Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 23 January
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00 hrs) | BH Radio 1(12,00 hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| On weather conditions thes edays | Medic pleaded not guilty-Scorpions | Schools working again |
| Cro. Parl. on assist. for HVO victims | Seminar on people trafficking | Health care sector |
| OHR MA: HR pays farewell visits | Schoold started in RS | Milosevic trial resumes |
TV news broadcast on 22 January
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Regional news | Novic: PIFWCs are not in BiH | World News |
| Regional news | Rehn on | Weather forecast for BIH |
| World news | Captain Dragan to face new charges | Man died in fire in BL in fire |
| HR farewell tour | Ashdown to visit several BiH cities | Glinice Director died in avalanche |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| WN: extreme cold in eastern Europe | Hunters killed wolves near Travnik | Simic on RS Government |
| BiH lawsuit against | World News | Man dies in snow avalanche |
| Visa requirements for BiH citizens | Heating system in Gracanica | Man dies in fire in Banja Luka |
| Buy and use domestic products | Water supply in Modrana | Feature on start of school in RS |
| Oslobodjenje | Is a situation starting to turn in favour of dismissed police officers in BiH? |
| Dnevni Avaz | We would not rush with a decision on SIPA HQ (Terzic) |
| Dnevni List | Alchohol and speed (DL was with Mostar police patrol cheking safety in driving) |
| Vecernji List | Liquidation of Hercegovacka Banka |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | HVO was paying us with fuel for medical treatment of Croats |
| Nezavisne Novine | Cavic failed to comply with the constitutional obligation |
| Glas Srpske | Zigis blocked by avalanche (death of Director of “Birac” company Zigic) |
| EuroBlic | Srpska defending symbols |
| Vecernje novosti | Features Serbian related topics / |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| Mihajlica:
| FENA – President of |
| SDA Zepce Board calls on OHR, OSCE to sanction HDZ Zepce Chair, Municipal head | FENA – SDA Zepce Municipal Board has demanded from the OHR and OSCE to sanction behaviour of the Head of the |
Initiative of no-confidence vote to RS Govt | |
| RSNA collegium to schedule RSNA session on SNSD initiative re RS Govt
| BHT1, Nezavisne Novine pg 3 inset ‘Session of RS NA Collegium today’ – RS National Assembly Speaker Dusan Stojcic scheduled a meeting of the RSNA Collegium which would schedule the date for having the extraordinary RSNA session on the request of SNSD to cast the no confidence vote to RS Government. RTRS – Chair of SNSD caucus Krstan Simic stated that by constitution deadline has expired by which RS President Dragan Cavic was supposed to declare on crisis in RS Government. |
| PDP hopes crisis in RS will be settled this week;
| Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash, pg 3 ‘RS President failed to comply with constitutional obligation’ by A.Sekulic – Carries SNSD’ Simic statement on Cavic, as well as statement of Veselin Poljasevic, Head of the PDP Caucus at the RS NA stressing that it is the fact Cavic failed to voice his stance on the RS Parliament and Government crisis, expressing hope crisis will be settled during the course of this week. Slobodan Popovic, |
| SNSD accuses Stojicic of intentionally delaying RSNA session, buying time for Buejlovic
| BHT 1 by Zoran Sarenac – SNSD claims that RS NA speaker Dusan Stojcic manipulates with setting the date for extraordinary RS NA session for casting no confidence vote to the Government of Pero Bukejlovic. SNSD added that in this way Stojcic in buying time for Bukejlovic. “I think that it is fair to have the session by 25th January, there is no point of manipulating with the date since nothing can be changed and one cannot avoid the responsibility given by the position” stated Stojcic. RS NA Deputy Speaker Tomislav Tomljenovic explained that 49 votes have been collected against the current Government which clearly shows that at the extraordinary session after the voting a new Government has to be proposed with 42 votes in favour. SNSD Leader Milorad Dodik reiterated that the proposal of new Government would be presented only after the current Government is voted no confidence. Reporter stated that there are speculations that new RS NA Speaker could be SNSD member Igor Radojicic. |
| Stojicic rejects SNSD’s accusations; Dodik says he has majority of RSNA votes
