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Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
On 23 November, Siniša Karan won the snap presidential election in Republika Srpska (RS; a constituent entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina – BiH). According to preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission, the…
OSW Commentary |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
Thirty years after the signing of the Dayton Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains a state mired in persistent institutional crises. The country’s existing political and constitutional model is a direct legacy of the constitution…
OSW Commentary |
| OSWs Central European Department
The sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia’s two largest oil companies on 22 October carry significant consequences for those Central European countries that have maintained their energy ties to Russia. Although the EU has…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
On 17 July, the European Commission informed the central government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that it would reduce the funding allocated under the EU’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. As a result, BiH has lost €108.4 million,…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
In recent weeks, the institutional crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has escalated due to separatist actions by the leader of Republika Srpska (RS), Milorad Dodik. Alongside RS Prime Minister Radovan Višković and the Speaker of the RS…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
Tensions are rising in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) over Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, an entity within BiH. On 26 February, the Court of BiH found him guilty, in the first instance, of failing to comply with decisions…
OSW Commentary |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
The demographic situation in the six Western Balkans countries (WB6): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has been marked by a steady decline in population over the past two decades.…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
The UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide has sparked a series of tensions in the Western Balkans region. On 23 May the UN General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution been put forward by Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Germany and…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
On 21 March, the European Council decided to initiate accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which is the last Western Balkan state (apart from Kosovo) to open such talks. Sarajevo has been seeking this for years, but…
Analyses |
| Paulina Wankiewicz-Kłoczko
Since January 2024 the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been functioning without any judges from Republika Srpska (RS; for the specific features of the political system in BiH, see Appendix).