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[00:00:02] who sent us emails, let's try
[00:00:04] to explain. You say you don't have people, we're talking about people
[00:00:07] again, voters from the diaspora. You yourselves said that
[00:00:11] you are disappointed with the turnout. Even
[00:00:14] 20,000 fewer citizens will vote in these elections compared
[00:00:17] to the general elections in 2022 from the diaspora.
[00:00:21] Certain groups from the diaspora even wrote to the European Union to try
[00:00:25] to somehow assess and solve the problem. Very briefly, how do you
[00:00:28] explain what is happening? Tesla, that
[00:00:31] is a conflict of multiple factors, a meeting
[00:00:34] of multiple factors. One of one of those factors is that we introduced
[00:00:38] strict, indeed bureaucratic procedures and so
[00:00:42] on, but we had to do it and the law gave us
[00:00:45] the authority for diaspora registration because we had
[00:00:49] all sorts of things. We had mass, mass registrations at
[00:00:53] gas station addresses, public institutions and so on and so
[00:00:57] favorable conditions for the production of cereals and forth, so we have somewhat bureaucratized
[00:01:01] the whole thing in these procedures, but we brought it to
[00:01:04] this, uh, to complete
[00:01:08] legality. Besides that, there is this political
[00:01:11] factor, how much political parties were engaged, right? Because we
[00:01:14] explain uh
[00:01:17] how to vote, we explain the procedure, but
[00:01:20] political entities should explain and
[00:01:24] communicate with voters in the diaspora to answer the
[00:01:27] question why to vote and why to vote for them.
[00:01:30] noticed that. So, for example, on Saturdays, but So there is a responsibility here, also we have other factors, right, how much
[00:01:33] the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our embassies and so
[00:01:36] on participate. We don't have a single example of assistance being provided
[00:01:40] to our citizens in the diaspora
[00:01:43] for registration in an embassy, we haven't
[00:01:47] our ambassador in France spoke
[00:01:49] and
[00:01:52] in a way, she issued a harsh warning to the CEC, if I may
[00:01:55] employees. For many retail workers, say so. She says that
[00:01:57] Sunday is the only day they can citizens in France had technical problems and were rejected due
[00:02:00] to what they submitted in terms of bills, utility payments
[00:02:04] as proof that it is them, that they live at that address. That is strictly
[00:02:07] prescribed, you know, you must have confirmation from the country
[00:02:11] of reception that you live at that address.
[00:02:14] So, and in different countries, it is
[00:02:17] very, very clearly specified. For example,
[00:02:21] a driver's license in Australia has the home
[00:02:24] address on it, that is sufficient proof, but some other
[00:02:27] statement, certificate and so on is less
[00:02:31] verifiable. The law must be clear. For the
[00:02:35] future, it should be, it's already too late and let me tell you right away, we had a lot
[00:02:39] of complaints, regularly the court, today we receive
[00:02:42] confirmations, the court confirms the decisions of the Central Election Commission. So,
[00:02:46] uh, some of those who publicly
[00:02:49] criticized the Central Election Commission were not right. In any case,
[00:02:53] attention should be paid to this
[00:02:56] problem for the next election cycles. We are talking about the diaspora, how it is. So
[00:03:00] the next parliament should dedicate due attention to it. Yes,
[00:03:03] I believe, I hope that as many voters as possible will pay attention
[00:03:07] to all these new rules. They can be simple if you approach
[00:03:10] them that way. Thank you for taking your free time to
[00:03:14] explain them to us, two months earlier. I hope it will be useful.
[00:03:18] Thank you once again. Thank you. That was Suadar Nautović, a member
[00:03:22] of the Central Election Commission. As we like to emphasize,
[00:03:25] all explanations will be available very soon on
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[00:04:58] We return to the show Novi dan. Friend of the show, General
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[00:05:03] Sarajevo.
