BIH INSTITIONS-LEVEL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF HUMAN POTENTIALS ADOPTED
The Council of Ministers of BIH took unanimously 2026-2030 Development Strategy of Human Potentials Management in Civil Service at BIH Institutions-Level.
The Strategy is focused at modernisation of human potentials management and it presumes transformation of the traditional staff administration into a strategic, serving and results-oriented function, which supports actively institutional effectiveness and professional development in the public sector.
A special value of the Strategy is reflected in promotion of a concept of human potentials management, as a service provision function focused at different users of Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely: Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina; civil servants and other employees; and indirectly at service provision to users by way of transparent and fair vacant positions ads.
STRENGTHENING OF AMLFT SYSTEM
The Council of Ministers of BIH took a decision, proposed by the Ministry of Security, to set-up a Work Grou for development of Draft Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing Terrorist Activities. The aim is to strengthen further financial framework for prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorist activities.
The Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Prevention of Money Lanundering and Financing of Terrorist Activities are in the function of further harmonisation of domestic legislation with that of the European Union and implementation of recommendation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and MONEYVAL.
The work group comprised from representatives of competent institutions and bodes on the State, Entity and Brčko District-levels should present the draft amendments and supplements to the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorist Activities within six-month time.
INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN BIH INSITUTITONS
The Council of Ministers of BIH took note of a piece of information from the Office of Coordinator for Civil Service Reform on the seventh on-line research on application of policy and standards for pro-active transparency, which confirms increased meeting of standards with state-level institutions.
The research was conducted in time between May 19 and June 19, 2025, featuring 55 institutions of BIH, and it showed that the average fulfilment of standards of pro-active transparency in 2025 was 76.65 per cent, and improved for 2.87 relevant to 2024.
Total 38 set standards of pro-active transparency refer to enabling public insight into sets of data dispose of by the institutions, including strategic, operative, financial and public procurement-related information, with anti-corruption and free access to information data.
As with earlier research, five institutions have fulfilled all standards of pro-active transparency (100 per cent), namely: the Directorate for European Integrations; Statistics Agency of BIH; High Education and Quality Esurance Agency; Public Administration Reform Coordinator’s Office; and Market Surveillance Agency of BIH. They wee followed by the Council of Ministers of BIH Secretariat-General, Indirect Taxation Administration of BIH and Agency for Forensic Research of BIH with fulfilled 37 out of total 38 standards (97.37 per cent).
The BIH Institutions Audit Office took part in the research for the first time, and it got fulfilled 28 out of 398 standards or 73.68 per cent.
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted certain conclusions directed to increasing transparency of its institutions and bodies, with some corrections made at the session.
SEMI-ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CoM BIH CONCLUSIONS
The session took note of a piece of information on implementation of conclusions adopted at 23 sessions of the Council of Ministers of Bih in time between January 1st to June 30th, 2026.
The review drafted by the Council of Ministers of BIH Secretariat-General covered 37 institutions of the Council of Ministers fo BIH, which implemented 256 of adopted 309 conclusions, or 85.76 per cent, and 42 conclusions remained unimplemented.
Responsible Ministries and other institutions should take needed action within their competencies for a full implementation of conclusions that remained unimplemented.
LAST YEAR WAS KEY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN & HEAKLTHY BIH PROJECT
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic relations-tabled piece of information was adopted on implementation of an Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Studies in Bari – CIHEAM Bari: Green and Healthy Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2025.
The Project has been implemented throughout BIH, with financial support by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), which secured EUR 2,499,500 grant, while CIHEAM Bari is responsible for its implementation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, competent Entity Ministries and institutions of the Brčko District of BIH.
The results achieved in 2025 confirmed that it was the key year for the project implementation, in which base elements of information system for organic production were developed, numerous trainings and workshops for producers conducted, and the first innovation centres for support to green and healthy agricultural production in BIH were organised.
ANALYSIS OF MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTSAND MARKET ADOPTED
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted an Analysis of Milk and Dairy Products Market in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, drafted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations.
The sector of milk and dairy products in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 marks modest production increase with still noticeable structural weaknesses in production of milk, like low level of buying in, extensive production and insufficient market integration, which limit its long-term development and competitiveness.
The total production of raw milk last year was 619.7 million litres, a slight increase of about two per cent relative to the year before. Predominant was cow milk (97 per cent), while sheep and goat milk were considerably less marketed, in which sheep milk made a decrease.
In 2025, total 299.82 million litres of caw milk were bough-in, which is 7 per cent increase and KM90/l buy-in price, showing an increase of 13 per cent relative to 2023.
The milk industry produced about 260k tonnes of dairy products, with an increase of about 3 per cent relative to the year before. The most important product is a drinking milk, which a growth is noted with sour cream and whey, fermented products, cheese, an most notably butter with an increase of 33 per cent.
Bosnia and Herzegovina imported in 2025 about 49.3 million kg of milk and dairy products worth KM 253.2 million, or less for 5 per cent in value and 24 per cent in quantity relative to the year before. Also, BIH exported 71.7 million kg of dairy products worth KM 144.6 million, in which the quantity was decreased for six per cent, while the value of export remained at the level od 2024. The trade deficit is still present, but decreased for 11 per cent, with coverage of import by export of 57.1 per cent.
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NECROPOLIS WITH STEĆCI: KOORDIANTION TEAM FORMED
The Council of Ministers of BIH took the Ministry of Civil Affairs-proposed decision to appoint members of Bosnia and Herzegovina Coordination Team for implementation of the Management Plan for Necropolis with Stećci (medieval tombstones) in BIH registered in the List of World Heritage.
The five-year term Coordination Team will have five members, namely, one representative from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, two representatives from the Entity Ministries of Culture and Sports, and of Education and Culture, including one representative from the Federal Institute for Protection of Monuments and Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural-Historic and Natural Heritage, each.
APPOINTMENTS
The session appointed Adis Šehić for Acting Manager of the Insurance Agency of BIH until the end of a job vacancy procedure, for three months at longest, after Adem Zolota was released from his duty after the mandate expiry.
The Council of Ministers appointed Adem Zolota for Acting Manager of the Public Procurement Agency of BIH until the end of relevant job vacancy procedure, for three months at longest. Earlier Elvir Rožnjaković, previous Acting Manager of the Public Procurement Agency of BIH was released from his duty.
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