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[00:00:00] Sunny with a moderate increase in cloudiness during the day, and
[00:00:03] in the afternoon in the northwest of Bosnia we expect rain, while
[00:00:06] the wind will be light in the south, southwesterly in other regions northern
[00:00:10] and northeasterly.
[00:00:12] society activists from Belgrade and northern Kosovo The morning minimum temperature in Bosnia from 8 to 13, in the south in
[00:00:16] Herzegovina up to 19 degrees, and the highest daily
[00:00:19] temperature from 24 to 32
[00:00:22] degrees. On Friday it remains moderately cloudy with rain,
[00:00:25] showers, and sometimes thunderstorms. On Saturday it will then be cloudy with
[00:00:29] showers. in Herzegovina, especially in the morning, later
[00:00:33] in the afternoon in the central, eastern and western parts of Bosnia.
[00:00:36] The temperature will be significantly lower, so in Bosnia we expect up to
[00:00:39] 24, in the south up to 27
[00:00:42] degrees.
[00:00:45] And that's all for the news. Dear viewers, thank you for your attention, good evening.
[00:01:17] Dear viewers, good day, I am Borna Šmer, you are watching the review
[00:01:20] of the day, here are the news we
[00:01:23] highlight.
[00:01:28] Europe must reduce its energy dependence and invest more in
[00:01:32] its own sources, said Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, she also condemned
[00:01:35] stanju unije, osudila i veličanje ratnog zločinca Ratka
[00:01:39] we are live in Strasbourg.
[00:01:42] Reactions are mounting even a day after
[00:01:48] the Prime Minister called the MP "sweetie," Ivana Kekin
[00:01:52] mucicom, Ivana Kekin poručila: mucice će
[00:01:56] it's sexism. And for the ruling party,
[00:01:59] such communication is part of political
[00:02:02] folklore.
[00:02:03] Former Kosovar President Hashim
[00:02:08] Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for
[00:02:11] war crimes. Three former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army
[00:02:15] were also found guilty. We are live in The Hague in Kosovo.
[00:02:18] Europa League. Dinamo meets Hapoel Be'er Sheva at
[00:02:21] 9 PM. The match
[00:02:27] is being played in Bucharest due to security reasons.
[00:02:30] The state of our union is better than ever before, but
[00:02:33] more uncertain than ever,
[00:02:51] said the President of the European Commission
[00:02:54] She addressed the issue of
[00:02:58] energy security. Europe cannot remain an
[00:03:01] industrial power if energy prices are permanently
[00:03:04] too high, said the President of the Commission.
[00:03:07] After the interruption of Russian gas supply, a new blow was
[00:03:10] brought by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which once again showed
[00:03:13] how much the European Union pays for its dependence on imported fossil
[00:03:17] fuels. Brussels sees the solution in a stronger reliance on
[00:03:21] its own sources of clean energy and accelerated
[00:03:25] electrification of Europe.
[00:03:29] Since the beginning of the conflict in
[00:03:32] the Strait of Hormuz,
[00:03:33] imported fossil fuels have
[00:03:37] cost us an additional 90 billion
[00:03:38] euros, and for that we have not
[00:03:41] received a single drop more of energy, and that is why
[00:03:45] we must increase the production of our affordable
[00:03:48] domestic and clean energy, whether it is
[00:03:51] biomethane, nuclear energy, renewable sources or other
[00:03:55] sources, it should be technologically neutral, but all these different sources
[00:03:58] of energy must achieve the goal of lowering energy prices and increasing
[00:04:02] our independence. To achieve this independence, we must electrify
[00:04:06] Europe. Our goal is to double electricity production by
[00:04:09] 2040. year.
[00:04:13] Ursula von der Leyen stated that Brussels
[00:04:16] wants to raise relations with Ottawa
[00:04:18] to the highest possible
[00:04:21] level and, as she said,
[00:04:24] urgently redefine them. She sees Canada,
[00:04:27] which shares European values, as a key partner in
[00:04:30] creating new global alliances.
