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| HR’s 39 day deadline | Mostar bomb blast | ‘Revom’ workers on strike | ET union letter to HR |
| Pejic resigns | Bulldozer Commission | HR on economic reforms | SNSD and Radicals |
| Picula’s statement | EU approves 1,75 million E | Malaysian investors in BiH | SDS supports audit report |
| Pope on war against Iraq | War against Iraq | Serbia and Montenegro | Pejic submits resignation |
| Oslobodjenje | Possible reduction of gas prices by 20 Pfennige; Ashdown worried whether he’ll get short of nuts for baklava; SDA Presidency – OHR is humiliating new BiH authorities; Centar Potocari – RS companies still constructing; Insurance – a clash due to Bobar and Jahorina; A policeman’s destiny – Ermin Lipovic out of job |
| Dnevni Avaz | Bulldozer passed the first phase; Music – the government will reconstruct 1,500 houses in this year; An explosion in Ilidza – a bomb thrown in front of a house of Boro Petrovic |
| Dnevni List | Recommendations of the Bulldozer Commission presented – 39 days for politicians for the implementation of 50 recommendations; A member of the BiH Presidency Dragan Covic paid visit to Mostar Croat People’s Theater – secure systematic financing of the theater |
| Vecernji List | Croatia-BiH – Minister Picula’s visit will not speed up the signing of a disputable agreement: dual citizenship still on hold; Konjic – sixth mosque in construction |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Former UDBA’s (former Yugoslav Intelligence Agency) agents want to wage personnel policy in the HDZ |
| Glas Srpski | Suspicious dealings of 12 Bijeljina firms – launderers covered up the traces |
| Nezavisne Novine | Bulldozer Committee gave task – 40 days to local authorities to remove 50 obstacles; Conflict inside the ruling coalition in the RS – the SDS opposes the new leadership of the RS Elektroprivreda; Bosko Ceko, RS Public Sector Chief Audit – there is no law according to which a debt to Kristal Banka could have been written off |
| Blic | Ashdown – 30 days to politicians for 50 reforms; Blic’s poll – to punish responsible; Pensioners threaten to sue the government; Milutin Pejic – I leave because of PDP’s and SDS’s pressures; Dusan Stojicic – electricity causes quarrels among the RS parties |
Economic Affairs | |
| Bulldozer Commission
| Avaz pg. 1 and 3 – members of the Bulldozer Commission yesterday told local politicians they had 39 days to go through and then implement 50 suggested economic changes in order to start turning BiH into the most attractive state for foreign investors. At yesterday’s press conf, HR Ashdown said the realization of the Bulldzoer Commission’s tasks was one of three goals that he set out for himself when he took over the current post. He emphasized that none of the suggested reforms would reflect negatively on the quality of production or services, but would remove meaningless obstacles. Added the Commission did its share of work and it was up to the local politicians now to do theirs. Speaking in front of a bulldozer that was parked yesterday in front of the OHR building, CoM Chair Terzic said they would establish a coordination body that would consider Commission’s suggestions. He added that he expected the new body to meet within the next two weeks, study material forwarded by the Commission and establish what should be done. Oslobodjenje pg. 1 and 10 – Ashdown said businessmen agreed that there were laws in BiH that put off foreign investors. Dnevni List pg. 1 and 5 and Vecernji List pg. 2 ‘50 reformist tasks to BiH authorities’ – “These recommendations should be implemented in the next 39 days…We managed to complete our task – 50 reforms in 150 days, and now it is politicians task to implement it further,” said Ashdown. Nezavisne Novine pg. 2 ‘Ashdown: 40 days given to local authorities to remove 50 obstacles’, Glas Srpski pg. 2 ‘Ashdown thinks of baklava’ – on yesterday’s press conference Ashdown and members of the Bulldozer Committee, during which they presented a plan of 50 economic reforms that should be implemented in the next 40 days. Blic pg. 6 ‘30-day deadline for 50 reforms’ – “Laws often have contra-productive decrees. In some cases the laws were designed by people who do not understand economic laws so that the final result was the laws being an obstacle to business,” said Ashdown. |
| Commentary in Avaz | Avaz pg. 3 ‘A test for reforms’ by Sead Numanovic – the author more or less repeats what has been said in the above articles. That the BiH authorities in the next 39 days have the first concrete test to show whether they are committed to reforms. “It’s their determination that will decide whether this country will go towards the bankruptcy or will start shortly painful, but in a long run fruitful process that will include BiH amongst the reformed countries, with European principles and laws.” |
