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[00:00:02] alert is still in effect for the entire country today. Towards the end of the day, in the interior of Istria and Dalmatia,
[00:00:06] with a stronger development of clouds expected, localized thunderstorms are possible,
[00:00:09] as well as in mountainous Croatia.
[00:00:13] We will certainly bring
[00:00:18] a more detailed forecast later in the show. Due to the heat wave, the Krško nuclear power plant
[00:00:21] is operating today at 80% of its
[00:00:24] reactor power, not because it has cooling problems,
[00:00:27] but so that it does not heat the Sava River above the legally
[00:00:31] permitted level. The power plant
[00:00:35] cycling, swimming in states that in case of need, they will react again and reduce capacity. Croatian
[00:00:38] Electricity (HEP) says that supply is not endangered because of this.
[00:00:42] Temperatures today were extremely high throughout the country, despite
[00:00:46] the lines of unstable weather
[00:00:48] rivers and sources and that will reach us tomorrow. For a real
[00:00:50] cool down, we might have to wait until September 1st. Andrej
[00:00:54] Dimitrijević reports. How the heat wave additionally heated
[00:00:58] the Sava River, the Krško nuclear power plant is operating today
[00:01:02] at 80% of its reactor power,
[00:01:05] not because it has cooling problems, but so that it does not heat
[00:01:08] the Sava above the legally permitted level. If the current
[00:01:12] hydrological and meteorological conditions continue to worsen,
[00:01:15] the Krško nuclear power plant will continue to further reduce reactor
[00:01:19] power. The Krško nuclear power plant will operate
[00:01:22] at full power again when conditions allow it. Croatian
[00:01:25] Electricity (HEP) states that supply is not endangered
[00:01:29] because of this. HEP continuously monitors the situation in the domestic
[00:01:32] and regional electric power system and manages its production
[00:01:36] portfolio and electricity procurement to ensure
[00:01:39] reliable, safe, and stable supply to its
[00:01:42] customers under all
[00:01:46] circumstances. It was as if everyone who had to go out on the street
[00:01:50] today was in an oven. In Zagreb, the temperature exceeded
[00:01:53] 37°C. Citizens are aware that
[00:01:56] these temperatures are not to be trifled with. I don't go out
[00:02:00] much, so I can endure it. How do you
[00:02:02] cool down? At home. I don't have air conditioning, but at home,
[00:02:06] at home, it's not hot, it's a little hot, but
[00:02:09] you can endure it. You drink water, and
[00:02:12] that's it. You do everything until 10 or 11
[00:02:16] o'clock, and that's it, no more sweating. Some
[00:02:19] still don't have that luxury. Bread has to be earned, even in the
[00:02:22] heat. So slowly, we cool down with cold
[00:02:26] drinks and so on, in the shade under an umbrella and so on. How
[00:02:29] long? here every day until 2 PM, until
[00:02:32] 14:00, so you have to work here in the heat under quite strong
[00:02:36] sun, so 308 is not easy. Atmospheric
[00:02:40] physicist Grizo Gonjo says that this heat wave is a consequence of global
[00:02:43] warming, but also of atmospheric conditions. The climate is not in
[00:02:47] a stationary state, so global
[00:02:51] here on warming is occurring, and that intensifies the effects, especially
[00:02:54] in Western Europe, Portugal, Spain,
[00:02:57] France, Italy, Greece, even then in Croatia.
