Dnevna medijska izvješća

During his visit to Mostar, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Friday held the fourth Civic Forum in this city, discussing issues of social importance with eleven representatives of civic society in Herzegovina. He also paid a visit to the Jewish Community of Mostar, met with students from both universities, and visited Ljubuski.

Oslobodjenje reports that the BiH Council of Ministers decided in Sarajevo late on Thursday to direct import of all oil derivatives from Croatia only through the border crossings of Doljani, Izacic and Bosanski/Srpski Brod. This counter-measure, which will be in effect as of Saturday, represents a Council’s response to the Croatia Governments [...]

BiH Council of Ministers Chairman Zlatko Lagmdzija, BiH Treasury Minister and an oil economic expert Anto Domazet, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Mladen Ivanic and a number of authorized ministers from the both entities met on Wednesday in Bosanski/Srpski Brod to discuss the development of the oil derivatives production in the town’s refiner [...]

Oslobodjenje reports that the BiH and Croatia’s expert teams met in Sarajevo on Tuesday to discuss oil transit disputes, but failed to reach a full agreement in the issue.

Italy and BiH agreed on Monday to work more closely together in the fight against organized crime, illegal migration and international terrorism.

According to the Saturday’s Oslobodjenje front-page story, the clashes between the police and the protesters early on last Friday in regard of the extradition of the "Algerian Group" resulted in a killed person and eight seriously injured policemen. The newspaper has learned this from a source who "monitored" the conflict. However, Oslobodjen [...]

According to Oslobodjenje, the BiH Council of Ministers confirmed on Thursday its decision of January 20 on the special road oil import regime with Croatia extending its validity for seven days in order to analyze all consequences of the disputed oil transport-related decision of the Croatian Government.

According to Oslobodjenje and Dnevni Avaz, US Ambassador to BiH Clifford Bond told a group of BiH journalists on Wednesday that there had been no pressures from the side of the US Administration on the BiH authorities to hand over six Algerians suspected for involvement in the international terrorism. "In the spirit of a good cooperation in combati [...]

All BiH media prominently report that, on Tuesday, during the second day of its regular January session in Strasbourg, the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly recommended the BiH’s admission into the organization. Together with the recommendation to be considered and probably confirmed by the Council’s Committee of Minister [...]

All BiH media announce that the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution recommending the admission of BiH into the oldest European organization in Strasbourg on Tuesday during the second day of its regular January session.