| EC | Avaz pg. 8 ‘The European Commission issuing grants from 5,000 to 100,000 KM’ – Chief of the EC delegation in BiH, Ambassador Michael Humphreys, announced yesterday the commencing of a project of approving grants to small and medium size BiH companies. The total amount of grants is 17, 5 million Euro. Oslobodjenje pg. 10 ‘Soon 700 new working vacancies’ – the aim of the ‘Mean for fast action’ program is to help the economic development in BiH and ensure 700 working places. |
| Privredna Banka Doboj | Nezavisne Novine pg. 4 ‘Temporary Manager of Privredna Banka Doboj appointed’ – the RS Banking Agency yesterday appointed Milos Stajic as temporary Manager of the Privredna Banka Doboj. According to a press release issued by the Banking Agency, the temporary manager has been appointed because the bank transfers and performances are not in accordance with the RS Law on Banks and other legal regulations. Stajic has been tasked to propose measures on the bank performance to the RS Banking Agency within 60 days. During the temporary appointment, all authorities of the Supervisory Board are suspended, as well as the authorities of the Audit Board, Director and shareholders. Stajic yesterday told NN that his basic task would be to establish the situation the bank is in, protect clients and bank property and find possibilities for the bank to resume further activities. |
| BiH EP | Nezavisne Novine pg. 3 ‘Financial Police awaiting a final report’ – Special Auditor for BiH Elektroprivreda, Ellen Ralph, in preliminary report on the BiH EP recommended that ‘the Financial police investigated the way the resources intended for the reconstruction of the BiH EP building were spent’. Namely, the amount of 15 million-KM was spent for the reconstruction of the BiH EP main building. According to Zufer Dervisevic, BiH Financial Police Director, he maintains regular contacts with the OHR and Special Auditor, but he has not still received any concrete task on this matter. “This is just a preliminary report. After it is finalised, we may receive task from the OHR.” |
| Ceko on Kristal Banka | Nezavisne Novine pg. 5 ‘There is no Law according to which the debt of Kristal Banka could have been written off’ – a page long interview with Bosko Ceko RS Chief Auditor of Public Sector. He is believed not to be rendering accountings to anybody, neither to politicians nor political parties. At the beginning of his interview, Ceko says that the RS Ministry of Finance has no grounds on which it would base a complaint upon his report on the privatisation of the Kristal Banka from Banja Luka. “Special Audit was performed upon a request of the RS NA, and in accordance with the Article 18 of the Law on Audit. We are obliged to submit the audit report to those who requested it. We also forwarded the report to the Ministry of Finance and the RS government in order to inform them on the matter.” |
| NN editorial | Nezavisne Novine pg. 2 ‘Golden geese’ by Almir Sarenkapa – the author thinks this state and its citizens would see brighter days in some fifty years time when all those who were bred in socialist spirit would become extinct. To be more precise, when they are deprived of the right to make decisions. Until then, we will live in misery and gall. This observation refers to the overall political scene in BiH, regardless of whether the government or opposition is concerned. No matter how much ruling nationalist setting in BiH opposes communists, everybody is, in essence, the same. It is well known that the power utilities and telecommunication operators are the main donors to the governments. Why then would the state run into selling its ‘golden geese’? According to the author, the governments have a tendency to reach for the money from the budgets of the EP companies and Telecom operators whenever they are running short of financial resources. Conclusively, it is not in governments’ interest to sell its golden geese. If we try to find an excuse for such practise, it could be summarised in the following phrase – they do not know the other way. All of them have the same chip placed in their heads called self-management socialism. |
RS EP | |
| SDS vs. PDP
| Oslobodjenje pg. 2 ‘Relationship between SDS and PDP damaged’ – Dusan Stojicic, Spokesperson for the SDS, yesterday stated that relationship between the SDS and PDP had been damaged following the RS government’s decision to appoint Dusan Mijatovic as the new Acting Director of the RS Elektroprivreda. Stojicic said it was unacceptable for the SDS the way Mijatovic was appointed to the post as well as the manner in which the government conducted the appointment. Avaz pg. 9 ‘New RS Elektroprivreda Director still negotiating with the government’ – Mijatovic still has not officially taken over his duty. Apparently, he is still conducting additional consultation with the RS government on taking over the post. Glas Srpski pg. 2 ‘Mijatovic sitting in two positions’ – “The RS government made a big mistake by appointing Dusan Mijatovic as the Acting Director General, because his appointment resulted in extremely negative atmosphere in Herzegovina. Actually, his appointment is not in accordance with the Law on Conflict of Interest,” said Stojicic. Blic pg. 6 & 7 ‘Electricity puts SDS and PDP at odds’ – “The government did not take into account the regional representation and by doing this the RS government damaged the balance within the ruling coalition.” |
