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[00:00:00] I hope
[00:00:19] Good afternoon, dear viewers, you are watching N1
[00:00:21] info.
[00:00:26] The fire on Čvrsnica is still active, Croatia has approved the use of two Canadairs.
[00:00:32] Miners of the Kakanj brown coal mine are in labor disobedience after the repeated
[00:00:36] suspension of health
[00:00:37] booklet verification.
[00:00:40] Trump threatens the European Union due to plans for Canada to become an associated
[00:00:44] member. The Canadian Prime Minister addressed the European
[00:00:46] Parliament.
[00:00:51] The fire that has been active for several days in the Blidinje Nature Park
[00:00:55] has flared up again and engulfed part of the forest. The spread of the fire is favored by strong
[00:00:59] winds and a prolonged drought, and family houses and cottages are only
[00:01:02] 100 to 200 meters from the fire site. Due to
[00:01:05] the inaccessible terrain, extinguishing by ground forces is currently
[00:01:09] not possible, it was announced earlier by the operational center of civil protection
[00:01:14] speech of of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. All available firefighting forces from Jablanica and
[00:01:18] neighboring towns and municipalities have been engaged in extinguishing the fire,
[00:01:21] the fire continues to spread. Air extinguishing is being assisted by
[00:01:24] an air-tractor helicopter of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and
[00:01:28] Herzegovina, and the Government of the Republic of Croatia has approved the use of two
[00:01:31] Canadairs to provide humanitarian aid to Bosnia and
[00:01:34] Herzegovina.
[00:01:38] Two injured in the fire at the nursing home in Lukavac are in critical condition. One
[00:01:42] patient is on a respirator. A patient with initials OH, born in
[00:01:45] 1948, suffered severe
[00:01:48] burns, combined with inhalation burns. The patient is
[00:01:52] intubated and on mechanical ventilation. Another patient
[00:01:55] with initials MO suffered facial and body burns.
[00:01:59] The general condition of both patients is serious. The fire broke out last night in one of
[00:02:02] the nursing homes in the Lukavac area. All competent
[00:02:06] services are on the ground and
[00:02:07] the still current topics in Bosnia and the circumstances and cause of the
[00:02:10] fire are being investigated.
[00:02:16] After the suspension of health booklet verification, the miners of the Kakanj Brown Coal Mine
[00:02:20] are still in labor disobedience. The RMU
[00:02:23] Kakanj union demands a check of the legality of the actions taken towards the workers
[00:02:27] of this company by the Health Insurance Institute
[00:02:30] of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, which has reactivated the decision to make it impossible
[00:02:34] to verify health booklets for miners from this canton. We remind you,
[00:02:38] the debts of the coal mines in Zenica, Breza and Kakanj to the Health
[00:02:41] Insurance Institute for unpaid health contributions
[00:02:44] exceed 175 million
[00:02:47] convertible
[00:02:48] marks.
[00:02:52] The Canton Sarajevo Health Workers' Union and the basic trade
[00:02:55] union organizations of the University Clinical Center in Sarajevo pointed out numerous
[00:02:59] irregularities in the work of the management, especially in connection with the rulebook on work
[00:03:03] and the collective agreement, as
[00:03:05] could read and hear at they state, the management of the Clinical Center does not respond to their letters and
[00:03:08] there is a lack of social dialogue and involvement of trade unions in important
[00:03:11] issues, they pointed out problems with work organization,
[00:03:14] overtime work and compensation, as well as the relocation of employees to other
[00:03:18] organizational units, particularly highlighting the lack of staff,
[00:03:22] increased employee workload and possible consequences for patient
[00:03:26] safety. The union announced that if such practices continue,
[00:03:30] they could submit documentation to the court as part of a judicial
[00:03:33] procedure. Overtime work in the
[00:03:36] clinical center is paid
[00:03:40] in a lump sum uh not in all clinics
[00:03:44] depending on the head
[00:03:47] of the clinic
[00:03:49] property, first of all, let's due to the lack of employees, which is
[00:03:52] evident, due to
[00:03:55] the systematization with which a sufficient number of staff
[00:03:58] of all profiles in
[00:04:01] healthcare in the clinical center is
[00:04:05] undeniable that excess hours are accrued
[00:04:08] and
[00:04:10] simply that work must be verified,
[00:04:13] recorded and
[00:04:15] paid,
[00:04:18] I must say that simply in our institution
[00:04:22] we have union members who have been working
[00:04:25] for over 20, 30 years who are not recognized
[00:04:29] as... staff who have completed faculties, we had
[00:04:32] an agreement that this would be recognized, but it is not
[00:04:36] happening, mm, the management's consent
[00:04:39] existed, but there are always some people who
[00:04:42] obstruct it, I must say that our staff teaches
[00:04:46] at universities, they are not recognized in that
[00:04:48] institution.
