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[00:00:00] on the political ground, whether the doubts about new technologies
[00:00:02] are justified.
[00:00:06] What does it look like 10 days before the official start of the election
[00:00:09] campaign? One-time aid for pensioners is announced on the official
[00:00:12] websites of entity governments, tractors are distributed, villages,
[00:00:16] towns, and municipalities are visited. The campaign and the struggle for voters are obviously
[00:00:20] that waste is again being brought to the location already ongoing, and part of that struggle are narratives against new election
[00:00:23] technologies. They are particularly vocal in the SNSD, after Sanja
[00:00:27] Vulić and Nikola Špirić, party leader Milorad Dodik
[00:00:30] openly expressed opposition to new technologies and
[00:00:34] the voting method. The system with optical scanners, such as the one being introduced in
[00:00:37] Bosnia and Herzegovina, is only used by the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and
[00:00:41] Iraq. Voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina will receive four
[00:00:44] separate ballot papers, which
[00:00:47] increases the possibility of technical errors and jeopardizes the secrecy of
[00:00:50] voting. The Central Election Commission claims the opposite. The experience of the pilot
[00:00:54] project shows that the average voting time was between 40 and
[00:00:58] 45 seconds, that... 58% of the results
[00:01:01] were transmitted electronically without subsequent changes. The
[00:01:05] coalition "Pod lupom" (Under the Magnifying Glass) warns that such rhetoric from politicians aims to
[00:01:09] create fear and distrust among voters in the election process. We
[00:01:12] truly want to clearly and unequivocally state that no one can find out
[00:01:16] how someone voted on election day, and
[00:01:20] also, citizens will be able to
[00:01:23] very easily educate themselves on how to vote correctly on election day. We
[00:01:26] have been brought into a situation in just the last few election cycles
[00:01:30] where we have to annul elections due to manipulations that we
[00:01:34] discovered at a certain number of polling stations.
[00:01:37] In the public sphere, it is very often
[00:01:40] mentioned that these manipulations are of a much larger scale.
[00:01:43] This is an attempt to have cleaner, more transparent,
[00:01:47] fair elections. The key goal is to strengthen the integrity
[00:01:50] of the electoral process, precisely in the loss of opportunities for
[00:01:53] manipulations on election day. The opposition sees the reason for the resistance
[00:01:57] of a part of the government to new technologies. Almost
[00:02:00] every day they lament and complain
[00:02:03] that new technologies are coming. I think it's immediately
[00:02:07] clear what they've been doing and
[00:02:10] they are aware of what they are losing and what will
[00:02:14] happen differently on October 4th. However, new technologies
[00:02:18] cannot prevent pressure, abuses, or eventual
[00:02:21] vote buying. The coalition "Pod lupom" is therefore already monitoring the activities
[00:02:24] of politicians and noting what they consider a premature
[00:02:27] campaign. Among those reported to CIK is Branislav Borenović
[00:02:31] who responded with a counter report. Premature
[00:02:34] campaign, I didn't even mention elections, October 4th, or
[00:02:38] changes, but I only said what I say every day and
[00:02:41] will say, the government is asleep, do your
[00:02:44] job, we obligated them regarding border
[00:02:48] crossings, they did nothing, we obligated
[00:02:50] them regarding controversial
[00:02:53] diplomas and the publication of diplomas, they did nothing
[00:02:56] and look now, under scrutiny, punishing...
[00:03:00] us because we are talking about it, while CIK rejects numerous complaints from non-governmental
[00:03:03] organizations, the election law considers premature campaigning
[00:03:07] to be paid advertising. Due to incomplete legislation in
[00:03:11] the field of the internet, political
[00:03:13] Mrkonja, and you are watching sports news on communication is increasingly moving to social networks. Politicians' posts,
[00:03:16] direct discussions and communication through so-called
[00:03:19] bots are becoming part of the struggle for voters, especially younger ones.
