SRNA News Roundup /II/ - October 3, 2024

REPUBLIKA SRPSKA BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has told SRNA that the EU is treating BiH as an unserious project, which is why new conditions are constantly being imposed, adding that everyone should understand that there will be no alignment of the visa regime with the EU. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has said that he is very pleased to hear the news that the first baby was born today in the new facility of the 'Holy Apostle Luke' Hospital in Doboj whom he gifted a golden coin /dukat/. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - At today' session, the Republika Srpska Government adopted the Information on the commencement of the programming process for IPA 3 for the program cycle 2025-2027. This includes the preparation of annual action document packages for the specified period, as well as the revision of the Strategic Response for IPA 3 from 2025 to 2027. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - At today's session, the Republika Srpska Government granted approval to the Republic Secretariat for Displaced Persons and Migration for the allocation of funds to local self-government units for the financing of return to Srpska in the amount of BAM 175,000, for internally displaced persons BAM 90,000, and for other capital grants in the country BAM 38,000. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The Republika Srpska Government has included the project for the regulation of the Lubina River near the Karanovac Monastery in the Gradiška area, worth BAM 1,750,000, among the priority projects to be financed from the Budget in 2024. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The Republika Srpska Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Alen Šeranić, signed a protocol today in Banja Luka that enables the rehabilitation and treatment of returnees in the Livno and Una-Sana Cantons at the Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic Surgery "Dr. Miroslav Zotović." EAST SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The president of the Srebrenica Municipal Organization of Families of Captured and Killed Soldiers and Missing Civilians, Branimir Kojić, has said that politicians from the Federation of BiH /FBiH/ will not break the Serbs, who will continue to speak about the Serbian suffering and believe in world-renowned experts who have scientifically proven that there was no genocide in Srebrenica. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - BiH can only exist as the Dayton Agreement-based and constitutional country, and resolutions prepared in the model of a 'cuckoo's egg' can only bring new misunderstandings and ultimately expose the intentions of the Bosniak side for unitarization, said the Organization of the Republika Srpska Army Commanding Officers. SOKOLAC, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Sokolac Mayor Milovan Bjelica discussed the research at the archaeological site of Kadića Hill today with a team of archaeologists led by Elke Kaiser from the Free University of Berlin. Kaiser emphasized that the Glasinac culture is a great enigma and that researching this culture is of great importance not only for archaeology in BiH but also for the world. BiH SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The Council of Ministers adopted the information about the eighth meeting of the Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society, and Social Policy between the EU and BiH, which will be held on October 22 in Brussels. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The Minister of Finance and Treasury in the Council of Ministers, Srđan Amidžić, has said that at the next meeting, if he is present, he will not propose any agenda items due to those who impose conditions, thereby hindering the implementation of projects in Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The Deputy Chairman of the Joint Commission for Defense and Security of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, Radovan Kovačević, announced that he would propose to the Joint Commission to take a stance that cadets like the one who refused to shake hands with the Austrian Minister of Defense, Klaudia Tanner, because she is a woman, should not have a place in the Armed Forces of BiH. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 2 /SRNA/ - The Chief of Joint Staff of the BiH Armed Forces, Major General Gojko Knežević, told SRNA that he would initiate disciplinary proceedings against the individual who caused the incident at the Theresian Military Academy in Austria, regardless of his acceptance into professional military service. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The European Air Traffic Control Agency "Eurocontrol NM" has informed the BiH Air Navigation Services Agency /BHANSA/ that the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East will lead to an increase in air traffic over BiH, said BHANSA Director Davorin Primorac. SERBIA BELGRADE, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has said that he does not foresee wars for Serbia and emphasized that it is time for Serbia to live in peace, adding that war is the last thing that should happen to the country. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that the newly built section of the fast railway from Novi Sad to Subotica will be opened on November 24, and he expects to celebrate the completion of this major project together with Serbia's great friend, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and the Chinese partners who implemented it. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - Following a months-long international investigation, members of two organized crime groups have been arrested in the areas of Belgrade, Mladenovac, and Aranđelovac for smuggling migrants, partly on the territory of BiH. 2024 ELECTIONS PALE, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The upcoming local elections are not ordinary; they represent not only a democratic issue but also a national question. In order for our home, Republika Srpska, to remain stable in the next two years, it must be solid from the foundation, the local communities, to the roof of Srpska as a whole, former Speaker of the Republika Srpska National Assembly of Dragan Kalinić wrote in an article for SRNA. GRADIŠKA, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - SNSD president Milorad Dodik said at a campaign rally in Gradiška that the SNSD has a plan for the further development of the city, aimed at addressing the needs of all citizens. He emphasized that they present themselves with honor to the citizens from whom they rightly seek new support, due to the results they have achieved. STANARI, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The president of United Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, has said that the candidate of this party for the mayor of Stanari, Aleksandar Ristić, enjoys the support of the majority of citizens, as well as the largest number of political parties and non-governmental organizations. DOBOJ, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The president of the Socialist Party /SP/, Petar Đokić, presented an auto crane today to auto mechanic Stanoje Vasiljević from the Doboj settlement of Grabovica, who supports a large family with seven children. PRIJEDOR, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The SDS candidate for the mayor of Prijedor, Maja Dragojević Stojić, said this evening that her party is ready to take responsibility for the city and establish an expert city government. DRVAR, OCTOBER 3 /SRNA/ - The candidate of the Serbian Progressive Party of the Federation of BiH /SNS FBiH/ for the mayor of Drvar, Petar Pećanac, has said that if he gains the trust of voters, he will focus on developing tourism, which he considers a significant potential in this area.