Bosnia Hertegovina

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 …

Several hundred residents of the Bosnian Serb-dominated city of Visegrad gathered on 12 March to greet Mitar Vasiljevic, a convicted war criminal just released from prison after serving two-thirds of his sentence, Anes Alic writes for ISA Intel. Trumpet players from Serbia played a fanfare on the streets as his …

SARAJEVO, BRATUNAC, SREBRENICA Sadik Ahmetović, ministar bezbjednosti BiH, pod istragom je zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja maloljetne Romkinje iz Bratunca i juče je saslušan u Sarajevu. Kako saznajemo, pored Ahmetovića, pod istragom je još 16 osoba. Ukupno 15 osumnjičenih je juče privedeno na saslušanje u CJB Bijeljina, dok je jedna osoba u …

European Parliament (EP) member Jelko Kacin has sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele saying that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has met all technical conditions for inclusion in the EU’s visa-free regime, local media reported on Monday (March 15th). Kacin suggested …

Catherine Ashton, the EU’s recently-appointed foreign policy chief noted in her ordinary report the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is getting worse.