Parlamentarna istražna komisija za utvrđivanje trošenja donatorskih sredstava godinu dana nakon osnivanja počet će prikupljati podatke o donacijama prispjelim u BiH u postratnom periodu. Zaključeno je to na jučerašnjoj sjednici Komisije koja bi naredne sedmice trebalo da usvoji i svim donatorima dostavi anketni list sa zahtjevom da dostave podatke o …
Read More »ICTY: Ex-Bosnian Army Commander Appeals Verdict
The defence of Rasim Delic and the Hague Prosecution are presenting their appeals to the first instance verdict, under which the former Bosnian Army commander was sentenced to three years in prison. “I must tell you that I had confidence in this Court and I supported it with my work,” …
Read More »Provjeriće zakonitost odluka direktora SIPA
Komisija za odbranu i sigurnost parlamenta BiH trebalo bi da raspravlja o zakonitosti odluke direktora Državne agencije za istrage i zaštitu BiH da policajca pod istragom za ratne zločine rasporedi na dužnost načelnika Odjela za zaštitu svjedoka u SIPA. Raspravu o ovoj odluci direktora SIPA Mirka Lujića na jednoj od …
Read More »Za svakog po elektrana
Vlada Federacije BiH najavila je realizaciju deset milijardi KM vrijednih projekata u elektroenergetskom sektoru. Federalni premijer i ministar industrije, energetike i rudarstva, koji potiču iz dvije bratske, ali zaraćene stranke, udružili su snage i javnosti poručili da slijedi gradnja nekoliko termoelektrana i hidroelektrana. Lijepo zvuči, ali… Gradnja elektroenergetskih objekata svakako …
Read More »Inzko: No reforms in Bosnia in 3 years
Due to a lack of political agreement there haven’t been any reforms Bosnia in the past three years, High International Representative Valentin Inzko says. Those reforms, the Austrian diplomat added, could have made Bosnia-Herzegovina a more functional state. At the meeting of the EU political directors in Madrid, Inzko said …
Read More »Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish FMs to meet
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić and his Turkish and Bosnian counterparts Ahmet Davutoglu and Sven Alkalaj will meet today in Belgrade. The meeting will be the fourth regular monthly meeting of the three foreign ministers.
Read More »Bosnian Serbs Firm Against Srebrenica Resolution
One year after the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning and commemorating the genocide committed in Srebrenica in 1995, politicians in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska remain reluctant to consider taking a similar move. Serbia’s President Boris Tadic is urging Serbia’s Parliament to adopt a resolution condemning the massacre, …
Read More »ICTY: Jokic to be Released From Prision
Dragan Jokic, sentenced for crimes committed in Srebrenica in 1995, should be released from prison in Austria by mid February, while seven former high ranking military and police officers await their verdict for crimes committed in the Bosnian Serb enclave. The decision to release Jokic was made by the International …
Read More »Bosnia’s Forgotten Minorities
As Jewish and Roma officials win a major victory in Strasbourg against Bosnian constitutional discrimination, which should pave the way for the ‘Others’ to participate in government, recent history indicates that the Court’s decision is unlikely to be implemented, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. The European Court of …
Read More »Merkel: Long road to EU for Bosnia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she does not have much hope for a quick European Union accession for Bosnia-Herzegovina. After meeting with Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency head Željko Komšić in Berlin, she said that “a very long road” is ahead of Bosnia towards EU membership. Without changes to the Constitution, which …
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