Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 13 April
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00hrs) | BH Radio 1 (12,00 hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| RS: Fuel prices to go up | HR visit to | HR Ashdown in B.Luka |
| Crypt with Pope’s body opened | Beara rejects amended indictment | Update to ICTY trials |
| | FBiH HoR in session | KosMet |
TV news broadcast on 12 April
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| 27 kg of heroin confiscated | BiH HoR in session | Report by Int. Comm. for Balkans |
| BIH HoR in session | FBiH HoR in session | Update to smuggling explosive case |
| FBIH HoR in session | Volas meets IMF representatives | SBS seized 27 kilos of heroin |
| Colak statement for Vecernji LIst | RS search for missing persons | SA City council elections annulled |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| BiH Election Commission in session | Elections for SA City Council annulled | SBS and EUFOR sized 27 kg heroin |
| BiH HoR in session | SIPA arrested three persons | SBS stopped trafficking in people |
| Issue of BiH Ambassador to | SBS seized 27 kilos of heroin | Dokic, Pavic plead not guilty |
| Pavic, Dokic plead not guilty | Issue of BiH Ambassador to | Puskaric sentenced to 3,5 years |
| Oslobodjenje | Reis pardoned UDBA (former Yugoslav communist police) collaborators |
| Dnevni Avaz | Commander Schook: Criminal networks steal 250 million annually |
| Dnevni List | There is no authority crisis |
| Vecernji List | Prison for blowing up cover of secret witnesses |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Citizens ate 500 tons of dangerous chicken |
| Nezavisne Novine | Two men in Golf hid 27 kg of heroin |
| Glas Srpske | Heroin on |
| EuroBlic | Ceda and Legija face to face |
| Vecernje novosti | Features Serbian related topics |
| Nacional | Features Serbian related topics |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| Ashdown meets Cavic in
| BH Radio 1 by Dragan Stegic – HR Paddy Ashdown is visiting |
| Ivanic: Positive assessment on SiCG Feasibility Study is good for entire region | RTRS – Mladen Ivanic, BiH Foreign Minister, is of the view that a positive report on SiCG Feasibility Study represents a good development for the entire region. He said that this is encouraging, noting that regional activities are accelerating their path towards EU. |
| FBiH HoR in session
| RHB, BH Radio 1 – The FBiH House of Representatives has continued its session that started yesterday. Among other issues, the chamber should give its consent to the European Bank’s loan for regional programme of roads; discuss changes to the law on criminal proceedings and PRC report. |
| Beara pleads not guilty
| RTRS, RHB, BH Radio 1 – Former senior RS Army officer Ljubisa Beara rejected today before ICTY amended indictment accusing him of Srebrenica genocide as well. Bosnian Serb Milorad Trbic postponed entering a plea before ICTY today. Tribic was indicted for war crimes committed in Srebrenica. |
Political developments and reforms | |
| BiH HoR doesn’t disucss Covic: Dzaferovic urges a proposal, HDZ wants discussion on HR decision
| BHT 1 – At the session of the BiH House of Representatives, the delegates did not discuss the potential candidates for replacement foragan Covic at the position of the Croat member of BiH Presidency. HDZ has not yet nominated their candidates for the BiH Presidency wanting BiH Parliament to discuss decision by the HR Paddy Ashdown to remove Covic. “It is not the job of the Parliament to discuss HR’s decisions – our job is to elect new Croat member of BiH Presidency, and we should do it as quickly as we can”, said Sefik Dzaferovic, the Speaker of the BiH HoR. “I believe that we should elect new member of BiH Presidency as soon as possible, but it’s not my decision – I have to obey the decisions of the Party”, said HDZ’s representative Vinko Zoric. PINK– On the possibility of holding the BiH Parliament plenary session to discuss the HR’s decision, the HDZ leader Barisa Colak comments: “I hope that such a session is going to be held as soon as possible, and I think that it is of extreme importance for a session to be held, due to the fact that we are faced with crisis in authority.” Dnevni List, front pg splash and pg 3 ‘There is not crisis in authority’, by Danka Polovina-Mandic – Colak says: “I really think the Parliament has something to say… Because of dignity of institutions of this country, there is no reason for the Parliament not to declare itself and take an appropriate position that should bind everyone”. Hayat – Hayat comments that the entire situation resulted in blocking the work of BiH Presidency and for this reason Presidency is unable to nominate BiH Ambassador to FTV, Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘No discussion on appointment of new Presidency member’ by V. Zivak, Nezavisne Novine pg 4, announced on cover ‘Croat member to BiH Presidency not elected’ by M.Cubro, EuroBlic RSpg 3 ‘Negotiations with EU as of autumn’ by D.S., Vecernji List pg 3 ‘Discussion on removal first and then Covic’s successor’ by E. Medunjanin, Slobodna Dalmacija last pg ‘HDZ demands discussion on legality of Covic’s removal’ by H also covered the BiH HoP’s session. – also report. |