[00:04:34] Our partnership is not directed against anyone, but
[00:04:38] strives for strength through
[00:04:42] unity. We want to strengthen
[00:04:46] our relationship with Canada as much as possible. Dear Mark, I said
[00:04:49] that we urgently need to redefine
[00:04:52] our partnership.
[00:04:55] That is why I would like us to jointly open the door for
[00:04:58] Canada to become
[00:05:01] the first associated member of the European
[00:05:05] Union. Ursula von der Leyen, in her
[00:05:08] State of the Union address, announced a series of new initiatives,
[00:05:20] from strengthening European defense and a new security
[00:05:24] architecture to stricter rules for migration and
[00:05:27] social networks. We are now going live to
[00:05:31] Strasbourg where our Maja
[00:05:34] Štrbac is. Maja, what kind of reactions
[00:05:37] did we hear to the Commission President's speech and what caused
[00:05:41] the most commotion? Well, Boranda, it can be said that
[00:05:44] indeed the reactions
[00:05:48] caused despite the fact that
[00:05:51] rhetorically everything has actually changed a lot since
[00:05:54] last year's speech, the President of the European Commission Ursula
[00:05:58] von der Leyen really took note of
[00:06:01] last year's comments in which the biggest
[00:06:04] impact was that she focused too much on foreign
[00:06:08] policy relations and not on internal,
[00:06:11] internal cohesion, as she actually did
[00:06:14] this year on trade relations
[00:06:17] between member states on strengthening
[00:06:20] defense readiness, so
[00:06:23] it could be heard, among other things, that there were
[00:06:26] many words, few solutions, that she tried
[00:06:29] to please everyone, the opposition criticized
[00:06:33] the fact that no concrete measures were offered to solve
[00:06:36] the issue of affordable housing, here it was
[00:06:39] talked about the relationship with America, no
[00:06:43] concrete measure for the trade war with the USA
[00:06:46] was mentioned, in fact we can point out
[00:06:50] that Donald Trump was not mentioned by name
[00:06:53] even once in Ursula von der Leyen's entire speech,
[00:06:57] and Mark Carney, the Canadian Prime Minister,
[00:07:01] was also present there, a big decision
[00:07:04] was actually made, a big, big change
[00:07:07] in the European Union was announced and
[00:07:10] that is the accession of Canada
[00:07:14] to the European Union, of course that had big
[00:07:17] repercussions and many big reactions, we will talk about all that
[00:07:21] as much as we can, of course, today with
[00:07:24] MEP Nikolina Brnjac, welcome to
[00:07:26] the program, good day to you and your viewers, we have indeed heard a small
[00:07:30] part, there were so many reactions to
[00:07:33] today's speech by Ursula von der Leyen, what are
[00:07:36] your reactions, how do you actually receive
[00:07:40] these comments that we have now heard in brief? Well, I think she was extremely
[00:07:43] concrete in certain things, that is primarily for
[00:07:47] the competitiveness of our economy, the European economy and the goal
[00:07:50] is that we must by the end of the year, given that we know that next year there will be
[00:07:54] elections in many member states, have
[00:07:57] a finished European Union budget and is that the most important document
[00:08:01] which will be for the next seven years and for Croatia and for the whole of Europe
[00:08:04] or the European Union, it is precisely this competitiveness fund
[00:08:08] for competitiveness which makes up one fifth, meaning the entire
[00:08:11] fund, here we see a great opportunity for Croatia
[00:08:14] precisely for our companies, for our entrepreneurs, as for example in
[00:08:18] defense as we discussed, so where European competitiveness
[00:08:22] can be raised precisely through such a fund, she
[00:08:25] also spoke and placed great emphasis on energy
[00:08:29] independence, which is crucial, because if we know that today Europe imports
[00:08:32] about 96% of oil, 90% of gas, about
[00:08:36] 60% of coal, meaning we cannot talk about any
[00:08:39] independence, and we know that this is crucial for us to have
[00:08:43] an independent, developed and competitive economy, but of course also how important
[00:08:46] it is for our citizens, therefore what she also said today,
[00:08:50] we must invest in renewable energy sources, so,
