The Srpska Times

BRUSSELS - president Milorad Dodik told SRNA that at a meeting on Tuesday in Brussels, Republika Srpska definitely put an end to the Sejdic-Finci issue and affirmed its earlier positions in connection with the direct election of the BiH Presidency members and Srpska’s being one electoral unit.

BANJALUKA- Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic told that EU representatives are moderately optimistic regarding prospects for domestic leaders to reach agreement Tuesday at a meeting in Brussels, feeling that the “ball is absolutely in the court of BiH and its politicians.”

BANJALUKA- The Speaker of the Republika Srpska Parliament, Igor Radojicic, feels that a meeting of political party leaders in Brussels has prospects only if the parties from the FBiH have a complete proposal for implementing the Sejdic-Finci decision formulated as a constitutional amendment.

SARAJEVO - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) remains committed to assisting the development of the Western Balkans, but also committed to working in BiH through many projects which will follow in the new fiscal year, said Tuesday evening the assistant USAID administrator for Europe and Eurasia, Paige Alexander.

BANJALUKA- Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said on Thursday that the funds for a 3.5% pension increase come from savings in the public sector, and that in January, pensions will increase another 2%.

ZAGREB - Unidentified individuals removed the official bilingual plate written in Latin and Serbian Cyrillic scripts from the municipal building in Krnjak, Croatia.

BELGRADE - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who has been appointed an adviser to the Serbian government, addressed reporters in Belgrade on Tuesday.

BANJALUKA- Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic believes there are suppositions for a successful European road for BiH.