Bosnia and Herzegovina
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OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
(OSCE Long-Term Missions)
Since: 12/95
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OHR
Office of the High Representative (Other)
Since: 12/95
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EUPM
European Union Police Mission (EU)
Since: 01/03
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EUFOR Althea
EU Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EU)
Since: 12/04
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Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial postponed over evidence (17.05.2012)
(Source:BBC)
The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been postponed because prosecutors failed to disclose some evidence to the defence.
Inzko gives UN upbeat report on Bosnia (16.05.2012)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
The high representative to Bosnia reported several positive developments in the country to the Security Council, but criticised Bosnian Serb leaders for appearing to advocate the country's dissolution.
New report of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (09.05.2012)
(Source:S/2012/307)
The report covers the period from 16 October 2011 to 20 April 2012.
Boundaries still unresolved in ex Yugoslav countries (11.04.2012)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
After decades of living as one country, the successor states of former Yugoslavia are taking time to adjust to their new boundaries. Several regional NGOs, under the umbrella of the British organisation Safeworld, presented a report which examines what effect the new borders have on the lives of people living along the demarcation lines of Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Croatia.
Bosnian war 20 years on: peace holds but conflict continues to haunt (04.04.2012)
(Source:The Guardian)
Two decades after the conflict started, Bosnia is divided more than ever as bitter memories permeate society.
Ethnic violence belies Balkans peace (30.03.2012)
(Source:Reliefweb)
Peace agreements brought the last Balkan conflict to an end more than two decades ago, but they didn't resolve ethnic tensions, which are rising to the surface again.
Serbia, Bosnia embark on ‘new era’ (14.03.2012)
(Source:VOA News)
Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are pushing ahead with closer ties and more cooperation, putting aside deep-seated anger and animosity that highlighted relations during the 1992-to-1995 Bosnian war. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told reporters “there are no more obstacles,” following a meeting Wednesday with Bosnian Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija in Belgrade.
Bosnia’s lessons for war crimes prosecutions (13.03.2012)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Countries that want to prosecute war crimes can learn from experience of Bosnia's courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
Mladic genocide trial delayed (15.02.2012)
(Source:New York Times)
The court announced that the trial would begin May 14 instead of the provisional date of March 27 to allow Mr. Mladic’s lawyers more time to prepare.
Bosniaks name new state government ministers (15.01.2012)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Following the end of Bosnia's prolonged political stalemate at the end of December 2011 and the appointment of the new Prime Minister on January 12, the country's six main parties have started proposing ministers for the new state government, the Council of Ministers.
Bosnian stalemate disappoints Implementation Council (14.12.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Bosnia’s Peace Implementation Council said on December 12-13 that no progress had been made in the country since the last PIC meeting in July. … Valentin Inzko, speaking after the PIC meeting, recalled that in order for OHR to be closed, Bosnia has to achieve five objectives and two specific conditions set by international community - and these were issues on which no progress had yet been made.
Bosnia, Serbia hatch deal on war crimes (25.11.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Bosnian and Serbian war crimes prosecutor’s offices are to sign a protocol on cooperation in the prosecution of war crime suspects on November 30. … In what is seen as major breakthrough, the two sides agreed on the final text at a meeting in Sarajevo on Wednesday.
International community “did not achieve goal in Bosnia” (16.11.2011)
(Source:B92)
High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko said at the UN Security Council Tuesday that the international community had not reached its goal. He, however, said that all was not lost and that certain changes should take place in order for dialogue and compromise to become a rule, and not an exception.
Security Council extends EUFOR (16.11.2011)
(Source:UN News)
The Security Council today extended for another year the European Union stabilization force (EUFOR) that is tasked with ensuring that all sides continue to comply with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Republic of Srpska urges UNSC to close Office of High Representative (13.11.2011)
(Source:B92)
The Republic of Srpska (RS) has officially asked the UN Security Council to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The RS urges the UN Security Council to close the OHR so constitutional and democratic governance could be restored.
