Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 11 October
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Main hearing in Covic case today | RS MoI again searches for Zupljanin |
McNair on Jelavic’s case | FBiH HOR adopts rebalance budget |
Jovic wants UNESCO help for educ. | World news |
TV news broadcast on 10 October
RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Action of RS Police and EUFOR | WN: 40,000 killed in earthquake |
Franciscans ask Del Ponte’s apology | Brcko Prosecution on war crimes | Tihic’s telegram of condolence |
RS MoI searches Zupljanin’s house | Trial of Zeljko Tasovac | Police searches Zupljanin’s house |
FBIH Government session | FBiH Gov. passed police agreement | Momcilo Krajisnik’s case |
NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
World News | Parent’s Council protest in Zepce | Schefer welcomes reforms in BIH |
HR explains police agreement | Feature on increase of prices in BiH | RS MoI searches Zupljanin’s house |
Update to Jelavic case | Problems with milk production | War crimes processing in Brcko |
Street names in | Invalids discontented with law | Lukic still not dismissed |
Oslobodjenje | HR Ashdown on police reform: In five years BiH will have only one police minister |
Dnevni Avaz | Prosecutor McNair: Jelavic case will not be transferred to |
Dnevni List | Owners of LT Gospodarska bank, the Matkovic brothers, arrested |
Vecernji List | Minister V. Skare-Ozbolt: Ante Jelavic cannot be extradited |
Slobodna Dalmacija | |
Glas Srpske | Searches in three locations |
Nezavisne Novine | Either census or blockade of budget |
Blic | Panic is unnecessary, yet caution is needed [bird-flu issue] |
Vecernje Novosti | Features |
Srpski Nacional | Features |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
RS MoI: Search for Zupljanin underway
| BH Radio 1 – RS Police this morning conducted the search of five residential buildings in the |
EU’s Solana: EC to assess BiH feasibility study requirements fulfilment as soon as police reform agreement is adopted | BH Radio 1 – Spokesperson for the EU High Representative Javier Solana, Kritisna Gallach,expressed hope BiH would be able to open the talks on the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU by the end of year. She added that as soon as police reform agreement is official adopted at the BiH level, the EC would than assess whether all Feasibility Study conditions have been met. |
FBiH HoR adopts 2005 Budget re-balance
| BH Radio 1 Ljiljana Radl – FBiH House of Representatives adopted the proposal for budget rebalance for this year, but without Government’s amendment which delays the implementation of the law on civil victims of the war from 1 July to 1 October this year. This will mean that additional 16 million KM will be used for these benefits. The FBiH HoR will also hold the extraordinary session in the afternoon to discuss the Agreement on police reform, endorsed by the Government last night. |
Political Developments/Reforms | |
HR Ashdown: In five years BiH will have only one police minister
| Oslobodjenje cover splash, pg 6 ‘In five years there will be just one Interior Minister in BIH’ by A. Omeragic – The HR Paddy Ashdown stresses in an interview to daily it is of crucial importance for the Federal and BiH Parliaments to adopt the Agreement on police reform by the end of this week. Asked whether he expects any problems with the adoption, especially having in mind that the SDA delegates in the RSNA did not endorse it, Ashdown did not want to be specific adding nothing is over until everything is over. “I am aware of the certain doze of concern, as text of the agreement is not concrete enough, but there are guarantees that the reform will be successful. The EC and US will act as the control power which will ensure respect of the three principles. If that doesn’t happen we will ensure appropriate sanctions are undertaken… The goal is clear: single police structure at the state level with state powers. That means that until the end of reform implementation [five years] there will be no more police ministers at the lower levels and police regions will be established based on technical, not political criteria. And they will cross inter-entity border line where necessary,” says Ashdown noting that this could be a case especially in TV Hayat – Speaking for NTV Hayat, High Representative Paddy Ashdown wanted to cease/deny all speculations on police agreement passed by RSNA, confirming that police will definitely be organized on the State level, that police regions will cross entities’ lines and that heavy sanctions will be imposed against those who try to obstruct the implementation. HR stressed that strong presence of international police will supervise the implementation of the agreement and that so will be done by Americans. HR doesn’t believe that RS will return to old policy of obstructionism. |
EU’s Solana on start of