[00:08:53] both solar and nuclear
[00:08:56] energy, hydropower, so different forms of energy, she
[00:09:00] also placed this as an important sign, also she
[00:09:03] clearly set the goal that for climate
[00:09:06] change, we saw what happened, what it was like this summer, what those
[00:09:10] droughts were like, what those fires were like. "Terrible fires in
[00:09:14] our country, so, but throughout Europe,
[00:09:18] that is why European coordination is necessary, a budget
[00:09:21] that will follow such situations and
[00:09:24] enable us to have additional funds for coordination between fire
[00:09:28] services, civil protection services, meaning all involved in the series, but
[00:09:32] what particularly pleased me, what she highlighted now, what is
[00:09:36] important for our young people, if we know that every seventh child
[00:09:39] in Europe has mental health problems,
[00:09:43] then what she announced now, that all member states must also
[00:09:47] have a unified approach, she has now announced the adoption of a new
[00:09:51] law for children who are younger than 13 years old will not have
[00:09:54] access to digital networks, and from 13 to 15 years old children
[00:09:58] will only have it under the control of their parents, I think that is
[00:10:01] crucial that we must manage in such a way and
[00:10:05] take care of our children, because what is happening now
[00:10:09] is really, we saw that Australia has now changed it, so.
[00:10:25] go back, you said yourself an independent and competitive
[00:10:28] economy was one of the priorities of the President
[00:10:31] of the European Commission, we are still dependent
[00:10:35] partially on the USA and currently with this
[00:10:38] move that was made today, the accession
[00:10:42] of Canada to the European Union, our much
[00:10:45] closer cooperation in whatever form it will be implemented, we will find out tomorrow at
[00:10:49] 11:30 when it will be presented in
[00:10:52] parliament, of course, so we don't know everything
[00:10:56] yet, but could that have any negative repercussions on our relations with
[00:10:59] the USA, because we know how erratic Trump is, he wasn't mentioned
[00:11:02] today, one of your fellow MEPs commented
[00:11:06] that it was actually a smart move by Ursula von der Leyen not to
[00:11:09] mention Donald Trump because after last year's speech
[00:11:13] and several repeated mentions and
[00:11:16] call-outs of Trump, the reaction was extremely unpredictable,
[00:11:20] let's call it that politely, well look, first we have to consider
[00:11:24] that it is now being considered that Canada becomes an associated member, meaning
[00:11:28] that they are moving in that direction, she will not automatically become an associated
[00:11:32] member nor an integral part of the member states
[00:11:35] of the European Union, meaning an associated member, we now have on the basis
[00:11:39] of our economic agreement, the president also
[00:11:41] mentioned around 75% growth in terms of
[00:11:44] economic exchange between Europe and
[00:11:47] Canada, what connects us with Canada is precisely that
[00:11:51] we share the same values. from the use of artificial
[00:11:55] intelligence, that it must be smartly used, that we know what
[00:11:58] artificial intelligence is for, but supervised and that man must
[00:12:02] control how artificial intelligence will develop, because we see what
[00:12:05] is happening in other parts of the world and
[00:12:08] that we must be smart, meaning no, we are not against it,
[00:12:12] but with control, that this artificial intelligence
[00:12:15] serves us in hospitals, in the economy, so in all
[00:12:19] different systems where we use it, but that man's
[00:12:22] word is final, you understand. Also,
[00:12:25] regarding climate change, we share the same
[00:12:28] values as Canada, that's why I think it's very good that
[00:12:32] today we talked about the possibility of Canada's accession,
[00:12:36] we see that it's very positive and that everyone,
[00:12:40] I haven't seen anyone in the European Parliament who said today that it's not
[00:12:44] good or that it's going in the wrong direction, hmm, was it discussed
[00:12:47] with partners? After all, today's media reports
[00:12:51] said no one knew anything about it. The only ones
[00:12:55] who knew actually didn't fully consult, so
[00:12:58] what was the background story? Well, I think it was,
