Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia invested more than 1,1 billion euros in Republika Srpska

The Dodik case

27.march 2025 Bojan Bednar

Interpol warrant: Would Serbia be obliged to extradite Milorad Dodik?

If the Interpol headquarters in Lyon confirms the red warrant of Bosnia and Herzegovina, "the question is how Serbian judicial practice would interpret the crime that Dodik is accused of", explains Vanja Bajović, associate professor of the Faculty of Law, for "Vreme".

BiH

27.march 2025 B. B.

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an order to issue an international warrant for Dodik

Apart from Milorad Dodik, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina also issued an order to issue an international warrant for the President of the National Assembly of the RS, Nenad Stevandić.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

26.march 2025 Samir Huseinovic (DW)

Will Interpol issue a warrant for Dodik?

Milorad Dodik travels to Serbia and Israel without any problems, although he is wanted in Bosnia and Herzegovina for attacking the constitutional order. Is it possible to issue an Interpol warrant?

Bosnia and Herzegovina

18.march 2025 KS

Warrant for Dodik, Višković and Stevandić: Who will arrest them?

Any police officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina who spots Milorad Dodik, Radovan Višković and Nenad Stevandić should arrest him. In short, that would be the definition of the central warrant issued for them

Judgment against Milorad Dodik and comments

05.march 2025 Tanja Topic

Adventurous politics of causing crises

The exasperated president of the Republika Srpska called on the citizens to stone the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kristijan Šmit, because the RS does not recognize "this tourist". However, at the time when the high representatives brought him to power, Dodik spoke differently: "It is the right of the high representative to reach for that decision, which he received under the Dayton Agreement, which contains the clause that he is above the Constitution of BiH and the constitution of the entities. Westendorp did not disqualify (remove) Nikola Poplashen (the then president of RS), but Poplashen himself disqualified himself.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

01.march 2025 KS

Dodik: Serbs who remain working in joint institutions should be declared "permanent traitors"

The President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik threatened Serbs who remain working in joint institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that they will be declared "permanent traitors".

Bosnia and Herzegovina

27.February 2025. Tanja Topic

The Bosnian pot is being stirred, what will turn out - you never know

The verdict on Dodik and its consequences will mark this thirtieth year since Dayton - an agreement that everyone destroys, but at the same time swears by it

Sexual habits

22.February 2025. Ma. J.

Bosnians most often have sex, most Croats make love anally

Psychologist and political analyst Srđan Puhalo published a book about the sexuality of the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Serbia and Croatia, based on a survey and collected 5403 responses from residents from three countries

BiH

20.February 2025. Dragan Maksimović (DW)

Whatever the verdict is, Dodik will face a deep crisis

The BiH Prosecutor's Office in the case against Dodik has requested a prison sentence closer to the maximum and a ban on holding public office. The verdict is due next week. A conviction, Dodik said, "will be a fatal blow to BiH."

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20.February 2025. Samir Huseinovic (DW)

Russian spy Bezrukovni: Accused of training terrorists in Republika Srpska

Russian intelligence officer Aleksandar Bezrukovni was arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina and extradited to Poland. He is accused of training a group of Moldovans for violent actions against the pro-European government in Moldova in the Banja Luka area. And that's not all

Student rebellion in the Balkans

10.February 2025. Katarina Stevanović

From Vardar to Triglav: How students unite the post-Yugoslav states

Yugoslavia fell apart in bloody conflicts 33 years ago. Today, three decades later, children born after the time of evil unite the region with protests for the rule of law

Bosnia and Herzegovina

09.January 2025 KS

Republika Srpska Day: "Born for eternity", but outside BiH

The Republika Srpska celebrates the Republic Day and again announces its secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, just as Sarajevo insists that the date is unconstitutional

THE THREE COLORS OF THE UNIVERSE: Combined photo from infrared images from "Webb", images from "Hubble" and the Japanese "Subaru" telescope in the ultraviolet and visible part of the spectrum

Region

29.October 2024 TS

CERIT: Bosnia and Herzegovina urgently needs a space agency

Will Bosnia and Herzegovina join the space race of the world's largest powers? The Center for Education, Robotics, Innovation and Technology (CERIT) says that BiH is in dire need of a space agency

