Latest radio news broadcast at 12.00 on 6 October
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (12,00 hrs) | BH Radio 1(12,00 hrs) | RTRS (12,00 hrs) |
| HR Ashdown on RSNA’s decision | Jelavic sentence | RS NA regular session |
| US welcome defence reform in BiH | Prosecutors’ conference in Sa | |
| BiH CoM in session | | Jelavic sentenced to 10 years |
TV news broadcast on 5 October
| RADIO HERCEG-BOSNA (18,00 hrs) | TV PINK (18,00 hrs) | BHT 1 (19,00 hrs) |
| BIH HoP session | BIH HoP adopted Draft law on PBS | RS NA discusses Cavic’s proposal |
| HoP deputy on Croat rights | Cavic’s proposal on police reform | BiH HoP adopted PBS Law |
| RS NA session | RS Government on Cavic’s proposal | Verdict in Mostar shells case |
| BIH Presidency session | Celebration of | Kazani case trial commences |
| NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
| Cavic’s proposal on police reform | Children/Youth centre affair | Bush promises support to BIH |
| EC on Cavic’s proposal | BiH HoP adopted PBS Law | RS NA adopts police reform proposal |
| RS NA members on Cavic’s proposal | FTV on new PBS Law | BIH HoP session |
| BIH HoP adopted Law on PBS | BiH HoP adopted Defence law | 21 arrested for organised car theft |
| Oslobodjenje | RS accepted European principles on police reform |
| Dnevni Avaz | How the quartet ‘broke’ Cavic |
| Dnevni List | Mostar mortar rounds case : 4 years in prison to Bajgoric |
| Vecernji List | House of Peoples rejected TV channel for Croats |
| Slobodna Dalmacija | Butcher from Vitez is displaced person from Zenica |
| Nezavisne Novine | RS Parliament opened the road to |
| Glas Srpske | Cavic’s proposal passed |
| EuroBlic | Features Serbian related titles |
| Vecernje novosti | Features Serbian related titles |
| Srpski Nacional | Features Serbian related titles |
LATEST NEWS OF TODAY | |
| Jelavic sentenced to 10-year prison term
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| OHR welcomes adoption of police reform principles, PBS, Defence Laws
| BiH Radio 1 by Daliborka Gavrilovic Kujundzic – The OHR welcomes the maturity and responsibility seen in both the BiH House of Peoples and the RSNA on Thursday, OHR Spokesperson Ljiljana Radetic told journalists in |
| | RTRS, BH Radio 1 – US join OHR, EC and EU Presidency in welcoming yesterday’s adoption of three EU police reform principles by the RSNA, US Embassy to BiH said today. Police reform is the main remaining condition for BiH to join its neighbours on the path towards European integration. |
RSNA adopts police reform concept | |
| RSNA adopts police reform concept proposed by Cavic
| FTV by Sinan Saric – RSNA adopted a new police reform agreement proposal, at a special session that took place at the request by the proponent, RS President Dragan Cavic. The new agreement, that meets EU principles, has been adopted without amendments a day before Peace Implementation Council meeting on Thursday. FTV says both EUPM and OHR see agreement as a progress, but not as finished business. Under plan, the police reform should be fully implemented within 5 years. Cavic stated addressing RSNA representatives: “If we don’t bring the decision today, and adopt this proposal, I personally believe that hard days and decisions are ahead of RS,… but with much less manoeuvre space.” Hayat – Cavic’s proposal, which received an approval from the EC, stipulates that all budget and legal authorities over police must be transferred to the state level. Police work will be free of any political influence. Police regions would be established with respect to technical criteria relevant for the work of police. Operational command would remain under authority on local level. According to Cavic’s proposal, Implementation Directorate should be established by the end of this year. The Directorate would assure effective implementation of police reform by creating and implementing plans for each phase of this reform. RTRS by Biljana Knezevic, Vesna Cibic – Reporter comments that RS Government suggested certain amendments to the proposal but RS NA deputies and Cavic asked RS PM Pero Bukejlovic to withdraw his amendments. “If some of these things are not adopted then there is a danger of interpretation that we have transferred complete competence over police forces to the state level”, stated Bukejlovic. He hasn’t addressed RS NA after this appeal so reporter concludes that RS Government agreed to these suggestions. Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘Conclusions of RS Government’ not signed – RS Govt issued a statement welcoming agreement, but also noting that in an effort to improve it, the Government has proposed certain technical changes. Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Cavic’s proposal passed’ by G. D. – carries RS NA Chairman Dusan Stojicic’s address before RS NA, on which occasion he urged RS NA delegates to adopt draft agreement on police reform. |