[00:05:14] Welcome back. In continuation,
[00:05:16] we will talk about workers, pensioners in Germany, about young people in Germany and
[00:05:20] their new interesting preferences, but also about
[00:05:23] the problem in Germany that is no different from the rest of Europe, so about
[00:05:27] climate change, drought and its consequences,
[00:05:30] we are talking with our colleague from Deutsche Welle reporter Mehmed Smajić,
[00:05:34] with us in continuation. Mehmed, good morning, good morning
[00:05:38] to you and all viewers from Cologne. So,
[00:05:41] as I emphasized, we also talk about pensioners, among
[00:05:44] other things. Germany is actually again
[00:05:48] considering, or rather discussing, retirement at
[00:05:51] 63 years old, after criticism from the eastern
[00:05:55] provinces. The question arises whether this right should be abolished
[00:05:58] or changed. What does this discussion actually tell us now about
[00:06:02] the future of the pension system in Germany? Can it in any
[00:06:06] way affect workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina who have spent years
[00:06:10] in Germany? I believe that this is precisely what many
[00:06:13] will find most important to hear
[00:06:16] next. Well, exactly, Malika, Germany is indeed again discussing pension reform.
[00:06:19] At the center of attention is the so-called pension at 63 years old,
[00:06:23] and that name, I would say, is no longer entirely accurate, or rather
[00:06:27] it might not be formulated that way, because the age limit is gradually
[00:06:31] increasing, it is legally regulated. Currently, people with at least
[00:06:34] 45 years of what is called insurance here
[00:06:38] can retire without deductions at 64.5
[00:06:42] years old, while for younger generations, the limit is shifting towards 65
[00:06:46] years. Now, the pension commission has proposed abolishing
[00:06:49] this possibility, which immediately opened up a political dispute
[00:06:52] and discussions, and the premiers of several East German states, that is,
[00:06:56] German federal states, are seeking transitional rules, because
[00:07:00] precisely there, a large number of people have 45 or
[00:07:03] more years of service. A part of politicians wants
[00:07:07] to keep the current model, while on the other hand, others warn
[00:07:11] that changing only...
[00:07:13] one part could jeopardize the entire reform package. The main
[00:07:17] reason is financial pressure on the pension system, but also, uh,
[00:07:21] the lack of skilled labor, which we really often talk about, for
[00:07:24] years now, one could say. And according to economists'
[00:07:28] estimates, abolishing early retirement without reductions could
[00:07:31] relieve public coffers by about 9.5 billion euros per
[00:07:34] generation of pensioners,
[00:07:38] and at the same time, about 120,000
[00:07:41] additional employees would remain in the labor market. Now,
[00:07:45] about a quarter of a million people use this option every year, and
[00:07:48] the most discussion is about those, uh,
[00:07:51] those, as they say, who do physically
[00:07:55] demanding jobs, then those who work in shifts,
[00:07:59] then the construction sector, but also industry, and exceptions are sought for
[00:08:02] them, as well as protection for people who are close to retirement and have already
[00:08:06] planned to retire according to the valid rules. That is really
[00:08:09] important, because it's not the same to stay longer at work in... an office
[00:08:13] or, uh, after decades of hard physical labor. When
[00:08:16] it comes to people from Bosnia and Herzegovina who have worked for years,
[00:08:20] paid contributions here in Germany, changes can
[00:08:24] be that, uh, how significant and
[00:08:26] important, indeed, if the
[00:08:29] rules are changed, different limits are possible
[00:08:33] for early retirement, and the final decision has not yet been made,
[00:08:36] and parliamentary debate is expected after the summer break. So
[00:08:39] this law at one point was not
[00:08:43] strictly regulated or prescribed where anyone comes from,
[00:08:47] and the law is the same for everyone, including all those who live and work here
[00:08:51] in Germany for many years who
[00:08:53] are waiting for
[00:08:56] their well-deserved pension. Yes, when we talk about
[00:08:59] changes, it is certainly worth reflecting on those brought by
[00:09:02] the climate, so heat, drought, floods,
[00:09:06] but also late frosts are increasingly changing German
[00:09:10] agriculture. Farmers are responding with new varieties, different
[00:09:14] crops, and more modern farming methods. How
[00:09:18] ready is German agriculture for climate change and
[00:09:21] what should Bosnia and Herzegovina learn from its experience?