[00:03:01] There were heat waves before, but usually
[00:03:04] they wouldn't last two weeks. We know that
[00:03:07] Croatia has the greatest damage from droughts in general, and that
[00:03:11] is now intensifying. He says that because of this, it would be wise to invest
[00:03:14] in a safer and stronger water supply system, better plan traffic, and
[00:03:18] arbitrary and concerned proactively water critical areas on the coast with Canadair
[00:03:21] planes. He adds that in such situations, we all need to start with
[00:03:24] ourselves. Be careful with waste, be careful with
[00:03:27] water. And don't get carried away. long in the shower
[00:03:31] and plan when to turn on the
[00:03:34] air conditioning and
[00:03:37] fans, so that also applies to
[00:03:41] traffic and air conditioning in cars,
[00:03:44] transport, simply optimization and minimization
[00:03:48] wherever possible. Meteorologist Lipovčak says that we
[00:03:52] two victories. Split is the will only fully breathe a sigh of relief for the Assumption of Mary,
[00:03:55] although the next two days will still see slightly
[00:03:58] lower temperatures. Currently, there is a weakened cold
[00:04:01] front on the northern side of the Alps, it will only graze us
[00:04:05] with its tail, so it will cause a slight cloud cover
[00:04:09] tomorrow afternoon in the northwestern parts
[00:04:12] of the interior and on the northern
[00:04:14] Adriatic. There may be local thunderstorms,
[00:04:18] some wind gusts, but we don't expect
[00:04:22] significant, it's not a real front, but there will be lines
[00:04:25] of instability, but that means temperatures will drop by
[00:04:29] the most. and remain around +30, which is not
[00:04:33] much, but in these conditions, it's better
[00:04:36] than nothing. Andri Dimitrijević, N1,
[00:04:40] Zagreb.
[00:04:43] Hungary and Romania are forced to continue saving due to
[00:04:48] Petrinja and Slunj, where the bridge on extremely low river levels. The new decision is to turn off decorative lighting
[00:04:51] in all state institutions at night. Record low
[00:04:54] water levels on the Danube are forcing authorities to take
[00:04:57] new austerity measures. Romania has also declared a state of
[00:05:00] emergency. Nuclear power plants in Hungary and Romania are operating at
[00:05:04] reduced capacity because water from the Danube is used to cool
[00:05:08] reactors. Hungarian companies and households are reducing electricity
[00:05:11] consumption.
[00:06:43] The extremely low water level of the Danube near Vukovar has seriously disrupted
[00:06:47] river traffic there. The river is so shallow in some parts that
[00:06:50] cargo ships can no longer sail, which has brought traffic in
[00:06:53] the port of Vukovar to an almost complete halt. The water level, according
[00:06:56] to the latest data, has fallen by 73 cm, and in
[00:07:00] some parts of the navigable route, the depth is just over one meter.
[00:07:04] Because of this, ships are forced to wait for more favorable conditions or reduce
[00:07:08] their cargo. In the port of Vukovar, they point out that there has been no
[00:07:11] navigation for ten days, and he warned that if the water level does not increase
[00:07:15] soon, they could lose part of the contracted
[00:07:17] traffic.
[00:07:20] We have the so-called Mohovo canal, so
[00:07:24] maybe you could have filmed that there are
[00:07:27] three convoys parked there, so currently,
[00:07:30] no cargo or tourist ships,
[00:07:34] i.e., cruise ships, are sailing. Not
[00:07:36] a single ship. What is important for you here is that
[00:07:40] you face the loss of income. That's no
[00:07:43] small matter, yes. We have signed contracts with
[00:07:47] our business partners in the last month
[00:07:51] for about 200,000 tons of goods that were supposed to be
[00:07:54] delivered and unloaded in the Port of
[00:07:57] Vukovar. The potential revenue
[00:08:01] we are talking about is 800,000 euros. Two
[00:08:04] convoys with certain types of goods have departed from the Port of
[00:08:08] Constanta and are located about 500-550
[00:08:11] km away. They are waiting anchored, and they are waiting for a better draft and
[00:08:15] a better Danube. How long will that be? Some predictions are that
[00:08:19] it won't be before
[00:08:20] September 1st.
