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00:00:00lists, fake identities, media control,
00:00:03spying on the opposition and students, and as
00:00:07he says, Vučić is taking over the modus
00:00:10operandi from Putin and thereby transitioning from the position
00:00:13of president to the position of prime minister. Dilson is
00:00:16a Republican, which means that he is opposed
00:00:19to the policy of the Republican executive branch, which
00:00:23began a strategic dialogue with Serbia. He believes that the
00:00:27promises Serbia gives to America are empty because, at the same time,
00:00:30it is developing relations with Russia and China, and that
00:00:33one should look at what Vučić is doing, not what
00:00:37he promises. We also heard Congressman Pete Sessions, he is a Republican from
00:00:40Texas who explained why America is interested in the elections
00:00:43in Serbia, ultimately because America needs an ally in the Balkans
00:00:47that is Western-oriented and democratically
00:00:50organized. We also heard three panelists from the non-governmental sector, Ivana Stradner,
00:00:54Reuf Bajrović, and American expert Luke Coffe, who spoke about Serbia and the region
00:00:58uglova govorili o Srbiji region.
00:01:00The main topic was the influence of Russia and China, because
00:01:04remember, this is the American Congress, that is what interests people the most.
00:01:08What we did not hear, Maja, is the stance of the Embassy
00:01:11of Serbia. Jo Wilson said that the embassy was invited to
00:01:14participate in this briefing, but that the invitation was declined. I asked them why
00:01:18they declined the invitation, and I received the answer that
00:01:21Ambassador Šutanovac accepted the invitation, but that, as
00:01:25he says, such a discussion requires the participation
00:01:28of various actors, including the State Department, and that it
00:01:32should not be based on the views of individuals who, as he says, are conducting
00:01:36a negative campaign against Serbia.
00:01:39Now, Jovana, the situation in Serbia was also a topic in previous days in
00:01:43Congress. How do you feel about that
00:01:45interest?
00:01:48Indeed, Maja, there is great interest in the last, let's say, month. There was
00:01:51almost no talk about Serbia at all, except for what we saw, of course, from the official
00:01:55strategic dialogue. Yesterday there was that hearing in Congress
00:01:59where the President of the State Department came to inform congressmen about American policy on
00:02:03the Western Balkans, and that hearing unexpectedly turned into
00:02:06questions about Serbia and Milorad Dodik. Congressmen were
00:02:10interested in the purchase of Chinese weapons, why it is not further in
00:02:13Russian ownership, the funeral of Ratko Mladić, and elections. We heard
00:02:17from the State Department that they are carefully following the preparations for the elections, and that is
00:02:21just a continuation of what Congressman Jo Wilson started, to go back to
00:02:24the beginning of the story when he proposed this law on
00:02:28Serbia at the end of August. That law is now in the congressional committee. One should not expect it to be
00:02:31adopted very quickly, but they say it is significant that it has the support of Democrats and
00:02:35Republicans, so in any case it seems
00:02:38that, although congressmen may not speak about it,
00:02:42they are very well informed about everything that is happening in our country.
00:02:45Maja, thank you, Jovana, Jovana Đurović, reported
00:02:49from Washington and something where we
00:02:52are not the topic, Ursula von der Leyen stated today that
00:02:56the European Union is opening its doors to Canada to
00:02:59become its first associated member. She
00:03:02stated this during her address on the State of the European Union before
00:03:06the European Parliament in Strasbourg. After mentioning
00:03:08Canada's associate membership, Ursula von der Leyen approached
00:03:12the Canadian Prime Minister, hugged him, and those present in
00:03:16the hall gave him a standing
00:03:18ovation.
00:03:22We will move from a comprehensive economic and trade agreement
00:03:28Wilson doesn't mince words, at to an Alliance for the Future, in order to create a common space of prosperity and economic
00:03:32security. We will cooperate on intelligent production,
00:03:36we will create a technological alliance, we will integrate
00:03:39defense industrial bases. We will make
00:03:42the Arctic a leading joint project, we will work together on
00:03:45energy, critical minerals, batteries, as well as artificial
00:03:49intelligence, quantum technologies, cyber and economic
00:05:52Dear viewers, good day, I am Borna Šmer, you are following the daily
00:05:56overview, here are the news we
00:05:58highlight:
00:06:04Europe must reduce energy dependence and invest more in
00:06:07its own sources, Ursula von der Leyen said in her State
00:06:11of the Union address. The glorification of war criminal Ratko
00:06:15Mladić, reactions are piling up, we are live in
00:06:18Strasbourg.
