Chair of the Interdepartmental Working Group for Amendments to the Election Legislation of B&amp;H Alma Čolo and members of the Interdepartmental Working Group Snježana Novaković Bursač and Damir Arnaut talked today with MEPs Tineke Strik from the political group Greens/European Free Alliance and Dietmar Köster from the political group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, who are visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The members of the Interdepartmental Working Group informed the members of the European Parliament about the current political situation in this B&amp;H and about the tasks of this body in charge of drafting proposals for amendments to the B&amp;H Election Law.
Expressing different views regarding the political crisis and the blockade of the work of B&amp;H institutions, the members of the Interdepartmental Working Group agreed on the need to implement the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
The statement said that MEPs assessed that the political crisis in B&amp;H has been escalating, stressed the need to establish a constructive dialogue that would lead to the elimination of ethnic divisions, and respect for the rights of all B&amp;H citizens, including the rights of minorities in the country. 
They also stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of B&amp;H, and appealed to refrain from making any unilateral moves, which, as they said, could endanger the peace and security of B&amp;H citizens, times and the European Union (EU) countries.
They underlined that the establishment of the rule of law and respect for human rights are the foundation of any prosperous society, especially countries that want to become full members of the EU, reads the statement.

Expressing different views regarding the political crisis and the blockade of the work of B&H institutions, the members of the Interdepartmental Working Group agreed on the need to implement the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

Working group members talk with European MEPs Strik and Köster

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the mayors of Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka and Bijeljina at the Paris Peace Forum.

- They represent the renewal of Bosnia and Herzegovina political elites with a program of innovative action at the head of their cities, especially in the field of anti-corruption and sustainable development. Every day, they prove the ability of Bosnia and Herzegovina to give birth to a new generation of young political leaders who work for the unity of the country - Macron wrote on Facebook.
He thanked for the conversation in the Elysee Palace and for participating in the Paris Peace Forum.
The Paris Peace Forum, which brings together numerous leaders of international organizations and heads of state or government, is dedicated to economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic this year.
The Paris Peace Forum was launched by Macron in 2018, on the centenary of the end of the First World War, with the goal of promoting multilateralism, and was symbolically opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

He thanked for the conversation in the Elysee Palace and for participating in the Paris Peace Forum

Macron spoke with the mayors of Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka and Bijeljina

Macron with city mayors: They represent the renewal of B&H political elites

FB&amp;H Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry Nermin Džindić said that an analysis was made of the total increase in the price of natural gas from Gazprom to the supplier from the new year until today, and that amount is around 71.8 percent.

- We have come to the situation that in the last two months we have to make an agreement together so that the price for citizens does not change, that is, to fulfill our promise. That is why we talked to the cantonal Minister of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, Physical Planning and Environmental Protection Enver Hadžiahmetović, two cantonal companies and two FB&amp;H companies. We made a model of how to do that so that the price would not increase until the New Year. Both decisions require the consent of the governments of the Federation of B&amp;H and the Sarajevo Canton - said Džindić.
He emphasized that the Government of the Federation of B&amp;H will make decisions today on the mentioned agreement.
Minister Džindić suggested that after all the agreed activities are implemented within seven days, a meeting of all actors be held again to analyze what to do for the first quarter of 2022.
- I hope that we will find a model to meet all these challenges that accompany us when it comes to gas - said Džindić.
Minister of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, Physical Planning and Environmental Protection of the Sarajevo Canton Enver Hadžiahmetović stated that the enormous increase in natural gas prices and the impossibility for Energoinvest to bear it on its own, led to a situation in which both the FB&amp;H Government and the Sarajevo Canton Government must be involved.

He emphasized that the Government of the Federation of B&H will make decisions today

Džindić: We are carrying out activities to prevent increase in natural gas prices

The Intelligence and Security Agency (ISA), headed by director Osman Mehmedagić Osmica, suspected of numerous criminal offenses, the only director in the world who does not have a valid diploma, according to the already seen scenario for overthrowing Gordana Tadić from the position of chief state prosecutor, has launched Operation "Nusret Selimović", which at all costs seeks to remove the Police Commissioner from the Police Directorate of the SC Ministry of the Interior.

For days, files from the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office related to the murder of Sarajevo police officers have been leaking, under the guise that Selimović obstructed the investigation into the murder of Sarajevo police officers Adis Šehović and Davor Vujinović three years ago in Alipašino Polje.
The Independent Audit and Election Committee of the Police Commissioner also met yesterday. A plan to overthrow Selimović has been under preparation for months, and the investigation into the killing of police officers was used only to intensify attacks by regime media and journalists on ISA's payroll to remove the ISA commissioner who arrested Osmica, through the Prosecution and eligible prosecutors, continued its “activities”.
In addition, Selimović is a hindrance to the SDA, a party that has controlled the work of the Police Directorate and commissioners for years and instructed who should be arrested and when. Since they have lost control over the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, so they do not control the MUP SC, the obstacle for years is the commissioner who does not fulfill the wishes of the Green Guard.
However, the real panic at the ISA headquarters is, according to "Avaz", due to the crypt. More precisely, because of the encrypted mobile phones that were found with the criminals during the investigation related to the murder of the Sarajevo police officers. The suspects used them for calls and messages. This was revealed by the recent search in Bosanska Gradiška, where SIPA was looking for the dangerous criminal Milivoje Lovrinović Čomi.

<h2>Used only for a showdown with the SC Ministry of the Interior</h2>

But the key is “secure cell phones” or crypts used by criminals through the “Sky” app. As this application was uncovered with the help of foreign police agencies, it became clear who used it and who communicated through the application from the Balkan underground. This application helped the SC Ministry of the Interior to discover the killers of Sarajevo police officers, after which the SC Prosecutor's Office was supplemented with a report with the names of all the suspects.
Among them is Aleksandar Macan, a fleeing car mobster from Pale. But not only him, at least three other people from the "Volan" case who are being tried for vehicle theft in B&amp;H.
However, as the data from the crypt is available only to the SC Ministry of the Interior, which received certain information used by criminals from the Balkans, and their names are related to people who are, among other things, close to the ISA leadership, whose content is known only to the SC Ministry of Interior, so the panic in the ranks of the secret service in B&amp;H is growing. The investigation into the murder of the police officers was used only for a showdown with the SC MUP and Selimović in order to remove him.
It will be interesting to follow everything in the coming days as some ISA employees used the “Sky” app to communicate with individual criminals.
The question is how the dangerous criminal Lovrinović entered B&amp;H at all after he blew up Strahinja Stojanović with a car bomb in Belgrade. Lovrinović hid in B&amp;H for months, and then regularly crossed the border with Croatia. ISA had to know all that, because this is a person who is dangerous for the national security of B&amp;H.

The key ones are "safe mobile phones" or crypts, which criminals used through the "Sky" application, and their names are associated with people who, among other things, are close to the ISA leadership

What is hidden in encrypted mobile phones, found at and owned by criminals, the contents of which are known to the SC Ministry of the Interior

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Šefik Džaferović talked in Brussels with Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Stefano Sannino.

They discussed the current security and political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, caused by the blockade of institutions and unilateral attacks by the RS entity authorities on state institutions, the B&amp;H Presidency said.
B&amp;H Presidency member Šefik Džaferović pointed to the security problems Bosnia and Herzegovina faces after the entity authorities took concrete steps to undermine the results of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, crossing all red lines.
Angelina Eichhorst, Director of the European External Action Service also attended the meeting.

They discussed the current security and political crisis caused by the blockade of institutions and unilateral attacks by the RS entity authorities on state institutions

Džaferović with Sannino and Eichhorst about the current political crisis in B&H

The presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania discussed via telephone on Thursday the migration crisis as thousands wait at the Polish-Belarusian border.

The Ukrainian presidency said Volodymyr Zelensky and Gitanas Nauseda “discussed in detail the difficult situation that has arisen on the European-Belarusian border.”
Zelensky “informed his Lithuanian counterpart about the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council adopted the day before to enhance security measures on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border,” it said.
- We will adequately respond to the development of the situation on our border-&nbsp; it said, citing Zelensky. “We are already increasing the capacity of the border service. We are ready to involve other reserves as well.”
Zelensky informed Nauseda about the development of the security situation in the east of Ukraine, it added.
The two leaders also discussed the coronavirus situation in Ukraine and Lithuania and agreed that “the Lithuanian and Ukrainian parties will coordinate measures to preserve the freedom of mutual travel of citizens and ensure their safety during the pandemic.”
Poland and the EU have accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of trying to retaliate against EU sanctions by deliberately inviting and forcing migrants toward the Polish border.
EU countries bordering Belarus -- Lithuania, Latvia and Poland -- have reported a dramatic spike in the number of irregular crossings since August.
NATO and the EU consider Belarus’ approach to migrants an effort to destabilize and undermine security in the bloc through non-military means.
According to the EU’s latest figures, 7,935 people tried to enter the bloc via the Belarus-EU border this year, up sharply from just 150 last year.
Polish authorities stepped up border protection Monday and mobilized more than 12,000 troops after a large group of migrants started marching toward the country’s frontier with Belarus accompanied by the Belarusian military.