[00:09:25] Well, the German economy, as is
[00:09:28] already known, or rather agriculture, is among
[00:09:32] the most productive in Europe, but climate change is increasingly
[00:09:35] changing production conditions, and great
[00:09:38] heat, then drought, but also it should not be forgotten that
[00:09:42] late frosts, heavy rainfall often occur precisely during
[00:09:45] the most sensitive phases of plant development. This year,
[00:09:49] for example, corn suffered particularly here in Germany, which during great
[00:09:53] heat sometimes did not develop cobs,
[00:09:56] while for wheat, losses of about
[00:09:59] 10% are expected, and farmers are therefore already
[00:10:03] changing their working methods. Instead of one variety, as you mentioned, they are increasingly
[00:10:07] sowing multiple varieties that ripen at different
[00:10:10] times. This distribution reduces the risk, for example,
[00:10:14] of a single heatwave or
[00:10:17] drought period destroying the entire crop. When it comes to
[00:10:20] fruit farming, systems against late frosts are used,
[00:10:23] as well as nets that provide shade and protect fruits from the sun,
[00:10:27] as well as, for example, irrigation during long dry periods. All
[00:10:31] of these are becoming more frequent. New varieties play a big role. In
[00:10:35] Germany, wheat adapted to a warmer climate is already
[00:10:38] used. Plants with deeper roots that can more easily access
[00:10:42] water are also being researched, and similarly,
[00:10:45] experiments are being conducted with soybeans, for example, or other
[00:10:49] crops that are more resistant to drought. However,
[00:10:53] irrigation is not a solution for everything,
[00:10:55] which is often mentioned as one
[00:10:59] of the main, so to speak, attributes or things for
[00:11:02] survival, because with cereals and corn, it often
[00:11:06] comes down to finances, it's simply
[00:11:09] too expensive, and Germany is therefore well equipped, so to speak,
[00:11:13] with knowledge, that is already well known, technology, and research, but
[00:11:16] it must adapt faster than before. Furthermore, it has very
[00:11:22] fruits, so yields in some regions
[00:11:25] are still very high, for European standards, for example. However,
[00:11:29] the problem is not only how much water there is, but when it comes. A lot of rain
[00:11:32] falls in winter, while summers are increasingly drier. Now, when it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
[00:11:36] for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for example, an important message is that
[00:11:40] we should not wait for damage. More resilient
[00:11:43] varieties, soil conservation, better water management,
[00:11:47] more diverse crops can reduce losses, and
[00:11:50] the German experience shows that adapting to the climate is really no longer
[00:11:54] a plan for the future, but a part
[00:11:58] of everyday agriculture. This should perhaps also be understood by all
[00:12:02] decision-makers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that they prepare plans in time,
[00:12:05] so that it is not too late, as I said last Friday when I
[00:12:09] reported from the banks of the Rhine River. So, let's protect
[00:12:13] the environment so that we don't see more and more frequent
[00:12:16] sights, as I showed
[00:12:20] last
[00:12:22] Friday, that is, half-empty riverbeds in Germany
[00:12:26] and across Europe, as you showed us earlier, and also in
[00:12:29] certain parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our guest in
[00:12:33] the third hour of Novi dan just appealed to us to use this time,
[00:12:36] if nothing else, to clean those riverbeds. So, about all
[00:12:40] the climate changes that are happening and everything we need to do, we will also talk at
[00:12:44] 10 AM in Novi dan. In the next few minutes, after we
[00:12:48] finish our conversation, Mehmed, young people will join us to
[00:12:50] actually talk about opportunities for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore,
[00:12:54] it is... "that is my and your next topic to look at the situation in Germany,
[00:12:58] so while the economy is weakening, industry is cutting
[00:13:01] certain jobs, an increasing number
[00:13:04] of young people in Germany are actually
[00:13:07] choosing. Now, is there
[00:13:10] a reason for this that perhaps in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an increasing number
[00:13:14] of young people could see
[00:13:17] vocational training as actually a more promising
[00:13:21] future? Well, of course, uh..." "In Germany, in recent
[00:13:23] years, there has indeed been
[00:13:27] a trend that at first glance seems unusual. While
[00:13:30] the economy is, for example, weakening, industry is cutting jobs
[00:13:33] and postponing investments, more and more young people are choosing vocational occupations
[00:13:37] that you mentioned. From January to June, almost
[00:13:41] 68,000 new vocational training
[00:13:44] contracts were concluded, almost 5 percent more
[00:13:48] than a year earlier. This is already the fourth year in a row
[00:13:51] in which the number is indeed growing. The reason is...