[00:08:26] But the real cargo ships had to stop anyway, yes, either
[00:08:29] they stopped at anchorages or they are in other ports waiting for
[00:08:33] a more favorable water level, right? That
[00:08:37] is the situation with these Austrian ships near Mohovo that have
[00:08:40] not run aground, but have simply decided and realized where
[00:08:44] it is logical to stop, that's right, they were sailing upstream, they are under
[00:08:48] Serbian jurisdiction because they sailed from
[00:08:51] Bačka Palanka upstream and they estimated that
[00:08:55] passing through the Mohovo canal would be too dangerous due to their greater
[00:08:59] draft. On the navigable route, we currently have only near the town of Erdut
[00:09:02] two stranded cargo ships that also exceeded
[00:09:06] their draft, so now they are right in the navigable route and are also
[00:09:09] waiting for the water level to rise
[00:09:13] so that they can set sail. What about
[00:09:16] these tourist cruise ships? Well, most
[00:09:19] of them, a large majority, have already been canceled, so
[00:09:22] for the past and this month, since this
[00:09:26] situation began, in Vukovar alone, about
[00:09:29] 60 arrivals have been canceled, and in Ilok and Aljmaš, about
[00:09:33] 40. We currently have one passenger ship in Vukovar
[00:09:36] that is also waiting for the water level
[00:09:40] to rise, and in Ilok, we have one that should perhaps
[00:09:43] sail tomorrow.
[00:09:47] And those who have lived by the Danube all their lives, by the Danube,
[00:09:50] say they don't really remember such a retreat
[00:09:53] of the river.
[00:09:55] I mean, I just can't believe it. I was here recently
[00:09:59] and I first heard about it, and when I arrived, I was shocked that
[00:10:03] it was, why, what for, it probably has something to
[00:10:06] do with this drought, it's all climate change,
[00:10:09] and unfortunately, I thought about this,
[00:10:13] I believe it will be much, much worse soon. Negazić,
[00:10:17] not yet, not yet, in a few days, will we enter? In a few days, if it
[00:10:21] continues like this, that's the problem there, and it's
[00:10:24] narrow and shallow there. All of them are parked there in Šarengrad,
[00:10:28] mainly in Ilok. These
[00:10:31] cruise ships won't leave for another
[00:10:34] month.
[00:10:42] Despite record low river levels due to
[00:10:44] prolonged drought and high temperatures, the supply of drinking water in
[00:10:48] Croatia is currently stable, Croatian Waters announced today.
[00:10:51] They emphasize that the water supply for the population is ensured.
[00:10:55] Although reduced inflows are recorded at some sources, the lowest
[00:10:59] water levels on the Danube and Drava have been measured since systematic
[00:11:02] measurements began. Due to the lack of significant rainfall, they warn
[00:11:06] that an increase in water levels is expected soon. Croatian Waters states
[00:11:10] that they continuously monitor the situation on
[00:11:13] take measures to preserve water resources and
[00:11:16] react promptly if hydrological conditions further
[00:11:20] worsen.
[00:11:34] Tomorrow, two laws will go into public debate, which should
[00:11:37] increase veteran pensions, a government move announced by
[00:11:40] Andrej Plenković yesterday in Knin for the autumn. Minister Tomo Medved
[00:11:44] revealed more details about the planned changes, which should
[00:11:47] cover about 200,000 veterans. Through the law on active
[00:11:51] military personnel, the reduction from 2002 will be abolished,
[00:11:55] and the law on veterans will introduce a new calculation and
[00:11:58] valuation of the combat
[00:11:59] sector.
[00:12:04] We still need to abolish the third reduction, the one from
[00:12:07] 2002, and that's why, through
[00:12:11] amendments to that law on active military personnel and
[00:12:14] authorized official persons, we will abolish
[00:12:18] the reduction of 8 to 20% for those
[00:12:22] Croatian veterans, soldiers, and police officers
[00:12:25] who retired on that basis.
[00:12:28] We will also amend the law on Croatian veterans.
[00:12:32] Let me remind you which law we are talking about. We are talking
[00:12:35] about the law whose drafting I began in
[00:12:39] partnership with associations on the first day I took over the ministry
[00:12:43] in 2016. At that time,
[00:12:46] we corrected many injustices, filled
[00:12:49] many gaps, and
[00:12:53] today, after many years of application,
[00:12:56] another amendment to that law follows. This amendment
[00:13:00] will relate to the method of calculation and
[00:13:04] additions for Croatian veterans who retired
[00:13:07] under that law. What I will
[00:13:10] highlight as particularly important, and this is an opportunity today
[00:13:16] Mrežnica, where the 14th Home Guard Regiment
[00:13:19] Slunj started to liberate Slunj, is the valuation
[00:13:23] of the combat sector. Every month
[00:13:27] spent in the combat sector will be especially valued
[00:13:31] through the financial calculation of their
[00:13:33] pensions.
