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11. April 2016.

Professor Miodrag Zec: “We idolize loyalty and we suppress competence.”

Read an interview with Mr. Miodrag Zec, a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, conducted during conference “Economy in Media – Media on Economy” organized by Center for Research and Studies GEA.


10. April 2016.

Professor Ljubo Jurcic: “We are victims of an incomplete economic system and wrong economic policy.”

Read an interview with Mr. Ljubo Jurcic, a professor at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb and the president of the Croatian Association of Economists, conducted during conference “Economy in Media – Media on Economy” organized by Center for Research and Studies GEA.


8. April 2016.

Conference: “Economy in Media – Media on Economy”

Thirty journalists and lecturers from the region attended the conference “Economy in Media – Media on Economy” organized on March 31 and April 1 on Jahorina Mountain. The conference was organized by Center for Research and Studies GEA in cooperation with the Journalists’ Club Banja Luka and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. It joined renowned experts and … Continue reading Conference: “Economy in Media – Media on Economy”


22. December 2015.

The City of Banja Luka passes 2016 budget – old problems remain

2016 City budget was adopted on December 15 in the total of 128.270.000 BAM. Review of the budget and the drafting process reveals that two groups of problems GEA has been warning about for several years will be present in the next period as well and that no serious progress has been made on their … Continue reading The City of Banja Luka passes 2016 budget – old problems remain


18. December 2015.

Labor productivity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Center for Research and Studies GEA completed an analysis “Growth of labor productivity – the precondition for the increase of wages and stable economic development”.


17. December 2015.

High fiscal and parafiscal charges – the main cause of grey economy in RS

Report “Creating a more favorable business environment for decreasing informal (grey) economy in the Republic of Srpska” reveals what employers in the Republic of Srpska see as main causes of grey economy and where we stand on these matters in comparison with Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Austria.


2. November 2015.

How to improve media reporting on economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

In cooperation with the association “BH novinari”, Center for Research and Studies GEA organized two panel discussions on the topic “Reporting on economy by media in the Republic of Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”.


27. August 2015.

GEA at the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna

Civil society of the Western Balkan countries argues for a new kind of dialogue with decision makers from the region and EU.


22. June 2015.

Conference: “Employment and Development – Technological Change and Jobs”

On June 4-5, 2015, Center for Research and Studies GEA attended the 10th international conference on employment and development, organized by the World Bank and Institute for the Studies of Labor (IZA) in Bonn (Germany).


18. May 2015.

Workshop: “Creation of jobs and prosperity” for the Western Balkans

In Tirana (Albania), on May 6-8, 2015, GEA participated in the workshop “Creation of jobs and prosperity”, which convened representatives of civil sector from the Western Balkan countries.