| DL edit. on HDZ’ behaviour regarding Covic’s removal
| Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Putting things in order’ by I. Glibusic carries an editorial, which says that although HDZ demanded the discussion on the removal of former Croat member of the BiH Presidency Dragan Covic at the joint session of both Houses of the BiH Parliament, the discussion did not take place. The author goes on to says that even if the discussion did take place it would not be binding for the HR and the author concludes that this means that HDZ should decide on Covic’s successor as soon as possible in order to avoid speculations about creating of certain fractions and the division of HDZ on moles and loyalists. |
| BiH HoR endorses CoM’s report on Feasibility Study progress
| RHB, Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 5, mentioned on cover, ‘Agreement with EU until the end of mandate of these authorities’, Dnevni Avaz pg 10 ‘BiH is getting closer to Stabilisation and Association with EU’ by H. Orahovac, Nezavisne Novine pg 4, announced on cover ‘Croat member to BiH Presidency not elected’ by M.Cubro, EuroBlic RSpg 3 ‘Negotiations with EU as of autumn’ by D.S. Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Law on RTV system and police restructuring disputable’ by D. Polovina-Mandic – At the session held on Tuesday in Sarajevo, the BiH House of Representatives adopted a report prepared by the Council of Ministers on the implementation of conditions contained in the Feasibility Study, presented to the delegates by the CoM Chair Adnan Terzic. The HoR delegates gave its full support to process of meeting the remaining conditions and endorsed the conclusion calling on all levels of government in BiH to actively cooperate in this course. PINK – Terzic briefed the deputies about a letter received from EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn in which he very precisely identified remaining obligations, including adoption of a law on a single ombudsman in BiH, law on public broadcasting system and harmonization of a police reform action plan. Terzic said that BiH has a chance to be given consent by the end of May for the start of negotiations on Stabilisation and Association Agreement and in the late autumn for opening those negotiations. According to him, the CoM is in the last phase of fulfilling conditions defined in the Feasibility Study, after which BiH would be in a position to receive a recommendation to open talks. |
| Election Commission annuls election results in two of
| BHT1 by Lejla Redzovic – The BiH Election Commission annulled the elections of the councillors in the council of Stari Grad Sarajevo and Novi Grad Sarajevo for the Sarajevo City Council. The elections for these two municipal councils, were in opinion of Commission the irregularities were conducted, will be re-run on April 19. “The secrecy of the elections was not maintained in those two municipalities”, explained Branko Petric, BiH Election Commission member. SDA, which has the majority in City Council, said it is satisfied with this decision believing that the results of the new elections will be the same, so there won’t be any changes in the structure of the City Council. “I believe that the secret voting will bring the same result, and that we will elect the same people”, said Safet Keso, SDA representative in Stari Grad Municipal Council. Reporter comments that the is unclear if the decisions of the newly formed City Council – such as the election on the new Mayor of Sarajevo – will be annulled as well. FTV, RTRS, Hayat, Oslobodjneje pg 8 ‘Elections for Stari Grad and Novi Grad municipal councils annulled’, mentioned on cover, by A. Terzic, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Ten news councillors stay in the Sarajevo City Council’ by L Sinanovic, Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Condition for reduction of salaries to officials’ by M.C., Nezavisne Novine pg 3 ‘Election of delegates at two Sarajevo municipalities annulled’ by N.K. – reported on the BiH EC’s decision. |
| BiH CoM endorses a constitutional change to allow salaries’ reduction
