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Hundreds Still Homeless After Bosnia Floods
Around 700 victims of the floods that hit Bosnia and Herzegovina in May remain homeless, according to EU and UNDP experts working on the reconstruction process.
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Balkans Do Better in 'Doing Business' Report
Most Balkan countries showed a marked improvement in their ratings in the World Bank's latest "Doing Business" report, which measures 189 countries on the basis of regulations that either enhance or suppress business activities.
Macedonia remains the regional leader in terms of ease in doing business, placed at 30th place in the rankings, moving up one place.
Serbia drops in WB business conditions ranking
Serbia drops in WB business conditions ranking
WASHINGTON -- The World Bank has issued a prognosis of business conditions around the world for 2015 and ranked Serbia 91st out of 189 countries.
This represents a downgrade from last year's 77th spot, leaving only Bosnia-Herzegovina with a worse rank, at 107.
Serbia drops in rankings based on business conditions
WASHINGTON - The World Bank has issued a prognosis of business conditions around the world for 2015 and ranked Serbia 91st out of 189 countries, which is drop from last year's rank of 77, leaving only Bosnia-Herzegovina with a worse rank, at 107th spot.
EU "lifts sanctions against Milošević"
EU "lifts sanctions against Milošević"
BRUSSELS -- The European Union has lifted sanctions it imposed against former Serbian and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević, said reports on Tuesday.
Milošević died in 2006 during his Hague Tribunal trial, where he stood accused of war crimes and genocide in Bosnia, and war crimes in Croatia and Kosovo.
Croat presidency member argues in favor of "federalization"
Croat presidency member argues in favor of "federalization"
SARAJEVO -- Federalization of Bosnia-Herzegovina is necessary because the current situation is untenable, Dragan Čović has said.
Čović heads the Croatian Democratic Alliance in Bosnia (HDZ BiH) and was earlier this month elected to the Bosnian tripartite Presidency as the Croat representative....
Bosnia Election Results Seal Nationalists' Triumph
The main Bosniak, Croatian and Serbian parties in Bosnia - the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD - were the principal victors of the October 12 general elections, the country's election commission has confirmed.
Members of Bosnian Presidency elected
Members of Bosnian Presidency elected
SARAJEVO -- The Election Commission has confirmed the election of the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
They are Bakir Izetbegović of the Party of Democratic Action, Dragan Čović of the Croatian Democratic Union and Mladen Ivanić of the Party of Democratic Progress.
Bosnia Declares 2014 ‘Year of Missing Persons’
Bosnia and Herzegovina has belatedly declared 2014 the Year of Missing Persons, vowing to intensify the search for the remaining 8,000 people still unaccounted for after the 1990s conflict.
Bosnia Releases Ministers Suspected of Tax Fraud
The appeals court freed Federation Agriculture Minister Jerko Ivankovic Lijanovic and Federation Trade Minister Milorad Bahilj on bail on Friday ahead of their trial after they spent a month and a half in custody on remand.
Also released were three other suspects in the tax fraud case, Ivankovic Lijanovic's brothers Jozo and Slavo, and Bahilj's colleague Mirko Galic.
Bosnian Prosecutor Slams Media Fraud Suspects’ Release
The Prosecutor's Office said on Monday that it would complain about the state court's decision not to remand the suspects in the so-called ‘Gibraltar' case in custody.
"The prosecutor will also demand a temporary measure - the sequestration of all the suspects' property, their movable and immovable property and the freezing of their accounts during the [legal] process," it said.
Turkey to build Balkans’ largest mosque in Tirana
Turkeyâs Directorate for Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has announced plans to build the largest mosque in the Balkans, in the Albanian capital Tirana, citing the low capacity in the cityâs sole existing mosque.
Bosnia Seeks Detention For Gibraltar Gang Suspects
Bosnia's state prosecutor has demanded a month's detention for nine people arrested on suspicion on gaining over 5 million euro from money laundering, evading taxes and fictional, falsified agreements.
Children’s movies and directors coming to Istanbul
More than 100 films from 28 countries will be shown at the third Universal Childrenâs Film Festival to be held between Oct. 27 and 31 in Istanbulâs Tuzla neighborhood.
Mladic Trial to Hear New Mass Grave Evidence
Hague Tribunal prosecutors have been granted permission to present new forensic evidence found at Tomasica, Bosnia’s biggest mass grave, in the war crimes case against Ratko Mladic.