Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Balkan Leftists Head for Festival on Croatian Coast

Leftist thinkers, journalists, writers, radical priests and historians from all over the western Balkans, Greece and Germany, are descending on Sibenik in Croatia for four days of debates, round tables, lectures, exhibitions, book promotions and movie projections.

Bosnian Serb Leader Slams Naser Oric Indictment

The president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska has called the war crimes indictment of former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric “a farce” that will inevitably end in acquittal.

Europe to Fund Balkan Transport, Energy Projects

After the Western Balkans summit, which took place in Vienna on August 27, it has been announced that European institutions will grant around 200 million euro for 10 transport and energy infrastructure projects in six Western Balkans countries.

Bosnia Serb Opposition Seeks PM's Dismissal

Dragan Cavic, an opposition leader in Republika Srpska, on Friday said the opposition parties will launch an initiative to dismiss Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic, after foreign forensic experts allegedly confirmed the authenticity of an audio recording linking Cvijanovic to a bribery scandal.

Vienna Summit Binds Balkan States to Broad Reforms

The six Balkan nations meeting in Vienna obliged themselves in the final declaration of the Western Balkans Summit, issued on Thursday, to refrain from "misusing outstanding issues in the EU accession process" and welcomed the EU pledge to support them in resolving bilateral disputes.

Refugee Crisis to Overshadow Balkan Summit

The refugee crisis threatens to effectively hijack a high-level conference on the economic prospects and European perspectives of the Western Balkan states that opens in Vienna on Thursday.

The summit includes senior politicians from the EU and the Balkans under the patronage of the German and Austrian chancellors, Angela Merkel and Werner Faymann.

One spark could ignite whole region - PM

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has told the Vienna daily Presse that "a single spark can ignite the whole region of the Western Balkans."

EUR 222 million from EU funds for projects in Danube region

The EU will invest around EUR 222 million in 13 countries in the Danube region, including three non-members - Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro.

This was announced on Tuesday by the EU Info Center in Belgrade.

UN: Bulgaria Faces World's Bleakest Demographic Prospects by 2050

Bulgaria faces the bleakest demographic prospects on a global scale over the next 35 years, according to the 2015 World Population Prospects report of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

In the period 2015-2050, Bulgaria's population is expected to shrink by 27.9%.

Bosnian Police Chief Blamed for Vucic Attack Exonerated

A Bosnian parliamentary committee has rejected calls for the dismissal of Mirsad Vilic, head of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies, which was tasked with securing the commemoration on the 20th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide on July 11.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was attacked by a crowd at the event, some of whom threw bottles and stones at him.

Bosnia Mulls Action in Case of Refugee Crisis

As the refugee crisis mounts in Macedonia and Serbia, with thousands of people from Middle Eastern and African countries using them as a corridor to the EU, Bosnian officials are mulling their own capacities and options in case the crisis spills over.