Volodymyr Zelensky tells Gitanas Nauseda of Kyiv’s plans ‘to enhance security measures on' border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine

Presidents of Ukraine, Lithuania discuss Belarus migrant crisis

At least two people were killed in a fire that erupted in a COVID-19 hospital in the central Romanian city of Ploiesti, according to local authorities on Thursday.

Police spokesperson Mihaela Florescu said the blaze broke out for an unknown reason in the infectious disease wing of the state hospital.
She underlined that two patients connected to the breathing apparatus died in the fire.
Noting that 20 patients in the hospital were evacuated, Florescu said a hospital employee was injured while trying to extinguish the fire.
In Romania, currently undergoing the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the burden on the health system and hospitals increased significantly.
The blaze in the Ploiesti hospital was the fourth fire that broke out in the country's COVID-19 hospital during the pandemic.
Romania to date reported over 1.72 million coronavirus cases and nearly 52,000 pandemic-related fatalities, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.

Also, 1 medical employee injured in blaze in infectious disease wing of state hospital in central Romanian city of Ploiesti

Blaze broke out for an unknown reason in the infectious disease wing of the state hospital

Fire kills at least 2 people in COVID-19 hospital in Romania

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the migration crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border in a telephone talk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a second time in as many days, according to the Kremlin.

- The leaders continued their discussion of the situation on the Belarusian borders with the European Union and confirmed the importance of settling the acute migration crisis as soon as possible in accordance with international humanitarian standards - it said in a statement.
Putin once again urged the EU to restore contacts with Belarus to resolve the problem.
The leaders also spoke about the situation in Ukraine with the Russian leader drawing Merkel's attention to the use of drones by Ukrainian armed forces, which violates the Minsk Agreement.
- President Putin noted Kiev’s destructive policy, which is relying increasingly on force. Thus, it is using assault drones in violation of the Minsk Package of Measures,” it said. “The destabilizing and dangerous provocations by the armed forces of the United States and other NATO countries in the Black Sea were also noted.-

Russian leader reiterates call for EU to talk directly to Belarus

Putin, Merkel hold 2nd phone talk in 2 days about migration crisis on Belarusian-Polish border

Members of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) rejected the request of the President of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ranko Debevec not to publish the disciplinary decision against him, said after the session in Banja Luka the President of the Council Halil Lagumdžija.
He clarified that the decision in the case against the President of the Court of B&amp;H will be made public in an anonymized form after the HJPC rejected the Commissioner's request not to publish the public disciplinary decision made in his case.
The HJPC has not previously published a disciplinary decision releasing the President of the State Court, Ranko Debevec, because he must first decide on his defense counsel's request that the decision not be published.
Debevec was acquitted after the HJPC's Second Instance Disciplinary Commission upheld his appeal and dismissed in full the disciplinary action charging him with “conduct in and out of court that damages the reputation of the judicial office and intentionally providing false, misleading and insufficient information regarding with any other matters within the competence of the Council ”. He was punished with a public reprimand by the first-instance decision.
Debevec was acquired after the HJPC’s Second Instance Disciplinary Commission upheld his appeal and dismissed in full the disciplinary action charging him with “conduct in and out of court that damages the reputation of the judicial office and intentionally providing false, misleading and insufficient information regarding any other matters within the competence of the Council ”. He was punished with a public reprimand by the first-instance decision.
Debevec was also charged with the same claim that, since 2004, with the exception of 2009, he had deliberately provided insufficient information on property abroad, ie Spain, through personal financial reports submitted to the HJPC.

Lagumdžija clarified that the decision in the case against the President of the Court of B&H will be made public in anonymized form

Debevec: Acquitted on all counts, but the decision was never made public

The HJPC will announce a disciplinary decision against Ranko Debevec

A delegation of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by B&amp;H Defense Minister Sifet Podžić, attended a ceremony marking the Armistice Day, organized today in Sarajevo by the French Embassy in B&amp;H.

In the presence of the diplomatic representatives of the countries whose ambassadors are accredited in B&amp;H, EUFOR and the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo, French Ambassador Christine Toudic laid a wreath at the monument to French soldiers killed for France and peace in B&amp;H since 1992 and read an address by the National Office for Veterans and Victims of War of the Republic of France.
In addition to B&amp;H Defense Minister Sifet Podžić, who joined Ambassador Toudic in an honorary salute, the military ceremony was attended by B&amp;H Assistant Minister of Defense for International Cooperation Zoran Šajinović, senior officers of the B&amp;H Joint Staff, as well as members of the B&amp;H Armed Forces Military Orchestra, announced the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of B&amp;H.

