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[00:00:00] when the fire brigades light up, the locals on the ground
[00:00:03] with superhuman efforts try
[00:00:06] to defend their houses from the flaming
[00:00:09] tongues descending from the mountain. From the air,
[00:00:13] helicopters are, of course, providing assistance. Given
[00:00:16] that the wind is blowing, it does not ease the situation on
[00:00:20] the ground. The emergency teams remain to monitor
[00:00:24] the situation. Nataša Kerezović,
[00:00:26] N1.
[00:00:30] The Main Board of the New Zenica Ironworks Trade Union demands from
[00:00:33] the company's management to pay severance pay to all workers by
[00:00:37] August 10, and if that does not happen,
[00:00:40] they announce protests on August 11 in front of the administrative building
[00:00:43] and a lockout in the facilities.
[00:00:47] If it is not completed by the 10th regarding our
[00:00:51] demands, on the 11th, all of us workers and our families, we will invite
[00:00:55] the citizens of Zenica in front of the main
[00:00:58] directorate. It is certain that we will not retreat until our
[00:01:01] demands are met, and I must point out
[00:01:05] that this concerns the citizens of Zenica
[00:01:09] to a great extent, because 99% will
[00:01:11] be without heating, which Mr. Hamzić
[00:01:15] immediately threatened at the beginning, that he has a model to deprive
[00:01:19] citizens of heating.
[00:01:23] What we currently have on the scene is a
[00:01:27] different way of fighting against what the union advocates,
[00:01:30] i.e., for the continuation of production, preservation of jobs,
[00:01:33] that
[00:01:35] is that the entire situation is desired to be transferred, i.e.,
[00:01:38] the responsibility for the entire situation to the
[00:01:41] union, which is, to put it
[00:01:45] mildly, unfair, and we
[00:01:47] are all aware that the management's responsibility is enormous, and
[00:01:51] my colleague mentioned, and you followed it during the past
[00:01:55] months, everything that was promised, in what proportion
[00:01:58] and what renaissance. a chance regarding the new Zenica Ironworks,
[00:02:01] we are in a situation to consider
[00:02:05] bankruptcy, i.e., termination of contracts for all
[00:02:09] workers.
[00:02:12] Ultimately, as a result of all that, we have this situation we
[00:02:15] have today. Next week, a decision should be made
[00:02:19] on the proposal for the bankruptcy of the new Zenica Ironworks,
[00:02:23] which was submitted by the management of New Zenica Ironworks
[00:02:26] already on December 17,
[00:02:29] 2022. Their intention was for that bankruptcy to start
[00:02:33] already from the new year. Well, thank God,
[00:02:37] thanks to the activities of the union and drawing attention to
[00:02:40] the importance of the Zenica Ironworks, here we
[00:02:43] are still alive today, and people are employed, they received seven salaries
[00:02:46] in the past period, they received holiday allowance and financial aid under the collective agreement,
[00:02:50] all rights.
[00:02:53] If the court issues a decision on opening bankruptcy proceedings, this will result
[00:02:56] in the termination of all...
[00:03:00] employment contracts, meaning for all 1480 workers
[00:03:04] who are currently employed.
[00:03:06] In the Srebrenica police station,
[00:03:10] four more people connected to the Srebrenica Memorial Center
[00:03:14] were interviewed today, bringing the number of those interviewed so far to
[00:03:17] seven, while the list of people who should be
[00:03:20] interviewed includes a total of 26.
[00:03:24] The representative of the memorial center, Edi Nikanović, stated that today, statements were
[00:03:27] given by three people who had previously cooperated with the memorial
[00:03:31] center and one current associate, and that the
[00:03:34] interviews were conducted in
[00:03:36] guidelines on how to fill those the presence of lawyers. He announced that the memorial center, in
[00:03:39] consultation with the legal team and lawyer, will consider
[00:03:43] further steps regarding the interviews.
