Bosnia Hertegovina

“We are not intimidated by Russia, and we are absolutely on the side of Ukraine.” Speaking following a two-day meeting of the European Council, President of the European Council Charles Michel reiterated the bloc’s support for Ukraine. However, to fully appreciate what this support will entail—from possibly seizing Russian funds …

Milorad Dodik has threatened to go for Bosnian Serb independence for years – but with Western political elites distracted by serial elections in 2024, the fears is that he’s about to get serious.On Thursday, Bosnia and Herzegovina received long-awaited good news, as EU leaders finally approved the opening of accession …

Almost thirty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still in a sort of coma, and some say that there has never been a worse crisis, which is often said since the war. This text[2] is not daily-political and should not be interpreted …

A two-count indictment was unsealed Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Vladimir Jovancic, 52, a Bosnia and Herzegovina national who resides in Serbia, with obstructing justice and assisting escape from custody. Jovancic was arrested on Dec. 4 in the Republic of Croatia. In a related operation, Italian …

Civil society organisations in Bosnia’s mainly Serb-populated Republika Srpska entity are counting down the days until lawmakers begin debating a bill to restrict the work of non-profit organisations that receive foreign funding. Critics of the bill, which appears inspired by similar legislation in Russia, say it smacks of authoritarianism and …

The 17-hour war that took place in Banjska village of Zveçan, in the north of Kosovo, proves that Serbia is completely immersed in the obsession for the annexation of the north of the Republic of Kosovo. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić never seems to understand the fact that the independence of …

The National Assembly of the Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina adopted on Thursday a draft “foreign agents” law targeting NGOs funded from abroad, despite criticism from the opposition, civil society and the EU. BiH, a candidate for EU membership since last December, is divided into the Republika Srpska (RS) and the …

NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Tom Goffus, welcomed the continued development of the Alliance’s relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina during a visit to Sarajevo on 29 and 30 August 2023. Mr. Goffus met with representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the international community, including the Defence Minister, the …

In 2022, the EU announced plans to fund a new detention unit within the grounds of a Temporary Reception Centre near Bosnia’s north-western border with Croatia. In recent months, however, significant confusion and controversy has emerged surrounding the centre. In November 2022, the EU’s Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi …

There was, once upon a time, a communist, with an Orthodox religion background, but who could not publicly admit that, until 1990. Prior to 1990, he was an atheist, a young communist who was focused on developing a socialist community at the local level as the youngest ever Chairman of …