Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Skin conditions and no utilities as migrants suffer in Bosnia camp

Hundreds of migrants are housed in heated military tents near the Bosnian-Croatian border after days of uncertainty.

12/01/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia migrants: Around 850 being moved to heated tents in Lipa camp

"The authorities have taken charge, which is a really good thing, and are now in charge of running these new temporary locations," the UN's Western Balkans Coordinator told Euronews.

09/01/2021

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Bosnia migrants 'moved into heated tents' amid more snowy weather

A fresh spate of cold wintry weather on Friday brought more misery for hundreds of migrants who have been stuck for days in a burnt out camp in northwest Bosnia waiting for heating and other facilities

08/01/2021

World

Serbia is only Balkan nation to have started inoculating its citizens

Citizens of countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and North Macedonia are disappointed at the slow progress of vaccines rollouts which will keep them and their economies locked down for longer.

07/01/2021

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Islands of floating waste clog river in Bosnia

Islands of waste have formed on a major river in Bosnia, causing an environmental emergency and threatening a regional hydropower plant.

06/01/2021

Europe News

Bosnia: EU gives €3.5 mln over 'unacceptable' conditions for migrants

The Commission said the funds will help migrants and refugees "facing a humanitarian disaster" by financing warm clothing, blankets, food, healthcare and mental health and psychological support.

03/01/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eight dead after holiday cottage poisoning on New Year's Eve

The teenagers and students were found dead on Friday after what is believed to have been a New Year's Eve celebration.

01/01/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hundreds of migrants stranded in freezing conditions at Bosnia camp

Residents in the local town of Bihac have refused to allow the migrants to be moved to a centre there, leaving them stranded in the cold while disputes over their fate continue.

31/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Desperate situation': Migrants return to fire-hit camp in Bosnia

Nearly 1,000 migrants are facing a night with no shelter on Wednesday after their relocation from a fire-ravaged camp in Bosnia was cancelled amid protests by residents.

30/12/2020

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Fire engulfs controversial migrant camp near Bosnia-Croatia border

The Lipa camp has been widely criticised for its awful conditions.

23/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Huge fire breaks out at Lipa migrant camp in Bosnia

Around 1,200 people live in the Lipa camp, in Bihac.

23/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian city of Mostar holds first local elections in 12 years

Residents have watched the infrastructure around them crumble while local political and ethnic forces quarrel over who gets to run the city.

21/12/2020

My Europe Series

Dayton Agreement at 25: How is the peace deal viewed today in Serbia?

The Dayton Agreement was a peace deal signed 25 years ago to end the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.

15/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia's Muslim and Croat leaders boycott Russia's foreign minister

Two of the representatives of Bosnia's presidency not present at the meeting say Lavrov should have started his visit in the capital Sarajevo rather than the Serb part of the country.

15/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Urgent action needed on Bosnia migrant camps, says human rights chief

Dunja Mijatovic warned a humanitarian crisis was imminent in the northwest of the country.

11/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia arrests seven former police and army officials over war crimes

Bosnia has arrested seven former police and army officials on suspicion of war crimes committed against Bosniak and Croat citizens in the Donji Vakuf area in 1992.

08/12/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

EU urges reforms in Bosnia on 25th anniversary of peace deal

After meeting with members of the country’s tripartite presidency, the EU's top diplomat said Bosnia’s "future is European" but that in order to get there "authorities must step up their efforts to deliver on the reform priorities."

21/11/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dayton Agreement 25 years on: Bosnia's future hangs in the balance

Agreed on November 21, 1995, by the heads of the warring factions in the Bosnian war, the Dayton Agreement brought hostilities in the Balkan country to a close. What does it mean now for Bosnia 25 years on?

20/11/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia detains Serb ex-policeman over wartime killing of 51 civilians

The suspect is accused of involvement in the killing of 44 Bosniak and Croat civilians, who were held prisoner at the Omarska camp in northwestern Bosnia.

17/11/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nationalist parties lose key cities in Bosnia's municipal elections

Opposition candidates have won council seats and mayoral posts in two of Bosnia's largest cities in nationwide municipal elections, a major blow to the country's long-entrenched Bosnian and Serb nationalist parties.

16/11/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Two suspects detained over wartime killing of 78 civilians in Bosnia

Authorities in Bosnia have detained two people suspected of taking part in the killing of at least 78 civilians during the 1992-95 war, according to the prosecutor's office.

27/10/2020

Smart Regions

Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener

In partnership with the European Commission

In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations.

26/10/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

COVID-19 deniers emboldened in Bosnia even as nation counts its dead

Family members of victims have found themselves targetted on social media and even in public by those who think the virus is a hoax.

03/10/2020

My Europe Series

Mostar hasn't had a functioning government in 12 years. Here's why.

A spat between the city's two ethno-nationalist parties - one Croat, one Bosniak - has created a political stalemate since 2008. The city's residents are paying the price.

02/10/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hundreds of migrants evicted from UN-run camps in Bosnia

On Wednesday, local authorities in the northwestern Krajina region sent police to evict several hundred people from the Bira camp in the town of Bihac.

01/10/2020

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Makeshift migrant camps grow outside Bosnian towns

The migrants have built tents in the forests after local authorities in the northwestern Krajina region decided last month to start pushing them away from urban areas, even kicking them out of the existing UN-run reception centers there

30/09/2020