Proposed secession of Republika Srpska

Legal experts said a referendum in Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska questioning the authority of the state court and prosecution would not weaken the state judiciary but would destabilise the country.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic is against a planned referendum in the Serb Republic (RS), Nikolic's adviser Ivan Mrkic has said.

According to announcements, the Serb entity in Bosnia will hold a referendum on the work of the Court and Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

RS President Milorad Dodik has said that Bosnia-Herzegovina is "a state union," while state competencies on all levels are held by its entities.

These entities are the Serb Republic (RS) and the Croat-Muslim Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (FBiH).

RS President Milorad Dodik says all conditions have been met to publish a decision on an upcoming referendum in the Official Gazette.

The Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina (RS) plants to hold a plebiscite on the work of the Court and the Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia president believes the Serbian PM has put pressure on the president of the RS, the Serb entity in Bosnia.

RS President Milorad Dodik has said that the Serb Republic (Republika Srpska, RS) - the Serb entity in Bosnia - is "a state."

The fact it is "being denied" speaks to its actual importance, he asserted, and added:

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that he will participate in the Republika Srpska Day commemoration but insisted that his decision will not endanger relations between Belgrade and Sarajevo.

The Bosnian Serb presidency told BIRN that events to mark Republic Day would go ahead on January 9, despite the fact that the annual holiday celebrating the entity's foundation was ruled unconstitutional by the state Constitutional Court because it discriminates against non-Serb residents of Republika Srpska.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic says he learned of a plan to topple the current RS government by toppling the entity's President Milorad Dodik.

The Serb Republic (Republika Srpska, RS) is the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina - the other being the Muslim-Croat Federation (FBiH).

In a resolution marking the 20th anniversary of Dayton peace agreement, European MPs urged Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska not to hold a referendum challenging the authority of the state judiciary.