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[00:00:25] Good morning, I am Nataša Miljković, welcome to the new day morning program
[00:00:28] of N. Television. Hashim Thaçi was sentenced to
[00:00:32] 25 years in prison before the Special Court in The Hague,
[00:00:35] found guilty of unlawful or arbitrary
[00:00:39] arrest, deprivation of liberty, as a war crime, for cruel
[00:00:42] treatment as a war crime, for torture as a war crime and
[00:00:46] for murder as a war crime. The same sentence
[00:00:49] was handed down to Jakup Krasniqi, 25 years
[00:00:52] in prison, while two other KLA leaders were sentenced: Kadri
[00:00:56] Veseli to 18 years and Rexhep Selimi to 13 years. The indictment
[00:01:00] charges them with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from
[00:01:03] at least March 1998 until
[00:01:06] September 1999
[00:01:09] in Kosovo and parts of northern Albania, and therefore we now go to
[00:01:13] The Hague, to our Sanja Sovrlić, who during yesterday
[00:01:16] followed the events before, during and after this verdict.
[00:01:20] Sanja, what did the trial
[00:01:22] itself look like?
[00:01:26] Nataša, the trial began, of course, they were
[00:01:29] present. Uh, the accused at that moment,
[00:01:32] now convicted KLA leaders in the gallery, members
[00:01:35] of their families, it began with the reading
[00:01:39] of the main parts of the
[00:01:43] indictment and what the court
[00:01:46] established as their responsibility and what
[00:01:49] the court could
[00:01:52] not establish. Also,
[00:01:55] the role of Hashim
[00:01:58] Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep
[00:02:02] Selimi during the 90s, what their
[00:02:06] role was within the KLA, Hashim Thaçi was
[00:02:09] the political leader of the KLA, Kadri Veseli, part of
[00:02:12] the intelligence service, Rexhep Selimi Operational, Jakup Krasniqi
[00:02:16] support for the KLA, but also what
[00:02:19] they were after the war, all four of them had
[00:02:22] and were significant officials
[00:02:26] in Kosovo for years. After that,
[00:02:30] the pronouncement of the verdict followed,
[00:02:33] by reading their responsibility in order,
[00:02:36] what were the aggravating and what were the mitigating
[00:02:40] circumstances for the pronouncement of the verdict,
[00:02:43] which were seriously considered, which were not seriously considered,
[00:02:47] and it was established that
[00:02:50] they are responsible for four counts of the indictment
[00:02:54] for war crimes, but that the court could not
[00:02:57] establish six counts that
[00:03:00] relate to crimes against humanity. When it
[00:03:03] comes to what they were convicted for,
[00:03:07] those are four counts, namely, arbitrary
[00:03:10] and unlawful detention of 385
[00:03:14] has started blowing in the northern regions, people, cruel treatment of at least 49
[00:03:17] people, torture of at least 303
[00:03:20] people and murder of 96 people
[00:03:24] - Serbs, Albanians, Roma - those who were
[00:03:27] considered opponents of the KLA. Because the court
[00:03:31] finds that it is arbitrary arrest and that
[00:03:34] it is not targeted
[00:03:36] uh targeted arrest, torture, cruel
[00:03:40] treatment, murder of a specific group of civilians,
[00:03:44] for this reason they are not accused of that part concerning
[00:03:47] crimes against humanity. Also, what
[00:03:51] the court did not
[00:03:54] take into account, i.e., was not covered by
[00:03:59] their speeches and the verdict, are the events after June 20,
[00:04:01] 1999. I will remind you that the indictment refers
[00:04:05] to the period March
[00:04:07] 1998 - September
[00:04:10] 1999, but
[00:04:13] the court believes that after June 20,
[00:04:17] that period cannot be considered an armed conflict
[00:04:21] in Kosovo, given that its cessation is considered
[00:04:24] the moment when international forces arrived in
[00:04:27] Kosovo. However, that does not mean
[00:04:30] that, therefore, in the pronouncement of the verdict it was stated that it is now up to the local
[00:04:34] courts to deal with this issue and
[00:04:37] the prosecution of these war crimes. This certainly refers to
[00:04:40] the courts in Belgrade
[00:04:44] and Priština. These crimes were
[00:04:48] indeed severe, large-scale,
[00:04:51] committed in 14 municipalities in Kosovo
[00:04:55] and at two locations in Northern
[00:04:58] Albania.
