Bosnia Hertegovina

The liberalization of the visa regime with the EU is likely to enter into force at the end of the year, EU Parliament member Jelko Kacin said. “I think it is right to say that lifting visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina might enter into force on December 19

SARAJEVO Rasim Delić, bivši komandant Armije RBiH, sahranjen je u ponedjeljak u šehidskom mezarju Kovači u Sarajevu. Dženazi, koju je predvodio reis-ul-ulema Islamske zajednice u BiH Mustafa efendija Cerić, prisustvovalo je nekoliko hiljada građana, među kojima su, između ostalih, bili predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH Haris Silajdžić te čelnici parlamenta BiH, Vijeća …

A two-day international conference on constitutional changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) ended in Vienna on Saturday (April 17th), Bosnian media reported on Sunday. Participants agreed that the constitution should be amended in accordance with a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights

Sjednice međudržavnih vijeća BiH i Srbije, odnosno BiH i Hrvatske vjerovatno neće biti održane do kraja mandata aktuelnog saziva Predsjedništva BiH zbog neslaganja unutar kolektivnog šefa države Bosne i Hercegovine. Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH Haris Silajdžić protivi se održavanju sjednice Međudržavnog vijeća sa Srbijom, opravdavajući taj potez riječima da je Srbija …

Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj has characterized bilateral relations between Sarajevo and Belgrade as oscillating considerably, but generally facing a state of stagnation. Alkalaj said that concrete progress in improving relations between the two countries depended on the state of political cooperation.

Vojislav Seselj is scheduled to appear once again in the contempt of court case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY. The hearing is scheduled for April 20. Seselj, the leader of the Serb Radical Party, SRS, is currently on trial for war crimes committed in Bosnia …

High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Saturday (April 17th) that BiH’s EU visa liberalisation process may be delayed by three or four months, beyond the summer timeframe. “Some were hoping, including myself, that this will happen on July 1st, in the beginning of the holiday season,” Inzko told Deutsche Welle. …

The UN war crimes tribunal announced on Friday (April 16th) it has decided to relieve the court appointed-lawyer of former Bosnian Serb wartime commander Radovan Karadzic of his duties, suggesting the defendant no longer needs his services. The court says Karadzic, who is conducting his own defence, is actively participating …

SARAJEVO Finansijska policija FBiH podnijela je Tužilaštvu BiH krivične prijave protiv većine visokih dužnosnika iz Federacije BiH, koji su odlukama Vlade ovog entiteta iz 1999. i 2000. godine dobili novac za adaptaciju ili kupovinu stanova. Osumnjičene Finansijska policija tereti za protupravno sticanje imovinske koristi. Sud BiH je prošle sedmice nepravosnažnom …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has welcomed the message of reconciliation sent by Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, and stated that the move marks a step towards building better relations across the region.