Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 18 August
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| BiH Presidency session today | Mrakovica meeting |
| Police reform talks without results | Cavic on Council of Ministers |
| HR on importance of police reform | |
TV news broadcast on 17 August
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Police reform meeting in Mrakovica | Mrakovica meeting on police reform | Momcilo Mandic arrested |
| OHR criticizes Dodik | FBiH PM on Mrakovica meeting | Police reform negotiations continue |
| Jovicic on police reform meeting | BiH SBS officer killed | FBiH Gov. delegation visited Vc site |
| | Momcilo Mandic arrested | SBS officer killed |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| BiH SBS officer killed | New child abuse case reported | SBS officer killed his colleague |
| Momcilo Mandic arrested | Protests of “Azot Vitkovic” workers | Momcilo Mandic arrested |
| Regional News | Feature on “Energoinvest-Armature” | Police reform meeting in Mrakovica |
| Mrakovica meeting on police reform | FBiH Gov. delegation visited Vc site | Local company about GMO issue |
| Oslobodjenje | Final agreement on police reform to be reached by the end of the month |
| Dnevni Avaz | Momcilo Mandic arrested in Budva |
| Dnevni List | He killed his colleague by official pistol |
| Vecernji List | Bosniak killed Serb |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Parish priest blessed transmitter at cemetery |
| Glas Srpske | Nine bullets in the head |
| Nezavisne Novine | Mandic arrested in Budva and extradited to BiH |
| Blic | Bomber from |
| Vecernje Novosti | Prices are troubling us; Momcilo Mandic arrested |
| Srpski Nacional | Features |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| BiH Presidency session today | RHB, RS Radio – The BiH Presidency session takes place today and, among the other things, they should discuss the report on execution of the BiH institutions’ budget and international obligations for first 6 months this year. |
| Police reform talks in Mrakovica interrupted without concrete results, to be resumed on August 23
| RHB – During the police reform talks on Mrakovica BiH officials have not reached a concrete agreement on this issue. RS Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic stated that he expects that the agreement would be reached by the end of August. RS Radio, SRNA – The talks between senior BiH officials, those from the RS and the Federation of BiH about the reform of police structures temporarily ended on Wednesday and will resume on Tuesday, 23 August in Mostar. The chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers, Adnan Terzic, told journalists that it was agreed not to make public the details of Wednesday’s talks. |
| HR on importance of police reform
| RHB – High Representative Paddy Ashdown has warned that if the authority representatives do not reach an agreement on the police reform BiH and the RS would become dark holes of |
Political Developments/Reforms | |
| Talks on police reform continued in Mrakovica
| RHB, Pink, BHT, FTV, RTRS, Hayat, Oslobodjenje cover page, pg 3 ‘Final agreement on police reform to be reached by the end of the month’, Dnevni Avaz pg 3, mentioned on cover ‘Vlasic maps challenged/brought into question’, Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Stands of entity Governments make reaching of agreement difficult’ by I. Glibusic, Vecernji List pg 2 ‘Long way to solution acceptable for all’ by M. Ivesa – New meeting on police reform was held in Mrakovica on Wednesday. Participants in the meeting from State Institutions were BiH Council of Ministers (CoM) Chair Adnan Terzic, his Advisor Bojan Zec Filipovic, BiH Minister of Security Barisa Colak, SIPA Director Sredoje Novic and Advisor of Bosniak member of BiH Presidency Sulejman Tihic, Mehmed Zilic. RS was represented by RS Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic, who initiated meeting, RS Minister of Interior Darko Matijasevic and RS Finance Minister Svjetlana Cenic. FBiH was represented by FBiH Minister of Interior Mevludin Halilovic and Zenica-Doboj Canton Minister of Interior Muhidin Alic. Representatives of the OHR ( Nezavisne Novine pg 3, announced on cover ‘Resumption of talks in Mostar’ by V.Popovic, Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Solution – some other time’ by P.Spadic– Apart from carrying Pero Buekjlovic’s statement, dailies also carry the statement of Adnen Terzic, after the meeting, who stated, according to NN, that talks were constructive, without being willing to disclose any further detail, adding: “The participants of talks agreed that we should not go in public with results of talks.” According to GS, Terzic stated progress is visible in the fact first four hours did not result in break up of a meeting, adding it could not said that stances of entities governments are getting closer regarding police reform. EuroBlic RSpg 3 ‘Serb officials are optimists, federal still abstained’ by G.Savic – Carrying Bukejlovic’ and Terzic statements, daily also reports that Barisa Colak, BiH Security Minister, expressed abstained optimism, responding to press remarks (that talks might fail again) that “such epilogue is also possible, but it would very bad for BiH”. |
