Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Johann Sattler, the Ambassadors of Germany and Austria in B&amp;H, and numerous representatives of international organizations arrived at the Lipa site near Bihać today, where they will see for themselves the living conditions of hundreds of migrants accommodated in the camp. 
They were joined in this tour by the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Selmo Cikotić, along with the representatives of the Service for Foreigners Affairs and the Prime Minister of the Una-Sana Canton, Mustafa Ružnić.
Most of the migrants and refugees have been relocated in recent days from what was left of the former reception camp, to a nearby prepared lot with military tents.
They were provided with heating, food rations and medical assistance, electricity supply, sanitary facilities and showers for maintaining personal hygiene.
The Foreigners Affairs Service has completely restricted entry into the supervised area, and it is still unknown whether there will be an official address to the media.
After visiting the Lipa site, a meeting is planned with the Mayor of Bihać, Šuhret Fazlić, which will not be open to the public.

Most of the migrants and refugees have been relocated in recent days from what was left of the former reception camp, to a nearby prepared lot with military tents

Migrants are provided with heating, food rations and medical assistance, electricity supply, sanitary facilities and showers for maintaining personal hygiene

Sattler, Cikotić and international representatives visit Lipa camp near Bihać

The German company TVC has decided to invest in the area of Goražde, where it plans to produce medical beds and functional furniture. For a start, it has already employed 15 workers, and by expanding production and building its own factory on the site of the industrial zone in Vitkovići, it plans to employ about 150 workers by the end of the year.
The representatives of this company also confirmed their readiness to invest during talks with the Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Bosnian Podrinje Canton Goražde, Aida Obuća and Mensad Arnaut, to whom they presented the investment plan.
This company operates in a rented facility in Goražde, where 15 workers are currently employed in the production process, and as announced, with the construction of a new hall on the site in Vitkovići, which should be completed by the end of this year, it is planned to employ about 150 workers.
-We plan to build a new factory in Goražde in order to expand our production capacities in Europe. At the new location, we will mainly produce medical beds and functional furniture. This year we plan to establish TVC d.o.o as a new company, to find adequate land on which to build a new plant of 7,000 square meters ground floor and 12,000 square meters of production area.-
-The competent team with which we started the partnership in Goražde by working in a small preliminary factory will get acquainted with our products and machines. The first employees should pass on their expertise to future colleagues. In this way, we feel confident that we will create a strong team that will be able to produce in accordance with the high quality standards of our customers around the world. We feel a warm welcome in Goražde and we are happy to work with people from the region,” said representatives from this German company.
They pointed out that in the next few years they plan to build new production halls in Goražde.

They pointed out that in the next few years they plan to build new production halls in Goražde

This company operates in a rented facility in Goražde, where 15 workers are currently employed in the production process

German company TVC invests in Goražde and plans to employ 150 workers

B&amp;H Presidency member Željko Komšić said there had been no official reaction from the Montenegrin government after it was revealed that the country's Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić had congratulated January 9th as RS Day to the President of Republic of Srpska Željka Cvijanović, which the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared unconstitutional.
Although he believes that Krivokapić's move is the result of political inexperience, Komšić estimates for Montenegrin TV that this will leave a trace of suspicion and doubt in the good intentions of the new Montenegrin leadership in the majority of public in Bosnia and Herzegovina. B&amp;H Presidency member Željko Komšić says that he has not yet received an official response from the Montenegrin government.
“There were no official reactions from Podgorica, the only contact I had, indirectly, though, was through our ambassador here in Podgorica, when I asked our ambassador to convey a message to Mr. Abazović that he is communicating with a fake profile,” Komšić pointed out.
For Komšić, the explanation from the Montenegrin Prime Minister's office that there were no official congratulations and that it was a private conversation with the President of the Republika Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, is unacceptable.
“Krivokapić is new and inexperienced in that position, but maybe it will be a lesson he will understand when you are in such positions, and something can be officially different from a private one. He spoke as the Prime Minister, it is official, and he addressed one of the officials of the B&amp;H entities, and in that communication it is always official,” said Komšić.
Komšić believes that Prime Minister Krivokapić's move will leave a mark on the relations between the two countries, which, as he reminds, have been traditionally good so far and without open issues.
Because, as he points out, January 9th in the collective consciousness of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina symbolizes the beginning of the Greater Serbia aggression against that state.
That is why, he says, he is worried about returning to the past through the revival of some ideas, such as the project of Greater Serbia, but also the strengthening of the right wing on the European continent.
That is why Komšić has high expectations from the new administration in Washington, led by President Joseph Biden, who, he believes, will do everything to make this part of the Balkans a safer and more stable place to live, reports the RTCG portal.