[00:04:51] The Health Insurance Institute of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
[00:04:55] is hosting a conference dedicated to the future of healthcare, at
[00:04:58] which sustainable financing, prevention, and challenges facing
[00:05:02] the healthcare system are being discussed. The goal is to open up space for the exchange
[00:05:05] of experiences and finding solutions that would contribute to long-term
[00:05:09] quality healthcare. The conference concluded that...
[00:05:12] that a stable and functional healthcare system requires
[00:05:15] adequate funding and long-term planning, although the
[00:05:18] departure of doctors is a problem that is present in various parts of Bosnia and
[00:05:22] Herzegovina, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton,
[00:05:25] it is currently, as announced, not so pronounced, but the need
[00:05:29] for additional investments in healthcare remains one of the important
[00:05:32] challenges.
[00:05:35] Precisely because the market is now liberalized and
[00:05:39] they have a much simpler possibility of leaving, like all other workers. But of course,
[00:05:43] this is perhaps most felt when it comes to healthcare staff,
[00:05:46] primarily doctors, this, for now we do not have
[00:05:49] alarming indicators when we talk about our county, but
[00:05:53] it is definitely one of the potential problems
[00:05:56] since, as I said, young people are looking for a better
[00:05:59] opportunity for themselves, we are aware that the current method of
[00:06:03] healthcare financing is not sufficient for them to have such
[00:06:07] conditions, primarily material in some part and working conditions,
[00:06:10] so that they can be completely satisfied and do not need to look for another
[00:06:14] alternative,
[00:06:17] it is true that we have three hospitals, we have
[00:06:20] so many health centers, I can responsibly say that in our
[00:06:24] canton, there are 20% more
[00:06:27] employees in healthcare per capita
[00:06:30] than in all other cantons of this country. That is
[00:06:34] our problem. Here, the director of the institute said,
[00:06:37] that is, how difficult the financial situation is, but he
[00:06:40] also said that we are not the only ones in such a situation, but
[00:06:44] given what I said, that is, on the one
[00:06:47] hand, it justifies this
[00:06:50] current state of financial healthcare
[00:06:51] system.
[00:06:55] The cantonal government is responsible for the
[00:06:57] construction and equipping of our health institutions
[00:07:01] for almost 50 million convertible marks, but
[00:07:04] today we are at a moment when we are actually proud of everything we have
[00:07:07] built, we have today a hospital of European
[00:07:10] standards, our university. Clinical hospital is no longer a hospital
[00:07:14] for three cantons, but a hospital for the entire
[00:07:17] region.
[00:07:20] The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has initiated the process of drafting a new
[00:07:23] development strategy until 2034.
[00:07:26] The goal is to define key priorities to be financed by public money
[00:07:30] through broad consultations with experts at all levels of government
[00:07:33] in the next six months. Officials say that the new strategy should not
[00:07:37] be just another wish list, but a concrete plan
[00:07:41] with clear deadlines. secured
[00:07:43] funds.
[00:07:46] It is a key horizontal,
[00:07:49] multi-sectoral document that determines
[00:07:52] social consensus and development priorities in the next
[00:07:56] planning period. Um, the strategy itself
[00:08:00] uh is here to bring
[00:08:03] concrete changes, uh, betterment for the lives of citizens
[00:08:06] in the period until 2034
[00:08:10] and the Federal Institute for Development Programming is
[00:08:14] an institution that coordinates the process that will ensure
[00:08:18] that the document is prepared in accordance with
[00:08:21] the legal framework responsibly, transparently and involving all
[00:08:25] stakeholders. I believe it is very important that today
[00:08:28] there are people here who have both the competence, knowledge and opportunities
[00:08:31] to initiate uh today
[00:08:35] activities so that through the formation of an expert group we can come
[00:08:38] up with a draft strategy when it says: what will be in it,
[00:08:42] I cannot say, nor can
[00:08:45] Director Kovač, because mm we might have some
[00:08:49] of our own priorities, but that's what we need to talk about today, to compete for those projects,
[00:08:52] to set them up so that we can then
[00:08:56] create a document that will be accessible to everyone, just
[00:08:59] as the previous ones were accessible, and it will be very simple to see what
[00:09:03] was not
[00:09:05] implemented.
[00:09:09] The Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina today handed out the first
[00:09:13] solutions to citizens who have been approved a VAT refund for the purchase
[00:09:16] of their first property. The Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority
[00:09:20] Zoran Tegeltija announced that the funds would be paid to users
[00:09:23] already the next day after receiving
[00:09:26] the solution. Tegeltija stated that as of yesterday, the Indirect
[00:09:30] Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina received a total of
[00:09:32] 1453 requests for VAT refund on the first
[00:09:36] property. Of that number, the Tuzla regional center received
[00:09:40] 682 requests or...
[00:09:42] 46.25%,
[00:09:44] Sarajevo 382 requests or
[00:09:47] 26.29%, Banja Luka
[00:09:50] 281 request or
[00:09:53] 19.34%,
[00:09:56] while the Mostar regional center received
[00:09:58] 118 requests, which is 8.12%.
[00:10:11] In his address to the Parliament, Canadian Prime Minister
[00:10:15] Mark Carney called for the creation of a new alliance for
[00:10:18] the future between Canada and the European Union to strengthen collective resilience
[00:10:22] in conditions of geopolitical turmoil and economic pressures.
[00:10:26] Carney proposed deepening cooperation in the areas of critical minerals,
[00:10:29] artificial intelligence, energy security, defense and education,
[00:10:33] emphasizing that the goal of the alliance is not to create a new power
[00:10:36] bloc.
[00:10:39] We do not want to rule over others.
[00:10:43] On the contrary, we want to achieve
[00:10:45] resilience so that no one can gain
[00:10:49] control over our open markets, threaten
[00:10:52] our sovereignty, threaten territorial integrity
[00:10:55] or undermine our freedoms, democracy or the rule of law,
[00:10:59] and these reasons in conjunction with
[00:11:02] our latent hard power mean that
[00:11:06] we can help create
[00:11:09] a new, just, stable and prosperous
[00:11:12] world
[00:11:13] order.
[00:11:22] Europe has never been afraid of... forging new
[00:11:25] parts, creating, if I can use this in in your presence
[00:11:29] mark, new frontiers, and
[00:11:32] if you look at the European parliament, first of all, today with the reaction
[00:11:35] of what the prime minister said in his
[00:11:39] the members in the house, very much
[00:11:43] welcoming the subjects
[00:11:44] raised.
[00:11:48] US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with new
[00:11:52] high tariffs if Canada becomes an associated member of the union. Trump
[00:11:55] called such a possibility ridiculous and stated that he could
[00:11:59] consider it a hostile act. He warned that the
[00:12:02] US could impose high tariffs or suspend
[00:12:06] trade with Europe in certain sectors in response, accusing Canada
[00:12:09] of being a bad trading partner.
[00:12:25] they do that, if I think it's an all hostal act, I will put very
[00:12:28] serious tariffs or stop trading with
[00:12:31] Europe on many things, so if they do that, if
[00:12:35] Europe does that with a bad intention, if it's a good
[00:12:38] intention, that's fine, if it's a bad
[00:12:40] intention,
[00:12:46] While a resolution of relations with allies in Europe is awaited, the American
[00:12:49] president stated that Iran directly addressed Washington to reach
[00:12:53] an agreement and that he hopes for a speedy end to the war, which is entering its seventh month.
[00:12:57] Trump will discuss post-war plans in New York with leaders
[00:13:01] of Persian Gulf countries, while tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue.
[00:13:05] Meanwhile, the UN mission announced that it has reasonable
[00:13:08] suspicions that the US was responsible for attacks on a school and sports
[00:13:12] facility in Iran in February, which constitutes a war crime. The UN also states
[00:13:16] that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the
[00:13:19] brutal suppression of anti-government
[00:13:22] protests.
[00:13:25] In the Gaza Strip, attacks and violations of the truce continue. In the settlement
[00:13:29] of Sheikh Radwan, a fifteen-year-old boy was killed by a drone while he
[00:13:32] was trying to save an injured person. In Gaza City,
[00:13:36] 21 people died in the collapse of the Al-Saad building
[00:13:39] after the attack, while on the West Bank, more Palestinians were hospitalized
[00:13:43] after attacks by Israeli forces. At the same time, on the eve of the UN
[00:13:46] General Assembly, the US extended visa sanctions
[00:13:50] to officials of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation
[00:13:53] Organization due to initiating
[00:13:55] proceedings before the International Criminal Court and seeking unilateral
[00:13:58] recognition of the state. President Mahmoud Abbas was again denied
[00:14:02] a visa to come to New
[00:14:03] York.