| CoM Chair Terzic: Talks in Mrakovica to show who is for | Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘It will be known who is for darkness and who is for European standards’ – Chair of BiH Council of Ministers Adnan Terzic stated before the start of talks on police reform on Wednesday that the Mrakovica meeting was going to show who is for Europe, and who against it. Teraiz added that he was not too much optimistic but that he hoped some of the disputes related to the police reform could be resolved in Mrakovica |
| DL op-ed on police reform talks on Mrakovica
| Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Marathon negotiations’ by I. Rozic comments on the latest police reform talks on Mrakovica and the author wonders: ‘I am only interested to know how it occurs to someone at all to negotiate on the unified police structure in the country which was divided on the ground of the Dayton Peace Accord long time ago, since it is obvious that only air can be unified here.’ |
| SNSD leader Dodik says police reform in BiH will fail
| Hayat, Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘Dodik expecting failure of police reform’ – In a statement to Vicom TV SNSD Leader Milorad Dodik said on Tuesday that the police reform process in BiH would fail and that the proposed model of police reform according to which headquarters of seven police regions would be in FBiH and only three in the RS is unacceptable. Dodik thinks that reform processes in BiH are aimed at making the RS pointless/senseless. He excluded the possibility of the RS being abolished and added that this entity has been a “more constructive part of the BiH road towards |
| OHR describes Milorad Dodik’s statement as unacceptable
| RHB, Hayat, Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘OHR: Reform will not destroy RS’, Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Police reform will not destroy RS’, Dnevni List pg 5 ‘OHR condemned statement of Milorad Dodik’ not signed, FENA – OHR has described Alliance of Independent Social-Democrats (SNSD) President Milorad Dodik’s statement that the process of reforming police structures in BiH will fail as utterly counterproductive and contradictory to the courageous moves he has taken so far, assuming the leading role in the police reform process. Responding to Dodik statement OHR spokesperson |
| DL on Dodik’s initiative to abolish RS Council of Peoples
| Dnevni List pg 9 ‘Dodik is preparing ground for secession of RS’ by M. Zorlak carries that SNSD President Milorad Dodik has been showing his real face, the face of nationalistic-inflammatory politician these days. The author grounds this claim on the fact that Dodik launched an initiative to abolish the RS Council of Peoples through a change of the RS Constitution. DL also says that as long as the RS Council of Peoples exists it can always invoke a vital national interest and prevent secession in case that the RS tries to secede from BiH. |
| NN interview with RS President Cavic
| Nezavisne Novine pgs 8-9, announced on cover ‘Council of Ministers should turn into BiH Government’ by Dragan Jerinic – In a lengthy interview to daily, Dragan Cavic, RS President, says that the issue of BiH Constitution should not be a taboo, adding that all those thinking of constitutional changes must know that Constitution can be changed in line with readiness of all BiH people. In relation to this, he expresses his view that it would not be disputable at the present time if more exact relations between BiH COM, Presidency and Parliament is set, since there are many undefined aspects on this, stressing: “Also, Constitution could precise a clear authority of the Council of Ministers and turn it into Government… since it must have the authority for foreign representation of the BiH.” He reiterates his stances regarding police reform, adding crucial problem lays in interpretation of three EC principles and stressing that compromise is possible, but it would be hard to identify it. He expresses full support to proposed defence reform concept. In an inset ‘I am close to decision to completely withdraw from politics’, Cavic stresses he is close to decision of retiring from politics, i.e. not to run candidature for any position at 2006 elections, stressing he is realistic in assessing his chances at the upcoming elections and whether there is any point in running a candidature. He notes major political decisions have been reached during his mandate and seven-years of high-positioned political engagement, which saw non-comprehension of many of those decisions amongst the people. |
| VL op-ed saying that time of OHR and IC has gone
| Vecernji List pg 2 ‘OHR’s time has gone’ by Z. Kresic harshly criticizes the OHR and High Representative’s powers and the author says that due to these powers BiH citizens might be considered to be among the ones who are the most discriminated in the world. The author also says that although the International Community and the OHR used to have extremely positive and significant role the time has come when the huge world bureaucracy has become an end to itself, to their huge fees and privileges. The author also says that people who say that the IC has become the biggest obstacle for the BiH’s way to EU are right since under different circumstance the reason for their existence would be lost. |
| GS: IC’s influence on political scene in BiH
