Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia out as Nigeria end win drought
Bosnia-Hercegovina's maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie's goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round.
Nigeria's win, their first at a World Cup finals since 1998, leaves them as favourites to join Argentina in the second round.
RCC presents SEE 2020 Strategy
BUCHAREST - The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has prepared a South East Europe 2020 strategy (SEE 2020) to help governments improve economies and create new jobs, participants of the First meeting of the Governing Board of the RCC SEE 2020 Strategy in Bucharest have said.
54th cycling race through Serbia starts
POZAREVAC - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic announced the start of the 54th cycling race through Serbia in Pozarevac on Thursday, noting that the competition under the slogan "Along the paths of freedom of our ancestors" offers an opportunity to learn more about the tradition of the Serbian army, which made a significant contribution to the Allies' victory in World War One.
Bosnia Flood Bill Likely to be 2 Billion Euro
Ricardo Zapata Marti, coordinator of the EU's Recovery Needs Assessment, dealing with the impact of recent floods, said that the final assessment of the bill for the floods would be ready in two weeks' time - but the figure was likely to be close to 2 billion euro.
“The worst damages are to infrastructure, rivers and riverbeds, as well as transport lines,” he said.
Croatia’s Embattled Govt Woos Church Over Schools
Croatia’s centre-left government is striving to end quarrels with the powerful Catholic Church over education in what is seen as a move to boost its tumbling ratings.
Vedran Molnar, the new Minister of Education, is to meet the Catholic primates of both Croatia and Bosnia - and assure them that the government has no intention of pushing religion out of the classroom.
Bosnia Arrests 30 Tax Officials For Corruption
The Bosnian prosecution ordered the arrests of over 30 officials of the taxation authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including former tax director Kemal Causevic, as well as questioning 20 others.
Nikolic, Bratusek: Bilateral relations better than ever
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek agreed in Belgrade on Wednesday that the bilateral relations are better than ever.
President Nikolic thanked Slovenia once again for timely assistance that it sent to Serbia during the catastrophic floods last month.
Bosnia Prosecutors Probe Mystery of Closed Museum
The Bosnian prosecution on Tuesday said it had started a search of the National Museum in Sarajevo to review the exhibits and documentation and find out why it has been shut since October 2012.
Anthology of Serbian aphorisms in Basque
BELGRADE - The anthology of Serbian anti-war aphorisms entitled "A shot in the war" (Gerrari tiroka) has been published in Spain, in the Basque language, the Section of Satirists of the Association of Writers of Serbia has stated.
The anthology was issued by the publishing house Erroteta, based in Amorebieta-Etxano, north Spain, on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Sporting Triumphs Lift Bosnian Spirits
Hundreds of Bosnians gathered in Sarajevo on Monday to greet the handball national team, which qualified for a major tournament for the first time since independence in a playoff win against Iceland.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina handball team will play in the World Championships in Qatar in 2015 after a nerve-racking one point aggregate win against Iceland.