| Oslobodjenje pg 4-5 ‘Dodik has majority to cast the vote of no confidence to Bukejlovic’, mentioned on cover by O. Vukovic – RSNA Speaker Dusan Stojicic and his Cabinet rejected all accusations by SNSD of intentional delays in scheduling the RSNA session on no-confidence vote to the RS Government, stressing that Stojicic worked in accordance with the RS Constitution. SNSD deems that session should have been scheduled in the last ten days. Milorad Dodik claims that SNSD has majority to establish the new government. “It is going to be easier to ensure majority for establishment of the new government after this one is revoked than many believe,” stated Dodik. He repeated that SNSD would take over the government only if it is going to be supported by the RSNA in audit of privatization and in fight against organized crime. Author noted that RS President Dragan Cavic hasn’t spoke about the crisis for ten days, even though his stances are known, since he said that |
| Mikerevic: PDP is not obsessed with power
| Nezavisne Novine pgs 8-9, announced on cover ‘PDP is not obsessed with power as |
| SBiH rep in RSNA Murselovic says party completely agrees with SNSD’s stance on current RS Govt
| Oslobodjenje pg 4-5 ‘Against the |
War crimes | |
| BiH lawsuit against
| Hayat by Elvira Ahmetovic – Hayat brings feature on BiH lawsuit against Serbia-Montenegro for aggression and genocide, whose main hearing is scheduled before the International Court of Justice in |
| Stojanovic: Lawsuit is not a direction to reconciliation
| RTRS by Momcilo Ostojic – In an RTRS magazine ‘Ispod tepiha’ [broadcast on Sunday], legal advisor to the Serb member of the BIH Presidency Slobodan Radulj stated that the BiH lawsuit against |
| Rehn:
| PINK – EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn expressed certainty that the authorities in PINK – SIPA Director Sredoje Novic said that he agrees with assessment of IC representatives and BiH authorities that Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic are not in BiH. Everything points out that those two, as well as other war crime indictees from the ICTY’s public list, are not in BiH, stressed Novic in an interview for Banja Luka daily Nezavisne novine. |
| Mladic is proNovic: Karadzic, Mladic not in BiH tected by the JNA, says Serbian official
| Nezavisne Novine pg 9 ‘Mladic is protected by the JNA system’ by FoNet – Vojin Dimitrijevic, the Director of the Belgrade-based Centre for human rights, assessed that Ratko Mladic, a Hague fugitive, is being protected by the continuing system of JNA, because such mentality is difficult to change. Dimitrijevic stressed that delaying the submission of documentation to the ICTY is just part of the attempts by such structures to make the Mladic case difficult in a cheap and tricky way. According to him, the JNA, just like all armies, protects its officers, even if they committed war crimes. |
| SD int w/ B. Vucurevic: ‘I would respond to the summon of the | Slobodna Dalmacija cover pg splash ‘HVO was paying us with fuel for medical treatment of Croats’ and pgs 2 and 3 ‘We had excellent cooperation with Mate Boban’s HVO’ by A. Kalajdzic carries an interview with wartime Mayor of the Trebinje Municipality Bozidar Vucurevic, who said that he had talked with ICTY investigators in 2003 [The Croatian media has recently raised the issue of the wartime role of Vucurevic saying that unlike the BiH judiciary the Croatian judiciary did not show at all an interest in Vucurevic]. According to Vucurevic, they did not find in the things he did anything that would charge him and he added: ‘They (the ICTY investigators) even told me that I deserve recognition for the things I did! The truth is that I saved thousands Croats and Bosniaks.’ Vucurevic also added that among these Bosniaks and Croats are those who are willing to testify allegedly in his favour. Vucurevic also said: ‘I would respond to the summon of the |
Other political issues | |
| Tihic demands continuation of talks on constitutional changes
| Nezavisne Novine pg 3, announced on cover ‘Tihic demands negotiations to continue’ by M. Cubro – SDA’s Sulejman Tihic on Sunday demanded talks on constitutional changes to continue and added: ‘we are not far from an agreement, because we have already agreed on most of issues’. He believes it was possible to reach an agreement on constitutional changes by March 31 this year. PDP’s Mladen Ivanic stated there are no pre-conditions for continuation of the talks and added he was surprised with Tihic’s statement since it was SDA that had refused to accept compromise solutions. SNSD’s Krstan Simic said it would be more useful if experts developed amendments on base of achievements. |
