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Broadcasting signal interrupted | Meeting of BiH disabled persons | Gathering of Disabled Persons |
| Protest Concert was held in | Protests in |
| Cubrilovic on Telekom privatization | Privatisation of Telekom Srpske |
| Regional News | Presidency members on Turkish ship |
NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
Tihic on | | Solana & DiCarlo on RS referendum |
Solana & DiCarlo on RS referendum | Gathering of Disabled Persons | Cubrilovic on Telekom privatization |
Coppola on | Mittal Steel workers still on strike | Dzombic on ITA single account |
Cubrilovic on Telekom privatization | HVIDRA Assembly held in Zenica | Free trade issue b/w BiH, |
Oslobodjenje | Cardinal Puljic appealed to |
Dnevni Avaz | [BiH CoM Chair Terzic] Dodik blocked all the reforms |
Dnevni List | Features |
Vecernji List | [ |
Nezavisne Novine | [CIPS Director Macan] Personal data will be protected more strictly |
Economy | |
RS Communications Minister Cubrilovic: Minimum €400 million for privatization of ‘Telekom Srpske’; tender in June
| RTRS By Sinisa Mihajlovic –RS Traffic and Communications Minister Nedeljko Cubrilovic said on Saturday in |
RS Finance Minister Dzombic: Session of Fiscal Council to be held in
| RTRS – RS Minister of Finance Aleksandar Dzombic said that blockade of Indirect Taxation Administration single account does not affect RS finances, adding that the session of Fiscal Council would be held on Monday in |
BiH CoM Chair Terzic: RS PM Dodik blocked all the reforms; stance towards him must be re-examined
| Dnevni Avaz cover splash ‘Dodik blocked all the reforms’, pg 5 ‘We have to re-examine stance towards Dodik’ by Tarik Lazovic – Commenting recent issues regarding allocation of VAT incomes [blockade of Indirect Taxation Administration single account], in an interview for daily BiH Council of Ministers Chair Adnan Terzic stated: “As a result of VAT collection, we have significant surplus, even more than planed 150 million KM. We have situation now that the entire surplus goes to entities and I am afraid that they are using it improperly at the moment… It should not have been used without any plan or budget rebalance.” Observing objection set by the International Monetary Fund how administration is spending too much money, Terzic noted that state institutions have little opportunity to digress from the budgetary plan, while entities and cantons are spending money without control. Talking about other reform processes, BiH CoM Chair said: “Reforms are on hold since new RS Government came into power. Government of Milorad Dodik is not only holding processes, it is taking them back. Whole this story about coefficients is aiming to show how system of taxation is not working, implying that we have to go back to the previous system. This won’t happen, but it clearly reveals Dodik’s intentions. I think that FBiH parties that supported him must not keep their eyes closed, they must take stance towards his behaviour. I am not talking about rhetoric, but about processes that are blockaded due to RS Government.” |
Debate on RS referendum initiative/police reform | |
US highly ranked official DiCarlo on RS referendum
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Face to Face on: SPONA Chair Dukic – referendum initiative is based on human rights; BOSS leader Ajanovic – RS was created under insistence of IC
| Hayat By Senad Hadzifejzovic – In the Face to Face, BOSS leader Mirnes Ajanovic and [RS NGO] SPONA Chair Branislav Dukic commented the initiative for organising the referendum on separation of RS from BIH. Dukic used the opportunity to present SPONA and explain its organisation claiming that they present 70% of the population in RS. He said that the referendum initiative is based on human rights on expressing determination, which embedded in the BIH Constitution and the International Conventions: “International Community (IC) participated in the disintegration of former |
Interview with Speaker of Montenegrin National Assembly Krivokapic
| Hayat Senad Hadzifejzovic – In an interview to Centralni Dnevnik, Montenegrin National Assembly Speaker Ranko Krivokapic commented the Montenegrin independence. Being asked what is guaranteeing that the situation for the citizens will be improved, Krivokapic stated it was democracy adding that Serbs only wanted obedience not partnership. He noted that some of the bitter remarks made by the Serb officials on the independence would not ruin the general feeling. Commenting the statements of RS politicians that referendum on separation should be organised in RS, Krivokapic stated: “Parallel cannot be drawn since |
Author Vesovic: RS PM Dodik is trying to continue Karadzic’s plan
| Hayat By Senad Hadzifejzovic – In an interview to Centralni Dnevnik, author Marko Vesovic commented Montenegro independence as their escape from the failed ideology since they were first to support ‘idea on Greater Serbia’. Commenting the issue over Kosovo, Vesovic stated that the late Slobodan Milosevic gambled and lost Kosovo and that “the attempt of (RS Prime Minister) Milorad Dodik to connect Kosovo with status of RS is just the second phase of Radovan Karadzic’s plan. Karadzic had ethnical cleansing in RS so that Dodik can now organise referendum and declare the separation from BIH. And they could win because only Serbs are now in RS”. Vesovic refused to believe that this was only Dodik’s pre-election campaign because “he is too radical with this issue”. Vesovic has been arguing for abolishment of RS because “if it remains than it would present the reward for the monstrous war crimes”. |
