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00:08:35A part of the country was hit by a storm accompanied by heavy rain,
00:08:39waterspouts, and strong winds. The Meteoalarm
00:08:42was raised to a higher level, and new
00:08:45inconveniences are possible. All details are provided by meteorologist Tea
00:08:48Blažević.
00:08:51A warm welcome, dear viewers. A storm cloud has gathered over Istria, as you can
00:08:54see, parts are flooded due to abundant rainfall,
00:08:57and waterspouts have formed in the sea. The Meteoalarm
00:09:00of the State Hydrometeorological Institute has been raised to a higher
00:09:04level due to storms, waterspouts, heavy rainfall, and strong
00:09:07winds. The weather conditions have changed as a frontal disturbance
00:09:10is moving over us. which is moving eastwards,
00:09:14which is why tonight there will be rain and showers
00:09:18accompanied by thunder, especially in the interior and on the northern Adriatic, in
00:09:21northern Dalmatia, in the south it will remain dry during the night, but
00:09:25tomorrow those showers will spread to Dalmatia, they can be
00:09:28locally more intense, the wind on the continent
00:09:32tomorrow will be mostly light, but on the sea a moderate south-easterly, temporarily
00:09:35turning to a bora north-westerly, nights
00:09:38quite fresh in the interior from 11 to 15, mostly along the coast.
00:09:42from 17 to 23, tomorrow regarding the
00:09:46Adriatic coast in the south up to 29 in the interior from 21 to
00:09:5026, certainly more modest temperatures, the weekend will
00:09:53bring a calming of the weather, but still on Saturday expect there to be
00:09:57scattered rain and showers accompanied by thunder, especially in
00:10:01the first part of the day, on Sunday
00:10:03more favorable, but it won't be completely stable even in the new
00:10:06upcoming week, similar applies to the Adriatic coast, and
00:10:10here too, the second part of the weekend will bring... sunnier and warmer
00:10:14conditions, until then expect continued
00:10:18showers accompanied by thunder, which can be
00:10:20more pronounced.
00:10:23We have reached the end of today's review. Stay with us because we will
00:10:27be live again at 6:15 PM at the University of
00:10:30Zagreb, where after the meeting of the Scientific
00:10:33Council for expert assistance in the remediation of illegally disposed
00:10:37waste in Gospić, the statement will be given by the President of the Council,
00:10:41the Rector of the University of Zagreb, Stjepan Lakušić. Of course, for
00:10:44all the latest information, our portal N1
00:10:50attention.
00:10:51Goodbye.
00:11:32Good evening, dear viewers, welcome to
00:11:35the journal.
00:11:39Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ronald Johnson,
00:11:43presented priorities to the Senate: stability, energy, and American
00:11:47investments in focus. He unequivocally confirmed that
00:11:50genocide was committed in
00:11:51Srebrenica.
00:11:56From tonight's news, we also
00:11:58highlight:
00:12:03The Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized a record
00:12:061.1 tons of drugs with a street value of up to
00:12:0933 million
00:12:11euros.
00:12:15Water reductions in Sarajevo are increasingly frequent, and rain is still not
00:12:18in sight. In the Bostarići settlement, there has been no water
00:12:21šest dana za redom.
00:12:26A forest fire is raging in Blidinje, the terrain is inaccessible, and extinguishing
00:12:29is only possible from the air. Croatia approved Canadairs as
00:12:33humanitarian aid to Bosnia and
00:12:34Herzegovina.
00:12:38In Mostar and Neum, 32 degrees were measured today. Tomorrow
00:12:42in Bosnia and Herzegovina, moderately cloudy, with possible light
00:12:45rain in some places.
00:12:51The hearing of candidates for US ambassadors to Bosnia and
00:12:54Herzegovina and Serbia turned into a sharp debate about the business
00:12:58interests of President Donald Trump's family in the Balkans and the possibility that
00:13:01US embassies would be used to promote them.
00:13:05There was talk of genocide in Srebrenica and the glorification of war
00:13:09crimes. Among the priorities
00:13:12of Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and
00:13:16Herzegovina are stability, energy, and American
00:13:19investments.
00:13:23Mr. Johnson. Do you agree that what happened in
00:13:27Srebrenica was genocide?