00:06:24Reactions are pouring in even a day after the prime minister called the MP
00:06:28a "mousy." Ivana Kekin said, "The 'mousies' will
00:06:32bring down Plenković from power." For the opposition,
00:06:34sexism, and for the ruling party, such communication is part
00:06:38of political folklore.
00:06:44Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to
00:06:4725 years in prison for war crimes. Three former leaders
00:06:51of the Kosovo Liberation Army
00:06:54were also found guilty. We are live in The Hague in
00:06:56Kosovo.
00:07:27"The state of our union is better than ever before, but
00:07:30more uncertain than ever," said European Commission President
00:07:34Ursula von der Leyen in her annual
00:07:36State of the Union address. She addressed the issue of
00:07:40energy security, "Europe cannot remain
00:07:42an industrial power if energy prices are permanently
00:07:46too high," said the Commission President.
00:07:49After the disruption of Russian gas supply, a new blow was the
00:07:53closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which again showed how much
00:07:56the European Union pays for its dependence on imported fossil
00:08:00fuels. Brussels sees the solution in a stronger reliance on
00:08:04its own sources of clean energy and accelerated
00:08:07electrification of
00:08:08Europe.
00:08:13Since the beginning of the conflict
00:08:14in
00:08:17the Strait of Hormuz, imported fossil fuels have
00:08:20cost us an additional 90 billion euros, and we haven't
00:08:24gotten a single drop more of energy for it. That's why
00:08:27we must increase the production of our affordable
00:08:30domestic and clean energy, whether it's
00:08:34biomethane, nuclear energy, renewable sources, or otherwise. It needs to
00:08:38be technologically neutral, but all these different energy
00:08:41sources... must achieve lower energy prices and increase
00:08:45our independence. To achieve that independence, we must electrify
00:08:49Europe. Our goal is to double electricity
00:08:52production by 2040.
00:08:56Ursula von der Leyen said that Brussels
00:09:00wants to elevate relations with Ottawa to the highest possible
00:09:03level and, as she said, urgently
00:09:06redefine them. She sees Canada, which shares European
00:09:09values, as a key partner in the creation of new
00:09:13global
00:09:14alliances.
00:09:17Our partnership is not aimed against anyone, but
00:09:21strives for strength through unity. We want to maximize
00:09:25our relationship with Canada.
00:09:27ojačati.
00:09:31Dear Mark, I said that we urgently need to redefine
00:09:34our partnership.
00:09:37That's why I would like us to open the door
00:09:40for Canada to become the first associated
00:09:44member of the European Union.
00:09:56In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen announced a series of new
00:10:00initiatives, from strengthening European defense and a new
00:10:03security architecture to stricter rules for migration and
00:10:06social networks. We are now going live to
00:10:10Strasbourg where our Maja
00:10:12Štrbac is located. Maja, what kind of reactions have we
00:10:16heard to the President of the Commission's speech and what caused the most
00:10:20stir.
00:10:24Well, Boran, one could say that the reactions really
00:10:27stirred things up, despite the fact that rhetorically
00:10:30everything has actually changed quite a bit from
00:10:33last year's speech. European Commission President Ursula
00:10:37von der Leyen really took note of
00:10:40last year's comments in which the biggest
00:10:43echo was that she focused too much on foreign
00:10:47policy relations and not on internal cohesion,
00:10:50as she did this year on
00:10:53trade relations between member states
00:10:56and strengthening defense readiness. So,
00:11:00among other things, it was heard that there were
00:11:03many words, few solutions, that she tried
00:11:06to please everyone. The opposition criticized
00:11:09that no concrete measures were offered for
00:11:13solving the problem of affordable
00:11:15housing. Here, there was a lot of talk about
00:11:19relations with America, and no concrete
00:11:22measure was mentioned for the trade war with
00:11:26the US. In fact, we can point out that
00:11:29Donald Trump was not mentioned by name
00:11:33once in Ursula von der Leyen's entire speech. And Mark Carney,
00:11:37the Canadian Prime Minister, was also present.
