Bosnia Press Review - August 19

Sarajevo | 19 August 2009 |
Here are the top stories in Bosnia and Herzegovina's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

DNEVNI AVAZ
Three of the ten Federation cantons have yet to submit information on their required reduction of expenses. If budget reductions are not carried out by November, when the IMF will again review the implementation of Bosnia's Stand-by Arrangement, IMF financial support could be curtailed.

GLAS SRPSKE
In an interview with Glas Srpske, Bosnia's High Representative Valentin Inzko said that the fact that the Office of the High Representative, OHR, will carry out a survey of Bosnia's state-owned properties does not mean that the division of the same among Bthe country's different administrative levels can be prejudged. OHR took it upon itself to carry out the survey after a Bosnian state commission failed to do so. The division of state properties is one of the key issues remaining to be settled before the closure of the OHR.

NEZAVISNE NOVINE
The distribution of Bosnia's new biometric passports, which is a key requirement for Bosnia to achieve EU visa-liberalisation, will be speeded up, starting on October 1, Bosnian officials said.

OSLOBODJENJE
Hollywood star Mickey Rourke has arrived in Sarajevo, and will present his new movie, The Wrestler, at the Sarajevo Film Festival tonight.