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Get this widget!Get this widget!Get this widget!Bosnia Profile:Population: 3,922,205 (July 2001 est.)Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.13% (male 405,713;

UNITED KINGDOM FULLY SUPPORTS BOSNIA'S BID TO EU MEMBERSHIP

2008-12-05T17:27:00.002+01:00

LONDON, UK (December 5,2008) - The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its support to Bosnia'S aspirations to the membership of the European Union following the visit of Bosnian State Presidency member Dr.Haris Silajdzic to the UK.Dr.Silajdzic met UK Minister for Europe, Caroline Flint in London yesterday to discuss developments in the political situation in Bosnia.During the meeting Ms.Flint and Dr.

CROATIAN COMPANY ACCUSED OF STEALING ELECTRIC POWER FROM BOSNIA

2008-12-05T17:16:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 5,2008) - A delegate in the Bosnian State Parliament's House of People Slobodan Saraba requested from the Bosnian government yesterday to take urgent measures to stop Croatian power company HEP from "stealing further the electric power from the Trebisnjica hydro power station".Saraba then concerted that the debt for "unlawfully taken" power amounts to 3.5 billion

FOREIGN INVESTORS CALL FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BOSNIA'S INVESTMENT ENVIROMENT

2008-12-05T17:03:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 5,2008) - Foreign investors complained yesterday of long procedures and excess paperwork when registering a business or taking out building and work permits in Bosnia. They also named taxes as one of the areas that need to be reformed to improve Bosnia's investment environment, representatives of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) said. The White Book 2008, presented

BOSNIA JOINS ADRIATIC CHARTER GROUP

2008-12-05T16:45:00.003+01:00

HELSINKI, Finland (December 5,2008) - The Bosnian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Alkalaj signed in Helsinki yesterday Bosnia’s membership in the Adriatic Charter Group, an association formed to aid the efforts of its members to join the NATO.Foreign ministers of Macedonia, Croatia and Albania were also present at the ceremony, together with the US assistant secretary of state for Europe.

BOSNIA REMOVES TAX ON IPA FUNDS

2008-12-05T16:38:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 5,2008) - The Bosnian State Parliament's House of People adopted yesterday amendments to the VAT Act that exempt the EU’s pre-accession funds (IPA) from the value added tax (VAT).Cancelling VAT charges on these funds was a condition set by the European Commission (EC) for the implementation of 50 million Euros worth of projects from 2007. The total sum of IPA funds for

BOSNIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CONTINUES TO GROW

2008-12-05T16:33:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 5,2008) - The latest study from the World Bank has confirmed the ongoing trend of growth in the Bosnian private sector, but it has also identified serious structural and operating limitations including problems with financial solvency, lacking availability of capital and an inadequate solution of the working status of one part of employees.In the study assessing the

BOSNIA MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS NATO MEMBERSHIP

2008-12-04T18:16:00.002+01:00

BRUSSELS, EU (December 4,2008) - Bosnia has made progress in the process of association with the NATO, but the Alliance is deeply concerned about the "irresponsible political rhetoric and actions" that are a threat to the country and its Euro-Atlantic ambitions, the foreign ministers of NATO member countries have agreed in Brussels after a two-day meeting.NATO urges political leaders in Bosnia to

BOSNIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS TO VISIT BELARUS

2008-12-04T17:59:00.000+01:00

MINSK, Belarus (December 4,2008) - An official parliamentary delegation of Bosnia led by Chairman of the Bosnian State Parliament's House of Representatives Niko Lozancic is to visit Belarus on December 7-10,the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus said.The delegation is to meet with the Chairmen of the House of Representatives and the Council of Republic of the National

SWEDEN REJECTS PARDON REQUEST FROM SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL BILJANA PLAVSIC

2008-12-04T17:44:00.001+01:00

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 4,2008) - Sweden’s Justice Ministry has denied a second pardon request from the convicted Serbian war criminal Biljana Plavsic, the former fascist leader of the Serbians living in Bosnia, to have her 11-year-jail sentence ended. "The government has today rejected Biljana Plavsic's pardon request," it said in a brief statement.A justice ministry spokeswoman said the

ITALIAN GENERAL STEFANO CASTAGNOTTO TAKES COMMAND OF EUFOR

2008-12-04T17:36:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 4,2008) - Italy's Major General Stefano Castagnotto took today command of the European Union's peacekeeping force in Bosnia (EUFOR) ."I am reaffirming today the dedication of EUFOR to do our best in assisting the citizens of Bosnia in their journey toward a brighter future," Castagnotto said during a handover ceremony in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.He replaced Ignacio

BOSNIA TRIPLES STATE GUARANTIES FOR BANK DEPOSITS

2008-12-04T17:30:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 4,2008) - The Bosnian State Parliament adopted a law today that will almost triple the state's current guarantee for bank deposits to 10,256 Euros. The measure was designed to recover public trust in domestic banks, Bosnian officials said. The Bosnian Central Bank proposed in October an increase in state guarantees for deposits of up to 7,700 Euros, but the government

BOSNIA TO SIGN THE CONVENTION ON BAN OF CLUSTER AMMUNITION

2008-12-03T18:03:00.001+01:00

OSLO, Norway (December 3,2008) - The Bosnian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Alkalaj shall lead Bosnian delegation for the signing ceremony of the Convention for Ban of Cluster Ammunition which is to be held in Oslo, Norway, today.Bosnia with this document obliges itself for a full ban of production, transport, use and storage of cluster ammunition..