Inzko blames Bosnia politicians for stagnation (08.11.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Bosnia’s High Representative has accused the country’s political leaders of causing stagnation, according to local media reports.
Assessing the potential for renewed ethnic violence in BiH: a security risk analysis (20.10.2011)
(Source:Atlantic Initiative & Democratization Policy Council)
The Atlantic Initiative and Democratization Policy Council.’s security risk analysis, conducted Spring-Fall 2011, assesses a full range of factors in Bosnia and Herzegovina that have a bearing on the potential for interethnic violence and renewed armed conflict.
Bosnia: what does Republika Srpska want? – new ICG report (06.10.2011)
(Source:International Crisis Group)
If the leaders of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska (RS) continue driving every conflict with Sarajevo to the brink, they risk disaster for themselves, the country and the Western Balkans. “Bosnia: What Does Republika Srpska Want?”, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, looks into the most important question in Bosnia today; do RS leaders and residents really want outright independence or merely autonomy within a loose federation?
Sarajevo talks fail to produce new government (16.09.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Minimal progress was achieved at the latest round of talks aimed at producing a government in Bosnia and Herzegovina eleven months after the country held its last general election.
Scant hopes for new round of Bosnia talks (15.09.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Talks on forming a government in Bosnia, which has not had a state government for almost a year since the October 2010 elections, are to resume in Sarajevo today. But while leaders of the six main parliamentary parties have been holding hasty inter-party talks, few observers of Bosnia's tangled political scene expect a breakthrough any time soon.
Peter Sorensen takes top position in Bosnian diplomacy (01.09.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
The former head of the EU delegation in Skopje has today taken up his new post as EU Special Representative, EUSR, for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peter Sorensen, a Dane with more than 15 years’ experience in the Western Balkan region, is one of just eight EUSR’s operating in the world.
Court rules Netherlands responsible for three Srebrenica deaths (05.07.2011)
(Source:Reliefweb)
The Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a local appeals court in The Hague has ruled today. The case is the first time that an individual government has been held to account for the conduct of its peacekeeping troops carrying out a UN mandate.
Bosnia flounders as powers argue (27.06.2011)
(Source:New York Times)
More than 15 years after the Dayton peace agreement silenced guns in Bosnia, the Balkan state — still fractured, still febrile — is facing its worst crisis since the war. … For the first time since the 1992-95 war, observers say, the political dynamic is tending toward complete polarization and increasing attacks against the institutions Dayton created.
Bosnia without government 9 months after elections (21.06.2011)
(Source:B92)
Deputy High Representative in Bosnia Roderick Moore says it's discouraging that nine months after the elections Bosnia has no government at the state level.
Brussels takes on Bosnia judicial reform (23.05.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
… After meeting with Ashton in Banja Luka on May 13, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik abandoned a plan to hold a referendum on the state court and prosecution, in exchange for a reform of the state's judicial system.
“RS won’t secede from Bosnia-Herzegovina” (22.05.2011)
(Source:B92)
Republic of Srpska (RS) will not start adventures such as secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina, said RS President Milorad Dodik. He added that the RS wanted to keep the balance established by the Dayton Agreement.
Outlook uncertain for Bosnia Parliament session (18.05.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
A constituent session of Bosnia's State Parliament has been set for Friday - but few expect it to end the political and ethnic logjam in the country.
Bosnia Serbs drop referendum plan (15.05.2011)
(Source:Southeast European Times)
Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik cancelled a referendum aimed to contest the legitimacy of the state-level judiciary on Friday (May 13th).
Tension grows ahead of Bosnia referendum ruling (12.05.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Anticipation grows over whether the EU envoy will finally veto the planned Bosnian Serb referendum, challenging major state institutions.
Bosnia and Herzegovina facing worst crisis in years, Security Council hears (09.05.2011)
(Source:UN News)
Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing its worst crisis since fighting stopped in 1995, with no prospect of a new state government being formed, a stalled economy and a direct threat from Republika Srpska to the country’s very existence, the Security Council heard today.