BHRT, the Bosnian national broadcaster, have been allocated funding from the Bosnian Government.

The Government of Bosnia & Herzegovina is set to allocate just over €3million to BHRT to help support the struggling public broadcaster, a decision that was part of a wider package, which sees more than €5million allocated to a number of public media measures. While the additional funds have been welcomed, the total value makes little difference to the overall debt level that BHRT currently has.

Edin Forto, the Bosnian Minister of Communications and Transport, had the following to say:

“Two years ago, we secured a record BAM 4 million for the BHRT. Today, we are raising that record to a new level by allocating an additional BAM 6 million, bringing the total support for BHRT during this mandate to a historic BAM 10 million. A stabile public broadcasting service is not merely a matter for a single institution, but is in interest of all citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina and that is why we have decided to take this unprecedented step forward.”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix