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transport corridor Vc<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The highway connects the Croatian port of Plo\u010de with the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, and industrial cities clustered along the north-south line. <\/p>\n<p>Thus, Bosnia-Herzegovina upgrades its ties not only with its neighbours in the Balkans but also enables better traffic interconnections of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////transport.ec.europa.eu//document//download//3f55bcf7-d2cf-4244-bbf1-fc4f132115ad_en?filename=TEN_T_Schematic_map.pdf&prefLang=de\%22>whole region<\/strong><\/a> with the European markets. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4125226494866117\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//79//96//98//808x1138_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg/" alt=\"EU\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/384x542_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/640x904_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/750x1059_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/828x1170_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/1080x1526_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/1200x1695_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/96\/98\/1920x2712_cmsv2_39b5238e-c57b-5815-a54e-32a8415912e5-8799698.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">EU<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">EU<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 336-kilometre-long Bosnian highway project crossing through the Balkan peninsula mountains is a huge challenge for engineers and is becoming increasingly expensive. <\/p>\n<p>It was launched 23 years ago, but delays piled up. That\u2019s why Euronews tried to get answers to two questions: does Bosnia-Herzegovina really need such a mammoth project, and why is the European Union paying for a good chunk of it?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Closer to the European Union<\/strong><\/h2><p>Bosnia has long wanted to become an EU member. <\/p>\n<p>A growing number of European companies are opening production sites in the country because of lower labour costs. But without good roads, delivering products to European customers takes time.<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia cannot finance such a huge project on its own. There are \u20ac870 million in grants from the EU and cheap loans from the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, handing out \u20ac1 billion each. <\/p>\n<p>Along this transport corridor, industrial parks are mushrooming. That means jobs, growth and economic welfare. <\/p>\n<p>Although planning has been ongoing for decades, just half of it has been built. But construction is speeding up: some 60 kilometres of tunnels, bridges, and road sections are <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.jpautoceste.ba//en//about-highway///">currently under construction.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bosnia is doing better today than 20 years ago. The country has launched reforms, supported by the EU, upgrading infrastructure and competitiveness. But, companies such as <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ncmc.ba//homepage/">NCMC, a global market leader producing rack warehouses, are complaining about poor transport links.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>'The Iron Heart of Bosnia'<\/strong><\/h2><p>The region has a long-standing tradition of iron processing and manufacturing. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find workers in \u201cthe iron heart of Bosnia\u201d \u2014 because many Bosnians have emigrated to high-wage countries of the EU.<\/p>\n<p>NCMC employs 120 people locally and is looking for more welders, mechanical engineers and project managers. Next year, 40 new employees are to be recruited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur company is a 100% export company\u201d, supply chain director Mensur Pilav says. \u201cWe are planning to double the production line in the next year. Today, we have 500 trucks per year, and next year we will have at least 1,000 trucks per year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transport of metal racks would be 10 times cheaper by rail. But Bosnia's railway network is outdated. If there were enough freight trains, the company would switch. But as the motorway is being built first, the company is sticking with lorries for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically, we have to face two challenges\u201d, says Mensur Pilav. \u201cFirst of all, in terms of lead time because the roads are not good. And the second one is that we are not yet part of the European Union and that\u2019s why we have a loss of time during the border crossing towards Croatia, going to the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8784790,8607716\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//10//14//can-a-motorway-to-bosnia-strengthen-the-ties-between-serbia-and-turkey/">Can a motorway to Bosnia strengthen the ties between Serbia and Turkey?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//07//27//how-the-world-bank-is-helping-bosnia-and-herzegovinas-economy/">How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Truck driver Armin Mevi\u0107 agrees. He is in favour of joining the EU as soon as possible. He has already experienced a lot, especially at the EU's external borders: \u201cOnce it was so crowded, that we had to wait for 24 hours from Bosnia to the European Union. The highway will make our job much easier. I am glad that it is being built and that we finally have at least the biggest cities in BiH connected by the highway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Armin and his colleagues wonder why the motorway expansion is not progressing faster. Euronews handed this question to Ferdinand Koenig, head of communication at the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can take more than two years from the time that an EU grant is approved, for that grant to be ratified by the authorities here! Due to weaknesses in public administration, certain procedures take longer than they could,\" Koenig said. <\/p>\n<p>\"As this country moves further on the EU path, these elements will be strengthened. Not just infrastructure but also the rule of law, fighting against corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Euronews: What can you do to ensure that EU money does not end up in the wrong pockets?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Koenig: \u201cThe fight against corruption is one of the most important things that Bosnia-Herzegovina needs to do if it wishes to join the European Union, including strengthening protection for whistleblowers and implementing anti-corruption legislation such as the conflict-of-interest-law, which was adopted last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Euronews: Why should European taxpayers\u2019 money be spent to build infrastructure in Bosnia-Herzegovina - which is not (yet) part of the European Union?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Koenig: \u201cWe want to integrate this region into the European Single Market. This is a priority as part of what we call the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ec.europa.eu//commission//presscorner//detail//en//qanda_23_5605/">growth plan<\/a> for the Western Balkans. The more growth there is here and in the rest of the region, the better it is for all of us across our continent. So, this is a good investment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Euronews: When will this highway be ready?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Koenig: \u201cThe authorities set a target of 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are doubts on the ground as to whether this goal is realistic. After all, Bosnia-Herzegovina is still a deeply divided country. It is a question of political will. <\/p>\n<p>But if the country's three main ethnic groups, Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs, stick together,\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////sarajevotimes.com//new-eleven-kilometres-of-highway-and-the-grandiose-bridge-to-be-opened-today///">bridges/u00a0can be built for a better future and maybe even a highway to Europe. 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survivors","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Death toll in Bosnia floods and landslides rises to 26","titleListing2":"26 dead and one missing after floods sweep through Bosnia","leadin":"The storm earlier in October caused multiple deaths and ravaged infrastructure in the central and southern parts of the country.","summary":"The storm earlier in October caused multiple deaths and ravaged infrastructure in the central and southern parts of the country.","keySentence":"","url":"26-dead-and-one-missing-after-floods-sweep-through-bosnia","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/10\/15\/26-dead-and-one-missing-after-floods-sweep-through-bosnia","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The death toll from a series of devastating floods and landslides in Bosnia has reached 26 people, with rescue teams still searching for at least one person in the aftermath of the floods. \n\nTorrential rains and winds hit four municipalities in country's southern and central parts on 4 October, destroying houses, roads and cutting off power infrastructure to several villages. \n\nMore than 10 days after the storm, rescue teams are still searching for those missing, including in the southern village of Jablanica, which was buried under a barrage of rocks from a quarry in the hill above. \n\n19 people were killed in Jablanica alone, with a collective funeral scheduled for Tuesday. \n\nOver a thousand people from nearby towns and cities came to search for survivors and clear away debris in the village after the flooding, according to local media. \n\nResidents of the town say they were awoken in the middle of the night by a thundering rumble as flood waters swept away property. \n\nDebris from the flooding has clogged the famous Neretva River, a popular destination for tourists within and outside of Bosnia. The river, which is normally an emerald green colour, has been clogged with waste leftover from the floods. \n\nBosnia was hit by record temperatures this summer as three heatwaves caused disruptive blackouts and threatened the country's agricultural industry. \n\nThe country saw almost no rain for an entire summer, with daily temperatures hovering between 35C and 40C for several days in June, July and August.\n\nScientists suggest that the drought caused by the extreme temperatures has hampered the easy absorption of floodwaters, making the damage caused by flooding more intense. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The death toll from a series of devastating floods and landslides in Bosnia has reached 26 people, with rescue teams still searching for at least one person in the aftermath of the floods. <\/p>\n<p>Torrential rains and winds hit four municipalities in country's southern and central parts on 4 October, destroying houses, roads and cutting off power infrastructure to several villages. <\/p>\n<p>More than 10 days after the storm, rescue teams are still searching for those missing, including in the southern village of Jablanica, which was buried under a barrage of rocks from a quarry in the hill above. <\/p>\n<p>19 people were killed in Jablanica alone, with a collective funeral scheduled for Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Over a thousand people from nearby towns and cities came to search for survivors and clear away debris in the village after the flooding, according to local media. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//79//06//48//808x539_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg/" alt=\"Aerial view of a stranded boat stuck at the dam on the Neretva river caused by landslides, torrential rain and flash floods in Grabovica, Bosnia, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/384x256_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/640x427_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/750x500_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/828x552_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/1080x720_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/1200x800_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/79\/06\/48\/1920x1281_cmsv2_2e3a758e-029f-5654-9b12-91b9b9c95082-8790648.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Aerial view of a stranded boat stuck at the dam on the Neretva river caused by landslides, torrential rain and flash floods in Grabovica, Bosnia, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Residents of the town say they were awoken in the middle of the night by a thundering rumble as flood waters swept away property. <\/p>\n<p>Debris from the flooding has clogged the famous Neretva River, a popular destination for tourists within and outside of Bosnia. The river, which is normally an emerald green colour, has been clogged with waste leftover from the floods. <\/p>\n<p>Bosnia was hit by record temperatures this summer as three heatwaves caused disruptive <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//21//major-power-outage-hits-balkan-region-as-countries-swelter-through-early-heatwave/">blackouts and threatened the country's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//08//14//feels-like-an-oven-balkan-countries-sizzle-in-a-week-long-heatwave/">agricultural industry<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The country saw almost no rain for an entire summer, with daily temperatures hovering between 35C and 40C for several days in June, July and August.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists suggest that the drought caused by the extreme temperatures has hampered the easy absorption of floodwaters, making the damage caused by flooding more intense. 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Several houses and roads were destroyed.\n\nResidents are now seeking help and a new road to access the rest of the country.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A violent storm hit central and southern Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday 4 October, causing flooding and landslides and killing at least 21 people.<\/p>\n<p>Floodwaters inundated homes, particularly damaging the village of Dusine, near Fojnica. 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More than 25,700 candidates will also compete for seats in local community councils.\n\nThe EU and other international bodies have funded electoral reforms after reports of fraud and other irregularities in previous elections.\n\nThe CEC has been provided with \"new election integrity technology,\" according to Christian Schmidt, the EU's High Representative. His office, which holds sweeping powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also reformed the election laws in March.\n\nInternational observers were also monitoring Sunday's vote, including a delegation from Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, which is part of the Council of Europe.\n\nHow did Bosnia end up with a powerful EU High Representative?\n\nBosnia experienced a bloody war between 1992 and 1995, considered the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II until Russia invaded Ukraine in February.\n\nThe war resulted in 100,000 casualties, with two million people becoming either refugees or internally displaced, culminating in the genocide of Bosniaks in Srebrenica in July 1995.\n\nDrafted to bring the war to an end in 1995, the US-sponsored Dayton Peace Accords created a complex system of jurisdictions, allowing the country\u2019s three main ethnic groups \u2014 Eastern Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and Muslim Bosniaks \u2014 to dominate domestic politics and exert control over key decision-making processes.\n\nThe peace agreement established two main administrative units in Bosnia: the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska (RS) and the Bosniak-Croat majority Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH).\n\nIt also established the Office of the High Representative, a body funded by the international community with a mandate to enforce the civilian aspects of the peace accords.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>As people voted, rescue teams from Bosnia's neighbours and EU states joined efforts on Sunday to clear rubble and search for those still missing in the floods and landslides.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Election Commission (CEC) has postponed the election in four municipalities heavily affected by the floods.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 110 political parties are participating, with 386 candidates running for mayoral positions. More than 25,700 candidates will also compete for seats in local community councils.<\/p>\n<p>The EU and other international bodies have funded electoral reforms after reports of fraud and other irregularities in previous elections.<\/p>\n<p>The CEC has been provided with \"new election integrity technology,\" according to Christian Schmidt, the EU's High Representative. His office, which holds sweeping powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also reformed the election laws in March.<\/p>\n<p>International observers were also monitoring Sunday's vote, including a delegation from Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, which is part of the Council of Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1842876939750527088\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>How did Bosnia end up with a powerful EU High Representative?<\/h3><p>Bosnia experienced a bloody war between 1992 and 1995, considered the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II until Russia invaded Ukraine in February.<\/p>\n<p>The war resulted in 100,000 casualties, with two million people becoming either refugees or internally displaced, culminating in the genocide of Bosniaks in Srebrenica in July 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted to bring the war to an end in 1995, the US-sponsored Dayton Peace Accords created a complex system of jurisdictions, allowing the country\u2019s three main ethnic groups \u2014 Eastern Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and Muslim Bosniaks \u2014 to dominate domestic politics and exert control over key decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<p>The peace agreement established two main administrative units in Bosnia: the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska (RS) and the Bosniak-Croat majority Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH).<\/p>\n<p>It also established the Office of the High Representative, a body funded by the international community with a mandate to enforce the civilian aspects of the peace accords.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1728203458,"updatedAt":1728219566,"publishedAt":1728217267,"firstPublishedAt":1728217267,"lastPublishedAt":1728217267,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/36\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_014a2992-aba4-5908-b373-ca7025ccddd0-8773630.jpg","altText":"Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, right, prepares his ballot for the local elections at a polling station in Laktasi, northwest of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.","caption":"Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, right, prepares his ballot for the local elections at a polling station in Laktasi, northwest of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Radivoje Pavicic\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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teams on Saturday searched for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more N1 TV reported. \n\nConstruction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.\n\nHuge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people's homes as they were sleeping.\n\nSurging waters also triggered landslides that collapsed roads and hills, covering villages in mud and cutting off entire areas. \n\nBosnian media are reporting that rocks from a nearby quarry fell on the village of Donja Jablanica, burying houses.\n\nOfficials have said at least 10 are still missing while dozens have been injured.\n\nRescuers sealed off Jablanica, banning any entry for outsiders while the search took place. Some houses were submerged up to their roofs and as the water withdrew, rescuers could be seen walking over piles of rubble left behind.\n\nNear the town of Konjic that was also hit by the storm, officials said some villages remained cut off on Saturday. \n\n\u201cKilometres of roads no longer exist, nearly all bridges have been destroyed,\u201d Husein Hodzic from the local civil protection unit told regional N1 television. \u201cThere is no electricity, all power poles have been swept away. There are no phone lines.\u201d \n\nHuman-caused climate change increases the intensity of rainfall because warm air holds more moisture. This summer, the Balkans were also hit by long-lasting record temperatures, causing a drought. Scientists said the dried-out land has hampered the absorption of floodwaters.\n\nRescue services in the towns of Jablanica and Kiseljak said the power was off overnight and mobile phones lost their signal.\n\nThe Jablanica fire station said that the town was completely inaccessible because roads and trainlines were closed.\n\n\"The police informed us that the railroad is also blocked,\u201d the state rescue service said in a statement. \"You can't get in or out of Jablanica at the moment. Landline phones are working, but mobile phones have no signal.\"\n\nPresident of the Central Election Commission, Irena Had\u017eiabdi\u0107, said on Friday that discussions were underway with local electoral commissions in the hardest-hit areas to postpone forthcoming municipal elections.\n\nBosnians are due to go to the polls across the country on Sunday to vote for mayors and local councillors.\n\nHad\u017eiabdi\u0107 said it hadn't been decided yet whether to postpone the elections nationwide or only in flooded areas and that a final decision would be made on Saturday.\n\nVideo posted on X meanwhile showed that the main road between Sarajevo and the city of Mostar has been washed away by flooding near Jablanica.\n\nAround the region\n\nHeavy rains and strong winds were also reported in neighbouring Croatia, where several roads were closed and the capital Zagreb prepared for the swollen Sava River to burst its banks.\n\nIt's a similar picture in Slovenia where heavy rain has caused the Sava, Krka and Kolpa rivers to overflow, flooding several houses in the central village of Kot.\n\nThe national meteorological agency ARSAO has warned that more rain is expected and said there is a danger of landslides.\n\nAnd floods caused were also reported in Montenegro, south of Bosnia, where some villages were cut off and roads and homes flooded.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Rescue teams on Saturday searched for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more N1 TV reported. <\/p>\n<p>Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Huge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people's homes as they were sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>Surging waters also triggered landslides that collapsed roads and hills, covering villages in mud and cutting off entire areas. <\/p>\n<p>Bosnian media are reporting that rocks from a nearby quarry fell on the village of Donja Jablanica, burying houses.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have said at least 10 are still missing while dozens have been injured.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers sealed off Jablanica, banning any entry for outsiders while the search took place. Some houses were submerged up to their roofs and as the water withdrew, rescuers could be seen walking over piles of rubble left behind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//77//24//84//808x539_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg/" alt=\"Members of the mountain rescue service and civil defence conduct search and rescue operations in the area destroyed by a landslide in Donja Jablanica, October 4, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/384x256_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/640x427_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/750x500_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/828x552_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/1080x720_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/1200x800_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/1920x1280_cmsv2_795dd3a2-388e-5cd8-8be6-6d7523216fea-8772484.