[00:03:46] Concepts
[00:03:49] such as legitimate representation and constituent status
[00:03:53] are often abused under the influence of the politics of neighboring
[00:03:56] countries, to the detriment of Bosniaks, said the head
[00:04:00] of BH diplomacy within the framework of the conference on this topic. The trigger
[00:04:03] for re-examining these terms is the previously adopted Croatian resolution
[00:04:07] on Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, political
[00:04:10] representatives of the Serbian and Croatian people clearly state that the equality
[00:04:14] of the three constituent peoples represents the essence of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
[00:04:18] the foundation of the functioning of the state. Anything outside of that is,
[00:04:21] they say, an attack on the constitutional order. The terms
[00:04:24] constituent status and legitimate representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina are
[00:04:27] often used to fuel the political
[00:04:30] atmosphere, especially in pre-election periods, assesses the head of BHA diplomacy.
[00:04:34] The resolution on Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted in the Croatian Parliament,
[00:04:37] is a kind of trigger for their return to the framework of argumentation and
[00:04:40] definition. There is also the question of the position of the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and
[00:04:44] Herzegovina. There are a series of other indicators that are
[00:04:48] shockingly to the detriment of Bosniaks in this country. It is not
[00:04:51] a weakness, it was the wish of previous authorities,
[00:04:55] this, perhaps precisely because it is about the smallest
[00:04:58] constituent people. to accommodate them in some positioning, but
[00:05:02] then when today you have those who disregard all that, do not appreciate or understand
[00:05:06] it, and problematize one issue, then they roughly
[00:05:10] interfere with the constitutional arrangement in Bosnia
[00:05:12] and Herzegovina. Konaković is disappointed that the heads of the SDP
[00:05:16] and HDZ clubs from Croatia refused the invitation to discuss this topic, and only
[00:05:19] Dalija Orešković, a representative in the Croatian Parliament who
[00:05:23] did not vote for the resolution, responded. There are some parts
[00:05:27] that are more related to political issues and
[00:05:30] associations with wartime,
[00:05:33] and not so much to the electoral
[00:05:36] engineering itself, which is also very significant and sends bad messages
[00:05:40] and a bad image. Based on an empirical approach, analyses of the representation
[00:05:43] of constituent peoples and others in the institutions of Bosnia
[00:05:47] and Herzegovina were presented, including the staffing
[00:05:49] structure and the distribution of managerial positions.
[00:05:53] We will not count, as they say, blood cells,
[00:05:57] but we want to clearly point out
[00:06:00] the problem of the disappearance, the extinguishing, not only
[00:06:03] of political, but every other influence of the most numerous people in Bosnia
[00:06:07] and Herzegovina, which can lead to
[00:06:11] the radicalization of the political scene.
[00:06:14] However, instead of discussing the problem, there is still more resorting to
[00:06:17] counting blood cells, stated the state delegate from the HDZ of
[00:06:21] BiH. You have the paradox that those who
[00:06:25] do not want to discuss and resolve that
[00:06:28] problem, when the Croats
[00:06:31] complain that in
[00:06:33] the presidency,
[00:06:36] someone is elected to the position of the Croatian representative
[00:06:39] who has nothing to do with Croatian,
[00:06:42] with Croatian legitimacy, and so on, then
[00:06:46] they respond by saying that
[00:06:49] citizens elect, that members of the presidency do not
[00:06:53] represent the people, but their citizens, and so on.
