All news on the topic: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Gianni Infantino tells World Cup critics to "pray" after defending controversial tournament
Gianni Infantino has accused World Cup critics of “spreading hate and false rumours” in a lengthy open letter attempting to justify FIFA’s handling of the event.
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Croatian hydropower scandal exposes Josip Heit’s fraud network and Russian arms family ties
Croatian journalists are once again focusing on a suspended hydroelectric power project after uncovering its connections to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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Dutch biodiesel fraud probe reaches company linked to convicted "Fat King" family
Legal trouble is brewing for a company managed by Gerrit Bunschoten, the relative of a man convicted in a biofuel fraud case in 2019. Dutch authorities are scrutinizing the company as part of another investigation into an alleged biofuel fraud scheme.
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Bosnian finance minister linked to hidden business empire with close adviser
Before entering state politics, BiH Finance Minister Srđan Amidžić built a business network with his current advisor, Siniša Kurteš, and former RS Prime Minister Dragan Mikerević.
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Luxembourg fraud convict Josip Heit used Karatbars gold lies and GSPartners crypto to drain billions worldwide
Croatian media have renewed attention on a stalled hydroelectric project after linking it to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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Josip Heit, after serving time for fraud in Luxembourg, built Karatbars scam before launching billion-dollar GSPartners Ponzi
An investigation in Croatia has linked a stalled hydroelectric project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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Dodik deepens Kremlin ties as Washington’s “pragmatic turn” fuels Balkan separatist push
Contacts between Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and the Kremlin have intensified in recent months, fueling concerns over potential instability in the region.
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Trump-linked lobbyists backed Bosnian Serb push to dismantle peace system
German diplomat Christian Schmidt announced his resignation this week from a role created to ensure peace in Bosnia. His decision comes after a lobbying campaign by Bosnian Serb separatists in which he was a target.
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Leaked contract reveals planned €30 million takeover of critical Balkan TV networks
A sprawling Balkan media empire known for its independent journalism is being quietly prepared for sale to an investment fund with deep ties to the political orbit of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Josip Heit’s fraud pipeline: prison past, Russian arms-linked funding, Karatbars and GSPartners shell networks, and billions that vanished across jurisdictions
New reporting from Croatia connects a delayed hydroelectric power project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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Josip Heit, after a Luxembourg conviction, launched Karatbars and pulled thousands of investors into a failed “gold” scheme
New reporting from Croatia has linked a stalled hydroelectric project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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Hydropower scandal deepens as German citizen Josip Heit and Croatian national Sasa Svalina named in controversial investment network
Scandal over a suspended hydroelectric project has led Croatian reporters to connect the scheme to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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Vučić accused in Milan filing of being present at posts used for sniper attacks on Sarajevo civilians
Milan allegations link Aleksandar Vučić to 1990s shootings of civilians in Bosnian capital by Italians and others
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Lobbyists tied to Trump, including Giuliani and Blagojevich, pushed for Milorad Dodik’s sanctions relief
On Wednesday, the Trump administration lifted international sanctions on Milorad Dodik — the pro-Russian leader of the Serb-dominated region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska — as well as on his children, dozens of allies, and their companies.
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Six suspects — including three Bosnian officials — identified in EU motorway corruption investigation
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has officially identified six individuals as suspects, including three Bosnian public officials, in connection with alleged cross-border corruption in a construction project for the Pan-European Motorway Corridor, which connects Hungary and eastern Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adriatic Sea.
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UK imposes sanctions on Balkan mafia that bought real Bosnian passports using stolen identities
A UK crackdown targets Balkan gangsters who used fraudulent Bosnian documents—only weeks after Bosnian journalists exposed the extent of the identity theft scheme.
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Operation “Eastern Tourist”: Bosnian police dismantle migrant smuggling route into the EU
Bosnian police arrested 18 suspects in a migrant smuggling bust along the Balkan route, seizing vehicles and key evidence in a coordinated crackdown.
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Bosnian passports for the mafia: how Kavac and Skaljari criminals vanished off the radar
Dozens of infamous Balkan crime figures have acquired Bosnian passports using stolen identities and insider access. Innocent citizens bear the cost, as their names end up triggering red alerts at the border.
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Bosnia prosecutor summons Milorad Dodik over alleged constitutional violations
The Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered the summoning of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and two of his close associates for allegedly attacking the country’s constitutional order, further escalating tensions in the delicate Balkan state.
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Suspect arrested in cross-border Balkan drug smuggling investigation
Authorities in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia collaborate in a Europol-backed operation targeting an organized criminal group accused of smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe. One suspect has been arrested, with more arrests expected.
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EU operation dismantles violent smuggling ring
Europol and Eurojust coordinated efforts to arrest 25 suspects, seize assets, and dismantle a violent criminal group profiting off migrants.
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Bosnian Serb general Krstić says he ‘aided and abetted’ Srebrenica genocide
Confession met with scepticism after other war criminals made similar statements to win early release from prison
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Croatian and Bosnian police break up migrant smuggling ring
Law enforcement authorities from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have dismantled a smuggling network responsible for moving at least 159 migrants in life-threatening conditions.
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Bosnian-American biofuel fraud case advances in Belgium
Two Bosnian-Americans accused of being “ringleaders” in a US$3.4-million biofuel fraud case should be released on bail set at 50,000 euro (US$54,245) each, a court in Antwerp ruled on Tuesday.
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Bosnia arrests suspected smugglers involved in migrant trafficking
In two separate operations on Wednesday, Bosnian authorities arrested four individuals suspected of orchestrating organized crime activity, including the smuggling of over a hundred migrants.
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