[00:03:23] Who will now read some sophisticated diplomatic
[00:03:26] stories, and then
[00:03:29] some press releases here and there? They figured out what is,
[00:03:33] as young people say, what is viral, how to reach a young
[00:03:36] person, how to connect with them. While the fight for voters is already ongoing, the Central
[00:03:39] Election Commission is slow to react to complaints, but they clearly state that
[00:03:43] despite all opposition, innovations in voting, the postponement of elections
[00:03:47] scheduled for October
[00:03:56] and DF clubs in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and
[00:04:00] Herzegovina have submitted a request to the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for an assessment
[00:04:04] of the constitutionality of an article of the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska that introduces
[00:04:07] the public display and promotion of flags and
[00:04:11] symbols of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a criminal offense.
[00:04:15] The Constitutional Court of BiH has been requested to issue a temporary measure
[00:04:18] pending a decision on the request. The temporary measure, they point out, is necessary
[00:04:21] to prevent permanent and irreparable damage that
[00:04:25] could arise from the application of the contested legal provision, according to the
[00:04:28] statement.
[00:04:32] "Next week I will come to Sarajevo at the Carriers from Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a protest for Monday in front of
[00:04:36] the headquarters of the European Union Delegation, announced the Logistics Consortium.
[00:04:39] On the same day, at the same time, protests by
[00:04:43] carriers will be held in other Western Balkan countries, all ahead of the European Commission
[00:04:47] session on September 1st, where the main topic
[00:04:50] will be drivers from the Western Balkans. If there is no solution,
[00:04:54] they announced new protests at all border crossings with the European
[00:04:58] Union that are currently planned.
[00:05:00] September 14th, the consortium announces. Carriers from the region
[00:05:04] expect the European Union to offer a concrete solution by September
[00:05:07] 1st for the problem of limited stay of professional drivers in
[00:05:11] the Schengen area. State Minister Edin
[00:05:14] Ford
[00:05:16] also promised the carriers.
[00:05:21] Due to the emission of dark smoke and ash from the Tuzla thermal power plant,
[00:05:25] residents of Bukinje and surrounding settlements went
[00:05:28] out to protest. Elektroprivreda Bosnia and Herzegovina assures
[00:05:32] that they are eliminating technical problems in the system
[00:05:35] of slag and ash transport at block 4, which are
[00:05:38] causing the increase in smoke and ash emissions.
[00:05:43] This is what the table in front of the Čehajić family's house looked
[00:05:46] like yesterday. Esma says that the dust is unbearable and
[00:05:49] endangers their health. We were so covered in that
[00:05:53] dust that it was like some Sahara. We don't even know what color
[00:05:57] it is, there's red, there's yellow. On my
[00:06:00] roof, on the cats, on the boxes and everything, you can see
[00:06:03] different kinds of burning materials.
[00:06:07] Beekeepers have problems because their bees cannot survive in the vicinity of
[00:06:10] the thermal power plant. This current situation with the thermal power plant means that bees
[00:06:13] can no longer survive here, so we had to move
[00:06:17] the beehives, so now everything is empty,
[00:06:20] and these beehives, which are on
[00:06:23] pastures around Požarnica, we cannot bring them home because of this situation.
[00:06:27] To warn of the difficult environmental situation of settlements near
[00:06:30] the thermal power plant, about a hundred citizens gathered today
[00:06:33] in the area of Šićki Brod. They are demanding an urgent reaction from the authorities.
[00:06:37] They say that in addition to adults, children are particularly at risk. We are not
[00:06:40] here today without reason about the quality in this area. Behind us is an elementary
[00:06:44] school, as you can see. For years, parents have been sending their children to elementary
[00:06:48] school where the air is polluted, where the soil is polluted. So, you have
[00:06:52] nothing here that is like in a normal world. The most
[00:06:56] devastating fact is that the children in these schools, therefore,
[00:06:59] have health problems, allergies, respiratory diseases. The gathered residents
[00:07:03] today demanded a reaction first and foremost from the management of the thermal power plant,
[00:07:06] Elektroprivreda and the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry
[00:07:10] of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I contacted, therefore, all international
[00:07:14] organizations, the European Union, and I sent all
[00:07:17] evident proofs, a dossier, even videos, a video database
[00:07:20] and all relevant proofs. People responded
[00:07:23] positively and told us how it is possible that a country in the heart
[00:07:27] of Europe, therefore, allows such ecocide against its
[00:07:30] citizens. This gathering can initiate many processes if we direct
[00:07:34] it in the right sense, which is the responsibility of individuals. No
[00:07:37] individual can be more important, no director of a thermal power plant,
[00:07:41] or whoever, no minister, than all these citizens, than these children who
[00:07:45] should go to school tomorrow, here in the school which is located under
[00:07:48] the chimney. Life in these settlements is unbearable, the residents
[00:07:52] are clear. If there is no reaction, life here will be
[00:07:55] impossible. We are truly endangered to the extreme, to the extreme
[00:07:59] limit, he says, it has gone beyond
[00:08:01] all human normalcy to live here. Elektroprivreda
[00:08:05] announced in a statement that there is a malfunction in block
[00:08:08] 4, and its repair is underway. The malfunction caused
[00:08:12] technical problems in the transport of slag and ash, which reduced
[00:08:16] the efficiency of electrostatic precipitators and increased emissions.
