BASE SLARY LEVELS DEFINED FOR SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES IN 2027
The Council of Ministers of BIH took the Ministry of Finance and Treasury of BIH-tabled decision on level of base salary for accounting of salary to employees with Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2027, in amount of KM 750, thus fulfilling its legal obligation.
The base salary was harmonised with the Law on Salaries and Allowances in Institutions of BIH, which defined that it cannot be lower than 50 per cent of the average net salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina at annual level for the calendar year two fiscal years preceding the year in which the base salary is to be in application.
According to official data from the Statistics Agency of BIH, the average net monthly salary in BIH at annual level was KM 1,570 for 2025, and for 2024 it was KM 1,381 or increased for 13.7 per cent.
The decision takes force as at the day of its publication in the “Official Gazette of BIH” and will be applied from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2027.
The session took a decision on the level of allowance for annual vacation in Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina n 2027 for employees in Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in amount of KM 750.
The collective agreement for employees in Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina set forth that an employee has the right to allowance for annual vacation at the level of base salary in a current year.
ACTIVITIES STARTED FOR DEVELOPEMNT OF 2027-2029 PER BIH
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted in a new text Activity Plan for development of Programme of Economic Reforms of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PER BIH) for 2027-2029, with accompanying conclusions.
The Activity Plan defies activities, deadlines and responsibilities of competent institutions at all levels in BIH in the document drafting process.
The Directorate for Economic Planning of BIH, as the BIH Institutions-level coordinator, should cooperate with Entity coordinators, Ministry of Finance and Treasury and the Council of Ministers BIH-belonging institutions, as appropriate, to implement the Activity Plan and develop 2027-2029 Programme of Economic Reforms of Bosnia and Herzegovina within set deadline.
PER BIH 2027-2029 should be, after adoption at the Council of Ministers of BIH, sent to the European Commission until mid-January 2027.
BIH CONFIRMS ITS INTEREST IN INCLUSION INTO SSTP
The Council of Ministers of BIH confirmed interest of Bosnia and Herzegovina for inclusion into Safe and Sustainable Transport Programme - SSTP for use of available technical support in preparation of infrastructure projects for priority border crossings, Gornji Varoš – Gradiška Novi Most (Republic of Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Svilaj – Gornji Svilaj (Republic of Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina), defined within the Green Lanes Road Map (Green Corridors).
The Directorate for European Integrations will inform, on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Commission of the situation. SSTP, implemented by the World Bank, with support of the European Commission, represents an instrument of technical assistance for implementation of activities defined under the Road Map for Green Lanes, including development of plan, project, and technical documentation for infrastructural improvement of certain priority border crossings.
The state Ministries of Communication an Transport, Finance and Treasury, and Security, together with the Indirect Taxation Administration, will, in cooperation with the World Bank and European Commission, launch all needed activities for defining a loan arrangement and grant funds.
The Coordination Team for establishment of the Western Balkans Common Market should follow the implementation activities and report relevant progress to the Council of Ministers of BIH. Previously a piece of information from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations was adopted on implementation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s activities within the Action Plan for Common Regional Market (CRM) 2025-2028, referring to the Green Corridors Initiative directed to improvement of cross-border transport, decreased waiting time at border crossings, strengthening of cooperation by responsible services and improvement of infrastructure at priority border crossings.
BIH TO PARTICIPATE IN EBRD CAPITAL INCREASE
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted the Ministry of Finance and treasury-tabled piece of information and accepted participation in an increase of approved capital and subscription of authorised capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) within the adopted resolution No. 265 – General Increase of Authorised and Paid Bank Capital.
For Bosnia dn Herzegovina it is 681 new shares worth total EUR 6,810,000 with due annual payment between April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2029.
Bosnia and Herzegovina correctly has 5,071 shares with EBRD, total worth EUR 50,710,000.
INTERVENTION MEASURE FOR SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE
The Council of Ministers of BIH took the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations-proposed decision on opening of temporary tariff quotas for import of mineral fertilisers in 2027.
