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[00:00:23] Good afternoon, dear viewers, welcome to
[00:00:25] the news.
[00:00:30] The fire in Konjic has not yet been extinguished despite the engagement of helicopters
[00:00:33] of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, all
[00:00:36] available firefighters are defending houses from the fire
[00:00:39] element. The fire, you can really see, is spreading abnormally
[00:00:43] fast, a very, very difficult
[00:00:44] situation.
[00:00:49] By the end of the show, among other things,
[00:00:50] watch.
[00:00:55] The Main Board of the Union of New Željezara Zenica demands from
[00:00:58] the company's management severance pay for all
[00:01:02] workers by August 10th.
[00:01:05] It is certain that we will not withdraw until our demands are met
[00:01:08] and I must point out that this concerns
[00:01:12] the citizens of Zenica, because
[00:01:15] 99% are left without
[00:01:17] heating.
[00:01:20] New hearings for associates of the Srebrenica
[00:01:23] Memorial Center, the center offers legal aid for current and former
[00:01:27] associates.
[00:01:30] Donald Trump sharply denies media reports of a dangerous reduction
[00:01:34] in Pentagon ammunition stockpiles during the conflict with
[00:01:36] Iran.
[00:01:39] During the heatwave, we take you with pictures to the Bijambare
[00:01:43] Caves.
[00:01:49] The fire season has been ongoing for a long time. This latest one near
[00:01:52] Konjic is one of the most dangerous this summer. It still cannot
[00:01:56] be extinguished. Aid has also started from the Canton of Sarajevo.
[00:02:01] Fear and uncertainty among the residents of Živašnica, the fire
[00:02:04] has approached the houses, for the second day firefighters and locals
[00:02:08] are trying to stop its spread, their work is further
[00:02:11] complicated by the wind which changes direction, making the fire
[00:02:14] unpredictable. It's dangerous at home, I'm worried, this whole
[00:02:18] settlement is in danger, I don't know
[00:02:20] what else to say, to help us extinguish it as soon as possible,
[00:02:24] I don't know what else to say, this happens
[00:02:27] many times, so what is it... "we don't even know
[00:02:31] ourselves, what happened, what was it yesterday last night, was your house
[00:02:35] in danger yesterday last night, yes, yes, yes, there was
[00:02:38] danger because there is a hill up there, the hill
[00:02:42] had come down almost to the house, it was really
[00:02:45] dangerous for us, in the Ovčar area the fire has been localized while the fight
[00:02:49] with the flames near Kanjina and Živašnica is still
[00:02:52] ongoing, the priority is people and residential buildings, steep slopes
[00:02:56] and inaccessible terrain prevent fire trucks."
[00:03:00] from reaching higher zones, so
[00:03:03] February aid is also coming from the air, the terrain is such that it
[00:03:06] is very, very steep and it is difficult for us to access, we cannot access the upper part
[00:03:10] with vehicles to be able to work with ground forces
[00:03:13] with water, we have some support from
[00:03:15] the air, air tractors, armed
[00:03:18] forces, helicopters of the Zenica-Doboj
[00:03:23] guidelines on how to fill those Canton, I say again, our primary
[00:03:25] goal is to save residential buildings so that they are not threatened
[00:03:29] around 30 firefighters from the professional fire department
[00:03:33] of Konjic, the voluntary fire society, workers of Prenj
[00:03:36] Forestry, together with the locals have joined forces. Firefighters have been
[00:03:39] working for two days, day and night. Continuously.
[00:03:43] Has there ever been such a situation before? Never, there was
[00:03:47] a small fire in 2003, it was immediately extinguished, but this
[00:03:51] here in this part, never. And what do you think,
[00:03:54] how long will it take to extinguish the fire? In God's
[00:03:57] hands, as much as we can to help
[00:04:01] these people who are permanently employed, to help them,
[00:04:05] we will try to fight until it is extinguished. The fight against the fire
[00:04:08] continued during the night and in the early
[00:04:10] it is added that this is all still at morning hours when the flames came close to the houses.
