Bosnia Hertegovina

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said in a letter to The Hague war crimes tribunal on Tuesday (June 30th) that he is not guilty of the 11 counts in the indictment against him. Karadzic, who faces charges of genocide, murder and torture stemming from the …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The Court of BiH on Tuesday (June 30th) sentenced a former member of the Serb military police to seven and a half years in prison for murdering and torturing non-Serb civilians during the 1992-1995 conflict. Earlier, defendant Rade Veselinovic pleaded guilty to murdering one civilian …

Neće biti malverzacija s plaćanjem novih i povećanih akciza, koje od danas počinje u BiH, tvrdi Kemal Čaušević, direktor Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje BiH. Kaže da su poreski obveznici dužni da popišu sve zalihe i u roku od 10 dana plate razliku između dosadašnje i povećane akcize na kafu, cigarete …

SARAJEVO – Upravni odbor Vijeća za implementaciju mira u BiH nije donio odluku o gašenju OHR-a, a međunarodna zajednica će ostati u BiH sve dok u potpunosti ne bude ispoštovano pet ciljeva i dva uslova. Visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH Valentin Incko naglasio je da je Upravni odbor PIC-a …

In testimony lasting several hours, Damir Ivankovic recalls in detail the crime committed in August 1992 at Koricanske stijene. “I fired a single burst, but not to the end. I moved on the sides, careful not to hit any members of the special response team. I did not use the …

Bosnia and Herzegovina is hopeful that a compromise has been reached with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which would allow this financial institution to activate a Euro 1.2 billion stand-by arrangement for the country. “The IMF is finally satisfied,” reads a front page article in the Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje on …

Political deadlock and stalled reforms have forced the international community to postpone its decision to close the Office of the High Representative, OHR, media reported on Wednesday. “Today we have not made the decision about the closure of the OHR, or about the transition of the OHR,” Bosnia’s High Representative, …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) High Representative Valentin Inzko met with members of a US congressional delegation on Sunday (June 28th) to discuss the political situation in BiH. He called for a broader commitment by the international community to pressure authorities into meeting their obligations related to the Stabilisation and …

BRUSSELS, Belgium High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Friday (June 26th) the EU may lift visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) citizens as of July 2010, media reported. “BiH may expect getting a visa-free regime six months after Serbia, which would be on July 1st, 2010,” he said after …

Top world countries charged with overseeing peace-implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin meetings today in Sarajevo to decide the future of the international presence in the troubled country. The meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, PIC, comes amidst the worst post-war crisis in Bosnia and at a time of …