[00:13:01] I mean, it could be assumed that they would go in that direction, because
[00:13:05] according to previous negotiations, discussions and
[00:13:09] everything that's happening, as I said, we share the same European values, so
[00:13:13] it could already be somehow anticipated that it would go
[00:13:17] in exactly this direction, we must also touch on
[00:13:20] measures for affordable housing, last
[00:13:24] week... the Affordable Housing Act was also released,
[00:13:27] somehow the emphasis wasn't placed on that today,
[00:13:30] we are aware that real estate prices within the European
[00:13:33] Union are really rising extremely
[00:13:37] and are not stopping, so I believe that what the
[00:13:41] President mentioned now is not enough and we additionally see,
[00:13:44] especially regarding the supply of housing on the market, analyses
[00:13:48] show that we lack 10 million apartments, so
[00:13:51] I really expected that there would be a stronger
[00:13:55] proposal and legislative acts from the Commission itself
[00:13:58] precisely in the direction of member states, you said last
[00:14:02] week the Affordable Housing Act was presented
[00:14:05] or rather the regulation for affordable housing which
[00:14:09] is a proposal of the Commission goes in two directions, or
[00:14:12] two measures: first it will be possible as their proposal
[00:14:16] to calculate which areas or
[00:14:19] housing stressed areas where we have a problem with affordable housing,
[00:14:22] their calculation methodology and... It is further divided into two
[00:14:26] measures, one measure is to shorten the restriction of short-term rentals, which we already
[00:14:29] have in Croatia and it also states under that
[00:14:33] regulation that member states that already have
[00:14:36] data collection as we have through our tourism law in that
[00:14:40] way it can already be seen based on evidence-based
[00:14:43] policies how it can be restricted whether there is any need
[00:14:46] at all to first restrict and through management
[00:14:50] plans the mayors can make decisions as they already do
[00:14:54] in our country, for example, Poreč, Makarska,
[00:14:57] I think and many other cities that are moving in that direction, and the other
[00:15:01] thing they proposed is that if you buy, for example, a second
[00:15:04] property, you cannot buy it
[00:15:07] if that property is not for your own living or is not
[00:15:11] for long-term rental, which I think is a very bad message that is being
[00:15:13] sent, in that way you are encroaching,
[00:15:17] encroaching on the right of ownership,
[00:15:19] encroaching on what is guaranteed by the constitution
[00:15:23] ultimately, that... is in the European
[00:15:27] charter, so I think there will be big problems with that,
[00:15:30] because as I say, the decision itself that you cannot
[00:15:33] buy a second property if you are buying it, it means
[00:15:37] if a mayor makes that decision,
[00:15:39] you cannot, you cannot because you won't be living in it.
[00:15:43] MP Brnjac, thank you very much, this is an extremely important topic,
[00:15:46] we will certainly deal with it in the future, thank you
[00:15:50] very much. The session of the European
[00:15:53] Parliament is still ongoing, tomorrow we expect
[00:15:57] the Canadian Prime Minister to address
[00:16:00] the parliament, as we announced, we are here, we continue to follow all
[00:16:03] developments and bring you all the details. Thank you Maja, and thank you to your guest.
[00:16:09] Much was said, but few
[00:16:23] concrete things, stated foreign policy analyst
[00:16:26] Mirjana Rakić, guest on our new
[00:16:30] day. She used "we
[00:16:34] need," "we will," a lot. But
[00:16:37] how, in what time, what are the deadlines, new
[00:16:41] alliances are being formed, an alliance for electricity,
[00:16:44] an alliance for artificial intelligence,
[00:16:48] the most interesting to me seems to be this European security alliance where
[00:16:52] in some way a counterweight
[00:16:55] to NATO is being formed.
[00:16:57] Towards the end of her speech, Ursula
[00:17:00] von der Leyen referred to Serbia, more precisely to the state honors
[00:17:03] at the burial of Ratko Mladić in Belgrade, it seems that the half-hearted
[00:17:07] condemnation satisfied no one except perhaps Aleksandar
[00:17:11] Vučić, whom she again did not mention.
