Bosnia and Herzegovina

Key Findings overall

According to the dynamics of social and economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina country, and aiming towards EU membership, state authorities, as well as entity and canton authorities are constantly working on further harmonising and improving the scope of language policies. Based on the previously mentioned facts, and having in mind that this essay gives only a glimpse of the current condition, we might conclude that the seemingly complex multilingual situation in our country does not generally represent a communication barrier in everyday life. Of course, there is much room for improvement, for example, harmonising the laws, as well as raising public awareness on the existence of the three official languages and two scripts, which should be accepted and respected for all their similarities, and minor differences.

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