In the past 24 hours, 2,934 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H, of which 572 were positive for SARS-CoV-2.

New cases have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&amp;H.
A total of 587,418 samples have been tested so far, and SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed in 122,028 individuals.
There are currently 18,659 active cases of SARS-CoV-2 positive.
In the past 24 hours, 54 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 4,302.
The FB&amp;H Public Health Institute notes that, due to incomplete reporting by private laboratories, the data were not completed.
In the last 24 hours, at the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Srpska, the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, the University Hospital in Foča and the hospitals of Sv. Vračevi in ​​Bijeljina and Sv. apostle Luke in Doboj tested 962 laboratory samples, and coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 265 people.
In the last 24 hours, 23 deaths have been reported to the Republic of Srpska Institute of Public Health, in which the presence of the coronavirus virus has been confirmed.
So far, 57,963 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Republic of Srpska, and a total of 3,018 people have died who have been tested for coronavirus.
In the last 24 hours, 129 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in the Brčko District of B&amp;H, and three people died.

The FB&H Public Health Institute notes that, due to incomplete reporting by private laboratories, the data were not completed

There are currently 18,659 active cases of SARS-CoV-2 positive in FB&H

COVID-19 confirmed in 966 people in B&H, with 80 deaths

Reuters has announced Alessandra Galloni will take over as its new editor-in-chief from next week, becoming the first woman to head the global news agency in its 170-year history.

Galloni is taking over from Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring, Thomson Reuters said in a statement. 
Galloni, 47, said she was "thrilled" at the opportunity to "lead a world-class newsroom full of talented, dedicated and inspiring journalists".
A native of Rome who speaks four languages, Galloni began her career at Reuters' Italian-language service and rejoined the agency in 2013 as editor of the Southern Europe bureau and later became global managing editor.
During her time outside the agency, she spent 13 years in various positions at the Wall Street Journal in New York, London, Paris and Rome, specialising in business and economics coverage.
Steve Hasker, Thomson Reuters president and CEO, said: "At a time when the world sorely needs independent, unbiased journalism, we take seriously the need to push boundaries for all of our customers. Alessandra will do just that."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Galloni, 47, said she was "thrilled" at the opportunity to "lead a world-class newsroom full of talented, dedicated and inspiring journalists"

Reuters names first woman as editor-in-chief

Austria's health minister announced Tuesday he would resign as he was overworked and exhausted managing the coronavirus crisis.

Rudolf Anschober became health minister early last year when his Green party formed an unlikely coalition with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's conservatives, just before coronavirus started spreading rapidly in Europe.
-I've decided to resign from my job- the 60-year-old told reporters.
-I'm overworked and powered out- he said, adding that 15 months on the job had felt like 15 years.
He warned the pandemic was still in full swing and should not be "underestimated".
-We are not out of the woods yet- he said, becoming emotional as he thanked friends and colleagues.
Anschober said he had suffered circulation problems.
He had been absent for work since last week and also took a week off early last month when he checked into hospital.
Anschober had seen his profile rise rapidly during the crisis, even eclipsing the popularity of his boss mid-last year as Austria managed to keep the pandemic relatively at bay during the first wave.
Anschober told AFP in an interview last year how helping steer the country through the pandemic had been "quite a challenge", including curtailing freedoms normally defended by the Greens, such as those of movement and assembly.
The Alpine EU member of almost 9 million has so far recorded more than 581,000 cases with more than 9,700 deaths.
Its capital Vienna and two other adjacent provinces have been under lockdown since early April as intensive care units have been filling up rapidly.
The veteran politician already took three months off from politics in 2012 because of burnout.

Rudolf Anschober became health minister early last year when his Green party formed an unlikely coalition with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's conservatives, just before coronavirus started spreading rapidly in Europe

Anschober: I'm overworked and powered out

Austria health minister quits over Covid crisis 'overwork'

India has authorised emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry said Tuesday, as infection rates soar to record highs and some major cities boost their hospital bed capacity.