[00:17:14] Ursula von der Leyen, only after
[00:17:18] pressure from Zagreb and Sarajevo, had commented with a message on social
[00:17:22] media that she was appalled by the celebration of Ratko Mladić with
[00:17:25] state honors in Belgrade. In her State of the Union address,
[00:17:29] she finally said it out loud.
[00:17:32] it is about an, I would say,
[00:18:01] ambivalent statement that there is no place in the European Union for the glorification of
[00:18:04] war criminals like Mladić, so it was
[00:18:08] not said that there is no place for Serbia or for those who glorify, who
[00:18:12] support it, but that there is no place for the glorification itself, this can now be interpreted in different
[00:18:15] ways. As Elmedin Konaković, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
[00:18:19] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had publicly criticized earlier, von der Leyen
[00:18:22] once again chose not to mention the name behind it all,
[00:18:26] Aleksandar Vučić. There was no hint of sanctions
[00:18:29] against Serbia, and the European Parliament's rapporteur for Serbia
[00:18:33] proposed suspending accession negotiations. A much more serious
[00:18:36] question is "what will the European Union simply do after
[00:18:40] it has convinced itself that it is a regime that glorifies
[00:18:43] war crimes, should negotiations continue
[00:18:47] with such a government, will
[00:18:51] any measures be introduced that will simply send a sufficiently
[00:18:54] strong, not only political, but also
[00:18:57] financial message to the authorities in Belgrade, we did not actually hear
[00:19:01] that from Ursula von der Leyen today, for a wasted effort, if Vučić
[00:19:04] can at such a moment pop over to Paris and hug
[00:19:08] Macron, emphasizes another former foreign minister,
[00:19:12] the idea is to attract Serbia regardless of the government,
[00:19:15] of course many, and perhaps even Mrs. von der Leyen, would intimately prefer
[00:19:18] a student list, but the goal is to win over Serbia with Vučić,
[00:19:22] if possible, even without him, right, but
[00:19:26] with him, but look, the question is what the
[00:19:29] government in Serbia wants, does the government in Serbia want
[00:19:33] it that way or does it want to continue dancing on... Influential
[00:19:38] American Republican Congressman Joe Wilson does not mince
[00:19:42] words, at a congressional hearing he warns, Vučić is preparing
[00:19:45] another election rigging, he says Serbia's largest oil
[00:19:49] and gas company is owned by Russia. Vučić has bought and
[00:19:53] integrated Chinese military surveillance
[00:19:55] technology.
[00:20:02] Iran alongside the delegations of Russia and China. These are
[00:20:06] actions that do not show.
[00:20:12] But at the same time, another award arrives for Vučić for sitting
[00:20:16] on two chairs. Aleksandar Čeferin announces: "UEFA has
[00:20:19] officially decided, Belgrade will host the UEFA
[00:20:23] Europa League final in 2029.
[00:20:26] At the still unfinished National Stadium in Surčin. Ivan
[00:20:30] Hrstić,
[00:20:31] N1.
[00:20:44] Former Kosovar President and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army
[00:20:47] Hashim Thaçi was sentenced in The Hague to a single sentence of
[00:20:51] 25 years in prison for war
[00:20:54] crimes committed during the conflict in Kosovo and northern Albania in
[00:20:58] 1998 and 1999.
[00:21:00] Jakup Krasniqi was also sentenced to 25
[00:21:04] years. Kadri Veseli received 18, and Rečep
[00:21:07] Selimi 13 years in prison. It was determined that members of the KLA
[00:21:11] unlawfully detained at least 385 people,
[00:21:14] while at least 96 people were killed. Among them
[00:21:18] were Serbs, Roma and Kosovar Albanians. The court did not find
[00:21:22] that crimes against humanity had been committed and emphasized
[00:21:25] that the proceedings did not deal with the legitimacy of the KLA or
[00:21:29] its goal of Kosovo's independence. The verdict in Thaçi was followed
[00:21:32] in The Hague in
[00:21:36] Kosovo. We are now going live to The Hague.
[00:21:40] N1 reporter Sanja Sovrlić is waiting for us there.