[00:06:57] However, in the application to
[00:07:00] the European Court of Human Rights,
[00:07:02] these same people and political
[00:07:05] centers complained that the members
[00:07:09] of the presidency
[00:07:11] represent only the peoples, not
[00:07:14] the citizens. The constant efforts of political representatives from the Bosniak people
[00:07:17] to position political representatives based on the number of citizens living in Bosnia
[00:07:21] and Herzegovina are problematic, emphasize state parliamentarians from the
[00:07:25] Serbian people, reminding that the equality of the three constituent
[00:07:28] peoples is the essence of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the foundation
[00:07:32] of the functioning of the state. All those who in any way advocate
[00:07:35] for anything outside of that equality of the three constituent peoples are those who are attacking
[00:07:39] the constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are openly working
[00:07:42] to overthrow Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is unusual that we
[00:07:45] from Banja Luka and Republika Srpska are opposing
[00:07:49] those who are overthrowing the constitutional order and,
[00:07:52] that is, those who are overthrowing Bosnia and Herzegovina, but we simply
[00:07:56] have to say, people, it is high time you understand, you can accept Bosnia and
[00:08:00] Herzegovina with three equal constituent peoples, or you simply must
[00:08:04] give up on Bosnia and Herzegovina, because you are the ones who are overthrowing it. It is crucial
[00:08:08] to respect that constitutional provision for the constituent status of peoples when it comes to these
[00:08:11] most important positions in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I primarily mean
[00:08:15] the executive structures of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where for more than
[00:08:19] a year, almost two years, we have a shortage
[00:08:22] of ministers from the Serbian people in the Council of Ministers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. You
[00:08:26] know that the Minister of Security has still not been filled and appointed,
[00:08:30] and he should belong to the Serbian people, so that is a kind
[00:08:33] of discrimination that is contrary to the constitutional structure of this country. Therefore,
[00:08:37] the content of any conference can only meet the expectations of those who
[00:08:41] organized it, concludes our interlocutor, but without a clearer
[00:08:45] picture or structure that will provide
[00:08:48] positions in accordance with constitutional provisions. Tatjana
[00:08:52] Drljić, N1. In the continuation of news from
[00:08:56] the world.
[00:08:59] Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed
[00:09:03] a defense
[00:09:03] agreement.
[00:09:07] US President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that the supplies
[00:09:11] of certain types of ammunition and missiles in the United
[00:09:14] States have decreased, but claims that the military is still
[00:09:17] extremely strong. According to reports, the military spent almost
[00:09:21] four-fifths of its supplies of Thad missiles and
[00:09:24] half of its Patriot interceptors during the war
[00:09:27] with Iran. Trump strongly condemned the leaking of this information
[00:09:31] to the media, calling it a threat to national
[00:09:34] security. Due to reduced supplies and concerns of allies
[00:09:37] in the Gulf, the US President ordered the Justice
[00:09:41] Department to investigate at the defense industry, demanding an immediate
[00:09:44] increase in
[00:09:45] production.
[00:09:50] munitions that are very powerful that we have
[00:09:53] unlimited virtual unlimited supply, we have others where it's a
[00:09:56] little bit tighter. we have uh certain types of
[00:10:00] munitions which are very, they may not
[00:10:02] be as accurate, they may not be, you're not as elite. we
[00:10:06] have elite to, but we're we're watching
[00:10:09] that very closely, but we have a certain type. which are
[00:10:13] very powerful and very good uh and we
[00:10:17] have an unlimited supply and uh so we're in
[00:10:20] great shape, but uh with that being said uh we always
[00:10:24] want
[00:10:37] Donald Trump's Peace Committee issued the first contract for
[00:10:40] the reconstruction of Gaza, which envisages the construction of a small military base for
[00:10:44] 150 Moroccan soldiers within the international stabilization force.
[00:10:47] The project was awarded to the American company
[00:10:51] Arkel International. It will be built in an area controlled
[00:10:55] by the Israeli army. Although a complete reconstruction
[00:10:58] and the New Gaza project were previously announced, the plan has been reduced to a miniature
[00:11:02] pilot project. Meanwhile, most of the two million residents
[00:11:05] of Gaza continue to live in harsh conditions in camps, without
[00:11:09] access to drinking water, while Amnesty International warns of
[00:11:13] thousands of bodies trapped
[00:11:14] under the rubble.
[00:11:18] Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a key trilateral
[00:11:21] defense agreement in Jeddah today. In addition to closer
[00:11:25] military coordination, the agreement includes intelligence
[00:11:28] sharing, joint military exercises, and cooperation
[00:11:32] in the defense industry. The pact links Saudi Arabia's economic power,
[00:11:35] Turkey's military technology as a NATO member, and
[00:11:39] Pakistan's nuclear potential. The agreement
[00:11:42] comes as a direct response to the escalation of conflicts between the US
[00:11:45] and Iran, and aims to protect maritime routes in
[00:11:49] the Red Sea and the Strait of
[00:11:50] Hormuz.
