Bosnia
Vucevic: We are working on togetherness, not against someone
BANJALUKA - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Thursday in Banjaluka some politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina were disputing the territorial integrity of Serbia, while Serbia was not disputing the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Brnabic: I have never been as concerned about peace in Balkans as I am now
BELGRADE - Commenting on Thursday's UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said she had never been as concerned about peace in the Balkans as she was at this time.
Speaking to Pink TV, Brnabic said she had also never been more concerned about what life in Bosnia and Herzegovina would look like after the vote on the resolution.
Apathy Clouds Bosnia’s Answer to Its Toxic Air
In Bosnia, whose cities have long been listed among the most polluted in Europe, the statistics are public knowledge. It's estimated that in this country whose main source of energy are its own fossil fuels, mainly lignite, poor air quality causes the death of 3,300 people annually according to the World Bank.
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How Bosnia’s Politicians Forgot the Sacrifice of State Department Friends
That year, President George W. Bush was running for re-election and opposed military intervention in Bosnia. His top foreign policy officials, including Secretary of State James Baker and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, were traditional "realists", concerned with America's national interests and opposed to interventions where those interests were not at stake.
US Sanctions Bosnia’s Former Intelligence Chief for ‘Corruption’
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, extended the list of sanctioned individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, slapping sanctions on a former chief of the Intelligence Security Agency, Osman "Osmica" Mehmedagic and two others.
Italy Seeks Higher Profile Role in Western Balkans
In his view, Italy needs to strengthen its political, diplomatic and military presence in the region. He believes Italy has many competitors among both its allies and potential adversaries that are ready to exploit the opportunities offered by the context if they get a chance.
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Pahor warns Western Balkans must not fall under Russian sphere of influence
Bled – President Borut Pahor reiterated his appeal for the speedy integration of Western Balkans countries in the EU as he argued in an address to the Bled Strategic Forum that they should not be allowed to fall under Russia’s sphere of influence should new bloc divisions occur.
Human Rights Watch: Air Pollution Killing Thousands in Bosnia
Human Rights Watch has again drawn attention to the problem of air pollution in Bosnian cities. "Nine per cent of the country's deaths are due to air pollution and an estimated 3,300 people die prematurely every year as a result of exposure to ambient PM2.5 air pollution," an HRW report published on Monday says.
BIRN Journalists Threatened by Turkish Far-Right ‘Wolves’
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The threats were sent from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and from Turkey, on June 28, and since then, after BIRN published an investigation into the Grey Wolves organisation's branch and its activities in Bosnia.
Kuloglija and Buyuk continued to receive messages on their phones with intimidating content after the publication of the article.
Bosnian Serb Ruling Party Plans to Pay Religious Officials
Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency and head of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the ruling party in Republika Srpska, has come under criticism after suggesting that religious officials' salaries should be paid by the entity.