| BHT 1, FTV, RTRS, Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Terzic’s initiative on salaries of the public officials adopted’ by Srna, Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘Ministers agree on salaries’ reduction’ by M.K.S. – The BiH Council of Ministers on Tuesday accepted and forwarded to parliamentary procedure the Proposal amendments of the BiH Constitution proposed by the Chair CoM, Adnan Terzic. This amendment suggests erasing item 2, Article 9 of the BiH Constitution, which states that compensations for officials in BiH institutions cannot be reduced during the mandates of those officials This decision was made after the International Monetary Fund requested reduction of the public expenses in BiH. After Tuesday’s CoM decision, the salaries of BiH officials could be reduced up to ten percent, said Dragan Doko, BiH Minster of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. On issue of the Free Trade Agreement with SCG, CoM reinstated the zero rate of customs taxes for flower and bear imported from SCG. |
| Int. Comm. for Balkans urges constitutional changes
| BHT 1 Elvir Bucalo – Constitutional changes in BiH must be carried out immediately in order to strengthen the State, concluded participants at the meeting of the International Commission for Balkans held in |
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| On HSS, NHI, HNZ, HDZ and HSP Djapic-Jurisic on constitutional changes
| Dnevni List pg 6 ‘Croats in BiH demand joint proposal’ by I. Rozic carries that representatives of HSS, NHI, HNZ, HDZ and HSP Djapic-Jurisic met on Tuesday in order to harmonize basic principles of the platform on the eve of coming constitutional changes. HSS President Marko Tadic stated that the aforementioned document should secure the joint stand of the Croat parties when the constitutional changes are in question. He added that HSS wants a new Constitution in BiH, which would correct injustice made to Croats and Bosniaks especially. NHI President Kresimir Zubak shares Tadic’s opinion, while HNZ President Milenko Brkic believes that the meetings of this sort should be taking place so that Croat representatives can reach consensus on the most important national issues. HDZ spokesperson Pero Pavlovic stressed that the meeting just represents a talk on possible different re-organization of BiH and he added: ‘This is a too serious subject to sign some binding document just like that.’ Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘BiH is a homeland of Croat people’ by A.S. also report. |
| EuroBlic: Can BiH effect on selection of Ashdown’s successor/HR’s powers
| EuroBlic RSpg 1 ‘It is better to become a partner, instead of remaining obeyer’ by Nedeljka Breberina/Rajna Radosavljevic – Daily writes about initiative of SDP of BiH which proposed Resolution on approach BiH institutions have towards the appointment of Paddy Ashdown’s successor. The Resolution calls on local institutions to def8ne partnership relationship with the OHR by the end of this year. Jozo Krizanovic, SDP Presidency member, says: “The most responsible institutions must give their view on possible definition of HR’s powers.” Momcilo Novakovic, SDS delegate at the BiH Parliament, says: “The HR’s mandate does not depend on us. However, it would be desirable to at least hear our view on that, since many powers should be abolished.” Ivo Miro Jovic, HDZ delegate, claims the IC is not eager to see local institutions take over duties. Jelina Djurkovic, PDP delegate, reminds that PDP warned of vast powers of HR two years ago. Slavo Kukic, Professor of Sociology at the |
| Tihic on Ashdown’s successor: Politicians from former
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Politicians from former Yugoslavia areas could be partial’ M.Dr. – Bosniak member of the BiH Presidency Sulejman Tihic told the daily that the basic problem of BiH was its constitutional system, which cannot function without the High Representative regardless of whether the office was held by Paddy Ashdown or former Slovenian President Milan Kucan. Tihic was asked to comment on initiatives by certain political/intellectual circles in BiH proposing that the next High Representative be from |
| BiH Foreign Ministry to appoint Charge d’Affaires of BiH Embassy in
| Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Appointment of charge d’Affaires of BiH Embassy in Croatia soon’ by SRNA, Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Charge d’Affaires on a temporary basis’– Lepa Babic, Spokesperson of the BiH Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday stated that the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon appoint Charge d’Affaires of the BiH Embassy in Zagreb, who will be assuming this position on a temporary basis until the new ambassador in appointed. |
| Hadzikapetanovic: Paravac was pressing on Mesic, Sanader to accept Branko Kesic as Ambassador
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Hadzikapetanovic: Paravac was pressing on Croatian President Mesic, PM Sanader’ E. Sarac – Message of Croatian Government to BiH authorities that Branko Kesic was definitely not acceptable as new BiH Ambassador to Croatia will not worsen relations between the two countries, according to BiH Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic, acting BiH Foreign Ministry’s Secretary Adnan Hadzikapetanovic and Bosniak member of the Presidency’s Foreign Policy Advisor Edin Dilberovic. |
