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[00:00:19] Good afternoon, you are watching N1 info
[00:00:21] event
[00:00:26] of the day. General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina have begun, polling stations are open, citizens
[00:00:29] of Novo Vlasti. are voting for the first time with the help of new
[00:00:31] technologies.
[00:00:34] The beginning of the election day did not go without difficulties in
[00:00:38] several locations, the beginning of voting was postponed due to technical
[00:00:41] problems with devices for scanning ballots.
[00:00:44] The German Chancellor is on an unannounced
[00:00:47] visit to Kyiv, promising
[00:00:50] additional aid
[00:00:51] to Ukraine.
[00:00:56] Bosnia and Herzegovina today elects a new government for the next four years. Polling
[00:01:00] stations across the country opened at 7 o'clock, and citizens will vote until 7 PM
[00:01:04] for members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representatives in the state and
[00:01:08] federal parliament, the president
[00:01:11] because it's um also a and vice presidents of the Republika Srpska, deputies in the National Assembly
[00:01:13] of the Republika Srpska and representatives in cantonal assemblies. More than
[00:01:17] 3.4 million voters are registered in the central voter list,
[00:01:21] while among the 7028 certified candidates, a total of 518 mandate
[00:01:25] holders are elected. 5,562
[00:01:28] polling stations were formed, these are the first elections
[00:01:32] in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are conducted with the use of biometric
[00:01:35] voter identification, ballot scanners, as well as with
[00:01:39] rapid transmission of election results. According to the information
[00:01:42] collected so far, municipal and city election commissions accredited
[00:01:46] about 25,000 observers of political
[00:01:48] entities, and it is estimated that a total of about
[00:01:52] 30,000
[00:01:53] observers will monitor the elections.
[00:01:56] By 11 AM, 413,000 voters had cast their ballots in the general elections
[00:02:00] in Bosnia and Herzegovina, announced the president of the Central Election Commission
[00:02:03] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jovan Kalaba. At the same time, problems
[00:02:07] with new election technologies were recorded at some polling stations,
[00:02:10] due to which some polling stations had to be temporarily closed after
[00:02:14] opening. Also, voter verification takes an average of
[00:02:18] 37-35 seconds from search to
[00:02:21] printing the confirmation, in continuous communication
[00:02:25] with the election administration in the field. There was
[00:02:29] a problem with the operation of the device for identification of a small number of
[00:02:31] voters, mainly with newly issued ID cards, and for
[00:02:35] that problem we sent clear instructions to the field. We had
[00:02:39] reports from voters that the candidate lists given to voters
[00:02:43] Germany has during voting were already marked by the previous voter. We instructed
[00:02:46] that the voter must receive candidate lists without
[00:02:50] markings, that any markings must be removed by erasing them by
[00:02:53] the polling committee, these are the candidate lists that are given
[00:02:57] with the ballot papers. According to
[00:03:00] our information,
[00:03:03] overview, given most of the problems were in Bijeljina, and according to the last
[00:03:06] information, the situation there has stabilized,
[00:03:10] we have only one polling station that was not open until
[00:03:13] 11
[00:03:14] o'clock.
[00:03:17] According to information from the operational headquarters of the
[00:03:21] General Elections 2026, with
[00:03:24] its headquarters in the Directorate for the Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and
[00:03:27] Herzegovina, two incidents were recorded by 11 AM in Tuzla
[00:03:31] and Banovići, and police officers took the necessary
[00:03:35] actions. Also, according to information received from
[00:03:38] the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska regarding
[00:03:42] the conduct of the election process, by 11 AM they had received two reports
[00:03:45] of disturbances of public order and peace; in one case, a misdemeanor order was issued,
[00:03:49] in the other, there was no basis for action. The Central
[00:03:52] Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina once again calls on all citizens with
[00:03:56] the right to vote to go to the polling stations, exercise their
[00:04:00] democratic right to vote, but we also ask them for patience and
[00:04:04] cooperation with the polling committees. We demand from
[00:04:07] the election administration to strictly adhere to legal procedures
[00:04:11] and established instructions for
[00:04:12] work.