SKELETAL REMAINS OF 1000 GENOCIDE VICTIMS UNEARTHED IN EASTERN BOSNIA

2008-12-03T15:56:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 3,2008) - Bosnian forensic experts said yesterday they have unearthed about 1,000 skeletal remains of genocide victims in a mass grave in the eastern Bosnian village of Kamenica.Documents recovered from the grave in this village dubbed "Death Valley" showed the victims were from Srebrenica, Bosnian forensic experts said.The genocidal Serbian fascist aggressor overran

BOSNIAN STATE PROSECUTOR INDICTS SERBIAN WAR CRIMINALS JOVO JANDRIC AND SLOBODAN PEKEZ

2008-12-03T15:34:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 3,2008) - The Bosnian State Prosecutor has indicted two former members of the genocidal paramilitary fascist formations of the Serbians living in Bosnia (VRS) Serbian war criminals Jovo Jandric, 54, and Slobodan Pekez, 51, for murdering and wounding dozens of Bosnian civilians during the 1992-95 Serbian aggression against Bosnia."The accused are suspected of taking part

SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL RATKO MLADIC CAN FACE TRIAL EVEN AFTER 2011

2008-12-03T15:19:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 3,2008) - Former commander of the genocidal paramilitary fascist formations of the Serbians living in Bosnia,Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic could face trial at the Hague-based UN war crimes tribunal even after 2011, when the tribunal is scheduled to close, UN judge Fausto Pocar said yesterday. Addressing a conference on war crimes trials in Belgrade, Pocar said that

IBISEVIC PLEDGES FUTURE TO HOFFENHEIM

2008-12-03T14:31:00.002+01:00

HOFFENHEIM, Germany (December 3,2008) - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim hitman Vedad Ibisevic insists he will stay with the club next season.The 24-year-old has scored 17 goals in 15 games to fire the Bundesliga new team to the top of the table.That form has reportedly attracted the interest of some of Europe's top clubs, including Bayern Munich and Manchester United, but the Bosnia international claims he

NATO TROOPS RAID HOME OF SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL RADOVAN KARADZIC'S WIFE

2008-12-02T16:13:00.002+01:00

PALE, Bosnia (December 2,2008) - NATO troops searched home of former leader and creator of the genocidal Serbian creature in Bosnia "RS" and one of the masterminds of the genocide against the Bosnian people,Serbian war criminal Radovan Karadzic's wife today for evidence of contacts to the network that has helped former commander of the genocidal paramilitary fascist formations of the Serbians

NO HIV-RELATED DEATHS IN BOSNIA IN 2008

2008-12-02T16:03:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 2,2008) - There were no death cases in Bosnia from AIDS in 2008. 156 Bosnian citizens infected with HIV have been registered so far of whom 98 have AIDS. This was said yesterday at the press-conference of the FBIH Entity Ministry of Health in Sarajevo on the occasion of December 1st, World AIDS Day. Heterosexual way of transmitting HIV is still dominant in Bosnia. The

TRIAL OF FLORENCE HARTMANN TO START ON FEBRUARY 5,2009

2008-12-02T15:53:00.000+01:00

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (December 2,2008) - Under a decision made by judge Carmel Aguis, Chamber Chairman of the Tribunal at The Hague, the trial of Florence Hartmann, former spokeswoman of the Hague Prosecution, is due to start on February 5, 2009. The trial will start with "a pre-trial conference" and the presentation of introductory arguments. In August 2008 the International Criminal

IS BOSNIA A FUTURE MEMBER OF OPEC ?

2008-12-02T15:37:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 2,2008) - Is Bosnia a future member of OPEC? A renowned Austrian geologist claims the country is resting on some 2.5 billion barrels of oil. At the beginning of the 1990’s, an American company, Emaco, researched Bosnia’s oil feasibility. The research was cited by a geology professor from Austria, Siegfried Tischler, who claims that Bosnia is resting on as much as 2.5

BOSNIA AND AUSTRIA SIGNED DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE AGREEMENT

2008-12-02T15:27:00.001+01:00

VIENNA, Austria (December 2,2008) - The Bosnian Finance Minister Dragan Vrankic and the Austrian Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement in the Austrian capital Vienna yesterday.The agreement refers to income and property taxes. With that agreement the relations between two friendly countries that have collaborated very well will definitely get stronger

BOSNIA TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM IRAQ

2008-12-01T17:46:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 1,2008) - The Bosnian State Presidency has decided to withdraw the Bosnian military contingent from Iraq by mid-December.Nebojsa Radmanovic, Chairman of the Bosnian State Presidency, told the press that nearly 90 Bosnian troops were expected to return home on Dec. 15 after the end of the involvement in the U.S.-led western aggression against Iraq.Bosnia has sent eight

BOSNIAN STATE PRESIDENCY MEMBER HARIS SILAJDZIC ATTENDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT" IN QATAR

2008-12-01T17:34:00.004+01:00

DOHA, Qatar (December 1,2008) - A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Haris Silajdzic is in visit to Doha, Qatar, where he attends the International Conference “Financing for Development” (Monterrey Consensus). Organizer of the conference is the United Nations and it is hosted by Qatar Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalif Al-Thani. Main topics of the conference are global financial crisis, rising

MONTENEGRIN PRIME MINISTER MILO DJUKANOVIC VISITS BOSNIA

2008-12-01T17:23:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 1,2008) - Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic led today in Sarajevo delegation of Montenegro in talks with representatives of the Bosnian government led by the Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, in the first visit to our country since Montenegro declared independence two and a half years ago. Spiric said after the meeting, that there are no open issues between the