| NN on RS EP | Nezavisne Novine pg. 3 ‘The SDS opposes RS EP leadership’ – according to NN, the RS EP affair has turned into a transparent political conflict within the ruling political coalition – the SDS and PDP. According to NN, Dusan Mijatovic yesterday did not show up at work at the RS EP Directorate in Trebinje. Dragan Andjelic, new Assistant to RS EP Director, said that Mijatovic did not come to work because he had to conduct some additional consultations with the RS government officials. Andjelic said they expected Mijatovic to come to work tomorrow. It turned out that there was no protest of RS EP personnel, even though they announced yesterday it might happen. As NN learnt from unofficial sources, the SDS wants to see Dragan Andjelic assume duties of RS EP Director. The daily further reports that on Saturday’s meeting in Trebinje amongst Dragan Kalinic, RS Parliament Speaker, Dragan Mikerevic, RS PM, and officials of east Herzegovina municipalities, the verbal confrontation took place between Kalinic and Mikerevic. It took place due to their opposed stances on where the Regulatory Commission for Power should be based. Kalinic supports the idea of establishing the seat in Trebinje, while Mikerevic supports the idea that the Regulatory Power Commission should seat in Banja Luka, while the RS EP production system would be maintained in Trebinje. |
| PDP supports government | Glas Srpski pg. 2 ‘Support to the government work’ – the PDP expressed full support to efforts by the RS government to fully and thoroughly investigate the claims from the special audit report on the RS EP. According to yesterday’s press release, issued by the PDP, the party supports government efforts for new leadership to establish an efficient system of control over all money flows at RS EP ASAP. |
| Milovic | Nezavisne Novine pg. 3 ‘The RS EP has never responded to tender’ – explaining the reasons why Montenegro imports power from the RS via EFT, Radomir Milovic, Director Executive at the Montenegrin Power Utility, said that the EFT gave best offer at the tender. “The RS EP has not responded to our tenders for years. Conclusively, the RS EP does not directly sell power to Montenegro, because it has never responded to a tender.” |
| Reactions to Hays’ statement | Glas Srpski pg. 5 ‘Stirring up the anarchy’ – reactions to yesterday’s statement by PDHR Donald Hays (“if I were a citizen of the RS, I would set the RS Elektroprivreda building on fire because of my dissatisfaction). Cedo Volas, President of the RS Syndicate Union, wondered if Luddism was reinstated in 21st century. According to Volas, the history of the union movements saw statements like Hays’s given only during the time of Luddism in England. The call by Hays to set fire to the building of the RS EP cannot be justified by anything. Milanko Mihajlica, President of the Serb Radical Party and MP at RS NA, is of the view that the statement given by Donald Hays reveals the real intention of privatising the power utility. Dusan Stojicic, SDS Spokesperson, said that he thought the statement was totally unacceptable. Igor Crnadak, PDP Spokesperson, said that if the statement was reported correctly then it’s, in the least, surprising and shocking. |
| DL editorial | Dnevni List pg. 6 by Slavo Kukic – an editorial bringing details of the RS Elektroprivreda audit report. “Even cold Principle Deputy High Representative Donald Hays could not restrain himself. He said that this is a story about robbery, plundering, bad management and negligence.” The author says that he does not believe that the situation will be any better in other two Elektroprivreda companies. He adds that, for instance, in the HPT Mostar, on the grounds of subscription, 1 million KM per month were being stolen from citizens and thousands of KM were given each month to the HDZ power-wielders because of their contribution to the Croat issue. Kukic says that leaders of the political parties, who are the real culprits, continue to do what they please while High representative Paddy Ashdown removes some other people. “ He will support the removals or he will conduct them by himself and he will continue with started ‘reforms’ just the way they promised, and there will be no problems. And why should there be any problems when, as Nikola Spiric said a few days ago, the international community is satisfied with the persecution of small fishes in order to protect true criminals. And it is even more tragic that while doing this it expects from us to applaud them. Oh, my God. Until when?” |
| SRS | Blic pg. 6 & 7 ‘Electricity puts the SDS and PDP at odds’ – SRS Secretary General, Ognjen Tadic, said that RS citizens could only hope the RS would note lose the control over Elektroprivreda. “We were right when we said that this government will not be able to face the problems of corruption and crime. Therefore, we ask for the establishment of a new parliamentary majority and election a new government,” Tadic said. |