[00:13:55] Indeed, Malika, several. Industry offers fewer training places,
[00:13:59] while craft businesses are still looking for new people. At the same time,
[00:14:03] the development of artificial intelligence is changing young people's views on
[00:14:06] the security of certain occupations. For example, electricians,
[00:14:09] installers, construction workers, but also heating
[00:14:13] or energy specialists, are not easy to replace with algorithms, I
[00:14:17] would say, and Germany will need precisely such workers
[00:14:20] for the energy transition, then for housing construction, infrastructure
[00:14:24] renewal, and also for modernizing the economy.
[00:14:28] And the attitude towards education is also changing. For example, for years,
[00:14:31] university studies were considered a safer and more prestigious path, while
[00:14:35] crafts were often seen as a second option. However, now
[00:14:39] there is an increasingly loud demand for vocational education and
[00:14:41] universities to have equal value. Examples cited are
[00:14:45] Switzerland and Austria, where vocational
[00:14:49] training has long been a normal and respected path to
[00:14:52] a good career. So, it is not rare
[00:14:55] to return to crafts out of nostalgia, but a very
[00:14:58] practical assessment of where there will be jobs in
[00:15:02] the future. So, for young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, this trend is
[00:15:06] something I also consider to be very interesting because it shows that
[00:15:09] a university degree is not the only ticket to a stable
[00:15:12] job. Quality vocational training can really lead to
[00:15:16] sought-after and well-paid occupations both in Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:15:20] and here in Germany. This is also a lesson for
[00:15:23] the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. So, more
[00:15:26] practical training, better cooperation between schools and companies, and
[00:15:30] greater respect for crafts can
[00:15:33] offer young people a realistic perspective, and
[00:15:36] on the other hand, it would help the economy to more easily find
[00:15:39] qualified workers who are already lacking today, as is the case
[00:15:43] in Germany, but also, we are witnessing more and more often in Bosnia and
[00:15:47] Herzegovina. That's right, and a large number
[00:15:50] of technical and vocational schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a higher number
[00:15:54] of applications this summer, so that will certainly be a topic that we will gladly
[00:15:57] address in the coming days. Now, for
[00:16:01] the end of our conversation, a topic that we in the Federation of Bosnia and
[00:16:04] Herzegovina have been dealing with for more than
[00:16:07] a year, namely, working on Sundays. The German
[00:16:11] government actually wants to allow bakeries to work longer
[00:16:14] on Sundays and holidays, while traders are seeking the same right for
[00:16:17] shops. So, the question naturally arises: where is the line
[00:16:21] between customer needs and employee protection? Would
[00:16:24] wider opening on Sundays change the daily
[00:16:28] lives of workers in Germany?
[00:16:31] Well, indeed, in Germany, there is again a discussion about
[00:16:34] how much Sunday should remain a non-working day. The federal
[00:16:37] government plans that from January 1st next year, employees in bakeries that
[00:16:41] you mentioned, or for example confectioners, will be allowed to
[00:16:44] work up to 8 hours on Sundays and holidays instead
[00:16:48] of the current maximum of 3 hours. Also, for example,
[00:16:51] public libraries could work until 6 PM.
