Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Police Raid Bank Linked to Dodik

Bosnia's State Intelligence and Protection Agency, SIPA, raided the premises of Pavlovic International Bank in the northeastern Bosnian town of Bijeljina on Wednesday.

They entered the bank "under a mandate given by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is investigating a possible case of illegal transactions", the spokesperson of SIPA confirmed to BIRN.

Six Bosnian Serbs arrested over hundreds of wartime deaths

Bosnian police on Nov. 18 arrested five wartime officers and an ex-politician, all ethnic Serbs, suspected of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of civilians during the country's 1990s conflict.

Bosnian Muslims Ponder Backlash After Paris Attacks

The day after the attacks in Paris, the leader of the Islamic Community in Bosnia, Husein Kavazovic, condemned the murders and expressed solidarity with the victims.

"The attackers do not represent our faith nor our community," Kavazovic said on Saturday.

Slovenia Delays Repaying Bosnians' Lost Savings

Former clients of Ljubljanska Banka, which closed its operations in all the other Yugoslav countries in 1991 without repaying the savings of some 300,000 people outside Slovenia, told BIRN that they have still not been reimbursed despite a European Court of Human Rights ruling last year.

Kosovo Opposition Force MPs to Flee Parliament

Kosovo opposition MPs again caused chaos on Tuesday at a session of parliament, which was due to approve the 2016 budget.

Opposition MPs, led by the Vetevendosje (Self-determination) Movement, threw teargas in the chamber and in the corridors as well as spraying pepper at security personnel.

Bulgarian Theatre Night Kicks Off on November 21

For a third year in a row Bulgaria will host an event celebrated in 11 European countries which aims to remove barriers between the audience and theatre and performing art.

Serbian PM's Aid Offer Divides Locals in Srebrenica

Politicians who took part in last week's business forum in Srebrenica attended by Vucic declared themselves satisfied with the generous-sounding offer of the Serbian prime minister, who made a return visit to the town laast week despite being attacked there in July.

Balkan Leaders Voice Shock Over Carnage in Paris

In Bosnia, the President of the Council of Ministers, Denis Zvizdic, told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a telegram that Bosnia and Herzegovina was "profoundly shocked by the news of the killings in Paris.

"I am convinced that now we must present a united face to the threat of terrorism. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims," he said.

EU, US Warned about 'Deteriorating' Bosnia

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and US Secretary of State, John Kerry were urged in an open letter signed by the prominent academics and political analysts on Thursday to take action to ensure progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vucic: Serbia earmarks EUR 5 million for Srebrenica

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said in Srebrenica that his government would donate EUR 5mn to this town in the east of the RS, the Serb entity in Bosnia.

Serbia will on Monday transfer EUR 2 million to the municipality of Srebrenica for development of infrastructure, and has earmarked another EUR 3 million for future joint projects, Vucic said on Wednesday.

Vucic visits Srebrenica memorial center

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday laid flowers and paid respects to the Srebrenica victims at the memorial center Potocari in Srebrenica.

Vucic led a Serbian delegation that paid respect to the victims, along with Srebrenica Mayor Camil Durakovic, Bosnian Presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic and chair of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdic.

Bulgaria Assumes Council of Europe Chairmanship from Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria assumed on Tuesday the rotating Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This occurred at a meeting attended by representatives of the organisation's 47 member states at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg.

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