— Eleni Karvountzi —

Eleni Karvountzi graduated from Thessaloniki Greece, University of North Macedonia in Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies. She’s currently pursuing a master’s degree in European Policies on Youth, Entrepreneurship, Education and Culture at the same University. She is most interested in youth policies and the position of young people.

Fight for Employment: A Losing Battle in BiH?

A simple Google search with the terms 'looking for a job' or 'job opportunities' in the Bosnian language gives you a good feel of the current situation in the country. What comes up most of the time are tabs for jobs in Germany, opportunities abroad, or statistics on unemployment, especially for youth and women. With this gloomy picture in mind, we will focus on laying out the biggest challenges to reaching full employment in the country and potential ways forward.