Bosnia and Herzegovina: N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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00:00:00opening
00:00:00of the
00:00:07festival, ladies and gentlemen, good
00:00:09evening.
00:00:16Once a year, something truly
00:00:20special happens, something beautiful.
00:00:23The National Theater becomes a cinema, which
00:00:27is beautiful.
00:00:30You know how to take
00:00:32it off,
00:00:38good evening. This year's program brings together films of different
00:00:42poetics, authorial voices, and life
00:00:45experiences. Good evening and welcome on
00:00:49behalf of the Sarajevo Film Festival team. I cordially greet you and
00:00:53welcome you to the 32nd edition
00:00:56of the festival. Please welcome one of the greatest...
00:01:00directors of today, Paweł Pawlikowski.
00:01:19Thank you, Jovan. Thank you for inviting me
00:01:22to this, to this festival, which is very close to my
00:01:26heart. It's my fourth time.
00:01:34Pawlikowski greeted the audience at the National
00:01:37Theater in Sarajevo, after which his film
00:01:40"Cold War" was screened. He will hold, as I mentioned at the beginning, a
00:01:45its premiere this year at the masterclass next week as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival. Thank you for
00:01:48being with us for the past hour. Be with us tomorrow
00:01:51from 9 PM, when some
00:01:55Besides, there is great pressure on actors and directors, whose films will be shown at this year's
00:01:58festival, will talk with me here. I greet you
00:02:02with the atmosphere here from the festival square, from
00:02:05the festival street. So, we'll meet again tomorrow
00:02:09at 9 PM. Thank you for your attention, goodbye!
00:06:55Good evening, dear viewers, it's time for N1 Television news.
00:06:58Today's
00:07:02disaster in Dalmatia: a fire has engulfed nearly 1,000 hectares
00:07:06of land. One person died, and at least 36 were injured.
00:07:10Residents and firefighters feared throughout
00:07:12the night.
00:07:14The fire is burning on both sides, and I'm driving a car. My foot
00:07:18is just like this on the
00:07:21gas pedal. The smoke is standing. He's saving the house.
00:07:25I hope everything will be fine. I left my car here and I'm walking because it's a
00:07:29collapse here. Everything is stopped. I have to run
00:07:31away.
00:07:34In the news, we are still
00:07:35reporting
00:07:41that fires are burning across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the situation is particularly alarming in
00:07:44four main hotspots: Trebinje, Nevesinje, Konjic, and
00:07:47Neum.
00:07:52The blockade of the Uborka landfill in Mostar has been lifted.
00:07:55Police arrested several people from the "Because it concerns
00:07:58us" initiative.
00:08:01This evening, the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival begins, which will
00:08:05open with the screening of Paweł Pawlikowski's film "Cold War" at the National
00:08:08Theater, by the Polish director.
00:08:12here, I know well what the atmosphere of the Sarajevo Film Festival is like, we always
00:08:15look forward to it, and so, expectations are the same as every year,
00:08:19everyone enjoys it, and these party-goers, that's the standard madness
00:08:23here, so it's definitely a weekend, especially the
00:08:26opening and the last day, that's when it's the biggest
00:08:28madness.
00:08:31Trebinje and Mostar were the hottest today with 35 and 37
00:08:35degrees Celsius, and tomorrow in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it will be sunny
00:08:38weather.
00:08:44One person died in a fire that broke out last night in
00:08:48the Lokvergoznica area. Today, during a search of
00:08:51the burned area, police found the lifeless body of one
00:08:54person. At least 36 people were injured,
00:08:5714 of whom were hospitalized at KBC Split. Seven of them are
00:09:01in life-threatening condition. Police urged drivers not to travel towards
00:09:05Omiš. Between 900 and 1,000 hectares of land have burned,
00:09:081,000 people have been evacuated, and the damage is yet to be assessed.
00:09:12In this fight against nature,
00:09:16everyone lost. As soon as night fell, hell descended
00:09:20on Omiš. A strong wind with elements of a hurricane-force gale
00:09:24pushed the fire across the mountain. A thousand
00:09:27dry hectares burned. The fire reached the cliffs of the city.
00:09:30People fled their homes in a panic, leaving cars on
00:09:34the highway. They ran towards the sea. I was just serving
00:09:37guests who told me they smelled smoke. I didn't
00:09:41pay attention to it because the cook is constantly burning wood, and we thought
00:09:45it was that. Then, at one point, I turned my head and saw
00:09:48a huge flame. I grabbed a hose, intending to put it out, but it started
00:09:52to blow, picking up everything. I barely saved my car at
00:09:56the last minute and ran away. Come on, he says,
00:09:59sparks are flying around the car. So I ran out.
00:10:03The house was left unlocked. I grabbed
00:10:06the little bird. Look at how I started. The fire is burning on
00:10:09both sides. I'm driving the car. And the
00:10:13consequences of the fire are catastrophic and enormous material
00:10:16damages: burned houses, cars,
00:10:19black and broken trees that are still smoking.
00:10:23Firefighters who fought the blaze near Omiš all night
00:10:27say that when they arrived at this very specific and inaccessible
00:10:30terrain, the fire was already in full bloom.
00:10:34Upon arriving at the scene, the houses were already endangered. We had to fight
00:10:37for every house, every street. Now, when a fire starts at 4
00:10:41AM and burns 100 hectares, you know
00:10:45the power of that fire, the power of nature. The sports
00:10:48hall in Omiš was too small to accommodate all the evacuees, both
00:10:52local residents and foreign tourists, so many
00:10:55people were transferred by organized transport to Split.
00:10:59The Prime Minister of Croatia was asked why citizens
00:11:02were not warned through the so-called "sruk" system.
00:11:05Plenković's answer was not direct, nor did he specify whether
00:11:09the possibility of sending such a message was considered. He only
00:11:12emphasized the speed at which the fire spread. Here,
00:11:16the situation was obviously fast due to the wind
00:11:19at night. If it had been daytime, Canadairs would have acted during the day. And that
00:11:23is unfortunately, "what was missing. I think they were
00:11:27really so superhumanly
00:11:29sacrificial that what was saved is a real miracle."
00:11:33Omiš was also visited by the President of Croatia. Milanović
00:11:37first stated that it was a terrible natural event,
00:11:40then he wondered, maybe it's not just natural, we don't know that,
00:11:44and remained ambiguous. Nenad Nešić,
00:11:48N1.
00:11:51This afternoon, a fire broke out near Zadar, above Rogir. Fires are also burning
00:11:55on Pelješac. Due to strong winds, the fire is spreading
00:11:58rapidly. The situation is serious because the fire is close to houses, and strong wind
00:12:02gusts are making it even more difficult for firefighters to extinguish. Firefighters are
00:12:05on the ground, trying to protect residential
00:12:08buildings and stop the spread of the fire. Due to the situation,
00:12:12the condition of settlements near the fire is being closely monitored.
00:12:15Firefighters will remain on the ground, and citizens are urged
00:12:19to be cautious and follow the instructions of the competent
00:12:22services.
00:12:24So we saw, or rather, heard, that there was a fire in Potomje, in the village
00:12:27of Do. So a few of us guys got together, broke through,
00:12:31came, asked what was needed, stretched some hoses. Now we're holding
00:12:35the perimeter. So, whatever God wills. As you can see, the church
00:12:39was affected, it reached the graves a little, but so far,
00:12:43it hasn't caught the houses. So, God grant that everything goes well.
00:12:46Bravo to our guys who are fighting there, that's it. Well, we arrived quite
00:12:50late, so this main, most dangerous part of the fire was already
00:12:54stopped. So now we're just holding the perimeter lightly, this little bit
00:12:58that catches fire now it's caught a little stronger
00:13:01on the other side, however, we still leave that
00:13:04to the professionals, we are just here to
00:13:06help. And while Dalmatia is fighting devastating
00:13:10fires, Herzegovina is burning. Forests and low vegetation have been disappearing for
00:13:14days in flames. In the first 13
00:13:17days of August alone, the detection systems recorded 1,292
00:13:21fire points across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
00:13:25The situation is particularly alarming in four main hotspots: Trebinje,
00:13:29Nevesinje, Konjic, and Neum. Compared to last year, the number
00:13:32of hotspots is three times higher.
00:13:35After the blaze that erupted in Trebinje in the first days of August
00:13:39subsided, new hotspots were activated in Nevesinje, Konjic,
00:13:43and Neum. The fire in Konjic has been raging for a week, and currently the biggest
00:13:46focus is on the hotspot on Džepska mountain. The danger of
00:13:50the fire spreading is particularly concerning, favored by high temperatures and
00:13:53wind, while the inaccessible terrain makes extinguishing difficult. Fires are
00:13:57still active in Brđani,
00:14:00Živašica, Tanjina, Džebska mountain,
00:14:03Džepi. And the fires still have a tendency to spread.
00:14:07The spread of fires is favored by high
00:14:10daily temperatures and the wind that blows in
00:14:13that area. This morning, we had
00:14:16the operation of helicopters of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which
00:14:20helped with aerial extinguishing. Meanwhile, maximum
00:14:23efforts are being made to extinguish from the ground, Hondo adds. Professional fire
00:14:27brigade of Sarajevo Canton also provided assistance. Given
00:14:31that local forces have exhausted all available human
00:14:35and material-technical capacities, additional
00:14:38support in the form of fire trucks with
00:14:41crews and a field vehicle was requested. From the Civil Protection
00:14:44of Konjic, they remind of the submitted request for international assistance. However, after
00:14:48initial unofficial indications that two Canadairs would be approved for
00:14:51extinguishing, the situation with fires in Croatia complicated the situation, so the
00:14:55response is uncertain. Meanwhile, with the engagement of new resources,
00:14:59members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have increased support
00:15:02for the endangered population in fighting fires in the areas of Konjic,
00:15:06Nevesinje, and Bosansko Grahovo. In Nevesinje, the Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of
00:15:09Srpska was also engaged. A state of emergency was declared earlier, and in recent
00:15:13days, two fires have been active.
00:15:16Here, it came close to
00:15:19settlements, to villages, and we
00:15:22are protecting the houses. And we have another fire up there. We have
00:15:26firefighters there who are extinguishing it with the locals, and
00:15:30the situation there is not easy at all. The houses are
00:15:33close, so we expect to be
00:15:36on the ground all day. The biggest problem is the
00:15:39inaccessible terrain and the fact that the village is close to the
00:15:43forest. The fire near Tomislavgrad is also not under control. Strong wind
00:15:46that intensifies and changes direction pushes the fire towards populated
00:15:49areas, confirmed the local civil protection. While the flames
00:15:53uncontrollably swallow forests, low vegetation, and valuable
00:15:56natural resources across Bosnia and Herzegovina, violent
00:15:59fire detection systems recorded 1,292 fire
00:16:03points in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 13 days.
00:16:07The main ones are precisely those in Herzegovina. Compared to
00:16:11last year, the number of hotspots is three times higher, which is why experts are once again
00:16:14calling for urgent systemic solutions. Retired commander of the professional
00:16:18fire brigade of Sarajevo Canton, Kemal Cacan, points out that there are
00:16:2211 causes of fires, and the most dominant is the human factor.
00:16:26But how to deal with these challenges when government representatives
00:16:29have invested very little in equipping fire units
00:16:33for more than three decades? Cacan, however, cites Sarajevo
00:16:36Canton as a positive example. In addition to that, the situation is complicated by complicated
00:16:40and incompatible entity regulations, that fragmentation
00:16:44primarily, which strikes at the very
00:16:47core of the firefighting problem, where we are all as one. It is
00:16:51no longer "all as one." You must have certain procedures,
00:16:54requirements, this, that, meaning it very, very
00:16:58often slows down, paralyzes. Then in 2009, we got
00:17:01a law. In Republika Srpska, it was earlier. We in
00:17:05the Federation got a law in 2009. The law on fire protection
00:17:08and firefighting, which tried to combine
00:17:12two segments. That is, the preventive part, that's the fire protection law, and
00:17:15firefighting, repression,
00:17:18repressive, repression, the repressive
00:17:21incompatible, I mean, it is in some domains compatible, but
00:17:25it's incompatible. One talks about what should not happen, the other
00:17:29about what happens when it does.
00:17:32the firefighters themselves, who bear the greatest burden in extinguishing fires,
00:17:36who are alone in their capacities, Cacan adds, because
00:17:40authorities consider firefighters an expense and not an investment. With a limited
00:17:43budget and equipment that has not been renewed for almost half a century, firefighters
00:17:47give much more of themselves than is given to them, considering
00:17:51the risks they are constantly exposed to, which are very
00:17:54often taken for granted. Tatjana Drljić,
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00:18:01In Serbia, 10 fires are active. The most difficult situation is in Deliblatska
00:18:04Peščara, while the fire in the town of Gornji Brestovac is under
00:18:08control, said Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica
00:18:11Dačić for RTS. In the municipality of Bujanovac, a state of emergency
00:18:15was declared at an emergency meeting of the local штаб for emergency situations.
