McGuffie: Croatian Accession to EU Opportunity for BiH
Croatian Accession to the EU will not cause many dramatic and visible changes in the everyday life of BiH citizens, but it will change the way in which it operates,…
Turkish Ambassador Yildiz: We Support Progress in BiH
The Ambassador of Turkey to BiH Ahmet Yildiz believes that the entry of BiH in NATO and EU is the only right path, reminding that Turkey supports our country in…
OSCE Mission Fully Supports BiH
The Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Fletcher M. Burton and the Minister of Security of BiH Fahrudin Radončić spoke about the political situation in our country, as…
Minister of Civil Affairs of BiH Will Attend the World Education Forum in London on 28 January
The BiH Minister of Civil Affairs Sredoje Nović will participate in the World Education Forum, which will be held from 28-30 January in London. This is the largest gathering of…
Celebrating the European Day of Protection of Personal Data
The Agency for the Protection of Personal Data in BiH will mark the European Day for the Protection of Personal Data on 28 January. They will organize a press conference…
European Path of BiH Is Not Compromised
The expansion of the EU will not be halted because of internal problems that caused the announcement of a referendum on the exit of Great Britain from the EU, nor…
Dervoz and Bota Expressed their Expectation that BiH Will Soon Sign and Ratify the Istanbul Convention
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe set up a video presentation and a published newsletter with photos and texts dedicated to the seminar held in Sarajevo on 21…
R. Daviddi for ”SarajevoTimes”: Future of BiH citizens would be brighter in the EU
Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to BiH Renzo Daviddi said in an interview to ''SarajevoTimes'' that BiH always had capable and strong people, noting that the future of BiH…
Cvitanović-Donati: Successful Cooperation With The OSCE in the Process of EU Integration
The Minister for Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation of the RS, Željka Cvijanović, and the Senior Chief Representative of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Stefan Donati made a positive assessment…
EU Conference on renewed financial assistance to countries wishing to join
The European Commission is today hosting a conference in Brussels to discuss preparations for the new Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for the period 2014-2020 (IPA II). The conference will focus…
More Emphasis Needs to be Placed on Economic Issues
Member of the BiH Presidency Bakir Izetbegović received the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland Nigel Casey. They spoke about the current political and economic…
Solution to “Sejdić-Finci” Needed Now
One year before the election is not the ideal time for compromise, but BiH does not have a choice, said the European Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Fule during a speech…
Support for the European Path
Peter Sorensen, Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, received full support from EU institutions in Brussels to further explore options for implementing the decisions of the European Court for…
Revive the Reform Process To Include BiH in the EU
The Irish Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, invited state authorities in BiH, as well as political actors from all levels of government to work together in order to revive…
Priority to Maintain Visa-Free Regime for BiH Citizens
The European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström recieved today in Brussels the BiH Minister of Security Fahrudin Radončić. Malmström was introduced to the work plan of the Ministry of…
This Year is Crucial for BiH’s European Path
The Executive Director of EU Outreach Services for Europe and Central Asia, Luis de la Pena, received in Brussels the Minister of Security of BiH, Fahrudin Radončić. They spoke about…
Deputy Head of the EU Delegation discussed European integration with students
Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to BiH, Dr. Renzo Daviddi, met with a group of 30 students yesterday from European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and…
Development of Economy, Employment and Job Creation Are Priorities for BiH
Member of the BiH Parliament Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Senad Šepić addressed the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe…
BiH Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets With Ministers and State Secretary for European Affairs
The BiH Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ana Trišić-Babić, at the invitation of the Irish Minister for Euroepan Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, stayed in Dublin the 20th and 21st of January…
BiH Presidency Chairman Received the Nonresidential Ambassador of Ireland to BiH
The BiH Presidency Chairman Nebojša Radmanović received Kieran Dowling, the nonresidential Ambassador of Ireland to BiH, which is based in Ljubljana. During the meeting they spoke about bilateral relations between…
Brussels: Stefan Fule Spoke with the BiH Minister of Security
The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, received the BiH Minister of Security, Fahrudin Radončić, in Brussels. They spoke about the current political situation in BiH. Commissioner Fule announced that…
Moon-Sorensen: We Need to See An Agreement That Truly Serves The Interests of the Citizens of FBiH
We have consistently said that dialogue between the two sides was necessary to find a local solution and we were encouraged to see dialogue last week. Unfortunately, as is clearly…
EU Delegation seeks civil society views on IPA II
The Delegation of the European Union to BiH, in close cooperation with the Directorate for European Integration, will organize a series of brainstorming discussions with BiH authorities, civil society and…
Delegation of European Movement in BiH Visited Central Bosnia Canton (SBK)
The Delegation of the European Movement visited Central Bosnia Canton (SBK), where the President of the European Movement, Predrag Praštalo, spoke with the Premier of the Canton, Tahir Lendo. Praštalo…
EU Continues Financial Assistance
The European Union will, using the instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) two, continue to offer financial assistance to countries that are in the process of EU accession, and in the…