Sputnik V is the third vaccine to be approved by India after the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot and Covaxin, which was developed by Indian firm Bharat Biotech.
The recommendations of an expert panel (SEC) had been accepted to authorise its use, the health ministry said in a statement.
-The SEC recommended for grant of permission for restricted use in emergency situations subject to various regulatory provisions.-G.V. Prasad, co-chair of pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories, said his firm was "very pleased to obtain the emergency use authorisation".
-With the rising cases in India, vaccination is the most effective tool in our battle against Covid-19- he added.
The South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people has been battling a huge surge in virus cases in recent weeks that has prompted night curfews and a clampdown on movement and activities.
India on Monday reported more than 161,000 new cases -- the seventh-consecutive day that more than 100,000 infections have been recorded.
In India's financial and film capital Mumbai, city authorities said Monday that three more field hospitals, each with 2,000 beds including 200 for intensive care, would be built in the next six weeks.
In the national capital New Delhi, officials said Monday that the number of beds for Covid-19 patients would be ramped up, while 14 larger hospitals would be turned into dedicated virus facilities.
The chief minister in New Delhi, has said that two thirds of new Covid-19 patients were younger than 45.
Sputnik V, backed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), already has production agreements in India to produce 852 million doses.
RDIF chief executive Kirill Dmitriev said in a statement that the approval was a "major milestone" after "extensive cooperation" on clinical trials of the shot in India.
Experts welcomed the authorisation but warned that the vaccine was unlikely to be available for use in the near-term.
"It's good news as it will boost the supply of vaccines in India... but it's not going to do too much for the current surge (in cases)," virologist Shahid Jameel told AFP.
Dmitriev told Indian broadcaster NDTV that the first doses could be ready by late April or May, with ramped up production by June.
-We believe by June, we will really be at good production capacity in India and will become a very meaningful player in vaccination programme in India- he added.
India, home to the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer, kicked off its inoculation drive in mid-January and has administered more than 108 million shots so far.
But the government's ambitious goal of vaccinating 300 million people by the end of July has been hit by reports of stock shortages in some states and vaccine hesitancy.
The government has also slowed its export of jabs due to the rise in cases.

This is the third vaccine to be approved by India after the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot and Covaxin, which was developed by Indian firm Bharat Biotech

Sputnik V, backed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), already has production agreements in India to produce 852 million doses

India approves Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency of B&amp;H (SIPA) submitted a report on the measures and actions taken in connection with the proceedings at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo (KCUS), headed by Sebija Izetbegović, wife of Bakir Izetbegović, SDA leader.
We remind you that, by order of the Municipal Court and the Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton, SIPA members last week seized documentation on respirators that Bakir's Fadil Novalić (SDA) procured through the company of Fikret Hodžić and his "Srebrena malina". Apart from KCUS, the documentation was also exempted from the "Verlab" laboratory and the Federal Civil Protection Administration (FCPA).
Earlier, the letter of the anesthesiologist from KCUS, which was sent to the Management of this medical institution, was excluded.

According to Luka Miladinović, SIPA spokesman, the report was submitted together with the attachments to the SC Prosecutor's Office and the Sarajevo Municipal Court, according to which they acted.
- The report was sent on April 9th - Miladinović told us.
According to Avaz, a part of the documentation was handed over yesterday as well.
These activities were initiated after a letter from doctors appeared in public, which spoke about the catastrophic situation at KCUS and stated that "Srebrena malina" respirators cannot be used to treat COVID patients.

A few days ago, state and cantonal prosecutors were at KCUS, as well as inspectors from the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) and inspectors from the Federal Inspectorate.
As far as KCUS is concerned, SIPA, on the order of the prosecutor, seized documents on respirators that were put into operation in COVID wards, according to whose instructions, how many are in order now and which of them are not working. These are 30 respirators, which were obtained and requested by this medical institution.

According to the information that "Avaz" has, SIPA took out three registers from "Verlab", in which all work orders, measurement reports, the contract between FCPA and "Verlab", as well as certificates for all respirators verified so far.
It’s the same with FCPA. Contracts with "Verlab" were revoked, as well as the original documentation related to the distribution, installation and verification processes of the ACM812A respirators.

