Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

German Chancellor Dismisses Option of Writing Off Greek Debt

German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed the option of writing off Greek debt.

During her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, Merkel said that a so-called "haircut" of Europe's loans to Greece was out of the question, daily Kathimerini reports

"Uncertain" if Vucic will attend Srebrenica commemorations

The attendance of Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic at the Srebrenica commemoration "is under a question mark," it has been confirmed for B92.

Merkel in … Albania: Come, join the club

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came within a few hundred kilometers of the Greek border on Wednesday, arriving in Tirana, the capital of Albania, to tell her hosts that the EU will not “artificially” block their path towards EU accession.

She’s expected to press home the same message in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, her next stops in a mini tour of the western Balkans.

Russia Vetoes Srebrenica 'Genocide' Resolution

The United Nations Security Council has failed to pass a resolution which would have called the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica as "genocide".

Russia, a permanent UNSC member, has blocked the resolution which would have coincided with the 20th anniversary since as many as 8000 men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb troops in 1995.

Russia Vetoes UN Srebrenica Genocide Resolution

Russia voted down a UN Security Council resolution marking the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacres, calling it anti-Serb and saying it would increase tensions in Bosnia.

Serbian PM to Attend Commemoration of Srebrenica Massacre

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will attend the commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre, which is to take place on July 11.

Vucic announced that his government unanimously decided on Tuesday for his visit to Srebrenica, Tanjug news agency informs.

The Serbian prime minister highlighted that Serbia stood ready for reconciliation, but not humiliation.

Grigor Dimitrov to Lead Bulgaria Against Luxembourg at Davis Cup

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will join the Bulgarian team for the Davis Cup matches against Luxembourg.

The matches, which are from the second round of Group II Europe/Africa, will take place in Luxembourg between July 17 and 19.

Rival Bosnian Serb Blocs Battle Over Referendum

The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, will hold a special session next week to vote on holding a referendum challenging the authority of Bosnia's High Representative and the state judicial institutions.

The session was requested by the Republika Srpska President, Milorad Dodik, who is launching the initiative for the second time in four years.

Serbia gov't agrees to send PM to July 11 Srebrenica commemoration

Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on July 7 his government unanimously agreed to send him to a July 11 commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, hours after the United Nations Security Council postponed debate over a resolution to mark the 20th anniversary.

20 years on Serbs refuse to call Srebrenica 'genocide'

Their leaders have paid their respects to the victims, begged forgiveness "on their knees," and deplored a "heinous crime," but Serbia and Serbs still stubbornly refuse to call the Srebrenica massacre a genocide, experts say.

FM: Russia has not submitted its draft to UN

Serbian Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday that Russia has not submitted its draft resolution on Bosnia-Herzegovina to the UN.

For that reason, only the British draft on Srebrenica will be put up for a vote later today at the UN Security Council.

War Crime Convictions Urged for Serbian Security Officials

In an appeal hearing on Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the prosecution asked for a reversal of the initial verdict on former state security officials Stanisic and Simatovic which found them not guilty of war crimes in Bosnia and Croatia during the 1990s.