Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated on Tuesday that Serbia is committed to the Dayton Accord, which ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia. However he added, according to reports, that it was necessary that democratically elected representatives were in power in Bosnia-Herzegovina, rather than governors appointed from abroad.
Read More »Bosniak, Croat Parties failed to agree on forming government
A meeting of the leaders of Bosniak and Croat parties, which began about 4 pm yesterday at the Office of the High Representative, was completed last night after 9 pm, but the politicians did not announce that a government had been formed.
Read More »Catherine Ashton: Bosnia needs to address EU-related reforms urgently
Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Stefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, made today the following statement: “We are deeply concerned about the continued lack of progress in the government
Read More »Two Former KLA Leaders judged for war crimes in Pristina
The trial against two former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, who are charged with war crimes committed against civilians in Albania during the conflict in Kosovo, has gotten underway in Pristina.
Read More »RS President Dodik to seek arrest of former BiH officials as war criminals
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said on Friday (March 11th) that he will order the arrest of former Vice President Ejup Ganic and retired Army General Jovan Divjak if they enter the entity’s territory. Serbia
Read More »Wahhabis protest detention of Arab suspects in BiH
About 200 members of the Islamic Wahhabi movement gathered in front of the parliament building in Sarajevo on Saturday (March 12th) to protest the detention of seven Arabs suspected of posing a threat to national
Read More »Bulgarian FM: Bosnian politicians should start by unifying the society
Unlike its neighbors, Bosnia and Herzegovina is lagging behind in its EU integration, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov warned in Sarajevo on Monday. “We have paved the road of reforms that Bosnia and Herzegovina should take. That is why we are here today as neighbors and friends who
Read More »Austrian, Slovenian and Bulgarian FMs visit Bosnia
The foreign ministers of Austria, Slovenia and Bulgaria — Michael Spindelegger, Samuel Zbogar and Nikolay Mladenov respectively– will visit Sarajevo on Monday (March 7th) to meet with members of the BiH tripartite
Read More »Bosnian Army General Jovan Divjak remains into custody in Austria
A court in the Austrian town of Korneuburg on Friday (March 4th) remanded Bosnian Army General Jovan Divjak to 14 days in custody pending extradition. Divjak was detained on Thursday at the Vienna airport based on
Read More »Bosnian wartime general Jovan Divjak was arrested in Austria on a Serbian arrest warrant
Bosnian wartime general Jovan Divjak was arrested in Vienna by Austrian authorities on a Serbian arrest warrant for participating in war crimes. He was arrested yesterday at 8:00 pm at Vienna airport as he flew in from Sarajevo and was on his way to Bologna, Italy. Prosecutors in Korneuburg, near …
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