[00:14:13] Palestine from being center and front in the United
[00:14:16] Nations and in the deliberations, but more importantly we need
[00:14:20] to see the war to stop, the illegal
[00:14:23] occupation. start the process of evacuating and
[00:14:27] peace to take place through the two states solution formula, which
[00:14:31] there is global
[00:14:32] consensus.
[00:14:41] For the rest of the news, let's also look at the weather
[00:14:43] forecast.
[00:14:46] Greetings, dear viewers, a change in weather has arrived, clouds are approaching
[00:14:50] from the northwest, there is already rain in the western
[00:14:53] part of Bosnia. The weather conditions have changed because a frontal disturbance
[00:14:57] is moving over us, it has destabilized
[00:15:00] the atmosphere, precipitation will spread from the northwest and west
[00:15:03] to - over the central
[00:15:07] regions of Bosnia, the northern part, as well as to the east,
[00:15:10] we expect that by the end of the day in Herzegovina it will still remain
[00:15:13] mostly dry, a northern wind has already started blowing in the northern
[00:15:17] parts of Bosnia, elsewhere a southwest
[00:15:21] wind continues to blow, all of which then affects the temperatures, which are certainly
[00:15:24] v... towards the south up to 32 we expect in the Herzegovina region where it will
[00:15:28] remain dry, elsewhere these are still lower values in Bosnia,
[00:15:32] mostly from 24 to
[00:15:35] 29, tomorrow there will still be frequent
[00:15:38] rain, showers with thunder which in some parts of Bosnia
[00:15:42] can be more pronounced, these instabilities will spill over
[00:15:46] into Saturday, only on Sunday we actually expect
[00:15:49] a gradual decrease
[00:15:50] in cloudiness.
[00:15:53] That's all for this news overview, all current events are available on n1info.Ba, thank you for
[00:15:57] your attention.
[00:16:29] And what is changing today in American policy towards Bosnia
[00:16:33] and Herzegovina, how important could that change be for the future
[00:16:37] of our country. A few days ago, the American Congress discussed lifting
[00:16:40] sanctions against Milorad Dodik, the southern interconnector,
[00:16:44] state property and the future of the OHR. Some warn that
[00:16:47] the Trump administration, through these moves, politically strengthens Dodik
[00:16:51] and weakens the state institutions of Bosnia and
[00:16:54] Herzegovina, while from his administration comes a completely different
[00:16:57] explanation that the time of American imposition of solutions
[00:17:01] is over and that responsibility should be returned to domestic
[00:17:04] politicians. At the same time, today before the Senate comes the candidate for
[00:17:08] the new American ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. So what is actually
[00:17:11] happening in Washington and what is the new American
[00:17:15] calculus for Bosnia and Herzegovina. We will discuss this in the continuation. In the
[00:17:19] studio, I am joined by American analyst Kurt
[00:17:22] Bassiner, one of the founders of the Democratization Policy
[00:17:26] Council initiative. Good morning, thank you very much for being
[00:17:29] here. Good morning, thank you for inviting me. Let's
[00:17:33] start with the congressional hearing that happened a few days ago, which
[00:17:37] certainly attracted a lot of attention in the
[00:17:41] domestic public, given
[00:17:44] Herzegovina, let's start with Milorad Dodik and
[00:17:48] sanctions, given that we could hear very directly
[00:17:52] the explanation that his behavior
[00:17:55] after the sanctions has not
[00:17:58] changed, how do you read all that discussion,
[00:18:01] everything we heard, so on the one hand the request for...
[00:18:05] tracking those sanctions, on the other hand
[00:18:07] and the justification of the Trump
[00:18:11] administration for lifting them.
[00:18:24] Several members of Congress stated that
[00:18:28] Dodik had already
[00:18:30] violated
[00:18:33] the principles for which
[00:18:37] those sanctions were
[00:18:38] imposed,
[00:18:41] that there is a basis to re-impose
[00:18:45] them, but this
[00:18:48] administration says that
[00:18:51] the sanctions were lifted because he withdrew
[00:18:55] anti-Dayton laws last
[00:18:57] year, but
[00:19:00] since then, since October,
[00:19:04] Dodik has... "If he hasn't maintained, then he
[00:19:08] has gone further in his rhetoric, so
[00:19:12] I don't think that sound logic
[00:19:16] stands
[00:19:18] behind the explanation of this new
[00:19:21] administration, why sanctions
[00:19:25] were lifted and
[00:19:28] why they may not be
[00:19:31] re-imposed. What Mr. Lawton said in
[00:19:35] Congress was not
[00:19:38] convincing to me, especially when he was asked if he would re-impose sanctions,
[00:19:42] Mr.