00:13:30I think I could unequivocally tell you that Srebrenica was
00:13:34a genocide, as were the judgments that were rendered through
00:13:38the judicial systems you previously mentioned,
00:13:40absolutely.
00:13:43Do you agree that it is important to make it clear that this is the position
00:13:46of the United States, especially when we hear figures like Milorad
00:13:50Dodik while he is trying to encourage separatism and
00:13:53cause further ethnic and
00:13:58Madam Senator, you can be sure that when I am in office, I will be
00:14:02very determined in recommending those courses of action, as
00:14:06you previously mentioned, absolutely.
00:14:09Democratic Senator Jane Shahin, during the hearing
00:14:12of the US ambassador candidate to Bosnia and Herzegovina, recalled the glorification
00:14:16of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić by Milorad
00:14:20Dodik, advocating for the independence of Republika Srpska and hate speech.
00:14:24Ronald responded that he would be a strong advocate for what is
00:14:28stated in the National Defense Act, if confirmed, and there, let us
00:14:32recall, in the context of the Western Balkans, the possibility of
00:14:35individual sanctions returning for undermining the Dayton Peace
00:14:39Agreement was mentioned. However, that this would happen could be noticed in the opening
00:14:42address. The United States remains committed to the sovereignty
00:14:46and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the peace
00:14:50established by the Dayton Agreement. Local leaders
00:14:53need to take responsibility for the problems in the country, which is actually in
00:14:57line with Trump's foreign policy agenda, America first, which
00:15:01Johnson himself mentioned. 30
00:15:03years after Dayton, the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina increasingly needs
00:15:07to be shaped by its own leaders and institutions. If I am
00:15:11confirmed, I will encourage pragmatic, locally driven
00:15:15solutions for political and economic challenges and support
00:15:18efforts to strengthen cooperation among different communities in Bosnia and
00:15:22Herzegovina. Johnson spoke about the upcoming elections. He said
00:15:25that he would work with all actors to ease
00:15:28tensions and preserve stability. He also mentioned Russian and Chinese
00:15:31influence, particularly emphasizing economic relations and the energy
00:15:35sector, which he called crucial for the United States. They asked him about
00:15:38American projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whether the embassy
00:15:42should help private projects of people close to Donald Trump.
00:15:45He replied: Everyone is welcome, but
00:15:47he added: I don't believe the President would actually
00:15:51ask me to help him with financial matters for his
00:15:54family, and if he did, I think I would turn
00:15:58back to the State Department headquarters to get
00:16:01clarification, sir. By the way, Ronald
00:16:04Johnson's hearing began with warnings from leading members of the Senate Foreign
00:16:08Relations Committee that peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina must not be taken
00:16:11for granted, that Washington must clearly defend the Dayton
00:16:15Agreement, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the
00:16:18country. Tina Jelindizdar
00:16:20N1.
00:16:24In the continuation of the daily news, do not
00:16:25miss.
00:16:29What future awaits the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina? Official start
00:16:33of the development strategy until 2034. year.
00:16:42"In the 'Bure' operation in the Ilijaš area, approximately 1.1 tons
00:16:45of synthetic narcotics were seized, which, according to the Border
00:16:48Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest seizure of
00:16:52synthetic drugs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. One person was deprived
00:16:55of liberty. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at
00:16:595 million euros, while its value after sale in
00:17:02individual doses on the street could amount to between 25 and
00:17:0633 million euros. This is an extremely dangerous
00:17:09synthetic cathinone which is a
00:17:11substitute for cocaine and ecstasy on the street market
00:17:15of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. Such synthetic stimulants
00:17:18are sold at a price of 20 to 30 euros
00:17:22per gram. In addition to drugs, the border police temporarily confiscated
00:17:25special full-face masks with advanced system filters
00:17:29and ribbed air supply tubes which
00:17:32are used exclusively during chemical synthesis and production of illegal
00:17:36substances during cooking. Baths as protection, as well as firearms,
00:17:39mobile phones, seals, and business documentation
00:17:43of legal entities.
