Republika Srpska

Bosnia's three state and entity radio and television stations risk going off air as political quarrels and conflicting views about their role block the passage of legislation needed to provide them with money.     
 

Life sentence confirmed for former RS official

THE HAGUE -- The Hague Tribunal on Wednesday confirmed a life sentence handed down to retired General of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) Zdravko Tolimir.

BELGRADE - Officials of the chambers of commerce of Serbia, Republika Srpska, BiH, Croatia and Macedonia signed in Skopje an agreement on cooperation in the construction sector, focusing on third markets.

Leaders of the Bosnian Serb ruling and opposition parties exchanged harsh words over the weekend as the political struggle moved from negotiations about the formation of new governments to the next highly-disputed issue - a new mechanism for the coordination of EU projects.

ANDRICGRAD - Representatives of the Andric Institute in Republika Srpska (RS), Russian Cultural Centre in Belgrade (Ruski Dom) and Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center based in Nis have signed an agreement on humanitarian work in Andricgrad, eastern Bosnia.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said in Banja Luka on Saturday that in the coming period the cooperation with the police of Republika Srpska (RS) would be stepped up even further, in an effort to ensure an efficient fight against crime, corruption and terrorism.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin and Republika Srpska Minister of Labour and Veteran and Disability Protection Milenko Savanovic on Friday signed a memorandum of cooperation between their two ministries.

NIS - The 16th International Fair of Tourism and Active Holiday opened in the Cair sports hall in Nis on Thursday, with over 130 exhibitors presenting their tourism supply at over 80 booths.

Tour operators and tourism organisations from Serbia, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro and Republika Srpska are present at the fair.

NIS - The International Fair of Tourism and Active Holiday starts on Thursday at the "Cair" sports center in Nis, said the organizer of the event, Tourism Organization of Nis (TON).

The show will feature holiday offers based on hiking tours and races, sailing, rafting, jeep safari, paragliding, caving, diving, mountain biking and free climbing.

Igor Radojicic, a popular figure in the main Bosnian Serb party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, is close to resigning - or being kicked out - from the party, which could undermine the political stability of Republika Srpska, a party source told Balkan Insight.