Bosnia Hertegovina

Security Council Urged To Stand Firm As Bosnia And Herzegovina Faces Deepening Crisis

A recent rise in tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sparked an “extraordinary crisis” as the country continues to emerge from the shadows of the Balkan wars 30 years ago, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday. High Representative Christian Schmidt briefed on latest developments surrounding implementation of the 1995 …

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Bosnia And Herzegovina: Is Plenković Undermining The Fragile Peace In The Western Balkans? – Analysis

The statement by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković (HDZ), declaring that the Republic of Croatia would not impose sanctions on the President of the Republika Srpska entity, Milorad Dodik (SNSD), represents the most serious blow to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since December 1991, when a joint criminal enterprise (JCE) was …

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Serbs ‘love Britain’, diplomat said months after Bosnian genocide

A senior British diplomat said “Bosnian Serbs love us to an embarrassing degree” after their rebel army massacred thousands of Muslim civilians in a war where John Major’s government was often seen as pro-Serb. Charles Crawford, Britain’s ambassador to Bosnia who made the remark, added “we need to continue to …

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Le président de la République serbe de Bosnie défie l’Occident

Les forces politiques de l’UE se heurtent au président de la République serbe de Bosnie (Srpska-RS), Milorad Dodik, qui refuse leur diktat en poursuivant son plan de sécession. Par ailleurs, celui-ci se positionne en faveur de Moscou et dénonce le pouvoir supranational du Haut représentant international en Bosnie-Herzégovine, l’Allemand Christian …

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Local Elections In BiH: Political Elites Living In A Parallel Reality – Analysis

On 6 October 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina will hold its 8th local elections since the country declared independence in 1992. The elections will determine the mayors of municipalities and cities, as well as members of municipal and city councils and assemblies, across 143 local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (111 …

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Between the EU and Moscow: How Russia Exploits Divisions in Bosnia

Entrenched divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina have hampered EU and U.S. efforts to build functional institutions and integrate the country into Western clubs. Dysfunctionality in turn provides fertile ground for meddling by Russia, which appears to have won the battle for the hearts and minds of Bosnian Serbs. Bosnia and …

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Bosnia And Herzegovina 2024: Is Peace In BiH Under Threat? – Analysis

Local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are scheduled for 6 October 2024. Although Bosnia and Herzegovina received the green light to start EU membership negotiations in March this year, this was largely unmerited and represents a symbolic gesture from the EU towards BiH due to the Russian invasion of …

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US, EU, Slate Bosnian Serb Push to Designate NGOs as ‘Foreign Agents’

After criticising a proposed new defamation law, the EU and US have also condemned a proposed new Bosnian Serb law allowing the entity to designate NGOs as ‘foreign agents’, calling it ‘unacceptable’. The EU and US have criticised plans by Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia’s mainly Serb-dominated …

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From Bosnia to Ukraine: How a Serb Sportsman Became a Russian Fighter

A Bosnian Serb former martial arts fighter has been posting videos and pictures online, documenting his new life as a volunteer soldier with a Russian unit fighting in Ukraine. BIRN was able to track his posts, following his journey to the frontline. Afew weeks after returning home to Modrica in …

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