BiH — High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Saturday (September 25th) that the leaders of BiH should exit the “blind street” they have entered and instead start explaining to the EU why their country should become a member
Read More »Former Bosnian miltary Jurisic challenges Bosnia war crimes conviction
Ilija Jurisic, the former Bosnian miltary officer jailed for 12 years for committing war crimes in the country’s 1992-95 war, is continuing his appeal against conviction. Jurisic was jailed in September 2009 by the War Crimes Chamber of the District Court in Belgrade for ordering an attack on a convoy …
Read More »Inzko says BiH could join EU in 2020
Valentin Inzko said on Tuesday (September 21st) that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) could join the EU in 2020. Inzko, who was speaking to journalists at the European Parliament (EP), said much
Read More »Karadzic Trial: ‘Sarajevo Not Shelled by Bosnia Forces’
United Nations observers did not record any cases of Bosnian forces opening artillery fire in 1993 and 1994 during the conflict in Sarajevo, a prosecution witness has told the court trying Radovan Karadzic.
Read More »Bosnian police arrest two war crimes suspects
Bosnian Police arrested two people Monday (September 20th) suspected of committing war crimes against Serbian civilians and prisoners of war. Galib. H, 63, was detained in Brcko while Nijaz H, 50, was arrested in Sarajevo. The two were allegedly involved in crimes committed near Brcko, in September 1992.
Read More »Mass grave found in BiH
A new mass grave containing remains of victims of the 1992-1995 war in BiH has been discovered, media reported on Friday (September 17th). The site is near Sanski Most, 150km northwest of Sarajevo. Experts believe that the grave could contain remains of about 20 people.
Read More »EC says Albania, BiH closer to visa liberalisation
The European Commission (EC) believes that Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have made considerable progress regarding the EU visa liberalisation process. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said on Monday (September 13th) that the EC has evaluated a report by experts who visited Tirana and Sarajevo in July. …
Read More »BiH prosecutors investigating suspected Wahhabis
BiH, The Prosecution Office is investigating several people from Bugojno, Sarajevo and Gornja Maoca for suspected ties to the Wahhabi movement, prosecution spokesman Boris Grubesic told Glas Srpske on Monday
Read More »BiH court to discuss Glavas case next week
The Court of BiH will discuss the case of war crimes convict Branimir Glavas on September 20th, court spokesperson Selma Hadzic said on Saturday (September 11th). A Croatian politician and former
Read More »PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Sarajevo and Banja Luka from 12 to 15 September
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