The Right to Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Processing corruption and how to achieve more verdicts and greater trust of citizens in the work of judicial institutions - these are just some of the topics of the public…
More than 70 Percent of Citizens support BiH entry in the EU
According to the survey by the Directorate for European Integration (DEI), which was conducted in May and June this year, 73.3 percent of respondents supported BiH's entry into the European…
European Parliament adopted the Report on BiH
The representatives of the European Parliament at today's session considered and adopted the report on Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which it was emphasized that BiH's path to the EU should…
EU Delegation: RS President’s Signature has no Legal Value
The signature of the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, on the amendments that prevent the publication of the decisions of the High Representative has no legal value," the EU…
EU approves €303 Million in Grants for Infrastructure Projects in BiH
The European Commission announced on 30 June a new financial package to support 14 investment flagships in transport, energy, environment, human capital, and private sector support in the Western Balkans.…
European Commission adds University in BiH in Erasmus + Programme
Today, the European Commission announced the results of the 2023 Erasmus+ call for the European Universities initiative, which provides support to alliances of higher education institutions. With today’s results, adding…
Analysts warn: BiH is further and further away from the EU
In a situation of blockades and disagreements between political leaders, while everyone is pulling to their own side, there will be no significant progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the…
EU appeals to the Authorities of Republika Srpska to stop unilateral Moves
The authority and the integrity of the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s highest judicial authority is unquestionable. Its decisions, which are final and binding in the…
Transparency of the Election is at the top of the Priorities on the Way to the EU
In the first of 14 priorities from the opinion of the European Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is defined that BiH authorities must ensure free and fair elections in…
OSCE and UN mark 30 Years of Partnership in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Today, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations (UN) in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked 30 years of partnership in the country. Through our collaboration,…
HR Schmidt held a Meeting with EUFOR Commander
High Representative Christian Schmidt today held a regular information meeting with the EUFOR-Althea Mission Commander, Major General Helmut Habermayer. Schmidt and Habermayer talked about the general situation in Bosnia and…
Medal Parade held for more than 360 EUFOR Soldiers
On Tuesday the 27 June 23 in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo more than 360 soldiers from 12 different nations within EUFOR, received their Common Security and Defence Policy Medal for Operation…
EU Support to Flood Risk Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Floods in Europe are becoming more frequent seemingly due to climate change. According to European Union Floods Directive, Flood Risk Management Plans set out how relevant institutions and communities should…
Council of Europe supports the Authority of the Constitutional Court of BiH
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić strongly condemns the adoption of the Law on the non-application of decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Republika Srpska…
EU Foreign Affairs Committee: The Vote on the Constitutional Court of BiH in the NSRS has no legal Basis
The spokesperson of the European Service for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, led by Josep Borrell, spoke about the decisions of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska not to accept…
EEAS: Statement by the Spokesperson on the vote in the Republika Srpska National Assembly
The authority and the integrity of the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s highest judicial authority is unquestionable. Its decisions, which are final and binding in the…
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the EP adopted the annual Report on the Progress of BiH
The Vice-President of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Delegation of the European Parliament for relations with BiH and Kosovo, Željana Zovko, welcomed the adoption of the BiH Progress Report,…
EU Office in BiH on Threats to the Constitutional Order and rule of Law in BiH
The decision to grant EU candidate status to BiH was made on the understanding that specific steps are taken, in particular to strengthen the rule of law. The integrity of…
Youth wants to be included and have Confidence in Justice System in BiH
Over 70 young people, judiciary and non-governmental organisations took part today in the “Youth Rule of Law” eventin Sarajevo which highlighted the findings of a two-year project aiming at building…
Efficiency of the Criminal Justice Sector in Responding to Threats
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), the EU in BiH, and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) organized a two-day conference in Neum focused on the efficiency…
BiH is the most unprepared Country for EU Membership
Every year, the European Commission assesses the preparedness of countries in 33 different areas in which the European Union (EU) has developed its legislation and standards, from the quality of…
EU Office in BiH on Threats to the constitutional Order in BiH
The decision to grant EU candidate status to BiH was made on the understanding that specific steps are taken, in particular to strengthen the rule of law. The integrity of…
City of Sarajevo awarded with the European Diploma of the Council of Europe
The City of Sarajevo is awarded with the European Diploma of the Council of Europe, which was presented to Mayor Benjamina Karić at an official ceremony in the Palais de…
Bosnia and Herzegovina establishes full Cooperation with Europol
Bosnia and Herzegovina has now established full cooperation with the EU’s Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) with the opening of new premises of the National/Joint Contact Point of BiH…
EU allocates 1 Million BAM to Support Climate Change Resilience in Agriculture
As part of the EU-funded EU4AGRI-Recovery project, a new Public Call was launched on Monday, June 19, for potential grant beneficiaries for support measure to improve climate change resilience in…