He believes that Krivokapić's move is the result of political inexperience

Komšić: Krivokapić will leave a trace of doubt in BiH public

Asim Sarajlić, SDA delegate in the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was also questioned this morning in the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H. He received an invitation to testify about the circumstances of the sale of the Audi Q5 car to the wife of ISA director Osman Mehmedagić, Amela Šehović.
Namely, the Audi Q5, which she bought from Sarajlić, has been in her name since May 27th, 2019.
Sarajlić testified in the Prosecution in the presence of lawyer Fahrudin Ibrišimović. The problem that makes this purchase and dispute controversial is that Sarajlić is a member of the Joint Commission for Supervision of the Work of ISA, whose director is Mehmedagić.

<h2>It is suspected that part of the transaction was paid in cash</h2>

Namely, according to the details of the financial investigation, which was done by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) on the order of the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, the agreed value of the vehicle was 62,000 KM. But, according to the information of "Avaz", 42,000 marks were paid to Sarajlić from Mehmedagić's account.
The remaining 20,000 KM is looked for. More precisely, it is suspected that this part of the transaction was paid in cash.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is investigating Mehmedagić in a case of abuse of office. The goal is to determine if someone has spent more than they have earned.
If so, then there is a reasonable suspicion that the money was "laundered".

We remind you that the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H also questioned Šaćir Čedić, the owner of the "Vatra" cafe chain in Sarajevo, yesterday. He testified in this judicial institution about the circumstances of the sale of the house in 2017. to the suspected director of ISA B&amp;H, Mehmedagić.

Based on the financial investigation, which, according to the order of this institution, was done by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), the prosecutors came to the information that Čedić had a house of 94.40 square meters, located in Posavska Street at number 22, and sold it to Mehmedagić for 116,000 KM.
However, in the outflow of funds from the account of the suspect Mehmedagić, these funds were not shown at all. More precisely, Mehmedagić did not withdraw money from the account for this real estate in 2017.
Namely, it is suspected that Mehmedagić paid for this property in cash, which is why Čedić was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office. The sales contract was signed on May 22nd, 2017.

The Audi Q5, which has been bought from Sarajlić, has been registered in the name of Amela Šehović since May 27th, 2019. Out of the total of 62,000 KM, 42,000 KM was paid from the account, but there is no trace of the rest of the money

Asim Sarajlić questioned in the Prosecutor's Office of B&H: Where is the 20,000 KM from the Audi Q5 that he sold to the wife of the ISA director

Indonesian divers on Tuesday retrieved from the sea bed the flight data recorder (FDR) of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board at the weekend, officials said.Divers had also found a separate radio beacon, raising hopes that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) it was connected to could soon be found and reveal what caused the plane to lose control moments after takeoff.
-We are sure that, because the beacon that was attached to the cockpit voice recorder was also found around the area, so with high confidence, the cockpit voice recorder will soon be found- military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said at a news conference.
With few immediate clues on what happened after takeoff, investigators will rely heavily on the flight recorders to determine what went wrong.
The Boeing 737-500 plane plunged into the sea on Saturday, four minutes after it departed from Jakarta’s main airport and disappeared off radar screens.
It was the second major air crash in Indonesia since 189 people were killed in 2018 when a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX plunged into the Java Sea soon after taking off from Jakarta. The jet that crashed on Saturday was of a largely different design.
The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) expects to download the FDR data within two to five days, its chief Soerjanto Tjahjono said.