| PDP’s Radovanovic and
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Nothing on back door’ by Z. Markovic – Commenting on the constitutional changes talks’, PDP’s Vinko Radovanovic said only those issues that have been entirely agreed upon should be developed as amendments. |
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| Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Croat negotiators do not have platform’ – The |
| Int w/ M. Vaslij (Croat Block): ‘Talks on all 3 authority levels should be launched simultaneously’/ Croat Block: ‘Const. changes talks should continue’
| Vecernji List pg 4 ‘BiH state with 3 Federal units and 3 authority levels’ by Z. Kresic carries an interview with President to Croat Block Mario Vasilj on the eve of Wednesday’s talks of Croat parties on the results of the constitutional changes talks. Vasilj says: “The Constitution should be passed if we want to get rid of protectorate and become a self-sustainable state. It should not be agreed at all with legalization of the current situation in the parliamentary procedure. However, negotiations on all 3 authority levels should be launched simultaneously.” Slobodna Dalmacija pg 15 ‘Constitutional changes talks should continue’ carries that the Croat Block Presidency held its session and they concluded that the constitutional changes talks should continue. |
| Maroevic and Topcagic confirm reforms proceed as planned for
| Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘Negotiations on the Agreement between BiH and EU may commence’ by M. Cubro – Representatives of EU and BiH confirmed BiH achieved a significant progress in realization of reforms and the European Team for Monitoring of Reforms will not ask for a postponement of the start of negotiations. EC Delegation Spokesperson Frane Maroevic stated there is no reason, at the moment, for EC to ask for the postponement, while Head of BiH Directorate for European Integrations Osman Topcagic stated reforms are being fulfilled in line with the planned tempo. |
| Discussion before
| EuroBlic cover pg splash, RSpg 1 ‘Srpska defending symbols’ by Nedeljka Breberina – The representatives of the RS NA, that should take place at a public debate on 28 January in Sarajevo before the BiH Constitutional Court, should today take a stance and define their strategy. Debate will be held in regard to the initiative filed by Sulejman Tihic regarding RS symbols. The RS should be represented by: Hans Peter Schneider, attorney from |
| Inaugural session of Movemenet for Changes in B. Luka: Associaition to become a party to take part in upcoming elections
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Something between Association and Party’ by D.Momic – An inaugural session in Banja Luka of new political party, currently operating as association of citizens, was held in Banja Luka Sunday, named Association of Citizens “Movement for changes”. The Association announces participation in the upcoming elections in BiH for all authority levels. The members of the Movement for changes |
| HR Ashdown tours BiH cities
| PINK – During his three-day farewell visit to some BiH cities, High Representative Paddy Ashdown will hold talks with politicians and citizens about the changes that occurred in BiH during his mandate, OHR announced. Ashdown will visit Trebinje and Mostar on Monday, January 23, Gornji Vakuf/Uskoplje and Banjaluka on Tuesday, January 24, and Srebrenica on Wednesday, January 25. |
| Circle 99 discusses transition process in BiH
| PINKby Zeljko Mandic – BiH was not well prepared when it entered transition process, and it is the biggest problem of this country, concluded participants at the regular session of the Association of Independent Intellectuals ‘Circle 99’ in Sarajevo. Foreign experts often say that BiH is closed for direct foreign investments; but, in the same time, almost 90 percent of commercial banking sector in BiH is owned by foreign citizens – which gives us hope that BiH is in fact a promising country, stressed economist Fikret Causevic. Globalisation is not for weak and poor countries as BiH, and therefore it is futile to expect that BiH would enter the free international market and have some benefit from it, added economist Dragoljub Stojanov. He believes that BiH must first organize its economic space if it wants to speed up the economic growth by accepting European standards. Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 6 ‘Politicians destroyed Energopetrol’ by S.Hodzic, Dnevni List pg 3 ‘State is not strong for implementation of welfare programs’ by M. Zorlak – also reported. |