| Djukic appeals to Ashdown | Blic pg. 7 ‘EP Trade Union censures RS PM’ – President of RS Trade Union of electric power industry, Mirko Djukic, on Monday appealed to HR Paddy Ashdown to stop all activities of the RS government regarding the appointment of senior officials at the RS Elektroprivreda. Djukic asked RS Prime Minister, Dragan Mikerevic, to explain the reasons for appointing Dusan Mijatovic as the acting director of Elektroprivreda, since he participated in criminal acts. Djukic signed on Monday the joint conclusion with President of the Federation Union of electric power industry employees, Mensud Krljesa, which said that they support the restructuring of electric power sector that will bring profit to the state and not be prelude to bad privatisation. They have agreed that 49 % of capital should be offered to a foreign partner. |
Political Affairs | |
| Music
| Avaz pg. 1 and 5 – an interview with Federation Minister for Refugees and DPs Edin Music. Said priorities of the Ministry in the next four years will be to create conditions for sustainable return by ensuring means for employing returnees and allowing their children to be educated. “We will devise a return plan by the end of March for the year 2003, and within our budget limits.” |
| Washington’s help conditioned with reforms
| Avaz pg. 2 ‘Washington’s help will be reduced if reforms were not implemented by the end of summer’ – a meeting held yesterday among CoM Chair Adnan Terzic, Security Minister, Barisa Colak, US Ambassador in BiH, Clifford Bond and Deputy Director of the US State Department Office for South and Central Europe Raffi Gregoriana. They talked about the need of speeding up the reform implementation and introduction of European standards in BiH. Gregoriana said the US help could be reduced unless BiH implemented reforms by the end of the summer. Also, talked about the SIPA. Ambassador Bond said the ‘Orao’ investigation was coming to an end and that information on individual responsibility those involved would be known soon. Oslobodjenje pg. 3 ‘Further help to BiH depending on the success of reforms’ – carried only Gregoriana’s statement that the US was supporting the reformist course in BiH, but would reduce their help if the reforms were not implemented by the end of the summer. Dnevni List pg. 4 ‘USA supports BiH and its course of reforms’ – on the meeting, topics discussed. |
| BiH Presidency | Avaz pg. 3 ‘An efficient investigation on terrorist attacks requested’ – yesterday’s session of the BiH Presidency. They strongly condemned attacks on returnees that occurred in the last few months and requested from relevant institutions to carry out efficient investigations. Otherwise, the Presidency will insist on eh responsibility of bodies and institutions in charge of uncovering perpetrators. Oslobodjenje pg. 3 ‘BiH presidency requesting swift investigation’ – said the attacks were endangering the general security situation in the country, hence requested a swift reaction by relevant bodies. Dnevni List pg. 7 ‘Sanction perpetrators of criminal and terrorist acts’ and Slobodna Dalmacija last page ‘Condemnation of terrorism’ – the BiH Presidency issued a press release harshly condemning terrorist attacks and many tragic events that took place during the last few months. |
| FBiH HoP | Avaz pg. 4 ‘Delegates at the HoP starting a procedure before the Constitutional Court’ – delegates of the FBiH HoP submitted yesterday to the Constitutional Court a request for assessing the validity of the HoR’s decision related to the distribution of leading positions in the FBiH authority. Nermin Pecanac, one of the signatories of the document, said the awarding of three leading positions to Bosniaks in the Federation leading posts represented the breach of the Amendment 49 of the FBiH Constitution. |
| SDA | Avaz pg. 4 ‘Prevention of the implementation of the election results’ – an SDA press conf held yesterday. They strongly condemned the terrorist act that took place in Mostar over the past weekend and requested an urgent investigation to find the perpetrators. The party presidency further expressed their dissatisfaction with the relationship with the IC in the process of the implementation of the election results. They said that the future cooperation with the IC has to be based on the principles of transparency and mutual respect. Oslobodjenje pg. 1 and 8 – the party complained that the IC first rejected their candidates for ministerial and other posts without an explanation, and now ministers cannot make an independent decision because some clerk from the OHR has to have a look at it first. Seada Palavric, a member of the SDA Presidency, said they (OHR) could remove them by one by one if they wanted. “if they want to remove us for doing our job they should go ahead, remove us and finally proclaim the protectorate,” said Palavric. |
