The Canton Sarajevo to allocate 22.7 Million Euros for “Improving Air Quality”

Representatives of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly adopted the Proposal of the Decision on Acceptance of Debt under the Loan Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the “Air...

Irregularities in Employment in Canton Sarajevo: Police and the Minister of Finance

Due to suspected irregularities in the appointment of members of the board of directors of the public institution “Služba za zapošljavanja KS,” investigators from the MUP KS are conducting searches at several locations today on behalf of the...

Sarajevo Canton borrows an additional Five Million Euros for the Ilidza – Hrasnica Tram Line

Representatives of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly have given the green light for additional borrowing based on the amended loan agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), paving the way...

Fandango! Quartet to Play Bankhead Theater

The Chicago-based quartet Fandango! will play the Bankhead Theater in Livermore on Saturday, Oct. 18. The quartet is known for its international mix of Latin, Spanish, Sephardic, Balkan and classical music. Members of the group include violinist...

Senate chairman, Bosnia envoy talk to strengthen ties

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani held a meeting with the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Emin Cohodrevica at the Parliament House, said a press release on Wednesday. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations,...

European prosecutors probe alleged fraud in EU-funded motorway project in Bosnia

European prosecutors have uncovered a major cross-border corruption scheme involving the construction of an EU-funded motorway project in Bosnia and Herzegovina – a development that has drawn renewed attention to the management of European...

Gilani meets with Ambassador of Bosnia

Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Wednesday held a meeting with the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Emin Cohodrevica. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations, enhancing parliamentary cooperation, expanding...

Two iPhones and a Wad of Euros: Accused Russian Saboteur’s Bosnian Odyssey

Speaking on condition of anonymity, intelligence sources in Bosnia said Bezrukavyi first arrived in Bosnia by plane, landing at Sarajevo airport in February last year and entering the country legally. Besic Lips said he booked the apartment in...

Bosnia's new Personal Data Protection Law introduces stricter rules

In addition to financial sanctions, the Law brings several important innovations, including the so-called “right to be forgotten,” allowing citizens to request the deletion of their data when there is no longer a legal basis for retaining it....

Enlargement, von der Leyen encourages investment in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Urges governments on reforms

Brussels – Second stop on Ursula von der Leyen‘s Balkan tour. After Albania, yesterday evening (13 October), the President of the European Commission travelled to Montenegro. In Tivat, on the Adriatic coast, she met with the head of state, Jakov...

50 MW Trusina wind project in BiH gets fresh start

The investment is valued at BAM 130 million (EUR 66.5 million), with a projected annual electricity output of about 160 GWh. The new concession procedure was initiated by Sarajevo-based SDL Energy Company. Wind farm Trusina would generate 160 GWh...

Serbia Again Convicts Wartime Fighters for Bosnia Train Abductions

Strpci railway station; Photo: YIHR The Belgrade Higher Court on Tuesday sentenced three wartime Serb fighters to a total of 25 years in prison for participating in the abduction of 20 non-Serb passengers from a train in Strpci station in Bosnia...

Searches underway at Four Locations in the Sarajevo Canton Area

On the orders and under the supervision of the acting prosecutors, the operation codenamed “Envelope” continued this morning. Investigators from the Sarajevo Canton Police Directorate are conducting searches at four locations in the Sarajevo...

The media landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in transition

This article was originally published on the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) website If journalism is to survive, it must not only defend itself legally and through unions, but also revolutionarily redefine...

Italians Are The Most Frequent And Numerous Tourists In Srebrenica

A large group of Italians is currently visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), touring several cities because they want to get to know our country and its people, natural beauty, but above all to learn more about what happened here during the war...

Air Serbia To Enter Canadian Market

Air Serbia will enter the Canadian market next year with the launch of nonstop service between Belgrade and Toronto, marking a return to the country after more than three decades. The flag carrier plans to operate flights between Belgrade and...

European Prosecutors Investigate Alleged Fraud in EU-funded Motorway Project in Bosnia

European prosecutors on Monday identified six people — including three Bosnian public officials — as suspects in a cross-border corruption scheme linked to the construction of an EU-funded highway connecting Hungary with the Adriatic Sea via...

Damir Ibrahimović Dies: Bosnian Producer Of Srebrenica Drama ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ Was 60

Bosnian producer Damir Ibrahimović, who is best known as the producer of Jasmila Žbanić’s 2020 Oscar-nominated Srebrenica drama Quo Vadis, Aida?, died October 9 in Sarajevo. He was 60. The producer, was born on 18 July 1965 in Sarajevo, was...

OBITUARY: Bosnian Producer Damir Ibrahimović

SARAJEVO: Prominent Bosnian producer Damir Ibrahimović passed away suddenly on 9 October, at the age of 60. Ibrahimović was best known for producing the Oscar-nominated film Quo Vadis Aida? directed by Jasmila Žbanić. Ibrahimović was the founder...

Bosnia's Serb entity authorities to acquire internet monitoring systems from China and Russia

The company Elinc is owned by the parent firm China Electronics Corporation (CEC), which was sanctioned by the United States due to its links to China's military-industrial complex. It will deliver to the RS government software and equipment for...