00:18:19The fire from Breznica spread last night towards the villages of Veliki
00:18:22Trnovac, Lopardice, and Vrtogoš. The fire also
00:18:26affected the area around the former antimony
00:18:29mine.
00:18:32Fires continue to cause problems in Montenegro. Nikšić
00:18:35firefighters are extinguishing fires in several locations in Kuside. The fire that has been
00:18:39raging for the third day in Herceg Novi is spreading, and
00:18:43the past night was not easy for either firefighters or residents.
00:18:46The commander of the Protection and Rescue Service, Zlatko Ćirović, said
00:18:50that the fire is active in Bijela and towards the houses in
00:18:53Baošići. On Thursday evening, the Directorate for
00:18:56Protection and Rescue of Montenegro announced that six
00:19:00Canadairs would be activated at the most critical fire sites in Bijela and Ulcinj
00:19:03from early morning hours, in accordance with the situation on the ground and the assessment of the competent
00:19:07services.
00:19:08Large forest fires are raging in
00:19:13France and Germany, due to which thousands of people had to leave
00:19:16their homes. In the French region of Land, 525
00:19:20residents were evacuated after the fire spread to about
00:19:231,100 hectares. About 500 firefighters are involved in extinguishing
00:19:27the fire with the help of six aircraft, and roads in that area are
00:19:30closed. In Germany, due to a fire that approached the village of Gy,
00:19:33the evacuation of about 1,800 people was ordered. Residents were
00:19:37sent to a reception center, and firefighters are battling a fire that has
00:19:41engulfed about 25 hectares of forest. Europe this summer
00:19:44is facing one of the most active forest fire seasons
00:19:47with high temperatures and extremely
00:19:50dry conditions.
00:19:53After the dramatic images that
00:19:56arrived last night from Halkidiki, today the situation
00:19:59is calmer, the fire is under control. More than 140
00:20:02firefighters are battling forest fires that are burning
00:20:06on both sides of the main road that
00:20:09leads from Siviri to Kassandreia, Reuters
00:20:12reports. A tourist guide for the Kassandra region told
00:20:16N1 that tourists are returning to their accommodations after
00:20:20they were evacuated yesterday. The coast guard announced that
00:20:24more than 300 people were evacuated by boats from
00:20:27Siviri.
00:20:30My wife and I were on Saint Nicholas beach, and around 3 PM we saw
00:20:34a fire, smoke. Then we received a warning from the Greek
00:20:37government. After that, we left the beach to the village
00:20:40of Siviri. In Siviri, there was an enormous, enormous
00:20:43fire. After that, the fire spread to the right side,
00:20:47a catastrophe.
00:20:49that everything was under control. Many were scared, but it always depends
00:20:53on who you're with. We're together and we're fine. You see the fire
00:20:57and of course you're scared. My heart broke for the people whose houses
00:21:00burned down.
00:21:05Police of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton this morning lifted the blockade
00:21:09of the Uborka landfill near Mostar and allowed trucks carrying municipal
00:21:13waste to enter. The landfill was blocked early this morning by representatives
00:21:16of the "Because it concerns us" initiative. They stated that they
00:21:20oppose the continued disposal of waste in Uborka, which, as they stated,
00:21:23poses an additional risk to residents of nearby settlements.
00:21:26Police reacted due to the blockade and several people were
00:21:30arrested. The Civil Protection Headquarters of the City of Mostar states that
00:21:34waste in Uborka is currently not being disposed of but is being transferred
00:21:37to a regulated and supervised area, and then transported
00:21:40to other landfills in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They warn that the
00:21:44blockade would lead to the accumulation of waste on city surfaces,
00:21:47which is particularly problematic in the midst of the tourist
00:21:50season.
