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  • As a response to the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and demonstrations calling for improvements in the social and economic situation in the country, in February, there were three new initiatives: broaden the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Structured Dialogue on Justice, accelerate the implementation of projects under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and strengthen economic governance. Civil society is closely involved in all three initiatives.

    The economy in BiH started to improve slowly in 2014 but this has unfortunately not contributed to an employment increase, to higher salaries, to an increase of foreign investment or the development of economic activities. The official unemployment rate is still above 44,30%. Economic growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina was stopped by the May floods that have made damage in the amount of two billion euros, or 15 percent of gross domestic product.

    When it comes to social dialogue, there are no significant changes. The social dialogue programme is functioning without disruption on the level of individual entities but on the national level the social-economic council has not been established.