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23 May 13

European Parliament Votes Against Bosnia Sanctions

European lawmakers voted against a proposal to suspend Bosnia from the Council of Europe and from an EU funds and trade agreement because of its lack of progress on reforms.

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23 May 13

Threat to Suspend Bosnia from Council of Europe

The European Parliament is to vote on Doris Pack's proposal that Bosnia be suspended from the Council of Europe for overall lack of progress.

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16 May 13

Bosnia’s Dodik Urges Serbs to Unite

The president of the country's Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that Bosnia was unworkable as a state and that Serbs should unite.

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15 May 13

US Experts Urge Bosnia Constitution Changes

Experts enlisted by the US embassy are calling for a series of reforms to make the country’s Bosniak-Croat Federation entity function better and become more democratic.

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09 May 13

Bosnian Serbs’ Independence Rhetoric Worries Inzko

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s High Representative Valentin Inzko has expressed concern about repeated statements from Bosnian Serb politicians advocating the dissolution of the state.

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01 May 13

Bosnia Fight on Conflicts of Interest 'Weakening'

A new report by Transparency International says Bosnia went backwards in the fight against conflicts of interests over the last year.

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30 Apr 13

Bosnia Federation President Remanded Over Bribe Charges

The president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, Zivko Budimir, is being held in Mostar jail after a court remanded him in custody for 30 days following his arrest for alleged corruption.

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29 Apr 13

Bosnian Census Accused of Dividing Bosniaks

Bosniak [Muslim] institutions and organizations have complained to Bosnia's Statistics Agency about fears that the autumn census will divide Bosniaks into different groups.

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25 Apr 13

Kosovo Deal Stokes Bosnian Serb Independence Fever

Serbian's recent deal with Kosovo is fuelling demands in the Republika Srpska for it to separate from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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24 Apr 13

Bosnia, Serbia Leaders Pledge Closer Ties

Leaders of Bosnia and Serbia agreed to work together on improving their often tetchy mutual relations at a meeting in Belgrade.

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24 Apr 13

Dodik Trades Barbs With Bosnia's US Ambassador

The US ambassador to Bosnia, Patrick Moon, and the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, have each accused the other of being 'frustrating'.

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23 Apr 13

Croatia, Bosnia Solve Old Problems in One Year

Croatia's fast-approaching membership of the EU has helped the two countries solve decades of problems in only a year, a Bosnian official said, unveiling an analysis of the issue.

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22 Apr 13

Bosnian Croat ‘Third Entity’ Unrealistic, Says Budimir

After forming a new political party, the president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation Zivko Budimir said the country’s current two-entity system should be sorted out rather than scrapped.

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18 Apr 13

Ashton 'Disappointed' by Bosnia's Political Logjam

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Sarajevo said she was 'disappointed' by the lack of progress in the country's politics since her last visit less than six months ago.

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16 Apr 13

OIC Invites Bosnia to Become Full Member

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to apply for full membership as soon as possible, promising it better economic opportunities.