Bosnia and Herzegovina

Following an outcry over a series of killings of women, parliament in Bosnia’s Federation entity has changed the law to recognise gender-based murder as a separate crime

Bosnia and Herzegovina is not doing enough to support the potential of small entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, experts say; on the contrary, it still has too much bureaucracy, red tape, high taxes and limited access to financing

BiH dropped 17 places in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, now ranking 81st in 180 countries amid a deepening crisis for local media freedom driven by factors that include attempts to introduce legislation restricting freedom of expression

The exhibition "Children of War, People of Peace" opened at the War Childhood Museum in Sarajevo, presenting a series of paired images of children pictured in wartime Sarajevo and again today, decades later, photographed by Milomir Kovacevic Strasni

The Republika Srpska assembly adopted a draft constitution and law allowing for the formation of a separate army and judiciary; according to OHR, which oversees the accords that ended the 1992-95 war, it is a violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement

An international arrest warrant has been issued for Milorad Dodik by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's highest judicial body; Milorad Dodik is the president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of the two that make up BiH

The political situation has deteriorated in recent days, after the State Court last week found Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, guilty of resisting the High Representative's decisions

With a +31,67% peak in tourist arrivals and a 25,03% increase in overnight stays compared to the previous year, in 2024 BiH recorded its highest tourist results ever

Students gathered in front of the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina because of the tragedy in Jablanica in which 19 people died, demanding that the authorities be held accountable and making demands of those responsible

A second programme loan for health sector development policies worth $75 million has been approved by the World Bank Board of Directors to support the implementation of policies to improve the financial stability of healthcare institutions

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invested €213 million in 23 developing projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, with a focus on green energy, sustainability, and transport connectivity projects with neighboring countries

With the adoption of the decision on the minimum wage in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2025, the child allowance will increase from the previous 117 BAM (60€) to 190 BAM (90€) per child

The Sevdalinka, an ancient Bosnia and Herzegovina love song form often referred to as 'Balkan Blues', has been included in the UNESCO National Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory