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Serbia Today, 97-04-15

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From: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>

Serbia Today


CONTENTS

  • [01] THE BROADEST POSSIBLE DIALOGUE ABOUT A LEGAL PROJECT
  • [02] BULLETIN SUPPLEMENT: INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TO ELECTORAL MANIPULATIONS IN SBR
  • [03] NINTH LETTER OF PROTEST FOR KLEIN
  • [04] UNTAES DISSATISFIED WITH THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT COOPERATION
  • [05] ELECTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES
  • [06] SOLIDARITY EXHIBITION GRAND PRIX FOR VLAHOVIC
  • [07] MEASURES TO BOOST PRODUCTION IN METAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY

  • [01] THE BROADEST POSSIBLE DIALOGUE ABOUT A LEGAL PROJECT

    At the public debate concerning the second draft version of the Law on Information - held in Kraljevo for the Raska County, Minister of Information - Prof. Dr. Radmila Milentijevic stressed that the purpose of this project is to harmonize the regulations in the sphere of information with the constitutional aspects of freedom of speech and press, the existing level of democratization in Serbia, and the integration in European juridical trends as well as to promote deregulation in media in accordance with the guidelines set by the European Conference at the Prague meeting. "In the second draft version we have included a number of stands that have surfaced during the public debates throughout Serbia. This is the broadest possible dialogue regarding a legal project and it is extremely important for each and every citizen", said Minister Milentijevic. Those that took part in the Kraljevo meeting, addressed a number of questions and proposals. For example, asked about the link between journalists and their sources of information and the corresponding responsibility, Ms. Milentijevic underscored that "such responsibility is equal in order to protect citizens and institutions from slander and destructive information broadly used by opposition press - since this not only destroys the individual but also the educational role of the media."
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Politika Ekspres, 1997-04-15

    [02] BULLETIN SUPPLEMENT: INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TO ELECTORAL MANIPULATIONS IN SBR

    The elections in the Srem Baranja Region are proceeding in a sorry way, remarks the reputable Paris daily "Liberation", quoting as example the lack of ballots, committees coming late and incomplete or modified lists of voters. The same newspaper also quotes the statements made by various international observers and experts who are unanimous in saying that the Croats tried to manipulate the elections in the Srem-Baranja Region. "The Croats have inflated their lists to the maximum, and deflated the Serbian ones to the minimum", said one of the observers adding that the lists of voters had "at least 7000 superfluous Croats", counting "doubled names, dead people, and emigrants living in Australia". Another expert quoted by "Liberation" remarked that the elections were nothing but a "masquerade", due to faulty organization which UNTAES can be partially blamed for.

    The elections in the Srem-Baranja Region are deeply marked by manipulations, irregularities, and real chaos - say British commentators reminding that this has been acknowledged by international community representatives as well. The London Financial Times points out that diplomatic circles directly blame the Croatian Government for the chaos, because - the article specifies - it "deliberately sabotaged the elections". However, the international community, will not desist from the agreed peaceful solution for SBR, although the attitude it displayed in the elections indicates that the Croatian Government is turning away from the peace plan - London newspapers observe. The elections are to be a test for the integration of Croatia into Europe - says The Times - underlining that Zagreb's behavior shows that Croatia is far closer to its Balkan past then to the "old continent" it so much aspires to become part of. British media remark that doubts have been raised that Croatia actually does not want Serbs to stay on in the Srem-Baranja Region.

    Listing numerous oversights and total organizational chaos in the elections, Austrian media remark that Jacque Klein's decision to give one more day for voting might not "save" this extremely important event. Before the elections, Austrian newspapers indicated that numerous Serbs were not given Croatian documents that are required for voting, and the Austrian Press Agency reported that even Dr. Vojislav Stanimirovic - Chairman of the Regional Government, and Mr. Miroslav Kerovica - Mayor of Vukovar could not find their name on the list of voters.

    Russian media report that the elections in the Srem-Baranja Region are proceeding without incidents and peacefully, but also list a series of irregularities and shortcomings in the organization of the elections. ITAR- TASS news agency reported that more than 400 international observers sent by UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, Yugoslavia and other countries, registered a myriad of breaches of elections regulations. The Russian news agency also indicates that in a number of polling stations, Croatian representatives simply denied the Serbs the right to vote, regardless of the UN Administration decision.

    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Tanjug, 1997-04-15

    [03] NINTH LETTER OF PROTEST FOR KLEIN

    Late last night in Vukovar, officials of the Independent Democratic Serbian Party (SDSS) submitted their 9th letter of protest addressed to the UN Transition Administrator Jacques Klein. The document indicates that due to flaws in the organization of the elections, a large number of citizens has been denied the right to vote. The letter also stresses that lamentably none of the previous eight protests yielded results even though they were based on strong arguments. "This raises the question whether the extension of the elections had any sense at all", reads the statement and specifies that poling stations also opened late once more, that ballots were not distributed in time, that ID documents offices were not opened as scheduled and that they did not operate in accordance with the rules prescribed by the UN Transition Administrator. The letter of protest also lists numerous other irregularities observed during the elections yesterday and concludes that SDSS will be forced to ask that the electoral procedure and the voting right be protected.
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Borba, 1997-04-15

    [04] UNTAES DISSATISFIED WITH THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT COOPERATION

    Dr. Vojislav Stanimirovic - Chairman of the Regional Executive Council and President of the Independent Democratic Serbian Party (SDSS), told the reporters yesterday in Vukovar that "all necessary conditions exist for completing regularly the elections in the UNTAES controlled region". He agreed with the statement made by Mr. Philip Arnold - the UNTAES chief spokesman - that Croatia is guilty and bears the responsibility for all irregularities observed in the elections yesterday. Dr. Stanimirovic added that one can understand mistakes in the registration and inclusion of Serbian refugees in the lists of voters, but that there can be no excuse for the fact that people that lived there before the war were also missing from the lists. The agreement Gen. Jacques Klein made yesterday with the Croatian Government - that the elections be continued yesterday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and that voting material be supplied in time, and that ID documents offices be opened for another day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. was not fulfilled. "UNTAES is deeply deluded by the inadequate and incomplete support provided by the Croatian Government for the elections. UNTAES is here to monitor elections that were actually carried out by the Croatian Government. UNTAES has no intention of verifying any elections that fail to meet the necessary international standards" said Philip Arnold at the press conference. In spite of major problems, he hailed the response of the voters yesterday. Gen. Jacques Klein - the UN Administrator for Eastern Slavonija, Baranja and Western Srem stated yesterday in Vukovar that he simply can not find the words to express how proud he is for the way the people of the Region reacted at the poling stations yesterday. The calm displayed by the Serbs even though they faced innumerable irregularities and chaos in the polling stations, has been called "a unique voice of decency, civic maturity and democratic spirit" by Jacques Klein.
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Politika, 1997-04-15

    [05] ELECTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES

    Mr. Dragan Kalinic - Speaker of the Republic of Srpska National Parliament met yesterday in Pale with the OSCE Political Director in Sarajevo - Mr. Vladimir Kusnetzov. In the talks, the general political situation a in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the results achieved in implementing the Dayton Agreement have been discussed. Particular attention has been dedicated to the current problems regarding the preparations for the forthcoming local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Kusnetzov has been informed about the positions of the Serbian side, namely that the elections in all municipalities - including Brcko - are to be held simultaneously and under identical conditions and that the exoneration of Brcko would aggravate political and other circumstances thus obstructing the implementation of the Dayton Agreement. The representatives of the Republic of Srpska also indicated the need for the active participation of Serbs living abroad in the local elections and insisted that OSCE should fully cooperate with the Serbian side.
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Politika Ekspres, 1997-04-15

    [06] SOLIDARITY EXHIBITION GRAND PRIX FOR VLAHOVIC

    Jugoslav Vlahovic - the well known Yugoslav caricaturists and graphic artist won the Solidarity Exhibition Grand Prix at the 10th Biennial of Humor held in Cuba. The main theme of the biennial was "Against Sanctions". Mr. Vlahovic's caricature represents a bird flying in a blue sky in one quadrant, surrounded by barbed wire in the remaining black quadrants. His work was inspired by the sanctions against FR Yugoslavia that lasted several years.
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Nasa Borba, 1997-04-15

    [07] MEASURES TO BOOST PRODUCTION IN METAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY

    Yesterday, the Government of the Republic of Serbia convened to discuss and adopt the report on the enactment of the measures for the revitalization of production in the metal processing complex. An adequate environment for the enhancement of production in this industrial has been created by the adoption of a number of documents concerning the suppression of "gray" economy, the initiative for the exports incentive fund, and the initiative for the loans to export oriented production. The Government clearly endorsed the programs that will increase the usage rate of the production capacities in this industrial sector. This also includes the program for the renewal of agricultural machinery, the program for the realization of the Chinese oil arrangement which will be mostly covered by exports of the metal processing industry, the program for the use of funds from the Chinese oil arrangement to finance production for other markets, and the program for the realization of the natural gas arrangement which will also involve the participation of metal processing companies as the Serbian Government particularly insisted. As part of the measures for the revitalization of the metal processing sector, the Government has also analyzed and approved the automobiles production program of the Kragujevac Zastava Group. The Serbian Government attributes great importance to the realization of all these measures and has given instructions that companies operating in this sector should submit monthly reports to the Ministry of Industry indicating the usage rate of production potentials in accordance with the existing programs, as well as the results achieved with these programs.
    Serbia Today, 1997-04-15 ; Politika, 1997-04-15

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