[00:05:00] And Sanja, the verdict is now here, and what are the reactions, what happened
[00:05:04] during
[00:05:05] the day?
[00:05:08] That's right, Nataša, the first-instance verdict is followed
[00:05:12] by the appeal procedure. Namely, within 30
[00:05:16] days, not from the pronouncement, but from the written delivery
[00:05:19] of the verdict, the accused have the right to appeal,
[00:05:23] after which there is a period of 60 days for
[00:05:26] the appellate panel to respond, so in the next couple of months we can
[00:05:30] expect a final,
[00:05:33] or rather, a definitive verdict. And what
[00:05:37] the defense has already announced is that they will appeal, that is
[00:05:40] one of the reactions of the defense attorneys. Hashim Thaçi, the former president and political
[00:05:44] leader of the KLA, said that he was shocked by the verdict,
[00:05:48] that it was predetermined,
[00:05:52] that the evidence presented by the defense
[00:05:55] was not taken into consideration, but only that which was taken, which was
[00:05:59] presented by the prosecution,
[00:06:02] and also, therefore,
[00:06:05] an appeal is announced. The chief prosecutor of the Specialist Chambers of Kosovo says
[00:06:09] that this verdict is very important. I have
[00:06:12] seen that during the pronouncement of the verdict,
[00:06:15] former or ex-officials
[00:06:18] in Kosovo were present,
[00:06:21] for example, Petrit Selimi, who was
[00:06:25] the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, otherwise from
[00:06:28] the Democratic Party of Kosovo, from which Krasniqi, Veseli
[00:06:32] and Thaçi came, but also the current Minister of Foreign Affairs
[00:06:36] Glauk Konjufca, who is from the ranks
[00:06:38] of Vetëvendosje. I would like to remind you that Rexhep Selimi is also from Vetëvendosje, and Glauk
[00:06:42] Konjufca, I saw, spoke to Albanian and foreign
[00:06:46] media. I tried to find an opportunity to ask him
[00:06:50] for a comment, but unsuccessfully, but
[00:06:53] what I was able to hear while he
[00:06:57] was speaking to foreign media, he said
[00:06:59] that he really would not comment on something
[00:07:03] that was pronounced in the name of the people of Kosovo. Namely, he referred to
[00:07:07] that beginning of the trial when it was said
[00:07:10] in the name of the people of Kosovo. because it is a Kosovo court,
[00:07:14] i.e. specialized chambers based in The Hague
[00:07:17] with international staff, but
[00:07:20] an institution established in 2015
[00:07:24] by international agreement and confirmed in the Kosovo
[00:07:27] Assembly. These are some reactions we could hear that it
[00:07:31] is not a verdict in the name of the people of Kosovo. As for reactions on the
[00:07:34] street, we could see dozens of people
[00:07:38] carrying various symbols
[00:07:42] gathered in front of the court building in the early morning hours
[00:07:46] before the verdict was delivered. So, they had symbols
[00:07:50] of the KLA, Albania, Greater Albania, Kosovo,
[00:07:53] printed photos of the four
[00:07:56] KLA leaders and they chanted
[00:08:00] "KLA", had signs, "Freedom has a name KLA",
[00:08:03] "heroes of war". However, very quickly, that is, before
[00:08:07] the verdict was delivered, shortly after nine o'clock, the
[00:08:10] police asked them to move away and during the pronouncement of the
[00:08:14] verdict, outside the courthouse were journalistic crews and
[00:08:17] police, but also gathered citizens, they were 2
[00:08:21] km away where they followed the pronouncement of the verdict. At that
[00:08:24] location there were incidents and, I would say,
[00:08:28] some kind of skirmishes with the police, but very
[00:08:30] quickly those incidents, that is,
[00:08:34] the police intervened and dispersed
[00:08:37] the demonstrators. After that, most of the day
[00:08:41] was peaceful. We could often see people
[00:08:45] in the city or vehicles with displayed symbols
[00:08:49] of the KLA or other Albanian symbols,
[00:08:52] but most of the day in the afternoon was
[00:08:56] peaceful.