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Members of the mountain rescue service and civil defence conduct search and rescue operations in the area destroyed by a landslide in Donja Jablanica, October 4, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Near the town of Konjic that was also hit by the storm, officials said some villages remained cut off on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKilometres of roads no longer exist, nearly all bridges have been destroyed,\u201d Husein Hodzic from the local civil protection unit told regional N1 television. \u201cThere is no electricity, all power poles have been swept away. There are no phone lines.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Human-caused climate change increases the intensity of rainfall because warm air holds more moisture. This summer, the Balkans were also hit by long-lasting record temperatures, causing a drought. Scientists said the dried-out land has hampered the absorption of floodwaters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1842219351304183853\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rescue services in the towns of Jablanica and Kiseljak said the power was off overnight and mobile phones lost their signal.<\/p>\n<p>The Jablanica fire station said that the town was completely inaccessible because roads and trainlines were closed.<\/p>\n<p>\"The police informed us that the railroad is also blocked,\u201d the state rescue service said in a statement. \"You can't get in or out of Jablanica at the moment. Landline phones are working, but mobile phones have no signal.\"<\/p>\n<p>President of the Central Election Commission, Irena Had\u017eiabdi\u0107, said on Friday that discussions were underway with local electoral commissions in the hardest-hit areas to postpone forthcoming municipal elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6668642560758743\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//77//12//98//808x539_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg/" alt=\"Flooded houses after heavy rain in the village of Luke 50kms west of Sarajevo, October 4, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/384x256_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/640x427_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/750x500_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/828x552_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1080x720_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1200x800_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1920x1280_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Flooded houses after heavy rain in the village of Luke 50kms west of Sarajevo, October 4, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bosnians are due to go to the polls across the country on Sunday to vote for mayors and local councillors.<\/p>\n<p>Had\u017eiabdi\u0107 said it hadn't been decided yet whether to postpone the elections nationwide or only in flooded areas and that a final decision would be made on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted on X meanwhile showed that the main road between Sarajevo and the city of Mostar has been washed away by flooding near Jablanica.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1842131711930363964\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Around the region<\/h2><p>Heavy rains and strong winds were also reported in neighbouring Croatia, where several roads were closed and the capital Zagreb prepared for the swollen Sava River to burst its banks.<\/p>\n<p>It's a similar picture in Slovenia where heavy rain has caused the Sava, Krka and Kolpa rivers to overflow, flooding several houses in the central village of Kot.<\/p>\n<p>The national meteorological agency ARSAO has warned that more rain is expected and said there is a danger of landslides.<\/p>\n<p>And floods caused were also reported in Montenegro, south of Bosnia, where some villages were cut off and roads and homes flooded.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1728090102,"updatedAt":1728142600,"publishedAt":1728092474,"firstPublishedAt":1728092474,"lastPublishedAt":1728142600,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/24\/84\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ab46e100-e73d-5f20-9030-6d951c181643-8772484.jpg","altText":"Flooded houses after heavy rain in the village of Luke near the town of Fojnica, October 4, 2024","caption":"Flooded houses after heavy rain in the village of Luke near the town of Fojnica, October 4, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Robert Oroz\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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the fourteen victims were found near the southern town of Jablanica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are the ones who have been discovered by rescuers,\u201d he said. \u201cWe still don't know the final death toll.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1728045637,"updatedAt":1728069504,"publishedAt":1728049491,"firstPublishedAt":1728049491,"lastPublishedAt":1728052611,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/15\/36\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8c3407e1-d949-5681-a4ac-35ac32fcc6dc-8771536.jpg","altText":"Search and rescue teams look for people in flooded houses in Jablanica, Bosnia, on Friday 4 October 2024.","caption":"Search and rescue teams look for people in flooded houses in Jablanica, Bosnia, on Friday 4 October 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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FLOODS","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"At least 15 killed in severe flooding after heavy rainstorm hits Bosnia","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Severe flooding after heavy rainstorm in Bosnia kills 15 ","titleListing2":"At least 15 killed in severe flooding after heavy rainstorm hits Bosnia","leadin":"The road and railway connecting the capital Sarajevo with Mostar and the Adriatic Sea have been inaccessible, with domestic media reporting entire sections swept away or blocked by debris.","summary":"The road and railway connecting the capital Sarajevo with Mostar and the Adriatic Sea have been inaccessible, with domestic media reporting entire sections swept away or blocked by debris.","keySentence":"","url":"at-least-15-killed-in-severe-flooding-after-heavy-rainstorm-hits-bosnia","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/10\/04\/at-least-15-killed-in-severe-flooding-after-heavy-rainstorm-hits-bosnia","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina have killed at least 15 people on Friday after a severe rainstorm ravaged the country overnight.\n\nAuthorities say several people are still missing, and the army and local volunteers have been called in to help with rescue operations.\n\nBosnia's Defence Minister Zukan Helez told local media that troops had been engaged to help in rescue and recovery missions.\n\n\u201cHour after hour we are receiving news about new victims \u2026 We sent everyone we could. Our first priority is to save the people who are alive and buried in houses where the landslides are,\" Helez said.\n\nMost of those killed \u2014 14 \u2014 were reported in Jablanica, while another person died in the town of Fojnica near Kiseljak, according to domestic media. Konjic, Kre\u0161evo and Buturovi\u0107 polje were also affected by the flooding.\n\nThe Jablanica fire station said the Herzegovinian town was completely inaccessible because roads and train lines were swept away or blocked by debris.\n\n\u201cYou can\u2019t get in or out of Jablanica at the moment,\" the state rescue service said. \"Landline phones are working, but mobile phones have no signal.\u201d\n\nAerial drone footage broadcast on Bosnian outlets shows villages and towns completely submerged underwater, while videos on social media show scenes of muddy torrents and damaged roads.\n\nPhotos also show that one of the busiest roads linking Sarajevo to Mostar and further to the Adriatic coast via Jablanica has been swept into the Neretva river together with a railway line in a huge landslide.\n\n\u201cMany people are endangered because of big waters and landslides. There is information about victims and many injured and missing persons,\u201d said the civic protection service.\n\nReports said surging waters swept away domestic animals and cars as the water swiftly filled up the lower floors of buildings.\n\nAuthorities urged people to stay on upper floors of their homes and not to venture out onto flooded streets.\n\nThe heavy rains and strong winds were also reported in neighbouring Croatia where several roads were closed and the capital of Zagreb prepared for the swollen Sava River to burst its banks.\n\nMontenegro, Bosnia's southeastern neighbour, has also seen torrential rains, cutting off some villages and flooding roads and homes. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina have killed at least 15 people on Friday after a severe rainstorm ravaged the country overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say several people are still missing, and the army and local volunteers have been called in to help with rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia's Defence Minister Zukan Helez told local media that troops had been engaged to help in rescue and recovery missions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHour after hour we are receiving news about new victims \u2026 We sent everyone we could. Our first priority is to save the people who are alive and buried in houses where the landslides are,\" Helez said.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those killed \u2014 14 \u2014 were reported in Jablanica, while another person died in the town of Fojnica near Kiseljak, according to domestic media. Konjic, Kre\u0161evo and Buturovi\u0107 polje were also affected by the flooding.<\/p>\n<p>The Jablanica fire station said the Herzegovinian town was completely inaccessible because roads and train lines were swept away or blocked by debris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t get in or out of Jablanica at the moment,\" the state rescue service said. \"Landline phones are working, but mobile phones have no signal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66675\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//77//12//98//808x539_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg/" alt=\"A general view of the flooded mosque in the city of Jablanica, Bosnia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/384x256_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/640x427_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/750x500_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/828x552_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1080x720_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1200x800_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/1920x1280_cmsv2_58c36eb0-de64-5953-bbae-399e9473ac76-8771298.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A general view of the flooded mosque in the city of Jablanica, Bosnia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aerial drone footage broadcast on Bosnian outlets shows villages and towns completely submerged underwater, while videos on social media show scenes of muddy torrents and damaged roads.<\/p>\n<p>Photos also show that one of the busiest roads linking Sarajevo to Mostar and further to the Adriatic coast via Jablanica has been swept into the Neretva river together with a railway line in a huge landslide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people are endangered because of big waters and landslides. There is information about victims and many injured and missing persons,\u201d said the civic protection service.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said surging waters swept away domestic animals and cars as the water swiftly filled up the lower floors of buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities urged people to stay on upper floors of their homes and not to venture out onto flooded streets.<\/p>\n<p>The heavy rains and strong winds were also reported in neighbouring Croatia where several roads were closed and the capital of Zagreb prepared for the swollen Sava River to burst its banks.<\/p>\n<p>Montenegro, Bosnia's southeastern neighbour, has also seen torrential rains, cutting off some villages and flooding roads and homes. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1728041807,"updatedAt":1728050594,"publishedAt":1728047739,"firstPublishedAt":1728047739,"lastPublishedAt":1728047739,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/77\/12\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_9649c376-eff5-538f-b688-90b78fb85e68-8771298.jpg","altText":"Flooded houses after a heavy rain in the village of Luke, near Bosnian town of Fojnica.","caption":"Flooded houses after a heavy rain in the village of Luke, near Bosnian town of Fojnica.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Robert Oroz\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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BOSNIA SHRINE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian shrine where Virgin Mary reportedly appeared","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Vatican backs devotion at Bosnian shrine where Virgin Mary 'appeared'","titleListing2":"Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian shrine where Virgin Mary reportedly appeared","leadin":"The Vatican did not rule that the accounts that children and teenagers saw Mary in the village of Me\u0111ugorje in 1981 were authentic, but it said that the spiritual experience of visiting the shrine justified pilgrimages there.","summary":"The Vatican did not rule that the accounts that children and teenagers saw Mary in the village of Me\u0111ugorje in 1981 were authentic, but it said that the spiritual experience of visiting the shrine justified pilgrimages there.","keySentence":"","url":"vatican-set-to-rule-on-reported-apparitions-of-virgin-mary-at-bosnian-shrine","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/09\/19\/vatican-set-to-rule-on-reported-apparitions-of-virgin-mary-at-bosnian-shrine","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion in one of the most contested aspects of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.\n\nIn a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican's doctrine office didn't declare that the reported apparitions in Me\u0111ugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin. \n\nIt flagged concerns about contradictions in some of the \"messages\" the alleged visionaries say they have received over the years.\n\nBut in line with new Vatican criteria in place this year, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the \"spiritual fruits\" stemming from the Me\u0111ugorje experience more than justified allowing the faithful to organise pilgrimages there and permitting public acts of devotion.\n\nThe decision essentially overrules the original doubts about the alleged apparitions at Me\u0111ugorje by the region's past diocesan bishops, and it ignores current concerns about the economic interests that have turned Me\u0111ugorje into a thriving destination for religious tourists.\n\nBut with Pope Francis' approval, the doctrine office decided that \"the abundant and widespread fruits, which are so beautiful and positive,\" justified its decision. \n\nIt said doing so \"highlights that the Holy Spirit is acting fruitfully for the good of the faithful in the midst of this spiritual phenomenon\".\n\n'Mary is our mother, not a telegram operator'\n\nIn 1981, six children and teenagers reported seeing visions of the Madonna on a hill in Me\u0111ugorje, located in the wine-making region of Herzegovina. \n\nSome of those original \"seers\" have claimed the visions have occurred regularly since then, even daily, and that Mary sends them messages.\n\nAs a result, Me\u0111ugorje has become a major European pilgrimage destination for Christian believers, attracting millions of people over the years. Last year alone, 1.7 million Eucharistic wafers were distributed during Masses there, according to statistics published on the shrine's website, a rough estimate of the number of Catholics who visited.\n\nHowever, unlike at the more well-known and established Catholic sanctuaries in Fatima or Lourdes, the alleged apparitions at Me\u0111ugorje have never been declared authentic by the Vatican.\n\nAnd over the years, local bishops and Vatican officials have cast doubt on the reliability and motivations of the \"seers\", because of concerns that economic interests may have been driving their reports of continued visions.\n\nEven Francis in 2017 expressed doubts about their messages, saying \"I prefer Our Lady to be a mother, our mother, and not a telegraph operator who sends out a message every day at a certain time,\" he told an air-borne press conference.\n\nSpiritual and financial riches\n\nReligious tourism has become an important part of the local economy, with an entire industry catering to pilgrims: hotels, private accommodations, family-run farm businesses, even sports complexes and camping sites.\n\nTheir growth has contributed to the surrounding municipality's financial well-being after the Bosnian war in the 1990s devastated the economy.\n\nIn its assessment, the Vatican doctrine office recalled that in May of this year, it announced it was no longer in the business of authenticating alleged apparitions and other supposedly supernatural phenomena that have attracted Catholics for centuries, including statues that allegedly weep blood or stigmata that are said to erupt spontaneously on hands or feet.\n\nThe new criteria envisage six main outcomes, with the most favourable being that the church issues a noncommittal doctrinal green light, a so-called \"nihil obstat\", which means there is nothing about the event that is contrary to the faith, and therefore Catholics can express devotion to it.\n\nWith Francis' approval, the Vatican on Thursday gave that \u201cnihil obstat\u201d to Me\u0111ugorje.\n\nIn its analysis, the Vatican listed what it called the many spiritual benefits that have been associated with pilgrimages to the site, including people deciding that they want to become priests or nuns, couples reconciling after troubles in marriage, healings after prayer and new works of charity caring for orphans and drug addicts.\n\nIt listed no example of any negative experiences associated with Me\u0111ugorje, or reference to concerns raised by previous diocesan bishops of Mostar who had declared the apparitions were false.\n\nNor did it mention that the priest most closely associated with Me\u0111ugorje and the six \"visionaries\" was defrocked by the Vatican in 2009 for, among other things, spreading false doctrine.\n\nThe Vatican did seem to want to distance the place from the people behind the alleged apparitions, stressing that these benefits haven't occurred as a result of meetings with the alleged visionaries but rather \"in the context of pilgrimages to the places associated with the original events\".\n\nIn its 17-page document, it used nearly four pages to list concerns about problems in some of the thousands of individual messages the alleged visionaries have received, including cases where the message contradicted aspects of Catholic doctrine.\n\nThe decision will surely impact Me\u0111ugorje, which lies in the municipality of \u010citluk, one of the smallest in Bosnia with some 18,000 residents but economically well-off. \n\nThe municipality has declared that tourism is key for its development, largely thanks to Me\u0111ugorje, and hosts various festivals and gatherings each year put on by Christian humanitarian organisations drawn to the place.\n\nMunicipal workers say 2024 could be a record year, because Christian pilgrims are tending to stay away from Israel because of the war in the Middle East, and are opting for Me\u0111ugorje instead.\n\n\"Me\u0111ugorje means a lot, all economic sectors lean on Me\u0111ugorje,\" said Ante Kozina, the tourism association chief. \"It is a growth generator for the entire municipality.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion in one of the most contested aspects of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican's doctrine office didn't declare that the reported apparitions in Me\u0111ugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin. <\/p>\n<p>It flagged concerns about contradictions in some of the \"messages\" the alleged visionaries say they have received over the years.<\/p>\n<p>But in line with new Vatican criteria in place this year, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the \"spiritual fruits\" stemming from the Me\u0111ugorje experience more than justified allowing the faithful to organise pilgrimages there and permitting public acts of devotion.<\/p>\n<p>The decision essentially overrules the original doubts about the alleged apparitions at Me\u0111ugorje by the region's past diocesan bishops, and it ignores current concerns about the economic interests that have turned Me\u0111ugorje into a thriving destination for religious tourists.<\/p>\n<p>But with Pope Francis' approval, the doctrine office decided that \"the abundant and widespread fruits, which are so beautiful and positive,\" justified its decision. <\/p>\n<p>It said doing so \"highlights that the Holy Spirit is acting fruitfully for the good of the faithful in the midst of this spiritual phenomenon\".<\/p>\n<h2>'Mary is our mother, not a telegram operator'<\/h2><p>In 1981, six children and teenagers reported seeing visions of the Madonna on a hill in Me\u0111ugorje, located in the wine-making region of Herzegovina. <\/p>\n<p>Some of those original \"seers\" have claimed the visions have occurred regularly since then, even daily, and that Mary sends them messages.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Me\u0111ugorje has become a major European pilgrimage destination for Christian believers, attracting millions of people over the years. Last year alone, 1.7 million Eucharistic wafers were distributed during Masses there, according to statistics published on the shrine's website, a rough estimate of the number of Catholics who visited.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike at the more well-known and established Catholic sanctuaries in Fatima or Lourdes, the alleged apparitions at Me\u0111ugorje have never been declared authentic by the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>And over the years, local bishops and Vatican officials have cast doubt on the reliability and motivations of the \"seers\", because of concerns that economic interests may have been driving their reports of continued visions.<\/p>\n<p>Even Francis in 2017 expressed doubts about their messages, saying \"I prefer Our Lady to be a mother, our mother, and not a telegraph operator who sends out a message every day at a certain time,\" he told an air-borne press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8726906,8593964,8534928\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n 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href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//07//22//archaeologists-think-theyve-found-remains-of-an-ancient-papal-palace-in-rome-predating-the/">Archaeologists think they\u2019ve found remains of an ancient Papal palace in Rome, predating the Vatican<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Spiritual and financial riches<\/h2><p>Religious tourism has become an important part of the local economy, with an entire industry catering to pilgrims: hotels, private accommodations, family-run farm businesses, even sports complexes and camping sites.<\/p>\n<p>Their growth has contributed to the surrounding municipality's financial well-being after the Bosnian war in the 1990s devastated the economy.<\/p>\n<p>In its assessment, the Vatican doctrine office recalled that in May of this year, it announced it was no longer in the business of authenticating alleged apparitions and other supposedly supernatural phenomena that have attracted Catholics for centuries, including statues that allegedly weep blood or stigmata that are said to erupt spontaneously on hands or feet.<\/p>\n<p>The new criteria envisage six main outcomes, with the most favourable being that the church issues a noncommittal doctrinal green light, a so-called \"nihil obstat\", which means there is nothing about the event that is contrary to the faith, and therefore Catholics can express devotion to it.<\/p>\n<p>With Francis' approval, the Vatican on Thursday gave that \u201cnihil obstat\u201d to Me\u0111ugorje.