[00:16:55] Trade associations are asking for a similar possibility to really be extended
[00:16:58] to shops. Now, proponents say that
[00:17:02] customer habits have changed. Online stores are open
[00:17:06] practically 24 hours a day, while traditional stores
[00:17:09] are mostly closed on Sundays, and longer opening,
[00:17:13] they claim, could really help retailers
[00:17:16] to be competitive, then attract more tourists and
[00:17:19] bring more people back to city centers that are currently really
[00:17:23] empty on Sundays. However, large
[00:17:26] trade unions warn that the price of such a change
[00:17:29] would primarily be paid by
[00:17:34] count on in advance as a day off to spend
[00:17:37] with their family. Verdi, the union
[00:17:40] warns that longer working hours do not automatically
[00:17:44] mean higher consumption, but that it
[00:17:47] could benefit large retail chains
[00:17:50] more than smaller shops. However, social
[00:17:54] organizations, for example churches, are against wider Sunday
[00:17:57] opening. Their argument is that a common day off is not
[00:18:01] just a religious issue, but a time for rest, a time for
[00:18:04] family, as I mentioned, friends, but also... so for
[00:18:07] general social life. It is important that the federal government
[00:18:11] cannot decide on its own that all stores
[00:18:14] should be open on Sundays. The federal states decide on the
[00:18:18] opening hours of shops, so they would have to change all their
[00:18:21] regulations so that shops would also
[00:18:25] be open on Sundays. However, here it's not just about
[00:18:28] shopping. If Sunday work became much
[00:18:32] wider, I would say, it would change the schedule and
[00:18:35] private lives of a large number of employees.
[00:18:38] For them, that is precisely the line between the interests of the economy
[00:18:41] and customers on the one hand, and the rights of workers to predictable
[00:18:45] rest on the other hand, the main topic of discussions
[00:18:48] that will certainly be held in the next period here in
[00:18:51] Germany. And you will certainly report on that. Thank
[00:18:55] you very much for every Friday in Novi dan
[00:18:58] we have the opportunity
[00:19:00] to have such an interesting conversation about important topics and in a way
[00:19:04] to connect two countries, namely Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thank
[00:19:08] you once again. Thank you, best regards from
[00:19:11] Cologne. Dear viewers, that was Deutsche
[00:19:14] Welle reporter, Mehmet Smać, reporting live from Cologne. And after
[00:19:18] a short break, we will be live with our guests in the studio,
[00:19:22] as I announced, we will be talking about a special opportunity for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:19:26] and the region.
[00:19:35] We will return soon to current topics. and guests, friend
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[00:21:04] What do you need to turn a good idea into a song, a film,
[00:21:08] an animation, or a serious creative project? Perhaps
[00:21:11] a diploma is not the most important thing, but knowledge, the right people, and
[00:21:14] an opportunity for someone to recognize your talent. Helem Nece
[00:21:18] Talent Academy for the third time gathers young creatives from all over
[00:21:22] the region. This year, 35 of them will have the opportunity
[00:21:25] to learn for three days from more than 255 professionals
[00:21:29] from the world of music, design, animation, and production,
[00:21:32] completely free of charge. What can young people today learn from people who
[00:21:36] already live from their creativity? Can
[00:21:39] a few days actually completely change someone's professional
[00:21:42] path? We ask this question to Toshi, the host, and Tihomir Klepić from the Helem Nece
[00:21:46] team. Good morning, thank you for being here. Good morning, thank you
[00:21:50] for inviting us, good morning, thank you for the invitation, greetings to the viewers,
[00:21:54] and everyone else. Well, for the third
[00:21:57] year in a row, we are actually talking with a part of your team about
[00:22:01] a call that you successfully announce, and then successfully deliver on
[00:22:04] everything you promised, again, I say completely free of charge. When you
[00:22:08] look at the two generations of young people behind
[00:22:11] you, what have you somehow noticed that they perhaps most
[00:22:15] lack in terms of encouragement? So, very often we say
[00:22:19] that they have creativity, a will for knowledge, but that through some
[00:22:23] formal educational, and ultimately business
