The overall objective of the Twinning project is to further harmonise official statistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with EU standards and to improve statistics in terms of volume, quality and statistical production.
The specific objective of the project is to strengthen statistical system institutional capacities and further harmonise statistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with EU standards by improving social and macroeconomic statistics, the Statistical Business Register, sectoral statistics and quality management.
The two components targeted by the Twinning project are reflected in the “Strategic Development of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2030”, which provides the long-term framework for the development of the statistical system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The strategy focuses on three main objectives: responding to user needs, improving statistical business processes, and developing a sustainable institutional environment.
The project also directly addresses priorities identified in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union. The Agreement requires the statistical institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet national and international user needs and to respect European and international statistical standards.
The project supports the further alignment of official statistics with the EU acquis and European statistical standards. Particular attention is given to strengthening institutional capacities and cooperation between the statistical institutions, improving the quality and availability of official statistics and increasing the use of administrative data for statistical purposes.
The project builds on previous development of the statistical system and supports the beneficiary institutions in further strengthening their capacities and continuing the approximation of official statistics to European standards.