Under the decision, a customs free import of total 300,000 tonne of nitrogen, mineral and chemical fertilisers within seven tariff marks for the needs of registered agricultural producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be enabled temporarily, from January 1 to December 31, 2027.
By the intervention measure, the Council of Ministers of BIH ensures continuity of relieves for farmers for mitigation of shortage and high process of fertilisers. The aim is to support the increases yield of crops and other cultivated products and mitigate their price rise in the interest of consumers in BIH.
TO SECURE REGUALR RAILWAY TRAFFIC BETWEEN BIH AND CROATIA
A Proposal Agreement was defined between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Government of the Republic of Croatia on border procedures for railway border crossings Šamac – Slavonski Šamac (North) and Čašljina – Metković (South) on the European Transport Corridor Western Balkans – East Mediterranean (ex-Pan-European V c Corridor).
The aim of the Agreement is to solve issues of keeping trains at border crossings on the Corridor V c, precisely their smooth and regular operation, which creates conditions for increased competitiveness and boosting railway traffic at transport market.
Defining certain procedures for fast control at border crossings on the Corridor V c is an obligation Bosnia and Herzegovina assumed at Paris Western Balkans Sumit in 2015, as one among conditions to secure the project funding.
The Proposal Agreement with Negotiations Report will be provided to the Presidency of BIH for further procedure, and the Minister of Communications and Transport will at as the BIH signatory thereof.
BIH AND UK REGUALTE SERVICE PROVISION IN AIR TRAFFIC
The session defined a Proposal Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina for service provision in air traffic, to be sent to the Presidency of BIH for further procedure, while the Minister of Communications and Transport should act as the BIH signatory thereof.
The two states thus regulate the area of air traffic and enable continuation of service provision, pursuant to international standards.
An initiative for conclusion of the Agreement came out from the fact that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is not member of the EU any longer, so service provision in air traffic should be regulated bilaterally.
ACTS BY UNIVERSAL POSAL UNION ENDORSED
The Council of Ministers of BIH defined a Proposal platform for endorsement of Acts by Universal postal Union – UPU, and it accepted decisions from the UPU Congress in Dubai in 2025, upon a proposal by the Ministry of Communications and Transport.
By endorsing the acts, Bosnia and Herzegovina fulfils its obligations stemming from its membership in the Universal Postal Union and enables equal participation at the international market of postal services.
Accepted were four additional protocols focused on modernisation of global postal network and relevant services. It enables economic sustainability of postal operators and service provision, primarily performance of universal postal service in line with achievements made in ICT.
The Proposal Platform with UPU Acts will be sent to the Presidency of BIH to further procedure, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of BIH will act as the BIH signatory thereof.
RATIFICATION OF AGREEMNT
A Proposal Decision was defined on ratification of an Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Government of the Republic of Greece on protection of exchanged classified data: It will be sent to the Presidency of BIH for further ratification procedure.
The earlier signed agreement strengthens cooperation in protection of exchanged data classified with a secrecy level, in line with legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and that of the Republic of Greece.
TAKING UP EU ACQUIS ON PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
The Council of Ministers of BIH took the BIH Agency for Personal Data Protection-proposed decision on a list of states, or parts of their territories, one or more sectors in these states or international organisations, with an adequate level of personal data protection secured, with the “EI” mark, as a confirmation of appropriate harmonisation with the relevant legislation of the European Union.
The decision defines that the adequate level of personal data protection was secured in all the European Union member-states mad members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
In line with the European Union decisions, additional 16 states, their territories and one international organisation secure adequate level of personal data protection, and they were listed severally in the decision adopted today.
Pursuant to the Law on Personal Data Protection in BIH, an adequate level of personal data protection is applied in the Republic of Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Albania, Principality of Monaco and the Republic of San Marino, as the Council of Europe members and contracting parties of the Council of Europe Convention for Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data.
