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Bosnian road dispute

A legal tussle is unfolding in Bosnia over the Sarajevo Ringroad project.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A legal tussle is unfolding in Bosnia over the Sarajevo Ringroad project. The dispute centres on a disagreement over payment for various portions of work on the project. In all 55 Bosnian companies are involved in the legal case against the Roads Directorate of Federal Bosnia and Herzegovina. Meanwhile Slovenian firm 3067 SCT is also involved in the dispute following the February 2011 cancellation of a contract the firm had originally signed with the Bosnian authorities in September 2007.

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