Tanja Topic
Bosnian Leaders Slammed for Vaccine Scarcity as Pandemic Worsens
Political leaders have come under fire for botched vaccine procurement as Bosnia and Herzegovina is hit hard by the latest wave of the pandemic, with another 2,000 infections registered on Wednesday.
A total of 6,598 people have died as a result of COVID-19 infections so far - 531 in the last seven days alone.
Bosnian Serbs Open New Battle Over Entity Borders
Bosnia's mainly Serb entity has opened a new front in its disputes with the country's Bosniaks over a demand for the establishment of a clear line of demarcation between Bosnia's two entities.
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Bosnian Serb Leader Moves to Rein in Serb Opponents
Bosnian Serb lawmakers are to consider changes to the criminal code of Bosnia's mainly Serb Republika Srpska introducing punishment for individuals who fail to comply with decisions of the entity's parliament, a move analysts warned was designed to rein in Serb officials at the state level.
Bosnian State Profits from Emigrants Renouncing Citizenship
According to the draft budget for the coming year, which was discussed by Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers on Tuesday, state institutions will earn between 1.2 and 1.4 million Bosnian marks (between 600,000 and 700,000 euros) in payments for renouncing citizenship in 2019.
Bosnian Serb Strongman to Sack 16 Ambassadors
After meeting the new President of Republika Srpska, Zeljka Cvijanovic, on Thursday in Banja Luka, Milorad Dodik, the former RS President and new Serbian member of the Bosnian Presidency, said he would be seeking to replace a list of Bosnian ambassadors.
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Dodik Proposes Viskovic to Form Bosnian Serb Govt
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik, who was recently elected as the Serb member of the tripartite state-level presidency, said on Thursday that his party colleague Radovan Viskovic should be given a mandate to establish Republika Srpska's new government after this month's elections.
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"Authorities seriously worried because of protests"
The participants in Banja Luka were political analyst Tanja Topic and social psychologist Srdjan Puhalo.
Borders Dominate Agenda of Vucic's Bosnia Visit
The Serbian Member of Bosnia's three-member state presidency, Mladen Ivanic, said he was keenly awaiting the visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the first Serbian President to come to the country in six years.
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Bosnia Serbs Accused of Skewing Demography
The decision of the authorities of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, not to consider people who do not work or study as permanent residents may have a major impact on Bosnia's demographic profile, experts claim.
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Bosnian Serb Leader Postpones Controversial Referendum
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik yielded to growing internal and international pressure on Monday and announced he was postponing the disputed referendum which had threatened to raise ethnic tensions in the country.