OHR BiH TV News Summary, 1 March 2000

News Headlines

  • BiH celebrates Independence Day on 1 March
  • RS Government dismisses some officials on administrative boards of Oil industry, Elektroprivreda, Banja Luka Tobacco Factory
  • Izetbegovic to host BiH Independence Day reception
  • Report on Independence Day celebrations in Mostar, Tuzla and Bihac
  • Independence Day not celebrated in Livno Canton
  • HNV, SDA, Party for BiH and other BiH officials send greetings to citizens on BiH Independence Day
  • Citizens polled on correct orientation of BiH flag: should yellow triangle point up or down?
  • BiH Federation Government meets with BiH Independent Trade Union to discuss workers’ demands and other issues
  • Prlic represents BiH at Council of Europe meeting in Brussels to discuss BiH integration into Europe
  • NATO session in Ukraine opens
  • OHR calls on BiH Federation Government to extend deadline for apartment purchase that will expire on 6 March for certain categories of citizens
  • OHR kicks off first phase of the public anti-corruption campaign
  • Bicakcic says that 11% of privatization programs of companies slated for large-scale privatization have been approved
  • BiH Federation Privatization Agency says 29 February was deadline for large-scale companies to submit privatization programs
  • Begic addresses letter to IMC Director General Krister Thelin condemning TV BiH broadcast of British film Warriors
  • RTRS raises charges in Banja Luka Court against RS Government for meeting its financial obligations to this media
  • European Commission assists in construction of Concert Hall in Sarajevo
  • Three-day Bishops’ Conference in Mostar ends
  • Mostar soccer teams Zrinjski and Velez play match in Sarajevo Olympic stadium
  • Sports
  • Team of Dutch doctors to report on Tuta’s medical condition soon
  • Representatives of leading opposition parties in Serbia meet to discuss possibilities of organizing impromptu democratic elections
  • Mesic and Croatian Defense Ministry agree to restructure military forces in Croatia
  • Mate Granic confirms his withdrawal from HDZ
  • Head of OHR Regional Office Mostar comments on resolution of 32 double-occupancy cases in Mostar Municipality Southwest
  • Associations of Croat Journalists and Public Media in BiH request Petritsch establish two different channels with two separate programs in both Croat and Bosnian languages within BiH Federation TV