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BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska is an expression of the centuries-long aspiration of the Serbs to live in freedom, in justice and in peace with everyone, Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church said on Tuesday during a holy liturgy that marked the start of Republika Srpska Day celebrations in Banjaluka.

BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik received Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a high-ranking Serbian delegation at the Palace of the Republic in Banjaluka on Tuesday.

"Today, as we mark our Day of the Republic, we feel the support provided to Srpska by Serbia," Dodik wrote in a post on the social media network X.

BANJALUKA - The PMs of Republika Srpska and Serbia, Radovan Viskovic and Ana Brnabic, signed on Friday in Banjaluka a memorandum on a project to build twin memorial centres to commemorate of the victims of the WWII Jasenovac death camp in the Independent State of Croatia.

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, attends the commemoration of the Day of Remembrance of the martyred and exiled Serbs during the "Storm" operation.

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Though there are still a number of politicians over 60 with considerable influence, Bosnia is no gerontocracy. Across the multiple levels of governance in the country, many politicians are in their late twenties, thirties and forties. In other words, there has been a generational change among politicians. But, has this led to a substantial change in Bosnia's politics?

Some 768 farmers from Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, who have been awarded grants ranging from 4,000 to 25,000 euros, have until April 29 to sign contracts for the funds.

Djokovic arrived in Banja Luka last night, and then he invited fans to come in large numbers to the Srpska Open and enjoy the tennis spectacle.
Serbian tennis player did a training today, which was followed by a large number of fans.
World No. 1 will hold a media conference during the day.

Bosnian LGBT activists on Monday condemned a violent attack on some of their activists by a group of hooligans on Saturday in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Republika Srpska, one of the two entities in Bosnia, calling it a clear hate crime. 

Restitution in Bosnia is going nowhere, while Banja Luka and Sarajevo battle over who holds ownership over public property.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter Szijjrt, said in Banja Luka that it is "a shame for Brussels" that the European road of the Western Balkan countries has been slowed down.