Technological, Ecological and Energy Aspects of the Development of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Bosnia and Herzegovina has generally opted to join the European Union. Preliminary decisions have already been taken, but BiH needs to meet some of the standards/criteria contained in the 14 recom-mendations made by the European Commission before formal negotiations with the EU begin. One of the important assumptions of a successful path to the EU is that BiH accelerates economic development and modernizes the economic structure as a whole. In this regard, it is especially important that BiH advances technological development, improves its environmental policy and accelerates the energy transition. The text analysed the current development level of these areas and suggested some measures that should improve the current unsatisfactory situation in them. Particular attention was paid to measures to increase innovation capacity, the need for more vigorous inter-ventions in solving environmental problems and the energy transition as a precondition for entry into Industry 4.0, the introduction of the green economy and the acceptance of decarbonisation as long-term policies. It was stressed that these are the ultimate targets by 2050, in agreement with the long-term development orientation of the European Union.