Bosnia Hertegovina

EU Ministers discuss Bosnia, Kosovo

European Union foreign ministers are discussing the situations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo at a meeting in Brussels. “There are no security risks in Bosnia-Herzegovina, maybe there are political dangers, but I want to stress that there are no security dangers,” EU Foreign and Security Policies Chief Javier Solana said.

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Čović: Domet Butmira su načela o izmjeni Ustava

Rezultat butmirskog procesa mogu biti samo usaglašena načela izmjene Ustava, izjavio je Dragan Čović, predsjednik HDZ BiH, koji je jučer razgovarao s predstavnicima SAD i EU u okviru takozvanog butmirskog procesa. “Jedini način da se dođe do nekog dokumenta jeste usaglašavanje načela da bi bar rekli da su se u …

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Novi paket liderima stiže krajem sedmice

Novi američko-evropski prijedlog ustavnih promjena u BiH bitno se ne razlikuje od butmirskog paketa, izjavio je jučer Sulejman Tihić, predsjednik SDA, nakon sastanka sa Stjuartom Džonsom i Larsom Valundom, pomoćnikom zamjenika američkog državnog sekratara, odnosno političkim direktorom u Ministarstvu vanjskih poslova Švedske.

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Member of Bosnian Presidency Slams Serbia

Haris Silajdzic, the Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, slammed Serbia over claims that they were the guarantors of the Dayton peace agreement which ended Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. “The Dayton agreement does not need any guarantors. Serbia was only a signatory to the agreement because of its role …

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The Beauty of International Arbitration

Now that Croatia and Slovenia have signed a deal for international arbitration to resolve a long-running border dispute, assuming the deal makes it past public reluctance and opposition accusations of treason, it’s a win-win situation for local politics, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Neighbors Slovenia and Croatia have …

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Tri institucije bez ijednog realizovanog zadatka

Ured koordinatora za reformu javne uprave BiH u prvih devet mjeseci ove godine nije uspio realizirati niti jedan od planirana četiri programska zadatka. Ovaj ured, uz komisije za državnu imovinu, odnosno koncesije, ima najlošije rezultate rada od 25 državnih institucija obuhvaćenih izvještajem o realizaciji programa rada Vijeća ministara BiH od …

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Otpušteni radnici carina pravdu traže u Strazburu

Dragomir Roković Evropskom sudu za ljudska prava u Strazburu podnijet će tužbu protiv BiH zbog odbijanja Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje (UIO) BiH da ga vrati na posao unatoč sudskoj presudi kojom je poništeno rješenje o otkazu. Od nekoliko desetina bivših djelatnika entitetskih carina koji su nakon osnivanja UIO ostali bez …

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Albania and Bosnia must catch up on reform to qualify for short-stay visa waiver, say MEPs

Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina must catch up on the reforms needed to qualify for a short-stay visa waiver like those of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, said MEPs on Thursday. The European Commission should report on the two countries’ progress early in 2010, and also …

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IMF May Delay Second Bosnia Tranche

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, could delay the release of the second installment of its stand-by deal with Bosnia, an official said. “I have a feeling that the second installment will be postponed,’’ Mustafa Mujezinovic, the prime minister of Bosnia’s Croat-Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) entity told journalists.

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