Bosnia Hertegovina

Asim Sarajlić: Vjerujem u dogovor jer nemamo drugog izlaza

Butmirski proces, iako nije rezultirao dogovorom, nije propao jer je međunarodnoj zajednici jasno pokazao ko je spreman za dogovor, a ko nije, smatra to Asim Sarajlić, zamjenik predsjednika SDA. Kao učesnik pregovora o napretku BiH, vođenih u Butmiru u organizaciji SAD i EU, on vjeruje u konačni dogovor, jer “nemamo …

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RS za dogovor unutar BiH, FBiH ne može bez stranaca

Političke partije sa sjedištem u RS pozdravljaju stav Savjeta Evrope da do dogovora u BiH moraju da dođu domaći političari, dok u FBiH smatraju da je nemoguće postići sporazum bez učešća stranaca. Rajko Vasić, izvršni sekretar SNSD-a, kaže da je ovaj prilazak problemu Evrope realnost i da EU, ali i …

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Karadzic will boycott genocide trial on Monday: legal aide

Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic will again boycott his genocide trial when it resumes at a UN tribunal in The Hague next week, one of his legal advisers said Wednesday. “He will not attend Monday,” Marco Sladojevic said after a meeting with the 64-year-old Karadzic. Karadzic, who is defending …

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Pozvali lidere da nastave s razgovorima

Odgovornost za napredak BiH je na domaćim političkim liderima koji moraju imati mnogo ozbiljniji politički angažman, upozorio je Karl Bilt, ministar vanjskih poslova Švedske i predsjedavajući Vijeća EU, po okončanju dvodnevnog zasjedanja ovog vijeća. “Naša glavna poruka bosanskohercegovačkim liderima je – sjedite, razgovarajte, dogovorite se. Imamo veliku podršku za razgovore …

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Agreement needed for BiH’s EU and NATO bid

EU foreign ministers urged today the political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to “take greater responsibility” for further development of the country. They reiterated that an agreement is needed in order to guarantee the future of BiH in the European Union and NATO. The foreign ministers of the 27 member-states …

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Bosnian Serb war criminal Plavsic back in Serbia

Radovan Karadzic’s successor as Bosnian Serb president left Swedish prison on Tuesday and arrived in Belgrade after winning early release from her sentence for committing war crimes. The International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague convicted Biljana Plavsic in February 2003 but last month granted an early …

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Karadzic Trail Continues on November 2

On the first day of the presentation of introductory arguments, which took place in the absence of the indictee, the Hague Prosecution said it would show that Radovan Karadzic had full control over the Republika Srpska Army and was the architect of the shelling and sniper campaign in Sarajevo. Speaking …

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Karadzic boycotts war crime trial at UN tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the war crimes trial against him at a UN court in The Hague on Monday, Dutch media said.The trial started at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) shortly after 9:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT) with Karadzic’s absence. The presiding judge O-Gon …

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West Eyes Way Forward in Bosnia

Even after its apparent failure, an EU and US initiative to end Bosnia’s political impasse is still fostering confusion and tensions among local and international leaders as they search for a way out of the crisis. With senior EU officials scheduled to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the situation in …

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“Changes in Bosnia only by consensus”

EU High Representative Valentine Inzko says changes to the Bosnian Constitution are impossible without the consensus of all three constitutive peoples. The procedure of Constitutional change is not possible without the consensus of the representatives of all three peoples. Anything else is just pre-election talk. “It is about time politicians …

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