All News on Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biden Visit to Croatia Confirms US Engagement

US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Croatia for a summit of the so-called "Brdo Brijuni Process", which opened on Wednesday in Zagreb.

"Bosnia and Kosovo high on list of citizens joining IS"

Bosnia-Herzegovina is "the fourth in the world" when it comes to the number of its residents who have joined Islamic State, Beta is quoting British media.

According to this, this year 92 citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the terrorist organization.

Bulgaria PM Heading for China with 7 Mins for China-CEE Summit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has departed for a visit to China with seven ministers for a meeting with the country's leadership and officials from Central and Eastern European states.

The city of Suzhou in Eastern China is due to host the Fourth leaders' meeting of China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries on November 24-25.

Bosnian Police Raid Bank Linked to Dodik

Bosnia's State Intelligence and Protection Agency, SIPA, raided the premises of Pavlovic International Bank in the northeastern Bosnian town of Bijeljina on Wednesday.

They entered the bank "under a mandate given by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is investigating a possible case of illegal transactions", the spokesperson of SIPA confirmed to BIRN.

Six Bosnian Serbs arrested over hundreds of wartime deaths

Bosnian police on Nov. 18 arrested five wartime officers and an ex-politician, all ethnic Serbs, suspected of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of civilians during the country's 1990s conflict.

Kosovo Opposition Force MPs to Flee Parliament

Kosovo opposition MPs again caused chaos on Tuesday at a session of parliament, which was due to approve the 2016 budget.

Opposition MPs, led by the Vetevendosje (Self-determination) Movement, threw teargas in the chamber and in the corridors as well as spraying pepper at security personnel.

Balkan Leaders Voice Shock Over Carnage in Paris

In Bosnia, the President of the Council of Ministers, Denis Zvizdic, told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a telegram that Bosnia and Herzegovina was "profoundly shocked by the news of the killings in Paris.

"I am convinced that now we must present a united face to the threat of terrorism. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims," he said.

EU, US Warned about 'Deteriorating' Bosnia

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and US Secretary of State, John Kerry were urged in an open letter signed by the prominent academics and political analysts on Thursday to take action to ensure progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vucic visits Srebrenica memorial center

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday laid flowers and paid respects to the Srebrenica victims at the memorial center Potocari in Srebrenica.

Vucic led a Serbian delegation that paid respect to the victims, along with Srebrenica Mayor Camil Durakovic, Bosnian Presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic and chair of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdic.

REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO

UNESCO has not accepted Kosovo as a member; the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in Paris on Monday.

142 countries voted - 92 in favor, 50 against, while 29 abstained. Pristina's bid required 95 votes in favor to be successful.