Croat entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Bosnia Constitutional Court's most recent set of decisions could lead to a new and dangerous escalation of the current political crisis, opening a "pandora's box", local and international officials told BIRN.

The court, at its latest panel session Thursday, made several decisions on key issues which will likely have a major impact on the country, sources said.

A recently-opened kindergarten in Gornji Vakuf/Uskoplje is the only educational institution in the town at which Bosnian Croat and Bosniak children spend time together.

Bosnian Croat lawmakers say they expect the House of Peoples to discuss the changes they submitted to the election law on Thursday, under which only Bosnian Croats would elect their own representative to the country's three-member Presidency.

Bosniak and Croat ex-soldiers staged joint protests to demand improved payments from the government and proof that all those receiving veterans’ benefits are genuine claimants.

Bosniak and Croat war veterans from Bosnia’s Federation entity rallied in Sarajevo to demand the reversal of legal changes which were adopted to appease the IMF and caused reductions in pensions.