Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 25 October
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00 hrs) | BH Radio 1(12,00 hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| BiH HoR in session today | Chief | Cavic with Humphreys |
| FBiH HoR in session today | BiH, FBiH HoRs in sessions | RS 2006 Budget to amount KM 1bn |
| Parliament’s Comm. meets today | Regional news | Talks on Kosovo status |
TV news broadcast on 24 October
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| Vehicle disinfection at BIH borders | CARDS projects for BiH institutions | Bird flue in |
| Regional news | 60th anniversary of United Nations | Bird flue prevention in BiH |
| EU integration projects | | International conference on bird flue |
| Donations in BIH | Problems on BHTV 1 and BH Radio 1 | BiH Association of Prosecutors |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| Fight against avian flu in BiH | No bird flue in BiH | Cavic on |
| Still no decision on Croatian poultry | Bird flue prevention in BiH | Bird flu prevention |
| Disinfection of vehicles from | Bird flue in | Regional news |
| Fight against avian flu in | UN Security Council on Kosovo | Regional news |
| Oslobodjenje | Dragan Cavic proposes negotiator (for |
| Dnevni Avaz | FBiH Minister Grahovac: Hadzipasic does not speak the truth (Energopetrol issue) |
| Dnevni List | Young Mostarians leaving for Foreign Legion |
| Vecernji List | Ashdown stopped law on police |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Man from Sandzak with explosives released from custody by police |
| Glas Srpske | Without roof and hope (story on family of a fallen soldier near Foca) |
| Nezavisne Novine | Disinfection at border crossings (measures for prevention of avian flue) |
| Blic | Panic freezes sale of chicken in Srpska (avian flue) |
| Vecernje Novosti | |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| Cavic, Humphreys meeting; Cavic says Dodik still best candidate for negotiator with EU
| BH Radio 1 Brana Markovic – Chief of EC delegation to BiH, Michael Humphreys, and the RS President, Dragan Cavic, met today and discuss the BiH activities following the recommendation to open the RS Radio – Following the meeting, Humphreys stated that the BiH talks with EU on |
| BiH HoR in session: CoM tasked to inform on transferring
| BH Radio 1 Mustafa Karahmet, |
| FBiH HoR in session: 20 delegates sign initiative to schedule HoR session on Energopetrol | BH Radio 1 Ljiljana Radl, |
Political Developments/Reforms | |
| RS President Cavic proposes Dodik for chief negotiator
| Oslobodjenje cover splash, pg 2 ‘Dragan Cavic suggests the chief negotiator to be from SNSD’ by A. Omeragic – RS President Dragan Cavic told on Monday that the chef BiH negotiator in BHT, Hayat, RTRS, Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Key lays in agreement’ by G.D. also carried Cavic’s statement. |
| Terzic: I will not interfere in nomination of chief negotiator with EU
| Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘SNSD will propose chief negotiator’ by V.Popovic – Apart from carrying Cavic statement, daily also carries statement of Adnan Terzic, BiH CoM Chair, saying: “I expect from Cavic to propose a person, who will be prepared to lead |
| SNSD leader Dodik: Chief negotiator has to have everyone’s support
| Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Dodik: everyone must support negotiator’ – SNSD leader, Milorad Dodik, told daily he is still not certain whether he will accept for SNSD to suggest him as the chief negotiator. “Person who goes to |
| NN op-ed: Cavic taking advantage of Dodik again
| Nezavisne Novine op-ed pg 7 ‘What is Dodik to Cavic?’ by Mirjana Kusmuk – Reminding of previous joint activities of Milorad Dodik and Dragan Cavic, author notes that Cavic has always been seen as winner, making good “score” in his interest. Commenting on nomination of BiH chief negotiator with EU on |
| Oslobodjenje op-ed: BiH path to EU membership long and uncertain
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Be realistic!’ op-ed by Mirko Sagolj – Following the EC recommendation to open |
| Oslobodjenje op-ed: It is politically mature for chief negotiator to be from RS, but there must not be trilateral negotiations
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Negotiating with oneself’ op-ed by Zija Dizadrevic – Dizdarevic, generally skeptical about capabilities and interest of the ruling parties to successfully lead |
| Topcagic about future tasks of BiH on way to EU and BiH negotiator with EU
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘BiH must be faster and more efficient in future’ by L. Sinanovic – Talking about the EC proposal to start negotiations on the |
| EC CARDS-funded projects to strengthen BiH institutions launched
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| Czech parliamentary delegation visits BiH
