Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - Head of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM) Brigadier General Vincenzo Coppola is pleased to note that the local elections in Bosnia passed smoothly over the weekend with no notable incidents. In the very few instances of minor disorder the local police responded in a professional and proper manner,the EUPM said.“Based

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - Action plan for realization of the priorities from European partnership has been prepared and this document will be considered at the session of the Bosnian Council of Ministers today, the Director of the Bosnian Directorate for European Integrations Osman Topcagic said. Besides this document, which is the first out

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - At the plea hearing before the Section I for War Crimes of the Bosnian State Court of Bosnia in the case of Serbian war criminal Radomir , the accused pleaded not guilty on Friday. Serbian war criminal Radomir Vuković is charged with the criminal offense of Genocide,the Bosnian State Court said.As stated in the Indictment,

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - The inspectorate administration of the FBIH entity will request that the account of Zenica-based Arcelor Mittal be blocked because of a 2 million Bosnian Marks debt, the head of the administration,Ibrahim Tirak has announced.According to him the debt was incurred by ignoring a charge payable "for general forest use".

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2008) - The management board of the Bosnian Tax Administration is expected to discuss the proposed amendments to the Excise Act this week.The proposal, among other things, includes an increase of excises on certain luxury items.While excises on tobacco products are almost certain to go up, the tax rates on oil and derivatives

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 3,2008) -Local elections will take place this weekend according to plan despite concerns of some irregularities, the Bosnian Central Election Commission said and urged all Bosnian citizens to take part in the ballot.“Sunday, October 5, is the day when you make decisions, so come out and give your vote,” the commission’s president

Quoted: BERLIN, Germany (October 3,2008) - As part of the European Film Awards, the European Film Academy (EFA) annually presents the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY AWARD to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film. This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of film journalists Dana Linssen (the Netherlands), Julia Teichmann

Quoted: SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 3,2008) - Several foreign companies have expressed their interest in oil exploration in Bosnia, after an invitation was issued a month ago, according to the Bosnian main energy company Energoinvest’s Assistance General Director Ibrahim Bosto.He declined to name them, but said the companies are based in the United States, Canada,

Quoted: SOFIA, Bulgaria (October 3,2008) - The heads of the central banks of eight southeastern European states agreed today that the region would be affected slightly by the global financial crisis. The central bank directors from Bosnia,Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia held their regular meeting in the Bulgarian