Bosnia and Herzegovina: N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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00:00:24Good evening, dear viewers, welcome to
00:00:26the news.
00:00:30Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ronald Johnson,
00:00:34presented his priorities before the Senate: stability, energy, and American
00:00:38investments are in focus. He unequivocally confirmed that
00:00:41a genocide
00:00:43was committed in Srebrenica.
00:00:48From tonight's news, we also
00:00:49highlight:
00:00:55The Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized a record
00:00:581.1 tons of drugs with a street value of up to
00:01:0133 million
00:01:02euros.
00:01:06Water reductions in Sarajevo will continue, no rain is
00:01:09further drop, especially in in sight, the Bostarići neighborhood has been without water for six days
00:01:13in
00:01:13a row.
00:01:17A forest fire is raging in Blidinje, the terrain is inaccessible, firefighting
00:01:21is only possible from the air. Croatia approved Canadian firefighting planes as
00:01:24humanitarian aid to Bosnia
00:01:25and Herzegovina.
00:01:30In Mostar and Neum today, 32 degrees were measured, tomorrow in
00:01:34BiH, partly cloudy, light rain is possible
00:01:37in some places.
00:01:43causes flash floods, it quickly The hearing of candidates for US ambassadors to Bosnia
00:01:45and Herzegovina and Serbia turned
00:01:48the necessary staff? into a sharp debate on the business interests of President
00:01:51Donald Trump's family in
00:01:54such a possibility ridiculous and the Balkans and the possibility that US embassies would be used to promote
00:01:57them. There was talk of... genocide in Srebrenica and
00:02:01the glorification of war crimes, and among the priorities
00:02:04of Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina are
00:02:08stability, energy, and American
00:02:10investments.
00:02:14Mr. Johnson, do you agree that what happened in
00:02:18Srebrenica was genocide?
00:02:22I think I could unequivocally tell you that Srebrenica was
00:02:25a genocide, as were the verdicts that were handed down through
00:02:29the courts. The themes you mentioned earlier,
00:02:31absolutely,
00:02:34you agree that it is important to make it clear that this is the position of
00:02:37the United States, especially when we hear figures like Milorad
00:02:41Dodik as he tries to incite separatism and
00:02:44cause further ethnic and religious tensions in Bosnia
00:02:48and Herzegovina. Senator, you can be sure that
00:02:52when I am in office, I will be very resolute in
00:02:55recommending those courses of action, as you mentioned
00:02:58earlier, absolutely. Democratic Senator Jeanne
00:03:02Shaheen reminded during the hearing of the candidate for US
00:03:05ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina of the glorification of convicted war
00:03:09criminal Ratko Mladić by Milorad
00:03:12Dodik, the advocacy for the independence of Republika Srpska, hate speech.
00:03:16Ronald Johnson replied that he would be a strong advocate for what is
00:03:19stated in the National Defense Act, if confirmed, and there, let us
00:03:23recall, in the context of the Western Balkans, the possibility of
00:03:26individual sanctions returning for undermining the Dayton Peace
00:03:30Agreement. However, it was
00:03:32in Yaroslavl and noticeable from the introductory address that this would happen. The United States
00:03:35remains committed to the sovereignty and territorial
00:03:38integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the peace
00:03:41established by the Dayton Agreement. Local leaders
00:03:44need to take responsibility for the problems in the country, which is actually
00:03:48in line with Trump's foreign policy agenda, America first, which
00:03:52Johnson himself mentioned. 30
00:03:55years after Dayton, the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina should increasingly
00:03:59be shaped by its own leaders and institutions. If confirmed,
00:04:02I will encourage pragmatic, locally driven
00:04:06solutions to political and economic challenges and support
00:04:09efforts to strengthen cooperation among different communities in Bosnia
00:04:13and Herzegovina. Johnson spoke about the upcoming elections, saying he would
00:04:17work with all stakeholders to calm tensions, preserve
00:04:20stability. He also mentioned Russian and Chinese influence, especially
00:04:24emphasizing economic relations, the energy sector, which he called
00:04:27key for the United States. They asked about American projects in Bosnia
00:04:31and Herzegovina, whether the embassy should help private projects
00:04:35of people close to Donald Trump. He replied: "Everyone is welcome,"
00:04:38but added: "I don't believe that
00:04:41the president would actually ask me to help him with financial matters
00:04:45for his family, and if he did, I think I would
00:04:49refer back to the State Department headquarters to get
00:04:52clarification, sir." By the way, Ronald Johnson's hearing
00:04:56began with warnings from leading members of the Senate Foreign Relations
00:05:00Committee that peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina must not be taken for
00:05:03granted, that Washington must clearly defend the Dayton Agreement,
00:05:07the sovereignty and territorial
00:05:15In the continuation of the news, don't
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00:05:21What future awaits the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina? The official start
00:05:24of the development strategy until 2034
00:05:28has been announced.
