8th Meeting of the EU-BiH Sub-Committee on Trade, Industry, Customs & Taxation

Officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union met in Brussels on 29 April 2025 for the 8 th meeting of the Sub-committee on trade, industry, customs and taxation, under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The meeting was opened by Heinke Veit, Deputy Head of Unit and co-chaired by Katarzyna Sobieraj, Economic and Trade Policy Officer for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighborhood. On the side of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the meeting was opened and co-chaired by Ms Brankica Pandurević, Assistant Minister in the Bi H Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. During the meeting, the parties discussed developments in the areas mentioned above and exchanged detailed trade statistics. The Commission underlined that deepening EU-related reforms in all sectors under discussion will help Bosnia and Herzegovina advance in regional economic cooperation, integrate into the EU’s single market, and accelerate socio-economic convergence with the EU. It will significantly accelerate the speed of the enlargement process, boost the growth of Bi H economy and create more jobs for the citizens.  The Commission reiterated that having functioning SAA dialogue is key to this end. On trade matters, the Commission noted that the EU remains Bi H’s main trading partner with a total bilateral trade over € 15.2 billion in 2024. In 2024, the EU accounted for over 64%...