[00:22:25] worlds, they very often miss what is most important to them. Well,
[00:22:29] that is precisely, that is the essence of everything and
[00:22:33] the goal of our academy is to compensate for what
[00:22:36] young creatives, who are, you know, not the future
[00:22:40] of the creative industry in the region, but the present, as I like to
[00:22:44] say, give them what they cannot get
[00:22:47] through formal education. At
[00:22:50] academies, faculties, and similar, because
[00:22:53] today's time, due to all the developments
[00:22:57] in technology and everything else, knowledge
[00:23:00] that is very easily available in our
[00:23:03] pocket, lacks what is essential, that
[00:23:07] is that certain collaborative work
[00:23:10] among themselves, meaning young creatives,
[00:23:13] students, but also contact with, uh,
[00:23:16] experts who have been very long
[00:23:20] this great professionals at the top of
[00:23:23] this, uh, kind of food chain in
[00:23:26] creative industries, who can give these
[00:23:29] students some inside insight into how it all
[00:23:33] actually works, and what I can tell
[00:23:37] them, as I already said, what professors at
[00:23:40] formal institutions often don't
[00:23:44] say, but deal with, you know, some concrete
[00:23:47] knowledge, I think that's
[00:23:50] the most important thing today
[00:23:53] for the development of anything related
[00:23:56] to creativity, and
[00:23:59] I think that projects, or rather, schools like
[00:24:02] the Talent Academy, will fill
[00:24:05] that gap that is needed by young creatives. So,
[00:24:09] now that you have about a hundred former
[00:24:12] participants, if I'm not mistaken, when you somehow look back at them, do you
[00:24:16] have an insight, at least for some of them, that this was a turning point for them?"
[00:24:20] that it changed their way of thinking, perhaps some
[00:24:23] business opportunities, which is also very important for many. Well, of course, we follow
[00:24:27] after, after they finish.
[00:24:30] this academy of ours, of course, we follow their work, we are in
[00:24:34] contact, and they are in contact with each other, for example,
[00:24:37] this team from last year's music
[00:24:40] production, last year they didn't know each other, the other day
[00:24:44] they sent us a video where they are vacationing together
[00:24:47] together, so that's something positive, and of course all
[00:24:51] those contacts remain for them, which maybe we, as young people
[00:24:55] when we were like them, didn't have.
[00:24:58] They simply, in these few days
[00:25:02] they are here, they get contacts, they get to know
[00:25:05] all the leaders from the field, maybe their role models
[00:25:08] and so on, so I invite everyone
[00:25:12] to apply by
[00:25:15] August 10th, applications are open. We have three
[00:25:18] fields: music production, graphic design and animation, and
[00:25:22] creative production. And since we're talking about that invitation, then let's explain
[00:25:25] right away, since we're somewhat at the beginning of the conversation,
[00:25:29] for all those who are undecided whether to apply or not, what
[00:25:32] awaits them. So, besides developing that network, which is
[00:25:36] certainly valuable, numerous experts
[00:25:39] await them, as you said, perhaps potentially their
[00:25:42] role models from different fields. Who are the people
[00:25:45] they will collaborate with in how many different directions?
[00:25:49] Well, this year we have three different directions. We have
[00:25:53] applied music production, we have
[00:25:56] graphic design, and animation, a new
[00:25:59] direction that we called creative production. Production, which
[00:26:03] is led by our colleague Stihiji, with whom we
[00:26:06] somehow tried to sublimate all that
[00:26:09] production we are involved in, because we also do
[00:26:12] cartoon music and various things, we have a quiz
[00:26:16] and what do I know, so
[00:26:19] through that program we united
[00:26:22] a lot of things. And as for lecturers, as every year, we
[00:26:25] strive to bring the best of the best, not only
[00:26:29] regionally but also much wider. So
[00:26:33] I can exclusively say that to the
[00:26:36] music production program comes the famous New York
[00:26:40] rapper and producer Lord Finesse who worked with
[00:26:44] the greatest people
[00:26:47] in hip hop culture, one of the most influential
[00:26:50] people generally in hip-hop culture, I don't know, he worked with
[00:26:54] Dr. Dre, with Nas, with many
[00:26:57] many, with Biggie, we haven't
[00:27:00] announced this publicly yet.
