National Assembly of Republika Srpska

At today's session, four pieces of information were discussed, after which conclusions were adopted regarding judicial institutions, defense and security, and indirect taxes.
52 MPs voted, of which 49 from the RS ruling coalition backed the conclusions.

Several thousand people gathered in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, RS, on Thursday night for two rival rallies, one a protest against the RS authorities and the other a counter-protest in support of RS institutions.

The National Assembly of Republika Srpska has adopted a resolution proclaiming the entity's military neutrality at a session that opposition and ethnic minority MPs boycotted.

The resolution proclaims the neutrality of the Republika Srpska entity in relation to military alliances, and says the RS is committed to coordinating its future status with Serbia.

Sonja Karadzic-Jovicevic, who is already a MP in the Republika Srpska entity's parliament, has been tipped for its vice-presidency by the Serb Democratic Party, SDS, which was founded by her father.

The Serb Democratic Party, SDS, chose Bosic to lead the party for another four years at its party congress on Sunday in Banja Luka. 

Bosnia took a small step toward unlocking the new EU initiative for the troubled country, after all MPs in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska voted for the declaration pledging support for Bosnia's continued EU accession process.

OSCE warns RS about draft on public peace and order

VIENNA -- The draft Law on Public Peace and Order tabled for adoption at the next session of the RS assembly "could be used to limit free expression on social media."

Parties start putting forward their candidates on Wednesday for the October 12 polls, at which voters will cast ballots for the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the House of Representatives of the state-level parliament and the parliament of the Federation entity, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska and its president and vice-president, as well as assemblies of the ten can