Bosnia Hertegovina

SARAJEVO Strane državnike tokom posjete BiH osigurava posebna jedinica Državne agencije za istrage i zaštitu (SIPA) i njeni djelatnici štitili su u utorak brojnu delegaciju NATO-a koju je predvodio generalni sekretar ove organizacije Anders Fog Rasmusen.

MADRID, SARAJEVO, BANJALUKA Predstavnici američke administracije i španskog predsjedništva EU ovih dana vode razgovore sa liderima bh. političkih stranaka o tekstu nove deklaracije o opredijeljenosti BiH za evroatlantske integracije, potvrdio je za “Nezavisne” Dragan Čović, predsjednik HDZ BiH. On je u srijedu u Madridu razgovarao sa Miguelom Angelom Moratinosom, španskim …

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday (March 23rd) told Bosnian leaders that while doors of the Alliance remain open to BiH, the country must implement all necessary reforms. Among those cited were changes to the constitution

Chairman of Bosnia’s Presidency Haris Silajdžić said that he had received a promise from NATO that Bosnia would join the alliance. This would happen once it had fulfilled the necessary requests, he explained. Silajdžić pointed out that the Bosnian Presidency would at the next session discuss surplus armaments, but also …

Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested a former Bosnian Muslim commander Monday (March 22nd) for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war during the 1992-1995 conflict. Hasan Hakalovic, 63, commanded a unit operating in the village of Trusina and allegedly failed to punish …

SARAJEVO Radna grupa Vijeća ministara BiH za pripremu ustavnih amandmana u ponedjeljak nije postigla saglasnost o prijedlogu promjena Ustava BiH u skladu sa presudom Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u Strazburu. Stranke iz Republike Srpske predložile su promjenu samo u dijelu koji se odnosi na izbor članova Predsjedništva BiH, dok …

Politički lideri u BiH treba da prevaziđu podjele iz prošlosti, te da, konsolidujući svoja dostignuća, dođu do zajedničke vizije, kaže Štefan File, komesar Evropske unije za proširenje “Nisam ja taj kojem su potrebne nove strategije za BiH”, ističe File. NN: Koji će biti Vaš prvi prioritet kao novog komesara za …

A summit of Western Balkan leaders near Ljubljana ended on Saturday (March 20th) by adopting a joint statement on their countries’ commitment to the European perspective. The forum was marred by the absence of Serbian President Boris Tadic who boycotted because Kosovo was not represented according to the UN Security …

Bosnia has now fulfilled the last technical requirements for an EU visa-free regime, but despite promises, politics may enter the fray and the rush of asylum seekers from Serbia and Macedonia could get in the way, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. With the appointment of several officials to …

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the right road to achievement its visa liberalization this year. He called on the Bosnian government to continue with its reforms, changes in the constitution and election laws, in order to hold democratic elections in October. “It is important to …