Bosnia Hertegovina

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Urged to Support Kosovo in EU

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has showed his support for the strengthening of the state institutions in Kosovo so as “to protect the rights of all ethnic communities.” Mladenov was speaking after meeting with his counterpart in Pristina Skender Hyseni and Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, as part of his …

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Srbija insistira na razmjeni teritorija

SARAJEVO Srbija od Bosne i Hercegovine traži razmjenu teritorija na međudržavnoj granici kod hidroelektrana Zvornik i Bajna Bašta te u blizini Rudog. Zahtjev za razmjenu teritorija ponovljen je na sastanku državnih komisija BiH i Srbije održanom u ponedjeljak. Slavica Vučić, predsjedavajuća Državne komisije za granice BiH, jučer nije mogla precizirati …

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Vijećnica

Obnova sarajevske Vijećnice traje godinama i trenutno se ne nazire kraj radova. Odugovlačenje s obnovom jedne od najvećih znamenitosti Sarajeva, čije je spaljivanje dokaz barbarstva u proteklom ratu, dosad je pravdano nedostatkom novca. Računica pak pokazuje da je osigurano čak šest miliona KM više nego što je predračunom radova predviđeno …

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Šest miliona viška, a obnova još traje

SARAJEVO Obnova u ratu zapaljene Vijećnice u Sarajevu trebalo bi da košta oko 18 miliona, a dosad je prikupljeno oko 24 miliona KM. Prema predračunu radova, koji je 2007. godine prezentirala Gradska uprava Sarajeva, za obnovu cijelog objekta Vijećnice potrebno je 17.850.000 KM, a po trenutnim podacima ove uprave, za …

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Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić rejects Croat criticism

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić has rejected criticism coming from Croatia concerning his recent statements. The MFA in Zagreb accused the Serbian chief of diplomacy of “taking advantage“ of Croatian President Ivo Josipović’s recent apology at the Bosnia-Herzegovina parliament.

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BiH to hold general elections on October 3rd

The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Wednesday (May 5th) that parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on October 3rd. CEC President Irena Hadziabdic said that Bosnians will vote for members of the BiH presidency, central and entities’ parliaments, president and vice-president of Republika Srspska, as well as new …

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Karadžić trial continues

The trial of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadžić continues on Wednesday before the Hague tribunal with more witness testimonies. The prosecution’s fifth witness will be former Sky News reporter Aernhout van Lynden, after which former EU mission chief in Bosnia-Herzegovina Colm Doyle will take the stand.

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12th Meeting of Adriatic-Ionian Initiative in Italy

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini is chairing the 12th Council of Ministers of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, AII, which began in Ancona, Italy on Wednesday. The Council, which brings together the foreign ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Italy, is aimed at preparing an EU …

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