Dnevna medijska izvješća

Avaz pg. 2 ‘Requesting resignation of the RS government’ – the SNSD yesterday suggested to the RS government to resign. The party thinks that the RS government continues to successfully implement the politics of economic disaster designed by Mikerevic’s predecessor Ivanic. They further emphasize that total helplessness of the RS government has beco [...]

Oslobodjenje front page, pgs. 4-5 ‘Herzegovina mafia threatens to assassinate Rebac’, Dnevni Avaz front page, pg. 2 ‘Russian mafia threatens to Rebac’ - The Federation of BiH (FBiH) Customs Administration Director Zelimir Rebac has been put under tightened police protection since he has received a threatening letter from the Russian mafia in which [...]

Oslobodjenje pg. 5 ‘Herzegovina is not the Wild West anymore’, Dnevni Avaz pg. 4, mentioned on the front page ‘The border with Croatia should be closed for criminals as well’ – High Representative Paddy Ashdown on Wednesday visited several border crossings in eastern Herzegovina and said that smuggling and other illegal activities in the area have [...]

Oslobodjenje front page, pgs. 4-5 ‘Dragan Covic sold 18 Soko facilities for 900,000 KM’ – A total of 18 facilities owned by the Mostar-based Soko Company were sold for shameful 900,000 KM through the process of small-scale privatisation in 2000. In purchasing the Soko business buildings, production facilities and storehouses participated the compan [...]

Oslobodjenje pg. 6, mentioned on the front page ‘BiH might be like Belgium or Switzerland’, Dnevni Avaz pg. 2 ‘There will be no compromise when it comes to the issue of the civil servants independence’ – BiH needs politicians with vision, who would lead it towards Europe, the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said on Monday during a two-hour meet [...]

Oslobodjenje front page, pg. 6 ‘Bus owners request compensation of a million KM from RS Government’ – A group of bus owners from the BiH Federation who suffered a direct material damage during a nationalistic violence two years ago in Banja Luka (a ceremony to lay out Ferhadija Mosque cornerstone) are requesting a compensation of a total of 967,577 [...]

Avaz pg. 2 ‘The Presidency makes decision on international agreements’ – the BiH Presidency warned the CoM that in the future they would not tolerate the signing of inter-state agreements without a prior approval of the BiH Presidency. Bosniak Presidency member, Sulejman Tihic, made the statement following the last session of the BiH Presidency. As [...]

Avaz pg. 1 and 2 – regarding an agreement that BiH is to sign with the US for the exemption of the US citizens from the International Crime Court (ICC). According to Sulejman Tihic, Bosniak presidency member, ‘it is in the best interest of the Bih citizens to sign the agreement’. Adds the agreements does not entail full immunity for US citizens. “I [...]

Avaz pg. 1 and 4 – Trans-Adriatic conf held yesterday in Sarajevo, which was attended by foreign ministers from BiH, Albania, Italy, Croatia and Montenegro. The conf marks the start of the latest regional initiative to connect regional countries with European institutions. Mladen Ivanic, BiH Foreign Minister, stated that yesterday was the official [...]

Avaz pg. 1 and 5 – an interview with the newly elected HDZ President Barisa Colak. Asked whether he was worried about speeches by certain HDZ members at the 8th assembly as it proved that hard-liners were still active, Colak stated that each party makes mistakes and he understood all criticisms, if supported by facts, as well intended. Asked whethe [...]