00:05:33In the "Bura" operation in the area of Ilijaš, approximately
00:05:361.1 tons of synthetic narcotics were seized, which, according
00:05:40to the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest
00:05:43seizure of synthetic drugs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. One person was deprived
00:05:46of liberty. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated
00:05:50at 5 million euros, while their value after being sold
00:05:53in individual doses on the street could amount to between 25 and
00:05:5733 million euros. It is an extremely
00:06:00dangerous synthetic cathinone that is a substitute for cocaine
00:06:04and ecstasy. In the street market of Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:06:07and the region, such synthetic stimulants are sold at
00:06:10a price of 20 to 30 euros per gram. In addition to
00:06:14drugs, the Border Police temporarily seized special full-face masks with advanced
00:06:18systemic filters and corrugated air supply hoses that
00:06:22are used exclusively during chemical synthesis and production of illegal
00:06:25substances during cooking, as protection, as well as firearms,
00:06:29mobile phones, seals, and business documentation
00:06:32of legal entities.
00:06:35The fire that has been active for several days
00:06:38in the Blidinje Nature Park flared up again and engulfed a part
00:06:42of the forest. The spread of the fire is favored by strong winds and
00:06:46prolonged drought, and family homes and holiday houses
00:06:49are only 100 to 200 meters from
00:06:52the fire. Due to the inaccessible terrain, firefighting
00:06:55by ground forces is currently not possible, it was announced by the Operational
00:06:58Center for Civil Protection of the Herzegovina-Neretva
00:07:01Canton. All available firefighting forces from Jablanica and
00:07:04neighboring towns and municipalities are engaged in extinguishing the fire.
00:07:08The fire continues to spread. Air tractor helicopters
00:07:12of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina are assisting
00:07:16in extinguishing the fire from the air. The Government of the Republic of Croatia has approved the use
00:07:19of two Canadair planes to provide humanitarian aid to Bosnia and
00:07:23Herzegovina.
00:07:26Two people were injured in a fire that broke out last night in
00:07:30a nursing home in Mosorovac, in
00:07:33the area of Lukavac. The injured persons are in serious condition with
00:07:36burns to their faces and bodies. They were taken to the University
00:07:39Clinical Center Tuzla. From the professional firefighting
00:07:43unit of Lukavac, it was said that the fire was of low intensity and
00:07:47occurred in one room. All competent services are on the ground and
00:07:50are investigating the circumstances of the
00:07:52fire.
00:07:55At the University Clinical Center Tuzla, two patients
00:07:58have been hospitalized: a patient with the initials H.O.
00:08:02has severe burns associated with inhalation
00:08:05burns. The patient is intubated and on mechanical
00:08:08ventilation. The second patient with the initials M.O.
00:08:12has burns to the face and body, also
00:08:16severe burns. Both
00:08:18patients are in extremely serious health condition. The teams
00:08:22of the University Clinical Center Tuzla responded professionally and quickly
00:08:25to the admission, triage, surgical intervention, and all
00:08:28other interventions required by the health condition of these
00:08:31patients.
00:08:34Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing the consequences of a prolonged
00:08:37lack of rainfall. The dry period leaves its mark on watercourses,
00:08:41groundwater, and springs. The forecasts for the coming days do not
00:08:45bring much reason for a change in this picture. Because of all this, water
00:08:49reductions are becoming more frequent in Sarajevo, especially in hilly
00:08:52settlements.
00:08:55Damir Kadrić has been without water for six days and he is not the only one. In
00:08:59the higher parts of Širokača, water has not flowed from the taps since
00:09:03last week. Residents of Bostarići Street say that they
00:09:06have faced reductions before, but this time
00:09:09the situation is particularly difficult. We manage by finding the nearest
00:09:13faucet, filling canisters, then
00:09:16bringing them home and pouring from one container into another.
00:09:20We have also developed this system
00:09:23of pouring water for each other or pouring water for ourselves from a bottle
00:09:26to wash our hands. I feel sorry for the female
00:09:30population the most, who have to provide for themselves, their children, husbands,
00:09:33and ultimately themselves, hygienic
00:09:36conditions and everything. Why don't they cut off water to the government, to
00:09:40the presidency, to the municipality, but only to us? They are terrorizing us. The
00:09:43problem is actually outdated reservoirs, we are told by the local community
00:09:47council. They have been warning about this for some time,
00:09:50but without effect. The problem with that water is not even those
00:09:54reductions, but the problem is that pump in the reservoir that
00:09:57should turn on when there is a certain level in
00:10:01the reservoir, in fact it turns on manually, no one
00:10:04has ever come to turn it on, the problem is the
00:10:08justification of the leadership of the water and sewage company, or rather, it
00:10:11should not be an excuse of "force majeure,"
00:10:14or drought, for their inaction and their
00:10:18ignorance. They still haven't received a tanker, nor have
00:10:21the residents of Novogradska Street, King Stjepan Tomašević,
00:10:25where there has been no water for almost two months. Interestingly, for Zabrđe,
00:10:28there is water, even though the water supply there is regular, which was
00:10:32admitted by the water utility. At the same time, in
00:10:34Širokača, a few hundred meters below Bostarići Street, water
00:10:38is gushing out of the asphalt. To make the absurdity even greater, while
00:10:41cubic meters of water flow irrevocably through Sarajevo streets, the main
00:10:45Sarajevo spring, Bačevo, has almost dried up. The reason
00:10:48is that we do not have several days of moderate
00:10:52rainfall. These downpours
00:10:56and short-term rainfall do not contribute to the replenishment
00:10:59of our groundwater, and rivers
00:11:02across Bosnia and Herzegovina are entering September with unusually low
00:11:06water levels. Some watercourses are recording almost record low values.
00:11:10As for rainfall, at least in the coming days, it is mostly of weak
00:11:13to locally moderate intensity in the form of a stronger downpour, from this point
00:11:17of view, in principle, as much as we are able to see, it's about 15 days,
00:11:21so far there is still no signal for stronger intensity.
00:11:25If the period without significant rain continues, the Agency for
00:11:29the Sava River Basin warns that water levels could
00:11:34smaller watercourses. How much the situation will change
00:11:38will depend primarily on rainfall. However, one heavy
00:11:41rain does not necessarily mean the end of problems. Dry periods
00:11:45are not only this year, meaning we have had dry periods for
00:11:48about 15 years now, where we constantly have a deficit
00:11:51in the amount of precipitation we receive,
00:11:55whether it's snow, whether it's rain, whether it's hail, and
00:11:59the rain we do get, it becomes,
00:12:01meaning mostly, torrential, a large amount falls
00:12:05in a short time and
00:12:08runs off, very little penetrates the soil.
00:12:12Therefore, experts warn, we must use water more rationally and
00:12:15preserve natural resources so that we don't lose
00:12:25At a time when citizens need concrete results, the
00:12:29Federation announces a shift in planning the future. The development
00:12:32strategy until 2034 begins with
00:12:36an ambitious but much-needed goal: to transform
00:12:39strategic documents from mere wishes into strictly defined projects
00:12:43with stable funding. Can experts in
00:12:46the next six months lay the foundation for a different
00:12:49development?
