SNSD and HDZ pledge to enter government together or not at all
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political architecture remains a study in mutual dependence. Radovan Kovačević, a spokesperson for the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), confirmed that his party and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) have agreed that neither will join a government without the other. It is a pact that ensures the coalition-building process remains exactly as complex as the voters intended.
The European Commission has opened negotiations to abolish roaming charges for Bosnia and Herzegovina and five other Western Balkan neighbors. Progress toward the EU usually moves at a glacial pace, but officials noted that several important conditions remain before citizens can stop worrying about their phone bills at the border.
In Sarajevo, the city’s drinking water source in Ilidža has been converted into a large, unmanaged landfill, while a pedestrian bridge near the former Bristol hotel remains in use despite being condemned as unsafe. Separate criminal investigations are also underway as one man is in custody following a confirmed murder and police search for a fugitive after a brawl in Pale left a victim critically injured.