<\/p>\n<p>In its analysis, the Vatican listed what it called the many spiritual benefits that have been associated with pilgrimages to the site, including people deciding that they want to become priests or nuns, couples reconciling after troubles in marriage, healings after prayer and new works of charity caring for orphans and drug addicts.<\/p>\n<p>It listed no example of any negative experiences associated with Me\u0111ugorje, or reference to concerns raised by previous diocesan bishops of Mostar who had declared the apparitions were false.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did it mention that the priest most closely associated with Me\u0111ugorje and the six \"visionaries\" was defrocked by the Vatican in 2009 for, among other things, spreading false doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican did seem to want to distance the place from the people behind the alleged apparitions, stressing that these benefits haven't occurred as a result of meetings with the alleged visionaries but rather \"in the context of pilgrimages to the places associated with the original events\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In its 17-page document, it used nearly four pages to list concerns about problems in some of the thousands of individual messages the alleged visionaries have received, including cases where the message contradicted aspects of Catholic doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>The decision will surely impact Me\u0111ugorje, which lies in the municipality of \u010citluk, one of the smallest in Bosnia with some 18,000 residents but economically well-off. <\/p>\n<p>The municipality has declared that tourism is key for its development, largely thanks to Me\u0111ugorje, and hosts various festivals and gatherings each year put on by Christian humanitarian organisations drawn to the place.<\/p>\n<p>Municipal workers say 2024 could be a record year, because Christian pilgrims are tending to stay away from Israel because of the war in the Middle East, and are opting for Me\u0111ugorje instead.<\/p>\n<p>\"Me\u0111ugorje means a lot, all economic sectors lean on Me\u0111ugorje,\" said Ante Kozina, the tourism association chief. \"It is a growth generator for the entire municipality.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1726726215,"updatedAt":1726750809,"publishedAt":1726727867,"firstPublishedAt":1726727867,"lastPublishedAt":1726740616,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/74\/31\/38\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_eace5abe-a15b-57b5-b201-65f6e777fe09-8743138.jpg","altText":"A religious statue depicting the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, a site of pilgrimage for some millions of faithful in Bosnia, 12 May 2015","caption":"A religious statue depicting the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, a site of pilgrimage for some millions of faithful in Bosnia, 12 May 2015","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Amel 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Meanwhile, the flames in Albania's Mali i That\u00eb or Dry Mountains, located along the eastern border with North Macedonia, have been burning for a week.","keySentence":"","url":"wildfires-across-tjentiste-endanger-bosnias-oldest-national-park-as-blaze-in-albania-persi","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/08\/13\/wildfires-across-tjentiste-endanger-bosnias-oldest-national-park-as-blaze-in-albania-persi","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Wildfires that broke out in the Tjenti\u0161te valley in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina have spread to the Sutjeska National Park, putting the centuries-old coniferous forest at risk, authorities said.\n\nAround 150 hectares of forest and pasture in one of Bosnia\u2019s oldest national parks were ablaze on Monday, according to the park's director, Zoran \u010can\u010dar.\n\nBy Tuesday, the fire had spread and could endanger the road between the nearby town of Fo\u010da and Gacko in the country's south, according to domestic press.\n\nAuthorities have also warned that the wildfires pose a serious risk of ecological and material damage to the vast forest area.\n\n\u201cThe situation is extremely difficult, especially with trees collapsing and spreading stones,\" said Nijaz Imamovi\u0107, president of the region's fire department. \n\n\"Even after we extinguish the fire in some areas, we have to return within minutes because the steep terrain and canyons cause burning trees to reignite,\u201d he added.\n\nThe Republika Srpska (RS) entity's civil protection department requested help from the Bosnian Armed Forces to tackle the fire in Fo\u010da municipality.\n\nThree helicopters were working to control the blaze, while choppers from Serbia were said to be on their way on Tuesday. \n\n\"We are hoping that the blaze could be under control in two days' time, but it would be irresponsible to make any prognosis,\" the RS entity's mountain rescue service head, Nenad Ikoni\u0107, told the Bosnian outlet Klix.\n\nFires burning for a week\n\nMeanwhile, in Albania, firefighters continued battling flames in the town of Finiq on Monday as fires raged in at least 11 remote mountainous areas.\n\nFire teams used helicopters and water hoses to try to contain the flames in the mountainous areas of the town, located 255 kilometres south of the capital city, Tirana.\n\nAlbania\u2019s Defence Ministry reported that the flames in the Mali i That\u00eb or Dry Mountains, located along the eastern border with North Macedonia, have been burning for a week.\n\nMany parts of Europe continue to experience exceptionally high temperatures in August, with some countries suffering more than others.\n\nItaly, Greece, and parts of Albania and North Macedonia have experienced some of the most severe wildfires this summer.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Wildfires that broke out in the Tjenti\u0161te valley in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina have spread to the Sutjeska National Park, putting the centuries-old coniferous forest at risk, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Around 150 hectares of forest and pasture in one of Bosnia\u2019s oldest national parks were ablaze on Monday, according to the park's director, Zoran \u010can\u010dar.<\/p>\n<p>By Tuesday, the fire had spread and could endanger the road between the nearby town of Fo\u010da and Gacko in the country's south, according to domestic press.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have also warned that the wildfires pose a serious risk of ecological and material damage to the vast forest area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is extremely difficult, especially with trees collapsing and spreading stones,\" said Nijaz Imamovi\u0107, president of the region's fire department. <\/p>\n<p>\"Even after we extinguish the fire in some areas, we have to return within minutes because the steep terrain and canyons cause burning trees to reignite,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Republika Srpska (RS) entity's civil protection department requested help from the Bosnian Armed Forces to tackle the fire in Fo\u010da municipality.<\/p>\n<p>Three helicopters were working to control the blaze, while choppers from Serbia were said to be on their way on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\"We are hoping that the blaze could be under control in two days' time, but it would be irresponsible to make any prognosis,\" the RS entity's mountain rescue service head, Nenad Ikoni\u0107, told the Bosnian outlet Klix.<\/p>\n<h2>Fires burning for a week<\/h2><p>Meanwhile, in Albania, firefighters continued battling flames in the town of Finiq on Monday as fires raged in at least 11 remote mountainous areas.<\/p>\n<p>Fire teams used helicopters and water hoses to try to contain the flames in the mountainous areas of the town, located 255 kilometres south of the capital city, Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>Albania\u2019s Defence Ministry reported that the flames in the Mali i That\u00eb or Dry Mountains, located along the eastern border with North Macedonia, have been burning for a week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8646714,8622492\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//08//01//tourist-towns-evacuated-as-croatia-battles-122-wildfires/">Tourist towns evacuated as Croatia battles 122 wildfires<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//08//12//hundreds-more-firefighters-deployed-to-contain-exceptionally-dangerous-fire-raging-through/">Hundreds of firefighters deployed against 'exceptionally dangerous' wildfire edging toward Athens<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many parts of Europe continue to experience exceptionally high temperatures in August, with some countries suffering more than others.<\/p>\n<p>Italy, Greece, and parts of Albania and North Macedonia have experienced some of the most severe wildfires this summer.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1723514809,"updatedAt":1723556705,"publishedAt":1723556367,"firstPublishedAt":1723556367,"lastPublishedAt":1723556367,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/64\/85\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ad0af9e3-4d46-56fb-9a13-3197556230d1-8648542.jpg","altText":"A new forest fire has broken out in Tjenti\u0161te.","caption":"A new forest fire has broken out in Tjenti\u0161te.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"EBU","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/64\/85\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ad0af9e3-4d46-56fb-9a13-3197556230d1-8648542.jpg","altText":"A new forest fire has broken out in Tjenti\u0161te.","caption":"A new forest fire has broken out in Tjenti\u0161te.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"EBU","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":957,"urlSafeValue":"fisayo","title":"Jerry Fisayo-Bambi","twitter":"@jerrybambi1"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":7902,"slug":"fires","urlSafeValue":"fires","title":"Fires","titleRaw":"Fires"},{"id":12493,"slug":"heatwave","urlSafeValue":"heatwave","title":"Heatwave","titleRaw":"Heatwave"},{"id":13294,"slug":"firemen","urlSafeValue":"firemen","title":"firefighters","titleRaw":"firefighters"},{"id":25370,"slug":"wildfires","urlSafeValue":"wildfires","title":"Wildfires","titleRaw":"Wildfires"},{"id":5,"slug":"albania","urlSafeValue":"albania","title":"Albania","titleRaw":"Albania"},{"id":33,"slug":"bosnia-and-herzegovina","urlSafeValue":"bosnia-and-herzegovina","title":"Bosnia and Herzegovina","titleRaw":"Bosnia and 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rivers","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Protesters fight to prevent \u2018illegal\u2019 construction on the Una, one of the most unique Balkan rivers","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Protesters race to stop hydropower plant construction on the river Una","titleListing2":"Protesters fight to prevent \u2018illegal\u2019 construction on the Una, one of the most unique Balkan rivers","leadin":"Local NGOs say they don\u2019t just fear for the Una but the precedent that this \u201ccrime on nature\u201d sets for other rivers around Europe.","summary":"Local NGOs say they don\u2019t just fear for the Una but the precedent that this \u201ccrime on nature\u201d sets for other rivers around Europe.","keySentence":"","url":"protesters-fight-to-prevent-illegal-construction-on-the-una-one-of-balkans-most-unique-ri","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/08\/07\/protesters-fight-to-prevent-illegal-construction-on-the-una-one-of-balkans-most-unique-ri","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Protesters are blocking the construction of a small hydroelectric plant in Croatia that they say threatens one of the Balkans' most unique and sacred rivers. \n\nThe source of the Una River is one of the deepest karstic springs - where water flows up from conduits in the bedrock - on Earth. Running from Croatia into Bosnia and serving as a natural border, it carries major cultural significance and represents the shared heritage between the two countries.\n\nThe river is also home to 17 threatened species, and campaigners say the construction work puts this protected waterway at risk of serious environmental damage downstream. \n\nThe entirety of the small streams and sources that birth the river is protected under the Natura 2000 network - an EU initiative to preserve habitats and species of European importance. \n\nAround 150 metres of its stream have been designated a hydrological monument of nature since 1968. \n\nAs the Una River runs into Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of it are also protected as part of a national park.\n\nDespite these protections, construction recently began on a hydropower plant just downstream of the river\u2019s source which protesters say is being carried out without valid permits or regard for the site\u2019s protected status. \n\nConstruction has left local residents without water\n\nThe rapid development of the project has locals and environmental groups alarmed - not least because many residents, especially in Bosnia, rely on the river for drinking water and other resources. Some say they were left without drinking water for several days at the height of one of this summer's heatwaves. \n\nLocal NGOs say they don\u2019t just fear for the Una, however, but the precedent that this \u201ccrime on nature\u201d sets for other rivers around Europe. They question how the developer obtained a permit from Zadar County to build the plant, claiming it was approved without an assessment of its environmental impact. \n\nIt isn\u2019t just local residents that have objected to the construction of the hydroelectric dam either. The protest on Friday was backed by outdoor clothing brand Patagonia. More than 14,000 people have signed a petition to back the local objection to the project. \n\nNumerous public figures and organisations from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia have also supported the protests. \n\n\"The construction of the plant threatens not only the ecological integrity of the river, but also the way of life of people who have been tied to its banks for centuries. Una is threatened with devastation that will have long-term consequences for the environment and the communities that depend on it,\" Eko BiH, an environmental network from Bosnia and Herzegovina, said in a statement. \n\nConstruction has already reportedly resulted in damage, however, with the original pathway to the source razed to make room for machinery. \n\nWhile the construction permit is technically still 'valid', activists say it should not have been issued without assessment of the impact of the plant on the environment and the assessment of the impact of the plant on the ecological network. \n\nOfficials have been assessing the legality of the work\n\nFollowing protests and objections from public figures, the authority in charge of managing the Natura 2000 ecological network in the region requested an assessment of whether the construction had the correct permits. \n\nIn late July, officials from Croatia\u2019s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition decided to examine the legality of the work. \n\nWhile they found that the building permit was valid, they also determined that some documentation was missing from what is known as the location permit. The inspector found that before this permit was amended, an opinion was not requested from the right ministry on the need for an environmental impact assessment. \n\nCitizens and officials from the three countries united on Friday to stand against the building work. \n\nThey managed to secure an agreement to temporarily halt work until 5 August. Work was due to resume on 6 August as the state inspectorate didn't issue any suspension documents which would prevent it from continuing while the review was ongoing. \n\nCampaigners say these findings only confirm their concerns. Ongoing protests aim to put pressure on authorities to suspend construction while the documents are reviewed. They are also urging Croatia's Prime Minister to step in and intervene. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Protesters are blocking the construction of a small hydroelectric plant in Croatia that they say threatens one of the Balkans' most unique and sacred rivers. <\/p>\n<p>The source of the Una River is one of the deepest karstic springs - where water flows up from conduits in the bedrock - on Earth. Running from Croatia into Bosnia and serving as a natural border, it carries major cultural significance and represents the shared heritage between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The river is also home to 17 threatened species, and campaigners say the construction work puts this protected waterway at risk of serious environmental damage downstream. <\/p>\n<p>The entirety of the small streams and sources that birth the river is protected under the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//08//02//eu-hails-benefits-of-multi-billion-euro-environmental-action/">Natura 2000 network<\/strong><\/a> - an EU initiative to preserve habitats and species of European importance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//63//38//82//808x539_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg/" alt=\"The source of the Una River in Croatia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/384x256_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/640x427_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/750x500_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/828x552_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1080x720_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1200x800_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1920x1280_cmsv2_cef56327-58c7-563b-99fa-c6fff48ffc72-8633882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The source of the Una River in Croatia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ray Demski\/Patagonia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Around 150 metres of its stream have been designated a hydrological monument of nature since 1968. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8625196,8624480\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//08//02//if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today-children-warned-to-stay-away-from-forest-following-wolf-/">If you go down to the woods today: Children warned to stay away from forest following wolf sightings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//08//05//heathlands-under-siege-europes-birds-struggle-for-places-to-eat-and-rest-during-long-migra/">Heathlands under siege: Europe's birds struggle for places to eat and rest during long migrations<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the Una River runs into Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of it are also protected as part of a national park.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these protections, construction recently began on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//30//unchartered-territory-what-europes-wetter-climate-means-for-hydropower/">a hydropower plant<\/strong><\/a> just downstream of the river\u2019s source which protesters say is being carried out without valid permits or regard for the site\u2019s protected status. <\/p>\n<h2>Construction has left local residents without water<\/h2><p>The rapid development of the project has locals and environmental groups alarmed - not least because many residents, especially in Bosnia, rely on the river for drinking water and other resources. Some say they were left without drinking water for several days at the height of one of this summer's heatwaves. <\/p>\n<p>Local NGOs say they don\u2019t just fear for the Una, however, but the precedent that this \u201ccrime on nature\u201d sets for other rivers around Europe. They question how the developer obtained a permit from Zadar County to build the plant, claiming it was approved without an assessment of its environmental impact. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//63//38//82//808x454_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg/" alt=\"Protesters gather at the source of the Una River. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/384x216_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/640x360_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/750x422_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/828x466_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1080x608_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1200x675_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1920x1080_cmsv2_96f7c874-8bee-59a1-816a-3a810b462be5-8633882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Protesters gather at the source of the Una River. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Joshua D Lim<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t just local residents that have objected to the construction of the hydroelectric dam either. The protest on Friday was backed by outdoor clothing brand Patagonia. More than 14,000 people have signed a petition to back the local objection to the project. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1819388813174607970\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Numerous public figures and organisations from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//12//new-year-old-problems-bosnia-river-plagued-with-tonnes-of-trash-once-again/">Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia have also supported the protests. <\/p>\n<p>\"The construction of the plant threatens not only the ecological integrity of the river, but also the way of life of people who have been tied to its banks for centuries. Una is threatened with devastation that will have long-term consequences for the environment and the communities that depend on it,\" Eko BiH, an environmental network from Bosnia and Herzegovina, said in a statement. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666796875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//63//38//82//808x539_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg/" alt=\"The first of several major protests.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/384x256_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/640x427_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/750x500_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/828x552_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1080x720_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1200x800_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1920x1280_cmsv2_6cdc62f6-a650-528f-b316-f4f7e9ba9330-8633882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The first of several major protests.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Joshua D. Lim<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Construction has already reportedly resulted in damage, however, with the original pathway to the source razed to make room for machinery. <\/p>\n<p>While the construction permit is technically still 'valid', activists say it should not have been issued without assessment of the impact of the plant on the environment and the assessment of the impact of the plant on the ecological network. <\/p>\n<h2>Officials have been assessing the legality of the work<\/h2><p>Following protests and objections from public figures, the authority in charge of managing the Natura 2000 ecological network in the region requested an assessment of whether the construction had the correct permits. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.654\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//63//38//82//808x528_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg/" alt=\"Police arrive on the scene of the protest. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/384x251_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/640x419_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/750x491_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/828x542_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1080x706_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1200x785_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/1920x1256_cmsv2_5f7ece1e-eb77-56d3-a4ad-7bb9e1596f76-8633882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Police arrive on the scene of the protest. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ray Demski\/Patagonia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In late July, officials from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//05//05//could-croatia-be-the-most-sustainable-travel-destination-in-europe-its-tourism-minister-ho/">Croatia/u2019s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition decided to examine the legality of the work. <\/p>\n<p>While they found that the building permit was valid, they also determined that some documentation was missing from what is known as the location permit. The inspector found that before this permit was amended, an opinion was not requested from the right ministry on the need for an environmental impact assessment. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8580606,8564990\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//07//11//hungarian-scientists-capture-majestic-wild-horses-in-their-natural-habitats-thanks-to-dron/">Hungarian scientists capture majestic wild horses in their natural habitat thanks to drones<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//07//21//i-wish-it-would-still-be-there-when-i-get-home-the-heartbreak-of-losing-a-neighbourhood-tr/">/u2018I wish it would still be there when I get home\u2019: The heartbreak of losing a neighbourhood tree<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Citizens and officials from the three countries united on Friday to stand against the building work. <\/p>\n<p>They managed to secure an agreement to temporarily halt work until 5 August. Work was due to resume on 6 August as the state inspectorate didn't issue any suspension documents which would prevent it from continuing while the review was ongoing. <\/p>\n<p>Campaigners say these findings only confirm their concerns. Ongoing protests aim to put pressure on authorities to suspend construction while the documents are reviewed. They are also urging Croatia's Prime Minister to step in and intervene. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1722955113,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1723039232,"firstPublishedAt":1723039232,"lastPublishedAt":1723047354,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/38\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fd099697-a9a9-55c8-9890-8796793a61f5-8633882.jpg","altText":"Local community members first on the scene to protest the mini hydropower plant construction. ","caption":"Local community members first on the scene to protest the mini hydropower plant construction. 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How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s economy","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy","titleListing2":"How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy - find out more","leadin":"Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved International Development Association (IDA) donor status in 2023, along with Armenia and Georgia, after three decades of being in need of funding itself.","summary":"Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved International Development Association (IDA) donor status in 2023, along with Armenia and Georgia, after three decades of being in need of funding itself.","keySentence":"","url":"how-the-world-bank-is-helping-bosnia-and-herzegovinas-economy","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2024\/07\/27\/how-the-world-bank-is-helping-bosnia-and-herzegovinas-economy","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) hosted a series of events, including the IDA Regional Forum in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) from 22 July to 24 July. These events celebrated how far Bosnia has come in its reconstruction and economic resilience journey after the Bosnian war, as well as the partnership between the country and the IDA.\u00a0\n\nThe IDA is the World Bank branch that provides financial and development support to low and lower-middle-income countries. It is often one of the key sources of help in these countries, and has gone a significant way in supporting countries to rebuild infrastructure, invest in future generations and rehabilitate lives ravaged by long-term wars and economic collapses.\u00a0\n\nThe Bosnian Forum also marks Bosnia's recent transition from a country needing to be funded by the IDA to becoming an IDA donor itself. 2024 is also a the IDA's 21st replenishment year, during which the organisation negotiates financing and policy package with donor countries such as the US, UK and Germany for the next three years.\u00a0\n\nBosnia and Herzegovina had been considerably battered by the Bosnia war, which took place between 1992 and 1995. Even after the war, things did not get much better for Bosnia's economy, infrastructure and way of life.\u00a0\n\nMost of the population required food aid. Several services and basic infrastructure facilities were destroyed or out of use, with minefields making reconstruction an infinitely more complicated task.\u00a0\n\nBosnia's economic output also plunged to merely 10% to 30% of the pre-war levels by late 1995. Gross domestic product shrank to below 20% of pre-war levels by the same time, with the per-capita income being less than $500 (\u20ac460.50). Military and police checkpoints everywhere, heavily restricting freedom of movement also contributed significantly to the challenges of economic recovery.\n\nAs a result, the country had to depend on considerable foreign aid, including from the IDA.\n\nIt is often one of the key sources of help in these countries, and has gone a significant way in supporting countries to rebuild infrastructure, invest in future generations and rehabilitate lives ravaged by long-term wars and economic collapses.\u00a0\n\nThe IDA has dispersed $533 billion in funds to 115 countries since 1960, mainly through low-interest loans and grants. These allow countries with insufficient resources due to economic underproductivity, political turmoil and other conflicts to still have access to affordable finance.\u00a0\n\nHow has the IDA helped Bosnia and Herzegovina?\u00a0\n\nTo mark three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World Bank's partnership, the IDA released a report in July called: \"A journey from post-conflict reconstruction to sustainable peace and development\".\u00a0\n\nOne of the main ways that the IDA has helped Bosnia and Herzegovina is through the reconstruction and development of the country, which was happening even before the war ended in 1995. Key amongst those reconstruction efforts were the rebuilding the Mostar Bridge, a cultural and heritage landmark of the country for decades.\u00a0\n\nDr Rajko Tomas, member of the Academic Community in BiH said, in the report: \"Within a short span of time, World Bank experts gained trust across Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressing issues of reconstruction, improving living conditions, ensuring economic sustainability, reducing poverty, implementing reforms and envisioning the future, all what the ordinary people in the country strove for. This is precisely why the World Bank became a trusted partner in all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.\"\n\nSince 1996, the IDA has invested more than $2.8bn (\u20ac2.58 bn) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u00a0\n\nAnother important way the World Bank helped Bosnia regain its footing in a post-war environment was supporting it in transitioning from a socialist to a market economy.\n\nAs Monique Koning, the former adviser to the executive director at the World Bank Group said in the report: \"One cannot eat peace, therefore attracting private sector investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war was key to jumpstart the economy and create jobs.\"\n\nThrough projects such as the Privatisation Technical Assistance Project, the Enterprise and Bank Privatisation Adjustment Credit, Employment Support Projects, the Private Sector Credit Project and others, the IDA helped significantly in restabilising and growing the country's private sector and attracting foreign investment.\u00a0\n\nThe World Bank also assisted in helping develop economic and civil services including transportation, waste management, urban housing and infrastructure, power generation, water supply, landmine clearing and agriculture development.\n\nOver the past three decades of partnership, the country's GDP has tripled, with exports seeing a 10-fold surge, with social and economic improvement as well.\u00a0\n\nBosnia and Herzegovina's combined efforts with the IDA to transition its market, maintain its fiscal stability and reduce poverty have led to the country finally achieving donor status last year, along with Armenia and Georgia. This will allow it to continue supporting poorer countries through the IDA, as well as serving as an inspiration to other war-torn countries.\u00a0\n\nImportant steps have also been taken with regards to their future partnership, with the World Bank Group Board of executive directors recently supporting a Country Partnership Framework for 2022-2026. This will be mainly aimed at developing employment in the private sector, as well as strengthening the country's resilience to climate change. It will also enhance sustainable service delivery and provide advice, analysis and financing.\n\nThe World Bank is also supporting the country in one of its most important future goals, which is ultimately to join the EU.\u00a0\n\nWith regard to this, the report says: \"With Bosnia and Herzegovina set on joining the EU, supporting the integration process has become the overarching theme of the World Bank's country partnership strategies and projects.\u00a0\n\n\"The most important objectives include helping BiH improve the competitiveness of its economy and services for the most vulnerable groups, achieve its decarbonisation goals and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.\"\n\nHow can the Western Balkans meet climate goals?\u00a0\n\nAchieving climate goals remains an important criteria for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as several of its neighbours to retain and accelerate the economic progress and development they have seen so far.\u00a0\n\nThe World Bank recently released its Western Balkans 6 Country Climate and Development Report, outlining policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo in order to meet their net zero 2050 goals.\u00a0\n\nThese recommendations are mainly based on transboundary, transversal and targeted policies.\u00a0\n\nXiaoqing Yu, World Bank Country Director for the Western Balkans said, in a press release: \"Climate change poses a clear threat to economic development in the Western Balkans. The costs of investing in adaptation are significant. But the good news is that the benefits are even higher.\u00a0\n\n\"By preparing for climate hazards, we can save lives, safeguard local communities and stimulate economic growth.\"\n\nTransversal policies help the government maintain a coordinated effort across various sectors, by ensuring that agencies are aligned and policy duplication is reduced. These include things like decreasing transport fuel and energy subsidies, in order to discourage the use of fossil fuels and encourage the shift towards renewable energy, while also supporting local and fragile communities.\u00a0\n\nThey also include growing the green finance market by issuing more social and green bonds, in order to attract investments in the climate transition.\u00a0\n\nTargeted policies involve catering to the unique needs of vulnerable communities, and developing and implementing effective solutions for those. These include changes and improvements in labour training and education, as well as trying to integrate climate-positive practices into the population from a young age.\u00a0\n\nTransboundary policies involve international coordination, by enhancing regional and geopolitical ties, as well as institutions. Examples of these are knowledge sharing when it comes to both intellectual and physical resources, developing efficient early warning systems, and coordinated energy systems.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) hosted a series of events, including the IDA Regional Forum in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) from 22 July to 24 July. These events celebrated how far Bosnia has come in its reconstruction and economic resilience journey after the Bosnian war, as well as the partnership between the country and the IDA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The IDA is the World Bank branch that provides financial and development support to low and lower-middle-income countries. It is often one of the key sources of help in these countries, and has gone a significant way in supporting countries to rebuild infrastructure, invest in future generations and rehabilitate lives ravaged by long-term wars and economic collapses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bosnian Forum also marks Bosnia's recent transition from a country needing to be funded by the IDA to becoming an IDA donor itself. 2024 is also a the IDA's 21st replenishment year, during which the organisation negotiates financing and policy package with donor countries such as the US, UK and Germany for the next three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina had been considerably battered by the Bosnia war, which took place between 1992 and 1995. Even after the war, things did not get much better for Bosnia's economy, infrastructure and way of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most of the population required food aid. Several services and basic infrastructure facilities were destroyed or out of use, with minefields making reconstruction an infinitely more complicated task.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia's economic output also plunged to merely 10% to 30% of the pre-war levels by late 1995. Gross domestic product shrank to below 20% of pre-war levels by the same time, with the per-capita income being less than $500 (\u20ac460.50). Military and police checkpoints everywhere, heavily restricting freedom of movement also contributed significantly to the challenges of economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the country had to depend on considerable foreign aid, including from the IDA.<\/p>\n<p>It is often one of the key sources of help in these countries, and has gone a significant way in supporting countries to rebuild infrastructure, invest in future generations and rehabilitate lives ravaged by long-term wars and economic collapses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The IDA has dispersed $533 billion in funds to 115 countries since 1960, mainly through low-interest loans and grants. These allow countries with insufficient resources due to economic underproductivity, political turmoil and other conflicts to still have access to affordable finance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8606470,8606484\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//07//26//eni-q2-profits-beat-forecasts-on-strong-gas-and-lng-performance/">Italian energy giant Eni reveals oil and gas expansion plans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//07//26//metro-bank-selling-mortgage-portfolio-to-natwest-after-16-profit-fall/">Metro Bank selling mortgage portfolio to NatWest after 16% profit fall<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How has the IDA helped Bosnia and Herzegovina?<\/h2><p>To mark three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World Bank's partnership, the IDA released a report in July called: \"A journey from post-conflict reconstruction to sustainable peace and development\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the main ways that the IDA has helped Bosnia and Herzegovina is through the reconstruction and development of the country, which was happening even before the war ended in 1995. Key amongst those reconstruction efforts were the rebuilding the Mostar Bridge, a cultural and heritage landmark of the country for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rajko Tomas, member of the Academic Community in BiH said, in the report: \"Within a short span of time, World Bank experts gained trust across Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressing issues of reconstruction, improving living conditions, ensuring economic sustainability, reducing poverty, implementing reforms and envisioning the future, all what the ordinary people in the country strove for. This is precisely why the World Bank became a trusted partner in all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.\"<\/p>\n<p>Since 1996, the IDA has invested more than $2.8bn (\u20ac2.58 bn) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another important way the World Bank helped Bosnia regain its footing in a post-war environment was supporting it in transitioning from a socialist to a market economy.<\/p>\n<p>As Monique Koning, the former adviser to the executive director at the World Bank Group said in the report: \"One cannot eat peace, therefore attracting private sector investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war was key to jumpstart the economy and create jobs.\"<\/p>\n<p>Through projects such as the Privatisation Technical Assistance Project, the Enterprise and Bank Privatisation Adjustment Credit, Employment Support Projects, the Private Sector Credit Project and others, the IDA helped significantly in restabilising and growing the country's private sector and attracting foreign investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank also assisted in helping develop economic and civil services including transportation, waste management, urban housing and infrastructure, power generation, water supply, landmine clearing and agriculture development.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three decades of partnership, the country's GDP has tripled, with exports seeing a 10-fold surge, with social and economic improvement as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8606032,8604138\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//07//26//weekly-market-recap-losses-deepen-as-risk-off-sentiment-prevailed/">Weekly markets recap: Losses deepen as risk-off sentiment prevails<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//07//25//stellantis-profits-plunge-in-h1-2024-due-to-plummeting-vehicle-sales/">Stellantis profit plunges as automakers face industry challenges<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina's combined efforts with the IDA to transition its market, maintain its fiscal stability and reduce poverty have led to the country finally achieving donor status last year, along with Armenia and Georgia. This will allow it to continue supporting poorer countries through the IDA, as well as serving as an inspiration to other war-torn countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Important steps have also been taken with regards to their future partnership, with the World Bank Group Board of executive directors recently supporting a Country Partnership Framework for 2022-2026. This will be mainly aimed at developing employment in the private sector, as well as strengthening the country's resilience to climate change. It will also enhance sustainable service delivery and provide advice, analysis and financing.<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank is also supporting the country in one of its most important future goals, which is ultimately to join the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With regard to this, the report says: \"With Bosnia and Herzegovina set on joining the EU, supporting the integration process has become the overarching theme of the World Bank's country partnership strategies and projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The most important objectives include helping BiH improve the competitiveness of its economy and services for the most vulnerable groups, achieve its decarbonisation goals and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.\"<\/p>\n<h2>How can the Western Balkans meet climate goals?<\/h2><p>Achieving climate goals remains an important criteria for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as several of its neighbours to retain and accelerate the economic progress and development they have seen so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank recently released its Western Balkans 6 Country Climate and Development Report, outlining policy recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo in order to meet their net zero 2050 goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These recommendations are mainly based on transboundary, transversal and targeted policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xiaoqing Yu, World Bank Country Director for the Western Balkans said, in a press release: \"Climate change poses a clear threat to economic development in the Western Balkans. The costs of investing in adaptation are significant. But the good news is that the benefits are even higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"By preparing for climate hazards, we can save lives, safeguard local communities and stimulate economic growth.\"<\/p>\n<p>Transversal policies help the government maintain a coordinated effort across various sectors, by ensuring that agencies are aligned and policy duplication is reduced. These include things like decreasing transport fuel and energy subsidies, in order to discourage the use of fossil fuels and encourage the shift towards renewable energy, while also supporting local and fragile communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also include growing the green finance market by issuing more social and green bonds, in order to attract investments in the climate transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Targeted policies involve catering to the unique needs of vulnerable communities, and developing and implementing effective solutions for those. 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Examples of these are knowledge sharing when it comes to both intellectual and physical resources, developing efficient early warning systems, and coordinated energy systems.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1721998716,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1722055825,"firstPublishedAt":1722056425,"lastPublishedAt":1722055829,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/60\/77\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_af286863-8018-5fa4-a117-8019d8fa95e0-8607716.jpg","altText":"Britain's Prince of Wales stands at a viewpoint near the rebuilt Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia Friday July 23, 2004.","caption":"Britain's Prince of Wales stands at a viewpoint near the rebuilt Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia Friday July 23, 2004.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"JOHN STILWELL\/AP","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":743}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2872,"urlSafeValue":"lahiri","title":"Indrabati 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A contender for EU and NATO membership, it has not budged on either path despite Brussels swinging the door wide open earlier this year.\n\nDespite the insistence from the international community that the country that saw a devastating ethnic conflict just decades ago can only be stabilised through membership in the two, Russia's increasing presence in the Serb-majority entity of the Republika Srpska (RS) has brought back concerns that the Western Balkan country of some 3.2 million torn between Brussels and Moscow might end up being torn apart as a result.\n\nThe debate over the country's stability stoked fears of an escalation that would echo the 1990s conflict commonly thought to be the worst war on European soil since World War II.\n\nIn a country dominated by three major south Slavic ethnic groups \u2014 Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks \u2014 Russia was always seen as a potentially major disruptor, mostly due to its perceived historical and religious links with ethnic Serbs, who are nominally Eastern Orthodox.\n\nDrafted to bring the war to an end in 1995, the US-sponsored Dayton Peace Accords created two main administrative units in Bosnia \u2014 the RS, and the Bosniak-Croat majority Federation of BiH.\n\nThe two entities were given some autonomy, with an umbrella state-level government with its three-way presidency \u2014 with each member representing one of the three main ethnic groups \u2014 and a council of ministers overseeing the country's main institutions, including the army, the top judiciary, and tax administration.\n\nThe peace agreement also created one of the most complicated political systems in the world, with a dizzying maze of jurisdictions enabling the country\u2019s three main ethnic groups to dominate domestic politics and exert control over key decision-making processes.\n\nAlthough Bosnia has never turned into a completely stable society, the ability of the three sides to work together again and, at times, reach a consensus led to the belief that the country could find a way to function and move along on its path to EU and NATO membership.