Bosnian Serbs RS “ends cooperation” with Sarajevo court, prosecution
BANJA LUKA, 10. DEC. 2015 – The government of the Serb Republic, RS, has decided to end cooperation with the Court and the Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The same applies to the Serb entity’s...
View ArticleEx Bosniak(Muslim) commander suspected of crimes against Serbs released
SARAJEVO, 10. DEC. 2015 – The Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina decided to release from jail former Bosniak(Muslim) army commander Sakib Mahmuljin, suspected of command responsibility for war crimes...
View ArticleBosnia’s Presidency Visit To Turkey Highlights Ankara Role in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, ANKARA, 13. DEC. 2015 – Two members of the Bosnian Presidency, Croat and Bosniak(Muslim), but not Serbian, visited Turkey, marking the growing importance of Ankara as a partner for Bosnia and...
View ArticleEU’s high officials:Bosnia has taken steady steps, but positive results in...
BRUSSELS,14. DEC 2015 – One year ago, the European Union adopted a renewed approach for Bosnia and Herzegovina with the December Council Conclusions of 2014. Over the last year, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
View ArticleBosnia:15 islamist terrorism suspects arrested in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, 22. DEC. 2015 – The Bosnian Prosecution’s Department for Terrorism arrested 15 islamist terrorism suspects in an operation carried out in Sarajevo. The news agency Fena said it learned...
View ArticleIslamists “planned deadly attack” in Bosnian capital
SARAJEVO, 26. DEC. 2015 – A group of Bosniak radical Islamists arrested in Sarajevo “planned to carry out a deadly attack in the capital of the Bosnia-Herzegovina.” This was announced by State...
View ArticleRS President Dodik refers to Serb entity in Bosnia as “state”
BANJA LUKA, 08. JAN. 2015 – RS President Milorad Dodik has said that the Serb Republic (Republika Srpska, RS) – the Serb entity in Bosnia – is “a state.” The fact it is “being denied” speaks to its...
View ArticleVUCIC: NO ONE CAN DECREE REPUBLIKA SRPSKA OUT OF EXISTENCE
BANJA LUKA, 09. JAN. 2015 – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that no one would be able to pass a decree canceling Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska, stressing that it was not created by...
View ArticleSix Bosnian Serb Police ‘Arrested for Armed Heist’
BANJA LUKA, 14. JAN. 2015 – Six members of the Special Police Unit in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity were arrested for allegedly staging a highway hold-up and stealing some 300,000...
View ArticleBOSNIA:POLITICAL LEADER RADONCIC ARRESTED
SARAJEVO, 25. JAN. 2016 – Fahrudin Radoncic, head of the Union for a Better Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B-H) and owner of the Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz, was arrested and straight away taken to...
View ArticleFormer Bosniak Army Commander Naser Oric Goes on Trial
SARAJEVO, 25. JAN. 2016 – Former Srebrenica Bosniak(Moslem) army commander Naser Oric went on trial in Sarajevo for war crimes, accused of being responsible for killing three Serbs in 1992 . Oric’s...
View ArticleBOSNIA:War crimes indictee Oric “appointed as adviser to minister”
ZAGREB, SARAJEVO, 29. JAN. 2016 -Naser Oric, who is on trial for war crimes committed against Serbs, “has been named as adviser to the minister of veteran affairs of the FBiH entity.”This is according...
View ArticleFM Kurz: Austria will limit the number of refugees, consequences for Balkans
BELGRADE, 09. FEB. 2016 – Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said in Belgrade that his country “will have to limit the number of refugees it will accept this year.” He also said that Austria will...
View ArticleBosnian Serb Leader Postpones Controversial Referendum
BANJA LUKA, 08.FEB. 2016 – Facing growing criticism, the president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska postponed a planned referendum which was intended to challenge the authority of the...
View ArticleHijab Ban in Court Angers Bosnian Muslims
SARAJEVO, 10. FEB. 2016 – Ruling by Bosnia’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, upholding earlier ban on wearing hijabs in court, draws fresh protests from devout Muslims. Bosnia’s High Judicial...
View ArticleBosnia Files EU Membership Application
BRUSSELS, 15. FEB. 2016 – Bosnia and Herzegovina has formally requested to obtain status of candidate to join the European Union, submitting its application at an event in Brussels. “This is an...
View ArticleKosovo, NATO Issues Highlights Bosnian Foreign Policy Splits
SARAJEVO, 26. FEB. 2016 – Differences between the state government and Republika Srpska on issues from Kosovo to NATO are putting a coherent foreign policy at risk, experts pointed out. Divergences on...
View ArticleMoody’s: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s B3 long-term issuer rating
SARAJEVO, WASHINGTON, 29.02.2016 – Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has affirmed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s B3 long-term issuer rating and senior unsecured debt ratings. The outlook is stable.The...
View ArticleHague Tribunal sentences Karadzic to 40 years in prison
THE HAGUE, 24. MAR. 2016 – The Hague Tribunal has found Radovan Karadzic guilty and sentenced him to 40 years in prison in the first-instance verdict announced, Beta news agency reported. The tribunal...
View ArticleIZETBEGOVIC: KARADZIC VERDICT IS VERDICT TO HORRIBLE POLICY
SARAJEVO, 25. MAR. 2016 – Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Bosniak(Muslim) member Bakir Izetbegovic has said that the verdict to first Republika Srpska (RS) president Radovan Karadzic is a verdict to...
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