BOSNIA HOSTED REGIONAL MEETING OF MINISTERS OF SECURITY AND INTERIOR AFFAIRS

2008-12-01T17:20:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 1,2008) - Bosnia hosted the 3rd informal meeting of ministers of security and ministers of interior from countries of the southeastern Europe, which is held from November 28 to 29 in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo in the organization of the Bosnian Ministry of Security. The focus of this meeting was cooperation of countries of the region in segment of security and

THE BANKER NAMED UNICREDIT BANK THE BEST BANK IN BOSNIA IN 2008

2008-12-01T16:38:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 1,2008) - The heads of the Italian banking group Unicredit, which has headquarters in Banja Luka and Mostar, announced in a press conference that, in the face of the financial crisis, Unicredit plans to strengthen its activities in Bosnia, and does not plan to raise interests considerably.Board member Federico Ghizzoni also announced that the British magazine The Banker

BOSNIA CELEBRATES STATEHOOD DAY

2008-11-26T17:20:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - Bosnian authorities organised a series of events to mark Statehood Day yesterday.A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Haris Silajdzic sent his greetings to all Bosnian citizens on the occasion of November 25, the Bosnian Statehood Day.”I want us to mark this national holiday in dignity, remembering all those who gave their lives for foundation of the

CROATIAN PRESIDENT STJEPAN MESIC VISITED TUZLA

2008-11-26T17:06:00.000+01:00

TUZLA, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - The President of Croatia Stjepan Mesic visited the northeastern Bosnian city of Tuzla yesterday due to marking the Bosnian Statehood Day. Croatian President Mesic was welcomed by the initiators and organizers of his visit, University in Tuzla Rector Dzemo Tufekcic and Tuzla Canton Prime Minister Enes Mujic. .

MOLDOVA TO HOST CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING

2008-11-26T16:53:00.000+01:00

CHISINAU, Moldova (November 26,2008) - Moldova is to host the summit of heads of governments of the Central European Initiative (CEI) on 28 November due to its holding the chairmanship of this organization starting from 1 January 2008.Delegations from about 20 countries and representatives of different international and regional organisations are to participate in the summit. The summit's agenda

BOSNIAN ALUMINUM PRODUCER ALUMINIJ MOSTAR TO CUT OUTPUT

2008-11-26T16:44:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - Bosnia's aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar will cut production and jobs in 2009 because of low prices for the metal and high electricity prices, the company's general manager said.Bosnia's largest exporter did not give details of the planned cuts but said government policy had forced it to buy electricity under commercial prices instead of more favourable

HEAD OF EU POLICE MISSION VISITED BOSNIAN STATE INVESTIATION AND PROTECTION AGENCY

2008-11-26T16:22:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - Stefan Feller, Head of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM), met yesterday with Mirko Lujic, Head of the Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), who informed him about the present situation and cooperation of SIPA with other law enforcement agencies in Bosnia. The two top police officials discussed ways to improve the fight against

BOSNIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH TO SLOW DOWN TO 4,5 PER CENT

2008-11-26T16:06:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - In its 2008 Transition Report released yesterday, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made an assessment that in the current year the Bosnian GDP growth rate would drop to six per cent (from 6.8 per cent in 2007), and further to 4.5 per cent in the following year.The EBRD expects slower economic growth in all other transitional

BOSNIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES BOOST THEIR PRESENCE ABROAD

2008-11-26T15:21:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 26,2008) - The value of construction work completed by Bosnian companies abroad has increased in the third quarter of 2008 by impressive 72.1 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2007, while in the first nine months of this year it went up by 47.7 per cent.However, data from the Bosnian National Statistics Agency also show that the value of new building contracts

YUGOSLAV ARMY PARTICIPATED IN THE SIEGE OF THE BOSNIAN CAPITAL SARAJEVO

2008-11-25T17:39:00.004+01:00

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (November 25,2008) - Elite Yugoslav Army units participated in the siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo in 1993,former high-ranking VJ officer Borivoje Tešić told the trial of former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav Army (Vojska Jugoslavije "VJ") Serbian war criminal Momčilo Perišić before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in

SECRETARY GENERAL OF MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE MET WITH HEAD OF BOSNIAN HAJJ MISSION

2008-11-25T17:35:00.002+01:00

HOLY CITY OF MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia (November 25,2008) - Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Dr Abdullah Al-Turki received here yesterday Head of the Bosnian Hajj Mission Sheikh Mursal Mahmoud Tawfeeq.Speaking on the occasion, Tawfeeq highlighted the great efforts being exerted by the Saudi Government to ensure the comfort of the pilgrims.He noted that the Bosnian Muslims have benefited

BOSNIA BECAME ASSOCIATED TO THE SEVENTH EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK RESEARCH PROGRAMME (FP7)

2008-11-25T16:51:00.001+01:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium (November 25,2008) - Yesterday, Bosnia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Commission which will allow full access to the EC's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) which runs from 2007 to 2013.This "associated status" will allow Bosnia to participate in all calls for proposals and compete on an equal footing with the EU Member States and the other

IMF: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WILL NOT SLOW DOWN BOSNIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH

2008-11-25T15:36:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 25,2008) - In a statement for the media after a meeting with Bosnia's Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal asserted yesterday that Bosnia is well-positioned macroeconomically to respond to the challenges of the global financial crisis.Economic growth has been high and inflation rate low in the past period, Portugal said, and

NATO AND EU CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICAL SITUATION IN BOSNIA