French Ambassador Christine Toudic laid a wreath at the monument to French soldiers killed for France and peace in B&H since 1992

Delegation of B&H MoD at the ceremony marking the Armistice Day

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Šefik Džaferović met with Dietmar Koester, Member of the Socialist Group and the German SPD in the European Parliament. They discussed the current security and political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Džaferović stressed that the ruling structures in RS, led by Milorad Dodik, are attacking state institutions against the foundations of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
He said that the laws announced by Dodik can be implemented only with the illegal use of force, and the illegal use of force against state institutions is a frontal blow to peace.
B&amp;H Presidency member Džaferović informed Koester about the blockades of institutions that have been carried out by representatives of the RS entities for three years, to a greater or lesser extent, on various occasions, through non-appearance or voting against all decisions, which harms the state and all citizens.
He also pointed out that the blockade was accompanied by unilateral attacks on the Office of the High Representative, as the only constitutional mechanism for unblocking institutions.
Special attention was paid to the activities and plans of the European Parliament, and especially the group of friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding the situation in B&amp;H and the region of the Western Balkans, the Presidency of B&amp;H announced.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

They discussed the current security and political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Džaferović spoke with a representative of the Socialist Group and German SPD

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted today the Action Plan for the Fight against Corruption for the period from 2021 until the adoption of the Strategy in FB&amp;H, which will be published on the FB&amp;H Government website.

The plan includes chapters on preventing and combating corruption, developing awareness of its harmfulness, as well as cooperating with civil society, and coordinating, monitoring and evaluating anti-corruption activities, the FB&amp;H Government's Press Service said.
The plan specified the activities and deadlines for their implementation, as well as the holders of activities. The team formed by the FB&amp;H Government revised the previous plan and noticed its shortcomings, and adjusted the new one to the situation in the FB&amp;H institutions, so a lot has been done on the division of tasks within the competences of the institutions.

The plan includes chapters on preventing and combating corruption, developing awareness of its harmfulness, as well as cooperating with civil society, and coordinating, monitoring and evaluating anti-corruption activities

FB&H Government adopts a new Anti-Corruption Action Plan

The US is facilitating the first delivery of Johnson &amp; Johnson’s coronavirus vaccines to people living in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings, the nation's secretary of state said Wednesday.

Antony Blinken, who spoke at a virtual COVID-19 ministerial meeting, announced the US has helped broker a deal between Johnson &amp; Johnson’s and COVAX to send the vaccines.
- We're eager for people in these difficult circumstances to get protection against COVID-19 as soon as possible. We know the urgency of this fight-&nbsp; said the top diplomat.&nbsp;- We've got to be relentless because this pandemic is relentless. And we have to be coordinated, united, because that's what a global health emergency like this requires.-This is the first time the US has gathered foreign ministers to discuss how to end the COVID-19 pandemic since it began nearly two years ago.Blinken said the pandemic is not just a health crisis but a security, economic and humanitarian crisis.- That's why we need foreign ministers to step up and lead as well - he said.
He also said in North America and Europe, more than half the population is fully vaccinated but in Africa, it falls to less than 10%.
- We got to close that gap - he said.
According to Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus data tracker, 250 million people have been infected with the virus and 5 million have died since December 2019.

"We're eager for people in these difficult circumstances to get protection against COVID-19", says US diplomat

US says it brokered deal to send COVID vaccine to conflict zones

Two Russian long-range Tu-22M3 bombers carried out a patrol in the airspace of Belarus on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The aircraft checked out air defense systems and interoperability with ground command posts of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, the ministry said in a statement.
The exercise came amid heightened tensions between Belarus and Poland over a migration crisis that has escalated this week.
On Monday, Polish authorities deployed about 15,000 troops along the border to stop migrants heading to the EU who enter the country after passing through Belarus.
The heavy deployment has sparked concern in Russia, with the Kremlin saying it is closely monitoring “the alarming situation” and urging all parties to behave responsibly.​​​​​​​

Russian, Belarusian militaries carried out joint training tasks, says Russian Defense Ministry

The exercise came amid heightened tensions between Belarus and Poland over a migration crisis that has escalated this week

Russian bombers patrol Belarus airspace amid Poland border tensions

Poland's defense minister said Wednesday his country continues to struggle with a recent migration flow at its eastern border with Belarus.