EU supported Festival of Street Entertainers in Banja Luka
Festival of street entertainers “TrotoArt” adorned the streets of Banja Luka from 16th to 18th June 2023 and was the centre of amazing and rarely seen performances by 34 groups…
Head of EU Delegation in BiH and the US Ambassador to meet Today
The head of the Delegation of the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johann Sattler, and the Ambassador of the United States of America to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Michael Murphy,…
EU opens Health Center at Brus Site in Trebevic Mountain
Beginning today, residents of the municipality of Istočni Stari Grad, as well as visitors to the Olympic mountain Trebević and picnic area Brus, will have at their disposal a new…
Head of EU Delegation in BiH and the US Ambassador to meet Tomorrow
The head of the Delegation of the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johann Sattler, and the Ambassador of the United States of America to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Michael Murphy,…
Slovenia supports BiH’s Progress towards Euro-Atlantic Integration
Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zukan Helez and Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Bosnia and Herzegovina Damijan Sedar discussed the possibilities of expanding bilateral cooperation between…
Meeting of the Special Group on Public Administration Reform held in BiH
The 6th meeting of the Special Group on Public Administration Reform (PAR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) took place on 6th June 2023. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr, Davor…
Office of the EU in BiH: A negative Signal for the Path of the EU
The Office of the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina expressed disappointment that the Draft Law on Border Control did not receive the support of representatives from Republika Srpska in…
Von der Leyen: BiH has an Opportunity to turn a new Page and accelerate Work on the EU Agenda
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, sent a letter, a response to the letter of Denis Becirovic, a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Advancement of Digital Trends in BiH with the Support of the EU and the Germany
The first Digital Innovation Hubs Forum (DIH Forum) was held in Sarajevo this weekend, as part of the Sarajevo Maker Faire, which is also the first initiative of the Centre…
Peace Building Center successfully implemented a Peace Camp
The Peace Building Center successfully implemented a peace camp and a caravan in which young peacekeepers visited Banja Luka, Tuzla, Mostar and Sarajevo, where they had the opportunity to learn…
Ensuring Right to Justice is Key to the EU Path of BiH
How to safeguard human rights for citizens and what the relevant sectors and society need to do to create a forward-looking environment more conducive to the rule of law reforms…
European Officials again on the Need for EU Enlargement and support for WB
The messages of European officials about the need to expand the European Union and support the countries of the Western Balkans on that path are getting clearer and louder. The…
“Media and Civil Society: Critical Voices Under Pressure” opened in Banja Luka
The Head of the EU Delegation/EU Special Representative in BiH, Ambassador Johann Sattler, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Ivana Hlavsová, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH,…
The EU invites BiH Authorities to harmonize tobacco control Laws with Union Legislation
Tobacco consumption is the single largest avoidable health risk, and the most significant cause of premature death in the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 31 May, we mark World No…
BiH did not ask for the EU Help after the recent Floods
Since last year, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been a full member of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the European solidarity framework for helping countries affected by disasters, but it…
U.S. Embassy, the EU spoke out against the new Gas Company in FBiH
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) said that the EU is not convinced that the establishment of a new gas company would be justified.…
New 43.8 Million EU Grants for important Infrastructure Projects in BiH
In the premises of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, three EU grant agreements to the value of 43.8 million euros were signed today. The new grant funds are aimed at continuing…
Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region begins Today in Sarajevo
The Eighth Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region /EUSAIR/ and the annual meeting of the Council of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative /JJI/ at the level of foreign ministers…
Forto-Varhelyi: It is Time for big Infrastructure Projects
It is time for big infrastructure projects, it was stated in Brussels at the meeting between the Minister of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Forto and the…
OSCE Mission to BiH organizes “No to Internet violence!” Project
The OSCE Mission to BiH (the Mission), in co-operation with the Brčko District Government’s Police and Education Department, launched the “No to Internet violence!” project today. The project focuses on…
Economic and Financial Dialogue in Brussels provides set of concrete Recommendations for Bosnia
Representatives of the EU Member States, the Western Balkans and Türkiye, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, as well as representatives of the central banks of the Western…
Young People in BiH spreading Change in their Communities
With the support of the European Union in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans 2 (ReLOaD2) places accent on…
EU Member States made Set of Recommendations for Bosnia
Representatives of the EU Member States, the Western Balkans and Türkiye, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, as well as representatives of the central banks of the Western…
EUFOR Delegation visited the Ministry of the Interior of Federation of BiH
The Commander of EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Major General Helmut Habermayer, Lieutenant Colonel Dónal Burke, Military Assistant to the Commander of EUFOR and Mr. Aleš Perko, Liaison Officer to…
BiH Delegation participates in the Eurojust Conference
The Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milanko Kajganić, participated in the Eurojust conference on strengthening judicial cooperation in the countries of the Western Balkans. The…