OHR BiH TV News Summary, 28 November 1999

News Headlines

  • Conflicts in Chechnya intensify
  • World news
  • Central Macedonian Committee schedules new round of elections for 5 December
  • Tudjman’s health still critical
  • Stability Pact most important preventive diplomacy since WWII – German Ambassador to BiH at Circle 99 session
  • Stability Pact conference on constitutional engagements to be held in Slovenia on Monday
  • Croatia and BiH poorly prepared for Y2K – survey by British consultants
  • Main Board of Independent Syndicate for Agriculture, Nutrition, Tobacco, Services, Water, Tourism and Trade employees ask Supervisor Farrand to create conditions for secure life of all pre-war citizens
  • Return of Croat homes possible only with adoption of Restitution Law
  • NHI supports PEC decision
  • NHI Youth call on young people to help secure better life in BiH
  • Natural Prosperity Law calls for OHR intervention to extend deadline for purchasing apartments and propose minimal number of documents for procedure
  • Documentary of Serb crimes against Srebrenica Bosniaks in July 1995 entitled ‘A Scream from the Grave’ shown on BBC
  • BiH Federation House of Representatives to discuss 2000 budget and draft of its implementation
  • Housing problems in Tuzla Canton
  • ‘Povratak’ Association demands same priority for return of business premises as for apartments
  • CD Coalition announces intensified return plan for Posavina in year 2000, residents feel necessity for implementation of Property Law
  • DP returnees to Doboj refurbishing their houses
  • Concept of flat-roof building intended for fast relief of housing problems, but resulted in flooded apartments in Zenica
  • Ostrelj factory workers strike over late wages
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weather

News Summary

Return of Croat homes possible only with adoption of Restitution Law

Bugojno Municipality Head Mustafa Strukar says that the return of the Croat ‘Napredak’ building cannot be resolved without adoption of the restitution law as proposed by Croat municipal and IC representatives. According to Strukar, most members of the Bugojno Municipal Council are not in favor of the HZD and OHR request to open a Croat refugee school following the Croat curriculum.

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