Bosnia Hertegovina

Status conference to be held today in Karadžić case

A status conference will be held today in the trial of Radovan Karadžić. Representatives of six countries are expected to give their statements. The chamber of the Hague Tribunal conducting the trial against the former political leader of Bosnia’s Serbs has given Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, France, Holland and Iran a …

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Samir Rizvo: Politika može odgoditi ukidanje viza

Ukoliko se pitanje ukidanja viza bh. građanima s tehničkog prebaci na političko polje, moguća je i odgoda primjene odluke o liberalizaciji viza za postizborni period, kaže Samir Rizvo, šef interresorne radne grupe BiH za liberalizaciju viznog režima. Rizvo, ipak, vjeruje da će Evropska komisija građanima BiH ukinuti vize već u …

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Lijekovi

Građani Sarajeva, prihvati li Vlada Kantona Sarajevo prijedlog Zavoda za zdravstveno osiguranje, od početka narednog mjeseca mogli bi sami birati lijekove s esencijalne liste. Građanima bi bilo omogućeno da, uz minimalnu doplatu, umjesto lijeka koji im je propisan na receptu, mogu uzeti drugi lijek koji smatraju boljim. Vlasti računaju da …

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Balkan interior ministers agree to boost co-operation

Crotian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor on Friday (February 12th) said that a successful fight against organised crime requires close and lasting co-operation between police across the region. Opening the fourth meeting of interior ministers from the six former Yugoslav republics in Zagreb, Kosor said that without joint efforts against organised …

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ICTY rejects Karadzic appeal against court-appointed lawyer

The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY) on Friday (February 12th) rejected an appeal of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to fire his court-appointed lawyer. According to the court, the appointment did not violate the legal rights of the defendant. The ICTY appointed British lawyer Richard Harvey to represent Karadzic …

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Bosnian Forces Conduct Massive Wahhabi Raid

The real reason behind a recent large-scale operation to shut down a radical Wahhabi village in Bosnia has more to do with an ongoing terrorism investigation than official statements about ethnic intolerance and territorial integrity, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. In massive raid conducted by Bosnian police and …

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