[00:11:55] but it may not happen and it may take time is for some countries in the region
[00:11:59] to say, we have to work more closely together so that we can
[00:12:03] contain and deter Israel so that we can have
[00:12:06] understandings but also contain Iran
[00:12:10] and so that we have more independence from America and the announcement of a of
[00:12:14] a some kind of security alliance, we we don't yet know how it's really going to play
[00:12:17] out, but even the announcement from Saudi, Turkia and
[00:12:21] Pakistan gives us a glimpse of one of the...
[00:12:29] The rating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fallen
[00:12:32] below the rating of leading military generals, according to a new survey
[00:12:36] by the Sozis agency. Zelenskyy has fallen to sixth place in
[00:12:39] popularity in the country, with only 18%
[00:12:43] of citizens giving him full support. The drop in popularity
[00:12:46] followed protests caused by the dismissal of Defense Minister
[00:12:50] Mykhailo Fedorov. In first place in terms of citizen trust is
[00:12:53] the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhny, ahead of
[00:12:57] Zelenskyy are the Chief of the General Staff Mykhailo Drapaty and the Chief
[00:13:01] of Staff Kyrylo Budanov.
[00:13:05] Zelenskyy will arrive in Serbia for an official visit tomorrow.
[00:13:08] The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung assesses that
[00:13:11] the visit primarily represents a political signal. The President
[00:13:15] of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that he and Zelenskyy have several important
[00:13:19] topics for discussion, from the European path of Ukraine and Serbia to
[00:13:22] economic and energy cooperation. What
[00:13:25] could all be topics of the visit and what was the history of meetings
[00:13:29] between Vučić and Zelenskyy like, more in the analysis by Dušan
[00:13:32] Mlađenović. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
[00:13:35] is coming for his first visit to Serbia since the beginning of the Russian aggression in February
[00:13:39] 2022. The topics of the visit are still
[00:13:42] speculative. German media, specifically Frankfurter Allgemeine
[00:13:46] Zeitung, states that the main topic could be drone production
[00:13:50] in Serbia. Allegedly, an advisor to Zelenskyy has already visited
[00:13:53] Serbia several times, touring locations for
[00:13:57] possible production of unmanned aerial vehicles. Journalist Michael
[00:14:00] Martens writes that former US Ambassador Christopher
[00:14:04] Hill told him that he connected Ukraine and Serbia,
[00:14:07] and that he inquired with the Serbian authorities about ammunition, and that
[00:14:11] the US then began to buy a significant amount
[00:14:14] of weapons that Ukraine needed. This confirms
[00:14:17] the story that Serbian weapons ended up in Ukraine.
[00:14:21] Belgrade has always denied claims that it does so directly,
[00:14:24] but has admitted that it is possible that this happens through third
[00:14:28] countries. Another version of Zelenskyy's visit, reported
[00:14:31] by all pro-regime media, is the so-called Carpathian
[00:14:35] initiative, which would connect several countries
[00:14:37] of Southeast and Central Europe with Ukraine regarding
[00:14:41] logistics, economic development, security, tourism, and
[00:14:44] reconstruction, but it is added that this is still at the level
[00:14:48] of an idea. This proposal does not mention weapons. This
[00:14:51] visit had a precedent. In May, a high-ranking
[00:14:55] Ukrainian delegation came to Belgrade, and at that time there was
[00:14:58] a possibility that Zelenskyy himself would come, but that did not
[00:15:01] happen. Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka came, and
[00:15:05] several memoranda of cooperation and understanding
[00:15:09] were signed. Relations between Belgrade and Kyiv could be described
[00:15:13] as complicated, at the very least. The first meeting between
[00:15:16] Zelenskyy and Vučić took place in early June
[00:15:19] 2023. So, a year and four months after
[00:15:23] the start of the war, and that was at the meeting of the European Political
[00:15:26] Community when they only shook hands. The first