-Hopefully we will be able to unveil the mystery of what caused this accident ... so this becomes a lesson for all of us to avoid this in the future- Soerjanto said.
Earlier on Tuesday, more human remains were found at the crash site, as well as personal effects, such as wallets containing identification cards.
The plane had been headed to Pontianak on Borneo island, about 740 km (460 miles) from Jakarta.
The KNKT’s initial findings showed the plane’s engine was running when it hit the water, based on jet parts retrieved from the sea.
-The damage on the fan blade showed that the engine was still working on impact. This is consistent with the hypothesis that the plane’s system was still working at 250 feet altitude- Soerjanto said.Indonesia’s transport ministry said earlier on Tuesday the jet, which was grounded during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, had passed an airworthiness inspection on Dec. 14 and had returned to service shortly after.
The Sriwijaya Air plane was nearly 27 years old, much older than Boeing’s problem-plagued 737 MAX model.
Older 737 models are widely flown and do not have the stall-prevention system implicated in the MAX safety crisis.

Earlier on Tuesday, more human remains were found at the crash site, as well as personal effects, such as wallets containing identification cards

The Boeing 737-500 plane plunged into the sea on Saturday, four minutes after it departed from Jakarta’s main airport and disappeared off radar screens

Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder

B&amp;H Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik told Srna today that Republic of Srpska will continue to mark January 9th as RS Day.
- On the occasion of the celebration of January 9th, we hear long-known attitudes by which individuals are trying to challenge this date. That date is something that stays forever and lasts, as Republic of Srpska will last. The other two members of the Presidency believe that they have the right to do so, although that is not a matter for the Presidency of B&amp;H - Dodik emphasized.
He pointed out that the inquisitors of the international community in the Constitutional Court of B&amp;H are "traditionally directed against Serbs".

- The significance of January 9th - Republic Day will remain strongly imprinted in our people. This was expressed this year as well, when many of our citizens hoisted flags on their apartments, houses, balconies and cars, the holiday was celebrated with the family and there is no possibility that this fact will be changed - said Dodik.
He pointed out that the complaints regarding January 9th, which come from Sarajevo, have a "pathological political character".
- Everyone knows that the Constitutional Court of B&amp;H is working against Serbs and the Republic of Srpska, which is confirmed by the decisions it made, and one of them is on January 9th. Such a Constitutional Court will break up B&amp;H with its unconstitutional and criminal decisions directed against the Serb people and the Republic of Srpska. This court does not defend B&amp;H, but destroys it because it does not respect the Constitution of B&amp;H. A synonym for the Constitutional Court of B&amp;H is political violence - said Dodik.

According to him, all decisions of the Constitutional Court of B&amp;H that were made against the Republic of Srpska have no constitutional basis, including the decision on January 9th.
- The Constitutional Court is trying to impose positions on the Republic of Srpska and will continue to do so. The arrival of new judges shows that they are carefully selected and created personalities who should work against Serbs and the Republic of Srpska. The German who came was a priori against the Serbs. Despite everything, we remain committed to the Republic of Srpska, committed to January 9 thand our national interest - said Dodik.