2008-11-24T15:59:00.004+01:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium (November 24,2008) - The North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union met on 24 November 2008 to discuss the spouyheastern Europe, in particular the political situation in Bosnia.“We are concerned about the situation in Bosnia, and about the rhetoric,” EU foreign policy Chief Javier Solana said after the meeting.NATO leaders

THY BUYS 49% STAKE IN B&H AIRLINES

2008-11-24T15:31:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO ,Bosnia (November 24,2008) - The Bosnian government approved yesterday the sale of a 49 percent stake in the Bosnian national carrier B&H Airlines to Turkish Airlines (THY). THY Chairman Candan Karlıtekin said yesterday they are still continuing talks with their Bosnian counterparts to finalize the sale, adding that a deal with B&H Airlines on the transfer of shares will be signed soon.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE YOUTH FORUM STARTS IN MOLDOVA

2008-11-24T15:19:00.001+01:00

CHISINAU, Moldova (November 24,2008) - Representatives from 12 countries have gathered together for the eighth Youth Forum of the Central European Initiative (CEI). The event is hosted by Moldova, which has been holding the CEI presidency since 1 January 2009.Moldovan Education and Youth Minister Larisa Savga said that the Forum's goal is to consolidate the Youth trough mobility, which offers

TIGHT SECURITY IN MOSTAR AMID CLASHES

2008-11-24T14:47:00.001+01:00

MOSTAR, Bosnia (November 24,2008) - Local police deployed additional troops to prevent the latest in a series of clashes among Bosnian youths and Croatians living in Bosnia in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar. Dozens of teenagers gathered on Sunday night on each side of Mostar’s main Boulevard, the thoroughfare which passes through the centre of town, which was the wartime front line between

EUROPEAN BANK FOR REONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN STRONG PRESENCE IN BOSNIA

2008-11-24T14:27:00.001+01:00

TUZLA, Bosnia (November 24,2008) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will maintain strong presence in Bosnia, and continue to endorse banks, microfunding organizations, the financial sector and all the other elements of the Bosnian economy, the head of the bank’s country office Giulio Moreno has announced.However, he has also said, EBRD’s capacities are limited, and the

UNITED STATES STRONGLY SUPPORTS BOSNIA'S EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION

2008-11-21T18:19:00.002+01:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 21,2008) - - A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Haris Silajdzic talked to the US Deputy State Secretary Daniel Fried yesterday in Brussels. Fried repeated the strong support of the United States to Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration and expressed his interest in reform process in the country.Silajdzic expressed concern due to attempts to legalize results of

883 REMAINS OF GENOCIDE VICTIMS FROM SREBRENICA EXHUMED

2008-11-21T18:08:00.000+01:00

ZVORNIK, Bosnia (October 21,2008) - - Bosnian forensic expert team from Tuzla has exhumed 50 complete and 883 partial remains of the genocide victims from mass graves Kamenica 11 and 12. According to Murat Husic, head of the expert team, these are remains of the Bosnian civilians from Srebrenica mass murdered by the genocidal Serbian fascist aggresor in July 1995. Exhumation from mass grave “

BOSNIA NEEDS A THOROUGH POLICE REFORM

2008-11-21T18:03:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 21,2008) - - The Bosnian State Parliament's House of Representatives o Wednesday discussed the current security situation in Bosnia, requested by the Bosnian Ministry of Security.The Bosnian Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic stated yesterday that the information sent to the parliament is a cross section and review of all events related to security issues and that it

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL POWERS URGE BOSNIA TO FOCUS ON EU MEMBERSHIP

2008-11-21T17:58:00.000+01:00

BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 21,2008) - - The international powers that have supervised post-civil war Bosnia for 13 years told the country’s politicians yesterday "to stop their divisive rhetoric and focus on the long-term goal of European Union membership".After two days of talks in Brussels, the EU, Russia, the US and other countries decided political conditions were not yet calm enough in

UNITED NATIONS EXTENDS EUROPEAN UNION'S PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN BOSNIA

2008-11-21T17:33:00.002+01:00

NEW YORK, United Nations (October 21,2008) - - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to extend the European Union's peacekeeping force in Bosnia for a year, emphasizing the importance of the country's progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration.Since 1995,the country has been under international administration, first under NATO and now under the EU. The resolution was approved

BOSNIA ENCOURAGES MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

2008-11-21T17:13:00.006+01:00

OHRID, Macedonia (October 21,2008) - - There is considerable energy potential in Bosnia, but the resources are still not being used fully.Bosnia will encourage foreign investment in its energy sector and will continue to improve the environment for such investment,Chairman of the Bosnian State Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic asserted at the fifth regional economic forum in Ohrid,Macedonia.Here is

BOSNIAN TRADE DEFICIT REACHES 8 BILLION BOSNIAN MARKS

2008-11-21T15:57:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 21,2008) - Official statistical data about Bosnia’s trade exchange were announced today at a press conference in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. In October 2008, Bosnia's exports were worth 583 million Bosnian Marks, while its imports amounted to 1.543 billion Bosnian Marks. The export/import ratio was 37.8 per cent last month.In the first ten months, exports totalled

U.S. JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF FIVE BOSNIAN CITIZENS HELD AT GUANTANAMO PRISON

2008-11-20T19:46:00.004+01:00

WASHINGTON DC, USA (November 20,2008) - A US judge has ruled today that five Bosnian citizens of Algerian origin held in the US prison facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for almost seven years had been illegally detained and must be freed.Richard Leon, a US district judge in Washington DC, said the US government had "failed to show by burden of proof" that the five men had allegedly planned to go

