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Germany thrash Bosnia 7-0; Netherlands beat Hungary 4-0 in Nations League

Netherlands’s win over Hungary was halted due to a medical emergency on Hungary’s assistant coach Adam Szalai. Netherlands have entered the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals after outclassing Hungary with a 4-0 victory while record-setting Germany hammered Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-0. The referee stopped play for some 10 minutes while Hungary’s assistant coach Adam Szalai received treatment, shielded from view by …

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9 months ago

Israel ousted from Euro 2024 playoffs 4-1 against Iceland. Ukraine gets late goals to beat Bosnia

Associated Press

Israel crashed out of the European Championship qualifying playoffs against Iceland on Thursday, as Ukraine found two late goals for a stunning win at Bosnia-Herzegovina. A missed penalty in the 80th minute by Israel’s record scorer Eran Zahavi that would have leveled the score led to a late collapse in a 4-1 rout for Iceland. Ukraine’s new star forward Artem …

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9 months ago

EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed in principle Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. His action could prompt leaders of the Bosniak population to bolster their own capacity to protect their interests and possibly lead to violent conflicts that could overwhelm peacekeeping …

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9 months, 1 week ago

European Union's executive branch to recommend that members open accession negotiations with Bosnia

The Independent

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. “I would like all six countries in the Western Balkans to be able to join,” Annalena Baerbock said while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia considers reintroducing a mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia is considering reintroducing compulsory military service, its president said Tuesday, citing tensions in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe. President Aleksandar Vucic said top army commanders gave him “a strong argumentation” in favor of the reintroduction of a mandatory draft, which was suspended in 2011 in a push to professionalize the armed forces. “As well as …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Serbia’s army proposes bringing back the draft as tensions continue to rise in the Balkans

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia should reintroduce compulsory military service, the defense ministry said Thursday, as tensions continue to escalate in the Balkans. The ministry said in a statement that the proposal for service of up to four months is made “in order to increase the defense capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces, through the rejuvenation and improvement in the training …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Euro 2024 Playoffs: Israel Face Iceland, Bosnia Take on Ukraine, Wales Host Finland, Poland Draw Estonia

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Israel was drawn to face Iceland in the qualifying playoffs for the European Championship, and Ukraine was paired with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday. The winners of those two games will then face each other next March for a place at Euro 2024 in Germany, setting up a potentially decisive match between Israel and Ukraine. READ: Venezuela Accuses Peru of ‘Kidnapping’ Football …

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1 year, 1 month ago

EURO 2024: Ukraine drawn away to Bosnia in playoffs, Wales hosts Finland

The Hindu

Ukraine will a face trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Euro 2024 playoff semifinals as it seeks to make up for the disappointment of missing out on last year’s World Cup. Ukraine travels to Bosnia & Herzegovina in a Path B semifinal with the winner hosting either Israel or Iceland. Path C’s semifinals feature Georgia at home to Luxembourg …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia received positive news on Wednesday about their quests to join the European Union, but countries in the volatile Balkans region that have waited years longer to become members of the world’s biggest trading bloc appeared to slip back in the queue. In a series of reports on countries wanting to join the bloc’s ranks, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine moves forward in its EU membership quest while Balkan hopefuls slip back

LA Times

Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia received positive news Wednesday about their quests to join the European Union, but countries in the volatile Balkans region that have waited years longer to become members of the world’s biggest trading bloc appeared to slip back in the queue. The European Commission lauded Ukraine, which Russian troops invaded last year, saying that the government “has …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique

Al Jazeera

NATO leaders are holding their annual summit as Ukraine looks to the security alliance for support in its attempt to push back invading Russian forces. Russia’s more assertive posture, novel military capabilities, and provocative activities, including near NATO borders, as well as its large-scale no-notice and snap exercises, continue to threaten the security of the Euro-Atlantic area. We are working …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

Associated Press

NEZUK, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A solemn peace march started on Saturday through the forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometer march retraces a route taken by thousands of men and boys from the Bosniak ethnic group, made up primarily of Muslims, who were slaughtered as they …

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1 year, 6 months ago

UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to drive out non-Serbs from the areas during the Balkan wars. Presiding Judge Graciela Gatti Santana …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian war survivors share survival tips with Ukraine

Associated Press

GORAZDE, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Residents of eastern Bosnia’s city of Gorazde do not need imaginations to understand the suffering of Ukraine’s people. They specifically wanted any “drawings, photographs, video recordings or anything else” about the “miniature power plants” used in Gorazde back in the 1990s. It was placed on the riverbank, next to Gorazde’s central bridge, in 2016 to serve as …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian war survivors share endurance hacks with Ukraine

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serb separatist leader on Sunday awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia. “Putin is responsible for developing and strengthening cooperation and political and friendly relations between RS and Russia,” the Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, said at the awards …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Bosnian Serb separatist leader on Sunday awarded Russian President …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Chechens in Bosnia seek to dodge Russian military draft, reach European Union

Firstpost

The ethnic Chechens gathered near the Maljevac border crossing, in northwest Bosnia’s Krajina region include families with children. However, Croatian border guards mostly appeared to be turning them back Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina: A group of ethnic Chechens fleeing Russia arrived in Bosnia this week, hoping to use the Balkan country as a launchpad to reach the European Union and avoid getting …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Chechens in Bosnia seek to dodge Russian draft, reach EU

The Independent

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2 years ago

European Union agrees to give Bosnia candidate status

The Hindu

EU countries agreed Tuesday to grant Bosnia "candidate status" to join the union, diplomats told AFP, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership. European affairs ministers meeting in Brussels gave the green light to Bosnia becoming a candidate after the bloc's executive arm in October recommended that they launch the membership process. "It …

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2 years ago

NATO seeks to ease war impact on Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

At UN, Russia’s war in Ukraine is both text and subtext

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s U.N. General Assembly has a new occupant of center stage: the war in Ukraine. He opened his remarks by painting a bleak picture of a world catapulted into a “new, increasingly bitter period of geopolitical confrontation” that’s engendered “the prospect of the use of nuclear …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Shaped by war, Bosnian leader chides UN inaction on Ukraine

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Bosnia’s leader decried the failure of the United Nations to prevent the war in Ukraine, saying Wednesday it was a chilling repeat of his country’s own brutal conflict three decades ago. The Security Council, he said, “is evidently unable to fulfill its obligations.” The Security Council’s post-World War II structure gives veto powers to five nations — …

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Germany thrash Bosnia 7-0; Netherlands beat Hungary 4-0 in Nations League

Israel ousted from Euro 2024 playoffs 4-1 against Iceland. Ukraine gets late goals to beat Bosnia

EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached

European Union's executive branch to recommend that members open accession negotiations with Bosnia

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Serbia considers reintroducing a mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer

Serbia’s army proposes bringing back the draft as tensions continue to rise in the Balkans

Euro 2024 Playoffs: Israel Face Iceland, Bosnia Take on Ukraine, Wales Host Finland, Poland Draw Estonia

EURO 2024: Ukraine drawn away to Bosnia in playoffs, Wales hosts Finland

Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue

Ukraine moves forward in its EU membership quest while Balkan hopefuls slip back

Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

Bosnian war survivors share survival tips with Ukraine

Bosnian war survivors share endurance hacks with Ukraine

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

Chechens in Bosnia seek to dodge Russian military draft, reach European Union

Chechens in Bosnia seek to dodge Russian draft, reach EU

European Union agrees to give Bosnia candidate status

NATO seeks to ease war impact on Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova

At UN, Russia’s war in Ukraine is both text and subtext

Shaped by war, Bosnian leader chides UN inaction on Ukraine