[00:04:14] Locals note that fires here are not uncommon, but it is still
[00:04:18] not easy for them when they see flames nearby. It was burning there all
[00:04:21] day, there was really not much smoke here, but not
[00:04:24] too much. Then at night around 3:30
[00:04:28] it went completely towards this house.
[00:04:30] The firefighters and these locals extinguished it.
[00:04:34] This morning when I woke up at seven, it had gone all the way to this
[00:04:38] house up there, it was contained, it was extinguished, they
[00:04:41] left, now it has moved up there, now I don't know what is
[00:04:44] up there, I haven't been there, and we have this every
[00:04:48] year here, this is for us, that
[00:04:51] side, and this train passes, probably when
[00:04:56] later in Athens, at it brakes, it's dry, there's no rain, and so it just
[00:04:59] catches fire. Firefighting units and locals on
[00:05:03] the ground are trying with superhuman efforts
[00:05:06] to defend the houses from the flames
[00:05:09] that are coming down from the mountain from the air and
[00:05:12] of course, helicopters are coming to help,
[00:05:15] given that the wind is blowing it does not make the
[00:05:19] situation on the ground easier, emergency teams remain to
[00:05:22] monitor the situation. Nataša Kerezović,
[00:05:25] N1.
[00:05:29] The Main Board of the Union of New Željezara Zenica demands from
[00:05:33] the company's management severance pay for all workers by
[00:05:36] August 10th, and if that does not happen,
[00:05:39] they announce protests on August 11th in front of... the administrative building
[00:05:43] and a lockdown in the facilities.
[00:05:46] If it is not finished by the 10th regarding our
[00:05:50] demands, on the 11th all workers and our families will be there, we will call
[00:05:54] the citizens of Zenica in front of the main
[00:05:58] directorate, it is certain that we will not withdraw until our
[00:06:01] demands are met and I must point out
[00:06:04] that this concerns the citizens of Zenica because
[00:06:08] 99% are left without
[00:06:11] heating. To which Mr. Hamzić
[00:06:15] immediately threatened at the beginning that there is a model how to deprive
[00:06:18] citizens of heating.
[00:06:22] What we currently have on the scene is a
[00:06:26] different way of fighting against what the union advocates for,
[00:06:30] i.e. for the continuation of production and preservation of jobs,
[00:06:32] mjesta,
[00:06:34] that is, that the entire situation wants to be shifted, or
[00:06:38] the responsibility for the entire situation to
[00:06:40] the union. "which is, to put it mildly,
[00:06:44] incorrect. We are all
[00:06:47] aware that the responsibility of the management is enormous and
[00:06:50] my colleague mentioned, and you have been following this over the past
[00:06:54] months, what was promised, in what proportion
[00:06:57] which renaissance regarding the new Željezara
[00:07:01] Zenica, we are in a situation where we are thinking
[00:07:05] about bankruptcy, i.e., termination of contracts for all
[00:07:09] workers,
[00:07:11] ultimately, as a result of all this, we have
[00:07:15] this situation we have today. Next week, a decision
[00:07:19] should be made on the proposal for bankruptcy of the new Željezara Zenica
[00:07:22] which was submitted by the management of the new Željezara
[00:07:25] Zenica on December 17,
[00:07:29] 2025. Their intention was for that bankruptcy to start
[00:07:32] already from the new year, well, thank God
[00:07:36] thanks to the activities of the union and drawing attention to
[00:07:39] the importance of Željezara Zenica, here...
[00:07:42] We are still alive and people are employed, they have received seven salaries
[00:07:46] in the past period, they received holiday pay and financial assistance according to the collective agreement, all
[00:07:50] rights.
[00:07:52] If the court makes a decision on opening bankruptcy proceedings, this will
[00:07:56] result in the termination of all
[00:08:00] employment contracts, meaning for all 1480 workers
[00:08:03] who are currently employed.