SEMIANNUAL BUDGET EXECUTION REPORT ADOPTED
The session adopted the Ministry of Finance and Treasury-tabled Budget Execution Report of Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and International Obligations of BIH for I-VI 2026, to be sent to the Presidency of BIH and Parliamentary Assembly of BIH.
The Report was posted at web sites of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and Council of Ministers of BIH.
The total realised revenues, receivables and finances of BIH Institutions at disposal in the fist half of the year were KM 787,519,158, and total expenditures and costs were KM 630,818,927.
A decreased execution of expenditures and costs of BIH Institutions was caused by a non-adoption of the Law on Budget of Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and International Obligations of BIH for 2026 in the first half of the year, when all BIH Institutions were financed based on quarterly decisions on temporary financing.
In I-VI 2026-time span, all due obligations based on the state foreign debt were served timely in the total amount of KM 457,004,315.
GAP IMPLEMENTATION IN 2026
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees-tabled Report on 2023-2027 BIH Gender Action Plan (GAP) implementation for 2025.
The second report on GAP implementation in BIH may be viewed as a report on gender equality situation, drafted based on data collected from competent institutions and bodies of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska and the Brčko District of BIH. In addition, it contains pieces of information on the most important examples of technical and material support by international stakeholders in implementation of GAP measures in BIH.
Although the Report recognises efforts by competent institutions in implantation of GAP-defined measures in partnership with international organisations and NGO sector, it points out that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s society is still far away from a full equality. A phenomenon of violence against women remains persistent challenge, confirmed by femicide cases in the reported period, which emphasises additionally the imperative of further engagement in the area. An important challenge is the achievement of parity, representation of women in parliaments to reach legal minimum of 40 per cent.
CURRENT BUDGET RESERVES USE IN FIRST HALF OF 2026
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted a piece of information of distribution and use of current budget reserve funds for I-VI 2026, to be passed to the Parliamentary Assembly of BIH by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury.
According to the report, out of planned KM 23,370,000 of budget reserve funds, approved were KM 2,344,500 and implemented were KM 1,302,754,55.
The remaining KM 21,093,745.45 includes KM 1,041,745,45 approved under the Council of Ministers of BIH decisions but not implemented yet.
Within an intervention current reserve funds, out of the planned KM 1,395,000 for the Collegia of both Chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of BIH, Presidency of BIH and members of the Council of Ministers, total KM 4221,500 were implemented under several decisions.
PIECE OF INFORMATION ON COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT APPLICATION ADOPTED
The Council of Ministers of BIH took a piece of information on activites of the Joint Committee for interpretation of provisions and monitoring of application of the Collective Agreement for employees in Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Dec 2025 – April 2206, with proposed conclusions.
PIECE OF INFORMATION ON UP-DATING OF SINGLE LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted a piece of information by the Directorate for European Integrations on up-dating of a Singe List of Priority Projects of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SPP – Single Project Pipeline), previously adopted by the State Investments Committee.
The up-dated SPP list of Bosnia and Herzegovina with total 220 projects, namely, 25 from transport sector, 106 from environmental protection and 89 from energy sector, of total value of EUR 14.3 billion, is the result of coordination of all-level authorities, which secures transparent and objective selection of the most important projects for economic development of the country. The up-dated list enables co-financing od priority investments in BIH through the European Union grants under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), thereby showing readiness of Bosnia and Herzegovina for inciting economic growth of the region, in accordance with agreements with Western Balkan countries within the Berlin Process.
INTERNATIONAL ASSSITANCE FOR AGRICULTURE
The Council of Ministers of BIH adopted the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic relations-tabled report on international assistance for agriculture, food production and rural development sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025.
The nine-chapter report identifies needs of the agriculture sector in reaching their planned sector goals and provides better insight for interested parties into activities of institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of international donors.
The repot should assist potential donors in plans creation and definition of priorities for support and investments into the sector of agriculture, food production and rural development. (end)