[00:19:45] Lawton did not commit that it was possible, on the other
[00:19:49] hand, congressmen
[00:19:52] reminded him of the law that Congress
[00:19:55] adopted at the end of 2025, which actually
[00:19:58] envisioned sanctions for actors who threaten peace and
[00:20:02] stability in the Western Balkans.
[00:20:05] If that is the correct interpretation of that law,
[00:20:08] then can it happen that the executive branch in
[00:20:11] America, in the state from which you come, and Congress on the other hand, find
[00:20:15] themselves in direct conflict over Dodik
[00:20:19] and in the period ahead
[00:20:22] of us, it can happen that
[00:20:26] they conflict, I think
[00:20:28] there is already a difference
[00:20:31] of opinion that is obvious.
[00:20:34] And now,
[00:20:38] we will see
[00:20:39] today
[00:20:43] when Mr. Johnson
[00:20:45] appears before
[00:20:48] Congress, whether the same question will appear before
[00:20:52] a larger number of congressmen regarding
[00:20:55] this issue, it should, but
[00:20:59] we'll see. On the list of what needs to be done
[00:21:01] and
[00:21:04] about what
[00:21:06] can
[00:21:10] be clashed in Congress where
[00:21:12] there will eventually be more Democrats after
[00:21:15] these November
[00:21:19] elections, we will definitely hear this story again,
[00:21:23] but the only question is
[00:21:26] how much the administration of the president
[00:21:29] will push
[00:21:32] its agenda,
[00:21:35] it is clear to me that the current
[00:21:39] administration does not want and will not
[00:21:42] re-impose sanctions on Dodik, mhm, uh, they
[00:21:45] said that they still retain that... instrument that they will use
[00:21:49] if they assess that
[00:21:53] someone has threatened stability or American
[00:21:57] interests. Now, you are someone who knows very well
[00:22:00] the situation in the United States of America, but also in Bosnia and
[00:22:04] Herzegovina, where you have lived for over twenty years,
[00:22:06] what would you say, considering
[00:22:09] uh the situation in both countries, what could possibly be the move
[00:22:12] of either Dodik or any of the actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:22:16] for American sanctions to be reconsidered
[00:22:20] again? I don't
[00:22:22] know.
[00:22:29] I think that Dodik currently feels
[00:22:32] untouchable,
[00:22:35] that is, that he will go unpunished, so
[00:22:38] I really don't know what would have to happen,
[00:22:42] um, that is, what anti-Dayton
[00:22:45] move he would have to make for sanctions to be
[00:22:49] reconsidered again. "Will he eventually put police
[00:22:52] on the border between the entities
[00:22:56] or declare independence? Will that be the move that will
[00:22:59] reopen the discussion on imposing
[00:23:03] sanctions?"
[00:23:04] Lui Krišok, who is
[00:23:08] currently acting high
[00:23:11] representative is a person who has only
[00:23:13] warned
[00:23:16] all parties
[00:23:20] in
[00:23:20] terms of
[00:23:25] the activities they undertake, but
[00:23:28] no sanction, as a serious sanction that should
[00:23:32] be imposed for anti-Dayton actions was
[00:23:36] not considered, as far as I know, yes, the instrument
[00:23:40] exists,
[00:23:45] will the Treasury Department re-impose
[00:23:48] those sanctions? "I don't know if they have red
[00:23:52] lines or if it's
[00:23:55] something that requires calling the White House and getting their
[00:23:59] approval before re-imposing sanctions, yes,
[00:24:03] uh in the report of the Democrats, Dodik
[00:24:06] was not much different from somehow
[00:24:09] from the energy projects that await
[00:24:12] us in that sense, certainly of American
[00:24:15] interest, we are talking about the southern
[00:24:18] interconnector. Furthermore, Keating
[00:24:21] warned of possible broader political trade-offs,
[00:24:25] citing a politically strengthened Dodik, a weakened
[00:24:28] OHR and American interest in the southern interconnector, as something
[00:24:31] that could create particular pressure on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:24:35] regarding the issue of state
[00:24:39] address that, how serious do you think that scenario is?