| NN int. with SDHR Wnendt: BiH deserves to get to EU
| Nezavisne Novine pg 8 ‘BiH deserves to get in EU’ by V.Popovic – In a page-long farewell interview to NN, Werner Wnendt, SDHR, who is to assume position of Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, says that after two years of mandate, he leaves BiH with a a great optimism, assessing that many things “have improved in this state”. On this he adds that progress has been achieved in the fields of defence, intelligence, judicial reforms, and step forward has been made in facing with the past (referring to Srebrenica Commission Report). He stresses the issue of cooperation with the ICTY is very important, and also that police reform is a pre-requisite for commencement of SAA talks, on which it is necessary to reach a consensus before May. He notes that he leaves “BiH with conviction that BiH is an integral part of |
| FBiH PM Hadzipasic: Three Ministries already operate in Mostar
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Three Ministries already operate in Mostar’ – In a statement for the daily, FBiH Prime Minister Ahmet Hadzipasic said that the FBiH Government was carrying out necessary procedures to fully meet international community’s requirements for removal of five Ministries from Sarajevo to Mostar. According to Hadzipasic, the three Ministries are already operating in Mostar |
| Ivanic meets
| RHB, Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘Priority – reforms and Feasibility Study tasks’ – BIH Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic met with Principal Deputy HR Larry Butler on Tuesday. They agreed that a lot has to be done to improve the image of BIH especially in the area of economy, and that a significant progress has been made in implementation of reforms. Both Ivanic and |
| Rycroft meets Dodik, Bukejlovic, urges police reform
| Oslobodjenje pg 7 ‘BiH has little time for reforms’, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Times for defence and police reforms is running out’ – British Ambassador to BiH Matthew Rycroft repeated in Banja Luka on Tuesday during talks with representatives of the RS Government that full cooperation with the ICTY is a condition for integration of BiH in to Euro-Atlantic structures. Rycroft met with SNSD leader Milorad Dodik also urging for the consensus on these reforms. Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Agreement necessary for police reform’ by N.N.,Dnevni List, pg 6 ‘Agreement is required for successful restructuring of Police’, by M. Batarello – During a meeting held with the RS Prime Minister, Pero Bukejlovic, it was noted that there needed to be a consensus among political factors in order to carry out a successful restructuring of Police in BiH. |
| McElhaney meets Cenic, urges police reform and coop. w/ ICTY
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘RS made progress in cooperation with the ICTY’, Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Significant progress in cooperation with ICTY’ by N.N., Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Hague step forward’ by G.D. – The US Ambassador to BiH, Douglas McElhaney and on Tuesday met with RS Finance Minister, Svetlana Cenic, to discuss the defence and police reform, and cooperation with the ICTY. Cenic and McElhaney agreed that RS made a significant progress regarding the cooperation. |
| Ashdown goes to BL to discuss police reform
| RHB, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘New talks between Ashdown and representatives of the political parties’, Oslobodjenje pg 6 ‘Finalizing the conditions from Feasibility Study’ – The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will visit Banja Luka on Wednesday meeting representatives of RS political parties and RS President, Dragan Cavic. The meeting with President Cavic will focus on police reform which is one of the last remaining reforms that must be undertaken before opening of the negotiations with the EU. |
| SCG to start negotiations on SAA with EU
| RHB, BHT 1, FTV, RTRS, Hayat – The European Commission recommended on Tuesday the beginning of the negotiations on the Stabilization and Association Agreement with |
Judicial and security issues | |
| Dokic, Pavic plead not guilty