[00:08:58] Thank you, that was our Sanja Sovrlić, guest of Danica
[00:09:01] Vučenić, and behind the news is Professor of International Law
[00:09:05] at the University of Reading, Marko Milanović, with whom we will
[00:09:09] discuss the legal, as well as political and social aspects
[00:09:12] of this verdict in The Hague. We comment on current events in the
[00:09:16] press review, and our guest is journalist Rade Radovanović, while the topic
[00:09:19] of the morning is elections, after almost all opposition parties
[00:09:23] withdrew from the election race in favor of the student list and the referendum
[00:09:26] atmosphere, the European Serbia list stated that it would
[00:09:30] not make such a decision, so why? I ask the list leader
[00:09:33] Zdravko Ponoš, president of the Serbia
[00:09:36] Center party. We are on until 11, stay with us and let's see what
[00:09:40] our colleagues are doing in the region. The Sarajevo
[00:09:44] New Day is hosted by Melika Valihoddžić, and in Zagreb, Nina
[00:09:47] Kljenak is waiting for you. Good morning, good morning, good morning, Melika,
[00:09:51] what's most important?
[00:09:53] Well, reactions from outside to what has been happening in the region
[00:09:57] in recent days, including of course Bosnia and
[00:10:00] Herzegovina, are still coming from Brussels,
[00:10:04] or rather Strasbourg, where the European Parliament is meeting these days, and from
[00:10:08] Washington. The European Parliament, as we know, opened
[00:10:12] the question of the glorification of the convicted war criminal
[00:10:15] Ratko Mladić a few days ago after his funeral in Belgrade with messages
[00:10:19] that there is no place for the glorification of war criminals in Europe. And
[00:10:23] yesterday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,
[00:10:26] speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg, reiterated that she was
[00:10:30] appalled by the scenes of the funeral and stated that such
[00:10:34] messages are incompatible with European
[00:10:36] values. All victims of the wars in the former
[00:10:39] Yugoslavia deserve to be remembered and all
[00:10:43] their families deserve our sympathy, because that is what
[00:10:47] we as a union stand for, for truth, justice
[00:10:51] and respect for our values.
[00:10:55] At the same time, therefore, the question remains as to what happens after the condemnations
[00:10:58] and whether the European Union will change its attitude towards
[00:11:01] our region, what consequences all this may have for Bosnia
[00:11:04] and Herzegovina. In Washington, meanwhile, a serious debate
[00:11:08] continues on the new American policy towards Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[00:11:11] We know that a hearing took place in the American Congress which
[00:11:15] raised questions about the lifting of sanctions against Milorad Dodik,
[00:11:18] the future of OHR, state property and American engagement in Bosnia
[00:11:22] and Herzegovina, with visible
[00:11:25] differences between the positions of Congress and the Trump
[00:11:28] administration. And today in the Senate, the hearing of the candidate
[00:11:32] for the new US Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ronald
[00:11:36] Johnson, begins. If confirmed, Johnson would be the first American
[00:11:40] ambassador to our country who is not a career diplomat, and
[00:11:43] his hearing should show how he views the future
[00:11:47] policy of Washington towards Bosnia and Herzegovina. We will discuss
[00:11:51] everything that is currently changing in European policy towards our
[00:11:54] region directly from Strasbourg with European
[00:11:58] Parliamentarian Marjan Šarec, and the new American
[00:12:01] policy towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, the messages coming from Congress and what
[00:12:04] we can expect today will be analyzed
[00:12:07] with American analyst Kurt Basiner who
[00:12:11] will join us in the studio. That's still just a small part
[00:12:13] of the program, a small part of the content we have prepared for
[00:12:17] the new day. We actually start it with a conversation with the coach
[00:12:20] of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team who is very busy
[00:12:24] these days, as he also leads the basketball
[00:12:27] club Bosna, which is proudly returning to the European
[00:12:31] scene. But of course we also bring an overview of the most important current events.
[00:12:35] A note to our viewers that there was
[00:12:38] a fire in a nursing home in Lukavac, where two people
[00:12:42] were injured. We know that this reminds us of scenes that happened
[00:12:45] not so long ago in Tuzla, unfortunately. Therefore, we urge
[00:12:48] everyone to go to the portal
[00:12:52] n1info.B for the latest information.