00:21:53Federal Minister of Health Nediljko Rimac has the status of a suspect in
00:21:57an investigation related to the frozen embryo affair and the operation of
00:22:00controversial private clinics New Life and Northwestern Medical
00:22:04Center. This information was confirmed to N1 by
00:22:07Poskok. At the request of Poskok, members of the Federal Police Administration
00:22:11seized Rimac's phones. His office was also searched, as well as
00:22:15the premises used by his advisor Ivica Ćosić. During
00:22:18the search, documents, computers, and electronic devices were seized,
00:22:22but no arrests were made. As explained to us, the case concerns
00:22:26the actions of federal institutions and officials
00:22:29when issuing permits, as well as other possible forms of their
00:22:33responsibility in connection with the operation and business of the clinic.
00:22:36Northwest Western Medical Center ceased operations in
00:22:40October last year, after which the question of
00:22:42caring for hundreds of frozen embryos and other biological
00:22:46material arose.
00:22:53Sarajevo is ready for another festival summer. With it comes
00:22:57that well-known atmosphere. We have eight
00:23:00days of film, socializing, and a rhythm that will once again fill
00:23:03the city.
00:23:06Everything is ready for the solemn opening of the 32nd Sarajevo Film
00:23:10Festival. The audience is already choosing films and planning their festival
00:23:14days. For some, the most important thing is the film, for others, what comes
00:23:17after the screening. Yes, I just bought tickets, or rather,
00:23:21I got them as a gift. I was lucky tonight
00:23:24as well. Cold War.
00:23:27What else do you expect this year? Well, you
00:23:30know, it's standard. I live here, I know well what the atmosphere of the Sarajevo Film Festival is like.
00:23:34We always look forward to it, and so, expectations are the same as every
00:23:38year. Let everyone enjoy it, that's it. And these party
00:23:41outings, that's the standard madness here. So it's definitely
00:23:44a weekend, especially the opening and the last day, that's when it's the biggest
00:23:48madness. So... that's what we can't wait for, I guess. Well,
00:23:52I watched it last year, now I haven't looked at the program yet, but
00:23:55I'll probably choose something. Well, I expect many
00:23:59tourists, beautiful ambiance, yes,
00:24:02good weather. That's it. Will you perhaps go to some
00:24:06parties? Yes. I was thinking of seeing Solomon, because
00:24:10he's well-known. And while some already have their favorites, there are those
00:24:13who don't know much about the festival program
00:24:16yet.
00:24:19Now we knew it was the festival, but when we arrived, we don't know anything more about
00:24:23it.
00:24:26There are many people, really many people. Everything is full, there are many
00:24:29films. I'm sorry we don't know much and that we didn't find out
00:24:32earlier. This year's program brings more than 250
00:24:36films, while in the four competitive categories (feature, documentary,
00:24:40short, student film), 51 new
00:24:43achievements have been included. On the other hand, for those who have known the Sarajevo Film Festival
00:24:47for years, its value has long surpassed
00:24:50the number of films and screenings. I think this is simply a celebration of life,
00:24:54and that connection between people is equally
00:24:57important, because I think it's not about film or
00:25:01profession, it's about life and mutual
00:25:05communication, because people must communicate with each other,
00:25:08and it provides us with something, something beautiful, something we learn from
00:25:11someone, something that elevates that film to a higher
00:25:15level, that gives us something, provides us with material for both thought and
00:25:19discussion. I think the Sarajevo Festival truly
00:25:21provides that. It is precisely in that combination of film, people, and conversation
00:25:25that the festival's uniqueness lies. The SFF has been gathering authors
00:25:29and audiences from all over the world for years, and Sarajevo, in addition to a rich program,
00:25:33offers an atmosphere that makes them happily return. I think the strength
00:25:36of the Sarajevo Film Festival is that it has, on the one hand, a
00:25:40strong program, and on the other hand, that one
00:25:43hospitality towards authors and towards the audience
00:25:46as well, so that all people feel at home. For example, when
00:25:50I talk about the Sarajevo Film Festival around the world, people say, "Oh,
00:25:53I've never been, but I've heard about it, I have to come." Everyone talks about the Sarajevo Film Festival, meaning
00:25:57there's something that this festival has, some
00:26:01vibrations that this festival carries,
00:26:04why authors want to come. In addition to screenings, the audience
00:26:08can expect a rich accompanying program, from discussions and meetings with
00:26:11authors to concerts and festival parties. Sarajevo
00:26:15will once again live in a special rhythm for the next eight
00:26:18days, from the red carpet to festival
00:26:22screenings and discussions about films that will be remembered
00:26:25for a long time. Nataša Kerezović,
00:26:27N1.
