Bosnia Hertegovina

Dogovorom do ulaska BiH u EU

Predstavnici sedam partija u BiH na jučerašnjem sastanku sa zvaničnicima EU i SAD u Butmiru nisu potpisali nikakav dokument, već su razgovarali o pitanjima važnim za budućnost BiH. Karl Bilt, ministar inostranih poslova Švedske, predsjedavajuće EU, rekao je da odluke koje su potrebne da bi se omogućilo da BiH aplicira …

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Dodik: Foreigners exert pressure

Republic of Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik said that Bosnia-Herzegovina could fall apart if the international community continues pressuring its institutions. Dodik said that the international community is “constantly working on violating the sovereignty of Bosnia and the two entities, as well as their institutions”.

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Bosnian leaders warned to make peace

Bosnia’s rival ethnic leaders have been warned to settle their differences or risk political isolation. It follows a meeting between Western diplomats and heads of Bosnia’s main parties to discuss ways of ending a stalement that’s kept the nation behind others seeking to join NATO and the EU.

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Minefield Mayhem

Fourteen years after the war ended in Bosnia and Herzegovina, mines continue to claim lives and cause serious injuries, and it would seem that the deminer’s job is never done, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. “This is not earning for living, it is working for death,” said Habiba …

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“Mini Dayton” under way on Bosnian crisis

A “mini Dayton” is getting under way at the Butmir base near Sarajevo attended by officials from the EU and U.S., and the most influential Bosnian leaders. The meeting began with an informal working dinner, where, according to unofficial reports, Bosnian leaders were presented with a set of measures to …

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Emergency Talks Start to Break Bosnia’s Deadlock

Emergency negotiations, convened by senior European Union and US officials and attended by the leaders of Bosnia’s three main ethnic groups, have started in an attempt to break the country’s political deadlock. The meeting started with a joint dinner on Thursday evening and continued on Friday morning. It is taking …

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Neaktiviranjem garancija zloupotrijebili položaj

Čelnici Vlade FBiH zloupotrijebili su položaj jer su u protekle tri godine odbijali aktivirati bankarske garancije od po 50 miliona KM godišnje kako bi osigurali da konzorcij INA-MOL provede ugovornu obavezu o investiranju 150 miliona KM u “Energopetrol”. Pokazala je to istraga Kantonalnog tužilaštva u Sarajevu o provedbi ugovora o …

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EC Urged to Expand Visa-Free Scheme

The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has urged the European Commission, EC, to change its plan for visa-liberalisation in the Balkans. The committee asked the EC to tentatively add Albania and Bosnia to the White Schengen list, pending the fulfillment of benchmarks, and to urgently open talks on the visa …

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Bosnia: Catching Up with ‘Terrorists’

As authorities in Bosnia arrest another terrorism suspect believed to be trafficking weapons for radical Muslim groups, sources close to the investigation tell ISN Security Watch’s Anes Alic that they are hoping, finally, to catch up with ‘known’ terrorists before it’s too late. Bosnian border police last week arrested a …

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