EU Representatives and Diplomatic Corps Visited Kiseljak and Fojnica Munipalities
Remzo Daviddi, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, Roland Gilles, the Ambassador of France in BiH, Emanuel Suprowicz, the Charge d'Affaires of the Polish Embassy in BiH, and…
BiH Minister of Security on a two-day visit to Brussels
Minister of Security Fahrudin Radončić will be in Brussels from 22nd-23rd January. On Tuesday, Radončić will meet with the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Štefan Fule. On…
Diplomats Visit Kiseljak and Fojnica
The Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation in BiH, Renzo Daviddi, the French Ambassador in BiH Roland Gilles, the Head of the Diplomatic Office of Belgium in BiH Jean-Pierre…
A. McGuffie: The issue of FBiH Government must be solved through dialogue
Spokesperson of the EU delegation in BiH Andy McGuffie said that the EU still considers that all the relevant political leaders in FBiH must talk in order to solve the…
No negotiation about bringing back the visas
European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Visa Liberalisation Tanja Fajon confirmed that the conditions for the continuation of negotiations concerning the mechanisms for suspending the no visa regime for the countries…
BiH Minister of Security talked with the ambassador of Finland
BiH Minister of Security Fahrudin Radoničić talked with the ambassador of Finland for BiH seated in Ljubljana Pekka Metso about the European future of BiH and possible cooperation in different…
Casey: BiH must have its place in the EU
Speaker of the House of Representatives of BiH Parliament Božo Ljubić spoke in Sarajevo with the ambassador of the UK Nigel Casey. Casey stated the position of his government in…
Chairman of BiH Presidency talked with the British Ambassador
Chairman of BiH Presidency Nebojša Radmanović talked today in Sarajevo with the Ambassador of UK in BiH Nigel Casey about the current political situation in BiH and region, and about…
V. Bevanda: The coordination mechanism has been agreed upon
Chairman of BiH Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda confirmed that the coordination mechanism has been agreed upon; adding that he believes it'll get the necessary support. ‘Representatives of FBiH wanted…
Action plan of the Joint Commission for EU integration has been adopted
Joint Commission for EU Integration of BiH Parliament has adopted yesterday the report on the work for 2012, with the conclusion that in the future reports will contain a spreadsheet…
Minister Osmić talked with the U.S. Military Attaché and program manager of MPRI
BiH Minister of Defence Zekerijah Osmić greeted today the U.S. Military Attaché, brigadier Scott Miller and program-manager of MPRI in BiH David Wilson. They talked about the cooperation so far,…
Radončić talked with Daviddi, Simosas and Wood
BiH Minister of Security Fahrudin Radončić talked with the Deputy Chief of Delegation of the EU in BiH Renzo Daviddi, with the Chief of Political Office of Delegation Stefan Simosas…
N.Savić: 2013 is the crucial year for the EU integrations
Manager of Directorate of the European Integration of BiH (DEI BiH) Nevenka Savić believes that in 2013 BiH could enter the final phase on its path to the EU. In…
BiH Council of Ministers: We’ll soon have the unified coordination mechanism
BiH Council of Ministers should soon give the order to the Directorate for the European Integrations of BiH to create a decision of unified coordination mechanism . The coordination mechanism…
H.Schroeder: Equal access to education must be provided to all
Head of Operations, Delegation of the EU to Bosnia and Herzegovina Holger Schroeder said that BiH authorities take firm steps in order to ensure the equal access to education; linguistic…
The Delegation of the EU supports talks of FBiH president and political parties that form the parliamentary majority
The Delegation of the European Union/EUSR welcomes the start of the dialogue between the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the political parties which constitute the majority…
Germany does not insist on returning visas
The ambassador of Germany in BiH Ulrike Maria Knotz said that Germany is not insisting on returning the visa regime for the countries of West Balkans She added that the…
D. Lidington: The reform process in BiH has multiple benefits
UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington advocates that the EU does not make the intermission in their enlargement plans after the Croatian accession. In article he wrote for…
Fajon: The no visa regime will still remain in the Balkans
European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Visa Liberalisation Tanja Fajon stated that the mechanism for suspension of non-visa regime for western Balkan countries would not be adopted in the foreseeable future…
In six months BiH will border the EU – advantage or burden?
BiH enters in 2013, when it comes to European integrations, with clear tasks and deadlines because of the Croatian accession to the EU, which will make the border of Croatia…
The Council of Europe respects the category of the constituent nation but only if it doesn’t violate rights of others
Head of the Office of the Council of Europe in BiH Mary Ann Hennessey said that this organisation respects the constitutional category of constituent nations in BiH, but only if…
Croatian support for BiH
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia Vesna Pusić said that the accession of Croatia to the EU will have a positive effect on all countries of the region, including BiH.…
Tariffs for certain products are abolished
As of yesterday, more than 90 percent of the goods coming from the EU or have their origin in the EU can be imported without any cost based tariffs. From…
In BiH, the complete abolition of customs duties on a number of products from the EU
From tomorrow, the 1st January 2013 abolition of customs duties on a number of products from the European Union (EU) that are imported into Bosnia and Herzegovina will go into…
Delegation of the EU in BiH and the Association ”STOP mines” Pale signed a contract worth 1.3 million EUR
Delegation of the EU in BiH and the Association ''STOP mines'' Pale signed a contract worth 1.3 million BAM which will be used to clear out 60 suspicious and risky…