TI BiH and the Initiative for Monitoring European Integration are organizing the conference “Europe Calls – BiH on the Second Line”

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) and the Initiative for Monitoring European Integration BiH on Monday November 17, 2025, at the Swiss Hotel in Sarajevo are organizing the conference “Europe Calls – BiH on the Second Line”.

The occasion for holding the conference is the publication of the European Commission’s report on BiH’s progress on the European path, where a civil society perspective will be provided on the level of fulfillment of previous recommendations and the report itself. Participants will discuss the current situation, plans within European integration, the new Reform Agenda, and the role of institutions and civil society in its implementation.

Ambassadors of member states, delegations of the European Union in BiH, international organizations, BiH institutions, and civil society organizations will participate in the conference.

Statements for the media are scheduled at 10:10 AM

Announcement and agenda

Agenda

10:00 – 10:30 Participant registration and welcome coffee

10:30 – 10:50 Conference opening and introductory remarks

• Åge Sandal Møller, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark in BiH
• Anne-Marije van de Staaij, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in BiH
• Ivana Korajlić, Executive Director, Transparency International in BiH

10:50 – 12:00 Panel I: BiH’s European Path through the Prism of Promises, Results, and Readiness

• Adebayo Babajide, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in BiH
• Darija Ramljak, Assistant Director and Head of the Sector for Strategy and Integration Policies
• Adnan Ćerimagić, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative (ESI)
• Denis Džidić, Executive Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BiH and Initiative for Monitoring European Integration BiH

12:00 – 12:10 Short break

12:10 – 13:20 Panel II: Reform Agenda – Who, What, How, and When?

• Amina Mulabdić, Directorate for Economic Planning BiH
• Fermin Cordobra, Policy Officer, EU Delegation in BiH
• Stefan Ristovski, Researcher, European Policy Institute (EPI) Skopje
• Edo Kanlić, Advocacy and Public Policy Manager, TI BiH and Initiative for Monitoring European Integration BiH

13:20 – 13:30 Conclusions and closing remarks