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The BiH Federation's financial police have filed a criminal complaint against several officials in the Defence Ministry, who have allegedly embezzled the funds obtained through the sale of armoured personnel carriers to Israeli companies. The finance police officials have recently commented on the role of Defence Minister Mijo Anic in the matter an [...]

Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays and director of CAFAO (EU-sponsored Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office) Alan Jensen have given their full support to the Federation Customs Administration in the investigation of customs fraud. They have said that they would not tolerate political interfering in the investigation. According to offi [...]

Information that BiH annually loses between 300 and 400 million KM in unpaid customs duties, and that a relatively small BiH territory is split on several customs administration, which is being misused by criminals, has made the international officials in BiH and the local authorities start the process of the customs system reform. “In the Office o [...]

The agreement on a single oil derivatives market was signed in Sarajevo on Thursday. The agreement stipulates that the two entities have to return to the previous petrol price by 15 November, while the Brcko District has to introduce a road tax by the New Year. In order to comply with the existing stand-by arrangements with the International Moneta [...]

The Senior Deputy High Representative (SDHR), Gerhard Enver Schrömbgens, met this afternoon in Sarajevo with leaders and representatives of the parties represented in the BiH House of Representatives following October’s election, to discuss reforms which will make the BiH Council of Ministers more effective. “A consensus was reached to [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Tuesday visited the Sarajevo-based Development Studio Company in order to promote the “Business on my Street” campaign. It is about a project promoting small-scale business, entrepreneurs and young and prosperous businessmen having their companies throughout BiH. “The biggest resource thi [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Tuesday visited the Sarajevo-based Development Studio Company in order to promote the “Business on my Street” campaign. It is about a project promoting small-scale business, entrepreneurs and young and prosperous businessmen having their companies throughout BiH. “The biggest resource thi [...]

In the course of his visit to Banja Luka on Monday, the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, reiterated three BiH priorities also mentioned in a letter sent to the country leadership by the EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Chris Patten, that included the reform of the BiH Council of Ministers and the customs system, as well as the introduction o [...]