Dnevna medijska izvješća

Representatives of eight ruling parties in BiH and the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, will resume early today (Monday) talks on constitutional changes in BiH entities. There is a general agreement among BiH politicians and public that the next two days will be crucial for the future of BiH, however there is a great deal of speculation as [...]

According to Dnevni Avaz, the BiH Council of Ministers Chairman, Zlatko Lagumdzija, told journalists in Sarajevo on Thursday following a session of the Council that the gold BiH had obtained from the process of the succession to the former SFRY had been sold in accordance to the valid laws and the authorities of the BiH Treasury Ministry. Lagumdzij [...]

NATO told the leaders of BiH's three-man presidency on Wednesday to end the war-scarred country's dependence on external assistance through state-building and bridging ethnic divides. "The clear message was that Bosnia and Herzegovina had to take ownership of its own future to break the cycle of dependence and to let the country take its place in t [...]

The newspaper reports that, on Wednesday, the representatives of the eight main parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina are expected to continue the talks on the constitutional reforms at the Office of the High Representative, under the auspices of the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch. In a letter of invitation, Petritsch said that, if necessary, [...]

According to Oslobodjenje, at its session in Sarajevo on Monday, the BiH Standing Committee for Military Matters (SCMM) fully agreed on a platform for upcoming BiH presidency members’ talks with the NATO officials in Brussels. At the invitation of NATO, the Presidency members are expected on Wednesday to meet with NATO Secretary-General Georg [...]

The chairman of the BiH Presidency, Beriz Belkic told journalists in Banja Luka on Friday that his own priority and a priority for the entire Bosnia-Hercegovina was the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian Serb leader and Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb war-time army commander. For Bosnia and Hercegovina their arrest would mean getting rid of an e [...]

Representatives of eight ruling political parties in the Federation and the RS are to meet later today (Friday) with the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, for talks about the ongoing constitutional changes in the entities. Media in the Federation note that this should be the final meeting of this sort, during which party officials from the t [...]

The BiH Council of Ministers presented on Wednesday the Action Plan on the fight against corruption, which was drafted in a joint effort of the CoM, World Bank and the OHR. "For the first time in history, BiH has a plan of fight against corruption, which was produced in cooperation with international experts and all local institutions," said Azra H [...]

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, his sixth report to the Council since he took up his mandate in BiH in August 1999. He described the progress that has been made in the more than two and a half years since he began his work in BiH, noting that improved cooperation from the author [...]

Chairman of the BiH Presidency Beriz Belkic said that Bosnia-Hercegovina is a sovereign and internationally recognized country, but that it is not fully independent due to the substantial influence of the international community. "The High Representative has the right to impose laws, SFOR commander can dismiss officers and the IPTF Commissioner can [...]