[00:04:16] As for problems with the functioning of devices, these can
[00:04:20] be determined after forensic analysis which will be done after
[00:04:23] the elections. We had the same situation in the test elections where we
[00:04:28] on the street, it's really the state's jurisdiction had certain problems with the device. and a subsequent
[00:04:30] report determined that it was a matter of improper handling
[00:04:34] of the device, it often happened that devices, that
[00:04:38] paper was inserted into the scanner one after another without respecting
[00:04:41] the red light by which the scanner signals that it is still
[00:04:45] processing one ballot and another ballot is added, so
[00:04:48] that type of forensic analysis will be done. As for the way of solving these
[00:04:52] problems during today, the procedures we prescribed
[00:04:56] are respected, so there is a call center where problems
[00:05:00] are reported, we have operators, we have technical
[00:05:04] cases suspected of support, we have problems with the call center which is often
[00:05:06] busy, that's why we are all in
[00:05:10] constant communication with election commissions
[00:05:13] and we are trying to help faster,
[00:05:17] as I said, there is technical support, if that is not
[00:05:20] possible, there is a replacement of devices, so
[00:05:24] these procedures are respected, and as for the procedure
[00:05:27] in case it is not possible to enable
[00:05:30] further scanning, i.e., the functioning of that device, the Central
[00:05:34] Election Commission makes a decision on a case-by-case basis, no
[00:05:37] election commission at this moment has a message from the Central
[00:05:41] Election Commission that the scanner will not be used, i.e., that ballots
[00:05:45] will be counted manually, problems were
[00:05:47] approximately
[00:05:50] uh occurring in a way that perhaps my colleague
[00:05:53] Evanja already explained in one way, so some
[00:05:56] devices, some by their uh, by their
[00:06:00] structure, by the way they were supposed to be put into
[00:06:03] function, some operators simply were not
[00:06:07] able to put them into function, in some
[00:06:10] cases there was also a lack of training for operators,
[00:06:13] meaning that technical staff who were supposed to operate these
[00:06:17] devices and put them into function to assist members of polling committees,
[00:06:20] that process lasted almost all night
[00:06:23] until some morning hours and unfortunately during the opening
[00:06:27] of polling stations in Bijeljina we did not manage to open
[00:06:30] polling stations in over 30
[00:06:33] locations, then operators, technical staff, smartmatic staff
[00:06:37] came into play again and in coordination with
[00:06:41] the Central Election Commission we managed, practically by the beginning
[00:06:44] of the conference, to eliminate all these problems, of course
[00:06:47] with a big
[00:06:50] delay. The "Pod Lupom" Coalition announced that by 9:30 AM, a total of
[00:06:54] 46 serious violations of election rules had been recorded
[00:06:57] in the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initial
[00:07:01] findings of their observers show that just over half of
[00:07:05] the polling stations opened exactly at 7 AM, while at almost
[00:07:09] all observed polling stations, new election
[00:07:12] technologies were put into operation before opening. The coalition engaged a total of 888
[00:07:16] civic non-partisan observers who monitor
[00:07:19] the entire election
[00:07:21] process.