\n\nHowever, years of economic stagnation, an ongoing massive-scale brain drain, and the inability of the country's leaders to find common ground amid escalating nationalist rhetoric have dampened the ordinary people's expectations that their lives will ever be any different.\n\nDespite this, Brussels granted Bosnia candidate status in March, eight years after the country first applied for EU membership \u2014 a move experts see as a deterrent against the Kremlin.\n\nThe Brussels-Moscow see-saw\n\nIn the RS, people are often divided on whether their leadership should turn toward the EU and the West or strengthen its links with Russia instead.\n\nWhile most Bosnians are keen to see their country join the EU according to all recent polls, outspoken opponents like Milan believe Brussels has little to offer the residents of the RS. \n\n\"It is a wrong system. They bring a lot of bad things to my people and my country,\" he told Euronews.\n\nBut there are also those who advocate closer ties with Europe. Arian, another Banja Luka resident, expressed a common desire for the positive, practical matters that EU membership could bring.\n\n\"I would like to join the European Union, too, because I would love to go to travel without taking my passport with me,\" he said.\n\nAs for NATO, the president of the RS, Milorad Dodik, has been adamant about his stance. He reiterated once more as recently as this April that the RS and Bosnia will never join the alliance as long as he has any say about it.\n\nMany Serbs in the region still see themselves as victims of the NATO bombing campaign in the 1990s \u2014 conducted in response to the Serbian regime of strongman Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107's involvement in a series of wars across the former Yugoslavia, culminating in serious war crimes in Bosnia and later, Kosovo.\n\nIn Russia, they see a friend and an ally who might actually protect their national interests, which they believe are constantly undermined by US- and EU-backed Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats.\n\nIs Russia really all that influential? \n\nThe growing links between the RS and Russia in Republika Srpska are undeniable \u2014 seen in the fact that Dodik is one of the few European leaders who has visited President Vladimir Putin in Russia several times since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. \n\nSome believe that Dodik's resistance to NATO might be coming directly from the Kremlin, which is intent on not allowing the alliance to spread across Europe any further.\n\nHowever, in other parts of Bosnia, authorities believe Moscow is not actually as influential as it might seem at first.\n\n\"Russia has so many problems of its own, and it doesn't have time to play with some of Bosnia and Herzegovina's issues,\" Ramo Isak, Minister of Interior Affairs of the FBiH entity, told Euronews.\n\n\"Bosnia and Herzegovina is sovereign, and Russia knows it, everyone knows it. The Republika Srpska cannot block affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina at all, nor anyone is asking them anything, and I think the best would be if they would take care of their own economic problems.\"\n\nMeanwhile, the RS authorities are moving closer to neighbouring Serbia and Belgrade, recently signing a memorandum to bolster cross-border cooperation. Some claim this is meant to strengthen Dodik's push for the RS' independence, which the Dayton Peace Accord strictly prohibits.\n\nSerbia's populist President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 called for peace and harmony in the Balkans even as he and the Bosnian Serb separatist leader organised a large nationalist gathering in June that featured calls for \"unity\" of all Serbs in the region \u2014 and the heavily criticised memorandum was a direct result of the event in Belgrade.\n\nHowever, others are adamant this is not the case: in fact, it's only meant to strengthen Banja Luka's hand internally while reinforcing the relations between the two parts of the Balkans with a Serb majority, Darko Matija\u0161evi\u0107, former Minister of Interior of the Republika Srpska, told Euronews.\n\n\"I am certain that we should be able to reach agreements based on mutual understanding that it is in our national interest to protect the high level of our autonomy here in Bosnia, based on the Dayton Peace Agreement, as you know, and our constitution,\" Matija\u0161evi\u0107, who is also the president of the Bosnian offshoot of Vu\u010di\u0107's Serb Progressive Party (SNS), concluded.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina has been stuck in limbo once again. A contender for EU and NATO membership, it has not budged on either path despite Brussels swinging the door wide open earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the insistence from the international community that the country that saw a devastating ethnic conflict just decades ago can only be stabilised through membership in the two, Russia's increasing presence in the Serb-majority entity of the Republika Srpska (RS) has brought back concerns that the Western Balkan country of some 3.2 million torn between Brussels and Moscow might end up being torn apart as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over the country's stability stoked fears of an escalation that would echo the 1990s conflict commonly thought to be the worst war on European soil since World War II.<\/p>\n<p>In a country dominated by three major south Slavic ethnic groups \u2014 Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks \u2014 Russia was always seen as a potentially major disruptor, mostly due to its perceived historical and religious links with ethnic Serbs, who are nominally Eastern Orthodox.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted to bring the war to an end in 1995, the US-sponsored Dayton Peace Accords created two main administrative units in Bosnia \u2014 the RS, and the Bosniak-Croat majority Federation of BiH.<\/p>\n<p>The two entities were given some autonomy, with an umbrella state-level government with its three-way presidency \u2014 with each member representing one of the three main ethnic groups \u2014 and a council of ministers overseeing the country's main institutions, including the army, the top judiciary, and tax administration.<\/p>\n<p>The peace agreement also created one of the most complicated political systems in the world, with a dizzying maze of jurisdictions enabling the country\u2019s three main ethnic groups to dominate domestic politics and exert control over key decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<p>Although Bosnia has never turned into a completely stable society, the ability of the three sides to work together again and, at times, reach a consensus led to the belief that the country could find a way to function and move along on its path to EU and NATO membership.<\/p>\n<p>However, years of economic stagnation, an ongoing massive-scale brain drain, and the inability of the country's leaders to find common ground amid escalating nationalist rhetoric have dampened the ordinary people's expectations that their lives will ever be any different.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Brussels granted Bosnia candidate status in March, eight years after the country first applied for EU membership \u2014 a move experts see as a deterrent against the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<h2>The Brussels-Moscow see-saw<\/h2><p>In the RS, people are often divided on whether their leadership should turn toward the EU and the West or strengthen its links with Russia instead.<\/p>\n<p>While most Bosnians are keen to see their country join the EU according to all recent polls, outspoken opponents like Milan believe Brussels has little to offer the residents of the RS. <\/p>\n<p>\"It is a wrong system. They bring a lot of bad things to my people and my country,\" he told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>But there are also those who advocate closer ties with Europe. Arian, another Banja Luka resident, expressed a common desire for the positive, practical matters that EU membership could bring.<\/p>\n<p>\"I would like to join the European Union, too, because I would love to go to travel without taking my passport with me,\" he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//57//65//24//808x539_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg/" alt=\"Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik speaks during the gathering the "All-Serb Assembly" in Belgrade, 8 June 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/384x256_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/640x427_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/750x500_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/828x552_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1080x720_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1200x800_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1920x1281_cmsv2_726d3e6f-c4c7-5aea-a439-98ea45e081db-8576524.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik speaks during the gathering the "All-Serb Assembly" in Belgrade, 8 June 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Darko Vojinovic<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As for NATO, the president of the RS, Milorad Dodik, has been adamant about his stance. He reiterated once more as recently as this April that the RS and Bosnia will never join the alliance as long as he has any say about it.<\/p>\n<p>Many Serbs in the region still see themselves as victims of the NATO bombing campaign in the 1990s \u2014 conducted in response to the Serbian regime of strongman Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107's involvement in a series of wars across the former Yugoslavia, culminating in serious war crimes in Bosnia and later, Kosovo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8368470,8533258\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//13//how-un-resolution-commemorating-1995s-srebrenica-massacre-is-igniting-tensions/">How UN resolution commemorating 1995's Srebrenica massacre is igniting tensions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//06//27//no-breakthrough-in-serbia-kosovo-talks-eu-foreign-policy-chief-josep-borrell-says/">No breakthrough in Serbia-Kosovo talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Russia, they see a friend and an ally who might actually protect their national interests, which they believe are constantly undermined by US- and EU-backed Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Russia really all that influential?<\/h2><p>The growing links between the RS and Russia in Republika Srpska are undeniable \u2014 seen in the fact that Dodik is one of the few European leaders who has visited President Vladimir Putin in Russia several times since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Some believe that Dodik's resistance to NATO might be coming directly from the Kremlin, which is intent on not allowing the alliance to spread across Europe any further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7295536,7031004\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//20//friend-of-our-country-putin-praises-separatist-bosnian-serb-leader-during-his-kremlin-visi/">'Friend of our country': Putin praises separatist Bosnian Serb leader during his Kremlin visit<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//01//09//night-wolves-and-praise-for-putin-mark-milorad-dodiks-unconstitutional-fete/">Night Wolves and praise for Putin mark Milorad Dodik's unconstitutional f\u00eate<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, in other parts of Bosnia, authorities believe Moscow is not actually as influential as it might seem at first.<\/p>\n<p>\"Russia has so many problems of its own, and it doesn't have time to play with some of Bosnia and Herzegovina's issues,\" Ramo Isak, Minister of Interior Affairs of the FBiH entity, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\"Bosnia and Herzegovina is sovereign, and Russia knows it, everyone knows it. The Republika Srpska cannot block affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina at all, nor anyone is asking them anything, and I think the best would be if they would take care of their own economic problems.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//57//65//24//808x539_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg/" alt=\"A bartender pours milk in a in coffee cup designed for the Sarajevo Olympic Games in a Kawa coffee shop in downtown Sarajevo, 5 February 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/384x256_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/640x427_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/750x500_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/828x552_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1080x720_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1200x800_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/1920x1281_cmsv2_8c4354fc-ba7a-5ca8-9475-21713169cb54-8576524.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A bartender pours milk in a in coffee cup designed for the Sarajevo Olympic Games in a Kawa coffee shop in downtown Sarajevo, 5 February 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Armin Durgut<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the RS authorities are moving closer to neighbouring Serbia and Belgrade, recently signing a memorandum to bolster cross-border cooperation. Some claim this is meant to strengthen Dodik's push for the RS' independence, which the Dayton Peace Accord strictly prohibits.<\/p>\n<p>Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 called for peace and harmony in the Balkans even as he and the Bosnian Serb separatist leader organised a large nationalist gathering in June that featured calls for \"unity\" of all Serbs in the region \u2014 and the heavily criticised memorandum was a direct result of the event in Belgrade.<\/p>\n<p>However, others are adamant this is not the case: in fact, it's only meant to strengthen Banja Luka's hand internally while reinforcing the relations between the two parts of the Balkans with a Serb majority, Darko Matija\u0161evi\u0107, former Minister of Interior of the Republika Srpska, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\"I am certain that we should be able to reach agreements based on mutual understanding that it is in our national interest to protect the high level of our autonomy here in Bosnia, based on the Dayton Peace Agreement, as you know, and our constitution,\" Matija\u0161evi\u0107, who is also the president of the Bosnian offshoot of Vu\u010di\u0107's Serb Progressive Party (SNS), concluded.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1721039475,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1721055649,"firstPublishedAt":1721048449,"lastPublishedAt":1721078092,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/57\/65\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b4b223fe-b549-5f99-be9b-c45895831018-8576524.jpg","altText":"Members of the police forces march during a parade marking the 32nd anniversary of the Republika Srpska, in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 9 January 2024","caption":"Members of the police forces march during a parade marking the 32nd anniversary of the Republika Srpska, in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 9 January 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Radivoje 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ANNIVERSARY","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Thousands of Bosnians commemorate Srebrenica victims with peace march","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Thousands of Bosnians commemorate Srebrenica victims with peace march","titleListing2":"Thousands of Bosnians commemorate Srebrenica victims with peace march","leadin":"In Bosnia and Herzegovina, thousands marched for three days to commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.","summary":"In Bosnia and Herzegovina, thousands marched for three days to commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.","keySentence":"","url":"thousands-of-bosnians-commemorate-srebrenica-victims-with-peace-march","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/07\/11\/thousands-of-bosnians-commemorate-srebrenica-victims-with-peace-march","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Surviving family members and children of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide joined hundreds of people in a peace march in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the anniversary of the 1995 massacre.\n\nThousands of participants reached Poto\u010dari after three days of retracing the route many Bosniaks took to find refuge, escaping from the eastern Bosnian town further to the country's north.\n\nThis year's march was particularly challenging due to the intense heat and difficult terrain. \n\nAccording to organisers, around 6,000 people, including 250 children, walked this year. One participant passed away during the march, organisers said, adding that they did not want to publicise his identity until after the event.\n\nDozens of human rights activists held banners that said \u201cWe will never forget the genocide in Srebrenica\u201d and the number \"8372\" referring to the number of victims.\n\nIn May, the United Nations approved a resolution establishing an international day of reflection and commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide, when Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys over the course of three days in July 1995.\n\nThe vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19, with 68 nations abstaining. Neighbouring Serbia was vehemently against the resolution, claiming the events in Srebrenica were not genocide but a \"terrible crime\".\n\nMore than 700 years in prison for Srebrenica killings\n\nThe Srebrenica genocide remains among the worst atrocities committed during the Yugoslav dissolution wars of the 1990s.\n\nAfter 45 years of peace under President Josip Broz Tito's rule, Yugoslavia, comprised of six republics at the time, disintegrated in a series of wars that engulfed Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia.\n\nIn Bosnia, the war saw the three main ethnic groups \u2014 Bosnian Serbs, who are Eastern Orthodox, Catholic Bosnian Croats, and Bosniaks, who are Muslim \u2014 pitted against each other along ethnic lines. \n\nOn July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them. Those who tried to escape were chased through the woods and over the mountains around the ill-fated town.\n\nThe perpetrators then dumped their victims\u2019 bodies into hastily made mass graves, which they later dug up with bulldozers, scattering the remains among other burial sites to hide the evidence of their war crimes.\n\nThe Bosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karad\u017ei\u0107 and his military commander Ratko Mladi\u0107 were both convicted of genocide in Srebrenica by a special UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. \n\nIn all, the tribunal and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials to more than 700 years in prison for the Srebrenica killings.\n\nHowever, a significant number of Serbian and Bosnian Serb officials still celebrate Karad\u017ei\u0107 and Mladi\u0107 as national heroes, downplaying or even denying the Srebrenica killings.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Surviving family members and children of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide joined hundreds of people in a peace march in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the anniversary of the 1995 massacre.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of participants reached Poto\u010dari after three days of retracing the route many Bosniaks took to find refuge, escaping from the eastern Bosnian town further to the country's north.<\/p>\n<p>This year's march was particularly challenging due to the intense heat and difficult terrain. <\/p>\n<p>According to organisers, around 6,000 people, including 250 children, walked this year. One participant passed away during the march, organisers said, adding that they did not want to publicise his identity until after the event.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of human rights activists held banners that said \u201cWe will never forget the genocide in Srebrenica\u201d and the number \"8372\" referring to the number of victims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8566854,8455522\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//07//11//honoring-srebrenica-a-call-for-remembrance-and-solidarity/">Honoring Srebrenica, a call for remembrance and solidarity<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//05//25//why-did-serbia-react-so-harshly-to-the-un-resolution-on-srebrenica/">Why did Serbia react so harshly to the UN resolution on Srebrenica? <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In May, the United Nations approved a resolution establishing an international day of reflection and commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide, when Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys over the course of three days in July 1995.<\/p>\n<p>The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19, with 68 nations abstaining. Neighbouring Serbia was vehemently against the resolution, claiming the events in Srebrenica were not genocide but a \"terrible crime\".<\/p>\n<h2>More than 700 years in prison for Srebrenica killings<\/h2><p>The Srebrenica genocide remains among the worst atrocities committed during the Yugoslav dissolution wars of the 1990s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.615234375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//56//66//78//808x496_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg/" alt=\"A Bosnian woman is comforted by family members during a funeral ceremony at the memorial center in Potocari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/384x236_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/640x394_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/750x461_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/828x509_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1080x664_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1200x738_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1920x1181_cmsv2_727b7db9-a69d-5915-b546-65b64b3d636d-8566678.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Bosnian woman is comforted by family members during a funeral ceremony at the memorial center in Potocari<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Amel Emric\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After 45 years of peace under President Josip Broz Tito's rule, Yugoslavia, comprised of six republics at the time, disintegrated in a series of wars that engulfed Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia.<\/p>\n<p>In Bosnia, the war saw the three main ethnic groups \u2014 Bosnian Serbs, who are Eastern Orthodox, Catholic Bosnian Croats, and Bosniaks, who are Muslim \u2014 pitted against each other along ethnic lines. <\/p>\n<p>On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them. Those who tried to escape were chased through the woods and over the mountains around the ill-fated town.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//56//66//78//808x539_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg/" alt=\"A Bosniak woman infront of photographs of victims\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/384x256_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/640x427_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/750x500_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/828x552_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1080x720_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1200x800_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/56\/66\/78\/1920x1281_cmsv2_3bbf8247-3674-54ed-ace1-52776c635344-8566678.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Bosniak woman infront of photographs of victims<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Amel Emric\/Copyright 2017 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The perpetrators then dumped their victims\u2019 bodies into hastily made mass graves, which they later dug up with bulldozers, scattering the remains among other burial sites to hide the evidence of their war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The Bosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karad\u017ei\u0107 and his military commander Ratko Mladi\u0107 were both convicted of genocide in Srebrenica by a special UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. <\/p>\n<p>In all, the tribunal and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials to more than 700 years in prison for the Srebrenica killings.