[00:24:42] mhm,
[00:24:49] I'm not sure I get the... I don't see a direct
[00:24:52] connection there,
[00:24:55] the southern
[00:24:57] interconnector should pass only through
[00:25:00] the Federation. The law has been adopted, but as far
[00:25:03] as I know, the contract has not been signed
[00:25:07] and it should have been signed
[00:25:10] at the same time as the
[00:25:14] amendments to the law were adopted, as far as I know, it hasn't. The contract
[00:25:17] with the contractor has also not been
[00:25:21] signed,
[00:25:26] I know that we also need to work with the
[00:25:29] Croatian side, but of course state
[00:25:33] property must be utilized,
[00:25:36] if we want to see, that is, if they want to see
[00:25:39] that gas pipeline built,
[00:25:43] but it has been clear for years that
[00:25:47] Milorad Dodik is focused
[00:25:50] on state property,
[00:25:54] that he also received Vučić's support,
[00:25:58] that his eyes are constantly
[00:26:01] fixed on state property, because he
[00:26:04] wants to dispose of and eventually
[00:26:07] sell uh state property and everyone wants
[00:26:10] to play and be involved
[00:26:13] in this game, not only Dodik, but it seems
[00:26:17] that only Dodik would be at the top of that pyramid, but
[00:26:21] no, there are many others who
[00:26:24] want to invest to extract
[00:26:27] profit from Bosnia and Herzegovina based on
[00:26:31] solving the problem. of state, under quotes, the problem
[00:26:34] of state
[00:26:35] property.
[00:26:39] In the Congress
[00:26:43] report, we said that this is a constitutional
[00:26:45] issue. And we said that the
[00:26:49] 5 + 2 condition for closing the OHR
[00:26:52] was always a too low
[00:26:55] bar for closing the OHR, because in
[00:26:59] fact, if you remove EUFOR and OHR. "you
[00:27:02] no longer have the instruments to
[00:27:05] implement and ensure
[00:27:08] the Dayton
[00:27:11] agreement,
[00:27:14] if you don't have that, then you must have another
[00:27:17] operating system, so either state property
[00:27:21] will remain
[00:27:23] state until
[00:27:27] the moment you don't have a more democratic
[00:27:31] government." and a more responsible government,
[00:27:35] Dodik wants that Pandora's box
[00:27:39] to be opened, but he is certainly not the only one who
[00:27:42] wants that. There are domestic
[00:27:45] and foreign actors who see their interest there who
[00:27:49] want state property to be
[00:27:52] devolved. to the entity level and even
[00:27:56] lower. And that's a reason for
[00:28:00] concern.
[00:28:03] that uh members
[00:28:06] of PIC and the European Union uh
[00:28:10] show a firm stance on this issue, but I haven't seen them
[00:28:13] do it so far. Yes, quite a few congressmen
[00:28:17] talked about possible pressure even on
[00:28:20] the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to
[00:28:24] accept the solution for state property that will be
[00:28:27] in favor of what the entity, Republic of
[00:28:30] Srpska, has been advocating for many years. However, the issue
[00:28:34] of state property was not the only segment that was
[00:28:37] discussed and warned about when
[00:28:40] talking about the southern interconnection when
[00:28:44] it comes to the ties between the company and
[00:28:47] the Trump administration. What is somehow
[00:28:51] the most important thing we could hear in the discussion as
[00:28:55] an explanation?
[00:29:04] In Kucinich's report, you
[00:29:07] the hearing
[00:29:09] that
[00:29:13] there is a lot of information
[00:29:16] that is publicly known that
[00:29:20] the company itself
[00:29:23] was founded shortly
[00:29:27] after
[00:29:29] it was announced that America has an interest in
[00:29:33] creating that interconnection
[00:29:35] that BiH gas
[00:29:39] is excluded from that project
[00:29:43] uh with Bechtel who was also interested
[00:29:46] in participating in that project, now it's not even
[00:29:49] clear who will do what,
[00:29:51] but
[00:29:56] it was seen in the papers that there is a connection
[00:30:00] between Trump's interests and...
[00:30:10] but it is clear to me from
[00:30:12] the report
[00:30:15] that, based on previous
[00:30:18] policy, this is a big
[00:30:20] deviation.
[00:30:24] The US has supported this
[00:30:28] project for some time. And that...
[00:30:33] At first, it was supposed to be part of
[00:30:37] the Adriatic gas pipeline,
[00:30:40] then it wasn't,
[00:30:41] then
[00:30:45] to move away from all of that to a company
[00:30:49] that was founded immediately
[00:30:51] after the adoption of amendments to the
[00:30:55] law
[00:30:57] on gas pipelines and