That date is something that stays forever and lasts, Dodik said

Milorad Dodik on January 9th: Complaints from Sarajevo have a pathological political character

An MP in the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović (SDP) proposed at today's session that an item related to the migrant crisis be included in the agenda, but his proposal did not receive the required number votes of the delegates.
Bećirović points out that today's session of the House of Peoples is a "fake work", because the delegates mostly dealt with the mass of reports from 2019, while the most serious issues for the state of B&amp;H were not on the agenda, such as measures to resolve the migrant crisis, vaccination against coronavirus, the budget for 2021 and other existential issues for the citizens of B&amp;H.
He was criticized by his colleagues from SNSD because he said that a migrant center should be built in the yard of the Chairman of the Presidency of B&amp;H and SNSD leader, Milorad Dodik.
-This is where the migrant camp should be opened, because Dodik obstructs all measures and does not allow BiH Armed Forces to help the state border service, and he and his party do not allow the strengthening of the state border service and they are most responsible for the escalation of the migrant crisis- he concluded.

He was criticized by his colleagues from SNSD because he said that a migrant center should be built in the yard of the Chairman of the Presidency of B&H and SNSD leader, Milorad Dodik

Bećirović points out that today's session of the House of Peoples is a "fake work"

Bećirović: The most important issues for the state of B&H were not on the agenda

Velija Katica and Dženan Muminović resigned from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Democratic Front (DF), respectively, and founded a club of independent representatives in the Centar Municipal Council, Avaz has learned.
Katica, otherwise the holder of the SDA list in the recent local elections, won the largest number of votes of this party, but resigned due to the accumulated dissatisfaction and poor election results of this party.
The same was done by Dženan Muminović, who resigned from the DF Club. They announced that in the future they will act as the Club of Independent Councilors, in which the head of the Club will be Muminović and the deputy will be Katica.
"Avaz" is in possession of a facsimile of the decision on the formation of the Club of Independent Councilors, which states that they are asking to "ensure all their rights regulated in accordance with positive laws and bylaws on financing political parties and councilors' clubs."

It seems that with this act of withdrawal from the SDA Club, Bakir's SDA in the Center is falling apart.
We remind you that the leader of the SDA, Bakir Izetbegović, once said, when SDA staff member Nedžad Ajnadžić was elected mayor of the Municipality of Centar, that this municipality is more important than ten others.

We remind you that the president of the SDA, Bakir Izetbegović, said that this municipality is more important than ten others

Velija Katica resigned from the SDA Center Club

Bakir's SDA in the Center is falling apart

Šaćir Čedić, the owner of the "Vatra" cafe chains in Sarajevo, was questioned this morning in the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H. As we find out, he testified in this judicial institution about the circumstances of the sale of the house in 2017. to the suspected director of ISA B&amp;H, Osman Mehmedagić Osmica, who is already on trial in the Court of B&amp;H for abuse of office.Čedić stayed in this judicial institution for almost an hour.

Based on the financial investigation, which was conducted by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), the prosecutors came to the information that Čedić sold the house of 94.40 square meters, which is located in Posavska Street at number 22, to Mehmedagić for 116.000 KM.
However, in the outflow of funds from the account of the suspect Mehmedagić, these funds were not shown at all. More precisely, Mehmedagić did not withdraw money from the account for this real estate in 2017.
Namely, it is suspected that Mehmedagić paid for this property in cash, which is why Čedić was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office. The sales contract was signed on May 22nd, 2017.
Čedić had to explain to the prosecutors whether the house he sold to Mehmedagić was in a devastated condition, whether it also had a swimming pool and what kind of transaction it was.

In addition, the suspect Mehmedagić must explain to the Prosecution where the money came from, regardless of whether it is, in the event, money laundering.
We remind you that our paper announced back in 2018. that the director of ISA was hiding from whom he bought two properties in Sarajevo, and at what price, whether the payment was made from his current account to the seller's account and whether the FB&amp;H Tax Administration made appraisal of the real estate and whether he paid the real estate transfer tax.
As we stated at the time in the text, Osmica is hiding the source of his money for the purchase of expensive real estate, which was established by the Prosecution's investigation.

Šaćir Čedić is a very close friend of the Izetbegović family. He is the husband of Muvedeta Čedić-Butmir, one of the closest associates of Sebija Izetbegović, who became known to the public when her annual salary of 106,224 KM was announced.