| BHT Elvir Bucalo – At the regular session of EU Committee for Politics and Security, participants discussed the latest developments in BiH. “At the end of the day solution has been found, and it will give the possibility for the beginning of negotiations with BiH. That is god news for everybody: for us, for BiH and all its citizens and state structures”, stated EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. EU is ready to start the negotiations with BiH by the end of the year, as soon as the procedure of adopting the police reform agreement in all Parliaments is completed, and the law on Public Broadcasting System is adopted. Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Scheffer and Solana welcomed reforms’ by G. G., Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Large fish must go to |
FBiH Government adopted the agreement on police reform
| Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Unknown date of the adoption of the Agreement’ by R. Cengic also covered the issue. |
RSNA Speaker Stojicic: Agreement on police reform confirmed three EU principles | Oslobodjenje pg 7 ‘Agreement on police reform confirmed three EU principles’ – In an interview with the Banja Luka-based ATV, RSNA Speaker Dusan Stojicic said that the agreement on police reform proposed by RS President Dragan Cavic and adopted by RS parliament had confirmed three EU principles. |
EC endorses Agreement on police reform, urges parliaments to adopt it without changes
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Agreement on police reform endorsed’ by S.N. – DA learns that the European Commission supported the Agreement on the police reform adopted by the RSNA last week. The letter sent to the BiH Council of Ministers Chair, Adnan Terzic, the EU Enlargement Commission, Olli Rehn, stresses that the English version of the Agreement meets all 3 EC principles. “To enable the EU to open negotiations on the Stabilization and Association Agreement, I very much hope this agreement will be supported by the CoM and FBiH Parliament immediately, and then by the BiH Parliament,” reads that letter which also underlines that these institutions must endorse the Agreement without any changes. The Head of EC delegations in BiH, Michael Humphreys, welcomed the session of the BiH CoM on Friday at which Ministers adopted the agreement on police. |
VL on police reform proposal: Document does not speak about details
| Vecernji List, pg 5 ‘RS can be police region’, by Milan Sutalo – Commenting on the proposal of police reform, which was adopted by the RSNA, BiH CoM and now the FBIH Government, Sutalo says the document, apart from accepting the 3 EC’s principles, does not speak much about other details. Namely, notices the author, it does not specifically state that the RS cannot be one police area, however it does say that the police reform agreement must adhere to constitutions of the RS and BIH, which can be used by Banja Luka (RS authorities) when drawing of police areas maps starts to take place. |
| Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘Brussels showed interest for this region did not disappear’by A.M. – |
EC’s Humphreys welcomes BiH CoM decision to adopt police reform agreement, urges FBiH Government, parliaments to do the same | Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 7 ‘Document adopted under the European principles’ – Head of EC Mission in BiH Michael Humphries has welcomed the decision of BiH Council of Ministers to accept the agreement on police reconstruction already adopted by RSNA. Humphreys urged FBiH Government, FBiH and BiH Parliaments to do the same.
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British Ambassador Rycroft: Police areas will cross inter-entity border
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Police areas will cross inter-entity border’, Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Crossing of inter-entity boundaries is possible’ by Agencies – The Ambassador of Great Britain in BiH, Matthew Rycroft, on Monday stated that crossing inter-entity boundaries would be possible in case the Directorate in charge of the implementation of police reform assesses it is necessary for certain regions to cross boundaries due to technical police reasons. |
RS PM Bukejlovic: Let’s save what can be saved
| Vecernje Novosti pg 4 ‘Let’s save what can be saved’ by Dubravka Vujanovic – Daily carries an interview with Pero Bukejlovic, RS Premier, who speaks of police reform consequences, Dragan Cavic’s mistakes and survival of entity. Daily notes that RS Premier was against adoption of the police reform proposal last week presented by Cavic. Bukejlovic says Agreement bears an enormous danger RS will not be capable of opposing attempts of OHR regarding IEBL crossing and introduction of unified police structures. He claims that prior to adoption of this concept, RS Government has received some positive signals from |
