Can the Crisis Between the US and the EU Jeopardize the Functioning of the OHR?
The PIC has failed to reach an agreement. Christian Schmidt’s successor has not been elected; the decision has been postponed. Furthermore, the non-election of the US-backed candidate, Antonio Zanardi…
The Signing of the Agreement between BiH and Croatia on Border Crossings
The Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković will sign an agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina on border crossings…
Appeal rejected: Suhret Fazlic will not be a Candidate for the Presidency of BiH
Šuhret Fazlić, founder of the Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina, will not be a candidate for the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the Court of Appeal rejected…
BiH Presidency Member comments Statement from the US Embassy
The member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, reacted after a message from the Embassy of the United States of America regarding the announcement of a possible…
Croatian Parties united: OHR should complete Mandate in BiH
The largest Croat political parties in BiH are unanimous that the time has come to end the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and that representatives of…
Selak Claims Dodik Has the Right to Run for the BiH Presidency – Here is What the Law States
Goran Selak, the Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska (RS), stated that the final and binding judgment against Milorad Dodik does not constitute an obstacle to his candidacy for the…
Durakovic Requests Amendments to the Law in RS: Bosnian and Croatian Languages Must Be Recognized in Schools
Ćamil Duraković, the Vice-President of the Republika Srpska (RS) entity, submitted an initiative to the Ministry of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska and to the National Assembly of Republika…
US Embassy: Due to European Indecision, we will review our Presence in BiH
After the attempt to appoint a new high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina failed at the session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), the United States of America sent an…
Interview with BiH FM: Dodik and Russia will not decide on a new HR, the Choice remains in the Hands of the PIC
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and President of NiP, Elmedin Konaković, spoke to Dnevnik D about the election of a new high representative, the role of…
Interrupted Session of the House of Peoples of Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
The session of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina was interrupted due to the lack of a quorum, which occurred because a sufficient number…
Italy, the USA and France do not agree on the Election of a new HR in BiH
The key countries in charge of electing a new high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina are divided over the candidate and the scope of authority that the position should carry,…
Two Members of BiH Presidency Hold Discussion in Front of Antonio Costa
President of the EU Council, Antonio Costa, held a meeting yesterday with the Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the press conference following the meeting, a discussion…
Steering Committee of the Peace Implementation Council starts Meeting
The Steering Committee of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) began its session in Sarajevo today and tomorrow, and one of the key topics of the two-day session will be the…
CEC confirms the Majority of Applications for the 2026 General Elections
At today's session, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina continued the process of verifying the applications of political subjects to participate in the 2026 General Elections in Bosnia…
TI BiH: Parties Free to Conduct Early Campaigning Because There Are No Penalties Until Candidate Lists Are Verified
Although the general elections for 2026 were announced on May 7, political parties and officials throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina are freely conducting a premature election campaign and abusing public resources…
Italy Reaffirms Commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European Future at Republic Day Celebration
Italy reaffirmed its unwavering support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, while celebrating the deep historical, political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries during a ceremony…
PIC begins Consultations on the Selection of a new High Representative for BiH
A two-day session of the Governing Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) begins today in Sarajevo, where one of the key topics will be the choice of a successor…
Former HR Inzko dramatically warned PIC: Without the OHR, you risk Conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former High Representative Valentin Inzko issued a dramatic warning to the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) ahead of a two-day session where a new High Representative will be elected. Inzko's letter,…
BiH FM spoke with the French and German Ministers for Europe
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, spoke today with the French and German Ministers for Europe, Benjamin Haddad and Gunther Krichbaum, at the moment of…
BiH FM received the US Delegation led by Daniel Lawton
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, received in Sarajevo the delegation of the United States of America led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for…
The BiH Presidency did not adopt the Draft Budget for 2026
The proposal for the draft budget of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2026 did not receive the necessary support at…
The Islamic Community in BiH expresses deep Concern over Public Speculation over Election of HR
The Islamic community in Bosnia and Herzegovina expresses deep concern over public speculation regarding the election of a new High Representative and the possible limitation of the mandate of the…
The White House sent a Letter to the Senate about the new US Ambassador to BiH
The administration of the President of the United States of America sent the Senate a series of new diplomatic nominations, among which is the proposal that Ronald Johnson be appointed…
Diplomatic Engagement: BiH Presidency Member and Arab Ambassadors Discuss Enhancing Friendly Relations
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Komšić attended a working dinner with ambassadors of Arab countries accredited in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the invitation of the ambassador…
Becirovic after the Meeting with Costa: Do not allow the Weakening of the OHR
The Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Bećirović, said today in Sarajevo, after a meeting with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, that it is…