Based on the financial investigation, the prosecutors came to the information that Čedić sold the house of 94.40 square meters, which is located in Posavska Street at number 22, to Mehmedagić for 116,000 KM

Owner of "Vatra" questioned in the Prosecutor's Office: How Osman Mehmedagić bought the house from Šaćir Čedić and how he paid for it

Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that she expects a lockdown in Germany to curb the spread of the coronavirus to last until the start of April, top-selling Bild daily cited participants at the meeting as saying.
-If we don’t manage to stop this British virus, then we will have 10 times the number of cases by Easter. We need eight to 10 more weeks of tough measures- Bild quoted Merkel as saying.
Three participants of the meeting told Reuters that Merkel had not explicitly spoken of an extension of the lockdown until April and that she had not warned of a tenfold increase in infection numbers in Germany.
-Merkel said the coming eight to ten weeks would be very hard if the British variant spreads to Germany- one of the people said, adding the chancellor had referred to a tenfold surge in infection numbers in Ireland due to the new variant.
Germany had tightened a national lockdown last week and extended it until the end of January amid fears that the more transmissible variant of the virus first discovered in Britain may put additional strain on struggling hospitals.
On Tuesday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases reported 12,802 new coronavirus cases. The COVID-19 death toll rose by 891 according to the RKI, bringing the overall total of deaths to 41,577.
Europe’s largest economy aims to be able to limit the spread of the virus until enough of its population has been vaccinated to achieve herd immunity.
The premier of the southern state of Bavaria, Markus Soeder, called for a discussion on introducing obligatory vaccinations for nursing home staff as many of those working in homes did not plan to get jabs against COVID-19.

Germany had tightened a national lockdown last week

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a video conference at The Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 11, 2021.

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April: Bild

A ceremony of remembrance was held on Tuesday, 12 January 2021, at Camp Butmir to mark the 13th anniversary of a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of 11 EUFOR personnel from the Republic of North Macedonia.
On 12 January 2008, a military helicopter carrying troops home from the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed near its final destination of Skopje. Tragically, all 11 personnel on board were killed.
Taking part in the ceremony were COMEUFOR, Major General Reinhard Trischak and the Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia, His Excellency Mr Ekrem Ebibi.
During the ceremony, soldiers from EUFOR formed an Honour Guard by the memorial stone. Wreaths were laid and eleven candles were lit to signify the lives lost., stated the EUFOR.&nbsp;&nbsp;

On 12 January 2008, a military helicopter carrying troops home from the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed near its final destination of Skopje

Taking part in the ceremony were COMEUFOR, Major General Reinhard Trischak and the Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia, His Excellency Mr Ekrem Ebibi

EUFOR observes the 13th anniversary of helicopter crash and death of 11 soldiers

A delegate of the Croat caucus in the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lidija Bradara (HDZ) asked at today's session whether the B&amp;H Council of Ministers sent aid to parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia that were affected by the recent earthquake.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of B&amp;H Zoran Tegeltija (SNSD) said that the session of the CoM scheduled for today will be decided on the payment of financial assistance to Croatia, and for the municipality of Kostajnica, the hardest hit local community in B&amp;H.
A delegate from the Croat People, Bariša Čolak (HDZ) asked the Minister of Civil Affairs of B&amp;H Ankica Gudeljević (HDZ) at what stage is the procurement process for coronavirus vaccines, to which she replied that B&amp;H is a part of two vaccine procurement mechanisms - Covax and the EU mechanism.
She pointed out that the first batches of vaccines should arrive in B&amp;H at the end of January or the beginning of February, and that the exact date is not yet known.
-Vaccines will arrive through both mechanisms in several allocations, and the competent health institutions will identify the priority categories of the population to receive the vaccine- said Gudeljević.

