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Sarajevo / Bosnia and Herzegovina 17–18 November 2025
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Strengthening the judicial training system in Bosnia and Herzegovina with CEPEJ tools

Representatives of judicial training institutions and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered in Sarajevo for a two days workshop to increase efficiency and quality of judicial training programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This workshop follows an in-depth analysis of the judicial training system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted earlier this year by the CEPEJ. The workshop aimed to discuss and exchange with beneficiaries the assessment of training needs as well as the development and implementation of future training programmes in the field of justice. Participants have also identified ways to sustainably incorporate CEPEJ topics related to the efficiency and quality of justice into judicial training programmes in BiH.

Discussions explored practical ways to strengthen inter-institutional co-ordination and quality assurance within the judicial training system, including approaches to address recommendations from the EC Progress Report. The event concluded with reflections on the way forward and on areas where CEPEJ could continue to provide support.

 

This activity was organised by the BiHSEJ action “Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)” in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Horizontal Facility III), co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026. The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European
standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process. 

The envelope of this facility amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the EU, 15% by the CoE).

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.