Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian Athlete Becomes New Balkan Cycling Champion
Bulgarian athlete has won a first prize in the Balkan Cycling Championship for the first time in a number of years now.
The 27 year old Nikolay Mihaylov managed to secure the gold medal after winning in the individual race in Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on a 23,8 kilometer route, featuring 7 dangerous turns on track.
Turkey Blocks Dodik's Flight to Armenia
Burgas airport in Bulgaria confirmed to Balkan Insight that the plane carrying the Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to Armenia was forced to turn back to Bosnia on Wednesday, after Turkey denied permission for it to cross its air space.
Regional states to make joint tourism offer to third markets
BELGRADE - The regional countries- Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania should make a joint tourism offer to far-off markets, members of the expert group for tourism of South-East Europe have agreed in a meeting.
Turkey denies it stopped Bosnian Serb leader from traveling to Armenia
Ankara has refuted claims suggesting that the Turkish authorities stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's plane from flying over its territory The Turkish capital has refuted claims suggesting Turkish authorities on April 22 stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's plane from flying over its territory, preventing him from attending a ceremony to mark the centenary of the mass kil
Dodik's plane heading to Armenia unable to fly over Turkey
Dodik's plane heading to Armenia unable to fly over Turkey
BANJA LUKA -- Milorad Dodik was on Wednesday traveling to Armenia at the invitation President Serzh Sargsyan, but his plane did not receive the permission to fly over Turkey.
After several hours of waiting in Bulgaria, the plane on Wednesday afternoon returned to Banja Luka.
President Plevneliev Vows Bulgaria Will Assist BiH on Road to EU
Bulgaria will stand up for the EU retaining its full volume of aid for Bosnia-Herzegovina, President Rosen Plevneliev told his Bosnian rotational counterpart in Sarajevo.
Plevneliev, who is on a visit to Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, met with the Chairman of the latter country's rotational presidency, Mladen Ivanic.
Police forces of Serbia, BiH, Moldova hold exercise
VRNJACKA BANJA - The police forces of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and Moldova will hold an exercise dedicated to the cross-border cooperation in the fight against trafficking in weapons in the area of Vrnjacka Banja, central Serbia, on Wednesday.
EU Hails Balkan Transport Network Deal
The EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, Johannes Hahn, on Tuesday said the "Western Balkan Six" conference in Brussels had reached agreement on a regional transport network.