| Breakdown of votes: 55 in favour of police concept, 5 against, 15 sustained
| FTV late news edition – RS NA adopted the proposal of RS President Dragan Cavic on police reform with majority of 55 votes. There were five votes were against proposal, and 15 representatives didn’t vote. |
| Media comments on concept and RSNA session
| FTV by Sinan Saric – Reporter comments that the only difference between this and earlier proposal made by Chairman of BiH Council of Minsters, Adnan Terzic is that Cavic’s proposal is not that detailed. Reporter also notes that proposal is a political compromise with RS, adding it is unclear why IC did not insist in mapping out police regions as it was previously insisted by the Police Reform Commission. FTV concludes by wondering whether we can expect the same situation on this issue next year. BHT 1 by Boris Gagic – Asked by presenter whether the proposal is the result of the international community’s pressure on RS, the reporter commented that was a certain thing, reminding of the Cavic’s previous statements in which he clearly stated that if the police reform was not adopted, the RS status under Dayton Peace Accord could be disputed and RS marked as the factor threatening even European security. RTRS by Dragana Knezevic – Reporter concludes that this session of RS NA completes the 15-month story on police reform according to EU principles that was until Wednesday completely unacceptable to most parties in RS. |
| Bukejlovic: Agreement hides certain danger of terminating RS police
| Oslobodjenje, pgs 4-5 ‘International community gives Cavic support’, by A. Omeragic – Oslobodjenje notes that the proposal does not include what the IC officials were insisting on until yesterday – it does not clarify the number and borders of police regions, nor it clearly says the borders will be crossing across the IEBL. Oslobodjenje’s collocutors from the IC say that Cavic is leaving this job to the Directorate for implementation of the police reform’ that should be set up by December 31. The collocutors are convinced that ‘nothing could go wrong’ because the decision about police regions will be taken by professionals, not the politics, and because the IC will be monitoring the process. “Even if we give the green light for negotiations, we can always turn the switch off”, says a source from the EC. |
| Cavic: RS ceased to be an obstacle to
| BHT 1 late newsedition, Oslobodjenje pg 4 ‘ Fear for RS police survival’ – RS Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic on Wednesday evening said that the adopted Agreement on police restructuring in BiH, without the accepted proposals of the Entity Government, hides certain dangers in its implementation – the dangers of terminating the RS police. “From now on it depends on us how we will interpret this agreement, and also with which personnel we will implement this agreement”, Bukejlovic told the press after the RS National Assembly issued the Decision to accept the Agreement on police restructuring in BiH. Glas Srpske cover pg ‘The Government was caught by surprise’ not signed, BHT 1 – carry that Bukjelovic admitted he was surprised with the extraordinary session and Cavic’s proposal. |
| Oslobodjenje on police maps, IC gives Cavic support
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| Sadovic expresses concern with proposal, other comments
| Glas Srpske cover pg splash ‘Cavic’s proposal passed’ by G. D. – apart from reporting on the adoption of police proposal, the article carries statements of SNSD’s Krstan Simic as well as SDA’s Dzevad Gusic who thinks the agreement looks like a new buying of time, since the deadline set for its implementation is five years. SDA’s Tarik Sadovic expressed concern over possible interpretations of Cavic’c proposal, since its provisions do not necessarily mean all police authorities would be transferred to BiH level. |
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| EC, OHR welcome agreement, but not reform not finished
