SRNA News Roundup /II/ October 14, 2024

REPUBLIKA SRPSKA BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The session of the Collegium of the Republika Srpska National Assembly will be held on Thursday, October 17, when they will consider the proposed agenda and the date of the 11th regular session of the Parliament of Srpska. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - SNSD President Milorad Dodik said that this party is satisfied with the results of the past elections for councilors in the Banja Luka City Assembly, and stated that the candidate of this party, Nikola Šobot, would have won the mayoralty if everyone from coalitions at the republic level voted for him. MRKONJIĆ GRAD, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - In Mrkonjić Grad, the first center for recording testimonies about the suffering of Serbs in the Patriotic War will be opened, it was announced today after the meeting of the mayor of the municipality, Dragan Vođević, and the director of the "Visual Archive of Serbian Suffering" Foundation, Denis Bojić. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Valentina Kecman, the newly appointed Acting General Director of "Republika Srpska Airport", told SRNA that she assumes this position with the responsibility to improve operations. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - A report was filed against nine persons from Banja Luka and Tuzla to the Banja Luka District Public Prosecutor's Office for falsifying documents, abuse of official position and deception when obtaining loans, whereby the microcredit foundation from Banja Luka was damaged in the amount of BAM several tens of thousands. BiH SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The Chairperson of the Council of Ministers, Borjana Krišto, said at the marking of ten years since the establishment of the Berlin Process that Bosnia and Herzegovina has proven to be a partner and indispensable segment in strengthening regional cooperation and integrating the entire area of ​​Southeast Europe into the EU. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The rescue mission of international teams in areas in the Federation of BiH that were affected by floods has ended, the Ministry of Security in the Council of Ministers announced. ISTOČNO SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Members of the rescue teams from Serbia left Donja Jablanica today, where they participated in rescuing victims of catastrophic floods, showing expertise, dedication, humanity and collegiality, it was stated on the website of the Civil Protection Administration of Republika Srpska. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Chairman of the Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Denis Zvizdić, said today in Geneva that no country can progress if it does not invest at least two percent of the total GDP in science. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Basic military training for 250 candidates for soldiers of the BiH Armed Forces began today at the "Zaim Imamović" barracks in Pazarić. SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - A demining machine fell on the road during transport today, and there were no injuries or damage to the machine or towing vehicle, the Ministry of Defense in the Council of Ministers announced. FEDERATION OF BiH SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The president of the People and Justice party, Elmedin Konaković, after the arrest of the director of the utility company "Rad", Nijaz Salamović, who is a member of this party, told the judicial institutions that if it is proven that someone from this party is a thief , will be punished twice as much as an ordinary citizen. JABLANICA, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The preliminary assessment of damage from catastrophic floods and landslides amounts to almost BAM 50 million, said the head of the municipality of Jablanica, Damir Šabanović. SERBIA BELGRADE, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said after the meeting with the delegation of the International Monetary Fund /IMF/ that Serbia continues on the path of fiscal stability, but that even greater discipline and responsibility is needed. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak agreed that to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of defense and security, it is necessary to improve joint military exercises and information exchange. BERLIN, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević said that the summit of representatives of the Western Balkans and the EU within the Berlin Process was constructive and that his impression is that the countries participating in this process want Germany to send a message that the Western Balkans should be in the EU. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The Ministers of Internal Affairs of Serbia and Hungary, Ivica Dačić and Sandor Pinter, agreed today that significant results have been achieved in the fight against crime and illegal migration, and that relations and cooperation between the two ministries are at a high level. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, welcomed tonight in Loznica the members of the Specialist Rescue Team from the ruins of the Department for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who were engaged in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide assistance after catastrophic floods and landslides, and congratulated them on their humanity and heroism. REGION SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The common regional market is the main comprehensive framework of regional cooperation for the common good and common interest on a global level, said the Secretary General of the Council for Regional Cooperation /RCC/ Majlinda Bregu. 2024. ELECTIONS SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The Central Election Commission /CEC/ of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued today a new order on the control of the results of the manual and electronic counting of votes using an electronic scanner from 11 polling stations in Novi Grad and 22 polling stations in Prijedor where the pilot-project two "Optical scanners and automatic counting of ballots" was conducted. DOBOJ, OCTOBER 14 /SRNA/ - The President of the City Committee of the List for Justice and Order in Doboj, Miroslav Borojević, today accused the Central Election Commission /CEC/ of being responsible for the fact that the process of voter identification through scanners installed at 17 polling stations in Doboj was difficult or did not work.