[00:12:55] So, that's Sarajevo's New Day this morning, and Zagreb's
[00:12:58] Nina, we're dealing with political communication, at least
[00:13:01] the one in Croatia. Analysts claim that 10 years ago much
[00:13:05] was unimaginable, insults, sexism, low
[00:13:08] provocations are raining down. Mostly, communication is devoid of substantive,
[00:13:12] argumentative debate, it is characterized by
[00:13:14] conflicts, primitive remarks. What
[00:13:18] I can tell him is that we are not afraid, I
[00:13:21] am certainly not the only "mousy," there are many "mousies" in this country. That's all of us
[00:13:25] who think that people who, for example, plunder healthcare like
[00:13:28] his minister, or those who let 37 tons
[00:13:32] of waste be buried in the ground,
[00:13:35] shouldn't be at the head of institutions. You are either a human or a
[00:13:39] HDZ member. Let's remember that Prime Minister
[00:13:42] Plenković was called "führer." And then that
[00:13:46] we are worse than Nazis. What we stand for is certainly
[00:13:50] the level of speech in the Croatian Parliament and through debates, no matter
[00:13:53] how heated they are, they should be argumentative but they should be
[00:13:57] at a certain level. So, the biggest problem with
[00:14:00] such communication is the normalization of something
[00:14:04] that some ten years ago, not to mention
[00:14:07] even more, was considered completely unacceptable, even
[00:14:10] scandalous,
[00:14:12] it is no longer scandalous, and experts claim that divisions in
[00:14:16] society, intolerance and an atmosphere of violence are influenced
[00:14:19] precisely by politicians with
[00:14:24] communication. We follow and
[00:14:27] analyze in the studio the speech of Ursula von der Leyen, which we broadcast
[00:14:31] live yesterday on our program, many nice words, few
[00:14:34] concrete plans, more or less these are analyses,
[00:14:38] does the European Union have answers to the crises we are facing? It does
[00:14:42] have an announcement that has already caused a series of reactions, namely, the announcement
[00:14:45] of Canadian-European rapprochement has provoked a strong response
[00:14:49] from the White House. Trump threatens the European Union with high
[00:14:52] tariffs.
[00:14:55] "now I think it's laughable, look uh, the whole thing with
[00:14:58] Canada, Canada has been a terrible trade partner,
[00:15:01] and uh, no, I don't see that, and if they do that, if I
[00:15:05] think it's at all hostile act, I will put very serious
[00:15:09] tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many
[00:15:12] things, so if they do that, if Europe does that with a
[00:15:16] bad intention, if it's a good intention, that's fine, if it's
[00:15:20] a bad intention, we'll put very heavy tariffs on
[00:15:22] Europe.
[00:15:25] And what is that intention? Canada and the European Union are currently
[00:15:28] discussing ways that would allow Canadian products, services,
[00:15:32] and workers involved in strategic supply chains, such as energy, artificial
[00:15:35] intelligence, defense, and critical minerals, to move
[00:15:39] freely, which would practically shift the border of the European Union.
[00:15:43] Here's what Canadian citizens say: We've
[00:15:45] been very dependent on the United States, deeply integrated,
[00:15:49] exceedingly so since NAFTA in the
[00:15:52] 90s really has pushed us into a
[00:15:55] situation where we're vulnerable and that has been exploited,
[00:15:59] so for us in Europe we need to be taking advantage of,
[00:16:03] well we've got partners and friends who are democratically
[00:16:05] aligned, share many of the same values and
[00:16:09] cultural traditions. I think it's great to develop trade relationships with
[00:16:13] other countries and other parts of the world. I think we're a little bit behind in developing some
[00:16:17] of our natural resources to offer these products to sell to them. I think that they would love
[00:16:20] to have our products if we were able to deliver them like natural gas
[00:16:24] across the Atlantic. I think that it is a good move. I am
[00:16:28] a big supporter of being in global connection and I am also
[00:16:31] not against Americans, I think I'm just against Trump's
[00:16:34] policy. But I think that...
[00:16:42] Here, we are also following the so-called diplomatic harvest in which the President
[00:16:45] of the Republic Zoran Milanović is participating. Will he comment on the recent
[00:16:49] events in Croatia? Stay with us.
[00:16:53] Stay for Zagreb and Sarajevo's new day.
[00:16:56] We start in Belgrade with the weather
[00:16:59] forecast.
[00:17:08] A change in weather is coming, the weather alarm has been activated for two Croatian
[00:17:12] regions, we will find out the details in the weather center where meteorologist
[00:17:15] Teja Blažević is with us this morning. Teja, good morning, what awaits us? The weather
[00:17:19] change has already reached parts of Croatia, I must say, according to
[00:17:23] the latest information, two waterspouts have formed in the northern
[00:17:27] Adriatic Sea, a strong storm will
[00:17:31] hit the western coast of Istria in about half an hour,
[00:17:34] so a warning to all of you who are
[00:17:37] there. Instabilities are present in western Croatia,
[00:17:41] inland. You should certainly be careful, given that
[00:17:44] these showers will intensify in the coming
[00:17:47] hours, so we expect today
[00:17:51] unstable conditions elsewhere in Croatia, as well as in
[00:17:54] Bosnia and Herzegovina. The weather conditions will change
[00:17:57] significantly compared to, for example, yesterday.