[00:08:06] In the Srebrenica
[00:08:09] police station today, four more people connected
[00:08:13] with the Srebrenica Memorial Center were interrogated,
[00:08:16] bringing the total number interrogated to seven, while the list
[00:08:20] of people who should be interrogated contains
[00:08:23] a total of 26. The representative of the Memorial Center, Edin
[00:08:27] Nikanović, stated that today three people who previously
[00:08:31] collaborated with the Memorial Center and one current
[00:08:34] associate gave statements, and that the interrogations were conducted in the presence
[00:08:37] of lawyers. He announced that the Memorial Center, in consultation
[00:08:41] with the legal team and lawyer, will consider further steps
[00:08:45] regarding the interrogations.
[00:08:49] Concepts such as legitimate representation and
[00:08:51] constitutiveness are often misused under the influence
[00:08:55] of neighboring countries' politics, to the detriment of Bosniaks,
[00:08:58] said the head of BiH diplomacy at a conference on this
[00:09:02] topic. The trigger for re-examining these terms is
[00:09:05] the earlier adopted resolution of Croatia on Bosnia and Herzegovina. But
[00:09:09] political representatives of the Serb and Croat people are clear.
[00:09:12] The equality of the three constituent peoples represents the essence of the Constitution
[00:09:16] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the foundation of the functioning of the state, everything beyond
[00:09:19] that, they say, is an attack on the constitutional order.
[00:09:23] The terms constitutiveness and legitimate representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina are
[00:09:27] often used to fuel the political atmosphere, especially in pre-election
[00:09:30] periods, assesses the head of BHA diplomacy. The resolution on
[00:09:34] Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted in the Croatian Parliament, is a kind of trigger
[00:09:37] for their return to the framework of argumentation and definition. There
[00:09:41] is also the question of the position in the Presidency of
[00:09:45] Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are many other indicators that are shockingly
[00:09:49] to the detriment of Bosniaks in this country. It is not
[00:09:52] a weakness. It was the desire of previous authorities,
[00:09:56] this, to perhaps precisely because it is about
[00:09:58] the smallest constituent people, to meet them in some positioning.
[00:10:02] But then when today you have those who disregard and don't appreciate and understand
[00:10:06] at least problematize one issue, then they brutally
[00:10:09] interfere with the constitutional arrangement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Konaković is
[00:10:13] disappointed that the heads of the SDP and HDZ clubs from Croatia
[00:10:17] refused the invitation for a discussion on this topic, and only Dalija Orešković,
[00:10:21] a representative in the Croatian Parliament, who did not vote for the resolution, responded. There
[00:10:24] are some parts
[00:10:27] that are more related to political
[00:10:30] issues and associations with the time
[00:10:34] of war, not so much in the electoral engineering itself,
[00:10:36] which is also very significant and sends bad messages and a bad image. Based on an
[00:10:40] empirical approach, analyses of the representation
[00:10:44] of constituent peoples and others in the institutions of Bosnia
[00:10:47] and Herzegovina were presented, including the staffing
[00:10:51] structure and the distribution of managerial positions. We will not
[00:10:55] count, as they say, blood cells, but we want
[00:10:59] to clearly point out the problem of the disappearance,
[00:11:02] extinction, not only political, but every other influence
[00:11:06] of the most numerous people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which can
[00:11:10] lead to the radicalization of the political scene,
[00:11:13] but that instead of discussing the problem it is still more resorted to
[00:11:17] counting blood cells, stated the state delegate from the ranks of the HDZ,
[00:11:21] BiH. You have the paradox that those who do not want
[00:11:26] to talk and solve that problem
[00:11:30] on the Croatian objection that in
[00:11:33] the presidency
[00:11:35] someone is elected to the position of Croatian representative
[00:11:39] who has nothing to do with Croatian voters, with Croatian
[00:11:43] legitimacy and so on, then
[00:11:46] they respond by saying that
[00:11:49] citizens elect, that members of the presidency do not
[00:11:53] represent peoples, but their citizens. and so on, however
[00:11:56] in the application to
[00:11:59] the European Court of Human Rights, the same
[00:12:03] people and political centers
[00:12:06] complained that members
[00:12:08] of the presidency
[00:12:10] represent only peoples, not