[00:21:44] Sanja, Thaçi received the verdict in
[00:21:47] silence, while hundreds of his supporters gathered
[00:21:51] in front of the court under heavy police protection. How was the verdict
[00:21:54] received there and did the defense announce an appeal to
[00:21:58] this decision?
[00:22:00] Let's start with that last
[00:22:03] question, the defense is, as Hashim Thaçi's lawyer
[00:22:07] said, the former president of Kosovo,
[00:22:10] shocked by this verdict, they claim that
[00:22:13] the evidence presented by the defense was not taken into account, but
[00:22:17] that only the evidence presented by the prosecution was taken into account,
[00:22:20] they announce an appeal, they say that the verdict
[00:22:24] was predetermined, the chief prosecutor, on the other
[00:22:27] hand, expressed satisfaction with the verdict,
[00:22:30] you said Thaçi received the verdict in silence,
[00:22:34] I would add to that, so Thaçi and other
[00:22:38] KLA leaders were present along with
[00:22:41] members of their families who were in the
[00:22:44] gallery of the courtroom.
[00:22:47] of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, they left after that, so after
[00:22:50] the verdict was pronounced, they left the courtroom, but
[00:22:53] without many comments for
[00:22:57] the media, when it comes to supporters of the so-called
[00:22:59] Kosovo Liberation Army, early this morning several
[00:23:03] dozen people gathered in front of the court, carrying
[00:23:06] Albanian flags, KLA signs and printed
[00:23:09] pictures of the four KLA leaders, however, the police quickly
[00:23:13] removed them from the court building and told them to
[00:23:17] leave that area and they
[00:23:21] followed the pronouncement of the
[00:23:24] verdict 2 km away, after that, in front of the
[00:23:26] court building, there were exclusively journalists with
[00:23:30] sporadic walks of people with KLA symbols or
[00:23:33] passing vehicles, but without a large gathering of
[00:23:37] people, however, incidents occurred a little further from
[00:23:40] the court when citizens who had gathered there protested
[00:23:44] against the condemning verdicts for
[00:23:47] war crimes against KLA leaders and clashed
[00:23:51] with the police, this was resolved very quickly
[00:23:55] and during today's day in The Hague, in the immediate
[00:23:59] vicinity of the court, it was mostly peaceful, but let's see how
[00:24:02] those incidents looked. sorry, excuse me,
[00:24:06] can I, excuse me,
[00:24:50] Mr. Konjufca, can I have a quick comment,
[00:24:53] We saw that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo Glauk
[00:25:26] Konjufca from the Self-Determination Movement attended
[00:25:30] the trial, he had announced that earlier, by the way, Redžep
[00:25:33] Selimi, one of the convicts, is from the Self-Determination
[00:25:36] Movement, while the three Veseli,
[00:25:40] Krasniqi, Thaçi are from the Democratic Party of Kosovo,
[00:25:43] besides the current Minister of Foreign Affairs. I could also see the former Minister
[00:25:46] of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo Petrit Selimi from the ranks
[00:25:50] of the Democratic Party of Kosovo,
[00:25:54] but also present were some
[00:25:57] representatives of civil society from Pristina,
[00:26:01] I also spoke with one of them, the director of the Humanitarian
[00:26:04] Law Fund from Belgrade, who is present
[00:26:07] here, albeit on her own initiative, given that
[00:26:11] a group of civil
[00:26:15] had an organized visit to the Specialist Chambers,
[00:26:18] however, it was canceled at the last minute given
[00:26:22] that they were told that they could not guarantee their
[00:26:26] safety here in The Hague, I asked
[00:26:29] the Kosovo Specialist Chambers about this, they did not explicitly
[00:26:33] confirm it to the media, but they say they are doing everything in their
[00:26:36] power to ensure
[00:26:40] safety, otherwise, the assessment of Jasmina
[00:26:43] Lazović, director of the Humanitarian Law Fund in Belgrade, is that
[00:26:45] the verdict certainly cannot provide all the answers,
[00:26:49] but that it is very important in this
[00:26:52] context and she said that it is important that the part of the indictment
[00:26:55] concerning a joint criminal enterprise
[00:26:59] was confirmed. Thank you, Sanja, that was live
[00:27:03] from The Hague, Sanja Sovrlić.
