Media monitoring reports

BHR1, RHB, FENA - A report that was submitted to the UN Security Council on Thursday says that the EUPM has achieved a considerable progress towards establishing a Police force in BiH that would be established in accordance with international standards. The report, among other issues, says that the EUPM is trying to create a single and efficient Po [...]

RHB - In spite of announcements, the Stolac cross has not been removed today. Head of the StolacMunicipality Stjepan Boskovic stated he has had never received the information on the removal of the cross and in his opinion these were just media speculations.

BH Radio 1, Radio Herceg Bosna - The FBiH House of Representatives has continued the session started yesterday discussing the draft Law on purchase of the apartments for which no return claim was filed. In total, there are about 9000 such apartments in the Federation of BiH.

Radio Herceg Bosna - High-rankedUS official in NATO stated that NATO is determined not to give in when the pressure against the authorities in Belgrade and Banja Luka with regard to arrest of crucial war criminals pressure war criminals is in question. He also said that the same thing was told to BiH CoM Chairman Adnan Terzic.

FENA - President of the Serb Radical Party (SRS) of RS, Milanko Mihajlica, stated on Monday that his party would not support the new RS Government in case the Serb majority, required for its appointment, was not secured.

RHB, TV Pink, TV Hayat, BHT, FTV, RTRS, Dnevni Avaz pg 3, mentioned on cover ‘Everyone cries while speaking out names of killed Sarajevo citizens at Markale’, Oslobodjenje pg 3, mentioned on cover ‘Death came from Mrkovici’, Dnevni List pg 2 ‘FBiH Government accused of not taking care of civilian victims’, mentioned on front ‘Distorted truth about [...]

RHB, TV Pink, FTV, RTRS, Nezavisne Novine, cover pg splash and pgs 2-3 ‘Hague fugitives will be arrested’ by V. Popovic, Glas srpske pg 5 ‘Dayton remains, Srpska survives’ by G. Dakic, EuroBlic pg RS1 ‘Through Hague to Europe’ by Rajna Radosavljevic, Vecernje Novosti pg 4 ‘Great forces are defending RS’ by M. Labus - RS President Dragan Cavic and R [...]

FENA – RS Interior Minister, Darko Matijasevic, has confirmed that the RS has been in contact with the family of Radovan Karadzic, in an effort to persuade him to surrender.

BH Radio 1 at 12.00 - PIC Steering Board is holding its session in Brussels. The session is also attended by Chief ICTY Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte. Reports on the situation in BiH are to be presented by High Representative Paddy Ashdown, BiH Council of Ministers Chairman Adnan Terzic, and RS Interior Minister Darko Matijasevic.

BH Radio 1 - Head of the EC Delegation to BiH Michael Humphreys said in a statement for BH Radio 1 ahead of tomorrow’s Peace Implementation Council session in Brussels that a month and a half long crisis of government in BiH had slowed down the process of reforms in the country. The majority of the Feasibility Study requirements have been fulfilled [...]