[00:13:36] Medved responded to the criticisms that came from the Možemo party. He says their
[00:13:39] legal proposals were
[00:13:43] a smaller part of veterans, and that is why the government did not adopt them. On the other
[00:13:46] hand, Damir Bakić highlighted to us on this day that
[00:13:50] their legal proposals were delayed in Parliament,
[00:13:53] that the government eventually repackaged them and presented them as
[00:13:57] their own.
[00:14:00] But I would say that this was a forced move, it was perfectly
[00:14:03] clear, perfectly clear from all, how should
[00:14:07] I say, all indicators, from our contacts, we went through
[00:14:11] in our campaign, we went through perhaps
[00:14:14] 10 or 15 larger Croatian cities, everywhere the reaction was
[00:14:18] the same, everywhere we received
[00:14:21] an extremely, how should I say, extremely strong, open,
[00:14:25] undivided support for
[00:14:27] the need to open that question.
[00:14:31] The argumentation, as I said, was never
[00:14:34] refuted, and it seems to me that
[00:14:37] the government had nowhere else to go, but, as unfortunately
[00:14:41] happens in our political
[00:14:43] milieu, not to
[00:14:47] constructively agree to a
[00:14:50] discussion of a proposal that came from the opposition, as
[00:14:54] it never did before, but to
[00:14:57] crush that proposal,
[00:15:01] let's say, then quickly repackage it and present
[00:15:03] it as its own.
[00:15:07] The commemorations of the 31st anniversary of Operation
[00:15:10] Storm continue throughout Croatia today in
[00:15:13] Mrežnica was named after the 14th Home Guard Regiment
[00:15:17] Slunj, which on the second day of Operation Storm in 1995
[00:15:20] entered there and into Rakovica and Cetingrad.
[00:15:23] They also crossed the bridge, which enemy forces
[00:15:27] had mined, and engineers repaired the bridge on Mrežnica on the
[00:15:30] night of August
[00:15:31] 6th.
[00:15:39] In Uzdolje near Knin, a commemoration was held this morning for eight killed Serbian
[00:15:43] civilians, for whom SDSS MP Anja Šimpraga
[00:15:46] sought justice and issued an appeal for consistent condemnation of all crimes
[00:15:50] and equal concern for all victims. This is the only way,
[00:15:54] she emphasized, to a society based on universal values
[00:15:57] and not on selective memory. She drew attention to the recent
[00:16:01] decision of the Constitutional Court, according to which Croatia, by failing to conduct an effective
[00:16:05] investigation into the murder of these eight Serbian civilians in Uzdolje,
[00:16:08] violated the Constitution and the Convention for the Protection of Human
[00:16:11] Rights.
[00:16:15] And let me emphasize immediately that I am not talking about the past today
[00:16:19] to deepen divisions. I am talking about
[00:16:22] the past because without truth and justice there is no
[00:16:25] lasting trust among citizens, no full
[00:16:28] democracy, and no true reconciliation.
[00:16:31] Similarly, we equally want every crime to be investigated and
[00:16:35] every missing person to be found. All
[00:16:38] 1,727 people of various
[00:16:41] nationalities, including 40 percent
[00:16:45] of Serbian nationality. The strength
[00:16:48] of joint commemorations, the arrival of the highest state representatives,
[00:16:52] was a light in resolving relations, accepting
[00:16:55] diversity as a richness, as well as expressing sadness for
[00:16:59] the fact that the Croatian state failed to protect its
[00:17:02] citizens, while on the other hand, Croatian society
[00:17:05] was warned that it must find the strength to admit
[00:17:09] that during Operation Storm, unfortunately, crimes were committed
[00:17:12] against Serbian civilians that should not
[00:17:15] have happened.
