The leaders of 12 parties represented in the BiH state-level parliament decided on Monday (January 17th) to meet again in 15 days, the parliament’s interim Chairman Adnan Basic said. He confirmed a meeting held earlier in the day ended with no breakthroughs. Within the next two weeks, the parties are …
Read More »Srebrenica suspect was arrested in Israel
Police in Israel have arrested a Bosnian man suspected of participating in the genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. Cvetkovic, 43, was arrested today by Israel’s National Unit for the Investigation of Serious and International Crime.
Read More »Miroslav Milojevic becomes deputy head of UN mission in Cyprus
Miroslav Milojevic, representing Republika Srpska’s Interior Ministry, takes over the post of deputy head of the UN mission in Cyprus on Monday (January 17th). Milojevic has been serving within the mission since May 2009.
Read More »Preliminary results from snap elections in BiH municipalities released
Voters in eight municipalities turned out on Sunday (January 16th) for snap local elections. According to preliminary results, Albin Muslic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 53.7 % of the votes in the Bihac
Read More »Dutch to Quit Bosnia Mission by November at the Latest
The Dutch government will end its mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina in mid-November this year at the latest, bringing to a conclusion the Netherland’s participation in Operation Althea since December 2004. Initially, 530 Dutch soldiers were stationed in Bosnia which was ravaged by a civil war between 1992 and 1995, but today …
Read More »A New Generation of Extremists Threaten Bosnia
By Anes Alic in Sarajevo Five people were indicted on terrorism charges following the June 2010 bombing of a police station in the Bosnian city of Bugojno, but today, prosecutors are focusing more on the international aspect of the case, as leads in the investigation show that the attack may …
Read More »ICG report says EU should involve in BiH’s situation
The latest International Crisis Group report released on Tuesday states that EU should take the leading role in BiH this year, allowing the Office of the High Representative to withdraw from domestic politics and focus on reviewing past decisions.
Read More »New RS government appointment moves to Constitutional Court
A joint committee of the Republika Srpska (RS) parliament and the Council of Peoples on Tuesday (January 11th) failed to reach a compromise over a decision by the Bosniak caucus to block the appointment of the
Read More »EU: Controversial Population Census a Top Priority for New Bosnian Government
The European Union is urging Bosnian political leaders to speed up the creation the ruling coalition following October 2010 general elections, saying that the adoption of a national census law should be the new government’s top priority. EU officials have repeatedly warned Bosnia that the failure to hold a national …
Read More »Bosnian parties met for a possible coalition
The main Serb parties, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and the Serb Democratic Party, the two main Croat parties HDZ BiH and HDZ 1990, as well
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