[00:08:19] The situation is difficult because this block is the only one in operation while
[00:08:23] the others are undergoing overhaul. Shutting down block 4 would create a risk for
[00:08:27] the stability of the power system and the continuity of electricity
[00:08:31] production. While dense dark smoke continues to emanate
[00:08:34] from the thermal power plant's chimney, the authorities claim that they have put
[00:08:37] all human and technical capacities into operation to
[00:08:41] resolve this problem. On the other hand, citizens say that this time they will not
[00:08:44] give up. They expect help from European institutions and clearly
[00:08:47] state that human
[00:08:58] and ecological justice is also being waged by the citizens of Mostar, demanding
[00:09:02] the closure of the Uborak landfill. The authorities claim that waste
[00:09:05] is currently not being deposited at the landfill, but only being transshipped and
[00:09:09] transported to other locations.
[00:09:12] Their vines, figs, fruits, vegetables, all that grows here, people have been
[00:09:16] harvesting for their tables for years, and also selling, and right behind their
[00:09:19] fields is Uborak. People wash it, thinking they've
[00:09:23] done something, but it's not healthy at all. Look at this vineyard here,
[00:09:26] how would you, how would you eat this fruit, this
[00:09:30] grape? It's poisoned. If I had somewhere to go, I wouldn't
[00:09:33] live here. That's why agricultural crops are now under scrutiny,
[00:09:37] to determine if they contain traces of heavy metal contamination.
[00:09:41] Samples were taken from places up to about 300 meters from
[00:09:44] Uborak. It's a bit strange that these samples were taken
[00:09:48] almost two months after that
[00:09:51] fire. It cannot be safe for
[00:09:54] use, certainly, because we saw that it was a huge fire,
[00:09:58] plastic was burning, tires were burning, and all of that, of course,
[00:10:01] had to end up on the ground, on fruits, on
[00:10:05] vegetables. While waiting for the results of the analyses, the dispute over Uborak is not
[00:10:08] subsiding. The announcement of renewed waste transshipment led to a blockade of the landfill,
[00:10:12] and then to the detention of residents and activists. Among them was Nedžad, who
[00:10:16] claims that this is no longer just a question of waste, but of life and
[00:10:19] survival. The Federal Inspectorate closed
[00:10:22] the Uborak landfill. Actually, we were there. We were defending
[00:10:25] the law because no activity can be carried
[00:10:29] out at that landfill. But
[00:10:32] we were arrested
[00:10:34] defending the law. However, the court recognized that we did not
[00:10:37] commit any offense, and therefore
[00:10:41] we were acquitted. They warn
[00:10:45] where, they claim, the consequences of the fire have not yet been removed.
[00:10:48] Here, citizens have not been able to open their windows for months. We are suffocating
[00:10:52] every night. You can imagine in these temperatures when you can't open
[00:10:56] a window at night. Mm, every morning the fires are still
[00:10:59] active. You can see the smoke in a few places,
[00:11:02] so we still have smoldering, evaporation of those
[00:11:06] harmful substances, plastic, nylon, and
[00:11:09] similar. But trucks with waste continue to arrive at the landfill. A new plot is
[00:11:12] being planned, and closure is promised. Given that Mostar's waste will
[00:11:15] not be able to be transported to other landfills in Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:11:19] for much longer, the mayor previously stated that until a
[00:11:22] long-term solution is found, waste could be packaged and stored.