[00:12:14] citizens. Problematic are the constant efforts of political
[00:12:17] representatives from the Bosniak people to position political representatives
[00:12:21] based on the number of citizens living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasize state
[00:12:25] parliamentarians from the Serb people, reminding that
[00:12:28] the equality of the three constituent peoples is the essence of the constitution of Bosnia and
[00:12:31] Herzegovina, the foundation of the functioning of the state. All those
[00:12:34] who in any way advocate for anything beyond that
[00:12:37] equality of the three constituent peoples are those who attack the constitutional order
[00:12:41] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who openly work to undermine Bosnia and
[00:12:45] Herzegovina. It is unusual that we from Banja Luka and Republika
[00:12:48] Srpska oppose those who undermine
[00:12:52] the constitutional order and, that is, those who undermine Bosnia and Herzegovina. But we simply
[00:12:56] have to say, people, it's high time you understand, you can accept Bosnia and
[00:12:59] Herzegovina as three equal constituent peoples or you simply have to
[00:13:03] give up on Bosnia and Herzegovina, because you are the ones who are undermining it,
[00:13:07] it is crucial to respect that constitutional defense, the constitutiveness of peoples when it comes to
[00:13:10] these most important positions in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is primarily
[00:13:14] the executive structures of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where
[00:13:18] for more than a year, almost two years, we have
[00:13:21] a shortage of ministers from the Serb people in the Council of Ministers
[00:13:25] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you know that the Minister of Security has not yet been
[00:13:28] filled and appointed, and he should belong to the Serb people, so
[00:13:32] that is a kind of discrimination that is in conflict with the constitutional structure of this
[00:13:36] country. That is why the very content of any conference can only fulfill
[00:13:39] the expectations of those who organized it, concludes our
[00:13:42] interlocutor, but without a clearer picture or structure that will give
[00:13:48] positions in accordance with constitutional provisions. Tatjana
[00:13:51] Drljić, N1. Continuing with news
[00:13:55] from the world.
[00:13:59] Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a
[00:14:02] defense
[00:14:03] agreement.
[00:14:07] US President Donald Trump publicly admitted that stockpiles of certain
[00:14:11] types of ammunition and missiles in the United States
[00:14:14] have been depleted, but claims that the military is still extremely
[00:14:17] strong. According to reports, the military spent almost four
[00:14:21] fifths of its Thad missile stockpiles and half
[00:14:24] of its Patriot interceptors during the war with Iran.
[00:14:27] Trump sharply condemned the leaking of this information to
[00:14:30] the media, calling it
[00:14:33] stockpiles and the concern of allies
[00:14:37] in the Gulf, the US President ordered the Justice Department to
[00:14:41] investigate, while demanding from the defense industry an urgent increase in production.
[00:14:55] "we have others where it's a little bit tighter, we have uh certain types
[00:14:59] of munitions which are very uh, they may not
[00:15:02] be as accurate, they may not be, they're not as elite, we
[00:15:06] have elite too, but we're we're watching
[00:15:09] that very closely, but we have certain types which are
[00:15:13] very powerful and very good, and we
[00:15:16] have an unlimited supply, and uh, so we're in
[00:15:20] great shape, but uh, with that being said, uh, we always
[00:15:24] want more, we have..." they have more, we have other things maybe come up, you maybe come
[00:15:28] up and maybe don't come up, hopefully nothing else does come up, but we're in
[00:15:31] very good shape, we have literally massive amounts of
[00:15:34] ammunition,
[00:15:37] Donald Trump issued the first contract for the reconstruction of Gaza
[00:15:41] which foresees the construction of a small military base for 150
[00:15:44] Moroccan soldiers as part of international stabilization
[00:15:47] forces. The project was awarded to the American company
[00:15:50] Arkel International. It will be built in the area under the control
[00:15:54] of the Israeli army. Although a complete reconstruction and the New Gaza project
[00:15:58] were previously announced, the plan has been reduced to a miniature pilot
[00:16:01] project. In the meantime, most of the two million inhabitants of Gaza
[00:16:05] still live in harsh conditions in camps without access to
[00:16:09] drinking water, while Amnesty International warns of
[00:16:12] thousands of bodies trapped
[00:16:13] under the rubble.
