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Croatian Politicians Use Child Pics as Vote-Winners
Despite pleas from the state ombudsman for children's rights, politicians campaigning for this weekend's parliamentary elections have been seeking to endear themselves to the public by posing for photographs with children.
"West must find ways to stop Dodik"
"Influential U.S. magazine Foreign Policy is looking at the possible consequences of a referendum in the Serb Republic," writes Croatia's daily Jutarnji List.
Bosnia's Visa Row with Kosovo 'Costing Millions'
The Bosnian and Kosovo authorities made a huge mistake when they decided against mutual visa liberalisation, warned entrepreneurs from both countries during their first joint business forum on Friday in Sarajevo.
"Bosnia's current govt. won't consider Kosovo recognition"
Bosnia-Herzegovina has not recognized Kosovo and the issue will not be "opened and treated" during the current government's mandate.
This has been stated by the minister of foreign affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, who also denied that "in the coming period" one of the topics on the agenda of the Council of Ministers would be "abolition of visas for citizens of Kosovo."
Bosnian Serb Opposition Challenge Controversial Loan
Opposition parties in Republika Srpska have announced legal action against the leadership of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity for taking out a controversial loan.
They will legally challenge legality and constitutionality of this financial transaction, opposition leaders told a session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Croatian Parties Use War Veterans to Woo Voters
Croatian parties have put a number of veterans from independence war of the 1990s on their candidates' lists for the parliamentary elections due in November.
The Patriotic Coalition, led by strongest opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, is putting at least one war veteran on all its lists.
Ljubovija-Bratunac bridge construction begins
The construction of a Ljubovija-Bratunac bridge across the Drina River on the border between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina began on Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and RS President Milorad Dodik.
Bosnian Justice Ministers Agree Crucial Reform Deadlines
Bosnia’s justice ministers agreed that reforms of the state-level court, which could prevent a potentially destabilising referendum being held by the Bosnian Serbs, will be finished by next year.
Rats Infest Bosnia's Mostar Amid Political Deadlock
Facing a growing problem with vermin infestation, the mayor of Bosnia's main southern town of Mostar, Ljubo Beslic, has asked for an urgent financial support for an extermination campaign from the Environment Fund in Bosnia's Federation entity.
A city official told BIRN on Monday that Beslic sent a letter to the Federation Environment Fund at the end of last week.
Voting for the Nov 1 polls starts abroad and at customs gates
Voting for the snap elections on Nov. 1 has started at Turkey's representatives in foreign countries and at border gates across the country.
A total of 2,895,885 Turkish citizens living abroad are eligible to vote either at 112 foreign representative offices in 54 countries or at 30 customs gates on Turkey's borders and international airports.
Kosovo Opposition MPs Hurl Tear Gas in Parliament
A session of parliament in Kosovo had to close after opposition MPs hotly opposed to Kosovo's EU-brokered deals with Serbia, threw tear gas canisters in the chamber, causing at least one MP to pass out.
Bosnian Serb Blocs Prepare for Assembly Duel
Accusations and allegations are flying around the mainly Serbian entity in Bosnia as the two main political blocs shape up for a potentially decisive duel in the entity assembly.
The struggle, which has been steadily escalating, will test which of the two blocs now controls the almost evenly divided assembly ahead of the 2016 local elections.
Bosnia Federation Govt Wins New Ally for Reforms
A key opposition party, Union for better future, SBB, will fully support the government of Bosnia's Federation entity and its reform agenda, party leader and media mogul Fahrudin Radoncic said.
Bosnian jihadi makes it to Washington's "black list"
Bosnian jihadi makes it to Washington's "black list"
Bajro Ikanovic, "a jihadi from Bosnia-Herzegovina," has been included in the "black list of terrorists" by the U.S. administration.
This has been reported by the daily Nezavisne Novine, based in Banja Luka.
Inconsistencies in president's claims against Do?an
Before the June 7 elections, he explained in his Ankara rally on May 19 a conversation he had with Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding. He said general things; he implied some things, but this sentence was not there: ?There were times when we made governments come and go.?