An International Monetary Fund mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina said that it found “encouraging signs” during a 13-day visit to review the country’s performance and prospects under its stand-by agreement with the IMF.
Read More »Srebrenica suspect was arrested in Bosnia
A man was arrested near the town of Banja Luka, RS, on suspicion that he committed genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. The suspect was identified as Dragan Crnogorac.
Read More »Serbian President to attend Dodik inauguration
Serbian President Boris Tadić will attend the constitutive session of the RS assembly in Banja Luka on Monday. The new president of the Serb republic in Bosnia, Milorad Dodik, will be inaugurated. RS parliament speaker Igor Radojičić, who will be renominated for the post, has said that beside Tadić, a …
Read More »EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom congratulated BiH for visa liberalisation
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Friday, November 12th, congratulated Bosnian officials for their efforts that led to visa liberalisation. After talks with Malmstrom in Sarajevo, BiH Prime Minister Nikola
Read More »Bosnia’s new tripartite presidency inaugurated
Bosnia’s new tripartite president was inaugurated yesterday in Sarajevo, following 3 October general elections that saw the Bosniak seat go to Bakir Izetbegovic; the Croat seat go to Zeljko Komsic; and the Serb seat go to Nebojsa Radmanovic. The three will serve a four-year mandate.
Read More »BiH: national reconciliation and trust can not be achieved without the prosecution of all war criminals of all nations in the region
Nebojsa Radmanovic, chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said here Thursday that national reconciliation and trust can not be achieved without the prosecution of all war criminals of all nations in the region. Radmanovic’s statement came as he addressed the UN Security Council in an open meeting on …
Read More »PACE could discuss possible sanctions against BiH
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may discuss in either January or March possible sanctions against BiH for ignoring a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe representative Caroline Ravaud warned on Sunday (November 7th) at a conference in Sarajevo. The European Court …
Read More »EU abolishes visas for Albania and Bosnia
European Union interior ministers on Monday agreed to scrap visas for citizens of Albania and Bosnia, allowing them to travel as tourists to most EU countries from mid December. The decision was taken at a meeting in Brussels today and comes as a relief to the
Read More »EU to lift visa requirements for Albania, Bosnia
EU interior ministers are expected to lift visa requirements for Albanian and Bosnian citizens during their two-day meeting here, Monday and Tuesday. According to EU sources, the decision will be applied before Christmas. Holders of biometric passports from the two Balkan countries can stay up to three months in any …
Read More »Former Bosnian Serb prime minister acquitted of war crimes
Former Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Gojko Klickovic was acquitted on Friday (November 5th) of charges of crimes against humanity committed in 1992 in Bosanska Krupa. Two fellow former Bosnian Serb officials — Mladen Drljaca and Jovan Ostojic — were also declared not guilty due to lack of evidence. The three …
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