| BHT 1: will Ruvoga’s death influence situation in region
| BHT 1 by Damir Simic – Reporter speculates on possible crisis caused by the death of Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova. Reporter argues that issue of Kosovo status has often been linked to RS by the Serbian politicians. Srdjan Dizdarevic, Head of BIH Helsinki Board, stated that RS cannot be linked to solution of Kosovo status adding that there are international representatives who are concerned with maintaining the stability of the region. Miroslav Mikes, attorney, also denied this possibility while Slavo Kukic, a sociologist, stated that the “Rugova has been controlling the radicalism in Kosovo and without him radicalism might erupt now”. Member of BIH Presidency Sulejman Tihic agreed that Rugova had authority in Kosovo and issued guidelines for general politics and status of Kosovo. |
| NN op-ed: basic intention of foreigners is to see BH population deal with manufacturing, while they will be in charge of major business | Nezavisne Novine op-ed pg 7 ‘Stranger in the night’ by Sead Fetahagic – Referring to announcements that Christian Schwarz Schilling is the HR to BiH, the author laments over BiH and its peoples, who would then stay alone with its leaders. Furthermore, he raises the issue as to why the foreign representatives have never met with the representatives of civil society. He adds some international “diplomats” keep on persuading local economists that small and middle companies should be opened here, adding that basic intention of foreigners is to see BH population deal with manufacturing, while they will be in charge of major business. |
Economic and judicial issues | |
| Miljevic: the costs of living in BiH are 48 KM higher
| PINK, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Costs of living in BiH are 48 KM higher due to VAT’ not signed, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘A thicker bill to follow?’ by D.Momic – President of the RS Association of Employers Damir Miljevic estimates that the first analysis of the Value Added Tax implementation will show 48 KM increase in average life expenses of the four-member family in BiH during January 2006. Miljevic believes that the real situation in BiH economy will be much clearer after February 10, when the first VAT applications should be handed in. RTRSby Sanja Stankovic – Opinions of economic experts on VAT implementation in BIH are divided. Report features citizens who state that prices have gone up thus making life impossible. Economic analyst Damir Miljevic feels that Price Monitoring Teams have prevented enormous increase of prices. On the other hand he says that life in January for a 4 member family will be 48 KM more expensive than in December. HR Paddy Ashdown visited company Interex in order to support their decision not to increase prices significantly after VAT introduction. Dragoljub Stojanov from |
| A. Toskic: Dismissals of workers in printing industry to follow due to VAT introduction
| Dnevni List pg 6 ‘New dismissals of tens thousands of workers follow’ by D. Pusic – President of the Trade Union of workers in the printing industry Amir Toskic stated that disastrous consequences of the VAT introduction for the printing industry etc. are already visible. He also said that due to the VAT introduction costs of the printing industry have increased and therefore he believes that employers would rationalize the number of workers in order to reduce the costs. |
| E. Biber: Protests of BiH citizens might take place in spring if new increase of prices takes place due to VAT introduction
| Dnevni List pg 3 ‘Protests of workers follow in spring?!’ by R. Dautefendic carries that the BiH Trade Union supports the VAT introduction, however, it is concerned about the fact that the state had not made comprehensive preparations for the welfare introduction, that is, the welfare programs that would reduce consequences of the increase of prices and decreasing of the living standard. President of the BiH Trade Union Edhem Biber stated that if negative impacts of the VAT introduction continue, that is, if new increase of prices takes place it is quite certain that protests of BiH citizens would take place in March. |
| Dokic:
