Bosnia Hertegovina

BiH’s war crimes court sentenced former Bosnian Serb police officer Dragan Crnogorac on Friday (May 13th) to 13 years in prison for war crimes. According to the court, Crnogorac was involved in the apprehension and

The EU would be willing to discuss judicial reforms in BiH if Republika Srpska (RS) postpones or revokes its decision to hold a referendum, Charge d’Affaires of the European

The UN war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (May 10th) that the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will continue on May 30th instead of May 23rd, as planned earlier. The proceedings were suspended on March 21st. Karadzic is charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity …

After describing violations of Bosnia’s Dayton Peace Agreement to UN members, the top international envoy to Bosnia is set to meet US officials to gain support for further action. Speaking before the UN Security Council on Monday, Valentin Inzko, the international High Representative for Bosnia, said that Bosnian Serb officials …

Head of the European Commission (EC) mission to Serbia Ambassador Vincent Degert on Saturday urged Belgrade to shoulder its responsibilities as partner to the EU in solving the political standoff in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Serbian President Boris Tadić has said that he is against imposing any solution on Bosnia-Herzegovina and “suspension of certain politicians”. He has also assessed that speculations that some politicians could be excluded from political life over a referendum called in Bosnia’s Serb entity, the Serb Republic, RS, were “dangerous”.

Bosnia’s top international figure, High Representative Valentin Inzko, has said he will suspend any decision to call a referendum on the state court and prosecutor if the Bosnian Serb entity, the Republika Srpska, does not do so itself.

European Parliament (EP) member and Rapporteur on BiH Doris Pack criticised on Tuesday (May 3rd) Republika Srpska’s plan to hold a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office. Meeting with RS Parliament

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) is waiting for Republika Srpska (RS) to drop plans to hold a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office, OHR spokesperson Dorothee Junkers said on Monday (May 2nd).

Croatian war veteran Tihomir Purda will seek compensation from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for his arrest. Purda was detained in February at the border between Croatia and BiH, based on a Serbian arrest warrant. Authorities in Belgrade suspected him of involvement in war crimes committed against Serbs in Vukovar early …