00:11:39A really big decision was made,
00:11:43a big, big change in the European Union was announced,
00:11:46which is
00:11:49Canada joining the European Union. Of course, this had a big
00:11:53impact and many big reactions. We will, of course, talk about all of this
00:11:57as much as we can today with
00:11:59MEP Nikolina
00:12:02Brnjac. Welcome to the program. Good day to you and your
00:12:05viewers. We just heard a small contribution, there were so many
00:12:09reactions to Ursula von der Leyen's
00:12:12speech today. What are your reactions,
00:12:16how do you receive these comments that we just heard in brief? Well, I think she was extremely
00:12:19concrete on certain things,
00:12:23primarily regarding the competitiveness of our economy, the European
00:12:26economy, and the goal is that we must have a ready budget
00:12:30for the European Union by the end of the year, considering that we know that there will be elections in numerous member states
00:12:34next year, and whether it is the most important document for the next
00:12:37seven years for Croatia and for all of Europe, that is, the European
00:12:41Union, it is precisely this competitiveness, the competitiveness fund
00:12:44which makes up one fifth of
00:12:48the entire fund. We see
00:12:51a great opportunity here for Croatia, precisely for our companies, for our entrepreneurs.
00:13:03She also spoke and placed great emphasis on energy
00:13:06independence, which is crucial, because if we know that today Europe imports
00:13:10about 96% of oil, 90% of gas, about
00:13:1360% of coal, then we cannot talk about any
00:13:17independence. We know that it is crucial for us to have
00:13:20an independent, developed, and competitive economy, but of course also how important
00:13:24it is for our city. Therefore, what she also spoke about today
00:13:27is that we must invest in renewable energy sources, that is, both solar
00:13:31and nuclear energy, hydropower, that is, various
00:13:34forms of energy, she also put that as an important sign, also
00:13:38she clearly set the goal for
00:13:41climate change, we saw what happened, what happened this
00:13:45summer, what those droughts were like, what those fires were like, terrible fires
00:13:49in the mouse, brothers, so, but all over
00:13:52Europe, precisely because of that... "European
00:13:55coordination is necessary, a budget that will follow such
00:13:59situations and enable us to have additional funds, coordination
00:14:03between fire services, civil protection services, that is, all involved
00:14:07in the series, but what particularly pleased me is what she emphasized
00:14:10now, what is important for our young people. If we know that
00:14:14every seventh child in Europe has
00:14:17mental health problems, then what she announced now, that
00:14:21all member states must also have a unified approach and..."
00:14:25she now announced the adoption of a new law for children who are
00:14:28younger than 13 years old will not have access to digital networks, and from
00:14:3213 to 15 years old children will only have access with parental
00:14:35control. I think that is crucial, that we must lead
00:14:39in such a way and take care of our children,
00:14:42because what is happening now is really
00:14:46concerning, we saw that Australia has also changed it, so she herself said that she took it as
00:14:50an example from some other country how they started to deal with this problem
00:14:53and I think it is... a very, very good direction for all member
00:14:57states, this is an extremely important topic, we have to go back
00:15:00a little, you said yourself that an independent and competitive
00:15:04economy was one of the priorities of the President
00:15:07of the European Commission. We are still dependent
00:15:11partially on the US and currently with this
00:15:14move that was made today, the accession
00:15:17of Canada to the European Union, our much
00:15:21closer cooperation in whatever form it will be implemented, we will find out tomorrow at
00:15:2511:30 when it will also be presented in
00:15:28Parliament, of course, so we don't know everything yet, but can
00:15:32this have any negative repercussions then on our relations with
00:15:35the US, because we know how erratic Trump is. Today he was not
00:15:37mentioned, one of your fellow MEPs commented
00:15:41that it was actually a smart move by Ursula von der Leyen not to
00:15:45mention Donald Trump because after last year's speech
00:15:48and several repeated mentions and
00:15:51call-outs of Trump, the reaction was extremely
00:15:55unpredictable, let's politely call it that.
