Sarajevo’s 100 Expo brings together over 250 exhibitors, with India as partner country
SARAJEVO, October 20 (FENA) – The second international 100 Expo business fair opened in Sarajevo today, bringing together more than 250 exhibitors from six countries, with India participating as the partner country. The second edition of the fair features an…
Stojkić: Only 5 to 10 percent of teaching staff in BiH involved in eTwinning activities
SARAJEVO, October 15 (FENA) – Only between five and 10 percent of teaching staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina are involved in the European eTwinning education program, making it necessary to increase educators’ participation in professional development programs and the modernization…
IMF warns BiH’s economic growth to slow to 2.3 percent, inflation to rise to five percent
WASHINGTON, October 13 (FENA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economic growth will slow from 2.4 percent in 2025 to 2.3 percent in 2026, while inflation will rise from four to five percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts in its latest…
EC: Bosnia and Herzegovina must urgently resume reforms after elections, risks losing €373.9 million
SARAJEVO, October 8 (FENA) – Following the general elections held on October 4, the European Union expects Bosnia and Herzegovina to restore the momentum of reforms and meet citizens’ expectations regarding European integration, the European Commission told the FENA EU…
EU project demonstrates how labor market needs can shape education standards in BiH
SARAJEVO, October 7 (FENA) – As part of the “EU for Education and Employment” project, an interactive simulation was held in Sarajevo today demonstrating how labor market needs are translated into occupational and qualification standards, and then into curricula The…
Bećirović and Cvijanović retain seats, Filipović the only new member of BiH Presidency
SARAJEVO, October 5 (FENA) – The only new face in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be Darijana Filipović from the HDZ BiH. According to preliminary results, with 94 percent of the votes processed, she won 107,242 votes, or…
Young people in BiH increasingly abstain from elections, only 3.1 percent trust political parties
SARAJEVO, October 2 (FENA) – Distrust in political parties, dissatisfaction with the candidates on offer and less attention to political developments are among the key reasons why some young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not participate in the electoral…
EU decision-making reform could reduce blockades but not BiH’s reform obligations
Broader use of qualified majority voting in the European Union could make the path to membership easier for future Western Balkan members by reducing the possibility of individual member states blocking candidates’ progress over bilateral or domestic political issues. Such…
War victims associations call on Serbia to apply equal standards in confronting war crimes
SARAJEVO, September 25 (FENA) – The Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide and the Movement of Mothers of the Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves called on the authorities in Serbia to consistently uphold the principles of respecting victims and condemning…
First BiH-made unmanned aircraft enters testing and industrial standardisation phase
SARAJEVO, September 24 (FENA) – The development of the first Bosnian-Herzegovinian unmanned aircraft, CNT-17FW01, a project of the Sarajevo-based Public Institution Centre for Advanced Technologies (CNT), has entered a new phase, with the focus shifting from its initial presentation to…
Road traffic death rate in Western Balkan countries 81 percent higher than the EU average
SARAJEVO, September 22 (FENA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region are recording significantly worse road safety indicators than the European Union average, making stronger traffic safety culture, greater use of seat belts and investment in safer infrastructure among the…
BiH still has 756 square kilometres of mine-suspected land, while deminers and donor funding decline
SARAJEVO, September 21 (FENA) – More than three decades after the end of the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina still has around 756 square kilometres of mine-suspected areas, while the number of people trained to carry out demining operations has nearly…