BOSNIA WINS FRIENDLY AGAINST SLOVENIA 4:3

2008-11-20T19:22:00.002+01:00

MARIBOR, Slovenia (November 20,2008) - Bosnia won yesterday a high-scoring encounter with Slovenia 4:3 (1:2). An early goal by the Bundesliga top scorer Vedad Ibisevic set the stage for a goal-rich friendly between Slovenia and Bosnia in Maribor,Slovenia.Zvjezdan Misimovic and Edin Dzeko also netted.Ibišević set the tone early, scoring in the 2nd minute, and then drew a penalty about 15 minutes

BOSNIAN STATE PARLIAMENT'S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADOPTS TWO DRAFT LAWS

2008-11-20T19:00:00.004+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 20,2008) - The Bosnian State Parliament's House of Representatives on Wednesday’s session deliberated on several draft laws and sent them to the collegium’s commission for adjustment due to inexistence of entity majority for voting on them. They adopted draft law on amendments to the law on classification of activities in Bosnia. This law will ensure implementation of

CONFERENCE "BOSNIA TODAY" HELD IN SPAIN

2008-11-20T18:49:00.001+01:00

GIRONA, Spain (November 20,2008) - A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Haris Silajdzic has received the award "Premio Liber Press Cataluna 2008“ in Girona, Spain, and which was consigned by the Catalonia Government president in Girona Enrico Vilert within the programme of the conference “Bosnia Today”. Silajdzic in his addressing at the conference thanked to the representatives of the Liber

BOSNIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE MLADEN ZIROJEVIC VISITS QATAR

2008-11-20T18:41:00.001+01:00

DOHA, Qatar (November 20,2008) - The Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mladen Zirojevic from November 18 to 21 is in visit to Qatar, participating at the 8th Conference of signatories to the Vienna Convention and 20th Meeting of signatories to the Montreal Protocol on Substances Depleting the Ozone Layer. "In spite all difficulties and hardships we had to endure in the

RECEPTION ORGANIZED ON THE OCCASSION OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PALESTINE

2008-11-20T18:31:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 20,2008) - On the occasion of the National Day of Palestine a reception was organized on Tuesday evening in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo hosted by Amir Saker Rostom, the Palestinian Ambassador to Bosnia.Solemn reception, which gathered members of diplomatic core as well as numerous prominent personalities and politicians from Bosnia was the occasion for remembering the

BOSNIA TO PARTICIPATE AT REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM IN MACEDONIA

2008-11-20T18:21:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 20,2008) - The Bosnian State Presidency Chairman Nebojsa Radmanovic, on invitation of the Macedonian president Branko Crvenkovski shall participate at the 5th regional economic forum for the southeastern Europe (REF SEE), held from November 20 to 21 in Ohrid,Macedonia; stated the Bosnian Presidency press release. The forum shall be attended by presidents of several

IRD FOCUSES ON PROJECTS IN BOSNIA

2008-11-20T17:58:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 20,2008) - Daniel Florea from the Board of Directors of International Relief and Development (IRD), an American NGO (non-governmental organization),is currently in Bosnia to gather information about the needs of local communities. On the basis of that information, IRD will apply for funds to assist Bosnia.Florea said Bosnia is a priority for the organization, which is

42,500 BOSNIAN CITIZENS WORK ABROAD

2008-11-20T17:39:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 20,2008) - There are around 42,500 Bosnian citizens whose work has taken them out of the country, it is estimated by the Bosnian State Labour and Employment Agency.An exact number is impossible to get, since as many as 40,500 of them have not been employed by the agency. Some 30,000 Bosnian citizens have employment in Slovenia. Montenegro and Croatia.Bosnia has no

BOSNIA AND IRAN TO FORM JOINT POLITICAL COMMITTEE

2008-11-19T18:03:00.002+01:00

TEHRAN, Iran (November 19,2008) - Bosnia and Iran have agreed to form a political,economic and scientific committee in a bid to improve cooperation between the two nations.The agreement was reached between the Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and the Bosnian Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic Babic in a meeting in Tehran yesterday.The two sides expressed interest to boost economic and

BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY MEMBER HARIS SILAJDZIC WARNS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RECONSIDER ITS CURRENT POLICY ON BOSNIA

2008-11-19T17:49:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 19,2008) - A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Haris Silajdzic stated today that "the country would soon enter the most dangerous stage in its post-war history", unless the international community makes a reassessment of its current policy on Bosnia."Thirteen years after the Dayton Agreement, we are witnessing a final attempt to transform Bosnia into a loose union

NEW JUDGE TO BE APPOINTED IN SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL RADOVAN KARADZIC TRIAL

2008-11-19T17:33:00.002+01:00

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (November 19,2008) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Patrick Robinson has decided that a new judge should replace him in the case against former leader and creator of the genocidal Serbian creature in Bosnia "RS" and one of the masterminds of the genocide against the Bosnian people,Serbian war criminal Radovan

PREPARATORY CONFERENCE FOR NATO EXERCISE "JOINT EFFORT 2009" STARTED

2008-11-19T17:23:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 19,2008) - Around 150 participants from 40 countries have gathered in Sarajevo yesterday at the beginning of the seven-day Concept plan conference for NATO exercise “Joint Effort 2009”. The exercise "Joint Effort" will take place in September next year in Bosnia. "This is the first time that this exercise takes place in a country which is not a full member of the NATO