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘ Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Agreement is unclear’ by D. |
DA: Cavic under
| Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘KOS attacks Cavic?’, mentioned on cover, by E. Sarac – DA learns from the sources close to the international intelligence that the |
SDHR Ney visits Mostar
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘More dynamic dialogue between citizens and authorities’, Dnevni Avaz pg 12, Slobodna Dalmacija pg 10 ‘Ney: To pass ‘Mostar Platform’ ‘ by M. Landeka – Senior Deputy High Representative Martin Ney talked in Mostar on Monday with representatives of non-government organizations from the area of Mostar and Herzegovina about finding the way on the ground of which the OHR can help in establishing of more dynamic dialogue and partnership between the authority and non-government sector. After the meeting Ney stated that it was proposed to pass the so-called Mostar Platform, which represents a forum that will gather 10 non-government organizations, representatives of the Mostar City Administration, Mostar City Council and business sector. Also reported by Dnevni List pg 13 ‘Authority and non-government organizations together in Mostar Platform’ by S. Bjelica, Vecernji List pg 4 ‘Ney visited Mostar’ not signed, Nezavisne novine pg 8 ‘Mostar platform soon’ by Srna, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Let citizens’ voice be heard as well’ not signed. |
Meeting of Croat political parties: New BiH Constitution necessary
| FTV, RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 6 ‘New BiH Constitution necessary’, Vecernji List, pg 5 ‘New constitution for true rights for Croats’, by Vlatko Ivankovic, Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 10 ‘Constitution should ensure equality of Croats’, by M. Landeka, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Ready for new Constitution’ inset ‘Covic’ by Srna – report from 5th meeting of Croat parties, which was held in Mostar on Monday in organization of the HDZ. (NB: dailies do not list participants) According to a written statement issued after the meeting, participants agreed that in order to make sure that the Croats become equal to other two peoples in BiH, a new constitution ought to be enacted in a parliamentary procedure, through consensus of all three peoples and with a help of the IC. Participants also noted that the dis-empowering of the cantons and turning of the FBIH into a pure Bosniak entity is ongoing, therefore there need to be steps that will prevent that. |
HDZ’s Covic meets with OSCE’s Davidson: HDZ advocates for adoption of new state Constitution
| Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘HDZ advocates for adoption of new state Constitution’, Dnevni List, pg 4 ‘HDZ wants changes to Election Law’, by I. G., Vecernji List, pg 2 ‘Covic: HDZ for new BiH Constitution’, by V. I. – President of HDZ BiH, Dragan Covic, met with the OSCE Chief of Mission to BiH, Douglas Davidson, at the HDZ HQ in Mostar on Monday. They discussed, among other issues, the political and economic situation and necessity to carry out constitutional changes in BiH. With regards to the latter, Covic stressed that the HDZ will advocate for a new BIH Constitution that must be enacted in the parliamentary procedure with the help of IC, and which should be enacted by general elections in 2006. Covic also pointed out to the need for changes to the BiH Election Law. |
| Vecernji List, pg 5, mentioned on front ‘We must not reject establishment of Croat federal unit’, by Miroslav Vasilj – Carries an interview with the |
SDA,
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Novakovic: Parties must go through reforms until next elections’ by A. Malagic – Commenting the statement the HR Paddy Ashdown gave in an interview to DA on Saturday, in which he said that the nationalistic parties will disappear unless they go through reforms, the |
Serb delegates at HoR supported SNSD’s initiative: either census or blockade of budget adoption
| Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash ‘Either census or blockade of budget’ and pg 3 ‘Census is pre-requisite for the adoption of budget’ by V. Popovic – Serb delegates at BiH HoR supported the initiative of SNSD not to vote for the adoption of 2006 budget unless the budget earmarks funds for financing of census in BiH. The following parties will support the initiative: |
Organised Crime/War Crimes/PfP | |
Prosecutor McNair: Jelavic case will not be transferred to
| BHT, Dnevni Avaz cover pg splash ‘Jelavic case would not be ceded to Croatia’ and pg 2 ‘We shall not cede ‘Hercegovacka Banka’ case to anyone’ by S.T. – Prosecutor John McNair stated that there is no any possibility to cede any part of the Ante Jelavic case to the Croatian judiciary. He added that the cases for which verdicts have been passed could not be ceded to other countries. McNair also said that the BiH Prosecution does not have any official information that Jelavic is in |
