29.09.2016
The political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is challenging but the rewards for overcoming obstacles are great and the International Community is committed to helping citizens to overcome those obstacles, the High Representative Valentin Inzko said today. He added that people in Bosnia and Herzegovina want prosper...
26.09.2016
“To begin with, I am encouraged that calm has prevailed and that September 25 passed without incident. I am, however, disappointed that instead of focusing on creating jobs, improving services and fighting corruption, the RS leadership has chosen to flout the rule of law and lead the RS and its people away from reform...
26.09.2016
I. Introduction 1. On 22 September 2014 the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter: the Constitutional Court) received a request of Dr. Božo Ljubić, Chair of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time of filing of the request, for the review of...
21.09.2016
Message of the High Representative Valentin Inzko: “Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday took an important step towards the European Union, which I wholeheartedly support. This is the beginning of a journey during which the elected leaders and institutions will need to show a willingness to transform the county in order t...
21.09.2016
The BiH Constitution states that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a democratic state which operates under the rule of law. No institution or authority in BiH can operate outside the constitutional order. Decisions taken by the BiH Constitutional Court must be respected. The authority of the Court is clearly defined in Annex...
19.09.2016
Building a secure and just society “can only be achieved if elected leaders focus all of their energy on the practical and difficult problems that have to be solved, and on the positive and constructive things that have to be done,” High Representative Valentin Inzko said today. The High Representative was speaking at...
19.09.2016
Check against delivery. During and especially after the war ended nearly 21 years ago, tens of thousands of men and women from other countries have come to this country to work with and for its people. And some of those men and women have given their lives for the sake of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We remember...
17.09.2016
Decisions taken by the BiH Constitutional Court must be respected. The authority of the Court is clearly defined in Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Agreement which gives jurisdiction to the Court to resolve disputes between levels of government. In order to do so, the Court has today taken difficult decisions not to accept...
08.09.2016
By Dimitrije Bukvić Valentin Inzko: Nobody is objecting to the RS right to have an official “Day of the RS” that is in line with the BiH Constitution. Absolutely not. The issue we are talking about is not about the holiday itself but about respecting the constitutional order of BiH. I have made my views on the RS ref...
06.09.2016
High Representative Valentin Inzko with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the 2016 Bled Strategic Forum