[00:27:05] Citizens in Pristina are largely
[00:27:09] dissatisfied with the verdict against former President Hashim Thaçi, and
[00:27:25] Prime Minister Albin Kurti says: The verdict in The Hague does not represent the will
[00:27:28] of the people. I believe this is an injustice, that it is
[00:27:32] more of a political decision,
[00:27:34] they are
[00:27:38] innocent. We are shocked, in a word, because we expected an acquittal for the main KLA
[00:27:42] leaders. With this verdict of the Specialist Court, it is almost as if the KLA was not declared
[00:27:46] a terrorist organization. There is nothing else, this is a very political
[00:27:49] trial based on Serbia's files.
[00:27:53] Of course, I did not expect this, nor did anyone. What can I say, what
[00:27:56] else can I say, I have nothing, I didn't want to.
[00:27:59] Naravno, nisam ovo očekivala niti bilo ko. Šta da kažem, šta
[00:28:03] expected such an outcome,
[00:28:07] I am
[00:28:07] disappointed.
[00:28:11] The conviction and such a heavy sentence for four former KLA leaders
[00:28:14] represent unacceptable injustice, a great and damaging
[00:28:18] punishment. This verdict may have been formally pronounced in the name of the people
[00:28:21] of Kosovo, but this empty formulation should not be confused with the will
[00:28:25] of the people. This verdict must certainly be changed and corrected in the
[00:28:28] appeal process as soon as possible. In these difficult moments,
[00:28:32] we stand with the families of the former KLA leaders and all their comrades
[00:28:36] who fought for liberation.
[00:28:40] We are also monitoring the situation in the north of Kosovo, in areas where the
[00:28:43] majority Serbian population was peaceful throughout the day.
[00:28:47] How it is now, we are checking with Nenad Božović.
[00:28:51] Nenad, you were in Mitrovica, now in
[00:28:54] Leposavić. What are the reactions
[00:28:58] after the verdicts in
[00:28:59] The Hague?
[00:29:02] "Well, since this morning in the north of Kosovo, we have not
[00:29:06] noticed an increased police presence, at least not those with long
[00:29:09] barrels. We saw that there were
[00:29:13] increased patrols on the main road that
[00:29:16] leads from the border with Serbia to
[00:29:20] mostly about
[00:29:23] traffic patrols. What we
[00:29:26] couldn't hear from the population here in the north
[00:29:29] of Kosovo at this moment, it's mostly..." the Serbian population
[00:29:33] yes, what are their reactions to
[00:29:36] the pronouncement of the verdict for the four former KLA commanders, and the trial was watched
[00:29:40] and followed, although it was not
[00:29:44] as organized as in the southern part, they followed it
[00:29:48] in cafes and in their homes, but they were somehow reserved
[00:29:51] when we tried to get their answer about what they thought,
[00:29:55] they mostly told us that it doesn't concern them, that they
[00:29:59] have nothing to comment on, however it would seem that behind that... most likely
[00:30:03] lies fear, because any commenting
[00:30:06] could in the future lead to some
[00:30:10] consequences, that's what they are afraid of, for several
[00:30:13] years now they have been talking about how
[00:30:16] everything that they previously advocated and
[00:30:20] fought for has actually disappeared, that they simply no
[00:30:23] longer have even the support of Serbia as they
[00:30:27] once had. What particularly scared them
[00:30:30] is the information that appeared that in
[00:30:34] Gračanica today there would be online classes, that in
[00:30:37] a place near Leposavić where we are now, called Lešak,
[00:30:41] a children's play was canceled yesterday, the police did not allow it
[00:30:44] to be held, although no reasons were given, somehow
[00:30:48] information appeared that it could be precisely because of today and
[00:30:52] the pronouncement of the verdict today we also
[00:30:55] spoke with the first police chief in
[00:30:58] northern Kosovo, Veton Elshani, so that..."