| Dnevni List, pg 6 ‘Without visas to Czech republic with official passport’, by Mensud Zorlak, Sarajevo dailies, Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘Czech cedes to BiH documentation for EU’ by M. C. – Czech Republic will offer to BiH to accept entire documentation it needs to harmonise with EU legislation in the process of admission to EU, as Pavel Svoboda, the Chairman of the Board for European Integrations of Czech Parliamentary Board of Representatives, stated on Monday. Svoboda met BiH parliamentarians and stated |
| BiH Presidency Chair Jovic presents Dayton Anniversary marking program to foreign ambassadors
| RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 2 ‘Dayton in the eyes of politicians, scientists, artists’, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Jovic informed ambassadors on framework program’, Nezavisne Novine pg 9 ‘Scientific session be organised by three Academies of Science and Arts from BiH’ by M.C. – Ambassadors of countries who singed the Dayton and Paris Agreement as well as EU member countries representatives and OHR on Monday supported the program of marking the 10th anniversary of Dayton Agreement. They were briefed on the program by BIH Presidency Chairman Ivo Miro Jovic. The foreign diplomats also expressed satisfaction the |
| Jovic discusses
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| 60th UN anniversary marked in
| Pink, BHT, Hayat, FTV, Oslobodjenje pg 8 ‘60th UN anniversary marked’, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Firm support to BiH on its road to Europe’ – On the occasion of 60th anniversary of UN, UNDP mission in BiH presented video clips on millennium goals of UN in BiH. Also, UN presented awards to winners of UN’s photo contest for students. Chair of BiH Presidency Ivo Miro Jovic organised a reception at “Konak” residency in |
| DA on police reforms’ costs and savings
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘How much police reform is going to cost’ by E. Sarac – DA says that none has ever mentioned as to how much the police reform would cost BiH and according to DA information the Direction for implementation of the police restructuring (that should be established by the end of the year) would submit a bill with these costs to the BiH authorities. OHR spokesperson Mario Brkic stated: ‘According to some estimations after the police reform implementation 140 millions KM would be saved every year. However, during the first phase of the implementation BiH will have to finance single costs that refer on the reduction of the number of policemen and other costs referring to establishment of the unified structure. This is one of the reasons because of which a longer period of implementation ahs been envisaged in the Agreement.’ |
| SDA’s Palavric, BiH Democrats’ Avdic, SNSD’s Spiric, HDZ’s Zoric on possibility to shorten deadline for police reform implementation
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Spric disappointed since initiative did not come from BiH but from Brussels’ by A.M. – Commenting on the announcement that the EC would send a request to the BiH authorities to shorten a deadline for the police reform from 5 to 3 years, representative in the BiH Parliament Seada Palavric stated that such demand has been expected and she believes that all BiH politicians will have understanding for this demand. President of BiH Democrats Sead Avdic stated that the Police Reform Commission also envisaged the 3 years deadline and according to Avdic this is a maximal period of time within which the police reform should be implemented. Member of the Main SNSD Board Nikola Spiric said that he absolutely supports shortening of the deadline and he added that everything could be done if there was the political will for it. DA inset ‘Sooner the better’ carries Vinko Zoric from HDZ who says that if all options agree that the deadline should be shortened, HDZ would support such stand. |
| VL: OHR suspends voting on Book of Rules on police ranks
| Vecernji List, front pg splash ‘Ashdown stopped law on police’ and pg 5 ‘Caterers and carpenters will not get senior ranks’, by Dejan Jazvic – VL learns that the OHR has suspended the adoption of the Book of Rules on police ranks, which was to be voted on by the BiH Council of Ministers last week. According to VL, the OHR was very surprised when it learned that the BiH CoM had been presented with a proposal of the Book of Rules, which was completely different from the one agreed in the competent commission. According to the ‘forged’ proposal, even candidates who do not have the necessary police experience would be entitled to senior police ranks. An OHR spokesman, Mario Brkic, confirmed that the OHR stopped the adoption of the Book of Rules because it was in collision with the state law on police officials. VL points the finger at former senior security-police officials, who do not meet the criteria to become senior police officials. |
| VL, SD: BiH delegation travels to US to talk about proposal of constitutional changes; more powers to be given to state authorities
| Vecernji List, pg 3 ‘Council of Ministers a ‘normal government’’, by Dejan Jazvic – VL reports that representatives of leading BiH parties will next week be presented a proposal of constitutional changes, majority of which dealing with creation of a more influential and functional state administration. According to available information, the Americans will come up with a proposal that is a result of months long negotiations, on basis of which constitutional principles will be made, which should be eventually signed by the members of BiH Presidency on the 10th anniversary of the DPA. According to the proposal, there should be one BiH President, who would be elected in the BiH Parliament, however it is yet unclear whether the President would have one or two deputies or none whatsoever. The State Parliament would have a more important role, namely the House of Representatives, whilst competencies of the House of Peoples would decrease, especially with regards to invocation of the vital national clause. The BiH CoM would become the BiH Government with more power and more ministries (resources, healthcare, trade, agriculture), whilst the chairman of the future Government would have a similar position/status of any EU prime minister. Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 19 ‘Parties ‘tailoring’ constitution in America’, by Zlatko Tulic – Notes that representatives of 8 parties left for Washington on Sunday to talk about the enactment of a new BiH Constitution. Representatives include Mirsad Ceman (SDA), Beriz Belkic (SBiH), Jozo Krizanovic ( |
| SD reveals
| Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 10 ‘Croats to have majority in two provinces’, by Jasna Babic – SD reveals a proposal of constitutional changes for BiH, which was prepared by the Croatian |
| DL op-ed on constitutional changes: Leaders of SDA, HDZ,
| Dnevni List, pg 2 ‘Constitutional changes’, by Ivica Glibusic – Carries an op-ed in which the author comments on the announced constitutional changes in BiH. Glibusic reckons that the preparations have been taking too long for the ordinary people to take the changes seriously, noticing that the three leading national parties’ leaders, namely Sulejman Tihic, Dragan Covic and Dragan Cavic are yet to meet and discuss the issue. As for the role of the Croat parties in the whole scheme, Glibusic reiterates that there is no consensus among them, whilst the HDZ is burdened with internal conflicts, which in turn cannot bring anything good for the BiH Croats. |
| VL op-ed on constitutional changes: Politicians are not keen to introduce EU standards
| Vecernji List, pg 4 ‘Why do we need EU?’, by Radoslav Dodig – Talking about BiH’s aspirations to join the Euro-Atlantic integration, the EU in particular, Dodig reckons that politicians in BiH are not particularly keen on joining the EU, because membership in the EU, among other issues, means that certain rules will have to be upheld and implemented, such as rules that speak that all citizens are equal under the law and that high officials cannot use state cars and mobile phones “to phone the mother-in-law or mistress”. |
| GS on constitutional changes
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Constitution is not for chitchat’ by Z.Markovic – Commenting on issue of change of BiH Constitution and talks on this issue led by Donald Hays, daily notes that it contains many elements showing talks are too far away from seriousness, criticizing the fact that only one of three representatives from RS (Mladen Bosic, Zeljko Mirjanic and Slobodan Nagradic), namely Mirjanic,is the expert in the field. Daily carries comments of Petar Kunic, Krstan Simic, Momcilo Novakovic and Gavrilo Antonic sharing the view that Hays’ group is not writing a new Constitution, but just collecting views of political parties and discussing possible solutions. Furthermore, Haya’ group has no powers to change Constitution. They all agree experts from the field should be appointed by authority, not parties. |
| PDP leader Ivanic on change of BiH Constitution
| Nezavisne Novine pg 9 ‘BiH constitution needs to be changed’ by N. N. – Minister of Foreign Affairs and PDP leader Mladen Ivanic has stated that BiH Constitution should be changed in part regarding the election of Presidency and number of delegates at BiH Parliament. He also stated there is no consent in BiH with regard to dilemma on whether the institution of president should be introduced or not. |
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| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Public needs to know’ by D.Mo., Nezavisne Novine pg 9 ‘Proposals on President and BiH Government are unacceptable’ by Srna – |
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| Nezavisne Novine pg 5 ‘Vukicevic surprised with Terzic’s statements’ by Srna, Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Strange stances’, EuroBlic RSpg 2 ‘Fear from radicals, not Serbia’ by Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Strange stances’ by Srna, Dnevni Avaz pg 4 also carried Vukicevic’s statement. |
| RS Democratic Party criticizes Terzic’ statement re.
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Time for him to be removed’ by Ml. S. – RS Democratic Party on Monday stated it was astonished with the statement of CoM Chairman Adnan Terzic and demands from CoM to say whether this statement was agreed upon. DS stated if this statement had been agreed upon, then it would demand from Serb members of CoM to resign immediately. ‘If Terzic had presented such stances by his own will, without a consent of Ministers, then we demand from BiH Parliament to include this issue in its agenda and vote no confidence in him’, the party stated. |
Economic/Social Issues/Education | |
| Energopetrol re-capitalization affair: political parties request parliamentary debate
| Dnevni Avaz cover pg splash ‘Hadzipasic does not speak the truth’, pg 2 ‘As if Premier suffered from amnesia!’ by M.Kukan – In a response to accusations Ahmet Hadizpasic, F BiH Premier, presented in interview he had recently gave to daily (when he said that Gavrilo Grahovac, F BiH Vice Premier, had seven months to offer a concept of restoration of “Energopetrol” company), Grahovac says: “First of all, Premier does not speak the truth or as if he suddenly suffered amnesia. In an interview to your paper, he said I had had seven months to offer concept of restoration, and I failed to do that. It is not true. I had much more months at disposal, but he and other members of the Government also had it together with me.” Reminding that F BiH Government in January 2004 accepted programme of restoration of “Energopetrol” and acted in line with this commitment until January this year, when issue of restoration was set aside and issue of election of strategic partner surfaced. He is also convinced that an extraordinary session of F BiH Parliament would convene to discuss this issue. He underlines he had proposed to Government six or seven months ago to urgently replace management and director of the firm, which was the only way to restoration. He accuses the F BiH Ministry of Finance of having obstructed the programme of restoration. According to inset ‘Political or personal interests’, Grahovac does not believe decision of F BiH Government on “Energopetrol” was grounded on personal, but instead of political interests or political bargains on the issue. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘A joint management for Terminals and “Energopetrol” demanded’ – Mirnes Ajanovic, BOSS President and F BiH MP, has handed a brief analysis on the situation within oil economy in BiH and measures aimed at restoring “Energopetrol” company, including immediate termination of further activities related to re-capitalisation of “Energopetrol”. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Government passes suspicious privatisation decisions instead of audits’ – Miro Lazovic, SDU BiH Vice President and HoP’ delegate, has addressed a demand to HoP’ Chairperson Slavko Matic demanding inclusion of discussion on “Energopetrol” into agenda of the 28th October session of this House. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘ |
| Not a single case of avian flu has been recorded in BiH so far
| Pink Ljubisa Davidovic – After avian flu cases have been discovered in neighbouring |
| SD on supervision of banks
| Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 16, mentioned on front ‘Central bank cannot get through in RS’, by Emir Felic – Regarding the opposition of the RS Government to transfer the issue of supervision of banks to the state level, under the supervision of the BiH Central Bank, the daily notes that the opposition comes despite the fact that the BiH Development Strategy, which was signed by the entity governments, foresees that the supervision of banks is to be transferred onto the BiH Central Bank. President of Steering Board of Association of BiH Banks, Mirsad Letic, notes that many elements argue that the supervision should be done at the state level. |
| Municipalities in FBiH fear of introduction of VAT
| Dnevni List, pg 6 ‘Teachers in schools to be left without salaries?’, by Dario Pusic – According to DL, municipalities in the FBiH fear that they could be losing many public revenues when the VAT comes into force on January 1, 2006. Namely, since there is no law on allocation of public revenues, municipalities fear they could lose a big part of the current revenues i.e. that a great deal of revenues would end up at more senior levels of authority, which could have a bad effect on beneficiaries of municipal budgets. |
| Bukejlovic visits
| RTRS Branka Kusmuk – RS PM Pero Bukejlovic visited |
| Croat children began to attend classes in Zepce
| Dnevni List pg 7 ‘Croat children began to attend classes in Zepce’ by I. Rozic – Croat pupils in primary and secondary schools in the Zepce Municipality returned to their classes on Monday after a two-week boycott. DL reminds that parents of the Croat children decided on the boycott of the classes since the 9-year primary school education has been postponed in all schools with the Croat curriculum apart from those in Zepce. |
| BiH Education Ministers meet at Siroki Brijeg, no RS representative attended
| Dnevni List, pg 9 ‘Republika Srpska against education reform!?’, by Lj. Vidacak – The fourth meeting of coordination of BiH education ministers took place at Siroki Brijeg on Monday, however the meeting was not attended by the RS Education Minister, Milovan Pecelj. Ministers discussed many issues, including Proposal of law on education agency, and they all agreed that the Law on elementary and secondary education has to be implemented everywhere. The meeting also discussed problems related to opening of colleges from Serbia and Montenegro in BiH, since they do not have the necessary permit from the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs. Slobodna Dalmacija, back pg ‘New breed of college undermine reputation of diplomas’, by D. Ivankovic also report on the meeting. |
Media | |
| Low percentage of those paying RTV fee reason for public broadcasters’ debt – management
| BHT, Hayat, FTV, RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 6 ‘Trade unions’ demand unacceptable’, Dnevni Avaz pg 10 – Public Broadcasting Service and FBiH Radio-Television General Directors Drago Maric and Jasmin Durakovic addressed public on Monday: they both confirmed that debt of the broadcasters exists, but stressed that the main reason for this debt is the fact that only about 53 percent of BiH citizens pay RTV fee. Maric and Durakovic hope that there will be no strike, because broadcasting of the programme must not be interrupted. Maric assessed the PBS trade union demand for payment of three backlog salaries by November 15 this year as unrealistic and unacceptable. |
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| Pink – On the October 21st, BiH Council of Ministers decided to transfer one million and 156 thousand KM of Communications Regulatory Agency surplus income to the BiH Public Broadcasting Service account; this money is intended for financing BH TV 1 and BH Radio 1 satellite programme. But, as |
| BiH Minister Dodkic denies
| BHT, Pink, RTRS, Nezavisne Novine pg 8 ‘Decision was passed by Council of Ministers’, Glas Srpske pg 3 ‘Ignorance behind accusations’ by N.Zelenovic – BiH Minister for Transport and Telecommunications Branko Dokic negatively criticized the state+-ment of |
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| Hayat Elma Kazagic – Communications Regulatory Agency General Director Kemal Huseinovic decided to fine four media, including RTV BN from Bijeljina, for violating |
Miscellaneous | |
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| Hayat, RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 2 ‘OHR expected to re-consider their decisions’, Nezavisne Novine pg 4 ‘ |
| Update to
| Vecernje Novosti pg 17 ‘Secretaries paid the bill’ by Lj. Djuric – Refers to Doboj |
| SD: BiH/
| Slobodna Dalmacija, front pg splash and pg 18 ‘Man from Sandzak with explosives released from custody by police’, by Zlatko Tulic – With regards to the arrest of three people suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Sarajevo, SD reports that one of the suspects, a BiH citizen with origins from Sandzak, has been released from custody. SD reminds that the media reported that explosives, arms and other military gear was found in possession of a Serbia-Montenegro citizen, arguing it is him who has been set free. Edita Pejovic, a spokeswoman of |