[00:07:24] As for critical situations, as we call them, i.e., serious violations
[00:07:28] of election rules and procedures. We recorded
[00:07:30] 46 of them. Most of them refer to the prohibition of
[00:07:34] access for observers, at polling
[00:07:37] stations, problems with election material in
[00:07:41] various, well, this uh various variants, shortage,
[00:07:44] surplus, no envelopes, protective foils or similar,
[00:07:48] reading names, so that's nine cases, reading voters' names
[00:07:52] aloud, uh, no, there are no members of polling
[00:07:55] committees, so other types of irregularities, seven cases, that new
[00:07:59] election technology is working for some reason at six polling stations, at
[00:08:03] the display of the list of members of polling committees, five, critical situations, violated
[00:08:07] voting secrecy, three critical situations and other irregularities
[00:08:10] in the voting process, one critical. situation by 9 AM, additional
[00:08:15] that the "Pod Lupom" coalition monitors the implementation
[00:08:19] of new technologies through a special group of questions related to this,
[00:08:22] the first information from the field shows that before
[00:08:25] the opening of polling stations, new election
[00:08:28] technologies were put into function at even
[00:08:31] 99.1%
[00:08:34] of the observed polling stations, so, if we look at the broader
[00:08:37] picture, it couldn't have started
[00:08:40] better.
[00:08:43] By 11 AM, in four Sarajevo municipalities, a total of
[00:08:47] 27,576
[00:08:50] citizens had turned out to vote, which represents
[00:08:53] 9.87% of voters. The lowest turnout was recorded in the Old Town municipality where
[00:08:57] 8.86% of voters had cast their ballots.
[00:09:00] In the center, 9.66% of citizens had exercised their right to vote by 11 AM,
[00:09:04] while in Novo Sarajevo, 9.72%
[00:09:07] of the votes were cast.
[00:09:10] The highest turnout is in the Novi Grad municipality, where by 11
[00:09:13] AM, 10.37% of voters had voted.
[00:09:16] If we want changes for the better, the
[00:09:20] more of us come out, the better. If those who have not
[00:09:24] justified it so far, they have their voters,
[00:09:28] unfortunately that's how it is, and uh, we who want
[00:09:31] changes, should go out, if we don't go out, it will be the same
[00:09:35] for us, and then another four years
[00:09:38] as it was, and that's how it is, voting is important, it's
[00:09:42] "a fundamental civic duty, isn't it? An obligation,
[00:09:44] we always hope for the better, so
[00:09:48] this time too we hope, I think
[00:09:50] it's important that everyone comes out, that there's a massive turnout at the elections,
[00:09:54] we'll see, I just hope for improvement, we must hope that
[00:09:58] things will get better for us, I'm not really a big optimist, but we have to
[00:10:02] hope, in any case I think we should go out, so I expect changes,
[00:10:06] but I'm afraid that few will come out because people have
[00:10:09] lost confidence, lost hope and so
[00:10:13] on, especially older people, everyone should come out,
[00:10:16] grandmothers, grandmas, grandpas, everyone
[00:10:19] should vote for our children, for our
[00:10:23] young people, so that young people lead us,
[00:10:26] not old people like me,
[00:10:28] The N1 team also spoke with Mostar residents about what they expect
[00:10:32] after the closing of polling stations, citizens' answers range from complete
[00:10:35] disappointment and conviction that nothing will change, to hope that
[00:10:39] the elections could still bring a better, more secure
[00:10:43] future. After the elections, we just
[00:10:45] need to know what, will it change, or not, we hope
[00:10:49] for the better, but dear me, it is what
[00:10:52] it is. And I expect
[00:10:55] nothing, a slightly worse, much worse situation than it has been so far,
[00:10:59] unfortunately that's how it is, we'll wait for new elections,
[00:11:02] that's it, we hope, we hope it gets
[00:11:05] better for us, that something starts,
[00:11:09] that people get
[00:11:12] happy about something and so on, it's not important anymore and that sheep, how much in
[00:11:16] some security,
[00:11:19] political security, that people would be
[00:11:21] calm, that they would not be afraid of some
[00:11:25] conflict, that intolerance among people would stop,
[00:11:29] there is no, no reason whatsoever, all
[00:11:32] the best, better than it has been until now, well, we hope,
[00:11:36] we hope, it should be, right, we wouldn't
[00:11:39] go out if we didn't hope.
