Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Serb Police Foil 'Terrorist Attack' on Hotel
Police in Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated entity of Bosnia, on Friday seized a huge quantity of flammable liquids, explosives and fireworks that were going to be used "in a possible terrorist attack".
The action took place at the Hotel Dallas in Janja, a village in northeast Bosnia.
Illegal Arms Trade 'Threatens Balkan Security'
Western Balkan countries exported weapons and military equipment worth around 1.6 billion US dollars between 2007 and 2013, so control of arms exports is crucial for the maintance of regional peace and stability, a conference in Belgrade heard on Friday.
"West must find ways to stop Dodik"
"Influential U.S. magazine Foreign Policy is looking at the possible consequences of a referendum in the Serb Republic," writes Croatia's daily Jutarnji List.
Bosnia's Visa Row with Kosovo 'Costing Millions'
The Bosnian and Kosovo authorities made a huge mistake when they decided against mutual visa liberalisation, warned entrepreneurs from both countries during their first joint business forum on Friday in Sarajevo.
"Bosnia's current govt. won't consider Kosovo recognition"
Bosnia-Herzegovina has not recognized Kosovo and the issue will not be "opened and treated" during the current government's mandate.
This has been stated by the minister of foreign affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, who also denied that "in the coming period" one of the topics on the agenda of the Council of Ministers would be "abolition of visas for citizens of Kosovo."
Bosnian Serb Opposition Challenge Controversial Loan
Opposition parties in Republika Srpska have announced legal action against the leadership of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity for taking out a controversial loan.
They will legally challenge legality and constitutionality of this financial transaction, opposition leaders told a session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Bosnian State Court Rejects Anti-Serb Bias Claims
The state court rejected allegations of bias which have caused Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska to announce a potentially destabilising referendum that will question its jurisdiction.
Croatian Parties Use War Veterans to Woo Voters
Croatian parties have put a number of veterans from independence war of the 1990s on their candidates' lists for the parliamentary elections due in November.
The Patriotic Coalition, led by strongest opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, is putting at least one war veteran on all its lists.
Convicted Bosnian Serb General Still at Large
Bosnia's state court has still not requested that Bosnian Serb general Novak Djukic - convicted of ordering the shelling of Tuzla in 1995 - be asked to serve his sentence in Serbia, where he now lives.
Ljubovija-Bratunac bridge construction begins
The construction of a Ljubovija-Bratunac bridge across the Drina River on the border between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina began on Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and RS President Milorad Dodik.
Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina to boost trade: Minister
Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said Turkey aims to strengthen economic relations with Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as soon as possible.
Serbia, Bosnia, Turkey sign cooperation agreement
A medium-term program of cooperation within a trilateral committee on commerce set up by Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina was signed in Belgrade on Monday.
It covers the period between 2016 and 2018, according to Tanjug.
Heavy Rain Causes New Floods Across Balkans
Emergency services and local authorities were braced to respond after heavy rains and strong winds engulfed the region over the past two days and locals expressed fears of a repeat of the devastating inundation of the region in May 2014 which killed dozens of people and caused several billion euros' worth of damage.
Bosnian Justice Ministers Agree Crucial Reform Deadlines
Bosnia’s justice ministers agreed that reforms of the state-level court, which could prevent a potentially destabilising referendum being held by the Bosnian Serbs, will be finished by next year.
Serbia PM: Croatian Media Insulted My Dead Relatives
The Serbian premier on Monday accused Jutarnji list of publishing a politically-motivated article that "derides the killed members of the Vucic family" by claiming that they were not killed by Croatian WWII fascist Ustasa units.
Jutarnji list published a story on Monday which claimed that none of the Vucic family was killed during WWII.