[00:11:26] But residents are asking where the end is to a story that has been going on for years, and will
[00:11:29] the saga finally end or
[00:11:41] are warning about drought and high temperatures that have already left
[00:11:45] consequences for agriculture. Corn suffered the most,
[00:11:48] but damages are visible on other
[00:11:51] crops. Smaller yields could mean less animal feed
[00:11:55] and new prices already from autumn. In the
[00:11:58] fields, losses are already being counted. High temperatures and prolonged
[00:12:01] drought particularly affected corn, but damage is
[00:12:05] also noticeable on other field crops and fruits. Where
[00:12:08] there is no irrigation, yields will be significantly lower, while the full
[00:12:12] extent of the damage will only be known at the end of the season. There will be a shortage
[00:12:15] of goods, there will be all goods
[00:12:18] of corn that was harvested in October, here it is for
[00:12:22] silage, it has to be harvested five days
[00:12:25] ago. People started harvesting so that what was left wouldn't burn
[00:12:29] out. So if it had stayed until October 10th, everything would have burned out.
[00:12:32] So they have to harvest it a month earlier to take what
[00:12:35] they can get. And potatoes are not yet being harvested. This early
[00:12:39] variety is being harvested now, it's passed, the early
[00:12:43] a month ago when it started. Now it's a late
[00:12:46] potato. What will happen to it, we will see. It is harvested in
[00:12:50] October. It should be more expensive. There will certainly
[00:12:53] be a shortage of goods, less corn means less food for livestock,
[00:12:57] they say. And when animal feed becomes more expensive or there isn't enough,
[00:13:00] the consequences can spill over into milk and meat production, and into
[00:13:03] the prices consumers pay. The problem will be big because
[00:13:07] neighboring countries have also suffered from drought. There will be a
[00:13:10] shortage of meat, milk, fruits, and vegetables.
[00:13:13] Producers will be left with only a few animals that will eventually fall into the hook
[00:13:17] of a fisherman. That is, for example, the end of a story. Any country that
[00:13:21] does not have food, water, meat, milk as strategic products
[00:13:24] has nothing more to talk about. Citizens are already thinking about what
[00:13:28] awaits them in autumn. They expect food prices to rise,
[00:13:32] most likely they will. Listen, how
[00:13:34] will it? Well, as always.
[00:13:37] That's simple. Prices rise,
[00:13:40] wages rise, pensions are lower, and
[00:13:43] things balance out. What do I know, it will
[00:13:46] certainly, not only drought, but
[00:13:49] also politics. Experts warn that such seasons
[00:13:53] are becoming an increasing challenge for agriculture.
[00:13:55] Climate change brings longer dry periods, so without major
[00:13:59] investments in irrigation, production will be increasingly risky.
[00:14:03] The effects on prices can be significant
[00:14:06] when we look at the extent of the damage, but we must be realistic. In Bosnia and
[00:14:10] Herzegovina, prices are already at an unrealistically high level
[00:14:14] and there is indeed room for traders to reduce
[00:14:17] their own profit, that is, to not
[00:14:21] pass on all these costs to the final customer. In the coming period,
[00:14:24] I... is that our agriculture will need even greater
[00:14:28] help and support, even greater investment,
[00:14:31] investment in irrigation systems, in various
[00:14:34] protective measures that could mitigate the effects of future
[00:14:37] disasters. Farmers are therefore demanding
[00:14:40] concrete state aid. The demand is that due to the consequences
[00:14:43] of the drought, a state of natural disaster be declared so that producers
[00:14:47] can receive support to preserve production. Similar requests
[00:14:51] have been sent previously, but a state of natural disaster has not been declared.
[00:14:57] level of Bosnia and Herzegovina to try to declare a situation so that
[00:15:01] we can save ourselves. Will the drought bring only weaker harvests or
[00:15:04] a new blow to food prices, will be clearer in autumn. For
[00:15:07] farmers, however, there is no dilemma. Without state aid,
[00:15:11] they say, the consequences could be long-term, from reduced
[00:15:22] Plješevica near Bihać currently does not threaten
[00:15:25] the tall coniferous forest. After the rain that fell on
[00:15:28] the fire site, there are no open flames. However, due to the wind,
[00:15:32] the emission of smoke from burning stumps has intensified, which is why
[00:15:35] emergency teams continue to monitor the fire site day and night. For extinguishing
[00:15:39] the fire in the inaccessible part of the fire site, air support from helicopters
[00:15:43] of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and
[00:15:46] Herzegovina was previously requested. The helicopter of the Armed Forces
[00:15:49] today extinguished the fire in the Trebinje area, while the fire in
[00:15:52] the Cazin area was extinguished, so there was no need for the
[00:15:56] helicopter to be sent to that
[00:15:58] area today.