00:17:47The fire that has been active for several days in the Blidinje Nature Park
00:17:50flared up again and affected a part of the forest. The spread
00:17:54of the fire is favored by strong wind and prolonged drought, and
00:17:57family houses and holiday homes are only 100 to
00:18:01200 meters from the fire site. Due to
00:18:03the inaccessible terrain, extinguishing with ground forces is currently not
00:18:07possible, as announced by the operational center of the Civil Protection of the
00:18:10Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. All available firefighting forces from
00:18:14Jablanica and neighboring cities and municipalities are engaged in extinguishing
00:18:18the fire, which is still spreading. Air extinguishing
00:18:21is assisted by air tractors and helicopters of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and
00:18:24Herzegovina. The Government of the Republic of Croatia has approved the use
00:18:27of two Canadairs to provide humanitarian aid to Bosnia and
00:18:31Herzegovina.
00:18:35Two people were injured in a fire that broke out last night
00:18:38in a nursing home in the settlement of Mosoravac
00:18:41in the Lukavac area. The injured persons are in critical condition with
00:18:45burns to their faces and bodies and were admitted to the University
00:18:48Clinical Center Tuzla. The professional fire brigade
00:18:52of Lukavac stated that the fire was of minor intensity
00:18:55and occurred in one room. All relevant services are on site and
00:18:59are determining the circumstances of the
00:19:01fire.
00:19:04At the University Clinical Center Tuzla, two patients
00:19:07have been hospitalized: patient with initials HO has
00:19:11severe burns, associated with inhalation burns,
00:19:15the patient is intubated and on mechanical ventilation, the other
00:19:18patient with initials MO
00:19:21has burns to the face and body, also
00:19:24these are severe burns, both
00:19:27patients are in extremely critical health condition, the teams
00:19:30of the University Clinical Center Tuzla professionally and quickly
00:19:33responded to admission, triage, surgical intervention and
00:19:37other interventions required by the health condition of these
00:19:40patients.
00:19:43Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing the consequences of a prolonged lack
00:19:47of precipitation. The dry period leaves its mark on watercourses,
00:19:50groundwater, and springs, and forecasts for the coming days do not
00:19:54bring much reason for a change in such a picture. Because of all this, water
00:19:58reductions are increasingly frequent in Sarajevo, especially in hilly
00:20:01settlements.
00:20:04Damir Kadrić has not had water for six days and he is not the only one. In
00:20:08the upper parts of Širokača, water has not been flowing from the taps since last
00:20:11week. Residents of Bostarići Street say that they have faced
00:20:15reductions before, but this time
00:20:18the situation is particularly difficult. We manage by finding the nearest
00:20:22tap, filling canisters, then
00:20:25bringing it home and transferring it from one container to another.
00:20:28We have also developed this system
00:20:31of pouring water for each other or pouring it ourselves from a bottle
00:20:35to wash our hands. I feel sorry for the female part of the population
00:20:39most of all, who have to provide for their children, husbands, and
00:20:42themselves in the end for hygienic conditions and
00:20:46everything. Why don't they cut off water to the government in the presidency at all?
00:20:50Instead, they only terrorize us. The problem is actually outdated
00:20:54reservoirs, they tell us from the local community council. They have been warning
00:20:57about this for some time, but to no effect. The problem with
00:21:01that water is not those reductions, but the problem is that
00:21:04pump in the reservoir which should turn on when
00:21:07the level in the reservoir is reached, but it is actually turned on
00:21:11manually, and no one has ever come to turn it on. The problem
00:21:15is the justification
00:21:17of the management of the water and sewage system, i.e., they must not use
00:21:20force majeure or
00:21:24drought as an excuse for their inaction and their incompetence.
00:21:27They still haven't received a water tanker, nor have the residents of Novogradska Street
00:21:31Kralja Stjepana Tomaševića, where there has been no water for almost two
00:21:35months. Interestingly, Zabrdje has water, although the water supply there
00:21:38is regular, which was admitted by the
00:21:41waterworks. At the same time, on širokača, a few hundred meters
00:21:45below Bostarići street, water is gushing from the asphalt, to make
00:21:48the absurdity even greater. While cubic meters of water flow irrevocably
00:21:52through Sarajevo's streets, the main Sarajevo spring Bačevo
00:21:55has almost dried up. The cause is that we do not have
00:21:59multi-day moderate rainfall, these
00:22:02showers and short-term
00:22:05rainfall do not contribute to the replenishment of our
00:22:09groundwater. And rivers across Bosnia and Herzegovina are entering
00:22:13September with unusually low water levels. Some watercourses are recording
00:22:16almost record low values. As for rainfall,
00:22:20in the coming days, it will mostly be of weak to locally moderate
00:22:23intensity in the form of some heavier showers, from this point of view, in principle,
00:22:27as far as we can see, which is about 15 days, there is still no
00:22:30signal for any stronger intense rainfall.