[00:18:01] All because a frontal disturbance is moving across our regions,
[00:18:04] destabilizing the atmosphere. So, in Croatia, as I mentioned,
[00:18:08] we already have instabilities this morning in the west.
[00:18:11] We expect rain and showers to spread towards
[00:18:14] central and eastern Croatia's interior.
[00:18:18] We also expect it to affect northern Dalmatia.
[00:18:22] We expect the south to remain mostly
[00:18:25] dry. As for Bosnia and Herzegovina,
[00:18:28] we also expect instabilities in western Bosnia, parts
[00:18:32] of central Bosnia, as well as
[00:18:34] in the north of the country. This will be an area
[00:18:38] where, as far as Bosnia and Herzegovina is concerned,
[00:18:41] there will be showers. In the interior
[00:18:45] of Croatia, a moderate northeast wind has already
[00:18:47] started blowing, a northerly wind
[00:18:51] a northwest wind in the east. On the Adriatic, a southerly wind currently
[00:18:55] dominates, but there will also be strong winds later in the day. As for
[00:18:59] the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the wind is weak, for now
[00:19:02] it is still dominantly southerly, but there will be a change,
[00:19:06] it will turn, so the wind from the north,
[00:19:09] which with instabilities
[00:19:12] can be temporarily strengthened, there can be stormy gusts, so
[00:19:16] therefore we need to be careful in the coming hours. We heard in
[00:19:19] the introduction that there is also a weather alarm for two Croatian
[00:19:23] regions. In Croatia, especially in the area of the northern Adriatic and Gorski Kotar,
[00:19:27] we expect locally heavy rainfall that can result
[00:19:30] in flooding, so this change in the coming
[00:19:34] hours will certainly be our focus.
[00:19:37] The temperature today will be highest in the area of southern
[00:19:41] Dalmatia where precipitation will mostly
[00:19:44] be absent, up to a maximum of 30, elsewhere mostly
[00:19:47] from about 20, 21 to a maximum of
[00:19:50] 25, more towards the east, because there, especially
[00:19:54] in the far east, we expect the least precipitation. These
[00:19:57] are the maximum temperatures in the Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:20:00] area, also quite similar values as in
[00:20:04] Croatia, mostly around twenty.
[00:20:07] 23, so the values will
[00:20:10] be highest in the south where we expect up to 31, so
[00:20:14] in the Herzegovina area. It should certainly
[00:20:18] be noted that tomorrow will bring a frequent occurrence of rain and
[00:20:21] thunderstorms, and even the first part of Saturday, I
[00:20:25] would say, especially the morning hours. Only in the second part
[00:20:29] of Saturday do we expect a gradual calming, and then
[00:20:32] during Sunday, so a calming
[00:20:35] of the weather conditions.
[00:20:37] so that the second part of the weekend will be somewhat warmer, because
[00:20:41] this change in current that I mentioned will again result in a drop
[00:20:45] in temperatures during Thursday and
[00:20:48] Friday. For the end. Once again, a warning about
[00:20:52] possible dangerous weather conditions, first
[00:20:56] in the area of Istria. At these moments, we expect
[00:20:59] the storm to hit western Istria, two
[00:21:03] waterspouts have already formed, we will of course follow that in the coming hours.
[00:21:18] Good morning once again to the new day, I'm. Kljenak, together until 11 am.
[00:21:22] News of the day.
[00:21:25] What is political communication like in Croatia? Analysts claim that 10
[00:21:28] years ago, much was unimaginable, insults,
[00:21:31] sexism, low provocations are raining down. We analyze this in
[00:21:34] the studio.
[00:21:37] Ursula von der Leyen's speech, many nice words, few concrete
[00:21:41] plans, dates and solutions. Does the European Union have answers
[00:21:45] to the crises we are
[00:21:46] facing?
[00:21:49] The announcement of Canadian-European rapprochement provoked a strong
[00:21:52] response from the White House. Trump threatens the European Union with high
[00:21:56] tariffs.