00:12:51How many of the goals from the Federation of BiH development strategy until
00:12:552027 have actually been achieved
00:12:58has not yet been precisely determined. The document envisioned
00:13:02accelerating economic development, improving the position
00:13:05of youth, energy transition, environmental protection, and a more efficient
00:13:09public sector. Experts who participated in its creation
00:13:12admit that they are not satisfied with the realization. Unfortunately, what
00:13:16we set out in that strategy was not achieved
00:13:19as much as we wanted and as much as it could have been,
00:13:22so we hope that with this
00:13:25strategy we will correct that. That is why one of the first tasks is to determine what has been achieved, what has not, and what are the
00:13:28reasons. Experiences from the previous period should be the basis for
00:13:32a different approach to the new development plan. It is a key,
00:13:36horizontal, multi-sectoral document
00:13:39that determines social consensus and development priorities
00:13:43in the next planning period.
00:13:46Um, the strategy itself,
00:13:50is here to bring concrete changes, uh,
00:13:53betterment for the lives of citizens. We must within strategic
00:13:57documents more concretely define the conceptual projects that will
00:14:01be directly available for financing through the public investment
00:14:04program, that is, to better connect
00:14:08with the financial framework, that is one of the lessons learned, taught
00:14:11by what we had in previous strategies, where
00:14:15it was defined primarily
00:14:17as priorities, as a wish list
00:14:21without defined clear deadlines,
00:14:25responsibilities, goals, funding,
00:14:28um, I think that, um, I said that very clearly, we don't need that, we
00:14:32don't need another new document that no one has even opened and now we will
00:14:35take it and look at what is in it, and what has not been done, so
00:14:39that, uh, I think it is very important that today there are people
00:14:43here who have both the competencies, knowledge, and opportunities who will
00:14:46initiate uh today's
00:14:49activities so that through the formation of an expert group we can come
00:14:53up with a draft strategy.
00:14:55At the conference, representatives of academia, business, and civil
00:14:58society spoke about projects and priorities for the next planning
00:15:02period. Among them are investment in science, the development of artificial
00:15:05intelligence, digitalization, and green transition. However,
00:15:08the experience of the previous strategy also raises the question of whether new priorities
00:15:12will actually be implemented. A data center is needed, research
00:15:16institutes are needed. Uh, the government should,
00:15:19now, for the next year, it should provide at least
00:15:231.8% of the domestic product for
00:15:26research. It will give a tenth of that. See
00:15:29how much it listens. So, where are we? We
00:15:33are now in the European family, last in terms
00:15:36of per capita income. So we are somewhere at
00:15:3945% of the European average. We need to
00:15:43make an effort in the area of production,
00:15:47that means to increase the production
00:15:50of ideas, to increase the knowledge base, to increase innovation, to introduce
00:15:53an innovation policy that we don't have at all, in order to improve the standard
00:15:57of living. Now the plan is to create a higher quality, clearer
00:16:00strategy so that what is planned until 2034
00:16:04will be achieved. The goal is in the next six months to
00:16:08engage as many interested groups as possible, listen to their demands, and
00:16:11concretize projects that should
00:16:2227 doctors from six cantons have left the country.
00:16:25Most go to Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and Scandinavian
00:16:29countries, and the main reasons are better salaries and working conditions.
00:16:32According to data from the Medical Chamber of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, this
00:16:36canton loses about 10 doctors annually. However, officials from
00:16:39the health sector say that the situation is not
00:16:43alarming for now.
