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Reformska agenda Bosne i Hercegovine: Između političkog zastoja i uslovljavanja od strane EU

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Reformska agenda (RA) Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) predstavlja strateški okvir razvijen u okviru Plana rasta Evropske komisije za Zapadni Balkan (Plan rasta) i Instrumenta za reformu i rast (RGF), s ciljem da se finansijska podrška veže za napredak u sprovođenju mjerljivih reformi. Agenda omogućava BiH da pokaže političku opredijeljenost i administrativne kapacitete za sprovođenje reformi usklađenih sa standardima EU, uz paralelno jačanje funkcionalnosti institucija neophodne za vođenje pregovora o pristupanju.

BiH je svoju Reformsku agendu dostavila sa zakašnjenjem od jedne godine, te je u 2026. godinu ušla bez ispunjenih ključnih uslova za povlačenje sredstava, uključujući zaključivanje i ratifikaciju Sporazuma o korištenju sredstava iz Instrumenta i Kreditnog sporazuma, kao i uspostavljanje odgovarajućih domaćih struktura za implementaciju i izvještavanje.

Reformska agenda je organizovana u četiri oblasti politike i operacionalizovana kroz 26 reformi, 113 reformskih koraka i 372 aktivnosti. Ove komponente su grupisane u sljedeće četiri oblasti: Zelena i digitalna tranzicija, Razvoj privatnog sektora i poslovnog okruženja, Razvoj ljudskog kapitala i Temelji. Iako Agenda obuhvata oblasti ekonomskog upravljanja, poslovnog okruženja, ljudskog kapitala te zelene i digitalne tranzicije, ključni značaj imaju temelji koji utiču na kredibilitet procesa pristupanja, naročito u kontekstu poglavlja 23 i 24, u kojima sprovođenje zakona, nezavisnost institucija i ostvareni rezultati imaju presudan značaj i gdje izvještaji Evropske komisije već godinama ukazuju na ograničen napredak i postojanje sistemskih nedostataka.

Ovaj izvještaj podijeljen je u tri dijela. Prvi dio analizira proces izrade i usvajanja politika u nacionalnom kontekstu, uključujući uzroke političkog zastoja, ulogu spornih reformi, učešće aktera koji nisu dio izvršne vlasti, konsultacije, kao i komuniciranje prema javnosti u vezi s Instrumentom. Drugi dio daje pregled ključnih oblasti politike obuhvaćenih Reformskom agendom i glavnih rizika povezanih s njihovom implementacijom. Treći dio razmatra institucionalni okvir koji je predviđen za implementaciju u okviru RGF-a, s posebnim naglaskom na rizike u upravljačkom dizajnu, izazove koordinacije i uslove za efikasno praćenje i izvještavanje.

Pored toga što predstavlja osnov za pristup sredstvima RGF-a, Reformska agenda služi i kao test sposobnosti BiH da obezbijedi koordinaciju između različitih nivoa vlasti, upravlja političkim nesuglasicama putem funkcionalnih procedura i isporuči mjerljive rezultate u rokovima koje postavlja EU. Stepen u kojem BiH uspije da Reformsku agendu pretoči u funkcionalne mehanizme implementacije i kredibilnu realizaciju reformi odrediće i njen pristup finansijskim sredstvima, ali i ukupni kredibilitet u procesu pristupanja.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Reform Agenda: Between Political Deadlock and EU Conditionality

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Reform Agenda (RA) is the strategic framework prepared under the European Commission’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans (Growth Plan) and the Reform and Growth Facility (RGF), which is designed to link financial support to the delivery of measurable reforms. The RA provides BiH with an opportunity to demonstrate both political commitment and administrative capacity to deliver reforms aligned with EU standards, while also strengthening the institutional functionality needed for accession negotiations.

BiH submitted its RA with a one-year delay and entered 2026 without the key preconditions for disbursements in place, including signature and ratification of the Facility Agreement and the Loan Agreement, as well as the establishment of domestic implementation and reporting structures.

The RA is organised around four policy areas and translates priorities into 26 reforms, 113 reform steps, and 372 activities. These are grouped under Green and Digital Transition, Private Sector Development and Business Environment, Human Capital Development, and Fundamentals. While the Agenda spans economic governance, the business environment, human capital, and the green and digital transition, the fundamentals are central for accession credibility, particularly in areas assessed under Chapters 23 and 24, where enforcement, institutional independence, and track record are decisive, and where successive European Commission reports have for years pointed to limited progress and persistent shortcomings.

This policy update is structured in three parts. First, it analyses the development and adoption process in the national context, including the drivers of blockage, the role of contested reforms, non-executive involvement, consultations, and public communication around the Facility. Second, it provides an overview of the RA’s key policy areas and the main delivery risks embedded in them. Third, it examines the institutional setup envisaged for implementation under the RGF, with particular attention to governance design risks, coordination challenges, and the conditions for functional monitoring and reporting.

Beyond its role as a gateway to RGF funding, the RA is also a test of BiH’s ability to coordinate across jurisdictions, manage political disagreement through workable procedures, and deliver measurable results under EU timelines. The extent to which BiH can translate the RA into functioning implementation structures and credible delivery will shape both access to funds and the country’s broader accession credibility.

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Albania – Reform Agenda Update – 2nd Semester 2025

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This publication is part of the series “Reform Agenda Updates”, national monitoring reports that track the implementation of the Reform Agendas as part of the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, within the Reform Monitor project.

