Bosnia Schedule of Events - Oct 31 - Jan 9

* Friday, October 31 – Sarajevo, Banja Luka: A delegation from the Council of Europe visits Bosnia.

* Friday, October 31 - Sarajevo: The upper chamber of the Muslim-Croat Federation parliament to hold a session. (0900 GMT)

Friday, October 31 - Sarajevo: Bosnia’s biggest telco, state-controlled BH Telecom, continues its shareholders’ meeting begun on September 29. (0900 GMT)

* Friday, October 31 – Banja Luka: A Serbian parliamentary delegation visits the Serb Republic.

* Friday, October 31 – Banovici: Bosnian brown coal mine Banovici and motor oil and lubricants producer Rafinerija Ulja Mordica to sign a cooperation agreement. (1200 GMT)

Monday, November 3 - Gacko: Bosnian coal mine and power plant complex Gacko to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1100 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 5 – Sofia (Bulgaria): The 10th South East Europe Economic Forum opens. (to November 6)

* Monday, November 10 – Brussels (Belgium): The European Union foreign ministers to discuss the present political situation in Bosnia.

Thursday, November 13 - Zagreb (Croatia): The first regional economic forum of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) member countries opens. (to September 15)

Tuesday, November 18 - Sarajevo: Bosnia’s Prime Communications agency organises a one-day regional conference on public relations, Sarajevo PR Open.

Thursday, November 20 - Sarajevo: Bosnia’s Peace Implementation Council (PIC), which comprises representatives of all countries and international organisations involved in the peace process in Bosnia, to hold a two-day session.

Friday, November 21: Day of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic.

Tuesday, November 25: Statehood Day; public and market holiday in the Muslim-Croat Federation.

Saturday, November 29 – Sarajevo: Bosnian construction firm Unioninvest Izgradnja Objekata to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (0900 GMT)

Tuesday, December 2 - Sofia (Bulgaria): The 2nd southeast Europe Financial Services Forum, organised by SeeNews, opens.

Monday, December 8: Bosnian Muslims celebrate Kurban Bajram (Eid al-Adha); public and market holiday in the Muslim-dominated parts of Bosnia. (to December 9)

Wednesday, December 24: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas Eve; public holiday in the Croat-dominated parts of Bosnia.

Thursday, December 25: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas; public holiday in the Croat-dominated parts of Bosnia (to December 26) and market holiday in the Muslim-Croat Federation.

Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day; public and market holiday.

Friday, January 2: New Year’s Day; public and market holiday.

Tuesday, January 6: Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Christmas Eve; public holiday in the Serb Republic.

Wednesday, January 7: Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Christmas; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic. (to January 8)

Friday, January 9: Republic’s Day; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic.