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Catholics mark religious holiday | Terzic on closure of OHR | Pilgrimage to Podmilacje |
Uzdol marks 150th anniversary | Dodik on Schwarz-Schilling | Terzic on OHR’s closure |
World News | Covic on equality of Croats | Dodik on HR |
Regional News | Protests of NGO “Dosta” | Civil sector on OHR |
NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
Sport News | Pilgrimage to Podmilacje | Update on Klickovic case |
War crime conference in | WW II veterans assembly | Unqualified staff in Brcko admin. |
Reactions on closing down OHR | Dosta protest in | Vitol letters to Cavic published |
Covic to withdraw from politics | Humanitarian fashion party | Dodik on Schwarz-Schilling |
Oslobodjenje | Aggressive, but silent nationalist is in work [WWII veterans] |
Dnevni Avaz | RS is in favor of OHR leaving, but they work towards postponing it [Schwarz-Schilling] |
Dnevni List | Catholic religious holiday |
Vecernji List | VL was not delivered to |
Nezavisne Novine | Catholic religious holiday |
OHR transformation/ EU integrations | |
RS PM Dodik:
| PINK – RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik stated for the RTRS on Friday that the High Representative, Christian Schwarz Schilling, does his job devotedly, as he enables peoples in BiH to make important decisions on their own without and imposing any regulations or laws. According to Dodik, HR is trying to develop the ability of BiH society to be independent and to work with minimum of the OHR involvement. BHT 1 – Dodik commended the work of Schwarz-Schilling and stressed that his predecessor Paddy Ashdown left many “smudgy spots” in BIH. Nezavisne novine pg 3 ‘Schiling learns us to make decisions on our own’ by S.G. – “Schwarz-Schilling is trying to develop capacities of this society to make its own decision on some things,” said Dodik in a statement to RTRS “Info in focus”. He added this process of closure could have started even earlier. Hayat, RTRS, Oslobodjenje pg 4 ‘Schilling works devotedly, Ashdown left smudgy spots’ by Fena, Dnevni list pg 2 – also reported. |
CoM Chair Terzic: It is very dangerous to close down OHR before signing
| Hayat – Following the decision of Steering Board of Peace Implementation Council ( |
HR Schwarz-Schilling: ‘RS is in favor of OHR leaving, but they work towards postponing it’
| Dnevni Avaz cover splash ‘RS is in favor of OHR leaving, but they work towards postponing it’, pg 2 ‘It is in interest of some BiH politicians for OHR to lead reforms’ by T. Lazovic – In a statement to daily, the HR Christian Schwarz-Schilling says that the OHR closure is tired to the reforms however adds that reforms are not possible without set deadlines. He deems that by setting deadline for OHR closure BiH politicians were also given deadlines to take over responsibilities: “It is obvious that things do not move without deadlines. Speed of implementing reforms will set the course to |
Ex HR Petritsch: EUSR should keep mechanism alike
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘BiH is still fragile state’ by S. Numanovic – Commenting announced closure of the OHR, the former High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, warns such operation must be carried out very carefully and with detailed planning. He notes it is important to have comprehensive plan of transfers of all responsibilities to the local authorities, while |
BHT1: Citiziens, civil sector deems OHR should remain
| BHT 1 by Mirela Cosic – BHT 1 comments that the stances of the politicians in BiH on the announced closure of the OHR differ greatly. Members of the civil sector in BIH feel that BIH needs OHR for at least another 10 years because of the way politicians in the country behave. Member of the “Grozd” NGO, Sevko Bajic, stated that citizens should assume responsibility and apply pressure on politicians in the same way the OHR is currently doing. Member of “Dosta” Movement, Darko Brkan, also feels that BiH will not need OHR once BIH citizens take things into their own hands. Most of citizens feel that it will be hard to reach any agreement without OHR’s presence. |
Oslobodjenje op-ed: FBiH is right to fear announced OHR closure;
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Parents meeting’ op-ed Senka Kurtovic – Referring to the interview with the Chair of the BiH Council of Ministers Adnan Terzic published on Saturday [See BiH Media Round-up June 25] and announcement of a trip to Brussels to meet the EU Enlargement Commissioner Ollie Rehn, author notes Terzic would use this occasion “to see why BiH is not good student lately” concluding it appears almost certain the Stabilization and Association Agreement would not be signed before the end of this year. “Police reform failed, elections are coming up, new authorities would be established and it is hard to expect there would be a mention of police reform by spring next year,” Kurtovic assesses alike Terzic in mentioned interview. She deems main culprits are Milorad Dodik and Mladic Ivanic who attended all the negotiations on this reform which at the time were claimed to had produced the agreement. “State PM is in dilemma how to approach Commissioner Rehn. He is frank to say that three famous principles the BiH needs to meet are actually so widely defined they seem like a well without bottom… |
DL op-ed: Reactions to
| Dnevni list pg 2 ‘Panic among politicians’ op-ed by Danka Polovina-Mandic – Commenting announced closure of the OHR, the author refers specifically to the statements criticizing this decision by the Peace Implementation Council commenting: “The highest ranking leaders who spent years of their authorities… advocating for the IC to leave the country claiming they prevent us from deciding alone on our destiny now have changed the story being afraid of staying alone…. Thus, our brave politicians show us just before the elections that they have not used their mandates for stabilization or strengthening institutions of this country, that they are not able to lead the country on their own.. that they still need the ‘Whip of God’.” |
RS PM Dodik: RS police working on RS territory, paid through RS institutions is a must
