Bosnia Hertegovina

Ministra bezbjednosti nema bez direktora UIO i RAK-a

BiH Prijedlog o imenovanju Sadika Ahmetovića za novog ministra sigurnosti neće biti dostavljen parlamentu BiH sve dok SDA i Stranka za BiH ne pristanu na imenovanje direktora Regulatorne agencije za komunikacije (RAK) i Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje (UIO). “Prijedlog za imenovanje ministra neću proslijediti parlamentu dok ne završimo imenovanje direktora …

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Students Back Demilitarisation as NATO Exercise Starts

BiH The operational phase of NATO’s first major exercise in Bosnia kicked off on Friday in the north-western town of Banja Luka, as Banja Luka University students rallied for the demilitarisation of the country. “The meetings are not in protest and we are not gathering against something or somebody. To …

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Bosnia Makes No Progress on Corruption

BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina has made no recent progress in its struggle against rampant corruption, the Bosnian branch of Transparency International, TI, reports. TI presented its findings at a Sarajevo press conference on Thursday. “Bosnia and Herzegovina has not achieved progress in implementing anti-corruption reforms and, unfortunately […] it is …

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Mandat stranim sudijama i tužiocima nije produžen

BiH Predstavnički dom parlamenta BiH nije jučer usvojio u prvom čitanju izmjene zakona o Sudu BiH i Tužilaštvu BiH kojim se produžava mandat međunarodnim sudijama i tužiocima koji rade na predmetima ratnih zločina. Izmjene ovih zakona nisu dobile potrebnu većinu iz RS te će biti upućene na usaglašavanje. Mandat međunarodnim …

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US Worried about Bosnian Political Rifts

BOSNIA The US is concerned about the current situation in Bosnia and its leaders’ commitment to securing EU and NATO membership, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Stuart E. Jones said. “The American government is concerned because we haven’t seen practical actions which reflect [Bosnian officials’] commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration,” …

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Darko Elez iza rešetaka

BiH Darko Elez, trojica policijskih službenika u BiH, kao i još 17 osoba uhapšeni su u Srbiji i BiH zbog sumnje da su kao pripadnici zločinačke organizacije odgovorni za više ubistava, trgovinu drogom i oružjem, iznude, razbojništva i druga djela. Elez je označen kao vođa ove kriminalne grupe, koja je …

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NGO files suit against Dodik

BiH The Woman-War Victim association has filed a suit under urgent procedure against Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik. Dodik’s statement that his condition for Constitutional change would be the abolition of the Bosnian Court and Prosecution “confirms that he cannot face the truth, and that he is …

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Hague: Karadžić damages claim “too early”

HOLLAND The Hague Tribunal says Radovan Karadžić’s motion to have his sentence reduced or to receive damages for his “illegal arrest in Serbia” last year is too early. Karadžić is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity against Muslims and Croats and of taking international hostages during the war in …

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Envoy Urges States to Back Bosnia’s EU, NATO Bid

BiH Bosnia’s top western envoy has urged Croatia, Slovenia and Turkey to provide further support to Bosnia’s bid for full NATO and EU membership. On Monday, Bosnia’s High Representative Valentin Inzko met Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, oin the …

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