Zoran Tegeltija  said that the session of the CoM scheduled for today will be decided on the payment of financial assistance

B&H Council of Ministers will send aid to parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia that were affected by the recent earthquake

CoM deciding on the assistance to earthquake affected regions in B&H and Croatia

The General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš" is ready to take on all responsibilities related to the vaccination of the citizens of Sarajevo Canton, against Covid-19, as well as for the treatment of patients who would experience possible side effects.
This was announced by this Sarajevo hospital.
- Vaccination teams have been formed in the health institution, and the staff is being made available to the citizens of Sarajevo Canton in full capacity, so that the upcoming immunization process against Covid-19 goes smoothly, because the vaccine is the most important ally in the final destruction of the pandemic and return to normal lifestyle – it was said from the General Hospital.
It was emphasized that the whole process will be coordinated with the Crisis Staff of the Ministry of Health of Sarajevo Canton, and will take place in cooperation with the Institute of Public Health and other health institutions of the cantonal level.
- Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš" will be ready and responsible to take over all obligations under the jurisdiction of the cantonal hospital. - it is written in the announcement.

The vaccine is the most important ally in the eventual destruction of the pandemic and the return to normal life, said the General Hospital

General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš

General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš" is ready for mass vaccination against coronavirus

In the past 24 hours, 3,103 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H, of which 324 were positive for SARS-CoV-2.
New cases have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, 56,281 patients have recovered in the Federation of B&amp;H. In the past 24 hours, 379 patients recovered. There are currently 16,468 cases of SARS-CoV-2 positive.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 6 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 2,318.
In Republic of Srpska,1204 laboratory samples were tested in the last 24 hours, and a new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 104 people.
In the last 24 hours, seven deaths were reported to the RS Institute of Public Health, in which the presence of the corona virus was confirmed. These are six men and one woman, middle-aged and elderly.
So far, 38,244 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the RS, and a total of 1,909 people have died in whom the coronavirus test has been confirmed.
Today, 14 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in the Brčko District of B&amp;H, out of 95 tested samples. Two persons died.

As of today, 56,281 patients have recovered in the Federation of B&H

New cases have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&H

B&H registers 442 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

An MP from the Bosniak caucus in the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović (SDP) asked Chairman of the B&amp;H Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija (SNSD), at today's session, why the authorities of the B&amp;H entity Republic of Srpska did not remove the illegally built church from the land of Fata Orlović in Konjević Polje. 
He pointed out that the European Court of Human Rights also determined that the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms was violated in that case, but that this injustice continues.
-These are violations of basic human rights, the Constitution of BiH, Annex 7 of the Dayton Agreement, the decision of the Commission for Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees, the decision of the relevant state ministry, the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms and the European Court of Human Rights- said Bećirović.
Tegeltija replied that all movable property had been removed from that church, and that the process of removing the church itself had been stopped due to coronavirus pandemic and would be resumed in the spring of this year.

All movable property had been removed from that church, and the process of removing the church itself had been stopped due to coronavirus pandemic