[00:11:43] Polling stations in Banja Luka opened at 7 AM. Since the opening,
[00:11:46] a large number of citizens coming to vote has been recorded. The atmosphere at the polling stations is
[00:11:50] calm, the election process is proceeding without visible tensions. Members of the polling committees
[00:11:54] guide citizens through the procedure, while special attention
[00:11:57] is also paid to the implementation of new
[00:11:59] election technologies. There were delays this morning
[00:12:02] at several, it seems, nine polling
[00:12:06] stations, regarding the technical aspect and
[00:12:09] several places, where the polling committee did not manage
[00:12:13] to count all received ballots
[00:12:16] by 7 AM, given that the ballots are now
[00:12:19] somewhat stiffer paper compared
[00:12:22] to previous elections. So that counting process
[00:12:26] was somewhat slower, all
[00:12:28] in all, so far we have not had any reported
[00:12:32] cases of any disturbance of public
[00:12:36] order and peace, we have not had problems at polling stations,
[00:12:39] 25 mobile teams went to the field this morning,
[00:12:43] where 1166 voters will vote
[00:12:46] through mobile teams.
[00:12:49] With me, from the first
[00:12:52] minute, this,
[00:12:55] we had problems with the scanner, so we fixed that,
[00:12:58] and then later, this reader, this personal
[00:13:01] ID card, this, but we fixed it, so, uh,
[00:13:05] it's important that people who know this
[00:13:08] type, well, these operators, that they can fix it, and we who
[00:13:12] are, well, someone who has worked with a copier
[00:13:16] or a scanner, it's very easy to, uh,
[00:13:20] to find a solution, you know, because everything is written in Serbian, it's very simple when
[00:13:24] it's opened. what it is, what it's about, and it
[00:13:39] everyone to do their
[00:13:41] job,
[00:13:43] and what has been done so far is not bad, but
[00:13:47] it can probably be better, changes and nothing
[00:13:50] more, just changes, we mostly always went
[00:13:53] to the polls. And I believe that today, we will
[00:13:57] fulfill our civic duty, and what we are
[00:14:00] voting for, we probably think and want them to do
[00:14:04] their best, to make some changes, to make things a little better,
[00:14:08] this was awful until now, so
[00:14:11] I expect maybe some change, something a little better for us to
[00:14:14] start, generally and
[00:14:17] all 138 polling
[00:14:20] stations in the Brčko District were opened on time, and... two
[00:14:23] mobile teams are active, the election process is proceeding with minor technical difficulties,
[00:14:27] mainly due to new election technologies. I expect that
[00:14:30] we will give politicians the same salary so that
[00:14:34] they can argue, maybe it will be better for us too, maybe, maybe, maybe,
[00:14:37] maybe, I expect some changes for the better, we expect
[00:14:41] nothing, so all the faces are the same, the same people, it will only
[00:14:45] get worse, especially Brčko District,
[00:14:48] I expect something better than it has been so far,
[00:14:50] and I hope, I hope for better
[00:14:54] changes.
[00:14:57] Most polling stations in the Tuzla area opened on time this morning, voters have
[00:15:00] a total of 154 regular polling
[00:15:03] stations available, as well as one polling station for voting in absentia. Voting
[00:15:07] takes place at 52 locations, for the needs of the election process,
[00:15:11] nine mobile teams are also engaged. I expect
[00:15:14] big changes because of that little paper we
[00:15:17] get with a picture, actually they get it. It's known
[00:15:21] who votes, I'm really glad that the dead no longer
[00:15:24] vote. What do you believe, all these old people should be
[00:15:27] removed, we've been waiting for something
[00:15:31] better for 30-something years, this is God help us, so I expect things to move
[00:15:35] forward a bit for the better, I think.
[00:15:37] "It's time, surely we have realized in the past four
[00:15:41] years what is better for us,
[00:15:44] so let's leave it at that. What
[00:15:47] do I expect, what can I
[00:15:50] tell you, I've been voting and voting and voting and voting, here
[00:15:54] for how long, nothing special has ever been done,
[00:15:57] nothing special has been done, I don't know what to tell you, what
[00:16:01] I expect, it's
[00:16:03] the same.