00:16:46While many healthcare institutions warn of a shortage of medical
00:16:50staff, the University Clinical Hospital Mostar, as the largest healthcare institution
00:16:54in Herzegovina, employs 300 workers, including about
00:16:57500 doctors. The director of this institution says the problem is not
00:17:01their shortage. On the contrary, he claims that the hospital currently has
00:17:05a surplus of employees. I have a big problem because I have
00:17:08a surplus of doctors. Maybe you're looking at me strangely,
00:17:12namely, we have a good circumstance that our faculty is in
00:17:15our backyard. We really have enough doctors,
00:17:18and the only real problem for me
00:17:22is how to not accept everyone who wants to
00:17:24join the hospital. As for our
00:17:28hospital, for now, we really don't have that problem. And
00:17:31speaking of people leaving the hospital, for example, we had
00:17:35middle-level staff in the last few years. Many
00:17:38of them left, over a hundred of them
00:17:41returned to work. However, the situation is not the same
00:17:44in all healthcare institutions. In the Cantonal Hospital "Safet Mujić,"
00:17:48they say there are a solid number of doctors, but there is a shortage of specialists. One
00:17:51of the main problems they cite is the Supreme Court's ruling, according to which a doctor, after
00:17:55completing their specialization, can leave the institution that enabled and
00:17:59financed their specialization, and go abroad where another country
00:18:02obtains an already trained expert without any investment. For
00:18:06now, we do not have alarming indicators when
00:18:09we talk about our canton, but it is definitely one of the
00:18:13potential problems, because, as I said, young
00:18:15people are looking for better opportunities for themselves. We are aware that
00:18:19the current method of healthcare financing is not sufficient
00:18:23for them to have such conditions, primarily
00:18:26material and in some part working, so that they can be completely satisfied and
00:18:30not need to seek another alternative. An additional problem is
00:18:33the large difference in doctors' salaries among cantons, according to data
00:18:37from the Federation of Professional Unions of Doctors of Medicine and Dentistry, currently
00:18:41doctors in Sarajevo Canton, Tuzla, and Zenica-Doboj are among the best paid,
00:18:44while the earnings of their colleagues in other cantons are up to
00:18:4830% lower. Such differences, they warn, do not only
00:18:52lead to departures abroad, but to the migration of doctors within
00:18:55the Federation, where conditions and earnings are more favorable.
00:18:59The reasons are, on the one hand, uh, the conditions
00:19:02in which our doctors work, on the other
00:19:05hand, the financial capabilities of our healthcare system, the question
00:19:09of resources, the question of finances, the question
00:19:13of healthcare staff, the question of
00:19:16the development of primary healthcare, which is our focus on
00:19:20primary healthcare, the question, can we
00:19:23meet the modern demographic
00:19:27trend and the needs of the population in such
00:19:29circumstances? There are many questions that influence
00:19:33the final opinion on
00:19:36the eventual departure of our doctors. Such a system
00:19:39is unsustainable in the long run, says the president of the government. She claims that
00:19:42reorganization is needed, as well as finding new sources of funding. Without such
00:19:46changes, she says, it will be increasingly difficult to ensure the stable functioning
00:19:50of healthcare institutions and retain existing staff. When we add
00:19:54the national-political context, which is the reality of this
00:19:57canton, we are aware that difficult decisions await us in
00:20:01the future, but we will have to reorganize,
00:20:05we will have to find new sources of funding, because it is more
00:20:08than evident today that with these sources of funding, we cannot
00:20:12meet the needs of the healthcare system we have
00:20:15built. The shortage of skilled staff remains a problem in a large part
00:20:19of the country, which already has one of the lowest numbers of doctors in Europe relative to
00:20:23its population. If this trend continues, the question will no longer
00:20:26be just how to retain them, but who will treat those for whom
00:20:38Problems of employees at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo
00:20:41were once again highlighted: overtime work, redistribution
00:20:45of duties, lack of staff, diminishing employee rights are just
00:20:48some of the problems that healthcare workers mentioned.
00:20:52At the same time, they do not receive
00:20:54answers from the Clinical Center.