The report was submitted on April 9th, along with attachments to the SC Prosecutor's Office and the Sarajevo Municipal Court, Miladinović told us

KCUS: SIPA acted on the orders of the SC Prosecutor's Office

SIPA submitted a report to the Sarajevo Prosecutor's Office on the proceedings at the Clinical Center

Acting on the order and supervision of the Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SIPA police officers, with the support of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior, the RS Ministry of Interior, Foreigners Affairs Service and ISA B&amp;H, carried out an operation codenamed "Fast" and deprived of liberty five suspects, and conducted searches of facilities at several locations.

The activities were realized in cooperation with USKOK and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, and are aimed at detecting and prosecuting the organizers of illegal smuggling of dozens of migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Croatia and other EU countries.
The suspected organizers are citizens of Afghanistan, and the investigation established that, acting as an organized group with other suspects, in order to gain illicit property, they organized, coordinated and smuggled dozens of illegal migrants, mostly citizens of Afghanistan, who came to B&amp;H from Serbia, and were smuggled across the river and land border from B&amp;H to the Republic of Croatia.
As part of this operation, a coordinated investigation by the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia lasted for several months, in order to identify and process the perpetrators.
The suspects deprived of their liberty are charged with criminal offenses - organizing a group or association for smuggling migrants in connection with human trafficking, stated the B&amp;H Prosecutor's Office.&nbsp;

The activities were realized in cooperation with USKOK and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia

As part of this operation, a coordinated investigation by the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia lasted for several months

B&H police agencies arrest five persons suspected of smuggling migrants

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic space flight on Monday with a pledge that Moscow would remain a key space and nuclear power.Gagarin became the first human in outer space on April 12, 1961, in one of the Soviet Union’s most important Cold War victories and a pivotal moment in its space race with the United States.
The Soviet Union’s achievements in space continue to be a source of national pride and a patriotic rallying cry at a time when Moscow’s relations with Washington are at a post-Cold War low.
To mark the anniversary, Putin laid flowers on a monument to Gagarin near his landing site close to the city of Engels, some 860 km (535 miles) southeast of Moscow.
-This is without a doubt a great event that changed the world. We will always be proud that it was our country that paved the road to outer space- Putin told senior officials.
-In the 21st century, Russia must properly maintain its status as one of the leading nuclear and space powers, because the space sector is directly linked to defence.-Gagarin’s 108-minute orbit around the Earth propelled him to international fame and earned him the status of national hero in the Soviet Union, which erected statues and painted murals in his honour across its vast territory.
The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos and members of the Communist Party laid flowers on Gagarin’s grave at the foot of the Kremlin wall on Monday.
Other commemorative events were more light-hearted, including a neighbourhood clean-up in the Siberian city of Irkutsk where volunteers dressed up as characters from Star Wars.
Celebrations also took place in space.
-Our scientists and engineers demonstrated the unquestionable superiority of our homeland’s technology, and made us the (world’s) first space power- cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky said in a video address from the International Space Station (ISS), flanked by three other Russian cosmonauts.
Roscosmos has suffered a series of technical mishaps and corruption scandals in recent years, including during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s far east where contractors were accused of embezzling state funds.
In 2019, Putin complained to government officials about corruption at the facility, and investigators said they were looking into allegations of fraud.

The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos and members of the Communist Party laid flowers on Gagarin’s grave at the foot of the Kremlin wall on Monday

A board with Yuri Gagarin's portrait with backdrop of Moscow International Business Centre, also known as "Moskva-City", is seen on the eve of Cosmonautics Day, in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2021. The bottom sign reads "60 years of manned space exploration"

On Gagarin flight anniversary, Putin vows Russia will remain space power

An unidentified attacker shot dead a man and badly injured a woman outside a Paris hospital on Monday before fleeing the scene on a motorbike, police said.

The attacker fired several shots at the Henry Dunant private geriatric hospital run by the Red Cross in the upmarket 16th district, sources close to the investigation said.
-One person died and one is seriously injured- a fire service source said.
The two victims were taken into the hospital for treatment after the shooting.
The man died from his wounds.
The injured woman works as a security guard at the hospital, which runs a Covid-19 vaccination centre.
There was no immediate indication as to the attacker's motive.
Police cordoned off the area around the hospital, AFP journalists said.
A fire engine and several police vans lined the street outside the facility.
The hospital is situated close to the river Seine about four kilometres (2.5 miles) south of the Eiffel Tower and near the Parc des Princes football stadium.

