On Tuesday 14 May, the European Commission announced the signing of an association agreement with Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of the Digital Europe programme.
The agreement, which is to apply retroactively from 1 January, is intended to enable businesses, public administrations and other eligible organisations in Bosnia-Herzegovina to respond to open calls for tender under the Digital Europe programme, which has an overall budget of €7.5 billion for the period 2021-2027.
This programme should give Bosnian-Herzegovinian companies the opportunity to deploy digital technologies across the EU in specific areas, such as artificial intelligence and advanced digital skills, and to set up digital innovation centres in the country.
The Commission believes that “this association with the Digital Europe programme should make a significant contribution to the common objectives, values and close links between Bosnia-Herzegovina and the European Union in the field of digital technologies”. (Original version in French by Isalia Stieffatre)