00:22:34If the period without significant rain continues, the Sava River Basin
00:22:37Agency warns that water levels could
00:22:43smaller watercourses. How much the situation will change will depend
00:22:47primarily on rainfall. However, a single rain does
00:22:50not necessarily mean the end of the problems. Dry periods are not
00:22:54only this year, meaning we have dry periods for about 15
00:22:58years now, where we constantly have a deficit in the
00:23:01amount of precipitation we receive, whether it's snow,
00:23:05or rain, or some ice. And the rain we
00:23:09do get, it becomes mostly
00:23:12torrential, with a large amount falling in a short time, causing flash floods,
00:23:15quickly draining away, very little entering
00:23:18the soil. Therefore, experts warn, we must
00:23:22use water more rationally and preserve natural resources so
00:23:26that we do not lose even what we currently have. Feđa Kulina
00:23:30N1.
00:23:34At a time when citizens need concrete results, the Federation
00:23:37announces a turnaround in planning the future. The development
00:23:41strategy for 2034 begins with an ambitious, but much-needed
00:23:44goal. To transform strategic documents from mere
00:23:47wishes into strictly defined projects with stable
00:23:51financing. Can experts in the next six months
00:23:54lay the foundations for a different development?
00:23:58How many goals from the development strategy
00:24:00of the Federation of BiH until 2027
00:24:03have actually been achieved has not yet been
00:24:06precisely determined. The document envisaged
00:24:09accelerated economic development, improved position of youth,
00:24:13energy transition, environmental protection, and a more efficient public
00:24:16sector. Experts who participated in its preparation admit
00:24:20that they are not satisfied with the implementation. Unfortunately, what
00:24:23we envisioned in that strategy was not
00:24:26realized as we wanted and as much as possible,
00:24:29so we hope that with this strategy we will correct that. Therefore,
00:24:33one of the first tasks is to determine what has been achieved, what has not, and what
00:24:37the reasons are. Experiences from the previous period should be
00:24:40the basis for a different approach to the new development plan. This is a
00:24:44key horizontal,
00:24:46multi-sectoral document that defines.
00:24:50social consensus and development priorities in the next
00:24:53planning period, mm, the strategy itself
00:24:57mm is there to bring concrete
00:25:01changes, mm, betterment for the lives of citizens. We
00:25:04must more concretely define within strategic
00:25:08documents the conceptual projects that will be directly available for
00:25:11financing through the public investment program, and
00:25:15establish better connections with financial framework, that is,
00:25:18that is one of the lessons learned. Taught by what we had in previous
00:25:21strategies, where it was
00:25:25defined primarily as priorities
00:25:28as a wish list without defined
00:25:31clear deadlines, responsibilities, goals,
00:25:35funding, uh, I think that, uh, I
00:25:39said that very clearly, we don't need it, we don't need another new document that nobody
00:25:42even opened and now at the end we will take it and see what is in it, and
00:25:46what is not, what has not been done, so uh, I consider. I know
00:25:50it is very important that today there are people here who have competencies,
00:25:53knowledge, possibilities who will launch
00:25:57activities today so that we can come to a proposal through the formation of an expert group.
00:26:01strategies at the first conference representatives of the academic community,
00:26:04economy and civil society spoke about projects and priorities
00:26:07for the next planning period. Among them are investments in science,
00:26:11development of artificial intelligence, digitalization and green
00:26:14transition. But the experience of the previous strategy also raises
00:26:17the question of whether the new priorities will really be implemented. A data
00:26:21center is needed, research institutes are needed.
