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Brnabic attends opening of Mostar fair, invites BiH to join Open Balkan
MOSTAR - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic attended the opening of the 24th Mostar International Economic Fair on Tuesday.
Inviting Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the Open Balkan initiative, Brnabic said she hoped development of relations within the region would be continued.
Brnabic meets with Covic in Mostar
MOSTAR - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met on Tuesday in Mostar with Deputy Chairman of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Covic, who chairs the Croat People Caucus of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The meeting in the Caucus building began shortly before 10 am.
Lajcak: Tuesday's Brussels meeting to be particularly important
BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said Tuesday's Brussels meeting of the dialogue would be particularly important.
Brnabic to attend Mostar economic fair on Tuesday
MOSTAR - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic will be visiting Mostar on Tuesday for the ceremonial opening of the city's annual economic fair.
The fair will also be attended by a Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia delegation.
Apathy Clouds Bosnia’s Answer to Its Toxic Air
In Bosnia, whose cities have long been listed among the most polluted in Europe, the statistics are public knowledge. It's estimated that in this country whose main source of energy are its own fossil fuels, mainly lignite, poor air quality causes the death of 3,300 people annually according to the World Bank.
‘Donating’ a Child in 20th Century Albania
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Brothers Rifat and Asim, both traders, lived in the Albanian coastal city of Durres in the first half of the last century, Asim born in 1900, and Rifat in 1910.
The older brother married a woman called Hatixhe and they were blessed with 15 children, of which 10 survived into adulthood. The last was born in 1946.
Bosnia High Representative Breaks Deadlock in Federation Entity – Again
The High Representative to Bosnia has used his substantial "Bonn powers" to ensure government formation in the country's Federation entity, imposing new changes to its constitution on Thursday. This was Christian Schmidt's second intervention to the constitution in less than seven months.
Serbia is "accused" - "They have paramilitary formations"; Belgrade reacted urgently
BiH Defense Minister Zukan Helez caused a storm with statements about the existence of alleged training grounds where, according to his claims, paramilitary formations were trained.
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.
Request of the so-called Kosovo for membership in the Council of Europe approved?
This was decided at today's extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers, confirmed for "Kosovo Online" the Head of the Mission of Serbia in the Council of Europe, Aleksandra Djurovi.
Committee launches procedure of so-called Kosovo's admission to CoE
BELGRADE - The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers decided on Monday to launch the procedure of reviewing the so-called Kosovo's application for admission to the CoE.
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.