| PINK, FTV, RTRS, Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 10, mentioned on cover, ‘Pavic and Dokic pleaded not guilty’, Dnevni Avaz pg 12 ‘Branko Dokic and Marko Pavic pleaded not guilty’, Nezavisne Novine pg 5 “Defendants claim they are not guilty’, announced on cover ‘Dokic and Pavic claim they are not guilty’ by N.Moraca, EuroBlic RSpg 2 ‘They deny all charges’ by Mirna Soja, Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Dokic and Pavic pleaded not guilty’ by De.L., Vecernji List pg 3 ‘Dokic and Pavic pleaded not guilty’ by ra– The former RS ministers of traffic and communications, Branko Dokic and Marko Pavic respectively, accused of the office misuse, pleaded not guilty before the Basic Court in Banja Luka on Tuesday. Dokic, currently performing the duty of the BiH Minister of Transport and Communications, said that he wants this process to conclude as soon as possible. BHT 1 – Regarding the eventual resignation on this function that is expected from Dokic after raising of the indictment, in a statement to the BHT 1 Dokic said that he will not resign, at least not until court in Banjaluka decides about his objections on indictment. The Prosecutor’s Office reached an agreement with the third indicted person, an employee of the Communications Ministry Veselka Jeremic, so she will testify against Dokic and Pavic. |
| Spiric slams BiH HoP for demanding from
| PINK, Oslobodjenje pg 3, mentioned on cover, ‘Returning passport to Hasan Cengic is a finger in a eye of US’ by V. Zivak, Dnevni Avaz pg 10 ‘Criminalizing the state must be prevented’, Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Partnership of politicians, authority, Mafia and criminals’ by E. Mackic,Vecernji List, pg 2 ‘BiH’s institutions ‘poking into eye’ of USA’, by eme, Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 12 ‘Parliament wants passport for Cengic’, by B. Kristo, Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘It should be investigated whether firms are paying for decisions of BiH Constitutional Court’ by M.C., Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘This state is lost!’ by N.Z. – The Deputy Speaker of the BiH House of Representatives, Nikola Spiric, told a press conference that there was a connection between crime and authorities in BiH. Spiric fiercely condemned a request of BiH House of Peoples submitted to Hayat – Spiric added that the state, in which RTRS – Spiric added that it will take more time to fight the corruption than to reconstruct BIH. |
| OHR on Cengic: Parliament should not interfere with judicial processes
| RHB, Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Parliament should not interfere with judicial processes’ by Fena, Dnevni Avaz pg 10 ‘OHR also against interference with the judiciary’ – The BiH House of Peoples’ Commission for Foreign and Trade Policy can best help the future of BiH in its accession to the EU if it does not get involved in judicial processes, OHR spokesperson |
| SBS seizes 27 kilos of heroin
| FTV, RTRS, BHT1, RHB, Hayat, Dnevni Avaz pg 29, mentioned on cover, ’27 kilos of heroin found in engine and seats of Golf vehicle’, Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash, pg 3 ‘Two men in Golf hid 27 kg of heroin’ by Z.Kusmuk/S.Karic, Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Heroin on Drina’ by S.Radjen-Todoric – Members of the State Border Service north-west region have found 27 kg and 123 g of heroin at the Pavlovica most border crossing in a car with BiH license plates. According to Dragan Kulic, head of the office, drugs was packed in 52 parcels. He denied information issued by some media that 52 kg of this drug were found. |
| BH Interpol investigates reports on 3 BiH citizens arrested in
| BHT 1 Suzana Stambol – BiH Interpol is in the process of finding out the identity of three BiH citizens who were reportedly arrested in northern |
| VL feature on witness protection | Vecernji List, front pg splash ‘Prison for blowing up cover of secret witnesses’ and pgs 2-3 ‘Protection of protected’, by Miroslav Vasilj – Features an article about the issue of use of protected witnesses in trials in BiH. The article claims that BiH is one of rare countries that do not appropriately protect witnesses in trials, adding that the SIPA and Department for support of victims and witnesses with the |
War crimes | |
| Schook: 250 million KM being spent annually to support hiding of Karadzic,other ICTY indictees
| Dnevni Avaz cover page ‘Criminal networks are annually stealing 250 million KM’, pg 5 ‘250 million KM being spent annually in hiding Karadzic’ Sead Numanovic – Commander of the NATO Headquarters in BiH Steven Schook reiterated in an interview with the daily that the issue of BiH cooperation with the Hague Tribunal had to be solved focusing on apprehension of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. He emphasizes that NATO has arrested and transferred to |
| Bogdanovic: RS still searches fro 2941 missing persons | PINK, Hayat, Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘RS still looking for 2941 missing persons’, EuroBlic RSpg 2, announced on cover ‘RS is searching for 2195 civilians and 746 soldiers’ by BETA, Glas Srpske pg 4 ‘Hiding of graves and truth’ by S.Miletic – The RS Bureau for Missing Persons and Prisoners is still searching for 2.941 missing persons, stated the director Milan Bogdanic in Banja Luka on Tuesday. He adds that the Office also plans to carry out visits, analysis and exhumations at 122 sites, suspected to be individual or mass graves, during the first half of this year. At the press conference, Bogdanic said that the establishment of a BiH institute for missing persons would make easier the process of searching for missing persons and remove existing problems in this process. The protocol on the establishment of this institute is in its final phase. Oslobodjenje pg 7 ‘ICTY support missing’ by O. Vukovic – Bogdanovic also said that the RS Bureau for Missing Persons encounters with a lack of support from entities or state authorities, as well as the international organizations, including ICTY. |