00:15:58Well, look, first we have to clarify, it's about Canada
00:16:02becoming an associated member, meaning that the direction is towards
00:16:06that, but it won't automatically become an associated member
00:16:09or an integral part of the European Union
00:16:13member states. So, an associated member, we now have, based on our
00:16:16economic agreement, as the President also mentioned, about
00:16:20a 75% increase in economic exchange
00:16:22between Europe and Canada. What connects
00:16:26us with Canada is precisely that we share the same
00:16:29values, from the use of artificial
00:16:32intelligence, that it must be intelligently used, that we know what
00:16:36artificial intelligence is for, but that people must control how
00:16:40artificial intelligence will develop, we see what is happening in other
00:16:43parts of the world and that we must be smart, meaning no, we are not
00:16:47against, but with control, so that artificial intelligence
00:16:51serves us in hospitals, in the economy, so in all
00:16:54various systems where we use it, but that
00:16:57the human has the final say, you understand. Also,
00:17:01related to climate change, we share the same values as
00:17:05Canada, which is why I think it's very... Good that today
00:17:08there was discussion about the accession, the possibility
00:17:11of Canada's accession. We see that this is very positive and that
00:17:15everyone, I haven't seen anyone in the European Parliament today who said
00:17:18that it's not good or that it's going in the wrong direction, mhm,
00:17:22was this discussed with partners? After all, today's
00:17:26media reports said that no one knew anything,
00:17:30the only ones who knew didn't fully
00:17:33consult, so what was the background story? Well, I think
00:17:37it's... "I mean, it could have been assumed that this would be the
00:17:40direction, because according to previous negotiations,
00:17:43discussions, and everything that is happening, as I said, we share
00:17:47the same European values, so it could have already been somehow
00:17:50foreseen and guessed that it would go in this direction."
00:17:54we must also touch upon measures for
00:17:58affordable housing. Last week, the
00:18:01Affordable Housing Act came out, it wasn't really emphasized
00:18:04today, we are aware that prices in some
00:18:07countries within the European Union are really going
00:18:11exceptionally high and are not stopping with growth, so therefore,
00:18:14I believe that what the President mentioned now is
00:18:18not enough and we see, especially regarding
00:18:20the supply of housing on the market, analyses show that
00:18:24we are missing 10 million housing units, so
00:18:28I really expected a stronger, stronger
00:18:31proposal and legislative acts from the Commission itself
00:18:35precisely in the direction of member states. So last week
00:18:38the Affordable Housing Act or
00:18:41regulation for affordable housing was presented, which is a proposal
00:18:45from the Commission that goes in two directions, or two
00:18:48measures: first, it will be possible, as their proposal, to calculate
00:18:52which areas are housing stress areas where
00:18:56we have a problem with affordable housing. Their methodology
00:18:59for calculation is still divided into two measures: one measure is
00:19:02short-term rental restrictions, which we already have in Croatia,
00:19:06and it is stated under
00:19:08that regulation that member states that already
00:19:11collect data, as we do through our tourism law,
00:19:15can already use that to see on an evidence-based
00:19:18policy whether there is a need at all to restrict somewhere
00:19:22and through management plans mayors can make decisions
00:19:25as they already do in our country, for example, Poreč
00:19:29and Makarska have done so, I think, and many other cities
00:19:32are moving in that direction. The other thing they proposed
00:19:36is that if you buy a second
00:19:39property now, for example, you cannot buy
00:19:42it if that property is not for your own residence or
00:19:46goes into long-term rental, which I think is a very bad message that is being
00:19:49sent. In that way, it enters
00:19:52into the right of ownership,
00:19:55it enters into what is guaranteed by the Constitution
00:19:58ultimately, and by the European
00:20:02Charter, so I think there will be big problems with that,
00:20:05because as I said, the decision
00:20:08that if you buy a second property, you cannot buy
00:20:11it, by itself, if some mayor makes
00:20:15that decision, you cannot, you cannot because you will not
00:20:18be living in it. Representative Brnjac, thank you
00:20:22very much, this is an extremely important topic, we will certainly deal with it in
00:20:25the future, thank you,
00:20:28the session of the European Parliament is still ongoing,
00:20:32tomorrow we expect the address of the Canadian
00:20:35Prime Minister in Parliament, as we announced, we are
00:20:39here, we continue to follow all developments and bring you all
00:20:42the details.
