Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia Ex-Governors Condemn Meddling in Komsic Election
Three former High Represenatives to Bosnia, Carl Bildt, Paddy Ashdown, and Christian Schwarz-Schilling, expressed their concern in an open letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday over Croatian attempts to dispute the legitimacy of the election of Zeljko Komsic as the Bosnian Croat member of the state's tripartite presidency.
Croatia Urged to Revoke War Criminals’ Honours
A year after six officials from the Bosnian Croat wartime statelet of Herzeg-Bosnia were convicted in The Hague, campaigners urged Croatia’s president to revoke the honours she awarded them before the verdict.
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Praljak's Courtroom Suicide Anniversary Marked in Croatia
Several events are being held in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday and Friday to commemorate the death of former Bosnian Croat general Slobodan Praljak, a year after he swallowed poison in the courtroom while the verdict finding him guilty of war crimes was being read out.
Bosnia MP Challenged Over Change in Ethnic Status
While Bosnia awaits the formation of governments at entity and state level, an attempt by a new MP to change his ethnic status has highlighted a strange loophole in Bosnian law and politics.
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Bosnian Serb, Croat Parties Hatch Coalition Agreement
Ahead of the formation of new governments in Bosnia after the October 7 elections, Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, and Dragan Covic, the head of Bosnia's Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, on Monday confirmed a coalition agreement after a meeting in East Sarajevo.
Slobodan Praljak Court Suicide: Source of Poison Not Found
A Dutch investigation into former Bosnian Croat military official Slobodan Praljak’s suicide at the UN war crimes tribunal in 2017 failed to establish how he obtained the poison that he took in the courtroom.
Bosnian Croat Leader Criticises Zagreb for Election 'Meddling'
The newly-elected Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite state presidency, Zeljko Komsic, claimed in an open letter to EU officials on Tuesday that Croatia is involved in "diplomatic aggression" against his country.
Croatian MPs Urge EU to Discuss Bosnia Election 'Problem'
Eleven Croatian MEPs have complained in a joint letter to the European Parliament that the newly-elected Bosnian Croat member of Bosnia's state tripartite presidency was mostly elected by Bosniak votes.
Croat MEPs complain about Bosnia elections
They wrote about the outcome of the recent general elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina, expressing deep concern over the fact that the Croat representative (Zeljko Komsic) in the BiH Presidency were elected by Bosniaks (Muslims), while the vast majority of Croats voted for another candidate.
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Serbian Hardliners Claim Victory in Bosnian Elections
The hard-line leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, has won the Serbian seat on Bosnia's tripartite state presidency, according to still incomplete results from Sunday's elections.