BH POLITICAL LEADERS REACH CONSENSUS ON THE ISSUE OF VISA REGIME LIBERALIZATION
There is a consensus between BiH political leaders on the issue concerning the liberalization of visa regime, it was concluded after the yesterday’s meeting with HR Valentin Inzko. SNSD president Milorad Dodik at the end stated that it is necessary to adopt all the laws and to do everything to make the October report positive [...]
Banja Luka Stock Exchange: BIRS ends ‘green’ after 5 days
As expected, turnover did not increase much compared to last few days, as no issue collected over BAM 50,000, resulting in turnover worth a total of BAM 115,423. Still, BIRS ended in the green after five days with daily advance of 0.2%. ERS10 increased 2.08%, opposite to FIRS which booked a minimal decline of 0.02% [...]
FBiH gets on thin ice with IMF
A new opportunity for negotiations with the IMF about a stand-by arrangement with BH will not be available before September, and FBiH will need to carry out another budget revision, but without the help of IMF’s funds. Assistant finance minister of FBiH – Emir Silajdzic – announced this yesterday, after the IMF rejected FBiH’s budget [...]
Bosnia agrees not to cut veterans’ benefits
Veterans in wheelchairs and on crutches and the widows and children of slain soldiers protested Thursday in Sarajevo, forcing the government to abandon plans to cut their benefits 10 percent. Thousands had gathered in front of the government building to demand that the officials inside decrease their own salaries instead of saving at the expense [...]
President of FBiH solemly opened quicklime factory in Kresevo
President of FBiH Borjana Kristo solemnly set into motion the Factory of quicklime, built in the base of the mountain Inac, in Kresevo Municipality. “Stanic Group Industry” invested around 20 million euros into construction of the factory. The construction of the factory, capacity of 300 tons of quicklime per day, lasted for two years. The [...]
Edhem Bicakcic and Dragan Covic pleaded “not guilty”
At the plea hearing before the Section II for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the Accused Edhem Bičakčić and Dragan Čović pleaded not guilty. Edhem Bičakčić and Dragan Čović are charged with the continued criminal offence of Abuse of Office or Official Authority in violation of [...]
Komsic and Bomberger talked about the work of ICMP
BiH Presidency member Zeljko Komsic received today ICMP general director Kathryne Bomberger. They talked about the work of ICMP. As it was announced from Komsic’s office it was pointed out that finding out about what happened missing persons is of the key political importance.
Appointement of Mujezinovic for FBiH Prime minister
FBiH President Borjana Kristo, with authorization from Vice-Presidents Spomenka Micic and Mirsad Kebo, made today in Sarajevo decision on appointment of Mustafa Mujezinovic for the new FBiH Prime Minister. Kristo, Micic and Kebo talked today with Mujezinovic and as the officials of the Federal executive authority pointed out to him that they expect ensuring of [...]
Inzko: Europe is knocking on BiH doors
First coordination meeting was held in Sarajevo today. Domestic and European representatives in BiH will discuss the problems related to fulfillment of the European conditions set before BiH in accession to EU. Valentin Inzko, whose role today was exclusively that of EUSR in BiH, and Dimitris Kourkoulas, European Commission Delegation Chief said at the press-conference [...]
Return of the full custom rate for import of agricultural products
BiH PA House of Peoples adopted today in Sarajevo Draft of the Law on protection of domestic production within the CEFTA Agreement, proposed by BiH PA House of Representatives. Croat delegates voted against the proposed law. House Speaker Ilija Filipovic said that he is said this law was approved. He announced that he will ask [...]