[00:16:02] In the territory of Serbia, 35 open-air fires are currently active,
[00:16:05] while the most demanding situation remains in the Deliblato Sands
[00:16:09] area. So far, there are no burnt objects or human
[00:16:12] casualties, while all settlements have been defended
[00:16:15] from the fire, state the competent institutions. A new fire
[00:16:18] broke out near Vranje and covered about 1 hectare of
[00:16:22] grass, low vegetation, and forest. Its spread has been prevented, but the
[00:16:26] extinguishing is still ongoing. In the fire extinguishing operation in the Deliblato Sands
[00:16:30] after the activation of the European Union's civil protection mechanism,
[00:16:33] helicopters with crews from
[00:16:36] the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as well as ground forces from Romania and
[00:16:40] Germany, were included. Also, a Russian plane is on the ground,
[00:16:43] announced the Serbian Ministry of Interior.
[00:16:44] Srbije.
[00:16:48] A five-year-old girl succumbed to injuries sustained in a serious
[00:16:52] traffic accident in Kraljevo when a car
[00:16:55] swerved off the road and hit a mother of two small
[00:16:59] children on the pedestrian path. The girl was transported
[00:17:02] to the University Children's Clinic in Tiršova in Belgrade after the accident, where she
[00:17:06] died despite the doctors' efforts from the injuries sustained. The other
[00:17:10] child, a one-and-a-half-year-old boy, was also transferred to
[00:17:13] Belgrade with severe head and limb injuries. The children's
[00:17:17] mother was treated for severe injuries at the health center in
[00:17:21] Kraljevo. The driver was arrested. He is a man aged
[00:17:24] 26, who, according to local media,
[00:17:27] did not have a driver's
[00:17:29] license.
[00:17:32] This horrific tragedy could have been prevented. How?
[00:17:36] By taking systemic measures that are otherwise
[00:17:39] foreseen in the traffic safety strategy and in the action plan
[00:17:43] which has, however, expired, but certainly contains measures that should
[00:17:47] have been implemented. As the most important measure, the profession emphasizes traffic
[00:17:50] education and upbringing. Every citizen of this country must go to elementary
[00:17:54] school. If there was an appropriate curriculum in elementary
[00:17:58] schools that would raise the level of
[00:18:01] awareness of children who will then grow up to become
[00:18:04] drivers, this would certainly happen in fewer cases.
[00:18:17] the US and Canada, Trump issued new threats, now he wants to
[00:18:21] rename Lake
[00:18:22] Ontario.
[00:18:28] Iran claims it is ready to respond to expanded US sanctions
[00:18:32] that Washington described as economic D-Day with
[00:18:36] the aim of isolating Tehran and the global economy. US
[00:18:39] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent states that the goal is to issue a final
[00:18:43] warning to all countries in the world to cut their business ties with
[00:18:47] Iran or risk having key companies and entities excluded
[00:18:51] from the dollar-based financial system. The first such
[00:18:53] exclusion could happen later this
[00:18:57] week.
[00:19:00] The war with Iran, which according to Donald Trump's plans was supposed to be
[00:19:03] over in a few weeks, has not ended six months later.
