Noticias

Bosnia: Stagnation – and Turbulence – on the Horizon

02 Ene 2013
Bosnia y Herzegovina
Fuente: 
Balkan Insight

Solving export problems before Croatia joins the EU, getting closer to submitting an EU membership application, addressing a chronic lack of money, resolving the reconstruction of the Federation entity government and fight against the corruption are the major issues facing Bosnia in 2013.

Much work is needed also in preparation for the historic population and household census, which has not been conducted since 1991, as well as in figuring out how to improve the everyday life of citizens hit by worsening unemployment and higher prices of food.

Bosnia: Early Promises Give Way to Disillusion

27 Dic 2012
Bosnia y Herzegovina
Fuente: 
Balkan Insight

Vjekoslav Bevanda's appointment as Bosnia's new Prime Minister in January - and his promise that 2012 would be a “European year” - fuelled hopes of a new page in the life of the country.

While the positive rhetoric of the new government encouraged many institutions, analysts and the European Union, the old power struggles soon resumed, as the two main Bosniak [Muslim] parties fell
out over adoption of a state budget - the first major test of the government's coherence.

Bosnia Federation In Deadlock Over Ministers

24 Dic 2012
Bosnia y Herzegovina
Fuente: 
Balkan Insight

The President of the Bosniak-Croat entity has refused to dismiss ministers who belong to parties that are not the part of the new parliamentary majority.

President Budimir rejected Niksic's demand to dismiss eight of the 16 ministers from the government until their cases are resolved by the relevant courts.

“As a President of the Federation I don't want to interfere in decisions of the judiciary which... refer to open questions over disputes in the functioning of the government,” Budimir said.

Bosnia Urged To Put April Census on Hold

20 Dic 2012
Bosnia y Herzegovina
Fuente: 
Balkan Insight

The external body monitoring Bosnia's 2013 census has advised the authorities to postpone the headcount planned for April on the grounds that the country is insufficiently prepared.

Andy McGuffie, of the EU delegation to Bosnia, told Balkan Insight on Wednesday that the International Monitoring Operation, IMO, which oversaw this year's test census, does not believe Bosnia and Herzegovina is ready.

Komsic to Activate Bosnian Party Next Year

13 Dic 2012
Bosnia y Herzegovina
Fuente: 
Balkan Insight

Bosnian Presidency member Zeljko Komsic says his new party will be up and running next year, advocating new solutions and the equality of all Bosnians and Herzegovinians.

Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite State Presidency, says he is working on the formation of his new party after leaving the ruling Social Democrats in summer.

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