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Bosnia’s Energy Crossroads: Balancing Coal’s Legacy and the Transition to Renewables
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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November 29, 2024
At the Mramor coal mine in northeastern Bosnia, 250 meters underground, dust clogs the air and oxygen is scarce. This facility, the country’s largest underground coal mine, has long powered the nearby Tuzla thermal power plant. However, its...
Kupres Residents Oppose The Construction Of A Magnesium Factory
Sarajevo Times
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September 5, 2025
The Mountaineering-Ecological Association Stozer, the civic initiative “Youth for Kupres” and numerous residents of this mountain town, with the “Peaceful protest walk for Plazenica,” once again showed that they oppose the planned construction of...
‘Climate change kills’: Spain faces new flood threat as leaders highlight extreme weather at COP29
Euronews
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November 14, 2024
Spain faced new extreme weather alerts this week just a fortnight after flooding devastated Valencia. Parts of Spain woke up to fresh warnings of dangerous flooding on Thursday just weeks after heavy rains killed more than 200 people in Valencia....
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Campaigners plan to rally in Mostar Dec. 10
Crisis24
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The security situation in Syria will remain highly volatile through at least late December due to the ongoing insurgent offensive. Led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the insurgents claim to have entered the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah,...
Bosnian citizen's legal battle exposes ethnic voting rights issue
Euronews
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The Kovačević vs Bosnia and Herzegovina legal case before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has reopened Pandora’s box of the Western Balkan country's tenuous constitutional foundation. As the six Western Balkan nations strive to...
UNHCR's Lucie Gagné on Ukraine, refugees, and atatelessness in Bosnia
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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March 5, 2025
Three years into the Russian invasion, war, hostilities, destruction, and displacement remain a daily reality in Ukraine. The entire population continues to live under constant uncertainty, facing the ever-present threat of attacks. This is not...
Bosnia's lithium reserves spur debate on strategic exploitation
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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November 29, 2024
Potential lithium deposits, a critical resource of strategic importance, have yet to be fully explored in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Confirmed reserves, located in the eastern part of the country, are estimated to exceed one million tons of lithium...
UN's Guterres congratulates Bosnia's Independence Day to Chairwoman Cvijanovic
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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February 28, 2025
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres extended his greetings to the chair of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency Zeljka Cvijanovic on the occasion of Bosnia's Independence Day, March 1. “National celebration also offers moments to reflect on shared...
Bosnia losing battle against worsening air pollution
TRT World
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Air pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached critical levels, with Sarajevo and other major cities reporting pollution rates twice the limits recommended by the World Health Organization. Experts warn that despite government plans to lower...
Bosnia needs to invest $6.8 billion to tackle climate change impact, World Bank says
KFGO - North Dakota
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November 20, 2024
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia and Herzegovina, facing risks from floods, wildfires and severe air pollution, needs to invest $6.8 billion over the next decade to offset the impact of climate change, a World Bank report said on Wednesday....
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Labor unions plan workers' rally in Sarajevo on Nov. 29
Crisis24
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Adverse winter weather is forecast over parts of eastern and southeastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec Nov. 26. A mix of heavy snowfall and freezing rain is expected across the region, with snowfall accumulations of 10-30 cm (4-12 inches)...
Climate damage could shrink BiH's economy by 14 pct by 2050: report
The Malaysian Star
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November 20, 2024
SARAJEVO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Climate-related damage could shrink Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)'s economy by up to 14 percent by 2050, according to the World Bank Group's Country Climate and Development Report for BiH. The report released on...
EBRD lends €10 million to Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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EBRD to lend €10 million to Raiffeisen Bank under the Go Digital in Western Balkans Programme Investments in digital technology to boost competitiveness of small businesses, drive innovation, sustainability and inclusivity European Union grants to...
Sinem Aydınlı: Being a media researcher means taking a stand
Bianet
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September 5, 2025
This interview was originally published on the website of the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) as part of the Our Media project, in which bianet is a partner organization. Sinem Aydınlı is a research...
EBRD Backs Digital Transition For Smes In Bosnia And Herzegovina
MENAFN
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February 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a 10 million euro loan to Raiffeisen bank Bosnia and Herzegovina to support small and medium-sized enterprises...
EU Spec Rep: Few understand the suffering of Ukrainians better than Bosnians
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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February 24, 2025
In his recent blog post, the Head of the EU Delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luigi Soreca, argues that "few understand the enormous suffering of Ukrainians better" than people in BiH and that, for them, this war is a painful reminder of their...
Bosnia’s JTACs strengthen skills in joint training with US forces
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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November 22, 2024
A team of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH), in collaboration with US Special Forces, has successfully completed a multi-day training exercise. The operation was conducted alongside...
Analysis: Reconstruction of the Sarajevo Canton Government
Sarajevo Times
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February 23, 2025
There is no dismissal or reconstruction of the Cantonal Government in Sarajevo. The name of Bojan Bošnjak is still in the focus – both of the judicial institutions and the cantonal authorities. But not enough for those who appointed him to take...
Last Week in Dubrovnik: The 5 Stories Everyone’s Talking About
The Dubrovnik Times
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Here’s your quick look at the five most-read articles on The Dubrovnik Times this past week—covering record tourism, local charm, heritage protections, firefighting efforts, and sustainability in tourism. 1. Dubrovnik Hits Three Million Overnight...
Calderon tops Al Jazira's wish list
The National News
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ABU DHABI // Gabriel Calderon, the Argentine who led Saudi Arabia to the World Cup in 2006, has emerged as a front-runner to become the new coach at Al Jazira. Calderon, 51, is on the club's shortlist to replace countryman Alejandro Sabella, who...