00:26:30And we are live in front of the
00:26:32National Theater on the red carpet.
00:26:36Our Amila Mrkonja, or rather, next to the red carpet,
00:26:39Amila, can you already feel the festival atmosphere? Is
00:26:43everything ready for the start, and what awaits us on the
00:26:47first day
00:26:48of the festival?
00:26:51Well, the festival atmosphere has been felt for
00:26:55several days now, leading up to the festival. Certainly,
00:26:59tonight it's also here. I think that is confirmed
00:27:03by my colleague Nataša's report, but also by this
00:27:06image behind me, people who
00:27:09are waiting for the Sarajevo Film Festival to open.
00:27:12tonight, and the plan is for numerous officials and
00:27:16guests to walk the
00:27:20red carpet, and the opening ceremony is scheduled for
00:27:238 PM. The ceremony will be led by Bosnian actor
00:27:27Kerim Čutuna. It is known that the Sarajevo Film
00:27:30Festival gives an opportunity
00:27:33to a young actor or actress to open the festival every year. This
00:27:36honor this year went to actor Čutuna. The opening
00:27:40film is "Očevina" by director
00:27:44Pavel Pavlikovski, which had
00:27:47Cannes Film Festival, and director Pavlikovski received
00:27:51the award for best direction at the festival in
00:27:54Cannes, and he will also greet the
00:27:57audience at the National Theater
00:28:00in Sarajevo tonight at the screening.
00:28:03The film tells the story of director Thomas Mann and
00:28:06his daughter Erika, who
00:28:09after the Second World War actually travel through
00:28:13war-torn Germany. This year, 51 films are
00:28:16competing for the Heart of Sarajevo awards. Of these,
00:28:1921 films will have their world premiere, six their
00:28:23international premiere, 23 their regional
00:28:26premiere, and one film that will be shown
00:28:30out of competition will have its Bosnian premiere.
00:28:33In addition to the Heart of Sarajevo award, there are also
00:28:36traditional awards such as the special award for promoting
00:28:40gender equality and the Human Rights Award.
00:28:43This year there is a new award, the Cineplex
00:28:47Award, which will be the audience award for the best
00:28:51achievement that will have its
00:28:54open-air premiere. It is important to mention
00:28:57the honorary Hearts of Sarajevo. This year we know
00:29:00the names of five of them: Asghar
00:29:04Farhadi, Iranian director, Emily Watson,
00:29:08actress from Great Britain, Woody
00:29:11Harrelson, actor from the United States
00:29:13of America, Diego Luna, Mexican actor,
00:29:17and the Bosnian actor, known to all of us, Emir
00:29:21Hadžihafizbegović. So, until August
00:29:2321st, the Sarajevo Film Festival will
00:29:26host, or rather, over
00:29:30150 films from about
00:29:3470 countries around the
00:29:38world will be screened at the
00:29:43Sarajevo Film Festival. Amila, thank you for this
00:29:47report. We see a large crowd behind you, that many
00:29:50people are interested in this festival to see who
00:29:54will walk the red carpet tonight. Amila Mrkonja reported live
00:29:58for N1 daily news.
00:30:01The summit of city mayors called Sarajevo
00:30:04Mayors Summit 2026 was held today
00:30:08in the Sarajevo City Hall under the motto "From Sarajevo to
00:30:11Future". Mayors of Zagreb, Ljubljana, Podgorica, Pristina, Ankara,
00:30:14Istanbul, Brussels, discussed key challenges and opportunities
00:30:18for the development of modern cities, including sustainable
00:30:22urban development, green and digital transition, preservation
00:30:24of peace and multiculturalism, strengthening
00:30:28regional cooperation, and the development of joint projects
00:30:31through European funds and international partnerships.
00:30:34Experiences were exchanged, guidelines for future cooperation
00:30:38were given, and the Sarajevo Declaration
00:30:402026 was signed and adopted, which emphasizes
00:30:44the important role of cities in building a more stable,
00:30:47connected, and sustainable region. First of all, we want
00:30:51to have satisfied citizens, but also
00:30:55that we must ensure that they
00:30:58permanently live comfortably and with quality...
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