<\/p>\n<p>However, a significant number of Serbian and Bosnian Serb officials still celebrate Karad\u017ei\u0107 and Mladi\u0107 as national heroes, downplaying or even denying the Srebrenica 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UN RESOLUTION VOTE + REAX","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide","titleListing2":"UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide","leadin":"Supporters of the measure, backed by Germany and Rwanda, say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten, while Serbs fear being unfairly labelled as supporters of genocide.","summary":"Supporters of the measure, backed by Germany and Rwanda, say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten, while Serbs fear being unfairly labelled as supporters of genocide.","keySentence":"","url":"un-approves-annual-commemoration-of-1995-srebrenica-genocide","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/05\/23\/un-approves-annual-commemoration-of-1995-srebrenica-genocide","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia annually, over strong opposition from Serbs in Bosnia and neighbouring Serbia. \n\nProponents of the measure sponsored by Germany and Rwanda say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten. \n\nThe vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concerns among many countries about the impact of the vote on reconciliation efforts in deeply divided Bosnia. \n\nThe resolution designates July 11 as the \u201cInternational Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica,\u201d to be observed annually starting in two months. \n\nSerbs said they feared it would brand them all as \u201cgenocidal\u201d supporters of the mass killing . The resolution doesn\u2019t mention Serbia as the culprit, but that didn\u2019t stop the intense lobbying campaign for a \u201cno\u201d vote by the Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, and the populist president of neighboring Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. \n\nOn July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them. Those who tried to escape were chased through the woods and over the mountains around the town. \n\nThe Srebrenica killings were a bloody climax of Bosnia\u2019s 1992-95 war, which came after the breakup of the then-nation of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalist passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country\u2019s two other main ethnic populations, Croats and Bosniaks. \n\nBoth Serbia and Bosnian Serbs have denied that genocide happened in Srebrenica although this has been established by two UN courts. \n\nDodik, who is president of Republika Srpska, the Serb part of Bosnia which comprises about half its territory, said Wednesday on the social media platform X that the U.N. resolution is being forced on the country by supporters of Bosniaks and that it will split up the country. He suggested his government would secede from Bosnia if the resolution were to pass. \n\nDodik has made several such threats in the past to have the Serb-controlled territories secede from Bosnia and join with neighbouring Serbia. He and some other Bosnian Serb officials are under US and British sanctions partly for jeopardizing a US peace plan that ended the Bosnian war. \n\nThe final draft of the resolution added a statement reiterating the General Assembly\u2019s \u201cunwavering commitment to maintaining stability and fostering unity in diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u201d \n\nThe determination in 2007 by the International Court of Justice, the UN\u2019s highest tribunal, that the acts committed in Srebrenica constituted genocide, is included in the draft resolution. It was Europe\u2019s first genocide since the Nazi Holocaust in World War II, which killed an estimated 6 million Jews and people from other minorities. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//srebrenica/">Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia annually, over strong opposition from Serbs in Bosnia and neighbouring Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the measure sponsored by Germany and Rwanda say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concerns among many countries about the impact of the vote on reconciliation efforts in deeply divided Bosnia.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution designates July 11 as the \u201cInternational Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica,\u201d to be observed annually starting in two months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//45//48//16//808x539_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg/" alt=\"Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/384x256_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/640x427_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/750x500_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/828x552_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/1080x720_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/1200x800_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/1920x1281_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Serbs said they feared it would brand them all as \u201cgenocidal\u201d supporters of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//07//11//thousands-gather-in-bosnia-to-commemorate-anniversary-of-the-1995-srebrenica-massacre/">mass killing<\/strong><\/a>. The resolution doesn\u2019t mention Serbia as the culprit, but that didn\u2019t stop the intense lobbying campaign for a \u201cno\u201d vote by the Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, and the populist president of neighboring Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic.<\/p>\n<p>On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serbs <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//07//08//thousands-march-in-bosnia-to-mark-1995-srebrenica-genocide-as-ethnic-tensions-linger-on/">overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them. Those who tried to escape were chased through the woods and over the mountains around the town.<\/p>\n<p>The Srebrenica <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//07//11//mothers-of-srebrenica-take-centre-stage-at-27th-anniversary-ceremony/">killings were a bloody climax of Bosnia\u2019s 1992-95 war, which came after the breakup of the then-nation of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalist passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country\u2019s two other main ethnic populations, Croats and Bosniaks.<\/p>\n<p>Both Serbia and Bosnian Serbs have denied that genocide happened in Srebrenica although this has been established by two UN courts.<\/p>\n<p>Dodik, who is president of Republika Srpska, the Serb part of Bosnia which comprises about half its territory, said Wednesday on the social media platform X that the U.N. resolution is being forced on the country by supporters of Bosniaks and that it will split up the country. He suggested his government would secede from Bosnia if the resolution were to pass.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1793644950766125130\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dodik has made several such threats in the past to have the Serb-controlled territories secede from Bosnia and join with neighbouring Serbia. He and some other Bosnian Serb officials are under US and British sanctions partly for jeopardizing a US peace plan that ended the Bosnian war.<\/p>\n<p>The final draft of the resolution added a statement reiterating the General Assembly\u2019s \u201cunwavering commitment to maintaining stability and fostering unity in diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The determination in 2007 by the International Court of Justice, the UN\u2019s highest tribunal, that the acts committed in Srebrenica constituted genocide, is included in the draft resolution. It was Europe\u2019s first genocide since the Nazi Holocaust in World War II, which killed an estimated 6 million Jews and people from other minorities.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1716474151,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1716478703,"firstPublishedAt":1716478713,"lastPublishedAt":1716478703,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3610ec51-05b9-5430-99db-9d756c4ee8f7-8454810.jpg","altText":"A woman prays next to the monument with names of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Potocari, 27 January 2024","caption":"A woman prays next to the monument with names of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Potocari, 27 January 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Armin Durgut\/AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_81f11fd9-ddb1-58f6-b788-a47006a1b65d-8454816.jpg","altText":"Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.","caption":"Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_31222541-ec95-5773-a675-8520e32bf6d4-8454810.jpg","altText":"Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. ","caption":"Mejra Djogaz mourns next to the graves of her two sons, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":6000,"height":4000},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/48\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_651a6607-62dd-5092-822c-a675fd58faae-8454810.jpg","altText":"Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik shows documents during a press conference in Srebrenica, Bosnia, Thursday, May 23, 2024.","caption":"Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik shows documents during a press conference in Srebrenica, Bosnia, Thursday, May 23, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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SREBRENICA RESOLUTION","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote","titleListing2":"Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote","leadin":"The leader of Bosnia\u2019s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day ahead of UN vote on whether to establish an annual memorial day for the 1995 Bosnian genocide.","summary":"The leader of Bosnia\u2019s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day ahead of UN vote on whether to establish an annual memorial day for the 1995 Bosnian genocide.","keySentence":"","url":"bosnian-serb-leader-threatens-secession-ahead-of-un-genocide-vote","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/05\/23\/bosnian-serb-leader-threatens-secession-ahead-of-un-genocide-vote","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The leader of Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Serb-majority entity, Milorad Dodik, repeated his threat to withdraw from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day before a UN vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in Srebrenica. \n\nRelatives of the victims, meanwhile, said that the vote would mark a historic day in ensuring that the deaths cannot be denied or forgotten. \n\nThe proposed UN resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda has been supported by the Bosniaks but has sparked protests and a lobbying campaign against it by the Bosnian Serb Dodik and the populist president of neighbouring Serbia, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107. \n\nThe two leaders say the resolution would brand \"all Serbs as genocidal\", although the draft does not explicitly mention Serbs as culprits. Both Serbia and Bosnian Serbs have denied that genocide happened in Srebrenica, although this has been established by two UN courts. \n\nBosnia has a law against genocide denial introduced in 2021 by the former High Representative,\u00a0Valentin Inzko. \n\n'We expect a fair decision' \n\nFor those who lost their loved ones in the massacre, any denial of the scope of the crime has meant more grief. This is why the UN vote \u201cmeans a lot\" for victims, truth and justice, said Munira Suba\u0161i\u0107 from the Mothers of Srebrenica group. \n\n\u201cPeople who live in lies, who don\u2019t know the truth, they will need this UN resolution more than we do,\" Suba\u0161i\u0107 said, adding that she was referring to \u201cgenocide deniers\u201d among Bosnian Serbs and in Serbia. \u201cThey will not be able to glorify war criminals any more.\u201d \n\n\u201cWe expect a fair decision (on Thursday), a decision that will tell us, the families, that there is justice in the world, that there is humanity,\u201d added Nura Begovi\u0107, who also lost several family members in Srebrenica. \n\nOn 11 July 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them. \n\nThe 193-member UN General Assembly plans to debate the resolution on Thursday, followed by a vote. Serbia has the support of their allies Russia and China, while the resolution is supported by the US, France, Italy and most other Western states. \n\nDodik, president of the Republika Srpska, a Serb-majority administrative unit comprising about half of Bosnia, said on the social media platform X that the UN resolution is being forced on the country by supporters of Bosniaks and will split it up. He said his government could formally propose a separation on Thursday. \n\n\u201cBosnia and Herzegovina has reached its end, or to be more precise, it was brought to an end by those who swore to it,\u201d Dodik said on X. \u201cAll that remains is for us all to make an effort to be good neighbours and to part in peace.\u201d \n\nDodik has made several such threats in the past to have the Serb-majority entity secede from Bosnia and possibly join with neighbouring Serbia. He and some other Bosnian Serb officials are under US, UK, German and other sanctions partly for jeopardising a US-brokered peace plan that ended Bosnia\u2019s 1992-95 war. \n\nThe Srebrenica killings were the bloody culmination of the war, which came after the breakup of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalist passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country\u2019s two other main ethnic populations, Croats and Bosniaks. \n\nThe International Court of Justice, the UN's highest tribunal, determined in 2007 that the acts committed in Srebrenica constituted genocide, and the court\u2019s ruling is included in the draft resolution. It was Europe\u2019s first genocide since the Holocaust in World War II. \n\nCampaigning for 'no' \n\nSerbia\u2019s President Vu\u010di\u0107 and his government have been campaigning both at the UN and among developing countries to win support for a \u201cno\u201d vote. Approval requires a majority of those voting. \n\nIn a massive campaign in both Serbia and the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia, organisers have put up billboards and video beams reading \u201cSerbs are not genocidal people\". \n\nVu\u010di\u0107 and Dodik, both pro-Russian politicians, have also argued against the resolution, saying it raises the possibility of having to pay war damages.\u00a0 \n\nThe draft resolution condemns \u201cwithout reservation any denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical event.\u201d It also \u201ccondemns without reservation actions that glorify those convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide by international courts, including those responsible for the Srebrenica genocide.\u201d \n\nBosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karad\u017ei\u0107 and his military commander, Ratko Mladi\u0107, were both convicted of genocide in Srebrenica by a special UN war crimes tribunal, the ICTY. \n\nIn all, the tribunal and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials to lengthy prison terms for their actions during the 1992-1995 conflict. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The leader of Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Serb-majority entity, Milorad Dodik, repeated his threat to withdraw from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day before a UN vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in Srebrenica.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of the victims, meanwhile, said that the vote would mark a historic day in ensuring that the deaths cannot be denied or forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed UN resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda has been supported by the Bosniaks but has sparked protests and a lobbying campaign against it by the Bosnian Serb Dodik and the populist president of neighbouring Serbia, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders say the resolution would brand \"all Serbs as genocidal\", although the draft does not explicitly mention Serbs as culprits. Both Serbia and Bosnian Serbs have denied that genocide happened in Srebrenica, although this has been established by two UN courts.<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia has a law against genocide denial introduced in 2021 by the former High Representative,\u00a0Valentin Inzko.<\/p>\n<h2>'We expect a fair decision'<\/h2><p>For those who lost their loved ones in the massacre, any denial of the scope of the crime has meant more grief. This is why the UN vote \u201cmeans a lot\" for victims, truth and justice, said Munira Suba\u0161i\u0107 from the Mothers of Srebrenica group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who live in lies, who don\u2019t know the truth, they will need this UN resolution more than we do,\" Suba\u0161i\u0107 said, adding that she was referring to \u201cgenocide deniers\u201d among Bosnian Serbs and in Serbia. \u201cThey will not be able to glorify war criminals any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect a fair decision (on Thursday), a decision that will tell us, the families, that there is justice in the world, that there is humanity,\u201d added Nura Begovi\u0107, who also lost several family members in Srebrenica.<\/p>\n<p>On 11 July 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a UN-protected safe area in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters and slaughtered them.<\/p>\n<p>The 193-member UN General Assembly plans to debate the resolution on Thursday, followed by a vote. Serbia has the support of their allies Russia and China, while the resolution is supported by the US, France, Italy and most other Western states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1793212692313891019\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dodik, president of the Republika Srpska, a Serb-majority administrative unit comprising about half of Bosnia, said on the social media platform X that the UN resolution is being forced on the country by supporters of Bosniaks and will split it up. He said his government could formally propose a separation on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBosnia and Herzegovina has reached its end, or to be more precise, it was brought to an end by those who swore to it,\u201d Dodik said on X. \u201cAll that remains is for us all to make an effort to be good neighbours and to part in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dodik has made several such threats in the past to have the Serb-majority entity secede from Bosnia and possibly join with neighbouring Serbia. He and some other Bosnian Serb officials are under US, UK, German and other sanctions partly for jeopardising a US-brokered peace plan that ended Bosnia\u2019s 1992-95 war.<\/p>\n<p>The Srebrenica killings were the bloody culmination of the war, which came after the breakup of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalist passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country\u2019s two other main ethnic populations, Croats and Bosniaks.<\/p>\n<p>The International Court of Justice, the UN's highest tribunal, determined in 2007 that the acts committed in Srebrenica constituted genocide, and the court\u2019s ruling is included in the draft resolution. It was Europe\u2019s first genocide since the Holocaust in World War II.<\/p>\n<h2>Campaigning for 'no'<\/h2><p>Serbia\u2019s President Vu\u010di\u0107 and his government have been campaigning both at the UN and among developing countries to win support for a \u201cno\u201d vote. Approval requires a majority of those voting.<\/p>\n<p>In a massive campaign in both Serbia and the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia, organisers have put up billboards and video beams reading \u201cSerbs are not genocidal people\".<\/p>\n<p>Vu\u010di\u0107 and Dodik, both pro-Russian politicians, have also argued against the resolution, saying it raises the possibility of having to pay war damages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The draft resolution condemns \u201cwithout reservation any denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical event.\u201d It also \u201ccondemns without reservation actions that glorify those convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide by international courts, including those responsible for the Srebrenica genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"5756660,6263130\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2021//06//11//not-bad-enough-for-genocide-the-bosnian-towns-feeling-cheated-by-mladic-verdict/">Not bad enough for genocide? The Bosnian towns cheated by Mladi\u0107 verdict<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2021//11//26//in-belgrade-a-mural-of-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-has-a-city-divided/">In Belgrade, a mural of war criminal Ratko Mladi\u0107 has a city divided<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karad\u017ei\u0107 and his military commander, Ratko Mladi\u0107, were both convicted of genocide in Srebrenica by a special UN war crimes tribunal, the ICTY.<\/p>\n<p>In all, the tribunal and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials to lengthy prison terms for their actions during the 1992-1995 conflict.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1716427359,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1716458767,"firstPublishedAt":1716458770,"lastPublishedAt":1716458767,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/31\/22\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_60b05efb-71e2-5452-97fd-63a5fad7c24c-8453122.jpg","altText":"Nusrat Ghani walks with Munira Subasic next to the momument with the names of Srebrenica genocide victims in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.","caption":"Nusrat Ghani walks with Munira Subasic next to the momument with the names of Srebrenica genocide victims in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Associated Press","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/26\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_924d640d-d3df-57b5-867a-285a22e174e8-8452668.jpg","altText":"Sefika Mustafic kisses the grave of her son, victim of the Srebrenica genocide, at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. 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The visit preceded a U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the genocide. The resolution, backed by Germany and Rwanda, faces opposition from Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who deny the genocide despite U.N. court rulings. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>They were joined by UK Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani and British Ambassador Julian Reilly. The visit preceded a U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the genocide. 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beekeepers","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018Bees are under a double threat\u2019: Beekeepers in Bosnia are battling climate change and disease","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Climate change is forcing Bosnia's beekeepers to rip up the rulebook","titleListing2":"\u2018Bees are under a double threat\u2019: Beekeepers in Bosnia are battling climate change and disease","leadin":"Beekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection.","summary":"Beekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection.","keySentence":"","url":"bees-are-under-a-double-threat-beekeepers-in-bosnia-are-battling-climate-change-and-diseas","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/05\/21\/bees-are-under-a-double-threat-beekeepers-in-bosnia-are-battling-climate-change-and-diseas","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Bosnia is home to hundreds of thousands of bee colonies, mainly looked after by small-scale beekeepers. \n\nBut climate change is threatening the survival of their hives as the insects struggle to find nectar supplies. \n\nBeekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection. \n\nSome are also calling for greater financial support from the Bosnian government to protect long-standing practices and knowledge. \n\nBosnia\u2019s beekeepers battle climate change \n\nBosnia has a rich beekeeping tradition. Its diverse climate and flora are ideal for the production of high-quality honey. \n\nBut beekeeping is still mainly thought of as a hobby with most keepers owning less than 100 hives . The practice makes up around 1 per cent of the country's total agricultural production. \n\nZijad Alic has 50 hives and has been interested in bees for most of his life. \n\n\u201cI fell in love with bees in childhood because my maternal grandmother kept bees in old woven wicker hives,\u201d he says. \n\n\u201cI was impressed with bees and how in the autumn when she would close up her hives, she could take for herself as much honey as she needed.