Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, has announced that he will begin legal proceedings against former High Representative to Bosnia, British diplomat Paddy Ashdown. According to the outspoken Dodik, who enjoys the spotlight, Ashdown will be sued before the UK court by early February for his “arrogant …
Read More »Will Bosnia Speak with One Voice as President of UN Security Council?
Bosnia-Herzegovina has taken over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), sparking concerns that the country’s complicated and indeed paralyzed political situation will have negative consequences on the world body, and at home. Expectedly, Bosnia’s politicians have provided assurances that their own ethno-political conflicts will not keep them …
Read More »Bosnia took over Security Council presidency for January
Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday assumed the rotating UN Security Council presidency for the month of January. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ivan Barbalic, took over the rotating Council presidency from his American counterpart, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, who held the presidency for December 2010.
Read More »Inzko says forming new BiH government should be 2011 priority
In his New Year address, High Representative Valentin Inzko said that forming a government after the October elections should be the politicians’ top priority in
Read More »PIC urges BiH to amend constitution in line with European Convention on Human Rights
The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board urged Bosnian authorities and politicians Thursday (December 23rd) to ramp up efforts to harmonise the country’s constitution and elections legislation with
Read More »Bosnia wants to improve relations with Turkey
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ankara Dragoljub Ljepoja said on Thursday that his country was eager to boost relations with Turkey in areas of economy and tourism. Speaking at a visit to Chamber of Commerce in Aegean
Read More »4 Bosnian Serbs sentenced for war crimes
The Court of BiH sentenced four former Bosnian Serb policemen to a total of 86 years in prison Tuesday (December 21st) for crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 conflict. They were found guilty of involvement in the killing of more than 150 non-Serb civilians in 1992. According to the …
Read More »BiH appeals court upholds Glavas sentence
The appeals chamber of the Court of BiH upheld on Tuesday, December 14th, the war crimes sentence handed down to Branimir Glavas. In July, Croatia sentenced the former parliament member to eight years
Read More »Bosnia, Albania residents to travel without visa within EU
As of Wednesday, the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina who possess biometric passports will be able to travel visa-free to the EU member states. This also applies to trips to Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. The European Council approved on November 8 the decision on visa abolition for citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania.
Read More »Serbian PM in visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay a visit to Banja Luka, RS, in Bosnia-Herzegovina this Tuesday. It was announced that he would confer with Republic of Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik. Cvetković will attend a ceremonial reception organized by Dodik to mark his recent inauguration.
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