| Ashdown in Brcko | Avaz pg. 2 ‘Ashdown in Brcko tomorrow’ – a short article informing that HR Ashdown will be visiting Brcko tomorrow where he’ll meet with citizens and local officials to talk about problems in the area of return, reconstruction and economic development of Brcko. Oslobodjenje pg. 4 ‘Ashdown in Brcko tomorrow’ – the same statement issued by the OHR Brcko. Also, the HR will introduce local officials with the progress being made on the introduction of VAT and single customs. |
| Pejic resigns | Oslobodjenje pg. 7 ‘Political pressures reasons for resignation’ – General Director of the Srpske Poste, Milutin Pejic, on Monday told a press conference that under political pressures he resigned from the post. He further accused the SDS and PDP to exerting the pressure on him, and claimed that his post was planned for a member of the Serb Radical Party (SRS). “At a meeting with reps of the ruling coalition I said I would resign in order to prevent political instability in the RS.” Glas Srpski pg. 2 ‘Director resigns’, Nezavisne Novine pg. 4 ‘Resignation under the pressure of the SDS and PDP’ – Pejic said he would revoke his resignation only in case ‘political parties, that make parliament majority, changed their positions in regard to the Srpske Poste, and if the RS government would accept and without reserves supported reform and development course of the strategic firms’. According to NN inset, SDS Spokesperson, Dusan Stojicic, denied accusations that the SDS exerted pressure against Pejic. “Those are personal interpretations of Pejic,”said Stojicic. Blic pg. 6 ‘They threatened me to resign’ – President of the SRS, Milenko Mihaljica, said new Director General of Srpske Poste will be Miljana Dakic, member of the SRS Executive Board. Mihaljica denied the story on political blackmails, but said that directorial posts in the state-owned companies could not be held by parties that had not supported the Government (note: Pejic is SPRS’s member). |
| Tomac on BiH | Vecernji List pg. 2 by N. Koturic ‘Tomac is dangerous for those who want status quo in BiH’ – during the book presentation (‘Enigma of BiH’ book by Dr. Bozo Zepic) in Orasje, Vice President of the Croatian Parliament Dr. Zdravko Tomac stated that the policy of the international community is to preserve the stability in a way that Serbs and Bosniaks are satisfied, and Croats should accept any compromise even if its to their detriment and not ask any questions. “I am asking these questions and because of it I am dangerous for all those who want to preserve the status quo at the cost of Croat people… I believe that the moment has come for BiH, Serbia and Croatia to sit down and agree the joint strategy. The one that will be a compromise satisfactory to all three peoples to a certain extent and they will be able to say – we are taking over the responsibility for our future. Thank you Mr. Ashdown, the international community and others whose concern is making it hard for us to breath.” Tomac also said that the Croatian way to the European Union goes through Sarajevo and BiH, because it is hard to believe that Croatia will join the EU if BiH remains protectorate and an unstable state. |
| BiH – Croatin dual citizenship | Vecernji List pg. 1 and 3 – according to the information coming from the BiH Council of Ministers, today’s visit of Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tonino Picula, will not help the signing of the bilateral agreement between BiH and Croatia, which would then regulate the Agreement on Dual Citizenship between the two countries. The reason for this situation is the fact that the Croatian working group does not want to accept the proposal of the BiH side, which demands that citizens do not have to give up their mother citizenship when receiving another citizenship. Another problem is the last proposal on the change of the Croatian Election Law, by which members of the SDP Croatia demand to abolish the position of a representative from Diaspora in the Croatian Parliament and to change the voting procedures for those with dual citizenship. This way, persons who have dual citizenship will be able to vote only in the country of residence. |
| DL and VL on Croats in Federation | Dnevni List pg. 10 by Eduard Babic – an editorial dealing with the fact that there are almost no Croats working in the Federation bodies, and adds that this problems raises another issue and that is the issue of the presence of the Croatian language in the authority institutions and official documents. The editorial says that Croats and Croatian language should fight through cultural institutions, a few true Croat media and Croat University in Mostar. Babic says that Croat politicians also have to fight for the things that have been guaranteed to Croats by laws and Constitution. Vecernji List pg. 4 by Radoslav Dodig – an editorial dealing with the numerous round table and public forum discussions dealing with the Croat issue and Croat goals, which have been held during the past decade. “What kind of goals when the High Representative will impose a new solution tomorrow. What kind of goals when people, who do not know at all to describe any Croat goals, are being elected? Of course, apart from their personal and financial goal. The only comforting thing is that small Croats in BiH will feel important while discussing big goals.” |