CNAB DEMANDS FROM BOSNIA TO BLOCK THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT WITH MONTENEGRO

2008-11-19T16:59:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 19,2008) - Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB),demands from the Bosnian State Presidency, the Bosnian State Parliament and the Bosnian government to block the conclusion of the interstate agreement between Bosnia and Montenegro until the Officials of Montenegro officially apologize for genocide committed against Bosniaks during the 1992-1995 Montenegrin

BRIEFING FOR HIGH MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALS HELD IN KONJIC

2008-11-19T16:07:00.003+01:00

KONJIC, Bosnia (November 19,2008) - Representatives of the Bosnian Ministry of Defence organized on Monday in the southern Bosnian town of Konjic an informative briefing for high officials of EUFOR, NATO, OSCE and UNPDP. The briefing was attended by EUFOR Commander General Major Ignacio Martin Villalain, head of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia, Gary Robbins, UNDP resident representative Christine

BOSNIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANA TRISIC BABIC MET WITH IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MANOUCHEHR MOTTAKI

2008-11-18T15:00:00.002+01:00

TEHRAN, Iran (November 18,2008) - The Iranian Foreign Minister criticized today certain influential members of the European Union for imposing ideas on other European countries saying the behavior is against democracy and freedom.Manouchehr Mottaki meeting with the Bosnian Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic Babic, in Tehran said the unity among EU members is a normal issue but imposing ideas by

BOSNIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANA TRISIC BABIC VISITS IRAN

2008-11-18T14:48:00.003+01:00

TEHRAN, Iran (November 18,2008) - The Bosnian Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic Babic met and conferred yesterday in Tehran with Head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi.Boroujerdi expressed satisfaction over the establishment of peace and security in Bosnia that has provided an appropriate ground for development and advancement of the

TURKISH HEALTH MINISTER RECEP AKDAG TO VISIT BOSNIA

2008-11-18T14:44:00.002+01:00

ANKARA, Turkey (November 18,2008) - The Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag will visit Bosnia upon invitation from the Bosnian Civil Affairs Minister, the statement released by his ministry said today. Turkish Health Minister will travel to Bosnia on Wednesday, an official statement has said. Minister Akdag is expected to return to Turkey on November 21. .

TWO SERBIAN WAR CRIMINALS ARRESTED IN BOSNIA

2008-11-18T14:29:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 18,2008) - Bosnian police today arrested two Serbian war criminals suspected of torturing and murdering Bosnian civilians during the 1992-1995 Serbian aggression against Bosnia,the Bosnian State Court said.Serbian war criminals Soniboj Skiljevic and Radoje Lalovic are suspected of "unlawful detention, torture, inhumane treatment, causing serious bodily harm, murder and

BOSNIAN STATE BUDGET TO INCREASE BY 237 MILLION BOSNIAN MARKS IN 2009

2008-11-18T14:15:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 18,2008) - The Bosnian Ministry of Defence will have 384 million Bosnian Marks at its disposal in the following year, which is 59 million Bosnian Marks more compared to 2008, according to a budget draft adopted at the last meeting of the Bosnian Council of Ministers.17 million Bosnian Marks more has been earmarked for the Bosnian Tax Administration, around 15 million

BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY RATIFIES STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH EU

2008-11-07T17:59:00.004+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 8,2008) - The Bosnian State Presidency of ratified the Stabilization and Accession Agreement (SAA) with the EU yesterday.The Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic was presiding over the 45th regular session yesterday, after which member of the Bosnian Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic took over the chairmanship for an eight-month rotation.The SAA and the Interim Agreement on

ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK'S DELEGATION VISITS BOSNIA

2008-11-07T17:46:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 8,2008) - The FBiH Entity Prime MinisterM Nedzad Brankovic met today in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo with a delegation of the Islamic Bank for Development from Saudi Arabia, led by Ahmad M. Al-Ghannam.The delegation signed the launch of a USD 5 million USD worth credit line for Bosnia's exporting enterprises yesterday with Bosna Bank International, which is seen by

KUWAIT INVESTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF BOSNIAN INFRASTRUCTURE

2008-11-07T17:28:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 7,2008) - The Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic and Kuwait’s Prime Minister Nasser Al-Sabah have agreed on a 30-million-Euro loan which will be given by the Kuwaiti Fund for Development, the Bosnian Deputy Finance Minister Fuad Kasumovic has announced.The loan will bear interest rate of 1.5 per cent, and it will be used for Bosnia's highway network building. However, it

BH TELECOM INTRODUCES NEW MOBILE TELEPHONY SYSTEM

2008-11-07T17:19:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 7,2008) - Bosnian BH Telecom and Croatian Ericsson Nikola Tesla signed a contract worth 2.763 million Euros yesterday about the implementation of the 3G HSPA mobile telephony system.The contract marks the launch of a new network in Bosnia, enabling video calls and high-speed internet access.BH Telecom will be the first in the Bosnian market to launch a commercial 3G

BOSNIAN STATE BUDGET TO INCREASE BY 12%

2008-11-07T17:04:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 7,2008) - The Bosnian State Fiscal Council adopted yesterday a budget framework for the following year, providing for a 12-per-cent increase in the Bosnian state budget=.Bosnia's Prime Minister Nikola Spiric explained the state budget would increase by 100 million Bosnian Marks, and that the government was guided by its commitment to conduct a more restrictive fiscal

BOSNIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES OFFERED PARTNERSHIP IN KUWAIT

