Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Small Serbian plane crashes in Bosnia, one dead
One person died and another was seriously injured when a small plane crashed on Mt. Ozren in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the klix.ba website is reporting.
"Rescuers are headed toward the scene, more information will be known during the day," the officer on duty at the Public Security Center in the town of Doboj said on Thursday afternoon.
Counterfeiters Nabbed in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
Bosnia's State Investigative and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested three persons after raids in six locations in the north of Bosnia, searching for the people behind the illegal production of various documents.
The alleged counterfeiters are also being arrested in Croatia as part of a months-long investigation in the two countries focusing on activities committed from 2013 to 2015.
Kosovo Opposition MPs Hurl Eggs at PM
Opposition MPs hurled eggs towards Kosovo's Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, while he was addressing parliament on the latest agreement reached between Pristina and Belgrade on August 25.
MPs from the nationalist Self-determination movement erupted during the Prime Minister's speech when he said that the recent agreement complied with Kosovo's constitution.
Bosnia's Ailing Social Democrats Re-Elect Leader
Niksic, the SDP's former secretary general and leader for the past year, was re-elected as party president for the next four years in polls on Sunday.
"This is a great victory, not only for the SDP but for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well," Niksic told a press conference on Sunday night.
Montenegro Seeks Closer Ties With Belarus
Montenegro and Belarus will sign a five-year agreement on economic and security cooperation on the sidelines of this year's UN General Assembly session, which starts in New York on Wednesday.
Under the draft protocol, which BIRN has seen, the two countries' foreign ministries have agreed a model for a five-year cooperation, which was initiated by Belarus.
Bosnian Serb Referendum ‘Violates Dayton Peace Deal’
Bosnia’s top international official told the UN that a planned Bosnian Serb referendum questioning the authority of the state court would violate the Dayton Agreement that ended the war.
Pera Museum hosts Bosnian students' exhibition
Istanbul's Pera Museum is hosting young artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina's Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition titled "Images of Our Time" brings together works in various media created by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as graduates of the six faculties of the academy, including painting, sculpture, print and graphic design as well as product design.
Bosnian Serbs Withdraw Benefits Law for Wartime Officials
Milorad Dodik, the president of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, withdrew from parliament on Wednesday the draft legislation which would have granted benefits to the entity's founders, senior officials and MPs who held office between 1991 and 1996, including Karadzic.
Dodik said that the law was withdrawn because "unprincipled" opposition.
Bosnia Museum Re-opens After Three-Year Wait
Some of Bosnia most valuable items of heritage are now on display once again Bosnia's National Museum finally re-opened on Tuesday with a ceremony attended by dozens of pupils.
The museum managers decided to close the institution on October 4, 2012, after years of struggling with financial problems.
Bosnian Serb Parliament Rejects Genocide Resolution
Parliament in Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska rejected a proposal from a Bosniak delegate to adopt a resolution condemning the Srebrenica massacres as genocide.
Croatia Prepares for Possible Refugee Wave
Zlatko Sokolar, head of the Croatian border administration, said on Monday that Croatia is prepared for a refugee influx and has dispatched 6,000 police to safeguard the borders.
Bosnia Academics Honour Croatian President
Bosnian academics bestowed the honorary Isa-bey Ishakovic award, named after the 15th-century founder of Sarajevo, on Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on Thursday to underline the importance of good relations between Bosnia and Croatia.
Bosnia Tax Officials Threaten Kusturica's Mini-Town
Bosnia's Taxation Authority, UIO, said it had initiated an enforcement procedure for the repayment of 1.2 million Konvertible Marks [some 600,000 euro] from Andricgrad, the company owned mainly by Emir Kusturica, in a dispute over taxes.
Japan boosts embassy security worldwide after ISIL threat
Japan has ordered beefed-up security at its embassies worldwide, a top official said Sept. 11, after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group highlighted its missions in Indonesia, Malaysia and Bosnia-Hercegovina as part of a broader threat.
Romania Leads Balkans on Open Budget Index
Romania has scored surprisingly well in a new world ranking of countries concerning the transparency of their budget arrangements.
The open budget index of the International Budget Partnership, IBP, for 2015, ranks Balkan states very differently on the global scale.
In the 2015 index, Romania came in ninth place globally, with an index of 75 out of a maximum of 100.