About this learning event

This autumn workshop continues to support the preparation of the 2026-2028 Economic Reform Program (ERP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The European Commission’s Guidance Note for the ERP requests the countries to provide information on the expected economic and fiscal impact of structural reforms, and explain how this impact was taken into account in the macroeconomic and fiscal scenarios of the ERP.

This workshop will follow up and continue the work from a previous spring workshop, delivered in June 2025 in Bjelašnica, where participants learned about and practiced using the tools for economic impact assessment (EIA) of reforms in policy areas with the highest potential impact. As the workshop’s conclusion, it was agreed with the beneficiaries that:

• The ERP/RA coordinators at the country and entity level will liaise with relevant line ministries and other institutions to obtain the data and information needed for EIA of reforms.
• Online expert consultation will be provided a month prior workshop, to support the data and information collection process and provide further clarifications as necessary.
• At the autumn follow-up workshop, we will use the additional information and data to finalize the EIA of reforms already analyzed in the spring workshop.
• As much as possible, the DEP’s macroeconomic model would be used in the workshop for finalizing the impact assessment.

Who should attend

ERP coordinators and their teams, ministries of finance, state, and entity level.

Faculty

The event will be delivered under the guidance of:

• Janez Šušteršič, CEF Expert and Associate Fellow, former Minister of Finance of Slovenia
• Alketa Bucaj, CEF Expert, Head of Economic and Policy Research at REX Consulting Group

Practical information

Selected participants will have their transportation to/from the venue covered, along with one night's hotel accommodation and meals during the workshop. For participants traveling from Banja Luka, an additional night's accommodation before the workshop will be provided. Participants should bring their laptops to the workshop to be able to follow and participate in the EIA. The workshop will be delivered in English.

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks” (FISR2) implemented by the CEF.