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 …
Read More »Karadžić “regrets loss of lives, not own role”
THE HAGUE, Holland Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić said on Tuesday that he did not regret his role in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina and that his conscience was clear. Karadžić, who is being tried on war crimes and genocide charges by the UN tribunal in The Hague, added that …
Read More »“RS not impeding on development in Bosnia”
BANJA LUKA Chief of the EP’s Southeast Europe delegation, Doris Pack, said that the existence of the Republic of Srpska (RS) is not slowing down Bosnia’s progress. “The existence of RS is not an obstacle, political verbal attacks are, and that is present in both entities. RS is not a …
Read More »NATO Exercise in Bosnia Prompts Concerns
BiH Some Bosnian Serb officials and media organs have expressed concern that hidden intelligence and military motives lurk behind NATO’s decision to hold a major exercise in Bosnia this September. “There is no doubt that NATO is militarily and politically extremely powerful and that this Alliance carries out whatever it …
Read More »Opštine i kriza
BiH Šefovi i uposlenici u organima lokalne samouprave u BiH jako dobro zarađuju, odgovornost je dosta mala, a imaju i razne beneficije. Nabrojano posao u općinskim i gradskim administracijama čini veoma atraktivnim i poželjnim. U vrijeme krize, kada svi nivoi vlasti štede, mnoge opštine u Federaciji BiH jednostavno ignoriraju obavezu …
Read More »Parlamentarci ne daju svoje paušale
SARAJEVO, BiH Prijedlog za ukidanje paušala i naknada za rad u komisijama poslanicima i delegatima parlamenta BiH neće dobiti podršku članova SNSD-a u državnom parlamentu. “Ne možemo podržati ukidanje paušala jer je to naknada koju imaju poslanici u svim parlamentima svijeta. Ne želimo glasati ni za ukidanje naknada za rad …
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