Croatian Justice Minister Skare-Ozbolt: Jelavic will not be extradited
| FTV, Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Skare-Ozbolt: Jelavic will not be extradited’, Vecernji List, front pg splash and pg 5 ‘Jelavic cannot be extradited’, by Zoran Kresic – According to the Croatian Justice Minister, Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, she has not received anything related to Ante Jelavic, no international arrest warrant, or arrest or extradition warrant from BiH. Explaining the legal proceedings, the Minister says Jelavic cannot be extradited in case he has the Croatian citizenship, adding that BiH can ask that Jelavic serves the prison sentence in |
Oslobodjenje: Croatian police not searching for Jelavic
| Oslobodjenje pg 2, mentioned on cover ‘Croatian police does not look after Ante Jelavic’ by A. Nezirovic carries spokesperson of the Croatian Ministry of Interior Zlatko Mehun as saying that there are no any new information with regard to the Ante Jelavic case and this means that in spite of announcements Jelavic has not turned himself in to the Croatian authorities. Mehun also said that |
SIPA: Jelavic is still on the run
| Nezavisne Novine pg 3 ‘Jelavic still on the run’ by M. R. – SIPA on Monday confirmed it still searches for former Chairman of BiH HDZ and former BiH Presidency member Ante Jelavic. ‘We do not have any official information. We do not want to comment on allegations saying Jelavic is in Croatia’, SIPA said. |
BiH Court Chairwoman Kreso sends letter to Ashdown: To increase number of local judges in department for organized crime
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RS MoI raided house of war crimes indictee Stojan Zupljanin
| Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Searches in three locations’ by E. G. S. – Search for Hague indictee Stojan Zupljanin continued, RS police and EUFOR searched Zupljanin’s house in Banja Luka, a firm of his sons in Kotor Varos and houses of Dane and Milofinka Ristic in Celinac. RS Police Spokesperson Radovan Pejic stated no person was arrested, yet some computers and documents were confiscated. Nezavisne Novine pg 3 ‘House and gas-station of Stojan Zupljanin were searched’, announced on cover ‘Search for Stojan Zupljanin continues’ by R. Segrt – also reports on the search. |
RS MoI: Karadzic and Mladic are not in RS
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NATO Commander Weber meets with BiH Foreign Minister Ivanic: Cooperation with
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NATO SG Scheffer: It is of great importance that RS fully cooperates with
| BHT, RTRS, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘It is of great importance that RS fully cooperates with The Hague’, Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Scheffer and Solana welcomed reforms’ by G. G., Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Large fish must go to the Hague’ by Beta – NATO General Secretary Jaap De Hoop Schefer welcomed defence and police reforms in BIH. He however warned that there would be no positive news for BIH particularly with regard to BiH’s admission to PfP until Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic are extradited to ICTY. |
SD announces trials to ‘Covic and others’, lists other alleged illegalities
| Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 16-17 ‘Connection with Lijanovici is judicial noose for Covic’, by Zlatko Tulic – Announces the beginning of trials to Dragan Covic and others scheduled for today (Tuesday) at the BiH Court. The article retells charges against the suspects, stressing that when it comes to Covic, that the BiH Prosecution is charging him with exemption of the ‘Lijanovici’ company from paying tax duties and that Covic had secured the company a privileged position on the BiH market. Slobodna Dalmacija, pgs 16-17, mentioned on front ‘State damaged for 47 million KMs?’, by Tomislav Zoric – retells charges against Covic as in the article above, reminding of a statement by prosecutor John McNair from October last year when he stated that Covic is a suspect in several other investigations. In light of that statement, SD lists cases in which Covic is allegedly involved, namely ‘Eronet’ case (illegal transfer of shares), ‘Soko’ (illegal privatization), ‘Mondo’, ‘Croat self-rule’, ‘Hercegovacka bank’ and allegations according to which he and Edhem Bicakcic (former FBIH PM) illegally allocated 11 million KMs from budget reserves in 2000. |
VL: OHR, HR Ashdown influence proceedings against ‘Covic and others’
