Eurasia Press & News
Relatives of those killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre announced on Sunday (December 12th) that they have collected over 4,000 signatures in support of a lawsuit against Carla del Ponte, former chief prosecutor of The Hague war crimes tribunal. The lawsuit will be filed in January. They claim that thousands …
Read More »Inzko calls on international community to be proactive in BiH
High Representative Valentin Inzko urged the international community to remain pro-actively engaged with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). After talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and German Secretary of State Wolf-Ruthart Born in Berlin on Friday (December 10th), he said that BiH needs to improve its decision making and to …
Read More »Serbia seeks new era in relations with BiH
Serbian President Boris Tadic wants to launch a new phase in developing relations between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Meeting in Belgrade with High Representative Valentin Inzko on Tuesday (December 7th), Tadic reiterated that Serbia supports BiH’s
Read More »Bosnia: Croat leader says the country should be organized into four federal units
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina leader said that country should be organized into four federal units. Čović made the statement in Banja Luka, RS, a suggested the seats of these units to be in Sarajevo, Banjaluka, Mostar and Tuzla.
Read More »Valentin Inzko visits Serbia
High Representative of the international community in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko will be in Belgrade for a working visit today. Inzko will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić, Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić and Minister for Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić, his office (OHR) announced. He is also scheduled to …
Read More »Mass grave exhuming near Srebrenica started
Bosnian forensic experts have begun exhuming a mass grave in the east of the country believed to hide the remains of Bosniak civilians killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The remains of eight people were discovered yesterday on a site in Kaldrmica village, near Srebrenica. The preliminary examination of the …
Read More »Bosnia’s Post-Election Future Bleaker Than Ever
Bosnia’s multi-ethnic moderate party was the big winner in October elections, but the lack of viable coalition partners has left the playing field open once again to ethno-nationalist parties who are bent on maintaining politically opportunistic instability. By Anes Alic for ISN Insights. Three ethno-nationalist parties and one moderate, multi-ethnic …
Read More »PIC urges Bosnian politicians to work for EU, NATO integration
The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board urged Bosnian politicians Wednesday (December 1st) to form governments at all levels — as soon as possible — that will work to implement reforms and accelerate the country’s EU and NATO bids. In a communiqué released after their two-day meeting in Sarajevo, the …
Read More »New BiH parliament holds first session
The House of Representatives of the central parliament held its first session Tuesday (November 30th) since the October 3rd general elections. The chamber is composed of 42 lawmakers — 28 from the Federation of BiH and 14 from Republika Srpska. The Social Democratic Party, which emerged as the most popular …
Read More »BiH court to discuss Glavas’ appeal
An appeals chamber of the Court of BiH will discuss a motion Monday (November 29th) filed by Branimir Glavas against his war crimes sentence. The former Croatian lawmaker was sentenced in July in Croatia to eight years in prison for war crimes against Serbian civilians during the 1991-1995 conflict. Glavas, …
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