[00:16:18] Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan today in Jeddah
[00:16:21] signed a key trilateral defense agreement. In addition to
[00:16:25] closer military coordination, the agreement covers intelligence
[00:16:28] sharing, joint military exercises, and cooperation
[00:16:31] in the defense industry. The pact links the economic power of Saudi
[00:16:35] Arabia, Turkey's military technology as a NATO
[00:16:38] member, and Pakistan's nuclear potential. The agreement
[00:16:42] comes as a direct response to the escalation of the conflict between the USA and Iran
[00:16:45] and aims to protect maritime routes in the Red Sea
[00:16:49] and the Strait of
[00:16:49] Hormuz.
[00:16:53] This is pushing, but it may not happen and it may take
[00:16:57] time is for some countries in the region to say, we have to work more
[00:17:00] closely together so that we can contain and deter
[00:17:04] Israel so that we can have understandings, but so
[00:17:07] contain Iran and so that we have more independence from
[00:17:11] America, in the announcement of a of a some kind of security
[00:17:14] alliance, we we don't yet know how it's really going to play out, but even the
[00:17:18] announcement from Saudi, Turkia and Pakistan gives
[00:17:22] us a glimpse of one of the more
[00:17:25] important.
[00:17:28] The rating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fallen
[00:17:32] below the rating of leading military generals, according to a new survey
[00:17:36] by the Sozis agency. Zelensky has fallen to sixth place in
[00:17:39] popularity in the country, with only 18%
[00:17:42] of citizens giving him full support. The drop in popularity
[00:17:46] followed protests caused by the dismissal of Defense Minister
[00:17:49] Mykhailo Fedorov. In first place in terms of public trust is
[00:17:53] former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, ahead of
[00:17:56] Zelensky are Chief of General Staff Mykhailo Drapatyi and Head
[00:18:00] of Cabinet Kyrylo Budanov.
[00:18:04] Zelensky will pay an official visit to the Republic of Serbia tomorrow.
[00:18:08] The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung assesses that the visit
[00:18:11] primarily represents a political signal. Serbian President Aleksandar
[00:18:15] Vučić said that he and Zelensky have several important topics for
[00:18:18] discussion, from the European path of Ukraine and Serbia, to economic and
[00:18:22] energy cooperation. What could all be topics of the visit and
[00:18:26] what did the history of meetings between Vučić and
[00:18:29] Zelensky look like, more in the analysis by Dušan
[00:18:31] Mlađenović. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
[00:18:35] is coming for his first visit to Serbia since the beginning of the Russian aggression in
[00:18:40] 2022. The topics of the visit are still
[00:18:44] being speculated, German media, specifically Frankfurter Allgemeine
[00:18:47] Zeitung, state that the main topic could be drone production
[00:18:51] in Serbia. Reportedly, an advisor to Zelensky has already visited
[00:18:55] Serbia several times, inspecting locations for possible
[00:18:58] production of unmanned aerial vehicles. Journalist Michael
[00:19:01] Martens writes that former American ambassador Christopher
[00:19:05] Hill told him that he connected Ukraine and Serbia and
[00:19:08] inquired with the Serbian authorities about ammunition, and that
[00:19:12] the USA then started buying a significant amount of weapons that
[00:19:16] Ukraine needed. This confirms the story that Serbian weapons
[00:19:19] ended up in Ukraine. Belgrade has always denied claims that it does this
[00:19:23] directly, but admitted that it is possible that it happens through
[00:19:27] third countries. Another version of Zelensky's visit, which
[00:19:30] all pro-regime media report, is the so-called
[00:19:33] Carpathian initiative, which would connect several countries
[00:19:37] of Eastern and Central Europe with Ukraine regarding
[00:19:41] logistics, economic development, security,
[00:19:45] tourism and reconstruction, but
[00:19:48] the idea stage. In this proposal, weapons are not
[00:19:51] mentioned. This visit had a precursor. In May,
[00:19:55] a high-level Ukrainian delegation came to Belgrade. At that time,
[00:19:59] there was a possibility that Zelensky himself would come, but that did not
[00:20:02] happen. Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka came, when
[00:20:06] several memorandums of cooperation and understanding were signed.
