BiH A leading Bosnian opposition movement, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, warns that, by further escalating the current political crisis, Bosnia’s ruling parties are leading the country to the brink of a new war. The warning comes after fresh political quarrels and tensions paralysed the work of the government of …
Read More »Two Bosnian Serbs arrested on wartime massacre charges
BiH Bosnian police arrested two Bosnian Serbs on Thursday, including a police officer, suspected of taking part in the massacre of about 200 Muslims and Croats in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, the state prosecutor’s office said. Branko Topola, 41, was arrested in a police station in the northwestern town of …
Read More »Planned Privatisations Shake Bosnia
BiH Bosnia’s Federation entity is preparing to privatise around 30 public companies over the next year, local media reported on Thursday. “Privatisation fever shakes the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” columnist Faruk Vele wrote in a piece published in influential Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz on Thursday. Authorities in the Croat-Bosniak …
Read More »Mogućnost kažnjavanja političara ostaje
BiH Budući specijalni predstavnik EU u BiH, koji će naslijediti visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice, moći će sankcionirati domaće dužnosnike, potvrdili su u Uredu visokog predstavnika, a i sam visoki predstavnik Valentin Incko u intervju za austrijske medije. “Budući specijalni predstavnik EU za BiH imat će sve potrebne instrumente koji će …
Read More »Topićeva na čelu DEI od 1. septembra
BiH Agencija za državnu službu BiH imenovala je Lidiju Topić za direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH (DEI), koja će na dužnost stupiti 1. septembra ove godine. “Vijeće ministara BiH nije postiglo saglasnost o imenovanju direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH u zakonskom roku od 30 dana od okončanja konkursa. …
Read More »Turmoil Over Former Bosnian Serb Official’s Return
BiH The Bosnian Serb political scene was shaken up over the weekend by the news that prominent former politician Dragan Kalinic may return to public life, after being given permission to do so by Bosnia’s High Representative Valentin Inzko. Kalinic may provide the biggest challenge yet to undisputed Bosnian Serb …
Read More »Bosnian Leaders Divided over Key Appointments
BiH After months of political quarrels and disputes, Bosnia’s new top EU negotiator will be appointed on Friday, Bosnian Premier Nikola Spiric said. The appointment, if it indeed takes place, is only expected to further deepen political and ethnic divisions within Bosnia’s state government, the Council of Ministers, over the …
Read More »US Troops Arrive in Bosnia for NATO Exercise
BiH The first elements of a US Armed Forces’ contingent have started arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina for NATO’s Joint Endeavor 2009 military exercise. “Joint Endeavor 2009 is a test for Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Republika Srpska Television opined on Friday. This is the first time this annual NATO exercise is …
Read More »Danas imenovanje šefa DEI
SARAJEVO, BiH Agencija za državnu službu BiH imenovat će danas Lidiju Topić za direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH (DEI), rekao je juče Nikola Špirić, predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara BiH. Objasnio je da na jučerašnjoj sjednici Vijeća ministara nije postignuta saglasnost o imenovanju direktora DEI, Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje BiH (UIO) …
Read More »Karadzic Case Ready for Trial
BiH The judge indicates that the Radovan Karadzic case is “ready for trial”, though he declines to set a date for the trial to begin. Iain Bonomy said that the Radovan Karadzic case is “ready for trial” and that he will inform the Court President of this. However, a date …
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