| Hayat, FTV late news edition – After the session of RS NA, EC Delegation in BiH issued a statement welcoming the decision of RS NA to adopt the proposed agreement on police reform in line with the EC principles. When BiH and FBIH Parliament Assemblies adopt the proposal too, BiH will make a significant progress in fulfilling of this priority of the Feasibility Study, reads the press release. OHR Spokesman Oleg Milisic stated for daily that the decision of RS NA represents good news, however he noted that everyone must be aware as to what does this mean: “In next five years BiH will get integrated police at the state level, as well as the police regions which cross the IEBL in areas where there is a technical need for that.” Milisic noted that now other parliaments have to accept the proposal, and if that happens BiH will make a significant step towards enabling the EC to recommend the start of negotiations on |
| Ashdown, Rycroft welcome RSNA’a adoption of EU police reform principles
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Ashdown: Inter-entity line to be crossed’ – HR Paddy Ashdown told DA that the RSNA vote on police reform was “a good news”, stressing that in next five years BiH is to get an integrated police forces which will crossing IEBL when that is needed due to technical reasons. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘This is a decisive vote for Europe’ – UK Ambassador to BiH, Matthew Rycroft, welcomed the RSNA decision on police reform concept calling it a key vote for Euroep and against isolation. He added that once the parliaments adopt the concept, EC will be able to recommend opening of |
| Avaz: Dramatic meeting in
| Dnevni Avaz, front pg splash ‘How the quartet ‘broke’ Cavic’ and pg 2 ‘Dramatic secret meeting in Sarajevo’, by S. Numanovic – Avaz learns from a ‘diplomatic source’ that the proposal of police reform, which was presented to the RSNA on Wednesday by the RS President Dragan Cavic, was agreed upon at a ‘dramatic, secret meeting’ held in Sarajevo on Monday. Beside Cavic, the meeting was attended by the SNSD leader, Milorad Dodik, High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, Chief of EC delegation to BiH, Michael Humphreys, and US and |
BiH HoP adopts PBS law | |
| BiH HoP adopts PBS law without support of Croat caucus
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| BHT1, FTV comments on PBS law
| BHT 1 Sanita Lisica–Biberovic – Drago Maric, PBS Director, says the law will regulate both organization and finances of the public broadcasters and boost collection of RTV fees. Deputy of the BiH Communications Minister, Haris Basic, also stressed importance of the law in a sense of organization and policies of public broadcasters. Tomislav Limov, Croat delegate in HoP, commented on the law: “BiH has removed another obstacle leading to European integrations”. Under the law, 50% of the collected RTV fees will go to BHT 1 and entities broadcasters will each get 25%. Hayat carries Basic. FTV by Blazica Kristo – FTV report on PBS is not as positive, and comments that HoP adopted the law despite objection of Croat delegates. It notes that even Tomislav Limov, who rarely shares stance of his caucus, opposed it. Co-Chair BiH HoP Velimir Jukic made no statement, not proving or disapproving earlier announced possible charges before Court for Human Rights in |
| FTV says it is “biggest looser” with this law
| FTV Aleksandra Markovic – Reporter comments that by adopting new law on PBS, the fourth legal subject has been established, that should be service for three existing broadcasters and that under the Law, FTV is the “biggest looser”. Employees will have to apply again for their jobs, but Chair Trade Union of PBS in Transition, Fahrudin Balvanovic doesn’t expect significant down-sizing. Balvanovic stated that FTV will be the biggest looser, especially regarding funding: “Our estimations and I think management’s estimations are that FTV will loose enormous funding, what will endanger production on FTV.” Balvanovic specifies FTV will loose money from marketing and RTV fee collection. |
| Reactions of Lozancic, Kristo, Filipovic, Limov on BiH HoP decision on RTV system
| Vecernji List pg 2 ‘Constituent people without right that even minorities have’ by ibc – Commenting on the adoption of the Law on public RTV system, FBiH President Niko Lozancic stated that he feels sorry because the BiH HoP promoted very dangerous politics and unprincipled agreement of Bosniak and Serb representatives. Lozancic added that all this refers on an urgent need to pass a new Constitution. FBiH Justice Minister Borjana Kristo said that she is disappointed by such decision and she added that all possible means should be used against this decision including the court in |
