Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leaders to discuss intellectual capitalism, Silk Road of energy

The 18th Eurasian Economic Summit, organized by the Marmara Group Foundation, is once again ready to host statesmen and opinion leaders from 40 different countries until April 9, offering a unique platform to discuss the most heated issues of today's world and the future.

Bosnian Serb Party to Block 'Illegal' State Govt

The main Bosnian Serb party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, has threatened to block the work of Bosnia's long-awaited new state government, the Council of Ministers, which is holding its first session on Tuesday.
 

Serb Leaders Quarrel Over Bosnia's EU Path

Leaders of the Bosnian Serb ruling and opposition parties exchanged harsh words over the weekend as the political struggle moved from negotiations about the formation of new governments to the next highly-disputed issue - a new mechanism for the coordination of EU projects.

Three indicted for war crimes committed against Serbs

Three indicted for war crimes committed against Serbs

SARAJEVO -- The Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina has issued an indictment against three persons for war crimes that targeted more than 300 Serb victims.

The "wide-scale and systematic" attacks resulted in 16 deaths in the town of Livno in Bosnia in 1992 and in 1993, it was announced.

Bulgaria's SOFIX Second Best Performing Index in CEE in March

After Bulgaria's leading blue-chip index SOFIX returned to a growth path in March, it has been moving up in the rankings of Central and Eastern Europe.

According to calculations of Bulgarian business news portal investor.bg, based on Bloomberg data, SOFIX moved to second place among the top-performing indices in the region in March.

Bosnian Dairy Farmers Fear Obliteration

Bosnia's new state government - the Council of Ministers - is facing a tough challenge only one day after it was confirmed in office as a result of panic spreading among local dairy farmers.

They want protection against an EU decision to scrap quotas on dairy production, which became effective from April 1 - and could lead to price drops and a flood of imports.

Criminal charges filed against Seselj for flag burning

BELGRADE - The Office of the Belgrade Public Prosecutor on Wednesday filed criminal charges against Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj for burning the Croatian flag.

More tourists in Serbia in first two months of 2014

More tourists in Serbia in first two months of 2014

BELGRADE -- In the first two months of the year, 12 percent more tourists visited Serbia than in the same period in the year before.

This data came from the National Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS).

Strong earthquake 30 km from Knin

ZAGREB/KNIN - The Seismological Service of Croatia reported a strong earthquake of 3.8 on the Richter scale at 9:33 a.m. on Wednesday. The epicenter was about 30 km northeast of Knin, in the Bosansko Grahovo muincipality, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

Bosnia Beats Deadline to Form New Governments

Leaders of Bosnia's ruling parties averted political and financial disaster - literally on the stroke of midnight - by approving new state and Federation entity governments as well as Federation entity budget for 2015.

Lawyers in region ink memorandum of cooperation

BELGRADE - The presidents of the Bar Associations of Serbia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo-Metohija and Macedonia have inked a memorandum of understanding with an eye to mutual cooperation and support.

Vecernji List: Djokovic gets Personality of the Year award

MOSTAR - Bosnia-Herzegovina's daily Vecernji List named the world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic the Personality of the Year for the aid he sent to the people affected by the devastating floods that hit the region last year.

Consortium set up for short-range weather forecasting

BELGRADE - The meteorological services of Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Republika Srpska, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania established at a meeting in Belgrade on Friday a consortium for short-range weather forecasting.

Balkan Media Freedom in 'Sharp Decline', Report

A new report issued on March 26 by the European Fund for the Balkans, entitled "Media freedom and integrity in the Western Balkans: Recent developments", says media freedom in the three Balkan countries has "declined sharply".

Ambassador's Resignation Exposes Bosnian Serb Rifts

Bosnia's ambassador to Serbia, Ranko Skrbic, resigned on Wednesday, citing "substantial and conceptual disagreements with the current policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina," local media reported Skrbic's resignation letter as saying.

 

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