\u201d \n\nAlic sells whatever honey his family does not consume directly to customers. \n\nHowever, unpredictable seasonal changes are now making it a struggle to even keep his bees alive. \n\n\u201cClimate conditions dictate everything. Everything around us is in bloom right now, as you can see, but there is no flow. Here in my stationary apiary, there is no nectar, just some pollen, but no nectar,\u201d Alic says. \n\n\u201cIn contrast, two or three years ago in March, even before the forest turned green, my bees were collecting a wealth of everything. God knows how, my hives were full,\u201d he says. \n\n\u2018Bees are under a double threat\u2019 \n\nAlic is not the only one worrying. Beekeeping organisations in Bosnia believe the situation is precarious. \n\nMunib Huseinagic is the chairman of a beekeeper association based in the central city of Zenica with 1,100 members. \n\nBetween them, they maintain 37,000 beehives. \n\n\u201c Bees are under a double threat, from pathogens and from climate change; these two things significantly impact the state of our beehives, their number and their yield,\u201d Huseinagic says. \n\n\u201c Beekeepers are currently left on their own to self-finance and fight a war against those two threats.\u201d \n\nHe thinks the authorities in Bosnia, at all levels of government, are failing to support beekeepers. For example, he says, subsidies are needed to grow bee colonies and protect bee health. \n\n\u201cOur beekeeping ways are based on accumulated experience and published beekeeping literature, but things have changed so drastically that all that is almost useless,\u201d Huseinagic says. \n\n\u201cWe followed a completely different foraging schedule with set dates. Before the climate started to change, we knew precisely where and when to go and what to do, according to a set schedule.\u201d \n\nA self-described \u201cnomadic beekeeper,\u201d Almir Mrkonjic, is not a climate expert, but for him, climate change is a matter of \u201clived experience.\u201d \n\nWhile selling his honey at a roadside stall in Zenica, he says things used to be different. \n\n\u201cThe climate has changed. I remember from childhood that acacia blossomed early in May, but over the past decade, it blossoms early and then the weather turns rainy and frosty and kills it,\u201d he says. \n\n\u201cNectar flow is only possible in acacia that has not been damaged by frost.\u201d \n\nAccording to the official statistics, Bosnia has some 350,000 bee colonies and an annual honey yield of between 2,500 and 3,000 tons, which does not even meet the needs of the country\u2019s local market. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Bosnia is home to hundreds of thousands of bee colonies, mainly looked after by small-scale beekeepers.<\/p>\n<p>But climate change is threatening the survival of their hives as the insects struggle to find nectar supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Beekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection.<\/p>\n<p>Some are also calling for greater financial support from the Bosnian government to protect long-standing practices and knowledge.<\/p>\n<h2>Bosnia\u2019s beekeepers battle climate change<\/h2><p>Bosnia has a rich beekeeping tradition. Its diverse climate and flora are ideal for the production of high-quality honey.<\/p>\n<p>But beekeeping is still mainly thought of as a hobby with most keepers owning less than 100 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//23//commercial-beehives-increasingly-popular-in-europe-heres-which-eu-country-has-the-most/">hives. The practice makes up around 1 per cent of the country's total agricultural production.<\/p>\n<p>Zijad Alic has 50 hives and has been interested in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//25//1-in-3-bees-butterflies-and-hoverflies-are-disappearing-can-a-new-eu-deal-save-our-pollina/">bees for most of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fell in love with bees in childhood because my maternal grandmother kept bees in old woven wicker hives,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was impressed with bees and how in the autumn when she would close up her hives, she could take for herself as much honey as she needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alic sells whatever honey his family does not consume directly to customers.<\/p>\n<p>However, unpredictable seasonal changes are now making it a struggle to even keep his <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//30//the-fuzz-with-the-buzz-how-busy-bees-are-helping-italy-s-carabinieri-police-fight-pollutio/">bees alive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate conditions dictate everything. Everything around us is in bloom right now, as you can see, but there is no flow. Here in my stationary apiary, there is no nectar, just some pollen, but no nectar,\u201d Alic says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn contrast, two or three years ago in March, even before the forest turned green, my bees were collecting a wealth of everything. God knows how, my <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//05//27//the-homegrown-hive-that-could-save-ireland-s-bees/">hives were full,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Bees are under a double threat\u2019<\/h2><p>Alic is not the only one worrying. Beekeeping organisations in Bosnia believe the situation is precarious.<\/p>\n<p>Munib Huseinagic is the chairman of a beekeeper association based in the central city of Zenica with 1,100 members.<\/p>\n<p>Between them, they maintain 37,000 beehives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//06//europe-s-greenest-city-has-free-public-transport-and-highways-for-bees/">Bees are under a double threat, from pathogens and from climate change; these two things significantly impact the state of our beehives, their number and their yield,\u201d Huseinagic says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//20//are-robot-beekeepers-the-secret-to-saving-the-vital-pollinators/">Beekeepers are currently left on their own to self-finance and fight a war against those two threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He thinks the authorities in Bosnia, at all levels of government, are failing to support beekeepers. For example, he says, subsidies are needed to grow bee colonies and protect bee health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//05//20//ukrainians-keep-wild-beekeeping-tradition-alive/">beekeeping ways are based on accumulated experience and published beekeeping literature, but things have changed so drastically that all that is almost useless,\u201d Huseinagic says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe followed a completely different foraging schedule with set dates. Before the climate started to change, we knew precisely where and when to go and what to do, according to a set schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8192802,7857718\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//26//what-does-the-world-look-like-through-the-eyes-of-a-bee-new-tech-reveals-how-animals-see-c/">What does the world look like through the eyes of a bee? New tech reveals how animals see colours <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//31//hidden-seals-forest-rodeos-busy-bees-a-sneak-peek-at-2023s-wildlife-photographer-of-the-ye/">Hidden seals, forest rodeos, busy bees: A sneak peek at 2023\u2019s Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A self-described \u201cnomadic beekeeper,\u201d Almir Mrkonjic, is not a climate expert, but for him, climate change is a matter of \u201clived experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While selling his <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//03//sticky-situation-spanish-beekeepers-bathe-themselves-in-honey-to-demand-aid-for-dying-sect/">honey at a roadside stall in Zenica, he says things used to be different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe climate has changed. I remember from childhood that acacia blossomed early in May, but over the past decade, it blossoms early and then the weather turns rainy and frosty and kills it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNectar flow is only possible in acacia that has not been damaged by frost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the official statistics, Bosnia has some 350,000 bee colonies and an annual honey yield of between 2,500 and 3,000 tons, which does not even meet the needs of the country\u2019s local market.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1716305105,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1716305464,"firstPublishedAt":1716305468,"lastPublishedAt":1716305464,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/45\/03\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_24319979-dce6-56fc-9fe0-8d4af1dc60c7-8450320.jpg","altText":"Beekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection. 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They are suspected of drug trafficking, money laundering and other organised crime offences. \n\n\u201cAmong the 23 persons arrested yesterday are not only accomplices, but also corrupt officials identified as facilitators of the network\u2019s criminal activities,\u201d Europol said in a statement. \n\nThe drug kingpin whom the suspects are thought to be associated with was detained in 2022 and sentenced to seven years in prison a year later in the Netherlands. \n\nPolice seized guns, money, cars, laptops and other evidence during the raids. \n\nBosnian authorities previously arrested two other people and seized \u20ac55,000 euros, eight firearms, 11 police radios and money-laundering documentation, Europol said, adding that Monday's arrests were \u201canother milestone\u201d in the fight against the alliance of criminal networks. \n\nIn Bosnia, the state security agency SIPA said authorities temporarily froze bank accounts belonging to the suspects and halted any financial transactions. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Law enforcement officers in Bosnia arrested 23 people suspected of belonging to a global <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//drugs/">drug kingpin's \"inner circle\u201d \u2013 a group that authorities believe may include police and security officials.<\/p>\n<p>The swoop is the latest in a clampdown on criminal networks controlling much of Europe\u2019s cocaine trade, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//bosnia-and-herzegovina/">Bosnian officials said the suspects were detained Monday as security forces searched their homes and other locations. They are suspected of drug trafficking, money laundering and other organised crime offences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong the 23 persons arrested yesterday are not only accomplices, but also corrupt officials identified as facilitators of the network\u2019s criminal activities,\u201d Europol said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The drug kingpin whom the suspects are thought to be associated with was detained in 2022 and sentenced to seven years in prison a year later in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//39//28//90//808x539_cmsv2_da853a2e-30b8-5ad6-88fe-cf2374522a04-8392890.jpg/" 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milestone\u201d in the fight against the alliance of criminal networks.<\/p>\n<p>In Bosnia, the state security agency SIPA said authorities temporarily froze bank accounts belonging to the suspects and halted any financial transactions.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713879789,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1713883061,"firstPublishedAt":1713883067,"lastPublishedAt":1713883116,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/28\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d92b691f-b27d-5e5d-8c6b-44e70eab3b22-8392890.jpg","altText":"Members of the special police unit of Canton Sarajevo escort a person arrested in an operation codenamed \"Black Tie\" in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 22, 2024","caption":"Members of the special police unit of Canton Sarajevo escort a person arrested in an operation codenamed \"Black Tie\" in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, April 22, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Armin 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the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide\"\u00a0will be submitted to the UN Assembly for scrutiny on April 17 and is to be voted by the 193 member states of UN General Assembly on May 2. \n\nPartially modelled on a similar resolution for the Rwandan Tutsi's genocide, the document is being developed by a group of countries including\u00a0 Rwanda, Germany, France, and the USA.\u00a0 \n\nAlthough the full details of the proposed document are not available yet, it has provoked fierce Serbian reactions, both from the Bosnian Serbs of the Republika Srpska and the authorities in Belgrade.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe president of the Serbian entity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, said on a visit to Belgrade that \"Bosnia and Herzegovina may not survive\" the UN resolution.\u00a0 \n\nThe nationalist-conservative Serbian President, Aleksandar\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107, took issue with the procedure of approving the resolution, which is to be voted by the UN Assembly and not by the UN 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According to President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107 the Security Council is more politically appropriate when it comes to the Bosnian affairs: \n\n\"It is an obligation that the United Nations Security Council deal with the issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina because it is still an unstable region. I am saying this because they want to shift the vote from the Security Council to the United Nations General Assembly\" said the Serbian president concluding that \"the preservation of peace is not just a\u00a0memory's culture issue\".\u00a0 \n\nUnlike resolutions that pass through the General Assembly, a Security Council resolution can be vetoed by just one member. Serbia often relies on Russia as a vetoing force.\u00a0 \n\nA Serbian charm offensive in Paris \n\nOn April 8 and 9, the Serbian Head of State met his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron at the Elys\u00e9e, where he signed several contracts with the French arms industry. \n\nNevertheless, president Vu\u010di\u0107 didn't receive the support from Paris he expected on his position.\u00a0 \n\nPresident Macron said \"On July 11, 1995 and in the days that followed, one of the worst tragedies in modern history took place in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. France has not forgotten more than 8,000 victims, adults and children, who were killed. With deep emotions, I greet the surviving victims of the genocide and their families and express my sincere condolences\" \n\nFrance is among the countries promoting the Resolution on the Srebrenica massacre.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to the US state-owned news network Voice of America, the draft resolution condemns \"any attempt to deny the genocide in Srebrenica and encourages any effort to bring the perpetrators of this massacre to the international courts\".\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nMilorad Dodik's current rhetoric rejects the idea that in July 1995 the Bosnian Serbian troops, under the command of General Ratko Mladi\u0107 (condemned by the ICTY Hague court as a war criminal) committed genocide in Srebrenica.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe impression of the international community is that Dodik is using the draft UN resolution as a pretext to carry out his separatist agenda.\u00a0 \n\nIn 2005 Dodik declared: \"I know perfectly well what happened in Srebrenica. It was genocide. That was established by the court in The Hague. It is an indisputable legal fact\".\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe Head of the Republika Srpska, Dodik, threatened to announce officially unspecified \"special measures\" on May 5 if the UNGA will approve the Srebrenica Resolution. \n\nIt is not the first time that the \"strongman\" of Banja Luka has declared he does not agree with the Republika Srpksa being a part of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.\u00a0 \n\nBelgrade's diplomatic embarrassment \n\nThe Serbian foreign minister, Ivica Da\u010di\u0107, said in response that \"neither Serbia nor the Republika Srpska are mentioned here (in the resolution) but it says a crime against the Bosnian Muslims, so someone carried it out\".\u00a0 \u00a0 \n\nPresident Dodik has been in conflict with the Bosnian institutions and the High Representative of the International Community for more than two years.\u00a0 \n\nHe has opposed the electoral reform proposed by the High Representative, German diplomat Christian Schmidt,\u00a0saying that Serbia doesn't recognize neither his authority nor that of the Constitutional Court of Sarajevo.\u00a0 \n\nSerbia's President\u00a0 Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 had no negative reaction to the words of Milorad Dodik, despite saying he officially supports the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of Bosnia-Herzegovina. \n\nChristian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, gave a warning in an interview to Euronews Serbia last week:\u00a0 \n\n\"Nobody should put the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia Herzegovina in question. By the way, President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107 never does. He represents the signatory state of Dayton. This should never be put into question, this is the basis of a peaceful development there\". \n\nApart from Belgrade, Dodik does not have many allies. \n\nRecently he welcomed the nationalist-conservative Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, awarding him the highest order of the Republica Srpska. \n\nHe counts Moscow among his allies. Russian state media also buzzed about probable consequences of the resolution, calling it \"a Western attempt to eliminate Serbs\". \n\nThe EU and NATO have deep concerns that the Kremlin has been using the Serbian nationalism as an attempt to destabilise Europe.\u00a0 \n\nEven after the invasion of Ukraine, Milorad Dodik has displayed friendly meetings and a robust political convergence with Russian President Putin, and the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov.\u00a0 \n\nBoth Serbia and Bosnia are candidates to join the European Union. Serbia started negotiations with the block more than a decade ago. The relations between Serbia and the Union haven't been at their best for two years since President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107's administration did not support the sanctions imposed by Brussels on Russia.\u00a0 \n\nThe US' warning \n\nThe US embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina reacted on Friday to the separatist approach of Milorad Dodik.\u00a0 \n\n\"Any attempt to secede from the entity or any other sub-state unit is an anti-Dayton action that will not be tolerated. The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not give the entity or any other sub-state unit the right to secede,\" the embassy tweeted. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A draft UN resolution that declares July 11 \"The International Day of Reflection and Remembrance of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide\"\u00a0will be submitted to the UN Assembly for scrutiny on April 17 and is to be voted by the 193 member states of UN General Assembly on May 2.<\/p>\n<p>Partially modelled on a similar resolution for the Rwandan Tutsi's genocide, the document is being developed by a group of countries including\u00a0 Rwanda, Germany, France, and the USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6664160401002506\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x539_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"The United Nations General Assembly Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8824aa0d-5744-55e8-a25a-dace5b85d37b-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The United Nations General Assembly Hall<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">John Angelillo\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although the full details of the proposed document are not available yet, it has provoked fierce Serbian reactions, both from the Bosnian Serbs of the Republika Srpska and the authorities in Belgrade.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president of the Serbian entity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, said on a visit to Belgrade that \"Bosnia and Herzegovina may not survive\" the UN resolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667777962993833\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x539_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"A Bosnian muslim man prays next to the grave of his relative, victim of the Srebrenica genocide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ae33c8b8-b201-5aa5-b194-fc9642bd95bb-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Bosnian muslim man prays next to the grave of his relative, victim of the Srebrenica genocide<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The nationalist-conservative Serbian President, Aleksandar\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107, took issue with the procedure of approving the resolution, which is to be voted by the UN Assembly and not by the UN Security Council. According to President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107 the Security Council is more politically appropriate when it comes to the Bosnian affairs:<\/p>\n<p>\"It is an obligation that the United Nations Security Council deal with the issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina because it is still an unstable region. I am saying this because they want to shift the vote from the Security Council to the United Nations General Assembly\" said the Serbian president concluding that \"the preservation of peace is not just a\u00a0memory's culture issue\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike resolutions that pass through the General Assembly, a Security Council resolution can be vetoed by just one member. Serbia often relies on Russia as a vetoing force.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>A Serbian charm offensive in Paris<\/em><\/strong><\/h2><p>On April 8 and 9, the Serbian Head of State met his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron at the Elys\u00e9e, where he signed several contracts with the French arms industry.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, president Vu\u010di\u0107 didn't receive the support from Paris he expected on his position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Macron said \"On July 11, 1995 and in the days that followed, one of the worst tragedies in modern history took place in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. France has not forgotten more than 8,000 victims, adults and children, who were killed. With deep emotions, I greet the surviving victims of the genocide and their families and express my sincere condolences\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x539_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_f62ab5b6-287f-5592-9a85-110ce96822be-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Michel Euler\/Copyright 2022 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>France is among the countries promoting the Resolution on the Srebrenica massacre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the US state-owned news network Voice of America, the draft resolution condemns \"any attempt to deny the genocide in Srebrenica and encourages any effort to bring the perpetrators of this massacre to the international courts\".\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milorad Dodik's current rhetoric rejects the idea that in July 1995 the Bosnian Serbian troops, under the command of General Ratko Mladi\u0107 (condemned by the ICTY Hague court as a war criminal) committed genocide in Srebrenica.