Bosnia Hertegovina

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 …

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 …

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 …

Prijedlog zakona o praznicima BiH, po kojem bi državni praznici bili Nova godina, Praznik rada – 1. maj, Dan borbe protiv fašizma – 9. maj i Dan podrške žrtvama nasilja – 26. juni, vjerovatno neće dobiti podršku poslanika SDA i Stranke za BiH u parlamentu BiH. Ovaj prijedlog zakona, koji …

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 …

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.

Državljanima BiH u proteklih 14 godina postalo je oko 16.000 osoba. Među njima je i oko 1.500 plaćenika i dobrovoljaca koji su u BiH došli kako bi ratovali za jednu od sukobljenih strana. Pasoš BiH dobijali su osuđeni kriminalci, osumnjičeni za terorizam, plaćeni vojnici – jednom riječju psi rata. U …

A former Bosnian Serb army general has lost his appeal against a conviction for war crimes committed during the 43-month siege of Sarajevo. 

Radovan Karadzic has asked the Hague Tribunal to grant him the right to appeal the Tribunal’s decision ordering the appointment of a defence attorney to represent him. In a motion filed with the Tribunal, Karadzic said that the decision imposing a defence attorney on him was “of extreme importance” for …

The release of Bosnian Serb war criminal Biljana Plavsic for old age and ‘good behavior’ is an embarrassment to international justice, especially with the self admission that her genocidal remorse was staged, Anes Alic comments for ISN Security Watch. The early release of convicted war criminal Biljana Plavsic and the …