SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - At the plea hearing before the Section I for War Crimes of the Bosnian State Court of Bosnia in the case of Serbian war criminal Radomir , the accused pleaded not guilty on Friday. Serbian war criminal Radomir Vuković is charged with the criminal offense of Genocide,the Bosnian State Court said. As stated in the Indictment, there is grounded suspicion that as Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - The inspectorate administration of the FBIH entity will request that the account of Zenica-based Arcelor Mittal be blocked because of a 2 million Bosnian Marks debt, the head of the administration,Ibrahim Tirak has announced. According to him the debt was incurred by ignoring a charge payable "for general forest use". While the steel maker claims to have Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - The management board of the Bosnian Tax Administration is expected to discuss the proposed amendments to the Excise Act this week. The proposal, among other things, includes an increase of excises on certain luxury items. While excises on tobacco products are almost certain to go up, the tax rates on oil and derivatives will not be increased because of the Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 3,2008) -Local elections will take place this weekend according to plan despite concerns of some irregularities, the Bosnian Central Election Commission said and urged all Bosnian citizens to take part in the ballot. “Sunday, October 5, is the day when you make decisions, so come out and give your vote,” the commission’s president Suad Arnautovic told a press conference Read Full Story

BERLIN, Germany (October 3,2008) - As part of the European Film Awards, the European Film Academy (EFA) annually presents the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY AWARD to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film. This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of film journalists Dana Linssen (the Netherlands), Julia Teichmann (Germany) and Rui Tendinha (Portugal) – Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 3,2008) - Several foreign companies have expressed their interest in oil exploration in Bosnia, after an invitation was issued a month ago, according to the Bosnian main energy company Energoinvest’s Assistance General Director Ibrahim Bosto. He declined to name them, but said the companies are based in the United States, Canada, Croatia and some Arabic countries. It is Read Full Story

SOFIA, Bulgaria (October 3,2008) - The heads of the central banks of eight southeastern European states agreed today that the region would be affected slightly by the global financial crisis. The central bank directors from Bosnia,Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia held their regular meeting in the Bulgarian capital Sofia today. The Director of the Read Full Story

STRASBOURG, France (October 2,2008) - The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution about Bosnia, which is a part of its report about the results of reform processes in the country. The Council of Europe appealed to all politicians in Bosnia to help finalize as soon as possible democratic reforms in the spirit of constructive dialogue and collaboration. It also condemned all Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 2,2008) — A regular conference of banking regulators and supervisors from central banks in the southeastern Europe will commence today in Sofia, the Bulgarian Central Bank has announced. The Governor of the Bosnian Central Bank Kemal Kozaric will also participate in the conference, along with counterparts from Albania, Bulgaris,Greece, Cyprus, Macedonia, Montenegro, Read Full Story

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 2,2008) — A member of the Bosnian State Presidency Zeljko Komsic met in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo with the U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Gordon England. They discussed Bosnia’s progress in efforts to join the NATO, collaboration opportunities and the Bosnian defence reform. Komsic thanked the United States for everything it did for Bosnia, and pointed out that the Read Full Story