Bosnia Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C
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- "Bosnia and Herzegovina - or Bosna i Hercegovina - is an independent state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that has a little bit complex - administrative framework !"
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- "because the 1995 - Dayton peace agreement - was set up along ethnic lines !"
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- "three different ethnic groups - there is a central - Bosnian government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and rotating presidency - there are negotiations - to amend the existing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "constitution - in order to strengthen - state institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and transform the country - into a non-ethnic - parliamentary democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Bosnian people - have traditionally - different cultures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and there should be more - justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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the Bosnian System of Government - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Bosniak-Croat - Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina - and Republika Srpska !"
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- "its own president - government - parliament - police - and other bodies !"
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- "several Bosniak parties - are working for a more - centrally governed country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a directly elected - tripartite presidency - which is in charge of foreign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "diplomatic - and military affairs - and the budget of state-level institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina - encompasses a House of Representatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a House of Peoples - the 42 members of the - House of Representatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "are directly elected - via a system of - proportional representation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the chairman of the council of ministers - of Bosnia and Herzegovina !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is nominated by the presidency - and approved by the House of Representatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "s/he is effectively the - prime minister - and nominates ministers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - has a directly-elected !"
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- "98-member - House of Representatives - with a prime minister - and 16 ministries !"
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- "the Federation is furthermore - divided into 10 cantons - each with its own !"
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- "administrative government - and relative autonomy - on local issues !"
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Pope Francis - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Pope Francis - encourages the Catholics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to help forge - a better - peaceful - future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the actions - from 1992 to 95 - were part of the past !"
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- "Pope Francis says - "we have to leave - the past behind" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and now walk - along the path - to peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in a - consciously - and creative - way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "working for a - society - that walks toward peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "coexistence - and collaboration - and with God in mind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the "Balkan Route" - was reportedly - not part of the history !"
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- "cars - oil - lumber - and cigarettes !"
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- "the Sandzak clan - was said "new businessmen" - privatizations of public companies !"
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- "construction projects - like malls - or hotels - and real estate !"
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- "money from lumber - and cigarettes - it had been linked to the party BiH - SDA !"
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- "the Albanian clan - was said loans - for traditional small businesses !"
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- "such as grills - bakeries - candy/cake shops - and bars !"
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- "the Herzegovina clan - was said in - Croatian western Herzegovina !"
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- "and had been linked to the Croatian party - HDZ !"
History - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07SARAJEVO677
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- "in 2004 - then-High Representative Paddy Ashdown - issued a decision !"
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- "requiring the Republika Srpska National Assembly - RSNA - to appoint !"
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- "a working group - for the realization of the conclusions - from the final report !"
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- "of the Srebrenica commission - 2005 the multi-ethnic SCWG - supervised by !"
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- "the European police mission - EUPM - released a list - of 800 people !"
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- "to the BiH state prosecutor's office - Ibro Bulic !"
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- "a range of people - had worked in military units - at that time !"
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- "the state court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - sentenced Karadzic financier !"
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- "Momcilo Mandic - to prison - for banking fraud !"
US Security - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07SARAJEVO1980
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- "the US embassy was aware - that drawing down - its military presence !"
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- "in Bosnia - was under consideration - and it was its understanding !"
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- "that the Nato commander - could be replaced by a European !"
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- "the US embassy was against this plan - how it would be viewed - by the Bosnian government !"
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- "the US embassy was convinced - that it needed - an important presence there !"
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- "to ensure - the huge investment - it had made there - was protected !"
Goldstone Report - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09SARAJEVO1184
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- "US embassy spoke with - Milenko Misic - the director of the human rights division !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "at the Bosnian foreign ministry - regarding request about the - Goldstone Report - in Gaza !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Bosnia - took the same position - as the EU - the European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Papst Franziskus fordert zum Frieden auf - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Papst Franziskus - fordert bei der Messe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "zum - Frieden - auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in der Predigt - zu der sich 65.000 Gläubige - versammeln !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Frieden - zu schaffen - ist eine einzigartige Kunst !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "echte Gerechtigkeit - ist das Ziel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Papst Franziskus ruft ferner zur - Vergebung - auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und zu Gefühlen - welche Menschen dort - wo sie leben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ermöglichen - zu Künstlern des Friedensbauens - zu werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Papst Franziskus - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Papst Franziskus - ruft bei seinem Besuch auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "es soll nie mehr - Krieg geben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Papst Franziskus sagt - er ist als Pilger des Friedens - angereist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und des Dialogs - die Politiker sollten die ersten Diener !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ihrer Gemeinschaften - sein !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und die - Grundrechte des Menschen - wahren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Papst Franziskus - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "20 bosnische Intellektuelle - schreiben dem Papst einen Brief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in dem sie darauf hinwiesen - dass etwa HDZ-Chef - Dragan Covic !"
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- "einen wie Dario Kordic - empfangen hatte - der wegen der politischen !"
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- "Verantwortung für - Ahmici - zu 25 Jahren Haft - verurteilt worden war !"
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- "da gab es kein einziges Wort der Reue - von Kordic - und keinen Gesinnungswandel !"
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- "kritisierten die Intellektuellen - unter ihnen die Gewinnerin des Goldenen Bären !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Jasmila Zbanic - und der Schriftsteller - Sasa Stanisic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
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Bosnia Herzegovina - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA