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2009-04-13T08:29:00.021+02:00

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