| Vecernji List, pgs 4-5 ‘Processes against Croats’, by Zoran Kresic – The author comments on the start of proceedings against Dragan Covic saying that the proceedings are affected by the verdict in the Jelavic case. Kresic notes that the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, removed Covic as soon as the indictment got confirmed, “sentencing him before the verdict was passed”, by which the HR seriously affected the future proceedings. Moreover, Kresic notes that the HR was not as diligent in the ‘Dokic’ case, by which Ashdown did not want to cause new ‘quakes’ in the RS, to which he (Ashdown) gave in regarding the police regions. Finally, VL says there are many other examples of the OHR interfering into this case. Namely, VL says OHR’s ‘experts’ were tapping the indictees’ mobile phones and downloading SMS messages from them, whilst Ashdown’s legal advisors, such as Eric Larsson, suddenly became a prosecutor in the case. |
Economic/Social Issues | |
BiH HoR body rejects | Oslobodjenje pg 2 ‘A single 17-precent VAT rate remains’, Dnevni Avaz pg 9, Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘VAT on bread as well’ by M. Cubro – The BiH HoR Commission for Budget and Finances rejected the |
100 000 signatures supporting
| Dnevni List pg 9 ‘Change of Law on VAT certain’ not signed reports that |
Vc corridor: Three thirds of the highway are profitable
| BHT, Oslobodjenje pg 7, mentioned on cover ‘Three thirds of the highway are financially profitable/construction will be covered by profit’, Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 10 ‘6.2 billion KMs for 337 kilometres’, by Z. Rerig, Dnevni List, pg 3, mentioned on front ‘Start of building of highway in one year’, by Erna Mackic – BiH Minister for Traffic and Communications, Branko Dokic, stated at a press conference held in Sarajevo on Monday that the process of making of arrangements for Corridor Vc should be completed towards end of next year, when BiH will have a clearer picture who and how will be building the Corridor Vc. Dokic noted that the price of the project is estimated at 6,2 billion KMs. |
Education | |
University professor Lukic case
| RTRS Sladjana Jasarevic – Although the deadline set by OHR for dismissal of Radomir Lukic from the position of dean at Eastern Sarajevo Law faculty expired on Monday the dismissal hasn’t occurred. Lukic stated that he will continue to perform his job whilst RS Government repeated that OHR’s decision must be obeyed. OHR Spokesman Mario Brkic stated that OHR holds RS Ministry of Education responsible for implementation of their decision. Chancellor of Nezavisne Novine pg 5 ‘Radomir Lukic was not removed’ by G. Maunaga – Daily reports on a statement of East Sarajevo University Rector, Mitar Novakovic, qualifying RS Government’ decision on Radomir Lukic as political interference and severe violation of University’s autonomy. He added: “RS Government has no authority over appointments and removals at Universities. This job is to be performed by Law Faculty Council.” Daily also carries a statement of Ljiljana Radetic, OHR Spokesperson, saying: “OHR is encouraged with the reaction of the RS Government However what we want is evidence of the implementations where prime responsibility for this still rests with RS Ministry of Education.” According to inset ‘Support of students to Lukic’, Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Faculty is not a firm’ by Z.Domazet – reports on Monday’s meeting between Mitar Novakovic and Faculty Deans, University Council and students, which concluded that neither RS Government or HR Paddy Ashdown can interfere in field of specialization and science. EuroBlic RSpg 2 ‘Deadline expired, Council’s decision awaited for’, announced on cover ‘University defending Lukic’ by Mirna Soja – also carries Novakovic’s statement, reports on Monday’s meeting of Rector’s Office and statement by Radetic. Daily notes that according to Radetic, OHR should today announce new details related to “Lukic case”. |
NN op-ed on Lukic
| Nezavisne Novine op-ed pg 7 ‘Lukic’s fight’ by Aleksandar Sekulic – Writing about the issue of Radomir Lukic, the author reminds of Lukic’s biography, which, inter alia, reads he was one of favorites of Radovan Karadzic, also member of RS delegation whenever it was to hold some talks, his secure residence in Belgrade, and akin. Sekulic underlines that this Serb of interest does not hold back from placing conditions now as he was doing in the past. |
Jovic at UNESCO General Conference: UNESCO should play more important role in education area
| Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Assistance in reconstruction of 3 religious facilities promised’ not signed, Slobodna Dalmacija last pg ‘Jovic: Cultural differences should be preserved’ by Z. Zekic – Chairman of the BiH Presidency Ivo Miro Jovic addressed on Monday attendants of a plenary part of the 33rd UNESCO General Conference in Paris. Jovic reminded that the UNESCO considerably contributed to improving the situation in many domains in BiH, however, he also stressed that the UNESCO should play a more important role in the education process. |