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘People on the back seat’ by Z.Markovic – Writing about influence of the international community on the political scene in BiH, daily notes that IC is shaping political life in BiH, which is no longer a secret. Also, it carries statements of Nikola Poplasen, Petar Kunic (President of Democratic Forum), Gostimir Popovic (political analyst) all sharing the view IC does indeed extensively interfere in political life of BiH, noting IC is now trying to identify its partners at 2006 elections. |
Crime/War Crimes/Judiciary/Legal Proceedings | |
| Momcilo Mandic arrested in Budva, extradited to BiH
| RHB, Pink, BHT, Hayat, FTV, RTRS, Dnevni Avaz cover page, pg 2 ‘Momcilo Mandic arrested in Budva’, Oslobodjenje back page, Vecernji List pg 2, mentioned on cover ‘Red berets kidnapped M. Mandic’ not signed, Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Montenegrin special police unit members arrested Momcilo Mandic’ by NINA, Nezavisne Novine cover pg splash ‘Mandic arrested in Budva and extradited to BiH’, pg 3 ‘Mandic arrested in Budva’ by R.Segrt/A.Sisic – Montenegrin police arrestedMomcilo Mandic in Budva Wednesday. John McNair, Head of Special Department of BiH Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption, stated that Mandic has been handed to the BiH institutions in charge and is currently in custody at Sarajevo Central Prison. Montenegrin Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed that arrestment was requested by BiH Prosecution. BiH Prosecution suspects Mandic for several organised criminal actions, statedBranko Bulatovic, Spokesmen of Montenegrin MoI. Mandics’ wife was present and stated that arrestment went without any explanation. Family claims that authorities did not inform family members on this action. Mandic was Minister of Justice in first RS Government and owner of “Privredna banka” from Glas Srpske pg 2, announced on cover ‘Momcilo Mandic arrested’, EuroBlic pg 11 ‘Businessman Momcilo Mandic detained in Budva’ – report on arrest, not extradition. Vecernje Novosti pg 12 – carries a number of articles regarding Mandic, carrying some background information related to his business/accusations against him etc. |
| OHR: CoM Must Send Narcotics Legislation to Parliament without further delay
| RHB, Pink, FTV, RTRS, Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘To send draft narcotics control legislation to the parliament as soon as possible’, Oslobodjenje pg 4 ‘To urgently adopt law on narcotics in BiH’, Dnevni List pg 5 ‘BiH became producer and distributor of narcotics’ by NINA, Slobodna Dalmacija pg 16 ‘Poor control of narcotics in BiH’ by D.P., Glas Srpske pg 2 ‘Law on narcotics urgently’, Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘Adoption of law on narcotics in BIH necessary’ – The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, met on Tuesday in Sarajevo with Professor Hamid Ghodse, the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), OHR said in a press release issued on Wednesday. Discussion focused on concerns that current legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is at the Entity-level only, together with outdated drug control mechanisms, means that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not complying with international narcotics controls to which it has subscribed, according to the release. “Bosnia and Herzegovina has so far failed to introduce adequate controls over acetic anhydride, a substance used to manufacture heroin. Seizure reports have highlighted the fact that weaknesses in |
| Boyle on BiH lawsuit against SiCG
| Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘BiH must resist pressure of major powers’, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Bosnian people must remain persistent in lawsuit for genocide against SCG’ – In a text entitled “Division of BiH: From Washington to Dayton”, Francis Boyle, formerly legal representative of the BiH in BiH lawsuit against SiCG, says that BiH has been sacrificed on the altar of Machiavellian policy of grand powers, who did the same thing to Czechoslovakia in 1938 in Munich. Namely, division pf this state did not bring peace to the-then |
| DA claims OHR to exert pressure against RS MoD over Srebrenica TF Sub-Groups’ Report
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Will OHR exert pressure against RS Defence Ministry’ by S.Skuletic – Writing about Report, which Srebrenica Task Force Sub-Group on Tuesday handed to OHR and Task Force, daily refers to its source saying that OHR is expected to exert pressure against RS Defence Ministry in order to make it complete the task set, i.e. to remove all persons, who took a direct part in Srebrenica genocide from its structure. According to inset ‘OHR is reviewing Report’, |
| SBS police officer killed his colleague