| Nezavisne novine pg 3 ‘Schiling learns us to make decisions on our own’ by S.G. – In a statement to RTRS “Info in focus”, Milorad Dodik, commented police reform saying: “They can halt the |
BiH Foreign Minister’s Advisor: Liberalization of visa regime will slow down because of
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘ |
Finish Ambassador: BiH remains one of top priorities for EU | Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘BiH and region will one of top priorities for EU’, mentioned on cover, by Tarik Lazovic – In an interview to daily, Finish Ambassador to BiH Alpo Rusi says that the integration of BiH and other Western Balkans countries to EU will remain one of the top priorities for the EU foreign policy. |
Other political issues | |
Dosta movement protests in
| BHT1, Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘Games without limits’ by A.D., Dnevni list pg 5 – Members of “Dosta” movement held another protest in |
| Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Six candidates for BiH Presidency’, Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Candidates for BiH Presidency’, Nezavisne novine pg 3 ‘Candidates for BiH Presidency established’ – |
WWII veterans criticize initiative on RS referendum
| Oslobodjenje cover splash, pg 3 ‘Aggressive, but silent nationalist is in work’ by Sefko Hodzic – The Association of the WWII veterans and anti-fascists from BiH held the convention on Saturday at which they strongly criticized the tendencies of the RS politicians to promote referendum on succession and independence of this entity. In this light, the Association noted the BiH borders could not be changed, concluding every such effort is anti-Constitution and legally punishable. |
Int with Mostar Mayor Ljubic: Mostar is not divided city | Nezavisne novine pgs 8-9 ‘Mostar is not divided city’, mentioned on cover, by Mladenka Krilic – In an interview to NN, Mostar Mayor Ljubo Beslic comments recent ethnic incidents in the city following the football match between Croatia and Brazil by saying that obviously police was not prepared for this. However, he was also critical of huge police presence during the following matches. “I thinks this gives bad image and message from Mostar. Polcie must think differently and provide with security, however in more moderate manner,” says Beslic. Despite the problems, he claims Mostar is not divided city: “I would like to pass a message to all [claiming otherwise] to deal with their living places, and not to come to Mostar and spark things with such statements. They do not help either Mostar or BiH in that way! Mostar showed to be a place where fire is easily light up but difficult put down, and that makes problems.” |
War crimes and security | |
Justice Minister Kovac says Klickovic to be tired for misuse of power, BiH has not yet demanded extradition
| BHT 1 by Svjetlana Todorovic – BiH Justice Minister, Slobodan Kovac, stated that former the RS Prime Minister Gojko Klickovic, who was arrested in |
Conference on war crimes committed in Prijedor held in
| BHT 1 by Vesna Simic – Conference on war crimes committed in Prijedor was held in |
DL follow up on mujaheedin presence in BiH: list of names published
| Dnevni list pg 3 ‘Mujaheedins spread ‘real’ Islam’, mentioned on cover, by F.H. – In a follow up to Saturday cover splash story [See BiH Media Round-up June 24] in which DL reveal information on mujaheedin presence in BiH, today’s issue gives background of how these fighters entered BiH through Croatian, “mostly through humanitarian organizations, meaning Croatian Foreign Ministry issued them with documents to move through Croatia.” In addition, it lists a number of names of mujaheedins who in the war either fought or spread its interpretation of Islamic among local population. At some stage, there were apparently approx. 3000 fighters in BiH. |
“Vitol” affair | |
RS MoI files charges against 27 person in affair which damaged RS for 149 million KM
| Oslobodjenje pgs 4-5 ‘RS damaged for 149 million KM’, mentioned on cover, by Orijana Vukovic – Commenting the “Vitol” affair which emerged after this UK company has addressed a request for compensation upon violation of contract with oil refinery Bosanski Brod amounting to US $115 million, daily notes that this case has been “shaking up” things in RS. Following the audit report on the work of Bosanski Brod Oil Refinery in 2003 and 2004, the RS Interior Ministry filed reports to the authorized RS prosecutors on questionable contract. In addition, the RS MoI has filed charges against 27 persons, including four foreign citizens, in the case in which RS has been damaged for 149 million KM. The list include former RS Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic, ex RS Ministers Boris Gaspar, Milan Bogicevic and Djordje Lajsic, as well as former directors of the Refinery, Iija Drpa and Vojin Mujucic. According to Mikerevic and current RS Industry Minister, Milan Jelic, the contract between Refinery and Vitol which is a subject of dispute doesn’t not exist in the RS Government’s Archive. It was signed on |
NN publish correspondence btw Vitol and RS President Cavic
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RS PM Dodik: Someone must be held responsible, RS Govt to try to negotiation with Vitol
| Nezavisne novine pg 3 ‘Someone must be held responsible for damaging RS and Refinery’ – Commenting “Vitol” affair, the RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik, stressed someone must be held responsible for the damages suffered by Bosanski Brod Oil Refinery and RS. He notes it is obvious this was the case of abuse of powers without huge financial consequences. “All this is unclear and were are about to face long court proceeding about those compensations with Vitol,” said Dodik concluding RS Government will try to reach a solution in negotiations with the Vitol. |
Former Industry Min.: Contract was not realized because of OHR sanctions | Nezavisne novine pg 6 ‘OHR is responsible’ – Commenting “Vitol” affair, the former RS Industry Minister Milan Bogicevic [and also a suspect in the case] pointed out to OHR: “The deal with Vitol was undermined when on |