The attacker fired several shots at the Henry Dunant private geriatric hospital run by the Red Cross in the upmarket 16th district

There was no immediate indication as to the attacker's motive

One dead, one injured in Paris hospital shooting

First, media close to ISA and clientelistically connected persons and court cases announced that Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and President Borut Pahor were lobbying in Brussels for the peaceful division of B&amp;H and the completion of the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, which means changing the borders of Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia.
B&amp;H Presidency member Željko Komšić reacted quickly, confirming that Pahor, during his last visit to Sarajevo, asked members of the collective head of state if there was a possibility of a peaceful ethnic split in B&amp;H.

<h2>Rifles, belts, uniforms and go to the borders of B&H</h2>

Šefik Džaferović, the guardian of Bakir's chair, also referred to the talks with Pahor, specifying that both he and Komšić and Pahor expressed the view that there could be no peaceful disintegration of B&amp;H, while Milorad Dodik, as expected, said that a peaceful breakup Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks in B&amp;H is desirable.
Then the SDA bot machine started posting on social networks and raised the whole story, so that in their interpretation, B&amp;H is one step closer to disintegration, Europe can hardly wait for that, and the Americans are suspicious. It is time for everyone, from Komšić and Džaferović, through Bakir Izetbegović, Sifet Podžić, Selmo Cikotić, Bisera Turković and Fadil Novalić, to ordinary people, to borrow boots, uniforms, belts and rifles and race to the borders of B&amp;H. We need to defend the endangered state!
It is useless that both Janša and Pahor expressly denied the nebulae from the paraintelligence kitchen. Pahor reiterated that he has always been against the division of B&amp;H and the redrawing of borders in the Balkans, and he especially emphasized his long-standing commitment to the countries of the Western Balkans to be part of the European Union family as soon as possible.
Janša even specified that he had not seen the President of the European Council, to whom he allegedly handed over a non-paper on the goals of the Slovenian EU presidency from July 1st this year (which allegedly talks about the division of B&amp;H and the end of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia) he has not seen since the end of last year, so he was not able to hand him something in March this year, as some portals in B&amp;H claim.
Basically, we spent another morning reading about the grim scenarios that Europe and perhaps the United States allegedly intended for B&amp;H, all with the simple goal of forgetting Komšić's non-paper that really exists and that appalled diplomats in Brussels and at UN headquarters.
In fact, the story of Janša and Pahor should have served as a logical continuation of Komšić's premonitions, troubles and accusations against Brussels and (twisted) Washington, and their hidden intentions towards B&amp;H.

<h2>Quinte's sharp response to Komšić's non-paper</h2>

Perhaps this media-political spin would have lasted more than a few hours if Komšić had not received a fierce response from the Quinta countries last week and a warning to turn to reforms and economic development in B&amp;H, instead of using the rhetoric of conflict and unnecessary political tensions. 
In the end, however, he tried and fired a blank again. Cynics would say that if he had spoken so many times (and not once) about the "Respirators" affair or the situation at KCUS, that anyone had seen his personal effort to get life-saving vaccines against coronavirus, maybe today someone would believe in his political mirage that the state of B&amp;H, that he and his partners from the SDA repeat every now and then, is endangered even before the disintegration.
Thus, Komšić's melodramatic political plays every day look more and more like a tragicomic monodrama in which the main character is less and less reminiscent of the righteous Robin Hood who fights against the hated enemies Milorad Dodik and Dragan Čović, and more and more of the lying Bakir's Pinocchio, who tests Bosniaks by spreading fear, where is the border after which they will also say - the Muslim country of Bosnia is also good for us, smaller than the state of B&amp;H, but it is only ours.

