Đemal Memagić, the long-serving mayor of Olovo and a businessman, purchased an apartment in Poreč, Croatia, in 2021 for half a million BAM. He also included a car valued at BAM 412,000 in his asset declaration.
Đemal Memagić, a member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), has been the mayor of Olovo since 2012. It was already clear before the 2024 local elections that he would secure a fourth term, as he was the only candidate for the position.
In 2021, Memagić purchased an apartment in Poreč for just over half a million BAM. Along with his new property, in the asset declaration he submitted to the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CIKBiH) in 2024, he reported owning…
The new BiH War Crimes Court Chamber and truth and reconciliation commissions are promising the hope of changing hearts on all sides of the conflict. But court observers, international experts and even members of the court itself, agree that there are many logistical and political problems that threaten the success of the court, even with the backing of €16 million in international donations for the next two years.
A Rwandan prosecutor seated earlier this year as one of eight international judges for the new War Crimes Chamber has come to Sarajevo with uncommon experience dealing with genocide. But Judge Gerald Gahima has left behind in Africa some unanswered questions about his finances and his conduct in office.
A nationwide poll shows that BiH is skeptical that a new War Crimes Chamber in Sarajevo will do much to promote forgiveness among Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
A local film industry is still a dream to many Bosnian filmmakers. Many are asking if the government is doing enough to support the building of an industry that could be a major economic help to the country as well as a source of pride in its post-war future.
The usual divisive politics between BiH’s two entities has left Republika Srpska with practically no filmmaking at all, except for student films.
Reading about a country’s culture is a little like being told about the flavor of an apple without tasting it. But that’s all children in both BiH entities can do because their teachers are not taking them to see the other entity’s culture. Cultural education, like so much else in BiH, is still controlled by the heritage of political agendas from the war.
From unexcavated buildings under the village of Mošunj to Sarajevo’s National Museum, economic opportunities are being overlooked from a heritage BiH citizens and their children are not even aware is slipping away forever.
Cultural monuments and institutions seem to be close to last on post-war BiH’s priority list. But before everyone lets the country’s heritage crumble away, here is an inventory of what is being lost.
The canton minister of culture wonders if you can properly appreciate a Nobel Laureate’s literary library upstairs, if there is a party going on downstairs.
The latest chapter in the long standing power struggle between the FBiH institute and a state level preservation commission over control of historical sites and national monuments. It looks like the state commission is winning.
Despite anethical collapse in the medical profession, and without the help of government, some doctors, nonetheless, continue to do what is right and fight hard for their patients.
Top health care official are all pointing at each other for responsibility for a bankrupt system. The answer is obvious to everyone but no one wants to give up enough power to make it happen.
The new BiH War Crimes Court Chamber and truth and reconciliation commissions are promising the hope of changing hearts on all sides of the conflict. But court observers, international experts and even members of the court itself, agree that there are many logistical and political problems that threaten the success of the court, even with the backing of €16 million in international donations for the next two years.
A Rwandan prosecutor seated earlier this year as one of eight international judges for the new War Crimes Chamber has come to Sarajevo with uncommon experience dealing with genocide. But Judge Gerald Gahima has left behind in Africa some unanswered questions about his finances and his conduct in office.
A nationwide poll shows that BiH is skeptical that a new War Crimes Chamber in Sarajevo will do much to promote forgiveness among Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
A local film industry is still a dream to many Bosnian filmmakers. Many are asking if the government is doing enough to support the building of an industry that could be a major economic help to the country as well as a source of pride in its post-war future.
The usual divisive politics between BiH’s two entities has left Republika Srpska with practically no filmmaking at all, except for student films.
Reading about a country’s culture is a little like being told about the flavor of an apple without tasting it. But that’s all children in both BiH entities can do because their teachers are not taking them to see the other entity’s culture. Cultural education, like so much else in BiH, is still controlled by the heritage of political agendas from the war.
From unexcavated buildings under the village of Mošunj to Sarajevo’s National Museum, economic opportunities are being overlooked from a heritage BiH citizens and their children are not even aware is slipping away forever.
Cultural monuments and institutions seem to be close to last on post-war BiH’s priority list. But before everyone lets the country’s heritage crumble away, here is an inventory of what is being lost.
The canton minister of culture wonders if you can properly appreciate a Nobel Laureate’s literary library upstairs, if there is a party going on downstairs.
The latest chapter in the long standing power struggle between the FBiH institute and a state level preservation commission over control of historical sites and national monuments. It looks like the state commission is winning.
Despite anethical collapse in the medical profession, and without the help of government, some doctors, nonetheless, continue to do what is right and fight hard for their patients.
Top health care official are all pointing at each other for responsibility for a bankrupt system. The answer is obvious to everyone but no one wants to give up enough power to make it happen.
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