Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prosecutors at BIRN War Crimes Conference Urge Cooperation

Prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro, as well as the Hague Tribunal and the EU’s Kosovo mission, told a BIRN conference that states must work together to prosecute war crimes.

"There'll be no war, people are smarter than their leaders"

Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic thinks there will be no war "because citizens are smarter than those they elect."

Ivanic told the N1 broadcaster that it was "not the referendum, but Bakir Izetbegovic's complaint to the constitutional Court" that "saved the political life of (RS President) Milorad Dodik."

Bosnia Mayor and Serbian PM Appeal for Peace

As tensions rise in Bosnia and the Balkans, the Mayor of the Bosnian town of Srebrenica and Serbia's Prime Minister spoke together in New York on Tuesday on the difficulty of promoting relationships between Bosniaks and Serbs.

EU accepts BiH's membership application

BELGRADE - The European Union's 28 member states accepted Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership application and ordered the Commission to prepare an assessment of the Balkan country's readiness to join the bloc, euractiv.com reports.

American Bosniaks against Jeremic's UNSG bid

The U.S.-based Advisory Council for Bosnia-Herzegovina (ACBH) says it is strongly opposed to Vuk Jeremic's candidacy for the top UN job.

A statement issued by the NGO said that "apart from sending letters to various UN member states, ACBH also met with the U.S. Mission to the UN last week."

Vucic reacts to threats made against Serb entity in Bosnia

Peace is the fundamental priority for Serbia, and the Serb Republic (RS) will not disappear, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said in New York Tuesday.

"We will preserve peace, we respect the integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, but all I can say is that the Serb Republic will not disappear," he told reporters, adding:

EU accepts Bosnia's membership application but long process ahead

The European Union's 28 member states on Sept. 20 accepted Bosnia's membership application, taking a step forward in what is certain to be a long process that Sarajevo hopes will eventually give it a place in the bloc.

EU Accepts Bosnian Application for Accession

The European Union has accepted Bosnia and Herzegovina's application to join the EU on Tuesday, reported radio B92.

The application was filed in February, 2016. After that, a request was submitted to the European Commission to prepare a questionnaire for the country.

Dodik "to brief Putin about situation in Bosnia"

RS President Milorad Dodik said on Monday his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin represents "a continuity."

The president of the Serb entity said he would brief the Russian president on the current political situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Russia Lends Full Backing to Bosnian Serb Referendum

In a clear sign of support for the controversial Bosnian Serb referendum on their national day, Russia's ambassador to Bosnia, Petar Ivancov, held a series of meetings with Republika Srpska leaders on Monday.

Bosnian Court Approves Ban on Serb Referendum

Bosnia's Constitutional Court on Saturday approved a temporary ban on the controversial referendum because it said the vote challenges a decision made by the state-level institution, which it argued that Republika Srpska does not have the authority to do.

Bosnian Court Faces Crucial Decision on Serb Referendum

Bosnia and Herzegovina's state-level Constitutional Court is due to consider two appeals on Saturday that critics of the ethnically-divisive referendum planned by the Republika Srpska authorities for September 25 hope could stop the vote being held.

Bosnia's 'New' Citizens Snub Ministerial Check

Bosnian authorities are completing a revision of the citizenships of some 19,000 people who became naturalised citizens from 1992 to 2006, in order to to uncover possible irregularities, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is carrying out the process.

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