Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serb Assembly Urges Judge to Quit State Constitutional Court

The Bosniak member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Denis Becirovic, has condemned the assembly of Republika Srpska, one of two entities in Bosnia, after it called on a state Constitutional Court judge, Zlatko Knezevic, to resign from his position.

For Young Bosnians, ‘Postnormal Times’ Have Become the Norm

Pundits are quick to call the current situation the worst political crisis since the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995, which ended Bosnia's 1992-5 war. 

But on countless occasions over the past decade-and-a-half, analysts have voiced similar views. Bosnians have grown used to being told that they live in a crisis. 

Djokovic to miss Madrid Open along with Nadal

World number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, joining Rafael Nadal in missing the tournament with the French Open just five weeks away.

Both men are vying for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, with the tournament beginning on May 28.

Bosnian Serb Farmers Await Grants to Buy Hungarian Machinery

Some 768 farmers from Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, who have been awarded grants ranging from 4,000 to 25,000 euros, have until April 29 to sign contracts for the funds.

Vucic receives US ambassadors to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the US ambassadors to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christopher Hill and Michael Murphy, in Belgrade on Wednesday.

After the meeting, Vucic said he had had an open and substantial discussion with the ambassadors on all significant regional issues.

Bosnians Remember Deadly Shelling of Zenica, 30 Years On

Flowers were laid on Tuesday at the Kameni Spavac memorial in Zenica in central Bosnia to commemorate an attack on April 19, 1993 in which 15 civilians were killed and more than 50 others injured.

Dodik: We will consider independence unless property issue is resolved

BELGRADE - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said on Friday in Belgrade Republika Srpska would be forced to consider, in the most serious manner, taking a decision on independence and secession unless property-related and other issues defined by the Bosnia and Herzegovina constitution were resolved.

Vucic: Memorial centres for Jasenovac victims to be built at Donja Gradina, in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday a proposal to build two memorial centres to commemorate the victims of the Jasenovac death camp in the WWII-era Independent State of Croatia would be tabled to the governments of Serbia and the Republika Srpska at their next joint session.

Vučić: "On behalf of Serbia, I said..."

"Dodik introduced me to RS's attempts to preserve its rights and obligations from the Dayton Agreement. It is the essence of the functioning of BiH and we will always support what is agreed upon by all three constituent nations," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vui.

Partisan Cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia, Joins Europe’s Endangered Sites List

Europa Nostra, a pan-European organisation dedicated to the protection of cultural and natural heritage, has added the Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar, southwest Bosnia, to its 2023 list of the seven most endangered heritage sites in Europe. 

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