[00:15:29] direct talks were held two months later in
[00:15:33] Athens, at the Ukraine- Southeast Europe summit. On that
[00:15:36] occasion, the President of Serbia announced that Belgrade would continue to
[00:15:40] support and respect the territorial integrity
[00:15:43] of Ukraine, which he has repeated since the beginning of the war. Belgrade has
[00:15:46] sent humanitarian aid to Kyiv multiple times, including
[00:15:49] generators, for which the Ukrainian state leadership thanked them. Kyiv is
[00:15:53] also important to Belgrade because it does not recognize Kosovo's
[00:15:56] independence. Despite persistent demands from Brussels for Serbia
[00:16:00] to align with the European Union's foreign policy, this has not yet
[00:16:03] happened. Serbia remains the only candidate for membership that has not
[00:16:07] distanced itself from Moscow. This is explained in Belgrade by centuries-old
[00:16:10] friendship with the Russian people and
[00:16:13] energy agreements. The Serbian President is criticized
[00:16:17] for meeting with Vladimir Putin multiple times,
[00:16:20] including attending a military parade in Moscow in
[00:16:23] 2025, when he was the only European official
[00:16:27] there, besides the Slovakian Prime Minister. And Moscow also has something to criticize
[00:16:31] Belgrade for. In June 2025,
[00:16:34] the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service announced that
[00:16:37] Russian weapons had ended up in Ukraine, which caused strong
[00:16:41] reactions from Moscow, after which Belgrade banned arms exports
[00:16:45] for at least some time. Allegedly, in Beijing, Putin personally
[00:16:48] complained to Vučić about this. The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign
[00:16:52] Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated last year that it seems
[00:16:56] there are different Vučićs because the Serbian President
[00:17:00] gives different statements when he is in Moscow and when he speaks from other
[00:17:04] positions. Brussels is probably closely monitoring the visit at a time
[00:17:07] when Ukraine is facing a shortage of weapons to
[00:17:11] respond to increasingly frequent and powerful Russian drone and ballistic
[00:17:14] missile attacks.
[00:17:16] Hundreds
[00:17:19] of thousands of people in southwestern Japan are
[00:17:22] evacuating due to Typhoon Dolphin. More than 500
[00:17:26] flights have been canceled, and operations at some factories have been suspended. The typhoon brings
[00:17:30] winds up to 144 km/h, with gusts up to 200
[00:17:33] km/h. An evacuation order has been issued for almost
[00:17:37] 260,000 residents of Kagoshima and
[00:17:40] Okinawa prefectures due to the risk of flooding. The island of
[00:17:44] Kyushu, which is recovering from a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, is in the path of the storm.
[00:17:48] Thousands of people are in evacuation centers, and a heatwave is also threatening.
[00:17:52] Extreme
[00:17:55] heatwaves and droughts have hit Central and Eastern
[00:17:59] Europe. Slovakia is recording a record 42 degrees, and in
[00:18:03] Poland, due to low water levels in the Vistula, two
[00:18:06] thermal power plants have been shut down. Meanwhile, in Germany, almost
[00:18:09] 12,000 people have died from the heat. The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary is returning to
[00:18:13] operation, but electricity savings are still required. Due to drought, extreme
[00:18:17] heat, and war conflicts, global food prices have reached
[00:18:20] a three-year record. Wheat, sugar, and vegetable
[00:18:24] oils have risen the most.
[00:18:24] An informal
[00:18:28] group of citizens of Goražde protested today in front
[00:18:32] of the city administration due to long-standing problems with
[00:18:34] water supply and daily interruptions, especially during
[00:18:38] summer days. They demand an answer from the authorities as to when
[00:18:41] a stable water supply will be ensured. They warn of problems
[00:18:45] in the operation of the company "6. Mart," water losses greater
[00:18:48] than 70%, and long-standing problems in
[00:18:51] system management. They believe that previous rehabilitations
[00:18:54] have not yielded the expected results and demand long-term
[00:18:58] solutions.