He spoke so many times about the threat to B&H, and not once about the "Respirators" affair, dead patients at KCUS or the purchase of vaccines

Komšić, non-paper, lies and respirators

On the occasion of today's scandalous confirmation by B&amp;H Presidency member Željko Komšić, that during the official visit of Slovenian President Borut Pahor to our country on March 5th this year, the possibility of "peaceful separation" in B&amp;H was openly discussed, , SBB states that the fact that anti - state options are being discussed at all indicates a non - state and semi - treacherous relationship.
You can read their full press release below. 
- The fact that members of the Presidency Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović allowed unconstitutional and anti-state options to be discussed during the visit of the President of Slovenia, such as "peaceful separation", officially confirms that the malicious silence of Komšić and Džaferović experienced complete domestic, regional and international fiasco!
Instead of interrupting the meeting when the President of Slovenia opened the topic of "peaceful separation" in B&amp;H, convened a press conference and publicly condemned the aggressive attack on the sovereignty of the internationally recognized state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and publicly and officially asked the European Union to comment about this scandalous act, the lost Komšić and the incompetent Džaferović allowed the idea of "peaceful separation" to be discussed in the Presidency building.
It is a non-state and semi-treacherous relationship and the fact that the mentioned duo has been silent for 40 days and hid from the domestic public and patriots that someone told them this in person and tested the division of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the head of which they are. Why did they shrewdly hid everything from the public for a whole month and a half and only now did they remember to place the information to the public? That retroactive patriotism may not divert the public's attention from the incompetence of their government, which has not yet procured any vaccines on its own, and that people are dying en masse from coronavirus and wrong respirators without any political consequences - the SBB said.

Why did they shrewdly hid everything from the public for a whole month and a half and only now did they remember to place the information to the public?

SBB: Lost Komšić and incompetent Džaferović allowed the idea of ​​"peaceful separation" to be discussed in the Presidency building

SBB publicly asks what are the reasons that Komšić and Džaferović have been hiding for 40 days that the idea of dividing B&H was tested in front of them

By order of the Municipal Court and the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency SIPA seized documentation on respirators that Fadil Novalić (SDA) procured through Fikret Hodžić's company "Srebrena malina" from three institutions.
Those institutions are Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo (KCUS), headed by Sebija Izetbegović, the wife of Bakir Izetbegović, the president of the SDA, the "Verlab" laboratory and the Federal Civil Protection Administration (FCPA).

SIPA stayed in these three institutions for more than eight hours.
These activities were initiated after a letter from doctors that appeared in public, which spoke about the catastrophic situation at KCUS and stated that "Srebrena malina" respirators could not be used to treat COVID patients.
A few days ago, state and cantonal prosecutors were at KCUS, as well as inspectors from the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) and inspectors from the Federal Inspectorate.
According to the information that "Avaz" has, SIPA took out three registers from "Verlab", in which all work orders, measurement reports, the contract between FCPA and "Verlab", as well as certificates for all respirators verified so far.
It’s the same with FCPA. Contracts with "Verlab" were revoked, as well as the original documentation related to the distribution, installation and verification processes of the ACM812A respirators.

As far as KCUS is concerned, SIPA, on the order of the prosecutor, seized documents on respirators that were put into operation in COVID wards, according to whose instructions, how many are in order now and which of them are not working.
These are 30 respirators, which were obtained and requested by this medical institution.
By the way, at the hearing on April 16th, the trial of Fadil Novalić and others, accused of criminal procurement of 100 respirators, for which 10.5 million KM were violated, continues at the Court of B&amp;H in the "Respirators" case.

According to the information that "Avaz" has, SIPA took out three binders from "Verlab" in which all work orders, measurement reports, contract with the Federal Civil Protection Administration are

"Raspberry respirators": Here is what SIPA excluded from "Verlab", KCUS and FCPA

We will not speculate on the alleged statements of the foreign statesman, it was told for "Avaz" from the United States Embassy in B&amp;H, after today the member of the Presidency of B&amp;H Željko Komšić confirmed that the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, during a recent visit, during the meeting with members of the Presidency B&amp;H said that there have been more and more voices in Europe lately about the need to complete the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

- The position of the USA on this issue is well known and remains unchanged. We are committed to the principles of Dayton - Bosnia and Herzegovina is a democratic, multiethnic, sovereign and independent state with unquestionable territorial integrity. As for the status of B&amp;H, it is not the opinions about it that are important, but the facts and international law - they said.
They added that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of B&amp;H are guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement.