| DL, VL op-eds opposing adoption of Law on RTV system
| Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Final no to channel in Croatian language’ by I. Rozic carries an editorial which says that after the Law on public RTV system was adopted final ‘no’ to the Croat channel in the Federation of BiH was said. The author also says: ‘Croat representatives voted against the law, however, the law, which says that Croats cannot get one of the basic rights that are guaranteed even to national minorities in western Europe, was adopted.’ Vecernji List pg 2 ‘Salvation in Strasbourg’ by M. Vasilj also opposes adoption of the Law and the author says that nevertheless this law unified Croats and created consensus among all Croats that they, just like two other peoples, are entitled to the channel. The author also implies that the court in |
Other political issues | |
| BiH HoP adopts Defense Law, amendments to the Constitution regarding salaries
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| BiH Presidency in session; DA op-ed on Presidency
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| Persons drafting new BiH Constitution to visit
| Vecernji List pg 4 ‘All parties at same table’ by zk – A group of persons gathered around former PDHR Donald Hays, who are working on drafting of a new BiH Constitution, will visit the USA in order to discuss this issue. VL also says that the |
| Oslobodjenje op-ed on DPA
| Oslobodjenje op-ed pg 9 ‘Whining’ by Edin Krehic – Krehic says there is no use of whining and says Sarajevo had pleaded during the entire war for the world to recognize who is the aggressor and who is the victim and, at the end, it got the Dayton Agreement – peace without justice. He noted that BiH is more and more distancing form the developed countries as the anniversary of signing the Dayton Agreement approaches and emphasizes BiH is getting weaker and Europe is becoming more distant as the Dayton Agreement grows stronger and concludes by saying: “Whining will not help in this case!” |
| Alija Isakovic school abolished, media comment situation not solved
| FTV by Ivan Pavkovic – Prozor/Rama primary school ‘Alija Isakovic’ exists no more, according to the decision by the Municipal Council. Such decision has been brought after interesting spin in council members’ relations, which changed the previous decision. Reporter comments that nothing actually changed: Croatian and Bosniak children will continue to attend school in different classes and different shifts. FTV comments that Croat parents’ council of “Marko Marulic” school succeeded in their demands, getting some extra votes by HDZ councillors, while from HDZ say it was result of being under pressure. The SDA delegates have walked out of the session, saying this is a step back in finding solution to the problem. Cantonal officials made no statement so far. BHT 1 by Seid Masnica – Marija Zadro, chair of the HDZ caucus in Prozor Rama municipal council, says she doesn’t think this decision fully solves the problems. SDA delegates announced they would take the case to the Court. Dnevni Avaz pg 9 ‘Decision on formation of Alija Isakovic primary school annulled’, Dnevni List pg 4 ‘Bosniaks announce boycotting of classes’ by I. Glibusic, Vecernji List pg 7 ‘Classes in primary school ‘Marko Marulic’ again’ not signed,Slobodna Dalmacija, back pg ‘’Alija Isakovic’ elementary school abolished’, by A. Kudic – also carried. |
| Teachers say segregation most urgent issue in education
| BHT 1Vanja Filipovic – Education professionals have marked the International Teacher’s Day today. BHT 1 feature says that teachers in general agree that at the moment, in addition to low salaries and different school curricula, the most difficult issue in education is the segregation in the schools. Chair of the BiH Teachers’ Trade Union, Dzenana Tanovic-Hamzic, stated they have withdrawn from all commissions dealing with the educational reform until substance-related changes are introduced. FTV – FBiH Education Minister Zijad Pasic said: “Federal Ministry of Education is not able to enforce that, municipality councils are the ones who decides.” |
| HDZ proposes candidate for Central Bosnia Education Minister | Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Branko Golub HDZ nominee for Central Bosnian Canton Education Minister’ – Cantonal board of the HDZ in |