[00:19:00] I would say that I only encouraged this small
[00:19:04] group of citizens to gather today
[00:19:07] to try to permanently resolve the issue of water supply. So,
[00:19:11] it's not just my problem, but the problem of all of us. I am sorry that
[00:19:15] so few people responded to this gathering. I expected
[00:19:18] a much larger number, considering that many more
[00:19:22] people contacted me to come and support us, because this is
[00:19:25] a common problem. If we sit and remain silent, believe
[00:19:29] me, no one will solve our problems. We must
[00:19:33] stand up, we must fight for our rights so that we can say that we
[00:19:36] have done something. The demands are that our current
[00:19:39] mayor, together with
[00:19:42] the city councilors led by Mr. Dženis
[00:19:45] Ćulov, answer questions about what they have
[00:19:49] done regarding water supply during their mandate
[00:19:52] so far, why the pumps that should have been
[00:19:55] installed were not installed, why
[00:19:58] 50,000 marks that were earmarked for the preparation
[00:20:01] of studies were directed to a festival,
[00:20:04] and until when will our taps
[00:20:08] only have air, not water?
[00:20:11] The City of Goražde, within my mandate, took all steps to bring
[00:20:15] "6. Mart" to, let's say, a state that can be said to be
[00:20:18] zeroed. That is regarding these settlements where there is no
[00:20:22] water, with an operational plan now immediately where it is possible
[00:20:25] to set up something, we will return everything. I would like these
[00:20:28] citizens to have protested against the political elites who
[00:20:31] in the 90s and 2021
[00:20:34] took millions of amounts and did nothing for the people. Today,
[00:20:38] here in front of the city administration, let them be, so that theft and everything that was done that
[00:20:42] was not completed, that is a question for the prosecutor's office, not for Mayor
[00:20:45] Imamović Ernest. I understand and I will do everything in these
[00:20:49] settlements where there used to be water, to restore water
[00:20:52] to a state, what is technically possible now, projects, all
[00:20:56] these that we have, we will put into function. Secondly,
[00:21:00] certain, certain, certain, let's say, political
[00:21:03] power centers that appear on television and talk about what the problem is, I
[00:21:07] would invite them to accept responsible positions, be directors and then see
[00:21:10] what it's like to solve water supply issues.
[00:21:14] In the continuation, an announced story about the Bijambare caves, and also
[00:21:18] this:
[00:21:21] Vjetrenica becomes a refuge from the heat. The cave
[00:21:24] attracts more and more
[00:21:25] tourists.
[00:21:30] High temperatures fill pools and other swimming areas, but more
[00:21:34] and more citizens find refreshment in nature. Bijambare
[00:21:37] is among the favorite destinations for escaping the heat. The greatest
[00:21:41] attention of visitors is attracted by
[00:21:43] the caves.
[00:21:45] While temperatures throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina reach their summer
[00:21:50] maximum, many seek relief from the heat in
[00:21:52] nature. One of the favorite places for a break is
[00:21:56] the protected landscape of Bijambare, where dense forest, clean
[00:21:59] air, and natural shade provide refreshment upon
[00:22:03] arrival. This is our first time here. Whenever we head towards
[00:22:07] Sarajevo, we see this place, but we never stop. Now we've finally come to
[00:22:10] explore this part of Bosnia. And what are your
[00:22:13] impressions? Fascinating! At first, everyone
[00:22:16] thought they wouldn't like it, but everyone is delighted. We come here
[00:22:20] simply because it's beautiful, because it's nature, clean, and
[00:22:23] the air. We simply love nature. Precisely
[00:22:27] because of the lower temperatures that are felt, but also because of
[00:22:30] the unsurpassed nature, this area is a favorite
[00:22:34] refuge for all those who seek escape from
[00:22:37] summer heat. But the biggest attraction of this
[00:22:41] area are precisely the caves where the temperature throughout
[00:22:44] the year is only 5 degrees Celsius.
[00:22:48] Precisely because of this, visitors experience a real temperature
[00:22:52] shock, especially in summer. In
[00:22:55] the cave, it's definitely a shock, but
[00:22:58] it's worth visiting and seeing. It's definitely
[00:23:01] worth visiting, but as I said, you need to bring something
[00:23:04] with you so that the temperature is a little more
[00:23:08] adaptable, because it's really a shock when you go down there.
[00:23:11] Last year we were here, I was dressed like this in this ambiance
[00:23:15] and it was unpleasant, especially when
[00:23:18] you go down a bit... and this year I didn't
[00:23:22] plan to. There are a total of eight caves in this
[00:23:25] area, but the Middle Cave stands out as the main tourist
[00:23:28] attraction, and is also the most visited.
