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The following lists events that happened during the year 2003 in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
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The following lists events that happened during the year 2003 in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Bosnia and Herzegovina, abbreviated BiH or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in South and Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.
The Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislative power is vested in both the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the Parliamentary Assembly are chosen according to a proportional representation system.
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, lawyer, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000.
Dragan Čović is a Bosnian Croat politician and President of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina party since 2005. He is a current member of the national House of Peoples.
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Article V of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency comprises three members: one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat. The Bosniak and Croat members are elected from a joint constituency in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst the Serb member is elected from voters in Republika Srpska.
Mirko Šarović is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the current President of the Serb Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as the 3rd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 28 October 2002 until 2 April 2003.
The University of Sarajevo is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and oldest university in the country, as well as the oldest institution of tertiary learning in the former Yugoslavia, tracing its initial origins to 1537 as an Islamic madrasa.
Milorad Dodik is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 7th and current Serb member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the collective federal head of state, and is also its current chairman, since 2020.
Haris Silajdžić is a Bosnian politician and academic who served as the 5th Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 6 November 2006 until 10 November 2010 and as the 3rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 25 October 1993 to 30 January 1996.
Željko Komšić is a Bosnian politician and diplomat who is the 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as the Presidency member already from 2006 until 2014, and he was elected to the same office for a third term in the 2018 election, thus becoming the second Presidency member overall and the first, and so far only Croat member to serve more than two terms. He was sworn in on 20 November 2018, along with fellow newly elected presidency members Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak) and Milorad Dodik (Serb).
The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union is the stated aim of the present relations between the two entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been recognised by the EU as a "potential candidate country" for accession since the decision of the European Council in Thessaloniki in 2003 and is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina takes part in the Stabilisation and Association Process and trade relations are regulated by an Interim Agreement.
Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak politician and diplomat, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. In addition, Lajčak also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from 2017 until 2018.
Bakir Izetbegović is a Bosnian politician who is the current President of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and member of the House of Peoples since 25 February 2019.
Bogić Bogićević is a Bosnian politician. He served as the 5th Bosnian member of the Yugoslav Presidency from 1989 until its abolishment in 1992.
The chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to NATO has been under negotiations since 2008.
Željka Cvijanović is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 9th and current President of Republika Srpska.
Željana Zovko is a Bosnian Croat diplomat and politician. Since 2016, she has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Croatia.
Šefik Džaferović is a Bosnian politician who is the 7th and current Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.