| Pink, BHT, Hayat, FTV, RTRS, Oslobodjenje cover page, pg 37 ‘SBS police officer killed his colleague’, Dnevni Avaz cover page, pg 27, Dnevni List cover pg splash and pg 49 ‘He killed his colleague by official pistol’ by M. Zorlak, Vecernji List cover pg splash ‘Bosniak killed Serb’ and pg 3 ‘Bosniak border guard killed his colleague of Serb nationality’ by D. Jazvic, Slobodna Dalmacija pg 7 ‘Border guard of Bosniak nationality killed his colleague of Serb nationality’ by H carry that border guard Anis Bandic of Bosniak nationality killed his colleague of Serb nationality Bojan Prodanovic at the border crossing Metaljka on Wednesday. DL says that, allegedly, the two of them came in conflict after a long discussion about the reasons for the beginning of the war in BiH. VL also says that ethnic reasons cannot be excluded as a possible motif of the murder since according to the article there have been inter-ethnic conflicts and even fights among the State Border Service (SBS) officials, however the SBS leadership covered up all of them. VL also says that this incident might deepen the crisis that the SBS has been faced with during the last few months. Vecernji List pg 3 ‘He was shooting and then ran away in bush’ not signed carries Nermin Mrkaljevic from the SBS unit Visegrad that there was no any conflict between the two of them. Mrkaljevic added that Anis Bandic had nervous breakdown and he shot the first person who was on his way. Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Nine bullets in the head’ by R.Obrenovic, Nezavisne Novine pg 2, announced on cover ‘SBS member killed his colleague’ by D.Muminovic, EuroBlic RSpg 8, announced on cover ‘Border office murdered his colleague on duty near Cajnice’ also reported on the incident. |
| A group of SBS employees accuses SBS Operations Administration Chief
| Nezavisne Novine pg 2 ‘Colleagues accuse Dostanic of crime and corruption’ by A.Sisic – A group of BiH SBS employees has addressed a letter to various international (including OHR and EUPM) and local institutions (BIH Prosecutor’s Office, BiH CoM, etc) demanding urgent intervention in connection with Radomir Dostanic, Chief of SBS Operations Administration, whom they accuse of crime and corruption. Dostanic firmly denies these allegations. |
| Another international judge in two weeks leaves War Crimes Chamber
| Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘Gerald Gahima awarded with fellowship’ by CIN – Daily reports that for the 2nd time in the last two weeks, the BiH War Crimes Chamber is faced with departure of one of the eight international judges. BiH judiciary high official claims that domestic institutions must participate more in selection of the future international judges. Daily notes that Judge Gerald Gahima from |
Reconciliation/Human Rights | |
| Howard Dean:
| Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘Europe will not be stable until BiH becomes its full member’, announced on cover ‘BiH must not be outside EU family’ by S.Numanovic, Oslobodjenje pgs 4-5, announced on cover ‘You must ask Bush why BiH is no longer American interest’- In a statement to group of the press after his attendance of the International Conference on Reconciliation and Global Human Rights, Howard Dean, the former candidate for US President and Governor of Vermont, says that when Democratic Party takes over power in 2009, BiH will again be included on the list of the US interests, stressing: “Europe will not stable until BiH becomes its full member.” He notes that a strong |
| Conclusions of International Conference on Reconciliation and Global Human Rights
| RHB, Pink, Hayat, Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘There are still big blockades in building of reconciliation process’, Oslobodjenje pgs 4-5, announced on cover ‘Five truths about events in BiH’ by M.Kavaz-Sirucic, Dnevni List pg 4 ’70 % of citizens expect new conflicts’ by E. Mackic, Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘Every 4th citizen of BiH fears of new war’ by N.Krsman– Dailies report on the International Conference on Reconciliation and Global Human Eights, which resumed in Sarajevo. The UNDP research in BiH shows that every 10th citizens of BiH is of the view that events from 1992-1995 should be reminded of only in special occasions. The list of speakers included Miodrag Zivanovic, Professor of Banja Luka Law Faculty, saying that there are still five truths in BiH – three are truths of ethnic groups, the fourth is the truth of refugees and the fifth is the truth of the international community. The conference also noted that as if reconciliation and society re-building were not parts of political parties, but instead some short-term projects. |
Economic/Social Issues | |
| A. Hadzipasic: FBiH Government to discuss Energopetrol issue, defence laws
| Dnevni List pg 2, mentioned on front ‘Defence reform will not be late because of FBiH Government’ by N. Bise – Announcing the Federation of BiH Government’s session, that is to take place on Thursday (today), FBiH Prime Minister Ahmet Hadzipasic stated that they would not decide on the destiny of Energopetrol (EP) at this session but instead they would discuss EP’s obligations and to what extent a part of obligations of the consortium INA-Mol is acceptable. According to Hadzipasic, with regard to the defence reform the FBiH Government would discuss today a set of 7 laws and he announced that the defence reform would not be late because of the FBiH Government. |
| Vrankic on Energopetrol issue
| Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Ina-Mol stays in race for Energopetrol’ by N. Bise – Commenting on the Energopetrol (EP) issue FBiH Minister of Finances Dragan Vrankic stated that he is aware that the EP Management filed a lawsuit against the FBiH Government. Vrankic believes that this issue can be resolved if there was good will. Vrankic also said that having in mind the fact that EP is a company of public interest he is afraid that the FBiH Government would do much worse if a new tender was announced. |
| OHR presented economic newsletter for May
| Dnevni List pg 3 ‘There are still no enough foreign investments’ by D. Kozina – Presenting the OHR’s newsletter for May, 2005 OHR spokesperson |