00:26:25The government should, for example,
00:26:28for the next year, give at least
00:26:321.8% of the gross domestic product for
00:26:35research, it will give a tenth of that,
00:26:38so much for listening, so where are we, we
00:26:41are now in the European family last in terms of
00:26:45per capita income, so we are somewhere at
00:26:4845% of the European average, we need
00:26:52to make an effort in the field of production,
00:26:55that means to increase the production
00:26:58of ideas, to increase the knowledge base, to increase innovation, to introduce
00:27:02an information policy that we don't even have in order to improve the standard
00:27:05of living. Now the plan is to develop a better, clearer
00:27:09strategy so that what was outlined by 2034
00:27:12would be achieved. The goal is to include as many
00:27:16interest groups as possible in the next six months, to hear their requests and to concretize
00:27:20projects that should be financed through the public
00:27:23investment program. Mirna Ždralović,
00:27:26N1.
00:27:29Since the beginning of this year, 27 doctors from
00:27:32six cantons have left the country, most of them going to Slovenia,
00:27:36Austria, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, and the main reasons are
00:27:39better salaries and working conditions. According to data from the Medical Chamber
00:27:43of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, about 10 doctors leave this canton annually.
00:27:46However, officials from the health sector say
00:27:50that the situation is not
00:27:52alarming for now.
00:27:55While many healthcare institutions warn of a shortage
00:27:58of medical staff, the University Clinical Hospital Mostar, as the largest healthcare
00:28:02institution in Herzegovina, employs 3 workers, including
00:28:06about 500 doctors. The director of this institution says the problem is not
00:28:10their shortage. On the contrary, he claims that the hospital currently has
00:28:13a surplus of employees. I have a big problem because I have
00:28:17a surplus of doctors. Maybe you're looking at me a little strangely.
00:28:20Namely, we have a good circumstance that our faculty is in
00:28:23our backyard. And we really have enough doctors
00:28:27and the only real problem for me
00:28:30is how to not admit all the people
00:28:34who want to go to the hospital, well, as far as our hospital is concerned, for now
00:28:38we really don't have that problem, and when we talk about people leaving
00:28:42the hospital, for example, we had middle staff in the last few
00:28:45years, many of them left,
00:28:48over a hundred of them returned to
00:28:51work, but the situation is not the same in all healthcare institutions in
00:28:54the cantonal hospital, while Safet Muić says there are a solid number of doctors,
00:28:58but there is a shortage of specialists, and as one of the main problems they cite
00:29:01the verdict of the Supreme Court, according to which
00:29:05a doctor, after completing specialization, can leave the institution that enabled
00:29:08and financed his specialization and go abroad where another country, without
00:29:11any investment, gets an already trained expert. For now,
00:29:15we do not have alarming indicators when we talk about our
00:29:19canton, but it is definitely one of the potential problems,
00:29:22since, as I say, young people
00:29:26are looking for a better opportunity for themselves, we are aware that the current method
00:29:29of financing healthcare is not sufficient for them to have
00:29:33such conditions, primarily material and in some parts working, so that they can
00:29:37be completely satisfied and not need to look for another
00:29:40alternative. An additional problem is the large difference in doctors' incomes among
00:29:44cantons, according to data from the Federation of Professional Unions of Doctors
00:29:48of Medicine and Dentistry, currently doctors in
00:29:51Sarajevo Canton, Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj are among the best paid,
00:29:55while the incomes of their colleagues in other cantons are up to 30% lower. Such
00:29:59differences, they warn, do not only lead to departures abroad, but to
00:30:02migrations of doctors within the federation, to where conditions and
00:30:06incomes are more favorable. mm, the reasons are, on the one
00:30:09hand, uh, the conditions in which our
00:30:12doctors work, on the other hand, the financial possibilities
00:30:16of our healthcare system. The question of resources, the question
00:30:20- of finances, the question of healthcare staff,
00:30:23the question of the development of primary healthcare,
00:30:27which is our focus on primary healthcare.
00:30:31The question means we can... respond to the modern
00:30:34demographic trend and the needs of the population in
00:30:38such circumstances, so there are many questions that influence
00:30:41the final opinion, that is,
00:30:45the eventual departure of our doctors. Such a system
00:30:48is unsustainable in the long run, says the president of the government, claiming that reorganization
00:30:51is needed, as well as finding new sources of funding, without such
00:30:55changes, she says, it will be increasingly difficult to ensure the stable functioning
00:30:58of health conditions.
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