[00:21:59] Zoran Milanović at the diplomatic harvest, will he comment on
[00:22:02] the events in the country?
[00:22:06] In the European Parliament, a plenary debate whose direct
[00:22:08] cause is the Gospić case, we are live in
[00:22:11] Strasbourg.
[00:22:23] Let's go to the very beginning of the new day to my colleague Hrvoje Krešić
[00:22:26] who will join us here in the morning analysis. Hrvoje, good morning.
[00:22:30] We have been following political communication for years,
[00:22:34] the way people talk in the Croatian Parliament in front
[00:22:38] of cameras and behind cameras. It
[00:22:40] degrades day by day, then
[00:22:44] they try to us and them, we are not who
[00:22:47] is who, but the fact is what Gabrijela
[00:22:51] Kišićek said in our report that some things that were unimaginable
[00:22:55] just 10, 15 years ago are actually
[00:22:58] becoming a regular, not exceptional,
[00:23:00] state.
[00:23:03] Yes, everything could be summed up with that laconic "everything was better
[00:23:07] before", but really as far as communication in
[00:23:11] Croatia is concerned, not just political communication,
[00:23:14] trends can be observed that, to put it mildly, are perhaps
[00:23:18] not the best, "As you yourself pointed out, some things
[00:23:22] that we heard, that we hear, that are more or less regularly
[00:23:25] mentioned in parliament, by MPs, were
[00:23:28] once unimaginable. I'm not sure there needs to be a better example than
[00:23:32] that, so let's not necessarily go back to the last current event, but try
[00:23:36] to give a broader picture, and one of those moments
[00:23:40] that will surely be remembered as one
[00:23:43] of the moments that will be revisited, that is the moment when Gordan
[00:23:47] Jandroković de facto allowed the greeting
[00:23:51] "Za dom spremni" to be used in parliament, not just for a moment,
[00:23:54] but for almost two days it lasted
[00:23:57] in parliament, he later tried to retract, but
[00:24:01] I say, I think that moment will be remembered
[00:24:04] as a certain
[00:24:06] moment, perhaps not a turning point, but I say something that
[00:24:10] all those who will analyze communication and the level
[00:24:14] of communication in parliament will often revisit, that is
[00:24:17] just one example. All this that
[00:24:20] you mentioned and all this that we heard from our
[00:24:23] co-commentators in the past few days clearly
[00:24:27] shows that this trajectory is slowly but surely
[00:24:31] going downwards. But I think we need to consider several factors here,
[00:24:34] not just that politicians have become sharper
[00:24:38] tongued, but also the fact that they are increasingly
[00:24:42] fighting for their not even five minutes
[00:24:45] anymore, but five seconds of attention in the public
[00:24:49] space, a public space that is no longer limited
[00:24:52] only to mainstream media, but to social
[00:24:56] networks, that they go further and further in
[00:24:59] provocations to attract attention. I know from
[00:25:02] unofficial conversations with some members of parliament that they often complain,
[00:25:06] they say, when we talk about some sensible things, serious things, they are
[00:25:10] boring, only when some excess happens, when someone does
[00:25:13] something stupid in parliament or attracts attention that way,
[00:25:17] they get the attention of the media and the public. And I
[00:25:20] believe that is also one thing to take into account, regardless
[00:25:24] of both the personal and political responsibility of all actors
[00:25:27] in the public space. the collapse of the level of
[00:25:31] communication, which is not just a Croatian specific, it is enough
[00:25:34] to look at the way in which Uh Donald Trump
[00:25:38] communicates, and ultimately the way in which it affects the global
[00:25:41] quality of communication and global political
[00:25:45] communication, so that it is quite clear that the trend
[00:25:48] is what it is.