Interview: Academician Dr. Muriz Spahić

08.October 2024 Sanja Zrnić

We warned the authorities several times about floods and disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina

"The participation of the human factor in the torrential floods on October 4 was present and the disaster could have been significantly mitigated," academician Dr. Muriz Spahić, expert in hydrology and geography, founder of the Association of Geographers of BiH and former dean and professor at the Faculty of Science, told "Vreme" Faculty of the University of Sarajevo

Region

08.October 2024 MS

A day of mourning in BiH for the victims of the floods, the search for the missing continues

The catastrophic floods that hit Bosnia and Herzegovina claimed 18 lives. In both entities, in the Republika Srpska and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a day of mourning was declared

Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

07.October 2024 B. B.

A local strongman in BiH overwhelmingly won the elections - from prison

Ibro Berilo, the mayor of the Municipality of Trnovo in BiH, won the local elections again despite (or thanks to) campaigning from detention, where he is being held on charges of systemic corruption

Rescuers are searching for the missing in Donja Jablanica

Bosnia and Herzegovina

06.October 2024 TS

Floods in BiH: Search for the missing, Serbia sends rescuers "by order of President Vučić"

At least 18 people died in the floods in BiH, and the search is still on for between 10 and 15 missing persons. The Minister of the Interior of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, on Sunday saw off the rescue teams of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which are going to help the areas affected by floods and landslides, as he says, "by order of the President of the Republic of Serbia".

The village of Luke near Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina

05.October 2024 TS

Water carries, questions remain: Did the human factor contribute to the disaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina

At least 16 people died in the terrible floods that hit Bosnia and Herzegovina. While the authorities call for unity and help the victims, the question arises: what did the authorities learn from the floods of 2014 and whether the tragedy could have been reduced

Bosnia and Herzegovina

05.October 2024 TS

Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The water is receding, SPC and Novi Pazar are sending help

The situation in the flooded areas in BiH has been improving since this morning, and the Serbian Orthodox Church will also send aid in the amount of 100.000 euros to BiH. At least 16 people lost their lives. Many are still being sought

Postcard

28.August 2024 Robert Shepherd

The street that separates Istanbul and Amsterdam

During the Sarajevo Film Festival, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has become one of the most lively cities in Europe for 30 years, and some of its contrasts come to the fore even more.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

27.July 2024 Faruk Šabanović/DW

Dodik's election law: Barrage of criticism from Sarajevo

The implementation of the Election Law of the Republic of Srpska, which Milorad Dodik ensured was adopted by the National Assembly of the RS "would seriously undermine the role of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, cause irreparable damage to the democratic electoral process and legal stability, and threaten the legitimacy of the electoral process."

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11.July 2024 TS

The anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica: In the shadow of new tensions

Today marks the 29th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica. What makes this anniversary different, what exactly happened on July 11, 1995 and how much do younger generations know about this crime

Memorial Center: May Srebrenica never happen again.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

09.July 2024 TS

Peace march to Srebrenica: In the shadow of new tensions and provocations

From July 8 to 11, thousands of people are again walking from Nezuk to Potočari on the occasion of the anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica. The peace march, the XNUMXth in a row, is held in specific circumstances and raised tensions caused by the voting of the Resolution on Srebrenica in the United Nations

Bosnia and Herzegovina

04.July 2024 BB/Deutsche Welle

Death on the Drina: What hides the cemetery near Bijeljina

Near Bijeljina there is a cemetery of people who died tragically in the Drina. On anonymous tombstones, the initials N. N stand instead of the name, and instead of the year of birth and death, only the year of death

Bosnia and Herzegovina

01.July 2024 B. B.

Due to threats to the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, additional sanctions are possible for Dodik

The United States of America (USA) is concerned about threats by Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik to the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and additional sanctions are possible because of this, warned the US President's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan.

Big failure

21.June 2024 BB

After several hours of interruption, the electricity supply in the region has been normalized

A large fire on a 400-kilowatt transmission line in inaccessible terrain on the Montenegrin border with Bosnia and Herzegovina caused a power outage in the countries of the region.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

21.June 2024 AI

Who about what, Dodik about demarcation

On the wings of one people and one parliament, the President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said on Thursday that a proposal proposing "political demarcation with the Federation" will soon be finalized, and that one day "the disintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina will become a fact." Why do these slogans suit Vučić