[00:23:32] Its interior is adorned with travertine pools, cave
[00:23:36] decorations, and a musical hall. This main
[00:23:39] cave is open from April to November. Visitors
[00:23:43] have the opportunity to come here every day during that
[00:23:46] period. Honestly, for me, the most beautiful period
[00:23:50] of the year to visit is somehow from the beginning
[00:23:52] of spring, late autumn, then the temperatures outside
[00:23:55] are quite pleasant, and the difference
[00:23:59] in temperature compared to the cave is quite
[00:24:02] small, and mostly everyone brings jackets then. But
[00:24:06] during the summer, we record a really large number
[00:24:09] of visitors. In addition to natural beauties and refreshment,
[00:24:13] visitors also have access to a new speleological exhibit,
[00:24:16] through which they can learn more about this protected
[00:24:20] area. Precisely such content, as well as summer
[00:24:23] heat, contribute to the increasing interest of tourists. As for me,
[00:24:26] it's wonderful, because I'm escaping the heat, and visitors also
[00:24:29] come here to escape the heat.
[00:24:33] extreme heat, there are quite a lot of guests
[00:24:37] compared to last year, about 15, 20% more
[00:24:40] visitors, mm, mostly our
[00:24:43] diaspora and there are approximately these
[00:24:46] guests from the Middle East, they are predominant now, while the
[00:24:50] cities are struggling with summer heat, Bijambare remains
[00:24:53] a place where nature offers what air conditioners cannot,
[00:24:56] which is fresh air, shade and complete
[00:25:00] peace. Dragica Pejaković,
[00:25:02] N1. Numerous tourists find refreshment
[00:25:06] in the Vjetrenica cave, where the temperature throughout
[00:25:09] the year is around 11 degrees Celsius. Reuters
[00:25:13] also reported on this natural attraction under UNESCO
[00:25:16] protection. It is located in the municipality of Ravno, due to
[00:25:20] the sensitivity of the ecosystem, the number of visitors is limited
[00:25:23] to groups of up to 80 people. According to director Davor Baković,
[00:25:27] more than half of last year's
[00:25:29] 21,000 visitors came during the summer
[00:25:32] months. Vjetrenica is a habitat for hundreds of specific
[00:25:36] organisms, the most famous of which is the human
[00:25:38] fish.
[00:25:41] UNESCO actually recognized Vjetrenica precisely under category 10,
[00:25:44] which implies biodiversity. Vjetrenica today ranks among
[00:25:48] the world's best when we talk about the number of living organisms
[00:25:52] with 231 species of organisms recorded here
[00:25:55] from the 19th century to today, and we always like to emphasize
[00:25:59] how for the first time actually 37
[00:26:02] animal species were precisely described in
[00:26:05] Vjetrenica as an underground ecosystem and as such were actually
[00:26:09] found for the first time and inhabit only in this area
[00:26:12] of ours.
[00:26:18] in other words the cave systems in which the protest lives,
[00:26:22] and to do that, to do conservation management, we have to
[00:26:26] focus on concentrating the attention
[00:26:28] we have to the quality of the environment, the water environment.
[00:26:34] Sarajevo continues to break tourism records, the tourist
[00:26:37] community continuously records an increase in the number of guests
[00:26:40] and overnight stays, while other parts of the federation are not
[00:26:42] excelling. The tourist season in Sarajevo
[00:26:46] is at its peak, and the streets of the capital are full of guests
[00:26:50] from all over the world. In July alone, Canton Sarajevo was visited
[00:26:53] by more than 112,000 tourists
[00:26:56] who generated almost 242,000 overnight stays.
[00:26:59] Compared to the same month last year, arrivals and
[00:27:03] overnight stays show growth. Most foreign guests came from Turkey,
[00:27:06] Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Israel and China.
[00:27:10] We are from the Netherlands, we just arrived in Sarajevo yesterday.
[00:27:14] Bosnia is a beautiful country and we really enjoy this city, it's
[00:27:17] very pleasant, beautiful, the coffee is great.