[00:25:51] Now, what interests us in all of this is, will
[00:25:55] the President of the Republic say anything, you are going to the so-called
[00:25:58] diplomatic harvest today, which takes place every year in September,
[00:26:02] of course. "The President of the Republic will also be there, he
[00:26:05] spoke about Gospić before that protest, but there are a whole
[00:26:09] series of topics that he could actually still
[00:26:12] address,
[00:26:16] so we will see if that will really happen today. Usually, that diplomatic
[00:26:20] harvest is an opportunity for the President of the Republic
[00:26:23] to say something, we will see if that will be the case this time as
[00:26:27] well, as you pointed out, there are many topics that he missed,
[00:26:31] obviously completely..." consciously commenting or saying something about them,
[00:26:34] after the protest in Gospić,
[00:26:37] he did not speak out, he only offered his support,
[00:26:41] at the protest was one of his closest associates, Orsak
[00:26:45] Miljenić. However, as for all other topics that followed,
[00:26:48] and which concern not only internal, but in a way external politics,
[00:26:52] for example, I don't know, the funeral of Radko Mladić and everything that
[00:26:55] happened related to what is happening, after all, in
[00:26:59] Bosnia and Herzegovina, where elections are slowly but surely
[00:27:02] approaching and where all kinds of incidents are being recorded, not
[00:27:06] necessarily between different
[00:27:09] political parties, different members
[00:27:12] of different nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but even
[00:27:15] within Croatian parties, all kinds of
[00:27:18] incidents, we know that Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of Zoran
[00:27:22] Milanović's favorite topics, so he did not speak out on that topic either.
[00:27:25] In any case, we will be at the diplomatic harvest today, and
[00:27:29] if there is an opportunity to hear what the president thinks about...
[00:27:32] many events in the last two three weeks, thank you
[00:27:36] Hrvoje, it was Hrvoje Krešić.
[00:27:48] The state of our union is better than ever before, but
[00:27:51] more uncertain than ever, said the President of the European Commission
[00:27:54] Ursula von der Leyen in her annual State of the Union address,
[00:27:58] addressing the issue of energy security. Europe cannot remain
[00:28:01] an industrial power if energy prices are permanently too high,
[00:28:04] said the President of the European Commission. After
[00:28:08] the interruption of Russian gas supply, a new blow was
[00:28:11] brought by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, again
[00:28:14] showing how much the European Union's dependence on imported fossil
[00:28:18] fuels costs. Brussels sees a solution in greater reliance on its own
[00:28:22] sources of clean energy and accelerated electrification
[00:28:25] of Europe.
[00:28:28] Since the beginning of the conflict.
[00:28:32] In the Strait of Hormuz, imported fossil fuels
[00:28:36] cost us an additional 90 billion euros, for which
[00:28:39] we did not get a single drop more of energy, and therefore
[00:28:43] we must increase the production of our affordable,
[00:28:46] domestic and clean energy, whether it is
[00:28:50] biomethane, nuclear energy, renewables or other, let
[00:28:54] it be technologically neutral, but all these different sources
[00:28:57] of energy must achieve the goal of lowering energy prices and increasing
[00:29:01] our independence. To achieve this independence, we must electrify
[00:29:04] Europe. Our goal is to double electricity
[00:29:08] production by 2040.
[00:29:10] year.
[00:29:13] And now we go live to Strasbourg, where our reporter Maja Štorbac, who
[00:29:17] has actually been following the events in
[00:29:20] Strasbourg for days. The most important thing was certainly the speech that we
[00:29:23] actually followed live with Maja yesterday in the new
[00:29:27] day. So now that that
[00:29:30] part is over, what did you highlight, what are
[00:29:34] some of the strongest messages that resonated and
[00:29:37] are being commented on in the
[00:29:39] parliament itself.
[00:29:42] Well, Nina, for starters, I will say that it is the last day of the European Parliament session,
[00:29:46] but that today we expect many more important
[00:29:49] messages that we will nevertheless touch upon later, to return to your question.
[00:29:53] Ursula von der Leyen opened her State of the European
[00:29:57] Union address with a Dickensian sentence about
[00:30:00] the best and worst of times, which was actually very significant,
[00:30:03] precisely that paradox was one of the main messages, Europe is, according
[00:30:07] to her assessment, stronger than ever, but at
[00:30:10] the same time it is exposed to increasing pressures, this refers
[00:30:14] to the war in Ukraine, there is also talk about expensive
[00:30:17] energy, Chinese competition, climate disasters
[00:30:20] that have affected most of Europe, artificial
[00:30:23] intelligence, hybrid threats, which have also been
[00:30:27] mentioned much more in recent days, which is why the
[00:30:30] political, central political message was... quite clear,
[00:30:33] Europe must be able to protect itself and protect
[00:30:37] its interests, this especially applies to
[00:30:40] the economy, to energy, on which
[00:30:43] von der Leyen this year placed a much greater emphasis,
[00:30:47] she announced the completion of the reform of the single
[00:30:49] market, faster issuance of permits,
[00:30:53] reduction of administrative burdens, which was also the goal
[00:30:57] from last year, until 2014.