2008-11-07T16:50:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 7,2008) - Sarajevo-based Bosnian construction companies Hidrogradnja and Euroasphalt have been offered cooperation in Kuwait and Iraq by a Kuwaiti businessman. Representatives of the two companies that visited Kuwait last week with the Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic have confirmed that a Kuwaiti entrepreneur offered to build jointly a tennis court complex with a

REISU-L-ULEMA MUSTAFA EF. CERIC MET WITH FORMER SOLDIER OF ADOLF HITLER - POPE BENEDICT XVI

2008-11-06T17:42:00.006+01:00

VATICAN CITY, Vatican (November 6,2008) - The Grand Mufti of Bosnia Reisu-l-ulema Mustafa Ef. Ceric met today with former soldier of Adolf Hitler - Pope Benedict XVI, at historic talks held in the Vatican City aimed at defusing tensions between Muslims and Catholics.He thanked the pope for his "warm hospitality," and reminded the pontiff that his predecessor, John Paul II, had prayed for him

EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHES DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE ON BOSNIA

2008-11-06T17:28:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) - Concerned over the seemingly perpetual political crisis, the European Union has launched a flurry of activities aimed at bringing troubled Bosnia back onto the European path.The EU has presented Bosnian leaders with its progress report and sent a separate letter expressing “extreme concern” with the developments in the country. Senior EU officials have also

BOSNIAN STATE COURT SENTENCES SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL MLADEN BLAGOJEVIC TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON

2008-11-06T17:08:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) - The Bosnian State Court, earlier today,found guilty Serbian war crimianl Mladen Blagojević of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 7 years in prison.As pronounced in the Verdict, Serbian war criminal Mladen Blagojević is guilty for participating in the widespread and systematic attack by the genocidal Serbian fascist aggressor against the Bosnian

BOSNIAN STATE PARLIAMENT CONCLUDED DISCUSSION ON DRAFT LAW ON WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM

2008-11-06T16:55:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) - The Bosnian State Parliament's House of Representatives concluded yesterday a discussion on the draft law on the witness protection program in Bosnia. The goal of this law is to ensure efficient witness protection during and after the conclusion of criminal proceeding and enable a witness a free testimony before Bosnian courts. The proposed law prescribed

EUPM ORGANISED COURSE ON DRAFTING LEGAL ACTS

2008-11-06T16:48:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) – The EU Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM) has organized a “Course on Legal Drafting” November 3-5 in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, aiming to further enhance the knowledge of lawyers and legal experts from the Bosnian state and regional institutions on drafting legal acts.The course covered topic such as the types and content of legal acts, terminology, grammar

JOINT POLICE PATROLS TO GUARD BORDER BETWEEN BOSNIA AND CROATIA

2008-11-06T16:36:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) – A ceremony held o Tuesday in Zupanja (Croatia) marked the commencement of joint patrols of Bosnian and Croatian police at the part of the border under the jurisdiction of Croatian Vukovar-Srijem Police Administration on one side and Bosnian Border Police, Field Office Bijeljina on the other.“The border should no longer be an obstacle for the police work in

WORLD BANK: BOSNIAN ECONOMY IS NOT LIKELY TO GO INTO RECESSION

2008-11-06T15:56:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 6,2008) - Head of the World Bank Office in Bosnia Marco Mantovanelli expects the impact of the global crisis to be felt in the country through several transmission mechanisms.First of all, loans will be harder to get, and their price will increase, both for the corporate and the retail sector. Secondly, the capital inflow from other private sources (FDI, for example)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION URGES BOSNIA TO SPEED UP REFORMS

2008-11-05T20:42:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - Head of European Commission (EC) delegation in Bosnia Ambassador Dimitris Kourkoulas delivered the report today on Bosnia's progress towards EU membership for the last 12 months to Bosnia's Prime minister Nikola Spiric.The European Commission (EC) urged Bosnia to speed up reform efforts in order to enter closer ties with EU.Bosnia has made some progress in

ALKALAJ AND SOLANA DISCUSSED POLITICAL SITUATION IN BOSNIA

2008-11-05T20:23:00.000+01:00

MARSEILLE, France (November 5,2008) - On the margins of the meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers of the Mediterranean Union member states held yesterday in Marseille,France, the Bosnian Foreign Affairs Minister Sven Alkalaj met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Javier Solana. They discussed current political situation in Bosnia, especially in terms of fulfillment of

BISHOP KOMARICA: JUSTICE FOR CATHOLIC REFUGEES IS BEING "TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT"

2008-11-05T20:11:00.002+01:00

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - A Catholic bishop from the northern Bosnian city of Banja Luka has protested that neither the Bosnian government nor the international community is doing anything to enable Catholic refugees to return to their homes some thirteen years after the end of the 1992-1995 Serbian,Montenegrin and Croatian aggressions against Bosnia.Bishop Franjo Komarica said he

SALIHOVIC COMMITS TO HOFFENHEIM

2008-11-05T19:56:00.001+01:00

HOFFENHEIM, Germany (November 5,2008) - TSG Hoffenheim midfielder Sejad Salihovic has pledged his long-term future to the Bundesliga newcomers, signing an extended contract running until the summer of 2012. The 24-year-old Bosnia international has helped his club rise from the third tier of German football, having joined Hoffenheim from Hertha Berlin just over two years ago. The club’s sporting

SERBIAN WAR CRIMINALS MOMIR POLEMIS AND SLAVKO PERIC ARRESTED IN BOSNIA

2008-11-05T19:37:00.003+01:00

ZVORNIK, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - On the order of the special section for war crimes of the Bosnian State Prosecutor's Office, members of the Bosnian State Information and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested today Serbian war criminals Momir Pelemis and Slavko Peric in the eastern Bosnian town of Zvornik. The two Serbian war criminals are suspected of committing a criminal act of genocide,during

