Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The new US administration has not yet formulated a policy towards the Western Balkans, and the European Union is running out of "carrots" to motivate the Balkan countries in the implementation of reforms, and again European integration, with Russian obstructions, still remains the best way for the region - US analysts said on Monday on the panel "Western Balkans - Delicate Balance" at the Woodr

Former Croatian Defence Council deputy commander Milivoje Petkovic appealed at the Hague Tribunal against his 20-year prison sentence for wartime crimes against Bosniaks.

The ministerial meeting of the Western Balkan Six, held in Skopje, agreed on "closer economic integration of the Western Balkans."

In a statement after Thursday's meeting, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said it was dedicated to the Western Balkans, in the light of the preparation of the summit which will be held on July 12 in Trieste.

BELGRADE - Ministers from 15 European countries have agreed to come up with new measures to ensure that the so-called Western Balkans route to the European Union remains shut for migrants.

Saudi Arabia, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have formed a joint trilateral committee.

It will "support and oversee activities for boosting trade and those related to the realization of Saudi investments in Serbia and Bosnia," Beta reported.

VIENNA - The European peace project will not be complete without the Western Balkan nations becoming EU member states, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said on Sunday.

Responding to citizens' questions via a video message, Kurz said there were many countries that were in accession negotiations with the EU.

VIENNA - The European peace project will not be complete without the Western Balkan nations becoming EU member states, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said on Sunday.

Responding to citizens' questions via a video message, Kurz said there were many countries that were in accession negotiations with the EU.

Ivica Dacic, first deputy PM and foreign minister in Serbia's caretaker government, was in Paris on Tuesday for a meeting the Berlin Process foreign ministers.

The meeting in Paris "discussed current political issues in the Western Balkans, strengthening of regional cooperation, solving the issue of migration and security issues," Tanjug reported, quoting the Serbian MFA.

STRASBOURG - Member of the European Parliament (EP) and Vice President of the 'Friends of Serbia' EP group Franc Bogovic Monday expressed the hope that current candidates for membership in the European Union - Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo - would all be admitted to the European family by the end of 2020.
    

Bulgaria should have called a regional summit to tackle the migrant crisis, instead of mobilizing the army to guard its borders, a recent analysis reads on the EUInside.

It says the former option would have helped see what is most needed by countries affected by the influx of migrants such as Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.