Federation of Bosnia

Bosnia's Federation entity on Tuesday adopted a reform plan crucial for the country's EU ambitions and discussed its 2015-2018 action plan.

However, concrete action on any of the measures is threatened by the deepening political crisis in one of the country's two entities.

Bosnia's Central Election Commission on Wednesday confirmed the selection of Bosniak, Croat and Serb candidates for the posts of president and vice-presidents of Bosnia's larger entity.

The appointments should hasten the long-delayed formation of a government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, has told the French ambassador to Bosnia, Claire Bodonyi, that Bosnia's Serbian-dominated entity is preparing a "practical reply" to the EU reform plan for the country.