[00:20:10] Relations between Belgrade and Kyiv could be explained as complicated,
[00:20:14] to say the least. The first meeting between Zelensky and Vučić
[00:20:17] took place in early June 2023. So,
[00:20:20] a year and four months after the start of the war, at a meeting
[00:20:24] of the European Political Community, when they only
[00:20:27] shook hands. The first direct talks were held two months
[00:20:33] the Ukraine, Southeast Europe summit. On that occasion, the President
[00:20:37] of Serbia announced that Belgrade would continue to support
[00:20:40] and respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which
[00:20:43] he has been repeating since the beginning of the war. Belgrade has sent humanitarian
[00:20:46] aid to Kyiv several times, including generators, for
[00:20:50] which the Ukrainian state leadership thanked them. Kyiv is important
[00:20:53] for Belgrade also because it does not recognize the independence
[00:20:56] of Kosovo. Despite persistent demands from Brussels for Serbia
[00:20:59] to align with the foreign policy of the European Union, this has not yet
[00:21:03] happened. Serbia remains the only candidate for membership that has
[00:21:06] not distanced itself from Moscow, this is explained in Belgrade by
[00:21:10] centuries-old friendship with the Russian people and
[00:21:13] energy agreements. The Serbian president is criticized
[00:21:16] for having met with Vladimir Putin several times,
[00:21:20] including attending a military parade in Moscow
[00:21:23] in 2025, when he was, along with the Prime Minister of Slovakia,
[00:21:26] the only European official present. Moscow
[00:21:29] also has something to complain to Belgrade about, in June
[00:21:31] 2025, the Russian Foreign Intelligence
[00:21:35] Service announced that Russian weapons had ended up in
[00:21:38] Ukraine, which caused sharp reactions from Moscow, after which
[00:21:42] Belgrade banned arms exports, at least for a while.
[00:21:46] Reportedly, in Beijing, Putin personally complained to Vučić about
[00:21:49] this. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria
[00:21:53] Zakharova stated last year that it seems that
[00:21:56] there are different Vučićs because the Serbian president gives
[00:22:00] different statements when he is in Moscow and when he speaks from other
[00:22:03] positions. Brussels is probably closely monitoring the visit at a time
[00:22:07] when Ukraine is facing a shortage of weapons to
[00:22:10] respond to increasingly frequent and strong Russian drone and
[00:22:14] ballistic
[00:22:15] missile attacks.
[00:22:19] Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern
[00:22:21] Japan are evacuating due to Typhoon
[00:22:25] Dolphin, over 500 flights have been cancelled, and part of the factories have ceased operations.
[00:22:29] The typhoon brings winds of up to 144
[00:22:33] km/h with gusts up to 200 km/h. An evacuation order has been issued for almost
[00:22:36] 260,000 residents of Kagoshima and
[00:22:40] Okinawa prefectures due to the risk of flooding. The island of
[00:22:44] Kyushu, which is recovering from an earthquake of magnitude 7.1, is also affected.
[00:22:47] Thousands of people are in evacuation centers, and a heatwave
[00:22:51] is also threatening.
[00:22:55] Extreme heatwaves and drought have hit Central
[00:22:58] and Eastern Europe. Slovakia records a record 42 degrees Celsius.
[00:23:02] In Poland, two thermal power plants were shut down due to low water levels
[00:23:05] in the Vistula, while in Germany almost 12,000
[00:23:09] people died from the heat. The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary is back online, but
[00:23:13] electricity saving is still being sought. Due to drought, extreme heat, and
[00:23:16] war conflicts, global food prices have reached a three-year
[00:23:20] record, with wheat, sugar, and vegetable oils increasing the most.