[00:17:18] Zagreb police released details of a serious traffic accident in Botinec,
[00:17:22] in which three people died. The accident happened last night around
[00:17:25] 10 PM when a 35-year-old
[00:17:28] female driver of a passenger car in Dok Luje
[00:17:32] Letilića Street lost control of the vehicle. The car swerved off
[00:17:35] the road and hit a concrete electricity pole with great force, literally
[00:17:39] splitting in half. A 48-year-old passenger died
[00:17:42] at the scene of the accident, while the driver and a 29-year-old
[00:17:46] passenger were taken to the hospital where they later died. Police
[00:17:50] reported that the vehicle's registration and traffic permit expired last
[00:17:53] year. The investigation and criminal investigation into
[00:17:57] the circumstances of this tragedy are still
[00:17:59] ongoing.
[00:18:12] Iran, under a possible agreement with Oman, could take control of
[00:18:16] ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important
[00:18:19] routes for energy transport, according to Iranian regional
[00:18:22] sources. Such an agreement would represent a major concession
[00:18:26] to Tehran and significantly change the balance of power in the region, but the US
[00:18:29] side has not yet commented on this proposal. US President Donald
[00:18:33] Trump stated that an agreement to reopen the strait is
[00:18:36] close, but Washington had previously stated that it would not accept Iranian
[00:18:40] control over this crucial maritime route. Iran also warned
[00:18:44] Persian Gulf countries that any new American attack could
[00:18:48] provoke a response targeting energy infrastructure in the
[00:18:52] region.
[00:18:55] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the latest US
[00:18:59] proposal for the Gaza Strip, stating that Israel would not accept a plan
[00:19:02] that does not guarantee its security. Netanyahu said that Trump's
[00:19:06] administration's proposal was not acceptable and that Israel had provided
[00:19:09] Washington with its objections. Although the plan envisions a gradual
[00:19:13] withdrawal of the Israeli army after the complete disarmament
[00:19:16] of Hamas, the Israeli Prime Minister emphasized that the survival of Israel
[00:19:20] is not subject to negotiations. Meanwhile, Hamas claims that it
[00:19:23] has accepted the proposal and called on the United States to pressure
[00:19:27] Israel to reach a ceasefire
[00:19:30] agreement.
[00:19:33] Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Southern Lebanon, the Israeli army announced,
[00:19:37] while at least one person was killed in Israeli retaliatory attacks,
[00:19:41] according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Yesterday, the Israeli army began
[00:19:45] attacks in Southern Lebanon, in response to what it called
[00:19:48] Hezbollah's violation of the truce. Israeli local media
[00:19:52] reported that two soldiers were killed and four wounded when an explosive
[00:19:56] device detonated in the area where they were operating in the south.
[00:19:59] The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that one person was killed
[00:20:03] in the Israeli attack and at least twelve others were wounded.
[00:20:06] The outbreak of violence coincides with the latest round of negotiations between
[00:20:10] Israel and Lebanon in Rome. The two countries in June
[00:20:13] agreed to a security arrangement mediated by
[00:20:17] Washington, with the goal of easing hostilities along
[00:20:20] the border. Israel, however, said it would maintain a security zone in
[00:20:24] Southern Lebanon to remove the threat from the Hezbollah group, which
[00:20:28] is supported
[00:20:29] by Iran.
[00:20:32] Japan today marks the 81st anniversary
[00:20:35] of the American nuclear attack on Hiroshima, which was the first such
[00:20:39] attack in history, since August 6,
[00:20:41] 1945, when the US dropped an atomic
[00:20:45] bomb on the Japanese city, thus accelerating the end of
[00:20:48] World War II. By the end of that year, from the explosion itself
[00:20:52] and from injuries and illnesses caused by radiation, about
[00:20:55] 140,000 people died. About 50,000 people from
[00:20:59] 123 countries, including survivors, paid tribute
[00:21:03] with a minute of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, after the
[00:21:06] peace bell rang exactly at 8:15 AM
[00:21:10] local time, at the time when the bomb was dropped. The bomb,
[00:21:13] weighing about 4 tons, killed everyone within a 500-meter radius
[00:21:17] immediately and destroyed 90% of the city. Three days
[00:21:20] after Hiroshima, the US dropped a bomb on Nagasaki,
[00:21:24] killing about 74,000 people.