[00:27:07] We always have , as I already said,
[00:27:11] the best of the best,
[00:27:14] so we choose them based on
[00:27:17] our experience, our
[00:27:20] perspective in terms of what would
[00:27:23] make our path easier if we were
[00:27:26] 10-15 years younger to just start
[00:27:29] building ourselves. Because Talent. Mia was created from
[00:27:33] that urge, given that we had a lot of
[00:27:37] support from older colleagues who helped
[00:27:40] us, who actually taught us how to
[00:27:44] do a lot of things, we wanted to somehow
[00:27:48] give back to the new generations, and we
[00:27:51] realized that the best way is precisely the Talent
[00:27:54] Academy where we will bring everyone to one place and where they will
[00:27:58] be able to talk to their role models and
[00:28:02] stay in contact, and so
[00:28:05] on, mhm. Now, when you mention that application, it would probably be most useful if
[00:28:08] we heard from both of you so we don't miss anything, what would you like
[00:28:12] to see in the application of every young
[00:28:15] person? For all those who haven't started writing yet, what would be
[00:28:19] the most important thing not to miss? Well, of course,
[00:28:22] there are, so, there are two
[00:28:25] stages
[00:28:27] in the applications. The first one is this one now, which you
[00:28:31] fill out and send. Then there's a shortlist where we
[00:28:34] have interviews,
[00:28:37] online interviews. And what we would most like to
[00:28:40] see is enthusiasm and
[00:28:43] the desire for knowledge
[00:28:46] and progress. Of course, talent definitely,
[00:28:50] previous achievements, of course, but I think that
[00:28:54] this willingness is somehow the main thing, and we will
[00:28:57] try to choose those
[00:29:00] who truly want to learn,
[00:29:04] mhm. Well, I think my colleague said more or less
[00:29:07] everything. It's a bit strange for me to call you "colleague,"
[00:29:11] we're a bit formal, I'll just put my hands
[00:29:14] in a triangle. He said everything, but that's what's
[00:29:18] most important to us, that people actually want to work,
[00:29:21] that they are willing.
[00:29:24] Previous experience is not necessarily crucial, although of course
[00:29:27] it can show the level
[00:29:31] of enthusiasm. If someone already has an affinity
[00:29:35] for working, has some references, of course it will
[00:29:38] contribute, but the most important thing is to show as
[00:29:42] a person who is ready to dedicate
[00:29:46] their life to what they want to do.
[00:29:49] Mhm, do young people lack more support, a bit more
[00:29:52] of a push, as I would say, from an environment
[00:29:56] which, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I'm talking about a good portion
[00:29:59] of families, still believes that creative work
[00:30:02] is not a future, that these are not serious jobs, and
[00:30:06] very often they neglect the fact that the opposite
[00:30:09] is true, and after all,
[00:30:12] perhaps the words of people like you who
[00:30:15] literally live from their creativity are not
[00:30:19] often respected enough. Well, I think that's
[00:30:22] always been the case, that parents
[00:30:25] think that there's
[00:30:28] no money in it, which is absolutely not true.
[00:30:32] If we look at countries like
[00:30:36] Great Britain or, I don't know, other developed
[00:30:39] countries, creative industries are among
[00:30:42] the top three or four industries with the largest
[00:30:46] contribution to the GDP in the
[00:30:48] country. So everyone knows that story
[00:30:52] doesn't hold up, and for me, the most important thing
[00:30:56] is to do what you love, regardless.