[00:23:24] ulja.
[00:23:28] An informal group of citizens of Goražde protested today in front of
[00:23:31] the city administration due to perennial problems with
[00:23:34] water supply, daily interruptions, especially during
[00:23:37] summer days. They demand an answer from the authorities as to when
[00:23:40] a stable water supply will be ensured, warn of problems
[00:23:44] in the operation of the company 6. March, water losses exceeding
[00:23:48] 70% and long-standing problems in system
[00:23:51] management. They believe that previous repairs have not yielded
[00:23:54] expected results, and they demand long-term
[00:23:57] solutions.
[00:23:59] I would say that I only encouraged this small
[00:24:03] group of citizens to gather here today to
[00:24:07] try to solve the long-standing issue of water supply,
[00:24:10] meaning it's not just my problem, but a problem for all of us. I'm sorry that
[00:24:14] so few people responded to this gathering,
[00:24:17] I expected a much larger number of people... given that a much larger
[00:24:21] number of people contacted me to come today to support us,
[00:24:24] because this is a common problem. If we sit and remain silent,
[00:24:27] believe me, no one will solve
[00:24:31] our problems, we must stand up, we must fight for our
[00:24:34] rights, so that we can say that we have done something. Our demands are that our
[00:24:38] current mayor, together with
[00:24:41] city councilors, led by Mr. Dženis
[00:24:45] Ćuov, answer questions about what they have done
[00:24:48] during their mandate regarding
[00:24:51] water supply, why the pumps that should have been
[00:24:55] installed were not. installed, why were
[00:24:57] 50,000 convertible marks, which were intended for the preparation
[00:25:00] of studies, directed to the festival
[00:25:04] and until when will our taps only have
[00:25:07] air, not water.
[00:25:10] The city of Goražde, within my mandate, undertook everything to bring March
[00:25:14] 6th to, let's say, a state that can be said to be
[00:25:18] nullified. That's regarding that.
[00:25:20] in these settlements where there is no water, with an operational plan now, immediately
[00:25:23] where it is possible to set up play areas, we are returning everything, I would
[00:25:27] like these citizens who protested to the political
[00:25:30] elites who, in the 90s and 2021, took
[00:25:33] millions of sums, did nothing for the people and today are here in front of the city
[00:25:37] administration, let them be, so that robbery and everything that was done that
[00:25:41] was not completed, it is a question for the prosecution, not for Mayor
[00:25:45] Imamović Ernest, I understand and I will do everything in
[00:25:48] these settlements where there was no water to bring water back to
[00:25:52] a state, what is technically possible now, the projects, all
[00:25:55] these that we have, we will put them into function, second,
[00:25:59] certain, certain, certain, let's say. political
[00:26:03] centers of power that appear on television and talk about the problem, I would
[00:26:06] invite them to accept all responsible positions, be directors and then see
[00:26:10] what it's like to solve water supply problems.
[00:26:13] continuation of the announced story about the Bijambare caves, and then
[00:26:17] this one.
[00:26:20] Vjetrenica becomes a refuge from the heat, the cave
[00:26:24] attracts more and more
[00:26:25] tourists.
[00:26:29] High temperatures fill swimming pools and other bathing
[00:26:33] areas, but more and more citizens find refreshment in nature. Bijambare
[00:26:37] are among the favorite destinations for escaping the heat. The greatest
[00:26:40] attention of visitors is attracted by
[00:26:42] the caves.