| NATO has no information on Petrovic’s whereabouts; SCG MoD investigates claims on Mladic hiding at Topcider
| FTV, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘No information on NATO keeping Miroslav Petrovic’, Nezavisne Novine pg 8 ‘No information Petrovic is under protection of Alliance’ by SRNA, Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Petrovic – unknown’– Derek Chapel, NATO Spokesperson in BiH, on Wednesday stated that he holds information that NATO or American forces are protecting non-commissioned officer of SiCG Army, Miroslav Petrovic (who stated that Ratko Mladic last year spent few months at Topcider). The NATO Spokesperson told the press in Jutarnji List, pg 17 ‘SCG Defence Minister requesting investigation about claims that army protects Mladic’, by M. Kuskunovic – The Serbia and Montenegro Defence Minister, Prvoslav Davinic, announced that his Ministry and the SCG Army would carefully investigate claims that were published by ‘Danas’ papers that an ICTY indictee Ratko Mladic was hiding for a few months at the Topcider military facilities last year. |
| Nacional brings extracts from int. first ICTY Prosecutor gave to BiH media
| Nacional pg 13 ‘Soldiers were afraid of arresting Karadzic and Mladic’ – Daily re-reports extracts from interview Richard Goldsteen, first ICTY Prosecutor, gave to Bosnian media, where he admitted that following tens of attempted and failed arrests of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, the international community officials have finally found courage to admit their unfitness. He also admitted that the international forces knew where Karadzic and Mladic were, but they were afraid they would suffer great human losses, so they did not arrest them. He assesses that the ICTY will not close its door in 2010, giving his view that it should complete its work after the last appellation. |
Economic issues | |
| FBiH HoR adopts FBiH Govt report for 2005 to boost economy
| FTV, RHB, Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 4 ‘FBiH Government’s report for 2004 adopted’ by S.Se, Dnevni Avaz pg 10 ‘This year, payout of overdue pensions and half of disability pension’, Dnevni List, pg 4 ‘Foreign investments and increase of number of employed are Government’s priorities’, by NINA., EuroBlic RSpg 4 ‘Volas: BAM half a billion necessary’ by T.Veselinovic– The FBiH House of Representatives on Tuesday accepted the FBiH Government’s Working Program for this year and the Working report for 2004 although numerous remarks were made to the activities of the Government during the last year. FBiH Prime Minister Ahmet Hadzipasic among other things announced the passage of the law on the rights of receivers of the highest war medals and the preparation of the law on veterans. The Government plans to boost employment in Federation BiH by two percent in 2005, industrial production by 10 percent, exports by 20 percent and the degree of coverage of imports by exports by 36 percent. All this, according to the plan, should result in increasing the GDP by 6, 2 percent. PINK – “We have to strengthen financial discipline… We had collected more incomes during 2004 at all levels, in comparison to 2003”, said Hadzipasic. |
| Volas meets IMF: 500 million KM needed for workers in BiH
| FTV, PINK, Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘Reduction of salaries is out of question’, Dnevni Avaz pg 13 ‘Over half of billion KM to take care of 100.000 workers’– The Chair of the RS Trade Union, Cedo Volas on Tuesday met with the representatives of the International Monetary Fund. At the meeting Volas said that at least 500 million KM is necessary to provide the social care, including severance pay and overdue salaries, for workers in BiH, which is nine times more than estimated by the World Bank. Volas also said that the salaries of workers financed from the RS Budget cannot be decreased. |
| Joly | Dnevni List, pg 4 ‘Single account getting filled better and better’, by T. Bijelic – Following a meeting of the Indiret Taxation Authority (ITA) Steering Board held in Brcko, the Board Chairman, Joly Dixon, stated that the single account was getting filled better and better. ITA principles also met with business persons from Brcko, and according to the ITA Director, Kemal Causevic, having in mind that the VAT will soon be applied in BiH, such meeting will become more frequent throughout the country. |