The funding comes under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II), and will be available to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. It will support further democratic and economic reforms, the modernisation of the judiciary and of public administration, as well as regional cooperation.

The Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union held its first meeting on 11 Decembe...

The EU underlines the need to respect the rule of law throughout the whole territory of the country and calls on authori...

State level law enforcement and judicial authorities have jurisdiction to operate fully throughout Bosnia and Herzegovin...

The new funding has been made available following the decision of the European Parliament, which is set to be formally approved by the Council next week. The funding will top up humanitarian aid already provided to the Western Balkans in 2015.

This year, Human Rights Day launches a one-year celebration by the United Nations of the 50th anniversary of the Interna...

In the wake of the tragic events that took place on 13 November in Paris, Ministers of Justice discussed and agreed to work closely together to fight terrorism. It was agreed to step up co-operation with Eurojust in order to improve information exchange ...

At present, Europeans travelling within the EU may be cut off from online services providing films, sports broadcasts, m...

The Centre for Social Work in Šamac, which was completely flooded and destroyed during 2014, received new equipment and furniture through the EU-funded project “Reinforcement of local democracy IV – LOD IV”, on 8 December.

We must always face up to the past and in particular acknowledge those who suffered. Only by remembering can we strength...