[00:26:45] While temperatures across Bosnia and Herzegovina reach their
[00:26:48] summer maximum, many seek refuge from the heat in
[00:26:52] nature. One of the favorite places for a break is
[00:26:55] the protected landscape of Bijambare, where dense forest, clean
[00:26:59] air and natural shade provide refreshment already. upon
[00:27:02] arrival, this is the first time we come here, whenever we go towards
[00:27:06] Sarajevo, we see it here, we never return, now we came specifically to
[00:27:10] explore this part of Bosnia and how are the
[00:27:13] impressions? fascinating, at first everyone
[00:27:15] thought they wouldn't like it, but everyone is delighted, we come here
[00:27:19] simply because it's beautiful, because it's
[00:27:22] nature, clean and the air, we simply love nature,
[00:27:25] precisely because of the lower temperatures that
[00:27:29] are felt, but also because of the unparalleled nature, this
[00:27:32] area is a favorite refuge for all those
[00:27:35] who seek salvation from summer heat, but
[00:27:39] the biggest attraction of this area are precisely the caves in
[00:27:42] which the temperature throughout the year is only 5
[00:27:46] degrees Celsius, precisely because of this,
[00:27:48] visitors, especially in summer, experience a real
[00:27:52] temperature shock, in the cave it's
[00:27:54] definitely a shock, but it's worth visiting
[00:27:58] and seeing, it's worth visiting for sure, just, as I said...
[00:28:02] so you need to bring something with you so that the
[00:28:05] temperature is a little more comfortable, because like this
[00:28:08] it's really a shock when you go down there, last year we were
[00:28:12] here, I was dressed like this in this environment and it was
[00:28:16] unpleasant, especially when you go a little deeper down there and
[00:28:19] this year I didn't plan to. In this
[00:28:23] area there are a total of eight caves, but the
[00:28:26] central cave stands out as the main tourist attraction, at the same time
[00:28:30] the most visited, its interior is adorned with
[00:28:33] calcite pools, cave decorations, the musical
[00:28:36] hall. This main cave is open from
[00:28:40] April to November, so visitors have the opportunity to come
[00:28:44] here every day during that period. Honestly,
[00:28:47] for me the most beautiful time of the year to visit is
[00:28:50] somehow at the beginning of spring, at the end of autumn,
[00:28:54] then the temperatures are quite pleasant outside as well,
[00:28:56] and the difference compared to the temperature in
[00:29:00] the cave is quite smaller. and mostly everyone brings jackets
[00:29:04] then, but during the summer we really record
[00:29:08] a large number of visitors, in addition to natural beauties and
[00:29:11] refreshment, visitors also have access to a new speleological
[00:29:15] exhibition, through which they can learn more about this
[00:29:18] protected area, precisely such contents, but
[00:29:22] also summer heat contribute to the growing interest
[00:29:25] of tourists, as far as I'm concerned, it's wonderful, because I'm escaping, I'm escaping the
[00:29:29] heat, also visitors come here to escape
[00:29:32] these extreme heats, mostly there are many guests
[00:29:36] compared to last year, about 15-20% more
[00:29:39] visitors, hmm, mostly our diaspora
[00:29:43] and approximately there are these guests from
[00:29:46] the Middle East, they are predominant now. While cities are struggling with
[00:29:50] summer heats, Bijambare remains a place where
[00:29:53] nature offers what climate devices cannot, that is
[00:29:57] fresh air, shade and complete peace. Dragica
[00:30:01] Pejaković, N1.
[00:30:04] Numerous tourists find refreshment in the Vjetrenica cave,
[00:30:07] where the temperature throughout the year is around
[00:30:10] 11 degrees. Reuters also reported on this natural attraction
[00:30:14] under UNESCO protection. It is located in
[00:30:17] the municipality of Ravno, due to the sensitivity of the ecosystem, the number
[00:30:21] of visitors is limited to groups of up to 80 people.
[00:30:25] According to the director Davor Baković, more than half of last year's
[00:30:28] 21,000 visitors came during the summer.
[00:30:33] Vjetrenica is also a habitat for hundreds of specific organisms, the most
[00:30:36] famous of which is the human fish.
[00:30:40] UNESCO actually recognized Vjetrenica precisely under category 10,
[00:30:44] which includes biodiversity. Vjetrenica today ranks among
[00:30:47] the world's top when we talk about the number of living organisms, with
[00:30:51] 231 species of organisms recorded here
[00:30:55] from the 19th century to today and we always particularly like to emphasize.