| Hayat – BiH Minister of Transport and Communications Branko Dokic stated that it would be best for BiH if |
| VL: Liquidation of Hercegovacka Banka likely to happen
| Vecernji List cover pg splash ‘Liquidation of Hercegovacka Banka’ and pg 3 ‘Liquidation of Hercegovacka Banka?!’ by Z. Kresic – Hercegovacka Banka (HB) Provisional Administrator Toby Robinson would propose liquidation of Hercegovacka Banka if the negotiations with the Croatian brokerage firm ‘FIMA’ fail. VL says that according to the source familiar with these negotiations, the negotiations do not go smoothly since Croatian investors are offering considerably smaller amount of money for the bank from the one that the HB Provisional Administration expected. VL concludes that according to the current situation the whole process might fail and just confirm disappearance of HB. VL goes on to say that if this happens this would be one of the first major decisions of new High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling. |
| DA:
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Croatia should arrest Jelavic based on Interpol warrant’, mentioned on cover by F. Vele– Highly ranked official of Interpol Office in Sarajevo, confirmed for DA that claims of Croatian Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Zlatko Mehun that Croatia doesn’t have legal basics to carryout any activities regarding Ante Jelavic, simply aren’t true. This source said that it is true that Jelavic can’t be extradited to BiH, but that based on the arrest warrant he can be arrested, due to confirming of identity and permanent address. |
SIPA, police issues | |
| Terzic: We would not rush with a decision on SIPA HQ
| Dnevni Avaz cover splash ‘We would not rush with a decision on SIPA HQ’, pg 5 ‘SIPA HQ cannot be solved ‘over the knee’’ by T. Lazovic – Speaking for DA, Chair of the Council of Ministers Adnan Terzic said that issue of permanent SIPA HQ is too important to be solved in a rush: “That has to be solved, but not because the High Representative wants it to be solved before his departure, but because this is an important issue of one of the most important institutions in BiH.” Commenting the statement of SIPA Director Sredoje Novic, that the issue of HQ is a political decision, Terzic stated that Novic should establish SIPA on a professional level and not get involved into the political issues. Terzic stated that issue of SIPA HQ would be regulated based on economic and technical criteria. Asked how much time would that take, Terzic answered: “Exactly as it should”. |
| Oslobodjenje: BiH Supreme Courts returns decertified police officer to work
| Oslobodjenje cover splash, pg 3 ‘Is a situation starting to turn in favour of dismissed police officers in BiH?’ by Vehid Jahic – Daily brings the story on Sedin Barucija, the first decertified police officer in BiH who won the case before the BiH Supreme Court. According to verdict brought recently [no date specified], Barucija will be returned to his work to the Zenica-Doboj Cantonal Interior Ministry. Members of the FBiH Association of Decertified Police officers welcome the ruling deeming it as the turning point in “shameful attitude of some state and entity officials in case of decertification.” |
| Kebo: revision of decertification decisions could be carried out by EUPM or domestic institution
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ’Revision could be conducted by EUPM or domestic institutions’ by M. Kukan– BiH Minister of Human Right and Refugees Mirsad Kebo stated that BiH authorities would submit a memorandum to the UN Security Council demanding the issue to be included in the SC’s agenda. Kebo stressed that BiH authorities would ask for EUPM or domestic institutions to be authorized for carrying out revisions of the decisions on decertification of police officers. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘We hope to positive decision of UN Security Council’ by M.K.– Head of FBiH Association of Decertified Police officers, Ramo Sulic stated that UN Security Council would bring positive decision by the end of February. Sulic announced radicals measures to be undertaken if |
| Novic: terrorist training possibly taking place in BiH
| RTRS – In an interview to Nezavisne novine, SIPA Director Sredoje Novic stated that there are real possibilities that the training of terrorist occurs in BIH. He also stated that an in-depth analysis and thorough investigation are required in whole of BIH for such facts to be established. |