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Russia Flexes Muscles on EU Bosnia Mission
Diplomats and experts believe Russia is trying out a new strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after Russia's representative on the UN Security Council abstained from a vote to extend the mandate of the EU mission, EUFOR, in Bosnia on November 12.
Ukraine crisis, Ebola outbreak on agenda of General Affairs Council meeting
State Secretary for European Affairs, George Ciamba will be attending in Brussels on Monday a meeting of the European Union's General Affairs Council (GAC), the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) reports in a release to AGERPRES.
Strong cooperation in fight against crime
BELGRADE - Members of 17 special police units from 12 South-East European countries staged a hostage rescue demonstration exercise within the international seminar on the fight against terrorism in 2014in Batajnica on the outskirts of Belgrade on Friday.
Bosnia Presidency's Outoing Serb Slates OHR
Nebojsa Radmanovic, Serbian member of Bosnia's Presidency, at his farewell press conference on November 13 savaged the work of the Office of High Representative, OHR, which is tasked with overseeing implementation of the 1995 Dayton accords.
Radmanovic said High Representative Valentin Inzko's regular reports to the UN were untrue and unfounded.
U.S. prosecutors sent to Balkans "to help fight terrorism"
U.S. prosecutors sent to Balkans "to help fight terrorism"
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is sending dozens of prosecutors to the Balkans, the Middle East, and northern Africa "to help track down jihadist fighters returning from Syria."
German media: New Russian strategy in Bosnia
German media: New Russian strategy in Bosnia
BERLIN -- Germany has welcomed the extension of the mandate of EU forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina, EUFOR, for another year.
However, this country is also "concerned that this mission was not supported by all members of the UN Security Council," reports Deutsche Welle....
Bosnia Police Round up More Alleged Terrorists
Bosnia's State Investigative and Protection Agency, SIPA, on Thursday arrested 11 persons suspected of terrorism offences in a continuation of the September police action codenamed "Damask".
SIPA conducted raids on November 13 at various sites in Sarajevo, Zenica, Kakanj, Maglaj and Zivinice.
Vojislav Seselj arrives in Belgrade
BELGRADE - Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj, who has been released temporarily after nearly 12 years in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) detention, landed at the Belgrade airport on Wednesday.
Brammertz to visit Serbia next week
THE HAGUE - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz will pay a visit to Serbia next week within his visit to the region in the course of the preparations of the regular report for the UN Security Council, ICTY released on Wednesday.
Russia abstains during vote to extend EUFOR mandate
Russia abstains during vote to extend EUFOR mandate
NEW YORK -- Russia has abstained during a UN Security Council vote to extend the mandate of EU's military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina for another year.
The remaining four members of the council voted in favor.
EU urges new BiH government to get to work on reforms, integration
EU urges new BiH government to get to work on reforms, integration
Bosnia Sets Deadlines for New Parliaments
Deadlines to form cantonal, entity and state-level assemblies were set on November 10, when the Central Electoral Commission, CIK, published the confirmed results of the general elections held last month.
The CIK on Monday gave the winning parties ten days to form the ten cantonal assemblies in Bosnia's Federation entity.
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Agreement bypassing Dodik's party signed in Sarajevo
Agreement bypassing Dodik's party signed in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO -- The parties of Bakir Izetbegović, Željko Komšić, and the Alliance for Change coalition have signed a document on common principles of establishing government.
Bosniak Party Hesitates Over Serbian Partner
A high-profile meeting between Bakir Izetbegovic, chief of the [Bosniak] Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and Milorad Dodik, head of the [Serbian] Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, ended without agreement after the Bosniak party made it clear that it intended to talk to other Serbian options first.
'Expert' Head of Bosnia's Tuzla Canton Quits
Bahrija Umihanic, Prime Minister of the Canton of Tuzla - the birthplace of the February demonstrations in Bosnia - has resigned in a letter sent to the Cantonal assembly, media reports said.
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