[00:16:05] Election day in Bihać is proceeding." Without major problems, all polling stations are
[00:16:09] operational, as are four mobile teams. At several polling stations, minor delays
[00:16:13] in opening the polling stations were recorded. According to preliminary
[00:16:16] data, over 4,000 citizens had voted in Bihać by 11 AM.
[00:16:20] I perform my civic duty, but I don't
[00:16:23] hope for anything, I don't hope. Everyone should perform their
[00:16:27] civic duty, especially I appeal to the youth.
[00:16:30] The youth are the ones who can do something for this
[00:16:34] country, to make things better for us. Tomorrow, it was
[00:16:37] good, this, it's just that
[00:16:41] they were a bit late, that annoys me, not all seven hours as we said, so we
[00:16:44] pensioners came, there were more of us, we had to wait a bit,
[00:16:48] but it's good and it's a bit harder to vote, you have to follow
[00:16:51] the colors, really now everything is going great, that
[00:16:55] electronic I hope that the best ones who
[00:16:58] deserved it will get the votes, I especially hope
[00:17:02] that more women will pass, so I congratulate them all
[00:17:17] an unannounced visit to Kyiv together with directors of German defense
[00:17:21] companies to promise additional military aid to Ukraine.
[00:17:25] Merz stated upon arrival that if Russia is not stopped, the Russian war
[00:17:29] machine will sooner or later turn against Europe.
[00:17:32] The German Chancellor also called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to
[00:17:36] end the senseless war. That they must stop the barbaric attacks on
[00:17:40] Ukrainian citizens. Moscow announced that it would intensify attacks
[00:17:43] on Kyiv. A Russian drone this morning again hit the northern bridge over the Dnieper
[00:17:47] River in Kyiv, and for now there are no reports of any
[00:17:50] casualties. In the last few days, bridges over
[00:17:54] the Dnieper in Kyiv have been a constant target of Russian
[00:17:57] attacks.
[00:18:00] Catalonia was hit by a strong storm accompanied by heavy rainfall which left behind
[00:18:04] flooded streets, houses, damaged roads.
[00:18:07] At least two people died, and one person is missing,
[00:18:11] authorities announced. Firefighters had to
[00:18:14] rescue drivers trapped in cars. The storm temporarily
[00:18:18] disrupted air traffic in Barcelona as well as rail traffic in
[00:18:22] the region, according to Spanish
[00:18:24] media.
[00:18:29] The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team will play a match tomorrow
[00:18:32] in the fourth round of the Nations League, and the guests at Bilino Polje in Zenica will be
[00:18:36] the Polish national team. This will be the Dragons' fourth match in 11
[00:18:40] days, and Sergej Barbarez says that fatigue is felt in the team, although at
[00:18:43] the highest level every national team has the same problems.
[00:18:47] Edin Džeko left the national team and that is the biggest handicap for the Dragons,
[00:18:51] while Robert Lewandowski will not play in Poland.
[00:18:54] The coach believes that the chances for victory are good, that Bosnia and
[00:18:57] Herzegovina can get three new important
[00:19:00] points.
[00:19:03] As for this upcoming match, I think we all know how to read the table and
[00:19:06] we all know. what could happen with
[00:19:09] every, with every result and
[00:19:12] this but that we will leave for after
[00:19:16] the match, of course our goal is to try to win
[00:19:19] this match mm we have a little experience from a few days ago
[00:19:23] with the Polish national team and we will try then
[00:19:26] to go for those three
[00:19:57] critical infrastructure, Canada, marriage of dreams with
[00:20:01] the European Union, France, difficult life
[00:20:04] without housekeepers in Paris. Hello. Sabotage of
[00:20:19] power lines, arson at railway switches,
[00:20:23] suspicious drones above military bases. Germany has
[00:20:26] been facing a sharp
[00:20:29] increase in attacks on critical infrastructure in recent months.