<h2>Violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement</h2>

- Neither Dayton, nor the Constitution of B&amp;H give the right of secession to either of the two entities. Any action aimed at dismantling B&amp;H is a violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. The primary goal of secessionist rhetoric is to move away from the hard work and responsible dialogue needed for reforms that would restore citizens' trust, encourage economic recovery, and contribute to B&amp;H's progress in achieving EU goals. No entity has a future outside B&amp;H - they are categorical.

They added that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of B&H are guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement

US Embassy: The US position on this issue is well known and remains unchanged

US Embassy in B&H for "Avaz": No entity has a future outside B&H

The office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor told the "Avaz" portal that Pahor is an advocate of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its territorial integrity, European perspective and peaceful development, which he always consistently emphasizes.
B&amp;H Presidency Member Željko Komšić said today that the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, during his recent visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a meeting with members of the B&amp;H Presidency said that lately there have been more and more voices in Europe that the disintegration of Yugoslavia should be completed and he asked: "Can you in BiH peacefully disperse?".
However, the office of the President of Slovenia told Avaz:
- The President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor is an advocate of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its territorial integrity, European perspective and peaceful development, which he always consistently emphasizes. President Pahor wants B&amp;H to become part of the European Union as soon as possible. He consistently emphasizes the importance of a geopolitical approach to the enlargement of the European Union, which would also include B&amp;H, which currently has the weakest formal ties with the EU. President Pahor regularly warns against the idea of disintegrating B&amp;H and redrawing borders in the Western Balkans. In that context, out of concern about these ideas, he asked his interlocutors about this topic, all three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, when he visited Sarajevo in early March - the Office of the President of Slovenia told "Avaz".
We are sedning you a part of the speech of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, which he gave on September 25th, 2020. in the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Macedonia:
- I would like to emphasize my assessment, which is important, if it is correct: if the enlargement of the European Union does not take place or the enlargement is too late, the thesis will slowly appear in that region that the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia is not over yet and that ethnic boundaries need to be respected instead of existing ones. We know from historical experience that there is very little opportunity for such a process to proceed peacefully and without conflicts that could affect security and stability in Southeast Europe more widely. That is why I have said many times that the enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans is an exclusive political issue that requires an even better-thought-out strategy from the European Union.
In the light of the European perspective of the Western Balkans, the President of the Republic is preparing a meeting of the leaders of the Brdo - Brijuni Process initiative, expected in May, it was said.

Concerned about these ideas, he asked his interlocutors about this topic, all three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, when he visited Sarajevo in early March

From the office of the President of Slovenia for "Avaz": Pahor is against the idea of the disintegration of B&H

Fahrudin Radončić, President of the Alliance for a Better Future of B&amp;H, on the occasion of the upcoming Mubarak month of Ramadan, sent congratulations to Reis-l-ulema Husein ef. Kavazović, members of the Islamic Community in B&amp;H and the diaspora, and to all believers.
- In anticipation of the chosen month of Ramadan, the month of fasting and worship, I ask the Almighty God to make the days of Ramadan happy and prosperous for all believers and fasters. We are aware that the coming Mubarak days are coming in a very challenging time, but deeply believing in Allah, I ask Him to have mercy on everyone,and that the days of fasting are spent together with families in health, happiness and relaxation - it is stated in the SBB's press release.

I ask the Almighty God to make the days of Ramadan happy and  prosperous for all believers and people who are fasting, said Radončić

Radončić congratulated Reis and all believers on the occasion of Ramadan

What we are witnessing these days confirms that we are all trapped together by Al Capone's gang and their state. The trial in the "Respirators" affair and the fact that B&amp;H is at the very top of the world in terms of the number of deaths from coronavirus, the already appalling state of affairs, are leading to hot spot. And it is becoming more and more obvious that because of those who, due to greed and the assumption of their own comrades in the lives of the world's poor, are responsible for that themselves, more than it could have been imagined.

