Fokus has uncovered a scandal: The tender for dialyzers has been stalled for eight years. Information suggests a years-long collusion between the company obstructing the tender and the manufacturing company
The willingness of citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to forgive is difficult to explain, but has been reconfirmed many times. It is the result of the terrible suffering that they were forced to undergo, but also the result of hope that such pain will never again happen to anyone, the wish for reconciliation and lack of vindictiveness in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which manifests itself in numerous and frequently unexpected ways. It proves that these people have not lost their humanity, the only thing that, in addition to one's life, was worth preserving during the war, but also the easiest to lose.
The authorities in Gacko are determined to transfer ownership rights of nearly 62 thousand square meters of land, along with the barracks building in Avtovac, to the Republika Srpska ‘ Chinese company "SolarWin", registered in Banja Luka. Despite the company having no employees or business activities, the authorities in Gacko are confident that it will bring new jobs, so they are willing to disregard their own decisions.
Non-existence of a Federation Law on Forests, challenges in managing structures of the forestry companies, and favoritism are just some of the extenuating circumstances for frenzied logging on the territory of the Federation of BiH. While the Laws on Forests exist in nine cantons, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is the only one without the law due to the fear of whose cadre will be recruited to the forestry company.
According to estimates, Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently facing one billion convertible marks in costs related to disputes lost before international arbitration courts. Elektroprivreda RS, Oil terminals Ploče, Elektroprivreda BiH - these are just some of the energy companies whose millions in lost arbitration awards will be paid or have already been paid by the citizens of this country.
All levels of authority in Bosnia and Herzegovina annually earmark USD 50 per capita for preservation of cultural and natural heritage. However, our cultural and natural heritage is largely devastated, privatized or threatened by the interests of private investors regardless of the millions of convertible marks intended for its preservation and protection. The reasons for this state of affairs should be sought in the maze of statutory jurisdictions and political interests.
If you buy an apartment or business space in a building for which the investor has not yet repaid the loan, and the land is mortgaged, there is a possibility that you may lose the purchased property regardless of the fact that you have personally paid the full amount.
Provision of services worth more than BAM 428 million was sought through Annex II of the BiH Public Procurement Law in just one month of the last year, and the most money is spent on the health care. The rest was used for the procurement of catering and administrative services and the organization of seminars, concerts or for various media productions, and practice has shown that these millions are, at best, spent with weak supervision by the authorities.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands will not transfer 2.9 million euros for the reconstruction of the Nevesinje – Berkovići road, approved by the government of that country back in 2018. This outcome is a result of six years of procrastination by the authorities in Republika Srpska to fulfil their part of the obligations on the project, along with open attempts at manipulating non-refundable grants and trying to redirect these funds to other projects.
It all started with an irregular recruitment procedure during which Rasema Obralija, wife of Enes Obralija, president of the Independent Board and member of the Civil Service Appeals Committee, was selected. Enes Karić confirmed the information obtained by Fokus. Enes Obralija: The minister selected my wife because she is a quality employee
The Basic Court in Prijedor has issued a judgment obliging the City of Prijedor, specifically the Territorial Fire and Rescue Unit, to pay 48,200 BAM for non-material damage to firefighter S.B., who was seriously injured ten years ago while extinguishing a fire, eTrafika reports.
Fokus.ba reveals the scheme of the authorities and private entities: The illegal rulebook, which raises the price of eco-tests from 5 to 22, i.e. to BAM 36, is still in force. Nikšić's government “tolerates” the controversial price list of Novalić's government