[00:20:33] Since the beginning of this year, authorities have recorded
[00:20:37] more than 160
[00:20:41] sabotage. How to protect and how to
[00:20:45] protect critical infrastructure and who will
[00:20:48] ultimately pay for all of this.
[00:20:51] Protection of critical infrastructure,
[00:20:54] power lines, water pipes, transport networks,
[00:20:56] hospitals, has become one of the national security
[00:21:00] priorities. The system has weaknesses, sabotage is increasing.
[00:21:04] Germany has therefore decided not to wait any longer, but
[00:21:08] to introduce an active defense strategy. But how to protect
[00:21:11] all of this from attacks?
[00:21:15] This drone did not pass. A laser controlled by artificial
[00:21:18] intelligence shot it down during testing in Lower Saxony
[00:21:22] in northern Germany. The device that shot it down
[00:21:25] was produced by the startup Inlip from
[00:21:28] Hanover. Sensors and radar detect
[00:21:31] the drone, then a high-speed light beam targets it,
[00:21:35] shooting it down in a few seconds. The range is even
[00:21:38] 3 km. The company claims that the system is cost-effective
[00:21:42] because it does not need ammunition.
[00:21:45] Basically, it's like this, that with our products, with our technology, we already have to strike a chord,
[00:21:48] one could say, and we cover a large demand in both the civilian and military
[00:21:51] sectors. For this reason, the interest in investments but also in the products is very
[00:21:54] high. In the future, such lasers could
[00:21:58] be found near airports, ports and substations, where they would
[00:22:01] deter enemy drones. Substations and high-voltage
[00:22:05] power lines are the lifeblood of the electricity
[00:22:09] grid. Operators such as 50 Hertz
[00:22:12] have now secured many of them with fences,
[00:22:16] and video surveillance has been further enhanced.
[00:22:19] Of course, there is the possibility to physically
[00:22:23] protect, whereby physical protection as such
[00:22:26] is of course limited, so you cannot now
[00:22:28] encase every mast of an
[00:22:30] overhead line or
[00:22:33] build a fence around it, that is
[00:22:37] neither economical nor useful, but of course
[00:22:40] there is a possibility.
[00:22:43] I am of the opinion that the customers who are affected in the regions
[00:22:47] must pay for all of this, but that a part of it is certainly
[00:23:20] also a national, societal task.
[00:23:23] The German Association for Energy and Water Management is calling for
[00:23:27] restrictions on transparency to reduce the risk of
[00:23:30] attacks.
[00:23:33] 373 substations in its very
[00:23:37] high-voltage network, most of them are located in North Rhine-Westphalia and in the west
[00:23:41] of the country. "For example,
[00:23:44] we do not want to present ourselves on a silver platter, so the
[00:23:47] whole data and publication obligations that we have in
[00:23:51] Germany lead to the fact that everyone can
[00:23:53] choose on the internet where the corresponding substations
[00:23:57] are located, where the power plants are located and so
[00:24:00] on. Drone
[00:24:04] can be an effective measure to
[00:24:06] protect
[00:24:14] infrastructure. is for mass production of laser
[00:24:16] defense because it expects an increase
[00:24:20] in demand. For some, it's a dream marriage,
[00:24:24] and for others, a totally radical
[00:24:27] idea that will never come to
[00:24:31] fruition anyway. It's about
[00:24:35] Canada and its possible associate membership in the club
[00:24:38] of 27. What at first glance sounds like
[00:24:42] political, science fiction is not really
[00:24:46] an impossible mission in reality.
[00:24:50] See why. A lot of
[00:24:52] kind words have been exchanged in recent months between
[00:24:56] Canadian and European officials. There is talk of
[00:24:59] joining forces. If there would be willingness on
[00:25:02] the part of Canada to join the European Union and if then
[00:25:06] that was reciprocated by the European Union, then I
[00:25:10] think it would be a marriage made in heaven. This fall, we will
[00:25:14] begin intense discussions with the European
[00:25:17] Union, the world's second largest economy.