Signing of petition on RS referendum continues in Trebinje | RTRS – Action on signing petition for RS referendum continues in Trebinje on Saturday. The action was organized by Serb National Movement “The Choice is ours”. Episcope Grigorije signed the petition. Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Citizens were signing petition for secession’ – also covered. |
DA op-ed: Police reform will have to wait next year, when RS PM Dodik becomes could be in position to sign
| Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘Baton of statehood’ by Sead Numanovic – Commenting RS stance regarding police reform, editorial reads: “Story of police is story of ‘statehood’. Without its police, RS is an entity. With it, it is much more than that. It is, as some believe ‘state’. This is why the police reform was the heaviest issue from the very beginning, it remained the issue of dispute for years. Principality of International Community is on test now.” Noting that RS politicians does not care if talks on Stabilisation and Association Agreement [ |
London Times anticipates creation of Herceg-Bosna and RS | |
| Vecernji List cover splash, pg 3 ‘Herceg-Bosna autonomous and independent state by 2020’ by Darko Juka – Daily carries map of Europe published by London-based daily ‘The Times’ on June 2, by which some about 20 new European state are yet to be formed by 2020, among them Herceg-Bosna and RS. Author comments that he hopes referendum will become standard for conflict management adding he hopes that “bloody independences and European blindness for crimes of dominant peoples over the weaker ones… are over with tragic experiences in |
Bosniak politicians commenting Times’ map of
| Vecernji List cover splash, pg 3 ‘Herceg-Bosna autonomous and independent state by 2020’ by Darko Juka – Daily carries reactions of SBiH Beriz Belkic on Times’ map of |
Serb politicians commenting Times’ map of
| Vecernji List cover splash, pg 3 ‘Herceg-Bosna autonomous and independent state by 2020’ by Darko Juka – Daily carries reactions of Serb politicians on Times’ map of |
Croat politicians commenting Times’ map of
| Vecernji List cover splash, pg 3 ‘Herceg-Bosna autonomous and independent state by 2020’ by Darko Juka – Daily carries reactions of Serb politicians on Times’ map of |
Other political issues | |
Movement ‘Dosta!’ organized protest concert in
| PINK – Movement “Dosta!” (Enough) and Foundation for Creative Development organized protest concert on Saturday in |
BiH Presidency members visited Turkish military ship in Neum; BiH Pres Chair Tihic BiH should re-examine building
| Hayat – Presenter stated that after Centralni Dnevnik made so many reports on the importance of the construction of Neum harbour, a miracle finally happened on Saturday. Presenter stated that during the visit of the BiH Presidency members to the Turkish war ship anchored in Neum, BIH Presidency Chair Sulejman Tihic stated: “We are visited by the Turkish war ship, which followed the visits if French, German and American war ships. Because of these but mainly because of the economical reasons it is important for the BIH authorities to re-examine the need for the construction of the Harbour in Neum”. BHT1, Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘There is more and more reasons for building harbour in Neum’ by F.Vele – also covered. |
BiH Foreign Ministry: Liberalization of visa regime for 8-9 categories by end of year
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4, mentioned on cover ‘Perkovic: Liberalization of visa regime by end of year’ by S.Skuletic – Commenting new round of negotiation on Stabilisation and Association Agreement [ |
Cardinal Puljic issues protest letter against poetry book
| BHT1 – Cardinal Vinko Puljic issued a protest letter against a poetry book published by |
Newly appointed CIPS Director Macan explains CIPS priorities in coming period
| Nezavisne Novine cover splash, pgs 8-9 ‘Personal data will be protected more strictly’ by Natasa Krsman – Explaining his vision of CIPS functioning, in an interview for daily, newly appointed CIPS Director Sinisa Macan stated that the his priorities will be providing help for passive registration of voters for the October elections, introducing more strict protection of personal data of citizens, establishing single registry of vehicles in BiH and providing more efficient service for citizens. |
| Oslobodjenje pg 11 ‘Montenegro officially independent’ by Veseljko Koprivica – Montenegrin Assembly officially declared the independence of Montenegro at the Saturday evening’ session. Prior to declaration, the assembly members adopted the official referendum results. After the session, the process of international recognition will start. BHT1 – BHT1 announced that the process of international recognition would start after the session. FTV – After the session, Montenegrin officials will receive highest Serbian and international officials. EU will issue a statement welcoming the independence of |
Hayat poll: Which political party you would vote for?
| Hayat – Hayat poll: Which political party you would vote for? 5351 persons voted for the following parties: SzBIH 1488 SDA 1195 |