Bosnia Adopts Disputed Protectionist Law
Sarajevo | 19 June 2009A controversial law to protect local farmers from an influx of imported goods from neighbouring countries has been adopted by the Bosnian Parliament.
Slovenia, Croatia Talks Break Down
Zagreb | 19 June 2009Controversial Croatian Businessman Arrested
Sarajevo | 18 June 2009Controversial Croatian businessman Miroslav Kutle was arrested early Thursday near the southern Croatian town of Vrgorac, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian police confirmed.
Croatia Gays Celebrate Diversity In Spite of Abuse
Zagreb | 18 June 2009 | By Barbara MatejcicTo volleys of abuse, about 500 gays and lesbians took to the streets – no small achievement in a society where rampant homophobia is the norm and anti-discrimination laws remain a dead letter.
Years After the War, Veterans Relive Nightmares
Sarajevo, Zagreb, Belgrade | 17 June 2009 | By Nidzara Ahmetasevic, Merima Husejnovic, Goran Jungvirth and Zelimir Bojovic Many ex-fighters in the Yugoslav conflict now suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Some are working together, fighting to recover their mental health and their rights.
Balkan Prosecutors Act to Ease Dual Citizenship Dilemma
Sarajevo | 11 June 2009 | By Erna MackicUntil a political decision is made concerning the extradition of suspected war criminals holding dual citizenship, prosecutors are working on provisional solutions.
Vice-President Brings New US Resolve to Balkans
Sarajevo | 21 May 2009 | By Srecko LatalBy allotting his third official foreign visit to Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo, Joe Biden has shown the US is ready once again to engage seriously in the Balkans.
We Don’t Know Where War Criminals Are, Dacic
By Julijana Mojsilovic in Belgrade04 November 2008 Serbia is doing its best to fully cooperate with the war crimes tribunal, but doesn’t know where remaining fugitives are hiding, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told Balkan Insight.
Balkan Soccer League Still Far Off
By Zoran Milosavljevic in Belgrade10 February 2009 Dinamo Zagreb’s planned and then cancelled friendly soccer match against a team from Kosovo shows just how difficult it would be to organize a regional league in the Balkans.
Bosnia Adopts Disputed Protectionist Law
Srecko Latal19 June 2009 A controversial law to protect local farmers from an influx of imported goods from neighbouring countries has been adopted by the Bosnian Parliament.