Bosnia Hertegovina

Context Following the collapse of communism throughout Eastern Europe and the subsequent breakup of Yugoslavia, the countries in the Balkan area have experienced changes in their demographics, usually in the form of an abrupt decrease in birth rates and population.

Bosnian and EU officials met in Sarajevo on Tuesday and concluded that Bosnia is getting closer to EU membership. The Bosnian Prime Minister, Vjekoslav Bevanda, said that the implementation of the Sejdic – Finci ruling, one of the preconditions for the start

The second day of  Ratko Mladic’s trial started focusing on his role in the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995. Prosecutor Peter McCloskey said Mladic’s guilt for the Srebrenica genocide is evident: “This was and will remain genocide… the evidence of this crime

Bosnia’s International high representative, Valentin Inzko, presented an optimistic half-year report on the implementation of the peace agreement in Bosnia to the UN Security Council on Tuesday. The report highlighted the long overdue

Bulgaria’s Ambassador in Sarajevo Angel Angelov presented his credentials to the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, on Tuesday.

Bosnia will organize local elections on October 7 in 139 municipalities, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Monday in Sarajevo. CEC President, Branko Peric, said that 3,213,562 citizens will be eligible for vote, 190,000 more than the last local election in 2008. “Some of the financing will come from …

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Bosnia’s internal stability is has a direct impact on the peace and stability of the Balkans. On Friday in Sarajevo, Davutoglu stated during a joint press conference

Bosnian FM Zlatko Lagumdzija said he hopes for positive results after NATO summit in Chicago this month. Austrian Minister for European and International Affairs, said in a joint press conference with Slovenian and Bosnian FMs that his country will support Bosnia’s efforts to complete its reforms. Slovenian Foreign Minister, agreed. “Bosnia …

Radovan Karadzic said there was no genocide against Muslims in Bosnia. He explained that there had been no genocide since 2.6 percent of the Muslim

Sarajevo: A Bosnian Muslim former soldier on Monday became the first woman to be convicted of war crimes by a local court after pleading guilty to killing Croat civilians and prisoners during the 1990s war.