| Comments following BiH non-approval of
| Glas Srpske pg 5 ‘A small private Rambouillet’ by D.Majstorovic – Dialy brings comments upon statement of Sulejman Tihic and other Bosniak officials given after |
| ‘Times’ on message that beginning of negotiations between
| Vecernji List pg 6 ‘Decision on Croatia wrong message to BiH’ not signed carries that commenting on the EU decision on Croatia, ‘Times’ says that such decision is disturbing since a completely wrong message is being sent, first of all, to BiH and SCiG. ‘Times’ also says that Croatia still has a chance to improve the impression that was made at the beginning of the negotiations with the EU, however, apart from set pre-requisites, BiH has a lot to do, first of all it has to reduce corruption and crime, it has to work on respecting of human rights and resolving of the war past. |
| Op-ed on EU Foreign Ministers’ Luxemburg meeting
| Oslobodjenje op-ed pg 9 ‘Love with “Europe the whore”’ by Gojko Beric – Referring to the Luxemburg meeting, the author says there are more people who resent the fact EU launched the negotiations with Croatia than people who are bothered with the fact BiH was left on the margins of the event. He emphasizes that the claim saying BiH did not have good lobbyists would actually represent looking for a culprit at the wrong side and he added: ‘You cannot lobby for someone who has nothing significant to offer or for someone who had proven they work against themselves in crucial moments’. |
Crime, judiciary and economy | |
| Court brings first instance verdict in Mostar shells case
| BHT 1, FTV, Hayat, Oslobodjenje pg 3 ‘Muhamed Bajgoric sentenced to four years in prison’, Dnevni Avaz pg 9, Dnevni List cover pg splash and pg 7 ‘Mostar mortar rounds case: 4 years in prison to Bajgoric’ and pg 7 ‘4 years in prison for ‘Mostar mortar rounds’ ‘ by N. Bise, Vecernji List pg 3 ‘Although he could have destroyed Mostar he was sentenced just to 4 years in prison’, mentioned on cover ‘For endangering of Mostar 4 years in prison’ by R. Soldo,Slobodna Dalmacija, pg 23 ‘Indictees get five years and eight months of prison’, by A. Vlaho – The Mostar Municipal Court has passed a first instance verdict in the case of “Mostar shells”, sentencing Mehmed Bajgoric to 4 years of imprisonment. Other accused in the case, Jusuf Piralic and Hasan Tojaga were sentenced to 10 months in prison, while Husein Galijasevic was acquitted. The four were previously found guilty for the illegal possession of the large quantities of weapons and explosive devices, found by SFOR in 2002 in three secret locations in the Mostar region. The trial took some three years and was closed for public, due to sensitive materials presented as evidence. |
| Police arrested persons suspected of organized car thefts
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| ITA on VAT: single rate; NN op-ed on VAT
| BHT 1, FTV, Oslobodjenje pg 2 ‘A single VAT rate remains’, Dnevni List pg 3 ‘Multiple |
| Proposal of Law on audit of public sector include into agenda of RS NA session | Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘By all means, |
War crimes | |
| Interview with Jovan Spaic: We did not hide anybody
| Nezavisne Novine pg 8, announced on cover ‘We did not hide anybody’ by D.Risojevic – In an interview to daily, Jovan Spaic, Head of Srebrenica Task Force, claims that the list of 25,083 soldiers and policemen, who took part in Srebrenica events, was not published exclusively owing to the fact that its publication might hinder possible investigations, noting: “There were no attempts to hide anybody, nobody was removed from the list and everything can be checked easily.” He added this material does not provide responses to questions who ordered and who executed crimes in Srebrenica, although the list may also include their names, noting: “This job is to be done by Prosecutors, who will analyse material.” Although not willing to speak of details, he says that a number of 892 persons of persons employed at state agencies, which was often mentioned, is smaller. He explains difference between terms “members” and “participants” mentioned in Report. |
| Oslobodjenje on alleged | Oslobodjenje, pg 3, mentioned on front ‘Stankovic promised Carla del Ponte that he would arrest Mladic’, by B. Boskov – Daily reiterates Wednesday’s report from the Belgrade-based media that a candidate for the |