Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnians Head to Polls in Close-Run Election
Polls opened at 7am on Sunday for voters to cast ballots in the general and presidential elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia Poll Puts Komsic and Dodik in Lead
A survey conducted by Ipsos and published on October 9 by a Croatian public relations agency showed that the Democratic Front, led by Zeljko Komsic, was the most popular party in Bosnia's Federation entity while Milorad Dodik's governing Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, was leading in Republika Srpska.
For rule of law in Balkans - reduce sources of corruption
BELGRADE - The road to democracy is difficult and challenging, and if the rule of law is to be fully established in Serbia, the sources of corruption need to be reduced and the judiciary put in order, said the participants of the conference on Freedom Barometer 2014.
Insults Fly Ahead of Sunday's Vote in Bosnia
In a battle to win votes ahead of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 12, Bosnia's sharp-elbowed parties are not choosing their words carefully.
Most prefer to talk about their rivals' multiple errors and grave crimes than talk about what they would do in power.
Investment in defense industry Serbia's strategic interest
BELGRADE - OTEH 2014, an international scientific and technical conference dedicated to the development of defense technologies, opened in Belgrade on Thursday, and Serbia's Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said that investment in the defense industry and armed forces is Serbia's strategic interest.
IMF Downgrades Montenegro’s Growth Forecast
The IMF has lowered its prediction of growth in Montenegrin GDP from 2.8 per cent to 2.3 per cent amid concerns of the impact of the eurozone crisis and sluggish demand for goods and services.
EU Raps Balkans Over War Crimes Prosecutions
The latest EU progress report said that Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia are still making unacceptably slow progress in prosecuting war crimes.
Banatski Dvor storage boosts Serbia's, region's gas security
SAINT PETERSBURG/BELGRADE - Gazprom has filled the underground gas storage facility in Banatski Dvor, northern Serbia, to capacity and it now contains 450 million cubic metres of gas as an additional guarantee of the security of Russian gas exports to Serbia, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina during the approaching winter.
IMF Revises Balkan Growth Prospects Downwards
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, paints a gloomy picture of the economic prospects of Balkan countries in 2014.
In its flagship half-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF said countries in Southeast Europe in particular are likely to experience slower growth in 2014 partly because of the severe floods that struck Serbia and Bosnia in May.