Prime Minister Nikola Spiric is optimistic that a long-overdue state budget could be adopted by the end of the year, though the core dispute between state and entities over money remains unresolved.

After Croat parties say they offered major concessions to help form a state government, Social Democrat leader says demands to form Croat entity have worsened the political climate.

Time is running out for Bosnia to agree on changes to the constitution meeting objections from the European Court of Human Rights.

Leaders of the six main parties again failed to agree on Thursday on the composition of a state government, 13 months after the last general elections.

Bosnia’s High Representative has accused the country’s political leaders of causing stagnation, according to local media reports.

The European Commission has presented a damning indictment of the lack of progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina one year after general elections which have failed to yield a new government.

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is considering re-allocating €96 million from a special assistance package created for Bosnia due to squabbling among political leaders.