[00:19:07] And Washington continues with threats that since March
[00:19:10] have ranged from the erasure of a civilization to
[00:19:14] the latest one they called D-Day for the Iranian
[00:19:17] economy. The US is threatening sanctions not only
[00:19:21] against Iran, but also against foreign banks, companies, and intermediaries
[00:19:25] that continue to do business with Iran. This potentially
[00:19:28] affects Chinese, Turkish, Qatari, and other
[00:19:31] firms. These are not UN sanctions; these are not
[00:19:34] multilateral sanctions. We call on all parties to fully engage in
[00:19:38] negotiations and mediation led by Qatar and Pakistan, along with
[00:19:42] other regional actors. We believe this is the only way out of
[00:19:45] this crisis. However, the greatest fear is of
[00:19:48] China's reaction. Beijing, which imports 80% of Iranian
[00:19:52] oil, has already announced that any sanctions would be illegal
[00:19:55] and that it will do everything to protect its
[00:19:58] interests. It is unclear how far the US
[00:20:02] administration is prepared to go in that direction, especially considering
[00:20:06] that President Trump plans a new
[00:20:07] meeting
[00:20:10] at the end of September. Between the US and China, there is currently
[00:20:13] a very sensitive trade truce, and a move against
[00:20:17] a large Chinese bank that would cut it off from
[00:20:20] the international financial system could
[00:20:23] seriously damage those relations. In Iran, however,
[00:20:27] they are confident that they can withstand new sanctions. We have been under
[00:20:30] sanctions for 47 years. Now
[00:20:33] we have closed the Strait of Hormuz for six months, for six months we have been...
[00:20:45] This will not affect our friends and partners; these are our
[00:20:49] allies. And they have passed their test, thank God,
[00:20:53] they stood by our country, and their interests are tied to our
[00:20:56] country. An oil tanker was hit on Tuesday
[00:21:00] by an unidentified projectile at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
[00:21:04] It is not yet known who hit the ship. According to
[00:21:07] available information, only two merchant ships
[00:21:11] managed to pass through
[00:21:20] US President Donald Trump threatened on his social media
[00:21:24] that he could rename Lake Ontario to Lake
[00:21:28] America amidst new trade tensions between the US
[00:21:31] and Canada. The Canadian government decided not to respond
[00:21:35] to such Trump's posts. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc
[00:21:39] said that a few months ago they decided to ignore
[00:21:42] the daily posts of the American president and his
[00:21:45] ministers on social
[00:21:47] networks.
[00:21:51] British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, during his visit to Ukraine,
[00:21:54] announced the licensing for the production of British
[00:21:58] weapons in Ukraine. On this and what this could mean for the production
[00:22:02] of American weapons in Ukraine, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
[00:22:05] of Kyiv Independent, Oleksiy Sorokin,
[00:22:08] spoke to N1. Watch the full
[00:22:11] interview on our website.
[00:22:13] air defense systems and missiles
[00:22:20] for for those systems are
[00:22:23] produced exclusively in the US and only the US can grant
[00:22:27] licensing for Ukraine to produce those missiles right?
[00:22:31] what uh the UK did actually is is a
[00:22:34] really good positive step because they provided us with the
[00:22:37] blueprint to produce the scalp or storm shadow
[00:22:41] missile which would probably serve as a
[00:22:44] good step and a good example for the Americans that the Ukrainians can be
[00:22:48] trusted with high...
[00:23:03] A severe storm hit parts of southern France. Footage from the village
[00:23:06] of Vèrze shows a tornado that formed and swirled above
[00:23:10] the area. At least 41 people were injured in the storm,
[00:23:12] while about 2,800 households were left without
[00:23:16] electricity. The storm caused significant material damage. Some
[00:23:20] houses were damaged and partially destroyed, while strong winds
[00:23:23] knocked down trees and destroyed
[00:23:27] vegetation. The French meteorological service had previously issued
[00:23:30] a warning due to severe thunderstorms.
[00:23:33] nevremena.
[00:23:38] At least 35,000 people have died across Europe
[00:23:42] due to a series of unprecedented heatwaves that hit the continent
[00:23:45] this summer. However, experts warn that the real
[00:23:49] toll will be drastically higher, as current data only covers
[00:23:53] half of European countries and still does not include final
[00:23:56] statistics for August. In Germany, France, and Spain alone,
[00:24:00] more than 25,000 so-called excess
[00:24:03] deaths were recorded. Germany was hit hardest, with an estimated
[00:24:06] 14,000 victims,
[00:24:09] making this summer the deadliest in the country's history
[00:24:12] in terms of heat. Although high temperatures are rarely
[00:24:16] a direct cause of death, they drastically worsen existing chronic
[00:24:20] cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, scientists
[00:24:23] appeal again and remind that climate change is the main culprit for
[00:24:27] such weather extremes becoming our increasingly frequent
[00:24:30] and dangerous
[00:24:32] daily life.