Appeals against Verdict for Foca Crime to be heard at RS Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Republika Srpska has scheduled an appeal session for June 12 in the case of Ilije Eleza, who was sentenced to eight years in prison by the…
SDA: The OHR Must Remain with Full Executive Powers; Anything Else Pushes the Country into Blockades and Conflicts
The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) has requested that the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) clearly present to thepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina any planned changes to the functioning of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), warning that…
Krug 99 Calls Citizens to Gather in Front of the OHR Ahead of PIC Session
The Association of Independent Intellectuals, Krug 99, and the Krug 99 Youth Forum have called on citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in a peaceful gathering in front of…
Becirovic: Remembering the Victims of Prijedor is our moral Obligation
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović sent a message to the public on the occasion of the celebration of May 31, the Day of White Ribbons,…
Krug 99 Calls Citizens to Gather in Front of the OHR Ahead of PIC Session
The Association of Independent Intellectuals, Krug 99, and the Krug 99 Youth Forum have called on citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in a peaceful gathering in front of…
Branko Blanusa Announces SDS Will Run in Elections at All Levels of Government
Amid recent speculation, the President of the Serbian Democratic Party, Branko Blanuša, issues the following statement to provide accurate public information: “The Serbian Democratic Party will run in elections at…
Dodik proposes naming a Square in Banja Luka after a War Crimes Indictee
SNSD leader Milorad Dodik proposed today that the square in Banja Luka, where there is a central monument to fallen members of the Army of Republika Srpska, be named after…
Zvizdic: Reducing the Powers of the OHR Opens Doors for Anti-State Elements
Representatives of the signatories of the Memorandum on the Protection and Strengthening of the Constitutional Order, Statehood, and the Continuation of the Euro-Atlantic Path of Bosnia and Herzegovina have sent…
Who Will Be the New Successor of the Current High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
While our children are not safe in schools, and even two years after the disaster in Donja Jablanica there is still no concluded judicial process, politicians in our country are…
SDA: Acceptance of Dodik-Signed SNSD Application Represents Disregard for Court Ruling
The acceptance of Milorad Dodik's signature on the application of the SNSD for the next general elections is a humiliating show of domestic and international actors that has played a…
Ex-SIPA Chief Raises Serious Allegations: RS Government Vehicles Linked to Cocaine Smuggling?
Are the official vehicles of the Government of the RS used as logistics for smuggling cocaine, former SIPA director Perica Stanić asks the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic…
357,000 BAM approved for the Economic Development of Brcko District
The Government of the Brčko District adopted today a decision on the allocation of 357,000 BAM for the implementation of projects of importance for the economic development and promotion of…
Central Election Commission verifies 67 Political Parties
The Central Election Commission (CEC) today verified the applications of a total of 67 political parties, which met the conditions for participation in the general elections in October. Five members…
Niksic: The Federation of BiH is not in a Financial Crisis
The Government of the Federation responsibly manages public finances and regularly fulfills financial obligations. With the narrative about debt, the opposition is trying to create political panic about a process…
BiH FM pays Tribute to Doctor Irfan Ljubljankic
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, paid tribute today by laying flowers on the grave of Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić with his wife and daughter on…
The convicted War Criminal denies the White Stripes in Prijedor and insults Bosniaks on Social Networks
In comments on the Facebook social network, Damir Došen, convicted of war crimes, insulted the victims in Prijedor with derogatory names and denied that there were white tapes in that…
Dodik: I Knew the Exact Date and Time of Schmidt’s Departure
During his visit to Russia, Milorad Dodik, President of the SNSD party, spoke with RTRS about the resignation of the High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt. Dodik stated…
Former HR Call to Abolish the OHR – BiH Needs a Fresh Start
Former High Representatives to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carl Bildt and Wolfgang Petritsch, commented on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in an op-ed for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung…
Who Will Be the New High Representative?
The announcement of High Representative Christian Schmidt's departure has raised numerous questions about who will succeed him, as well as what kind of policy the new head of the OHR…
Lučić Responds to Čović by Posting “SOKO” Entrepreneurship Documents from 1991
Zdenko Lučić, the candidate of five Croat-oriented parties for the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, responded to Dragan Čović, President of HDZ BiH, after Čović publicly accused him of smuggling,…
Dragan Čović Accuses Zdenko Lučić of Being a War Profiteer, Smuggler, and Criminal
Dragan Čović, President of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), today made serious accusations against Zdenko Lučić, the candidate for the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Croat community, calling…
There is increasing Public Talk about postponing Elections in BiH due to new Technologies
In recent days, there have been public speculations that the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH) could prolong the General Elections, which are scheduled for October 4,…
Stevandic’s Declaration on the Closure of OHR voted in NARS
The National Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted today the Declaration on the closure of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) at the proposal of the…
ITA BiH: No Decision on the new Crossing in Gradiska and VAT Refund
Even today, the new border crossing in Gradiška did not get the green light to officially open because there was no quorum at the meeting of the Board of Directors…
NiP Party: “While They Loudly Advocated for the Defense of BiH, Izetbegovic Privately Proposed Its Division”
The People and Justice Party (NiP) issued a statement in response to a shocking claim by former U.S. Ambassador Michael Murphy, who stated that SDA party leader Bakir Izetbegović agreed…