Mariusz Blaszczak told Polish Radio that multiple attempts to break through a border fence were witnessed late Tuesday.
- All those who managed to pass through have been detained - said Błaszczak, citing reports from the army.
Underlining that security forces in the region are doing their best to ensure border security, he said military support for border guards has been increased to 15,000 troops and could rise further, if necessary.
The Defense Ministry posted a video on Twitter showing how Belarusian security services "are intimidating migrants by firing shots in their presence."
Tensions between Poland and Belarus escalated Monday after nearly 4,000 migrants, mostly from Middle East countries, headed to the Polish border and tried to breach the barriers.
Polish authorities deployed about 15,000 troops along the border on Monday to stop migrants heading to the EU who enter the country after passing through Belarus.
The heavy deployment has sparked concern in Russia, with the Kremlin saying it is closely monitoring “the alarming situation” and urging all parties to behave responsibly.​​​​​​​
The EU accuses Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of engaging in a form of “hybrid” warfare and using migrants as a weapon to destabilize European countries.

"All those who managed to pass through’ to EU ‘have been detained", says Mariusz Błaszczak

Irregular migrants continue to wait at the Polish-Belarusian border on November 10, 2021 in Belarus

Poland’s defense chief reports multiple attempts by migrants to pass through Polish frontier

The German chancellor and Russian president discussed the Poland-Belarus border crisis in a phone talk on Wednesday.

Angela Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert said the chancellor called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence on Belarus to stop the use of migrants as a political tool to exert pressure on the EU.
- She underlined that the instrumentalization of migrants by the Belarusian regime is inhumane and unacceptable - Seibert said on Twitter.
Tensions between Poland and Belarus escalated on Monday after nearly 4,000 migrants, mostly from the Middle East countries, headed to the Polish border and tried to breach the barriers.
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of engineering the migration crisis.
A Kremlin statement emphasized that Putin told Merkel that the EU should discuss the migration crisis directly with Belarus.
The statement said both the leaders discussed the refugee situation on the borders of Belarus with the EU countries and expressed concerns over the humanitarian consequences of the migration crisis.
Putin proposed direct talks between the representatives of the EU member states and Belarus to address the problems, the Kremlin said.
The leaders agreed to continue the conversation on this topic, the statement added.
The EU accuses Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of engaging in a form of “hybrid” warfare and using migrants as a weapon to destabilize the European countries.

Working group members talk with European MEPs Strik and Köster

Macron with city mayors: They represent the renewal of B&H political elites

Džindić: We are carrying out activities to prevent increase in natural gas prices

What is hidden in encrypted mobile phones, found at and owned by criminals, the contents of which are known to the SC Ministry of the Interior

Džaferović with Sannino and Eichhorst about the current political crisis in B&H

Presidents of Ukraine, Lithuania discuss Belarus migrant crisis

Fire kills at least 2 people in COVID-19 hospital in Romania

Putin, Merkel hold 2nd phone talk in 2 days about migration crisis on Belarusian-Polish border

The HJPC will announce a disciplinary decision against Ranko Debevec

Delegation of B&H MoD at the ceremony marking the Armistice Day

Džaferović spoke with a representative of the Socialist Group and German SPD

FB&H Government adopts a new Anti-Corruption Action Plan

US says it brokered deal to send COVID vaccine to conflict zones

Russian bombers patrol Belarus airspace amid Poland border tensions

Poland’s defense chief reports multiple attempts by migrants to pass through Polish frontier

Merkel speaks with Putin as Poland-Belarus border crisis escalates

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Working group members talk with European MEPs Strik and Köster

Macron with city mayors: They represent the renewal of B&H political elites

Džindić: We are carrying out activities to prevent increase in natural gas prices

What is hidden in encrypted mobile phones, found at and owned by criminals, the contents of which are known to the SC Ministry of the Interior

Džaferović with Sannino and Eichhorst about the current political crisis in B&H

Presidents of Ukraine, Lithuania discuss Belarus migrant crisis

Fire kills at least 2 people in COVID-19 hospital in Romania

Putin, Merkel hold 2nd phone talk in 2 days about migration crisis on Belarusian-Polish border

The HJPC will announce a disciplinary decision against Ranko Debevec

Delegation of B&H MoD at the ceremony marking the Armistice Day

Džaferović spoke with a representative of the Socialist Group and German SPD

FB&H Government adopts a new Anti-Corruption Action Plan

US says it brokered deal to send COVID vaccine to conflict zones

Russian bombers patrol Belarus airspace amid Poland border tensions

Poland’s defense chief reports multiple attempts by migrants to pass through Polish frontier

Merkel speaks with Putin as Poland-Belarus border crisis escalates