00:20:5725 years of work at the Clinical Center for
00:21:00Elvira Isić Karić should have been a source of
00:21:04pride. Today, she speaks with difficulty about the institution where she
00:21:07spent most of her working life, because, as she claims,
00:21:11employees work under pressure, and it is difficult to
00:21:14obtain their rights. It's very difficult to talk
00:21:17about an institution where I've worked for so long.
00:21:21Sometimes I'm even ashamed, I must admit, and I was
00:21:25a proud employee for so many years. I'm sorry
00:21:28to say that people work under
00:21:31fear, I'm sorry to say that
00:21:35certain things are imposed for which
00:21:39these people cannot fight except to turn to
00:21:42the union, to lawyers.
00:21:44Unfortunately, the Clinical Center has put employees
00:21:48in a position
00:21:50where only lawsuits can bring certain solutions. The Union
00:21:54of Healthcare Workers of Sarajevo Canton demands from the management
00:21:57active involvement in processes related to employee
00:22:01rights. The list of problems is long, but among
00:22:04other things, they mention attempts to diminish employee
00:22:07rights, problems in work organization, and
00:22:10non-recognition of professional qualifications. We,
00:22:14in this institution, have union members who have been working
00:22:17for over 20, 30 years,
00:22:21who are not recognized as qualified staff, they have completed
00:22:24faculties. We had an agreement that this would be recognized,
00:22:27but it is not happening. They focused on opening new
00:22:318,000 square meters of space at the Clinical Center. I ask
00:22:35publicly, where is
00:22:38How were those positions filled? Where are
00:22:41the nurses, doctors,
00:22:44laundry workers, cleaners, everything that is needed for that
00:22:48institution? Problems with employee
00:22:51working hours and calculation of overtime
00:22:55hours, where an employee is told to come to work from
00:22:5812 to 14 hours or to come to work from 3 to
00:23:0216, this is a working time that
00:23:05the collective agreement does not recognize,
00:23:08nor does the law itself. Overtime
00:23:11work at the Clinical Center is
00:23:14paid on a lump sum basis,
00:23:18not in all clinics,
00:23:20depending on the head of the clinic. In
00:23:24the meantime, the Clinical Center also made a statement, but regarding
00:23:28the political engagement of employees. However,
00:23:30they did touch upon the situation in this institution, stating that they
00:23:34continuously invest in education and
00:23:48While Trump threatens the European Union over Canada's plans to join,
00:23:52the Canadian Prime Minister in the European Parliament speaks of
00:23:55stronger alliances with the Union, Erasmus, defense, and
00:23:58minerals.
00:24:04After a short break, Russia launched massive missile attacks on Kyiv,
00:24:08Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia. The attacks injured more than 20
00:24:12people and damaged residential and energy infrastructure. On
00:24:15the other hand, Ukraine responded with drone attacks deep into Russian
00:24:19territory, hitting an oil refinery
00:24:22a military air base in Rostov-on-Don, where, according to Ukrainian
00:24:26officials, six aircraft were damaged. Meanwhile,
00:24:29the US House of Representatives adopted a comprehensive bill
00:24:33on new sanctions and tariffs against Russia and sent it to
00:24:36President Trump for signature, which Ukrainian
00:24:40President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed as a key step towards
00:24:43stopping
00:24:44the war.
00:24:49I heard explosions and glass
00:24:53was falling all around, that was not didn't know where to go, we already had all the
00:24:56windows broken, falling apart in the house,
00:25:00it was very, very scary, but you didn't
00:25:02hide anywhere, you didn't have time, after
00:25:06they already said "all clear",
00:25:08then we went out, but we only
00:25:12saw this
00:25:13misfortune,
00:25:16we hear statements already from the
00:25:19leadership... of the European Union, about the need to
00:25:22prepare for war with our country. This is their most
00:25:26popular topic: in the speeches of the current
00:25:29European elites and the leadership
00:25:33that has settled in Brussels. We
00:25:37have repeatedly
00:25:40said that we are not going to attack Europe,
00:25:44the president recently dwelled on this topic in detail,
00:25:47stressed that we have no
00:25:50interests in doing this, but if Europe, which
00:25:54daily talks about preparing for war against Russia,
00:25:57attacks the Russian
00:25:59Federation, then that will be already...
