Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Power blackout hits Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and Croatia’s Adriatic coast
Montenegro, Bosnia and most of Croatia's Adriatic coast where temperatures approached 40 degrees Celcius, experienced a major power blackout on Friday, according to Montenegro power distributor CEDIS and local media.
"Almost the entire area of Montenegro is without power due to network outages," CEDIS said on its Facebook page.
Surprise: Russia Beats US in Supplying Europe with Gas
In May, natural gas imports to Europe from Russia surpassed those from the US for the first time since the onset of the Ukraine war, highlighting the EU's ongoing struggle to reduce reliance on Russian energy. Despite concerted efforts to cut ties with Russian fuels, one-off factors drove this shift, emphasizing the complexity of Europe's energy landscape, according to the Financial Times.
Djuric: Serbia unequivocally supports Dayton Agreement
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandar Vranjes on Wednesday to discuss current topics and affairs of mutual significance.
Djuric noted that Serbia wanted the best possible cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina and was fully committed to further deepening of political, economic, cultural and all other relations.
Vranjes: I have neither brought nor handed protest note to Serbia
BELGRADE - Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandar Vranjes said on Wednesday he had neither brought nor handed Sarajevo's protest note to Serbia over the recent All-Serbian Assembly.
Vucevic: US embassy demonstrated fundamental lack of knowledge of Dayton Agreement
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday evening he was not surprised by a negative reaction from the US embassy in Sarajevo to the recent All-Serbian Assembly in Belgrade but that he was surprised the embassy had demonstrated a fundamental lack of knowledge of the Dayton Agreement and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitution, especially when it comes to property belonging to the coun
Vucic: Under what act does property in BiH belong to central authorities, and not to entities?
BELGRADE - Under what act does public property in Bosnia-Herzegovina belong to the country's central authorities, and not to its entities, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic asked on Tuesday in response to claims from the US embassy in Sarajevo that the conclusions adopted at a recent All-Serbian Assembly in Belgrade were an attack on the Dayton Agreement and Bosnia and Herzegovina state instit
Dacic: Claims Assembly conclusions erode Dayton Agreement are hypocritical
BELGRADE - Reactions to the All-Serbian Assembly alleging that its conclusions erode the Dayton Agreement are hypocritical because, throughout all these years, we have witnessed the agreement being deliberately eroded by those who are now criticising the Assembly, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday.
Vucic: US embassy in Sarajevo to get answer to its claims about All-Serbian Assembly
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday evening he would on Tuesday respond to claims from the US embassy in Sarajevo that conclusions adopted at the recent All-Serbian Assembly in Belgrade were not a defence of the Dayton Agreement but an attack on that agreement and the state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
RZS: 176,514 foreign tourists visit Serbia in April
BELGRADE - According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, a total 176,514 foreign tourists visited Serbia in April.
The majority came from Turkey (18,323), Russia (14,468) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (13,504).
Interestingly, 11,086 were from China.
Vucevic meets with Angolan FM
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with Angolan FM Tete Antonio in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation, with special emphasis on the economy and education.
Serbia's January-April external trade at approx. 22.25 bln euros
BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade in January-April totalled approx. 22.25 bln euros, which is a 1.3 pct increase y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.
Goods exports were worth nearly 9.78 bln euros, rising by 1.4 pct y-o-y, while imports totalled 12.47 bln euros, rising by 1.3 pct y-o-y.
Bulgarian Producer Contributes to Cannes Palme d'Or Winner
The Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent," directed and written by Croatian filmmaker Nebojsa Slijepcevic. Notably, Bulgarian producer Katya Trichkova was part of the production team.
Tragic Death in Belgrade: Bosnian Deputy PM’s Brother Assaulted
Djordje Mijatovic, brother of the deputy prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, died after being beaten by two hooligans in Belgrade, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic announced. According to Radio Free Europe and BTA, the incident occurred on a playground in the Serbian capital. An investigation is underway to determine if the beating directly caused his death.
UN creates Srebrenica genocide memorial day
The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
UN security staff attempt to seize Serbian flag from Serb victims of Bosnian war
NEW YORK - Security staff at the UN headquarters in New York unsuccessfully attempted to seize a Serbian flag from a delegation of Serb victims of the Bosnia and Herzegovina war before Thursday's UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution, a Tanjug reporter on the ground said.