Bosnian MPs passed the amendments and supplements to the Criminal Code, which was the last condition before the lifting of the visa regime in the European Union. Thus, the Bosnian parliament met all conditions on the road map for liberalization of the visa regime for Bosnian citizens before the arrival …
Read More »Bosnia Back on International Agendas
Politically speaking, the year 2009 for Bosnia and Herzegovina was a wash, as the country’s leaders failed to meet the majority of requirements for EU and NATO integration. This year’s election could change that, but no one’s holding their breath, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Having failed to …
Read More »SDA i SBiH odbile popis stanovništva
Poslanici SDA i Stranke za BiH u Predstavničkom domu parlamenta BiH uskratili su jučer podršku Prijedlogu zakona o popisu stanovništva u BiH naglašavajući kako BiH treba popisati sve svoje državljane bez obzira na to gdje žive, što nije predviđeno ovim zakonom. Poslanici iz RS podržali su popis insistirajući da se …
Read More »Karadžić appeals lawyer decision
Radovan Karadžić has filed an appeal after his request to have British lawyer Richard Harvey dismissed as his appointed legal counsel was denied. Harvey was appointed to represent the former political leader of Bosnia’s Serbs in October 2009, after he boycotted his Hague trial for three days, demanding a postponement …
Read More »Two War Crimes Suspects Arrested in Bosnia
Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested on Thursday morning two war crimes suspects, suspected of having committed crimes in the Drvar area of Western Bosnia. Ratko Dronjak, born in 1962, and Dragan Rodic, nicknameed Saula and born in 1963 were arrested according to a warrant issued by Bosnia’s …
Read More »Šešelj talks during administrative debate
An administrative debate in the case of Vojislav Šešelj ensued after the expected suspect did not show up to testify before the Hague Tribunal. Protected witness VS-026 did not come to the court on Tuesday because he recently underwent surgery, and another witness is expected to testify next week. Presiding …
Read More »Šalju anketne listiće donatorima
Parlamentarna istražna komisija za utvrđivanje trošenja donatorskih sredstava godinu dana nakon osnivanja počet će prikupljati podatke o donacijama prispjelim u BiH u postratnom periodu. Zaključeno je to na jučerašnjoj sjednici Komisije koja bi naredne sedmice trebalo da usvoji i svim donatorima dostavi anketni list sa zahtjevom da dostave podatke o …
Read More »ICTY: Ex-Bosnian Army Commander Appeals Verdict
The defence of Rasim Delic and the Hague Prosecution are presenting their appeals to the first instance verdict, under which the former Bosnian Army commander was sentenced to three years in prison. “I must tell you that I had confidence in this Court and I supported it with my work,” …
Read More »Provjeriće zakonitost odluka direktora SIPA
Komisija za odbranu i sigurnost parlamenta BiH trebalo bi da raspravlja o zakonitosti odluke direktora Državne agencije za istrage i zaštitu BiH da policajca pod istragom za ratne zločine rasporedi na dužnost načelnika Odjela za zaštitu svjedoka u SIPA. Raspravu o ovoj odluci direktora SIPA Mirka Lujića na jednoj od …
Read More »Za svakog po elektrana
Vlada Federacije BiH najavila je realizaciju deset milijardi KM vrijednih projekata u elektroenergetskom sektoru. Federalni premijer i ministar industrije, energetike i rudarstva, koji potiču iz dvije bratske, ali zaraćene stranke, udružili su snage i javnosti poručili da slijedi gradnja nekoliko termoelektrana i hidroelektrana. Lijepo zvuči, ali… Gradnja elektroenergetskih objekata svakako …
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