00:26:08In an address to the European Parliament, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
00:26:11called for the creation of a new alliance for the future between Canada and
00:26:15the European Union to strengthen collective resilience in conditions
00:26:18of geopolitical turmoil and economic pressures.
00:26:22Carney proposed deepening cooperation in critical
00:26:25minerals, artificial intelligence, energy security, defense and
00:26:29education, he emphasized that the goal of the alliance. and the creation of
00:26:33a new power
00:26:34bloc,
00:26:37we do not want to rule over others,
00:26:41on the contrary, we want to achieve
00:26:43resilience, so that no one can gain control
00:26:47over our open markets, endanger
00:26:50our sovereignty, threaten territorial integrity,
00:26:53undermine our freedoms, democracy or the rule of law
00:26:57and these reasons coupled with
00:27:00our latent hard power means that
00:27:04we can help in creating
00:27:07a new, just, stable, prosperous
00:27:10world
00:27:11order.
00:27:15I would say in general, we should not and would not want to be
00:27:19scared of something new. Europe has never
00:27:22been afraid of forging new
00:27:25parts, creating, if I can use this in in your presence
00:27:29mark, new frontiers, and if you look at the...
00:27:47US President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with new
00:27:50high tariffs if Canada became an associate member
00:27:54of the union. Trump called
00:27:57said that he could consider it a hostile act.
00:28:01He warned that the United States could, in response,
00:28:04impose high tariffs or suspend trade with Europe in
00:28:08certain sectors, accusing Canada of being a bad
00:28:11trade
00:28:12partner.
00:28:19the whole thing with Canada, Canada has been a terrible trade partner
00:28:23and uh no, I don't see that, and if they do that, if
00:28:27I think it's at all hostile act, I will put very serious
00:28:31tariffs or stop trading.
00:28:47While the outcome of relations with allies in Europe is awaited,
00:28:51US President Donald Trump stated that Iran
00:28:54directly approached Washington to reach
00:28:57an agreement and that he hopes for an early end to the war, which is entering its
00:29:00seventh month. Regarding plans, Trump will discuss
00:29:04with leaders of Gulf countries in New York, while tensions
00:29:07around the Strait of Hormuz continue. Meanwhile,
00:29:10the UN mission announced that it has reasonable suspicions that
00:29:14SADD was responsible for attacks on a school and
00:29:18sports facility in Iran in February, which constitutes a war crime. The UN
00:29:21states that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during
00:29:25the brutal suppression of anti-government
00:29:27protests.
00:29:31In the Gaza Strip. Attacks and violations of the truce continue,
00:29:34in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, a fifteen-year-old boy was killed by a drone
00:29:38while trying to rescue an injured person. In Gaza City, in
00:29:42the collapse of the Al-Saad building, after the attack,
00:29:4521 people died, while in the West Bank, several Palestinians
00:29:49were hospitalized after attacks by Israeli forces. At the same time,
00:29:52ahead of the UN General Assembly, the United States has
00:29:56extended visa sanctions to officials of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine
00:29:59Liberation Organization due to initiating a post' before the International
00:30:03Criminal Court and seeking unilateral
00:30:06recognition of the state. President Mahmoud Abbas was again
00:30:10denied a visa to come to New
00:30:12York.
00:30:18remove Palestine from
00:30:21being center and front in the
00:30:24United Nations and in the deliberations, but more
00:30:27importantly we need to see the war to
00:30:30stop, the illegal occupation to start the
00:30:34process of evacuating and peace to take place through the
00:30:38which there is global
00:30:40consensus.
00:30:47At Kino Meeting Point, auditions are being held for extras and minor
00:30:50roles in the film and TV series "When I Was Hodja" by
00:30:53Ademira Kenović. The audition will continue tomorrow from 10 AM to
00:30:576 PM, and all interested parties can.
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