00:20:44Thank you, Maja, and thank you to your
00:20:46guest.
00:20:58A lot has been said, but few concrete things,
00:21:01stated foreign policy analyst Mirjana Rakić,
00:21:05guest on our new
00:21:07day:
00:21:09a lot was used: "We
00:21:12need, we will, but how, in what time,
00:21:16what are the deadlines, new alliances are being created with?" an alliance
00:21:20for electricity, an alliance for artificial
00:21:24intelligence, the most interesting to me seems to be this
00:21:27European security alliance, where in a way
00:21:31it creates, well, like a counterbalance to
00:21:33NATO.
00:21:36Towards the end of her speech, Ursula von der Leyen referred to Serbia,
00:21:39more precisely to the state honors at the funeral of Ratko Mladić in
00:21:42Belgrade. It seems that the half-hearted condemnation did not satisfy anyone
00:21:46except perhaps Aleksandar Vučić, whom she again did
00:21:50not mention.
00:21:53Ursula von der Leyen only after pressure from Zagreb and Sarajevo
00:21:57issued a message on social media that she was horrified
00:22:01by the celebration of Ratko Mladić with state honors in Belgrade. In
00:22:04her State of the Union address, she finally and loudly
00:22:07stated it.
00:22:16Unfortunately, in essence, it does not go one step further. The only difference is.
00:22:31These words suffer from the same deficiency, warns the Croatian
00:22:35MEP. It is an ambivalent statement, I would say,
00:22:39that there is no place in the European Union for glorifying war
00:22:42criminals like Mladić. So it was not said that there is no place for Serbia
00:22:46or for those who glorify and support it, but that glorification itself has no place.
00:22:49This can now be interpreted in different
00:22:52ways, as Elmedin Konaković, the Minister of Foreign
00:22:55Affairs of BiH, already publicly criticized before,
00:22:59von der Leyen again decided not to mention the name behind
00:23:02everything, Aleksandar Vučić. No
00:23:05hint of sanctions against Serbia, and the European Parliament's rapporteur
00:23:09for Serbia proposed breaking off accession
00:23:12negotiations. A much more serious question is what is the European Union
00:23:16going to do after it has been convinced that it is a
00:23:18regime that glorifies war crimes?
00:23:22Should negotiations continue with such a government?
00:23:25Will some measures be introduced that will
00:23:28simply send a strong enough, not only political, but
00:23:32also financial message to the authorities in Belgrade? We didn't
00:23:36really hear that today from Ursula von der Leyen. It's a waste of effort if
00:23:39Vučić can, at such a moment, pop over to Paris and hug
00:23:43Macron, emphasizes another former Minister of Foreign
00:23:47Affairs, the idea of attracting Serbia regardless
00:23:50of the government. Of course, many, and perhaps even
00:23:54Mrs. von der Leyen, would intimately prefer to get a student list, but
00:23:57the goal is to win over Serbia without Vučić, if
00:24:01possible, and without him. Is it, but with him, but
00:24:04look, the question is what does the government in Serbia want? Does
00:24:08the government in Serbia want it that way, or does it want to continue dancing
00:24:11at multiple weddings? Influential American
00:24:14Republican Congressman Joe
00:24:18a Congressional hearing. He warns, "Vučić is preparing another
00:24:21election fix. He says the largest Serbian oil
00:24:25and gas company is owned by Russia. Vučić has also bought and
00:24:28integrated Chinese military surveillance
00:24:31technology."
00:24:36Khomeini and Tehran alongside the delegations of
00:24:39Russia and China. These are actions that do not show
00:24:42a
00:24:48at the same time, another award arrives for Vučić for sitting on
00:24:52two chairs. Aleksandar Čeferin announces: "UEFA has
00:24:55officially made a decision, Belgrade will host the UEFA
00:24:59Europa League Final in 2029. At
00:25:02the still unfinished National Stadium in Surčin. Ivan
00:25:06Hrstić, N1.
