Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vucic, Lagumdzija: Joint projects at Berlin meeting

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conferred with Deputy Chair of the Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zlatko Lagumdzija on Wednesday concerning the two countries' cooperation and the conference on the Western Balkans due to take place in Berlin on August 28.

"Joint response" to participation in wars abroad

"Joint response" to participation in wars abroad

BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dačić stated on Wednesday that a legal mechanism needs to be devised to prevent participation of Serbian citizens in wars abroad.

According him, "a joint response should be sought together with EU countries."

Ukraine Rebels Appeal to Serbs to Donate

“So far we have raised around 800 euro, which will be given to wounded defenders of the Donbas region [of eastern Ukraine]. We will also buy uniforms and equipment for the Slavic-Serbian ‘Jovan Sevic’ unit,” Zeljko Djurovic, a representative of Kosovo Front in Serbia, told BIRN on Tuesday.

Bosnia Federation Says No to Higher Pensions

Bosnia's Federation entity has slapped down a call to increase pensions, saying the damage caused by the May floods made this financially impossible.

The Association of Pensioners in the Federation entity is demanding that the government increase pensions by 5 per cent, citing the tough economic situation.

Serbian and Bosnian FMs meet in Belgrade

Serbian and Bosnian FMs meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Relations between Serbia and Bosnia "are greatly improving and there is a joint desire to continue this way," the two countries' foreign ministers have said.

Ivica Dačić and Zlatko Lagumžija met in Belgrade on Wednesday and made the remarks during a news conference.

Lagumdzija to visit Belgrade on Wednesday

BELGRADE - Foreign Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija will visit Belgrade on Wednesday and meet with the highest state officials of Serbia.

Lagumdzija is set to meet with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian government released.

Lagumdzija will also confer with Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.

Vucic, Dodik honour soldiers fallen in Battle of Cer

TEKERIS - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik laid wreaths at the monument honouring soldiers fallen in the Battle of Cer, the first victory of Serbia and its allies in the Great War.

Bosnia Federation Forms Fund to Handle Flood Relief

Three months after devastating floods hit Bosnia, the country's Federation entity on Tuesday finally set up a "Solidarity Fund", which is to act as the agency for the distribution of more than 2 million euro that the government has collected from donations.

Ukraine Separatists Hail Arrival of Serb Volunteers

The Prime Minister of the breakaway pro-Russian enclave in eastern Ukraine, the Republic of Donetsk, on Monday said 14 Serbian volunteers had joined his embattled forces.

Aleksandr Zakharchenko said his troops were drawing volunteers from all over the world, Russia's NTV reported.

Some Bosnian towns have more voters than residents

Some Bosnian towns have more voters than residents

BANJA LUKA -- Bosnia-Herzegovina will go to the general election on October 12 "with a paradox" - because some towns apparently have more voters than residents.

In several others, "almost all residents will have the right to vote," according to calculations cited by media reports.

Montenegro Commits to Finding Wartime Missing Persons

Montenegro is to sign a cross-regional declaration with Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, committing the country to finding the bodies of 61 people still missing since the 1990s wars.

100 years since first Allied victory in WW1

100 years since first Allied victory in WW1

BELGRADE -- The decisive stage of the Battle of Cer, which ended as the first major Allied victory in World War I, took place in the night between August 15 and 16, 1914.

Bosnia Looks to Serbia to Boost Russian Exports

Bosnia is hoping to boost the value of its exports to Russia in coordination with its larger neighbour, Serbia.

Serbian officials say Russia’s decision to ban imports of food products from the EU has opened a window for Serbia to improve its position on the Russian market.

Border wait times from 30 to 80 minutes

BELGRADE – Wait times at Serbia’s borders with Croatia, Montenegro and Bulgaria were between 30 and 80 minutes on Thursday afternoon.

Drivers wait about 30 minutes when crossing the border from Serbia to Croatia at Batrovci, the Serbian Interior Ministry Media Cooperation Bureau said in a release.

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