Kemal Čaušević Arrested
Kemal Čaušević, former director of BIH Indirect Taxation Authority, was arrested this morning in a police operation together with 53 other persons, including some of the Authority’s employees.
RS National Assembly Passed a Law on Setting up of the RS Solidarity Fund
Floods have caused material damage in the RS in the range between 1.3 and 1.6 billion KM.
The Struggle for Ugljevic Coal
A state-owned power plant in Ugljevik could end up without enough coal – the main fuel it uses to produce power.
The Law on Solidarity Fund on the Assembly’s Today’s Agenda
Non-governmental organizations have sent comments on the bill of the Law on Solidarity Fund for the Reconstruction of RS.
TI BiH: Misuse of Relief Assistance a Possibility
TI BiH has sent a press release in which it warned of the proposed additions to the Law on Conflict of Interests in the RS government agencies.
A Rare Treatment for a Rare Disease
Persons with rare diseases have few resources for medical treatment in BiH. There are no specialists for their disease nor adequate drugs and supplements. Their treatment depends on finances at their disposal and their own resourcefulness.
BiH to Take a Transparency Exam
BiH is the only country in the region which has yet to start the accession process for joining the Global Initiative for Transparency called Open Government Partnership.
The Danger of (Skipping) Vaccinations
The rate of childhood inoculation in BiH is on the decline and that is leading to increased risk of infectious diseases. Parents are opting not to inoculate their children to avoid complications and medical science offers no fool-proof guarantees.
FBiH Intervention Storage: Money for Procurement of Food and Fuel Redirected
The FBiH Governement spent one-tenth of the planned funds for procurement of intervention storage last year to its citizens in case of natural disasters or other crisis.