00:25:20Former Kosovo President and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army
00:25:23Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced in The Hague to a single sentence of 25
00:25:27years in prison for war crimes committed
00:25:30during the conflict in Kosovo and northern Albania in
00:25:331998-99.
00:25:35Jakup Krasniqi was also sentenced to 25
00:25:38years. Kadri
00:25:41Veseli received 18, and Reçep Selimi 13 years
00:25:44in prison. It was determined that KLA members illegally
00:25:47detained at least
00:25:50385 people, while at least 96 people
00:25:54were killed. Among the victims were there are Serbs, Roma and Kosovo
00:25:57Albanians. The court did not find that crimes against
00:26:01humanity were committed and emphasized that the procedure did not deal with
00:26:04the legitimacy of the KLA nor its goal of Kosovo's
00:26:08independence.
00:26:12The verdict in Thaci's case was followed in The Hague in
00:26:16Kosovo. We now go live to The Hague. Our reporter N1 Sanja
00:26:19there. Sanja, Sovrlić is waiting for us
00:26:23Thaci received the verdict in silence while hundreds of his
00:26:26supporters gathered in front of the court under strong police
00:26:30security. How was the verdict received there? Has the
00:26:34defense announced an appeal against
00:26:35this decision?
00:26:39To start with that last question, the defense,
00:26:42as the representative of Hashim Thaci,
00:26:45the former president of Kosovo, said, is shocked
00:26:49by this verdict. They claim that the evidence presented
00:26:52by the defense was not taken into account, but that only the evidence presented
00:26:55by the prosecution was taken into account. They announce an appeal and
00:26:59say that the verdict was predetermined. The chief prosecutor,
00:27:03on the other hand, expressed satisfaction
00:27:06with the verdict. You said Thaci received the verdict
00:27:10in silence. I would add
00:27:13that, uh, so Thaci and the other
00:27:16KLA leaders,
00:27:19with the presence of members of their families who were
00:27:22in the gallery of the courtroom of the Specialist Chambers
00:27:26of Kosovo, they left after that, so after
00:27:29the pronouncement of the verdict, they left the courtroom, but -
00:27:32without much comment for the
00:27:35media. When it comes to supporters of the so-called
00:27:38Kosovo Liberation Army, early this morning several
00:27:42dozen people gathered in front of the court, carrying
00:27:45Albanian flags, KLA signs and printed
00:27:48pictures of the four KLA leaders. However, the police very quickly
00:27:52moved them away from the court building and told them
00:27:55to leave that area, and they followed the pronouncement
00:27:592 km further away.
00:28:02the court until the verdict was pronounced. After that, in front of the court building,
00:28:06there were exclusively journalists with
00:28:09sporadic walks of people with KLA symbols or
00:28:13passing vehicles, but without large gatherings
00:28:16of people. However, incidents occurred a little
00:28:19further from the court when citizens who had
00:28:23gathered there protested against the conviction for
00:28:26war crimes of KLA leaders and clashed
00:28:30with the police. "It was very quickly
00:28:34over, and during today in The Hague, in the immediate
00:28:38vicinity of the court, it was mostly peaceful, but let's see what those incidents looked like.
00:29:27Excuse me, can, excuse me, Mr. Kunjuvca,
00:29:30can I get a brief comment?
00:30:02So, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Glauk
00:30:05Konjufca, from the Vetëvendosje Movement,
00:30:08attended the trial. He announced
00:30:12it earlier. By the way, Rexhep Selimi, one of the
00:30:15convicted, is from the Vetëvendosje Movement, while
00:30:18the other three, Veseli, Krasniqi and Thaci,
00:30:21are from the Democratic Party of Kosovo. In addition to the current Minister of Foreign
00:30:25Affairs, I could also see the former Minister of Foreign Affairs
00:30:28of Kosovo, Petrit Selimi, from the ranks of the Democratic
00:30:32uh party of Kosovo, but also some
00:30:36representatives of civil society from Pristina
00:30:39were also present. I also spoke with
00:30:43the director of the Humanitarian Law Fund from
00:30:47Belgrade, who is present here, true
00:30:50that a group of civil society activists
00:30:54from Belgrade and northern Kosovo had an organized visit
00:30:58uh so the specialized chambers were organized.