Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balkan States to Cut Mobile Roaming Charges
The telecommunications ministers of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia signed an agreement in the Montenegrin town of Budva on Monday to limit sky-high roaming charges in the region by reducing the fees in phases over the next three years.
Bosnians Say Farewell to Sulejman Tihic
Bosnians said goodbye to Sulejman Tihic, late president the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, who died last week in Sarajevo, at services in his hometown of Samac and in Sarajevo on Saturday.
Several thousand people attended the burial service in Samac, northern Bosnia, including politicians, former party colleagues and supporters.
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NGO Report Gives Bosnia Govt Low Marks
The Center of Civil Initiatives, CCI, a Bosnian NGO, in a Friday report said Bosnia's state-level government and parliament were performing worse than ever - twice as badly as in the government's previous term.
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Agreement on cutting roaming charges to be signed Monday
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic will on Monday in Budva, Montenegro, sign an agreement on cutting roaming charges in regional public mobile networks.
The agreement will be signed by the ministers of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Albania.
EU: EUR 1.5 billion for Serbia
BRUSSELS - Serbia can count on more than EUR 1.5 billion from the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) over the next 6 years, the European Commission said on Friday.
Bosnians Pay Tribute as Sulejman Tihic Dies
Sulejman Tihic, president of Bosnia's largest Bosniak party, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, died on September 25 in Sarajevo after a years-long fight with cancer.
Bosnia Federation 'Wasted' Four Years, Report Says
The Centers of Civil Initiatives, CCI, a non-governmental organization that monitors the work of governments, in a report on Wednesday on the work of the Federation entity in Bosnia, said most of its time was wasted in a series of crises.
China as special guest of International Belgrade Book Fair
BELGRADE - The 59th International Belgrade Book Fair will be held at the Belgrade Fair from October 26 to November 2 under the motto 'It's time for a book', and this year's special guest will be the People's Republic of China.
Low birth rate, migrations to put Serbian economy at risk
BELGRADE - A decline in the number of babies and economic migrations will cause irreparable damage to the Serbian economy and society as a whole in less than 20 years, show analyses by the Business Support Network.
Fuele,Mogherini confer with Western Balkan foreign ministers
NEW YORK - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic participated in the meeting of foreign ministers from Western Balkan countries with EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele and future European High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini on the margins of the 69th UN General Assembly session in New York.
Macedonia at Bottom of Regional Wage Table
A report on average wages in former Yugoslavia countries and Albania, compiled by Anadolu news agency, says Slovenes earn most in the region per month, with average wages of 1,002 euro.
This comes as no surprise, as the country has been a member of the EU for almost 10 years and was the wealthiest republic in Yugoslavia.
Bosnia Leaders Trade Accusations with US Diplomats
The Bosnian Foreign Minister and Social Democratic Party leader, Zlatko Lagumdzija, met the Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy, Nicholas Hill, on September 23, to rebut charges of neglect and corruption contained in a recent blog post by two senior US officials.
"RS to go to referendum unless Dayton is respected"
"RS to go to referendum unless Dayton is respected"
BANJA LUKA -- RS President Milorad Dodik has said after returning from an official visit to Moscow that Russia continually expresses its commitment to the Dayton Agreement.
Bosnian Serb Soldier Jailed for Raping Teenager
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Dusko Solesa was sentenced to six years in prison for raping the teenage girl in the Bihac municipality in north-west Bosnia in 1992.
US Officials Slate Bosnian Politicians Over Floods
Bosnian politicians have shown they are completely incapable of helping citizens in times of need and of matching even half of what the international community did for flood victims, two senior US officials wrote in their embassy blog on September 18.