Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dodik investigated "within Pavlovic Bank probe"
The chief prosecutor of Bosnia-Herzegovina has confirmed that his office is investigating RS President Milorad Dodik in connection with the Pavlovic Bank.
"The investigation is conducted within the 'Pavloviv Bank' (case). Three or four investigations against Dodik have been closed," Goran Salihovic has told the Sarajevo-based daily Oslobodjenje.
Izetbegovic and Vucic meet in Mostar
Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that the Serb-Bosniak relations are the backbone for the survival of the Western Balkans "in the proper sense of the word."
The Serbian prime minister, speaking in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he is on a one-day visit, also called for resolving all problems peacefully.
Serbian PM, Croatian president have "good conversation"
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Tuesday.
"It was a good conversation. I believe that we will develop good-neighborly relations in the future as well," Vucic posted on his Twitter account.
Turkey seeks readmission deals with Iraq, Iran
Neighboring Iran and Iraq are among the 14 countries with which Turkey has offered to sign readmission agreements in a move to enable Turkey to take back migrants rejected by the European Union more quickly.
Serbian General Wins Compensation for War Crimes Claims
Belgrade’s Humanitarian Law Centre has been ordered to compensate Serbian Army chief Ljubisa Dikovic for accusing him of involvement in war crimes in Kosovo and Bosnia.
PM in Mostar, meeting with Bosnian presidency members
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic started on Tuesday his visit to Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina with a meeting with Mladen Ivanic.
Ivanic is the Serb member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"Bosnia situation worrying; no conflict potential in Kosovo"
Aleksandar Vucic will travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday "to meet with Muslim leader Bakir Izetbegovic in an effort to defuse recent tensions."
The Serbian prime minister also announced that he may make a similar trip to Croatia in the coming weeks, the Politico website said on Monday.
Bosnian News Websites Struggling to Secure Future
Bosnian news websites need to solve two outstanding issues that jeopardise their future, experts and journalists told a conference organised on Thursday in Sarajevo.
Speakers at the conference pointed out that no proper solution had been found to ensure a stable source of income for these media, or protect their authors' copyright.
Bulgaria Climbs to 69th Place in FIFA Ranking
The Bulgarian men's national football team climbed one position to occupy the 69th place in the latest monthly FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday.
With a total of 508 points, Bulgaria is between the teams of United Arab Emirates and South Africa.
Sarajevo-born Seselj "might apply for Bosnian passport"
Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj has said that while he does not hold citizenship of Bosnia-Herzegovina, he "has a right to it."
Bosnia Urged to Use Property Seized From Criminals
Bosnia needs to better regulate the destination of property seized as a consequence of criminal activities, experts say, arguing that this would also have a positive impact in the fight against organised crime.
While no law defines this issue at national level, laws exists at the level of the country's two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
Romanian President Recalls Ambassador to Bulgaria
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has recalled the country's ambassador to Sofia Anton Pacuretu.
Pacuretu is one of fourteen ambassadors, who were recalled with a decree signed by Iohannis on Tuesday.
Pacuretu has served as Romanian ambassador in Bulgaria since 2009.
Vienna airport suspends "IS sympathizer from Bosnia"
An unnamed man originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina, employed by Vienna's Schwechat airport, has been suspended for being "a sympathizer of Islamic State."
This discovery came after Belgian police unions warned, in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks in Brussels, that "supporters of Islamic State can be found among the employees of airports across Europe."
Bosnians' Illegal Weapons Endanger its Security
Bosnians possess a worrying quantity of firearms, which potentially pose a threat to the country's security, a Bosnian arms expert told BIRN on Tuesday.
"There are at least 750,000 illegal firearms in Bosnia ... which basically means that statistically at least 20 per cent of Bosnian residents are armed," Armin Krzalic, director of the Center for Security Studies in Sarajevo, said.
International Dance Festival in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Dance Festival will be held on 9 and 10 April at the at the Congress Center “I.Vellidis “and Pavilion 12 of Thessaloniki for second consecutive year.
More than 1,500 dancers from 33 countries will participate in the TDF among them athlete-dancers from Romania, Russia, Britain, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Bosnia, Spain, Cyprus, Greece and others.