[00:25:28] I do suspect however that Canada wouldn't take as
[00:25:31] long as other countries in the waiting room have, for obvious
[00:25:34] reasons, Canada's values are closely aligned to the European
[00:25:38] Union in terms of its structures internally in the
[00:25:42] country.
[00:25:44] What would Canada gain by joining the European
[00:25:47] Union?
[00:25:50] argue that it gives Canada better access to the European
[00:25:53] market, so it would help with the strategy that the Canadian government has
[00:25:57] been pursuing to diversify
[00:26:00] Canadian trade.
[00:26:06] And what would the European Union gain by Canada
[00:26:09] joining? Canada would almost certainly be what
[00:26:12] we call a net contributor member state in the European Union, so these are
[00:26:16] countries that pay more into the EU budget uh than they
[00:26:20] receive financially in terms of EU funding.
[00:26:23] Canada has natural resources, energy, and
[00:26:26] critical minerals important for high-tech and
[00:26:30] defense industries. This would help Europe reduce its dependence on
[00:26:33] China. Canada is rapidly developing its dedicated
[00:26:36] industry and artificial intelligence.
[00:26:40] Canada and the European Union already have multi-layered relationships.
[00:26:43] They also signed a free trade agreement known as
[00:26:47] CETA.
[00:26:49] But joining the European Union is
[00:26:51] not simple.
[00:26:56] EU member if it is a European country, so there's that. Um, and
[00:27:00] then I guess integration. means
[00:27:03] that Canada then has access and a say over the EU's
[00:27:06] budget um and it adds its weight in
[00:27:10] terms of voting power
[00:27:13] reasonably big country population-wise as well. Nevertheless,
[00:27:17] Mark Carney acts as a man in a hurry to
[00:27:20] further deepen relations with the European
[00:27:23] Union.
[00:27:25] Paris, the eternal city of light, love, and
[00:27:28] beauty, but also a metropolis that has its dark
[00:27:32] side. For some time now, a humanitarian
[00:27:36] disaster has been unfolding on the streets of Paris. Thousands of people are living
[00:27:39] literally on the street, without a roof over their heads, without
[00:27:42] protection from the cold winter and summer
[00:27:45] heat. Particularly alarming
[00:27:48] is the fact that among them are more and more women and
[00:27:51] children. Adam has been living on the street since July.
[00:27:55] Six years ago, he and his mother came to Paris from North Africa.
[00:27:58] The last accommodation they had was, according to them,
[00:29:46] another camp is located, it has existed intermittently for more than
[00:29:50] 10 years, the authorities tolerate this tent
[00:29:53] camp, hundreds of men live here in extremely difficult
[00:29:57] conditions.
[00:30:02] like Feridhof, like a ditch, excuse me, sometimes it's like
[00:30:06] a ditch, that's the end, people live like that, it's not
[00:30:10] good, Paris finances, however, more than
[00:30:13] 2000 places for overnight stays, but that is not nearly
[00:30:16] enough, considers Ofelia, she is
[00:30:19] the president of the social affairs committee of the city of
[00:30:22] Paris.
[00:30:27] On the street in early 2026, nearly 4,000 people were
[00:30:30] and responsibility. The state's responsibility to protect all people and offer
[00:30:34] accommodation to all people who are on the street in France today, except that the state
[00:30:38] absolutely does not fulfill its obligations. The camp in front of the city
[00:30:41] hall was also disbanded. The city housed most of the people
[00:30:45] in sports halls, including Adam and his
[00:30:49] mother. Several cities, among them Strasbourg, have already sued
[00:30:53] the French state for the way it treats the homeless
[00:30:56] and the city of Paris is now considering legal action.