Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Soldier Praising Mladic Faces Discipline After BIRN Report

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched disciplinary proceedings against a soldier named Djordje Tojcic, whose Instagram profile praised the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, found Mladic guilty of genocide in Srebrenica and other wartime crimes in November.

Acquitted Bosnian Croat Fighter Sues for Damages

Former Bosnian Croat fighter Pavo Glavas, who was acquitted of raping two women during wartime, is suing Bosnia and Herzegovina for 75,000 euros because of lost earnings during his detention.

Minister denies RS police will be trained by Russians

These concerns have to do with the intentions of the authorities in the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Serb Republic (RS) - which the paper refers to as "the separatist-led regional government" - and also, with "deepening Russian influence."

RS gets Serbian guns - and, reportedly, Russian advisers

These concerns have to do with the intentions of the authorities in the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Serb Republic (RS) - which the paper refers to as "the separatist-led regional government" - and also, with "deepening Russian influence."

Serbian president speaks with Serbs in Croatian town

He met and spoke with ethnic Serbs there, and visited a local elementary school, to which he presented a gift - 11 laptop computers.

Tanjug is reporting that police increased their presence along the route Vucic's delegation traveled today.

Vrginmost was a place of suffering of Serbs, both in the Second World War and in during the war in the 1900s.

PM on her government's road infrastructure piorities

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this, Tanjug reported.

"By mid- year, the section of the highway from Obrenovac to Ljig will be completed and we will start work on the Preljina-Pozega section, and talks will be held about the Pojate-Preljina section to connect Corridor 10 with the Corridor 11 section," Brnabic said during her visit to the town of Sevojno.

Embassy of the Netherlands in Sarajevo Was Evacuated Due to Bomb Alert

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo's capital is evacuated because of a bomb alert, Fena news agency reported.

An anonymous alert was received this morning at the interior ministry of Sarajevo Canton. At the embassy, counter-terrorism and police officers were sent.

There is no information about the outcome of the check  so far.

Tension Surrounds Serbian President's Croatian Trip

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced that a planned two-day visit to Croatia will go ahead on Monday and Tuesday - despite contined acrimony between the two countries, and after Serbia's Defence Minister claimed he could even be killed there.

Bosnian Capital Faces Threat to its Gas Supply

An energy company in Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, has threatened to suspend delivery of gas to the city of Sarajevo by the end of February, unless an agreement is reached on prices.

Its dispute is with the energy company BH-Gas, which is owned by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia's other entity.

Language Feud Delays Bosnia's Answer to EU Questionnaire

After receiving it two years ago, Bosnia has finally prepared its answers to the lengthy EU Questionnaire, Bosnian authorities confirmed on Thursday.

"It is 20,000 pages long, so we need to go through that before our session next week," Dragan Mektic, Bosnia's Minister of Security, said on Thursday.

New Weapons for RS Police Make Bosnia Jittery

Moves by the authorities in Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity to beef up the entity's police force have caused jitters in the deeply divided c0untry.

Popular Serbian Actor Nebojsa Glogovac Dies

Serbian actor Nebojsa Glogovac had died in Belgrade having been admitted to the Institute of Oncology ten days ago, which is when media reported that he was seriously ill and that his health condition was serious.

Glogovac was born on August 30, 1969 in Trebinje, southern Bosnia, into a family of Orthodox priests. The family moved to Pancevo, Serbia, when he was seven years old.

Region has "underdeveloped basic public infrastructure"

This is according to the European Department of the International Monetary Fund's new report, cited by Tanjug.

"The long-term gain of real GDP per person could be as high as a 3-4 percentage points," says the analysis, written by Ruben Atoyan and Dora Benedek.

Serbia Told It Must Reform, Forge Kosovo Deal To Join EU

During a visit to Serbia, European Union enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn has urged the country to implement "difficult reforms" and to normalize ties with Kosovo in order to be able to join the bloc by 2025.

Bosnian Croat Leaders Accused of Provoking Hatred

The Mostar Camp Association war victims' group filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday against Dragan Covic, chairman of the Bosnian tripartite presidency, and Bozo Ljubic, president of Croatian Democratic Union 1990 party, accusing them of provoking national, racial and religious hatred, strife or intolerance.

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