Bosnian language

Bosnian Croat parties have joined their counterparts in the country's Serb-led entity Republika Srpksa in calling for the immediate reform of the Constitutional Court.

They are calling for the three foreign judges on the nine-member court to be removed permanently, saying that it gives the international community too much influence over constitutional rulings.

The Serbian government and the Bosnian Council of Ministers held a joint session in Sarajevo today and agreed to strengthen cooperation.

The two countries will also undertake joint activities in the economic sphere, according to reports.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Dayton accords that ended the Bosnian war, a conference heard that relations in the region are still easily inflamed.

The Bosnian state court has prolonged measures limiting the movements of Naser Oric but has allowed him free movement in the country’s Federation entity.

Four Bosnian milk production companies will be able to start exporting to the EU after the European Commission's Standing Committee on Food and Animal Health ruled that they met all the conditions required.

Bosnia's Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Minister Mirko Sarovic reported the good news on Wednesday.

Linguist on Bosnian: Language can't be named after country

The language spoken by Bosniaks can be called Bosniak, after the nation, but under no circumstances can it be Bosnian, after the country, says Ivan Klajn for "Blic" .

Parents planning to boycott schools in protest at the Bosnian Serb government’s renaming of the Bosnian language as ‘Bosniak’ said that a compromise offered by officials was unacceptable.

Dozens of Bosniak parents will send their children to a temporary educational establishment instead of regular schools in protest at the Bosnian Serb government’s renaming of the Bosnian language as ‘Bosniak’.

As the refugee crisis mounts in Macedonia and Serbia, with thousands of people from Middle Eastern and African countries using them as a corridor to the EU, Bosnian officials are mulling their own capacities and options in case the crisis spills over.

A Bosniak language - especially as Bosnian - linguistically does not exist, the Committee for the Standardization of the Serbian Language is convinced.