Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vucic says he "fears regional instability"

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that at this point, his greatest fear is of regional instability and political conflicts.

Bosnia's Federation Plans Electricity Price Hike

A strike by miners in the Federation, which was scheduled for Monday, was averted at the last moment after the entity's government agreed at a meeting with the miners' union to increase electricity prices in order to modernise the Federation's mines. 

"1,000 police officers to guard Bosnian Presidency members"

1,000 plainclothes and uniformed police will be tasked with providing security for the members of Bosnia's Presidency when they arrive here on Wednesday.

This is according to a report in the Belgrade-based daily Blic.

Turkey's 842,000 seconds lost

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, on the evening of the day when he assigned Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu to form the new government, addressed Turkey?s political parties, telling them ?not to try the nation?s patience.? 

Serbia PM Urges Dodik to Rethink Referendum

After meeting Dodik in Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic insisted that the planned referendum in Bosnia was an "internal issue", and a "sovereign decision" of Republika Srpska.

However, "I have asked them to rethink the decision," the Serbian Prime Minister added, noting that he was "grateful" that Dodik had agreed to talk about the referendum.

Serbian PM Vucic, RS President Dodik to meet

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will on Friday meet with Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb Republic (RS) - the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

This has been announced from the cabinet of the Serbian prime minister.

Bosnian Serb Referendum Meets Chorus of Condemnation

The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and the authority of the international community's High Representative.

Russian embassy: Referendum Bosnia's internal matter

The holding of a referendum in the RS on state-level justice institutions is a matter of Bosnia's internal politics, the Russian embassy in Sarajevo has said.

A statement on Thursday said that it is known the Serb entity, the RS, has objections to the justice system in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

U.S. embassy: Referendum violation of Dayton, provocation

The U.S. embassy in Bosnia is "alarmed at the direction in which this planned referendum is taking the Republika Srpska (Serb Republic; RS) as an entity."

The embassy said it saw the referendum as "a threat to the security, stability, and prosperity of Bosnia-Herzegovina."

Bosnian Presidency members to be "perfectly safe"

Members of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina are welcome to Serbia and will be perfectly safe, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has said.

Bosnian Serbs to Hold Referendum on State Courts

The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, has voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and in the authority of High Representative to Bosnia.

Out of 76 deputies present, 45 voted in favor while 31 abstained. The referendum will be held in mid-September.

Pro-ISIS Video Calls for Balkan Caliphate

A new video published on July 10 on YouTube, named "Put hilafa",  which in Bosniak means "Way of caliphate", calls for the establishment of a caliphate in the Balkans - Serbia above all.

The video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with the video has been terminated.

"RS police told not to provide security for Vucic"

Bosnian Council of Ministers chair Denis Zvizdic "instructed members of the RS Interior Ministry (MUP) not to protect the Serbian prime minister in Potocari."

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