[00:24:38] On this day 34 years ago, the Sarajevo City Hall was set on fire.
[00:24:42] On the night of August 25th
[00:24:44] to 26th, 1992, the army of
[00:24:48] the Republika Srpska began shelling and systematically
[00:24:51] burning the then headquarters of the National and University
[00:24:55] Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A large part of the
[00:24:58] invaluable book and archival collection was lost in the fire. The management
[00:25:02] and employees of Nuba want to return to their original premises, so they
[00:25:06] submitted a petition today to the city administration of Sarajevo.
[00:25:10] On the night between August 25th and
[00:25:12] 26th,
[00:25:16] 1992, the City Hall was in flames,
[00:25:20] irrevocably destroying a large library collection
[00:25:24] of the National and University Library with about 2
[00:25:27] million units. By burning this library and
[00:25:30] the Oriental Institute, they wanted to
[00:25:33] erase, destroy the collective memory,
[00:25:36] the cultural and historical identity of the state of Bosnia and
[00:25:40] Herzegovina and Bosniaks. That was the goal, the target was not
[00:25:43] the building, but the content in this
[00:25:47] building, those are books. One of seven.
[00:25:50] Institutions of Culture of state importance that does not have a solved financing
[00:25:53] issue is the National and University Library
[00:25:57] of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 34 years after
[00:26:00] the burning of the city hall, at the request of citizens, it launched a
[00:26:04] petition for the preservation of cultural heritage and finding
[00:26:07] a permanent solution for its future. From the beginning of
[00:26:11] my mandate, my last mandate, as a councilwoman of the city council, as deputy
[00:26:14] chairperson of the city council, I voted for the council initiative
[00:26:18] that demands the return
[00:26:21] of the library to the city hall. I remained
[00:26:24] on that course until today. The National Library
[00:26:28] in every country is one of the most important
[00:26:31] symbols. its statehood, so we have a complex
[00:26:34] situation, we are not fighting only for books and
[00:26:38] libraries, but by fighting for them, we are also fighting
[00:26:41] for the status of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for its
[00:26:45] statehood, now what I already said, it is
[00:26:49] time for the gentlemen who decide these matters to understand
[00:26:52] that there are greater values than profit.
[00:26:55] The need for a permanent solution to the status of this
[00:26:58] institution, its return to the City Hall, was emphasized by the mechanism of
[00:27:02] a stable financing model from the budget of the founder and
[00:27:05] owner of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The signatories
[00:27:09] of the petition come from 21 countries. Along with
[00:27:12] the signatures, a large number of comments of support were collected,
[00:27:16] testifying to the importance that the National and University Library of Bosnia
[00:27:29] necessary approvals from the competent institutions in Bosnia and
[00:27:32] Herzegovina for the acquisition of N1 new in Bosnia and
[00:27:36] Herzegovina, announced Pedro Vargas David, owner and
[00:27:39] general director of Alpak Kapital. He stated that it is
[00:27:42] an important strategic investment, part of the long-term vision
[00:27:46] for the development of media business throughout Southeast Europe.
[00:27:49] He expects that the remaining steps necessary for the
[00:27:52] formalization of the transaction will be completed in the coming days. In
[00:27:56] the statement, he emphasized the importance of media independence and
[00:27:59] professional journalism and announced a clear pro-European
[00:28:03] orientation based on, as he pointed out, the values of
[00:28:06] democracy, the rule of law, media freedom,
[00:28:09] institutional responsibility, and European integration.
[00:28:13] He assessed that the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina is deeply connected with
[00:28:16] the future of its media and stated that high ethical and
[00:28:20] journalistic standards of independent editorial staff without political interference,
[00:28:23] financially stable media companies represent
[00:28:27] the foundation of the success of democratic societies. It was announced that
[00:28:30] Amir Zukić was re-appointed to head the news program of
[00:28:34] N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Dželila Mizdrak to head
[00:28:38] Nova BH. Vargas David added that the goal is not to change
[00:28:41] the identity of successful local media brands, but to
[00:28:45] provide them with additional resources, technological support, international
[00:28:48] expertise, and new opportunities for growth and development.
[00:28:52] Read more on the N1info.Ba
[00:28:53] portal.