Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lipizzan horses gain UNESCO recognition
People watched in awe as the world-renowned Lipizzan horses put on a dazzling show this month in the village of Lipica in the small Alpine state of Slovenia.
Bosnia Arrests Serb Ex-Soldier for Wartime Rape of Prisoners
The Bosnian state prosecution announced on Monday that Borislav Gligorevic was arrested on May 26 while attempting to enter Bosnia and Herzegovina from Serbia at the Karakaj border crossing.
The Situation in Northern Kosovo is Calm - Vucic no longer Leader of his Party
The situation in Northern Kosovo is calm this morning after yesterday's conflict between the Kosovo police and local citizens, Serbian TV RTS reported.
There are no traffic jams at the Yarine checkpoint. Passenger and cargo traffic is carried out normally.
Hungary Announces Millions More in Grants for Bosnia’s Republika Srpska
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (R) receives Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in his office in Budapest, Hungary, 26 May 2023. EPA-EFE/NOEMI BRUZAK
Raids Across Western Balkans, Europe, Crack ‘Violent’ Drug-Trafficking Gang
A series of raids carried out simultaneously across Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Germany on May 24 resulted with the arrest of "37 members of a highly violent criminal cell from the Western Balkans," Europe's law enforcement agency, Europol, stated on Friday.
Bosnians Commemorate Tuzla Massacre, Demanding Justice for Victims
Relatives of the victims, local residents and politicians were among hundreds of people who gathered on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the massacre in the Kapija area of Tuzla, known as the 'crime against Tuzla's youth' - one of the deadliest attacks on civilians during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia Data Contradicts Croatian Claim about Migrant, Refugee ‘Readmissions’
According to the Service's figures, 3,433 people have been 'readmitted' since 2017, the year that migrants and refugees mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Africa began crossing Bosnia in any great numbers. That does not include the thousands returned illegally, so-called 'pushbacks' across the border that fly in the face of the internationally-guaranteed right to seek asylum.
US Senate: Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Remains Key Issue in Western Balkans
The Kosovo-Serbia dialogue remains one of the main issues of concern in the Western Balkans, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday heard.
State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet warned: "We are not seeing great effort on the implementation of this agreement by either party."
Week in Review: Hopes and Expectations
Waiting for Spring
A couple walks under a poster of the Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the day after the general election, in Ankara, Turkey, 15 May 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA
Kosovo Court Jails Naser Kelmendi for Drug Trafficking
Pristina Basic Court found Naser Kelmendi guilty on Thursday and sentenced him to four years and eight months of imprisonment on drug trafficking charges.
Torrential Rain Overflowing Rivers, Cause Chaos in Bosnia, Croatia
A state of natural disaster has been declared in Una-Sana Canton, one of ten cantons in Bosnia's Federation entity, after heavy rain.
"Our citizens have had a sleepless night, the situation is extremely difficult," Una-Sana Canton's Prime Minister, Mustafa Ruznic, said, N1 reported.
Many roads have been flooded, cutting off towns from the rest of the country. Photo: N1
Turkish Citizens in Balkans Give Majority of Votes to Erdogan’s Rival
In most Balkan countries excluding Bosnia and Kosovo, where Turkish state influence is stronger, a majority of Turkish expatriate citizens voted for President Erdogan's rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu and for opposition parties at the weekend's elections.
Migrant Numbers Increase Despite Decline of ‘Balkan Route’ to EU
New data published by European border security agency Frontex on Monday showed that detections of irregular border crossings at the EU's external borders reached a total of nearly 80,700 in the first four months of 2023.
Serbian Wartime State Security Chiefs’ Appeal Verdict Due on May 31
The UN's International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague announced on Tuesday that the verdict on Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic's appeal against their conviction for war crimes in Bosnia will be handed down on May 31.
Bosnians Mourn Journalist Whose War Reports ‘Promoted the Truth’
Salih Brkic, a doyen of journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina who was known for his coverage of the 1992-95 war, died on Friday in the city of Tuzla after a short illness.