The “Reform Agenda Updates” assessment focuses on the implementation progress of country-specific obligations under the RGF. Monitoring is conducted through a set of procedural, reform implementation, and financial indicators. The core of the monitoring exercise tracks reform steps with defined deadlines, assessing their implementation status based on publicly available evidence and official documentation obtained by national authorities, and, where relevant, complemented by information from independent institutions and civil society sources. Cross-cutting attention is given to stakeholder participation and transparency.

The monitoring exercise covers selected reforms organised into so-called “policy domains,” created by coding the sub-areas of the harmonised policy areas in the Reform Agendas. The selected policy domains, which enable regional-level analyses, benchmarking, and comparability, are supported by the available human resources and the thematic expertise of the TEN network.  

For methodological notes and the reform steps selection process, see the draft methodology note at the link. 

The Reform Agenda Update is structured as follows. The Key findings and recommendations provide a high-level summary. The Legal and Institutional Arrangements and Requests and Release of Funds sections monitor overall progress in the procedural and financial aspects of implementing the Reform Agenda. The last section, Reforms in Focus: Reform Monitor policy domains, provides independent monitoring findings on selected reforms. Here, each section provides a narrative snapshot of progress and obstacles in implementing Albania’s Reform Agenda.

The cut-off date for data collection and assessment for this update is 31.12.2025. Further policy developments may shift the status of currently pending reforms and will be reflected in subsequent updates.

These monitoring updates are not a substitute for the European Commission’s formal assessment role.

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Serbia – Reform Agenda Update – 2nd Semester 2025

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This publication is part of the series “Reform Agenda Updates”, national monitoring reports that track the implementation of the Reform Agendas as part of the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, within the Reform Monitor project.

The “Reform Agenda Updates” assessment focuses on the implementation progress of country-specific obligations under the RGF. Monitoring is conducted through a set of procedural, reform implementation, and financial indicators. The core of the monitoring exercise tracks reform steps with defined deadlines, assessing their implementation status based on publicly available evidence and official documentation obtained by national authorities, and, where relevant, complemented by information from independent institutions and civil society sources. Cross-cutting attention is given to stakeholder participation and transparency.

The monitoring exercise covers selected reforms organised into so-called “policy domains,” created by coding the sub-areas of the harmonised policy areas in the Reform Agendas. The selected policy domains, which enable regional-level analyses, benchmarking, and comparability, are supported by the available human resources and the thematic expertise of the TEN network.  

For methodological notes and the reform steps selection process, see the draft methodology note at the link. 

The Reform Agenda Update is structured as follows. The Key findings and recommendations provide a high-level summary. The Legal and Institutional Arrangements and Requests and Release of Funds sections monitor overall progress in the procedural and financial aspects of implementing the Reform Agenda. The last section, Reforms in Focus: Reform Monitor policy domains, provides independent monitoring findings on selected reforms. Here, each section provides a narrative snapshot of progress and obstacles in implementing Serbia’s Reform Agenda.

The cut-off date for data collection and assessment for this update is 31.12.2025. Further policy developments may shift the status of currently pending reforms and will be reflected in subsequent updates.

These monitoring updates are not a substitute for the European Commission’s formal assessment role.

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Ažuriranо praćenje Reformske agende Srbije – Monitor reformi – 2. semestar 2025. godine

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Ova publikacija je deo serije “Ažuriranog praćenja Reformskih agendi”, nacionalnih izveštaja o monitoringu koji prate sprovođenje reformskih programa u okviru Instrumenta za reforme i rast za Zapadni Balkan (RGF – Reform and Growth Facility), kao deo projekta Reform Monitor.

Procena „Ažuriranog praćenja reformske agende” fokusira se na napredak u ispunjavanju obaveza u okviru RGF-a za svaku od pojedinačnih zemalja. Monitoring se vrši kroz skup proceduralnih, reformskih i finansijskih pokazatelja. Srž aktivnosti monitoringa prati reformske korake sa definisanim rokovima, procenjujući njihov nivo ispunjenosti na osnovu javno dostupnih podataka i zvanične dokumentacije dobijene od strane državnih vlasti i, po potrebi, dopunjene informacijama iz nezavisnih institucija i izvora civilnog društva. Kroz sve reformske korake, posebna pažnja se posvećuje učešću zainteresovanih strana i transparentnosti.

Aktivnost praćenja obuhvata odabrane reforme organizovane u takozvane „domene politika“, nastale kodiranjem podoblasti u okviru harmonizovanih oblasti politika definisanim u Reformskim agendama. Pri odabiru domena politika, koji omogućavaju analize na regionalnom nivou, postavljanje merila (benchmarking) i uporedivost, vodilo se računa o raspoloživim ljudskim resursima i tematskom ekspertizom mreže TEN.  

Za metodološke napomene i proces odabira reformskih koraka, pogledajte nacrt metodologije na linku. 

Ažurirano praćenje Reformske agende strukturisano je na sledeći način. Ključni nalazi i preporuke pružaju skraćeni pregled. Odeljci „Pravni i institucionalni aranžmani i zahtevi i isplata sredstava” prate ukupan napredak u proceduralnim i finansijskim aspektima sprovođenja Reformske agende. Poslednji odeljak, „Reforme u fokusu: Reformski monitor domena politika“ pruža nezavisne nalaze praćenja po odabranim reformama. Ovde svaki deo daje narativni prikaz napretka i prepreka u sprovođenju Reformske agende Srbije.

Krajnji datum za prikupljanje i procenu podataka za ovo ažuriranje je 31. 12. 2025. godine. Dalji razvoj politika može promeniti status reformi koje su trenutno u toku i to će se odraziti na naredna ažuriranja.

Ova ažurirana praćenja nisu zamena za formalnu ulogu Evropske komisije.

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