GENERAL CARLOS DÍAZ DEL RÍO APPOINTED NEW DEPUTY COMMANDER OF EUFOR

2008-11-05T19:27:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - Brigadier General Carlos Díaz del Río took over yesterday his duties from the outgoing Deputy Commander of EU's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia (EUFOR) Brigadier General Roberto D’Alessandro, who departed after six months in Bosnia,EUFOR has announced. Brigadier General Roberto D’Alessandro on his departure said: “I am honored to have served as the EUFOR

AN AMERICAN CITIZEN FOUND DEAD IN FLAT IN BANJA LUKA

2008-11-05T19:16:00.004+01:00

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - Autopsy of the body of American citizen Paul Dennis Price (57) who was found dead on Monday at the flat where he lived in Banja Luka should show the exact cause of his death. Price was found dead after his colleagues at the American agency for consultant military cooperation, which was placed at the Banja Luka barracks, reported that he did not come for

BOSNIA TO GET ANOTHER CREDIT RATING THIS YEAR

2008-11-05T14:44:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 5,2008) - Analysts of Standard and Poor’s have been in Bosnia for the past few days, talking with politicians, experts and members of the Bosnian business community before they decide how to rate the country’s credit risk. Bosnia has so far been rated by Moody’s only.The experts were particularly interested in Bosnia’s politics. The steps taken by the Bosnian Central

MUSLIM-CATHOLIC SUMMIT OPENS IN VATICAN

2008-11-04T17:58:00.004+01:00

VATICAN CITY, Vatican (November 4,2008) - A three-day historic Muslim-Catholic summit will open today in Vatican City. To attend the talks are 48 religious leaders and scholars from the two faiths or 24 representatives each.Leading the Muslim side is the Grand Mufti of Bosnia Reisu-l-ulema Mustafa Ef. Ceric, while the Catholics will be headed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.According to Cardinal

EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS CALL FOR BAN OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS

2008-11-04T17:46:00.003+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 4,2008) - Religious leaders of different faiths, working together through Religions for Peace, the world’s largest and most representative multi-religious coalition, committed to advance a ban on cluster munitions, which—like landmines— indiscriminately kill and injure civilians. Leader of the Bosnian Islamic Community and a Co-President of the Religions for Peace World

PRESIDENT SILAJDZIC: EU REMAINS TRAPPED INSIDE WITHOUT TURKEY

2008-11-04T17:44:00.002+01:00

IZMIR, Turkey (November 4,2008) - The President of Bosnia Haris Silajdzic said yesterday that EU could become a union in the proper sense when Turkey became a member.President Slajdzic delivered a speech at the "9th Annual North South Europe Economic Forum" held in the Aegean Turkish city of Izmir. During his speech,President Slajdzic said that the southeastern Europe could not complete

GERMAN COMPANIES TO CREATE 800 NEW JOBS IN GORAZDE

2008-11-04T17:22:00.001+01:00

GORAZDE, Bosnia (November 4,2008) - Representatives of German companies Striebel & John Gmbh and Schmersal ILS are interested to invest in the construction of a plant in the eastern Bosnian town of Gorazde that would create jobs for 800 Bosnian workers.This was announced yesterday during another one of their visits to Gorazde, organized by the owners of Emka Bosnie and Bekto Precise – Fridhelm

BOSNIA SIGNS VISA FACILITATION AGREEMENT WITH SWITZERLAND

2008-11-04T17:16:00.001+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 4,2008) - The Bosnian Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic and the Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf signed visa facilitation and readmission agreements in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo yesterday.The visa facilitation agreement refers to 20 categories of population. It will simplify the procedure for obtaining a visa for longer periods, but also reduce the

BOSNIA WAR FILM WINS ROME FILM FESTIVAL

2008-11-03T14:25:00.001+01:00

ROME, Italy (November 3,2008) - A hard-hitting new movie about the mass murder of some 10,000 Bosnian civilians committed by the genocidal Serbian fascist aggressor in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995,during the Serbian aggression against Bosnia, has won the top prize at the Rome Film Festival in Italy."Resolution 819", directed by Italian Giacomo Battiato, won the Best Film

12.000 BOSNIAN STATE EMPLOYEES GO ON STRIKE

2008-11-03T14:03:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 3,2008) - More than 12,000 Bosnian state employees went on a strike today, in a fresh attempt to demand higher salaries and an improvement in working conditions. The state employees going on strike includes low and medium-level technical staff employed in several key state agencies, including the Bosnian Defence Ministry and the Bosnian State Agency for Investigation

SWISS JUSTICE MINISTER VISITS BOSNIA

2008-11-03T13:54:00.000+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 3,2008) - The Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf arrived yesterday in Bosnia for a two-day visit, her second trip to the country.Widmer-Schlumpf met the director of the Bosnian border police and will attend an official dinner hosted by the country's justice ministry and police departments.Today, Widmer-Schlumpf will have discussions with her counterpart

BOSNIAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WARNS ABOUT TRADE DEFICIT IMPACT

2008-11-03T13:39:00.002+01:00

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 3,2008) - Speaking at a forum organized by the Krug 99 intellectual association yesterday, the Governor of the Bosnian Central Bank Kemal Kozaric asserted once again that Bosnia would be affected indirectly by the global financial crisis, but the national financial system would not be threatened, because it is based on traditional banking services of taking deposits and