Federal News Agency ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Federalna novinska agencija, Федерална новинска агенција, separator=" / "; abbr. FENA / ФЕНА) is the government-owned national

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of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...

History

It was established in 2000 by a Decree of the

Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly abbreviated to the Federal Government, is the main executive branch of government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

for the purpose of performing news and agency activities of importance to the FBiH. The FENA news agency was created by merging the former entity-owned agencies ''BH Press'' Sarajevo and ''Habena'' Mostar. The head office is based in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

(Ćemaluša 1, 71 000 Sarajevo and Obala Kulina bana 16, 71 000 Sarajevo) and in Mostar (Ante Starčevića bb, 88 000 Mostar). Every day, FENA publishes an average of about 250 news items in the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHS) and English, and in addition to general and specialist news services, it publishes an increasing number of photo and video content. According to the media reports, FENA's correspondent network is spread throughout

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

, because they have taken their role in the media sector seriously and publish news from all over the country on a daily basis.

FENA Offices

FENA correspondent offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina: *

Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...

Tuzla Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...

Brčko Brčko ) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants. De jure, the Brčko District b ...

(planned) *

Bihać Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in th ...

(planned) *

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

(planned) In addition to the FENA news agency, in Bosnia and Herzegovina also operate: * SRNA -

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level news agency of Republika Srpska * KTA BK BiH - Catholic news agency of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Bishops' Conference of BiH * MINA News Agency - Muslim informative news agency by Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina * ONASA - Independent news agency from Sarajevo - ONASA * Agencija Anadolija - sister company of

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for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Associations

Since 22 September 2017, FENA news agency is first and full member of

European Alliance of News Agencies The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) is a federation of news agencies in Europe. The organisation was founded on 21 August 1956 and is based in Bern at the seat of the Swiss Telegraphic Agency (sda). EANA's predecessor Agences Alliées ...

. from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, ''FENA news agency'' is member of non-profit professional association ABNA-SE, regional association of the news agencies of South East European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus).

FENA Services

The news services are available in Bosnian, Croatian and

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. * ''Vijesti'' (News) - general news service ** ''Najave događaja'' (Event announcements) - schedules of daily events in BiH ** ''Stranačke aktivnosti'' (Activities of political parties) - review of statements and notices from political parties ** ''FENA.BIZ'' (Business/economic service) - the largest overview of economic events in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, PR company announcements, information from the

Sarajevo Stock Exchange The Sarajevo Stock Exchange or SASE () is a stock exchange which operates in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History and structure The Sarajevo Stock Exchange (SASE) was founded on 13 September 2001 and commenced trading on 12 April 2002, as a ...

and Banja Luka Stock Exchange ** ''Servisne informacije'' (Service information) - traffic and weather services * ''Foto servis'' (Photo service) - recordings of photos for newspapers and web portals * ''Video servis'' (Video service) - recording statements for TV and web portals ** ''FENA LIVE'' - a new service through which FENA will inform its customers, as well as the general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world about the most important events, by broadcasting live video signals. * ''News in English'' - news summary in English

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