How it will all end, I don’t know. But as far as the rule of law and its institutions are concerned, I am not optimistic. On the contrary, it could be like all the years so far - a storm in a teacup. Because the state that has loaded itself on our backs is not in a service of its citizens, but an instrument of Al Capone's "fighters" for the national cause.
Which is whythe state itself, together with the Al Capone's gang who clung onto its "breast", does everything to maintain the social status quo - and the principle of "dogs barking, and caravans at the same pace are still pushing the same story." In addition, more recent Sarajevo experiences testify to this - in connection with the elimination of Ivana Marić, in relation to Bogić Bogičević as a candidate for mayor of the capital, and in what is happening in relation to respirators, the trial and revelation of everything in the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo - not to mention this at all.
What are our chances of getting rid of such an environment of a collective camp? As far as the state and the institutions of the system are concerned, to be honest, everything is getting slimmer. Because it is worth repeating, neither the state nor its institutions are in the service of their citizens, but the defensive walls of those who, using phrases to protect the national interests, destroy what little off it is left, but also the will of the bravest to grow old in the land of their ancestors.
Admittedly, the chances are slimmer that the engine of change could be civic, political philosophies that act in the name of the elementary right to life - regardless of the ideological positions from which they emerge. Because their real power is nowhere near what could be considered the initial trigger for any serious social change.
Is it known, then, that these political philosophies often themselves accept the position of the logistics of the combat echelons of the defense of the social status quo, while the hope for their possibilities is further eroded.
So what's left? Is there any hope at all that change can happen in this country? Is a civilizational reset possible that would restore BiH to the splendor it has not lacked throughout history? Or is the definitive burning of illusion the only thing left for us to do? I never accepted defeatism or giving up.
But I believe less and less that change is possible through the institutions of the system. Elections, as internet bots and raiders of nationalist oligarchy tell us these days. Because it will rob them as they have been robbing them for a quarter of a century. And they will block any changes that prevent theft.

Then where is the solution? As for me, only in the civil riot, which removed many more powerful people from the thrones, and without which, for example, Nicolae and Elena, the Ceaușescu couple, would never "fly away" to the dustbin of history.
Are the people, both Bosnian and Herzegovinian, ready for a civil uprising? What is happening in Banja Luka these days is promising. Events in Sarajevo, unfortunately, no. Because only a few hundred people join the opposition to the regime on the streets of the capital - less, it seems, than in front of the Banski dvor of the owners of cafes and fitness centers.
Add to that the fact that the situation in the "the capital town" is almost regular, and the story of the civil uprising as an all-Bosnian response to "state-building" criminal gangs is not very encouraging. But you never know. Maybe it happens after all. In, say, the near future. Maybe.
&nbsp;(The author of the text is a B&amp;H academic)

Then where is the solution? As for me, only in the civil riot, which removed many more powerful people from the thrones

A civic response to the mafia or a definite burning of illusions

The Czech Republic reported its lowest daily tally of new COVID-19 cases since September on Monday, the same day a six-month state of emergency expired and many pupils return to the classroom.

The central European country was badly hit by the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Czech government managed to slow the spread of infections by imposing its toughest lockdown yet.
Students in grades 1-5 were set to return to school on Monday and restrictions on movement eased with people allowed once more to travel outside their home districts.
The government has kept non-essential shops, restaurants and sport and entertainment centres shut almost continuously since October, except for a brief re-opening in December that was quickly reversed amid another surge in COVID-19 cases.
Czech students have faced the longest school closures in the European Union.
The state is looking to take a slower approach to relaxing measures this time, hoping to avoid a need to return to lockdowns that could punish the economy, which remains buoyed by factories still running under mandatory worker testing.
The country of 10.7 million has reported a total 1.58 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started in March 2020 and deaths have neared 28,000, the highest per-capita rate in the world, according to Our World in Data.
The Health Ministry reported 976 new cases on Sunday while the seven-day average dropped to below 4,000, down from a peak of over 12,000 in early March.

Czech students have faced the longest school closures in the European Union

A teacher shows a child how to perform an antigen rapid test at a re-opened elementary school, as restrictions ease following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021.

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Komšić, non-paper, lies and respirators

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"Raspberry respirators": Here is what SIPA excluded from "Verlab", KCUS and FCPA

US Embassy in B&H for "Avaz": No entity has a future outside B&H

From the office of the President of Slovenia for "Avaz": Pahor is against the idea of the disintegration of B&H

Radončić congratulated Reis and all believers on the occasion of Ramadan

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Czech COVID-19 daily tally lowest since September as pupils return to classroom