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'War of Rallies' Underlines Bosnian Serb Divisions
Tens of thousands of Bosnian Serbs gathered at two parallel rallies on Saturday in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska. Supporters of the ruling coalition gathered in the central Krajina square, while1.5 km away opposition supporters occupied Mladen Stojanovic park.
Lukac: Groups with bad intentions are coming to Banja Luka
BANJA LUKA - Minister of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpka (RS) Dragan Lukac said Friday that the RS police had obtained information, from multiple sources, that groups and individuals "with bad intentions" were coming from the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia and Serbia to Banja Luka for protests scheduled for Saturday.
Bosnian Serb Opposition Loses Key Stronghold
The Serbian Democratic Party, the main opposition party in Republika Srpska, has lost control of the key bastion of Bijeljina following a controversial session of the town council.
Bogovic: Enlargement into Western Balkans is Europe's future
STRASBOURG - Member of the European Parliament (EP) and Vice President of the 'Friends of Serbia' EP group Franc Bogovic Monday expressed the hope that current candidates for membership in the European Union - Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo - would all be admitted to the European family by the end of 2020.
Bosnia Parties Seek More Time for Mostar Deal
Bosnian parties are asking the State Electoral Commission CIK for extra time to reach an agreement on reforming the electoral statute of Mostar and organise local elections in the city, after the state parliament failed to approve reforms to its electoral law at its last session.
Suicide Threat Jolts Bosnian Canton into Saving Firm
The dramatic saga of a mining company in Tuzla, northern Bosnia, took a new twist on Thursday after several of its workers, following a two-week hunger strike, climbed up one of the company's 35-metre-high siloses and threatened suicide unless the local government offered help to get the firm back to work.
Balkan Press Liberty Declining, Freedom House Says
A new report by the US-based watchdog Freedom House, published on Wednesday, raises fresh concerns about the state of the media in the Balkans.
The report says media freedom is declining in the Balkans generally, where the press is described as only as "Partly Free", while media in Macedonia are described as "Not Free".
Bulgaria to Hold Last Event as SEE Cooperation Chair on June 01
Bulgaria's last event as head of the Southeastern European Cooperation Process has been scheduled for June 01, the Presidency has said.
The host, President Rosen Plevneliev, will prepared an Anniversary declaration that will mark 20 years since the forum was established as an in instrument of regional dialogue.
Serbia Goes to Polls in Series of Elections
Voters in Serbia on Sunday choose new national and provincial parliaments as well as the largest number of local asemblies.
In the parliamentary elections, 20 political lists with a total of 3,270 candidates will be competing for 250 seats.
Some 15 election lists are taking part in the race for 120 seats in the assembly of the autonomous northern province of Vojvodina.
CIA Director Pays Unannounced Visit to BiH
BELGRADE - US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan is in Bosnia on an unannounced visit for talks with officials, the Web news publication Balkan Insight reported Friday.
The CIA director arrived from Saudi Arabia, where he met with senior officials from six Gulf Arab nations aimed at coordinating efforts in the conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the report said.
Albania Gets Dragged in to Britain's EU Battle
Albania has become sucked into the UK's in-or-out EU referendum after a leader of the "Leave" campaign said Britain could team up with Serbia, Bosnia and Albania in a free-trade zone once it left the EU.
Bosnia to Toughen Law on Parties' Transparency
Bosnia's parliament will soon vote on a draft law to amend the current law on the financing of political parties, with the goal of increasing transparency.
Bosnian Serbs in Disarray over Controversial Referendum
The plan to hold the referendum in Bosnia's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity - widely criticised as potentially divisive - appeared to be in disarray after only representatives of the ruling coalition turned up for a meeting on the issue called by President Milorad Dodik on Friday.
Bosnian Serbs Battle Over Russian Windfall
Bosnian Serb parties are feuding over 35 million euros that Russia has offered to Republika Srpska, to clear its share of the foreign debt that Bosnia owed the old USSR.
The total debt Bosnia owes the Soviet Union is about 125.2 million US dollars [around 110 million euros].
US Rights Report Highlights Corruption in Balkans
The US State Department 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - presented to Congress on Wednesday - highlighted corruption, the rule of law and discrimination as the main problems in the Balkans.
"In the arena of human rights, every government has the ability to improve," Secretary of State John Kerry said, presenting the report.