Fata Orlović in front of the church in her yard

Tegeltija: The church from Fata Orlović’s courtyard to be removed in spring

Leading human rights organizations, Amnesty International, Jesuit Refugee Service Europe, Médecins du Monde Belgique and Refugee Rights Europe have called for immediate humanitarian support to address the current emergency as well as durable institutional solutions to meet the needs of people transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
Approximately 2,500 people, including 900 residents of temporary camp Lipa, remain without basic shelter in perilously cold conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina as authorities fail to provide adequate accommodation to migrants and asylum-seekers, and EU agencies continue to support short-term solutions, announced Amnesty International today.
Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office Eve Geddie said that the accommodation is available to house most of the people currently sleeping rough in bitterly cold temperatures in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
-What is lacking is the political will to make that happen. The authorities at all levels must immediately provide suitable shelter and assistance to those in need- said Eve Geddie.
The EU has provided over €88 million in assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen its migration management capacity over the past three years. Despite this, the country has failed to identify suitable facilities for the accommodation of migrants and asylum-seekers, assume full responsibility for the management of existing facilities or to provide minimal guaranteed support to those stranded in the country.
-The EU now has to work with the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina on finding systemic, long term solutions to meet the needs of people on its territory and ensure that this situation does not reoccur yet again next winter- said Eve Geddie.
These organizations also consider that the EU’s responsibility is clear – the current humanitarian crisis is also a consequence of EU’s policy of fortifying its borders that has left thousands of people stranded on its periphery or in the neighbouring countries.
Many of those at risk were housed in a temporary makeshift camp in Lipa, northwest Bosnia, which was shut down on 23 December. A fire broke out during closure, converting the area into an uninhabitable wasteland. Over the weekend, the authorities installed dozens of heated tents on the ground, but close to 400 people remain in makeshift shelters despite heavy snow and the temperatures that are forecasted to plummet in the coming days. 
-Without access to running water, adequate sanitation or heating, and significant risks to people's health and safety, Lipa remains unsuitable as a permanent accommodation site- stated human rights organizations. 
Outside of Lipa, many people, including families with children, continue to seek refuge in parks, abandoned houses, defunct factories, and forests close to the border with Croatia. They are in desperate need of shelter and humanitarian assistance as they face dire winter conditions. 
Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office Eve Geddie concluded that the EU’s support for humanitarian crises will ring hollow unless it changes the policies that cause them.
-The EU must create more genuine opportunities for safe and legal ways for those fleeing conflict, persecution or poverty to reach Europe- said Eve Geddie.&nbsp;

Approximately 2,500 people, including 900 residents of temporary camp Lipa, remain without basic shelter in perilously cold conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The EU has provided over €88 million in assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen its migration management capacity over the past three years

Sattler, Cikotić and international representatives visit Lipa camp near Bihać

German company TVC invests in Goražde and plans to employ 150 workers

Komšić: Krivokapić will leave a trace of doubt in BiH public

Asim Sarajlić questioned in the Prosecutor's Office of B&H: Where is the 20,000 KM from the Audi Q5 that he sold to the wife of the ISA director

Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder

Milorad Dodik on January 9th: Complaints from Sarajevo have a pathological political character

Bećirović: The most important issues for the state of B&H were not on the agenda

Bakir's SDA in the Center is falling apart

Owner of "Vatra" questioned in the Prosecutor's Office: How Osman Mehmedagić bought the house from Šaćir Čedić and how he paid for it

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April: Bild

EUFOR observes the 13th anniversary of helicopter crash and death of 11 soldiers

CoM deciding on the assistance to earthquake affected regions in B&H and Croatia

General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš" is ready for mass vaccination against coronavirus

B&H registers 442 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

Tegeltija: The church from Fata Orlović’s courtyard to be removed in spring

Geddie: Migrant crisis is also a consequence of EU’s policy

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Sattler, Cikotić and international representatives visit Lipa camp near Bihać

German company TVC invests in Goražde and plans to employ 150 workers

Komšić: Krivokapić will leave a trace of doubt in BiH public

Asim Sarajlić questioned in the Prosecutor's Office of B&H: Where is the 20,000 KM from the Audi Q5 that he sold to the wife of the ISA director

Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder

Milorad Dodik on January 9th: Complaints from Sarajevo have a pathological political character

Bećirović: The most important issues for the state of B&H were not on the agenda

Bakir's SDA in the Center is falling apart

Owner of "Vatra" questioned in the Prosecutor's Office: How Osman Mehmedagić bought the house from Šaćir Čedić and how he paid for it

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April: Bild

EUFOR observes the 13th anniversary of helicopter crash and death of 11 soldiers

CoM deciding on the assistance to earthquake affected regions in B&H and Croatia

General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakaš" is ready for mass vaccination against coronavirus

B&H registers 442 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

Tegeltija: The church from Fata Orlović’s courtyard to be removed in spring

Geddie: Migrant crisis is also a consequence of EU’s policy