News Headlines
- Results of Leutar assassination investigation to be presented within 21 days – Zilic
- IPTF found irregularities during inspection on Wednesday in Livno Canton Interior Ministry
- HB Canton officials hold extraordinary session on SFOR-IPTF operation in Livno
- High Representative welcomes BiH Presidency decision on reorganization of BiH Council of Ministers
- BiH, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, and Romania sign agreement on establishment of Steering Board for Trade and Communication in Southeastern Europe
- Sarajevo to host Third Conference on Stability Pact Working Table on Security 14-16 February
- IMF agrees with BiH Federation economic growth forecast for upcoming 5-year period – IMF Mission to BiH Chief Fernandez Ansola at meeting with Bicakcic
- BiH Federation adopts 2000 activity plan
- Bicakcic and Covic meet with World Bank delegation
- Farrand meets with RS officials for talks on establishment of new Brcko District Government and Assembly
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- Tuzla students stage street protest demanding financial support from government
- Slovene Ambassador Drago Mirosic initiates meeting between Jelavic and other resident ambassadors in Sarajevo
- Economic reform priority for BiH future – Jelavic meets with Westendorp
- BiH Presidency plan on structure of BiH Council of Ministers not ideal or permanent solution – SDA
- SDP BiH submits draft amendments on Amnesty Law to BiH Federation House of Representatives
- Liberal-Civic Coalition (LGK) to run candidates in 78 municipalities in forthcoming BiH local elections
- NHI President Zubak asks Petritsch to extend privatization deadlines in RS
- High Representative should promptly establish Commission for Public Corporations – BiH Republicans
- Council of IMC bans paid political advertising on electronic media in BiH
- Privatization process in HN Canton just starting
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- Weather
- At least seven missing in landslide in Zenica
- Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula arrives in Sarajevo
- HN Canton Government discusses work of Commission for Flood Damage
- Kozarac Municipality continues with successful project of refugee returns
- 60 houses in Central Bosnian Canton, reconstructed through Dutch Government donation, still vacant
- BiH might lag a little behind Croatia on course towards European integration – Hansjorg Kretschmer
- BiH Central Bank Governor Peter Nicholl to sign contract on BiH convertible mark (KM) exchange with three Czech banks
- BiH Council of Ministers to discuss establishment of External Trade Chamber on Monday
- Tokic welcomes BiH Presidency initiative establishing two new ministries attached to BiH Council of Ministers
- SPRS supports idea for early RS presidential elections
- RS Government can only keep power through use of manipulation – SDS
- Zilic must prevent municipal officials from using police to intimidate citizens – BOSS
- Absence of permanent election law in BiH not obstacle to holding April local elections because provisional election law can be used – BPS
- BiH Federation Government decision to replace certain officials in Pension Fund will only harm pensioners – SPP
News Summary
Results of Leutar assassination investigation to be presented within 21 days – Zilic
UN Special Representative to BiH Jacques Klein announced that the names of persons involved in the assassination of Deputy BiH Federation Interior Minister Jozo Leutar would be made public soon. He added that the names of those who had obstructed the investigation would also be announced. BiH Federation Interior Minister Mehmed Zilic confirmed Klein’s statement, adding that the BiH Federation Interior Ministry is still working on the case and would probably be ready to make the facts public within 3 weeks. In the interest of the investigation, Minister Zilic declined to give any detailed information concerning names or the whereabouts of suspects until there is enough evidences for presentation to the public prosecutor.
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High Representative should promptly establish Commission for Public Corporations – BiH Republicans
The BiH Republicans urge High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch to establish the Commission for Public Corporations in BiH as soon as possible. At a press conference in Sarajevo on Thursday, BiH Republicans President Stjepan Kljuic reiterated his objections to TV BiH programming policy and asked the High Representative to dismiss the TV BiH Management Board.
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