Bosnia Hertegovina

As far as the international community is concerned, the outcome of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s 3 October general elections will determine whether the country moves forward along its EU path or remains stuck in political deadlock and ethnic animosity, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Bosnia is, in all aspects, lagging behind …

The European Parliament’s (EP) foreign affairs committee adopted a draft report Monday (September 6th) that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The document passed

The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic could take more than four years, judges at the UN war crimes tribunal warned on Friday (September 3rd). The trial opened in October 2009 and was

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in Sarajevo on Thursday his country was “ready to increase current political and economic cooperation” with Bosnia. He underlined

Parliament on Wednesday (September 1st) met the last condition for EU visa liberalisation after the House of People extended the mandate of Mijo Kresic as head of the Anti-Corruption

International High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko says a partition of the country would be a posthumous victory for Slobodan Milošević. He said that this would not be accepted either by “Bosniaks or the international community.

BiH The Institute for Missing Persons said on Friday (August 27th) its personnel have exhumed the remains of 54 Muslim civilians killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Spokeswoman Lejla Cengic said the skeletal remains were in three mass graves at a dump site near Srebrenica, and that five more mass …

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Sarajevo that a united Bosnia-Herzegovina is important for stability of Europe. He also expressed his

The European Parliament’s (EP) Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will discuss a report next week assessing whether BiH has met conditions required to scrap visa requirements for its citizens. The panel

The prosecutor’s office in the city of Arnhem plans to launch an investigation into the actions of Dutch peacekeeping forces in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, media reported on Friday (August 20th). The catalyst was a complaint filed by relatives of Srebrenica massacre victims. The relatives seek responsibility