| Interview with Djindjic | Dnevni List pg. 8 ‘The issue of inter-state agreements, and not emotions’ – quotes Zoran Djindjic as saying in an interview for a Frankfurt paper that he has set the issues of the Kosovo status and special relations with the RS as the issues of the state status and international agreements, an not emotions, rights and myths from the past. “If some say that the Dayton was meant for a one-time usage, I would like to remind them that it is them who promoted the Dayton as the model for solving of all problems of the former Yugoslavia, according to the principle of unchanging borders and the collective rights of national communities. They have applied them on that agreement, now we ask them to apply them now in Kosovo,” Djindjic said. He has confirmed that, on the eve of his recent visit to Banja Luka, senior diplomatic circles suggested him not to go there, as the visit would cause sharp condemnations. “I have also explained to them that, according to the DPA, we have the right to special ties, and, upon my return, a representative of those strong centres welcomed me with a bottle in his hand without mentioning Banja Luka”. DL also conveys that Djindjic compared the federalisation of Kosovo into two ethnic communities to the Dayton model for the Bosniak-Croat Federation in BiH. |
| Konjic | Vecernji List pg. 1 and 7 – the Konjic Municipal Council decided to build a new mosque in the centre of Konjic. VL carries that five non-Bosniak councillors from the Konjic Municipal Council addressed the OHR Mostar in order to prevent the construction of the mosque because it is not in accordance with the urban planning requests and the current multi-ethnic picture of Konjic would be violated. HDZ Councillor Anto Krajinovic said the following. “Bosniak councillors said that they would help us because they believed that we were a constituent people and that we had a right to raise our voice if we did not agree with something that endangered our national interests and that that there would be no construction if non-Bosniak councillors were against it. However, everything that they did was to drop this issue from the last session of the Konjic Municipal Council and now it has been adopted.” |
| Through Work to Propserity | Vecernje Novosti pg. 15 ‘Crime everywhere’ – “The RS government is incapable of making order and preventing robberies in great companies. They have made yet another mistake by appointing Dusan Mijatovic as the Acting Director General of RS Elektroprivreda and proved that they only carry out the orders of the great criminal lobbies,” Ranko Bakic, a member of the National Party ‘Through Work to Prosperity’ Main Board for the RS, said. The party expected the government to announce an international tender and to put a capable leader-manager, who would form an expert management team. “The level of criminality in this public company has reached alarming levels and only such solution would depoliticise this system, defeat crime and advance business,” Bakic said. |
Human Affairs | |
| Potocari Memorial | Avaz pg. 4 ‘Ashdown will seek help in London for the reconstruction of the Memorial centre’ – last night at the Bosniak Institute a presentation of the ‘Potocari-Srebrenica’ project was held for BiH businessmen. Amongst others, HR Ashdown, reis Ceric and Amor Masovic attended the event. Avaz’s source said the presentation was held for all those interested in financially supporting the construction of the Potocari memorial. The source also recalled a recent announcement by reis Ceric that HR would organize a series of visits abroad to raise funds for the construction. Apparently, his first stop will be London. An insert with the article informing that Energoinvest company donated 50,000 KM for the construction. Oslobodjenje pg. 1, 4 and 5 – also on the Potocari Memoria, but a very different angle. Tries to find out whether some RS companies have been involved in the construction works of the Memorial Centre. The paper asks whether under the pretences of the DOO ‘Bijele vode’ company from Praca (Federation company), the construction works are also being conducted by the PP ‘Alpina’ company from Pale, the war HQ of the RS. |
Police Affairs | |
| DL editorial on Mostar bomb blast | Dnevni List pg. 2 by Nevres Dedic ‘Have we had enough bombs’ – an editorial dealing with the last week’s explosion in Mostar during which Smail Hrnjcic got killed. The editorial says that previous explosions that took place in Mostar have not been resolved either. “The Ministry of Interior excludes a possibility that this was a terrorist attack. Then, how can we then qualify the whole situation in Mostar?” The author says that citizens of Mostar live in fear. “Have we had enough bombs during the nineties and will something positive be done for Mostar finally?” |