[00:27:21] Of Moroccan origin, we live in the Netherlands, the first impression
[00:27:24] is excellent.
[00:27:27] I love Sarajevo very much, it's a beautiful place, the people
[00:27:30] are very nice. And Zagreb. mm
[00:27:33] I think this is my fourth time in Sarajevo, is it, I think
[00:27:36] it is, I like it, I really like it, it has a soul,
[00:27:40] I'm from Croatia, originally my family is from the vicinity
[00:27:43] of Jajce, and we've come now
[00:27:46] to do a whole tour of Bosnia, we're from Cazin, we've been coming
[00:27:50] here for a long time, every year three or four times,
[00:27:54] we enjoy it because Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia
[00:27:58] and the most beautiful city of Bosnia in my opinion. Since the beginning of
[00:28:01] the year, the number of arrivals has remained almost at last year's
[00:28:05] level, but the number of overnight stays has increased by 5.2%.
[00:28:08] Well, what attracts people, or rather tourists, to Sarajevo
[00:28:12] is the story of history itself, or even sometimes recommendations
[00:28:15] from their friends who have been there and experienced Sarajevo
[00:28:18] in a special way, and what charms them is the city itself,
[00:28:22] the people, the history, the culture, so they decide to stay
[00:28:26] longer. More tourists mean more customers and guests. In Baščaršija,
[00:28:30] the increased visitation is felt in souvenir shops, craft
[00:28:33] shops, as well as catering establishments. Souvenirs,
[00:28:36] mostly these our products, coffee pots, sets, then
[00:28:40] magnets. This year is better than
[00:28:43] previous ones, all foreigners who come here,
[00:28:47] they already know what they are looking for, they
[00:28:50] know what they will buy. Additional impetus to tourism
[00:28:54] is given by large concerts, festivals and cultural events.
[00:28:57] During the three days of Dino Merlin's concerts, almost
[00:29:01] 156 million Bosnian convertible marks of fiscal
[00:29:04] turnover were recorded in Canton Sarajevo, almost 49 percent
[00:29:07] more than during the comparable weekend a month earlier. The tourist
[00:29:11] board expects that the upcoming events, including the Sarajevo
[00:29:15] Film Festival, will have a similar effect. These are events that
[00:29:18] enrich the tourist offer, that is the first thing that brings people
[00:29:21] to the destination, and above all,
[00:29:25] they stay at the destination, when you visit Sarajevo, the
[00:29:28] Sarajevo mountains or the tunnel or Baščaršija, you have to
[00:29:32] have something. This means festivals, gastronomic,
[00:29:35] musical, mm, a lot of culture that
[00:29:38] will keep visitors at the destination,
[00:29:42] to see something, to hear something. As you know, in about seven
[00:29:45] days there is a big event in Grbavica, which is already sold out.
[00:29:49] Sarajevo is growing, but if we look at the overall data for the
[00:29:53] Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June almost 10% fewer
[00:29:56] tourists were registered than a year earlier, while the number of
[00:30:00] overnight stays fell by 5.6%. There is a crisis among our
[00:30:03] neighbors and globally. Croatia, I don't know, calculated
[00:30:07] a 7-8% deficit, they were precise, as they
[00:30:10] have a lot of online bookings, that 23% fewer Germans
[00:30:13] came this year, so the wars in the Middle East,
[00:30:17] the wars in Ukraine, and the big economic crisis in the European
[00:30:21] Union, primarily in Germany, resulted in a decline
[00:30:24] everywhere. Sarajevo, at least for now, stands out from this
[00:30:28] trend, and if current indicators are anything to go by, the crowds
[00:30:31] in the streets of the capital will continue for some time.
[00:30:35] Feđa Kulina, N1.
[00:30:38] In the Bosnian Cultural Center in Tuzla, the book
[00:30:42] "Send me a piece of Malin" by Salih
[00:30:44] Strašević was promoted. It is a novel that breaks
[00:30:48] prejudices, shatters entrenched stereotypes,
[00:30:51] and reveals the dark sides of historical events that Bosnia
[00:30:55] and Herzegovina went through from the agrarian reform of
[00:30:57] 1918 until its end.