Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
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.
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.