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7513089005235603\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x608_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"In this file image of July 12, 1995 taken from television Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic speaks to a young Muslim boy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x289_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x481_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x563_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x622_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x811_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x902_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1443_cmsv2_d6632a11-7d7b-5694-9e45-27855b7ab956-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">In this file image of July 12, 1995 taken from television Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic speaks to a young Muslim boy<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Anonymous\/AP2011<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The impression of the international community is that Dodik is using the draft UN resolution as a pretext to carry out his separatist agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2005 Dodik declared: \"I know perfectly well what happened in Srebrenica. It was genocide. That was established by the court in The Hague. It is an indisputable legal fact\".\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Republika Srpska, Dodik, threatened to announce officially unspecified \"special measures\" on May 5 if the UNGA will approve the Srebrenica Resolution.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time that the \"strongman\" of Banja Luka has declared he does not agree with the Republika Srpksa being a part of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Belgrade's diplomatic embarrassment<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Serbian foreign minister, Ivica Da\u010di\u0107, said in response that \"neither Serbia nor the Republika Srpska are mentioned here (in the resolution) but it says a crime against the Bosnian Muslims, so someone carried it out\".\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Dodik has been in conflict with the Bosnian institutions and the High Representative of the International Community for more than two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has opposed the electoral reform proposed by the High Representative, German diplomat Christian Schmidt,\u00a0saying that Serbia doesn't recognize neither his authority nor that of the Constitutional Court of Sarajevo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//31//09//70//808x539_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg/" alt=\"European Union flag flutters next to the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in front of the Council of Ministers building in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/09\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_6affc360-efc9-519a-9e8b-ab529c89bb05-8310970.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">European Union flag flutters next to the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in front of the Council of Ministers building in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Serbia's President\u00a0 Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 had no negative reaction to the words of Milorad Dodik, despite saying he officially supports the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of Bosnia-Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, gave a warning in an interview to Euronews Serbia last week:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Nobody should put the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia Herzegovina in question. By the way, President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107 never does. He represents the signatory state of Dayton. This should never be put into question, this is the basis of a peaceful development there\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6663701067615658\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x539_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"Christian Schmidt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x426_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1279_cmsv2_bc00a43f-44e6-5089-835f-5fa7877156a2-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Christian Schmidt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Armin Durgut\/Copyright 2022 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Apart from Belgrade, Dodik does not have many allies.<\/p>\n<p>Recently he welcomed the nationalist-conservative Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, awarding him the highest order of the Republica Srpska.<\/p>\n<p>He counts Moscow among his allies. Russian state media also buzzed about probable consequences of the resolution, calling it \"a Western attempt to eliminate Serbs\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667621776504298\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//84//70//808x539_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg/" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_598f6504-66fb-57ae-b1bb-1199917644d3-8368470.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Sergei Bobylev\/Sputnik<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The EU and NATO have deep concerns that the Kremlin has been using the Serbian nationalism as an attempt to destabilise Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even after the invasion of Ukraine, Milorad Dodik has displayed friendly meetings and a robust political convergence with Russian President Putin, and the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Serbia and Bosnia are candidates to join the European Union. Serbia started negotiations with the block more than a decade ago. The relations between Serbia and the Union haven't been at their best for two years since President\u00a0Vu\u010di\u0107's administration did not support the sanctions imposed by Brussels on Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The US' warning<\/strong><\/h2><p>The US embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina reacted on Friday to the separatist approach of Milorad Dodik.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Any attempt to secede from the entity or any other sub-state unit is an anti-Dayton action that will not be tolerated. The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not give the entity or any other sub-state unit the right to secede,\" the embassy tweeted.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712871019,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1712984759,"firstPublishedAt":1712959222,"lastPublishedAt":1712990580,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/84\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fdd13e2c-428b-5e02-a6de-2914062aad1f-8368470.jpg","altText":"Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, center, reviews the honour guard with Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik during a welcome ceremony in Banja Luka, northern Bosnia","caption":"Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, center, reviews the honour guard with Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik during a welcome ceremony in Banja Luka, northern Bosnia","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Radivoje Pavicic The Associated Press. 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BiH Hungary Orban","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Orb\u00e1n backs Bosnian EU accession ahead of controversial visit to separatist leader","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Orb\u00e1n backs Bosnian EU accession ahead of visit to separatist leader","titleListing2":"Orb\u00e1n backs Bosnian EU accession ahead of controversial visit to separatist leader","leadin":"European and American leaders are increasingly worried about rising interethnic tensions stirred up by agitators in the Western Balkans.","summary":"European and American leaders are increasingly worried about rising interethnic tensions stirred up by agitators in the Western 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\n\nWhile endorsing Sarajevo's European ambitions, Orb\u00e1n also plans to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska region this Friday. \n\nHe is scheduled to meet with its leader, Milorad Dodik, who is known for his pro-Russian stance and who has been accused of fulminating anger among ethnic Serbs against the 1990s peace agreement that divided Bosina and Herzegovina into two separate coexisting entities. \n\nThe US Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned last month that thanks to the rhetoric and actions of leaders including Dodik, there is a serious risk of \"localised interethnic violence\" in the region, with external actors including Russia stirring up conflict for their own interests. \n\nDodik has announced his intention to present Orb\u00e1n with Republika Srpska's most prestigious award during the visit. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n has promised to support the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the EU \"as soon as 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stirring up conflict for their own interests.<\/p>\n<p>Dodik has announced his intention to present Orb\u00e1n with Republika Srpska's most prestigious award during the visit.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712276529,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1712313655,"firstPublishedAt":1712313660,"lastPublishedAt":1712313660,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/26\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e97032a7-2b8e-559a-a101-f6271eb9b77b-8352652.jpg","altText":"Hungarian PM Orban shakes hands with the President of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Kristo prior to their meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia, April 4, 2024","caption":"Hungarian PM Orban shakes hands with the President of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Kristo prior to their meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia, April 4, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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It's a seasonal problem that activists want an end to","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018New year, old problems\u2019: Bosnia river plagued with tonnes of trash once again","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Why is this river in Bosnia full of trash?","titleListing2":"\u2018New year, old problems\u2019: Bosnia river plagued with tonnes of trash once again","leadin":"Activists want an end to Bosnia's seasonal trash problem, which deters tourists and poses health risks.","summary":"Activists want an end to Bosnia's seasonal trash problem, which deters tourists and poses health risks.","keySentence":"","url":"new-year-old-problems-bosnia-river-plagued-with-tonnes-of-trash-once-again","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/01\/12\/new-year-old-problems-bosnia-river-plagued-with-tonnes-of-trash-once-again","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"With predictable seasonality, tonnes of garbage float down a river at least twice a year and end up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a barrier installed by a local hydroelectric plant. \n\nAn environmental activist watched as workers removed trash from the river. \n\n\u201cNew year, new problems or rather old problems with new garbage floating our way,\u201d says Dejan Furtula of the environmental group Eko Centar Visegrad. \n\nRubbish from unauthorised waste dumps dotting the Western Balkans is carried year-round by the Drina River and its tributaries in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro toward Visegrad, and further on to the Danube River, into which the Drina eventually flows. \n\nBut during the wet weather of winter and early spring the waterways in the region swell and sweep up such a huge amount of trash from dozens of illegal landfills along their banks that it can't escape the hold of the river fencing installed by the Bosnian hydroelectric plant a few kilometres upstream from its dam near Visegrad. \n\n\nAs a result, at least twice a year and for a few weeks, the fencing turns into the outer edge of a floating accumulation of plastic bottles , rusty barrels, used tires, household appliances, driftwood, dead animals and other waste, putting into plain sight the failure of regional authorities to adopt and enforce adequate environmental quality standards. \n\n\u201cOnce again [since late December], between five and six thousand cubic metres of mixed waste amassed here and the hydroelectric plant workers have been clearing it away,\u201d Furtula says. \u201cLast year, the clearing activities lasted for 11 months, which is to say that the waste keeps coming throughout the year.\u201d \n\nFloating waste deters tourists and poses a health hazard \n\nThe Drina River runs 346 kilometres from the mountains of northwestern Montenegro through Serbia and Bosnia. The Drina and some of its tributaries are known for their emerald colour and breathtaking scenery, and a section along the border between Bosnia and Serbia in particular is popular with river rafters . \n\nHowever, the regular, headline-grabbing reemergence of the floating waste near Visegrad makes marketing the town as an outdoor tourism destination a very difficult job. \n\n\u201cThe ghastly sight that greets Visegrad visitors at the entrance to the town is a problem that we cannot solve,\u201d says Olivera Todorovic from the Visegrad Tourism Board. \n\n\u201cJudging by what we hear from tourists, that ugly and sometimes unpleasantly smelling site discourages many visitors from coming to Visegrad,\u201d she adds. \n\nFurtula agrees, but argues that problem is much deeper. \n\nEach year, an estimated 10,000 cubic metres of waste is removed from the section of the Drina near Visegrad and taken to the city\u2019s municipal landfill to be burned. The smoke and leachate from the \u201calways burning\u201d landfill are an obvious health hazard , Furtula says. \n\nIn March, Eko Centar Visegrad will start taking water samples from the Drina and testing them for pollutants at several locations, including in the vicinity of the city\u2019s municipal landfill. \n\n\u201cThrough air, soil and water, all the released toxins [from the landfill] return to the Drina River and I expect its pollution levels to be really, really high,\u201d Furtula says. \n\nEnvironmental protection lags behind in the Balkans \n\nDecades after the devastating 1990s wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Balkans lag behind the rest of Europe both economically and with regard to environmental protection. \n\nIn addition to river pollution , many countries in the Western Balkans have other environmental woes. One of the most pressing is the extremely high level of air pollution affecting a number of cities in the region. \n\nWestern Balkans countries have made little progress in building effective, environmentally sound trash disposal systems despite seeking membership in the European Union and adopting some of the 27-member bloc's laws and regulations. \n\nThe environmental problem facing Visegrad is \u201clong term and solving it will be neither easy nor cheap,\u201d Todorovic says. \u201cBut we must work on solving it.\u201d \n\nFurtula agrees that there are no quick and simple solutions, but says some measures could be easily taken to alleviate the problem. \n\n\u201cAll the municipalities upstream from Visegrad should install trash barriers like the one here and establish their own waste collection teams in order to expedite garbage removal, make it more efficient and also to prevent garbage from sinking to the bottom of the river,\u201d he says. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>With predictable seasonality, tonnes of garbage float down a river at least twice a year and end up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a barrier installed by a local hydroelectric plant.<\/p>\n<p>An environmental activist watched as workers removed trash from the river.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew year, new problems or rather old problems with new garbage floating our way,\u201d says Dejan Furtula of the environmental group Eko Centar Visegrad.<\/p>\n<p>Rubbish from unauthorised waste dumps dotting the Western Balkans is carried year-round by the Drina River and its tributaries in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro toward Visegrad, and further on to the Danube River, into which the Drina eventually flows.<\/p>\n<p>But during the wet weather of winter and early spring the waterways in the region swell and sweep up such a huge amount of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//04//we-will-die-before-the-drina-is-clean-bosnia-villagers-hope-for-a-solution-to-polluted-riv/">trash from dozens of illegal landfills along their banks that it can't escape the hold of the river fencing installed by the Bosnian hydroelectric plant a few kilometres upstream from its dam near Visegrad. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, at least twice a year and for a few weeks, the fencing turns into the outer edge of a floating accumulation of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//09//bottled-water-contains-100-times-more-plastic-nanoparticles-than-previously-thought/">plastic bottles<\/strong><\/a>, rusty barrels, used tires, household appliances, driftwood, dead animals and other waste, putting into plain sight the failure of regional authorities to adopt and enforce adequate environmental quality standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again [since late December], between five and six thousand cubic metres of mixed waste amassed here and the hydroelectric plant workers have been clearing it away,\u201d Furtula says. \u201cLast year, the clearing activities lasted for 11 months, which is to say that the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//12//19//waste-traffickers-who-posed-as-rubbish-collectors-then-dumped-it-go-on-trial-in-france/">waste keeps coming throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8162370,8164332\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//10//drought-reveals-sunken-11th-century-church-as-spain-battles-prolonged-water-shortages/">Drought reveals sunken 11th century church as Spain battles prolonged water shortages<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//11//norway-becomes-first-country-to-back-deep-sea-mining-despite-environmental-concerns/">Norway becomes first country to back deep-sea mining despite environmental concerns<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Floating waste deters tourists and poses a health hazard<\/h2><p>The Drina River runs 346 kilometres from the mountains of northwestern Montenegro through Serbia and Bosnia. The Drina and some of its tributaries are known for their emerald colour and breathtaking scenery, and a section along the border between Bosnia and Serbia in particular is popular with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//29//hiking-by-day-wine-by-night-plan-an-active-trip-to-montenegro-while-its-still-under-the-ra/">river rafters<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the regular, headline-grabbing reemergence of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//01//21//big-embarrassment-balkan-river-becomes-floating-rubbish-dump/">floating waste<\/strong><\/a> near Visegrad makes marketing the town as an outdoor tourism destination a very difficult job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ghastly sight that greets Visegrad visitors at the entrance to the town is a problem that we cannot solve,\u201d says Olivera Todorovic from the Visegrad Tourism Board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//16//58//86//808x454_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg/" alt=\"A crane operator walks next to the waste footing in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_993b7eb5-dd03-59c8-8761-98b38982ed86-8165886.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A crane operator walks next to the waste footing in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Armin Durgut<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cJudging by what we hear from tourists, that ugly and sometimes unpleasantly smelling site discourages many visitors from coming to Visegrad,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Furtula agrees, but argues that problem is much deeper.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, an estimated 10,000 cubic metres of waste is removed from the section of the Drina near Visegrad and taken to the city\u2019s municipal landfill to be burned. The smoke and leachate from the \u201calways burning\u201d landfill are an obvious <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//28//popular-uk-wild-swimming-spot-leaves-group-ill-with-one-ending-up-in-hospital/">health hazard<\/strong><\/a>, Furtula says.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Eko Centar Visegrad will start taking water samples from the Drina and testing them for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//20//welsh-water-plant-illegally-spilled-sewage-near-protected-dolphin-habitat-for-a-decade/">pollutants at several locations, including in the vicinity of the city\u2019s municipal landfill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough air, soil and water, all the released toxins [from the landfill] return to the Drina River and I expect its <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//03//cleaning-europes-rivers-meet-the-teams-looking-to-turn-the-plastic-tide/">pollution levels to be really, really high,\u201d Furtula says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//16//58//86//808x454_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg/" alt=\"An aerial view of waste floating in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">An aerial view of waste floating in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Armin Durgut<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Environmental protection lags behind in the Balkans<\/h2><p>Decades after the devastating 1990s wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Balkans lag behind the rest of Europe both economically and with regard to environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//17//restoring-european-rivers-a-win-win-scenario-for-humans-and-nature/">river pollution<\/strong><\/a>, many countries in the Western Balkans have other environmental woes. One of the most pressing is the extremely high level of air pollution affecting a number of cities in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Western <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//11//can-the-balkans-steer-away-from-fossil-fuels-albania-and-romania-are-banking-on-it/">Balkans countries have made little progress in building effective, environmentally sound trash disposal systems despite seeking membership in the European Union and adopting some of the 27-member bloc's laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The environmental problem facing Visegrad is \u201clong term and solving it will be neither easy nor cheap,\u201d Todorovic says. \u201cBut we must work on solving it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furtula agrees that there are no quick and simple solutions, but says some measures could be easily taken to alleviate the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the municipalities upstream from Visegrad should install trash barriers like the one here and establish their own <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//17//italy-belgium-latvia-which-european-countries-recycle-the-most/">waste collection<\/strong><\/a> teams in order to expedite garbage removal, make it more efficient and also to prevent garbage from sinking to the bottom of the river,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1704990928,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1705042847,"firstPublishedAt":1704992278,"lastPublishedAt":1705042913,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1ae27c69-609b-5a5f-80d1-0a0e8e5ecdb5-8165886.jpg","altText":"A worker uses a tractor to push the waste back in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.","caption":"A worker uses a tractor to push the waste back in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Armin Durgut","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/16\/58\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4bff66d6-738c-5108-a724-03fd1df5cab1-8165886.jpg","altText":"An aerial view of waste floating in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, 10 January 2024. 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