and Transparency of State Aid Policy in…
We are pleased to share that BiHMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model developed by the CREDI, has been officially included in the EUROMOD models map. This recognition places Bosnia and Herzegovina among the growing number of countries represented within Europe’s leading tax-benefit microsimulation framework. BiHMOD is a static microsimulation model designed for ex-ante assessment of changes…
The infographic clearly highlights a worrying reality: a large number of cities on the list of the 25 most polluted cities in Europe in 2024 are located in the Western Balkans. Cities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro dominate this list, with PM2.5 concentrations that far exceed the recommendations of the World…
From 22 to 24 January 2026, a regional workshop on green industrial policies was held in Skopje, bringing together partners from six Western Balkan countries to exchange experiences, discuss common challenges, and explore new opportunities within the EU integration process. The event focused on the role of green industrial policies in supporting competitive and inclusive…
