Bosnia & Herzegovina

BALKAN BLOG: Western Balkans military build-up continues as the world looks elsewhere

bne IntelliNews June 26, 2025

As the world’s attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and, more recently, the Middle East, several countries in the Western Balkans are ramping up their military capacities.

Global uncertainty causes FDI to plummet in Emerging Europe

bne IntelliNews June 24, 2025

wiiw research blames crisis in German industry and the uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump’s second term as US president for sharp slowdown in FDI.

Bosnia’s Republika Srpska mulls setting up reserve police force

Denitsa Koseva in Sofia June 23, 2025

Creation of auxiliary police force is widely seen as a move towards formalising the existence of paramilitary groups in Bosnia's Serb entity.

Bosnia’s coal plants the biggest polluters in Western Balkans, CEE Bankwatch survey shows

Denitsa Koseva in Sofia June 18, 2025

Across the region, six units exceeded their individual ceilings for sulphur dioxide emissions by more than ten times last year, according to a survey by environmental NGO CEE Bankwatch.

Russia provoking conflict in Western Balkans as leverage against West, think-tank says

Denitsa Koseva in Sofia June 18, 2025

Instability in the Western Balkans "presents Russia with a win-win scenario", says FPRI analysis.

Dismiss