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Request for proposals for award of contract for media monitoring services

09.05.2014

OFFICE OF THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVEEmerika Bluma 1, 71000 SarajevoTel: 387 33 283500 Fax: 387 33 283501REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MEDIA MONITORING SERVICES Office of the High Representative invites companies to submit proposals for award of one year contract for media monitoring services...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s National Treasure

08.05.2014

Check Against DeliverySpeech by High Representative Valentin Inzko At the Opening of International Tourism days Sarajevo, May 8, 2014Bosnia and Herzegovina’s National TreasureLadies and Gentlemen,It is a pleasure to be here – particularly as today’s event launches an initiative in one of the most...

Joint Statement on the Matter of Residence

08.05.2014

The European Union Special Representative/Delegation of the European Union, the Embassy of the United States and the Office of the High Representative are very concerned about the ongoing politicization of the matter of residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Regulation of residency is a state-level issue and requires a po...

Citizens Are Offering Their Own Solutions

07.05.2014

Check Against DeliveryRemarks by High Representative Valentin InzkoTo the European Movement in Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo, 7 May 2014Ladies and Gentlemen,The political landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina has changed since we last celebrated Europe Day. Civil society in this country is finding its voice and this wil...

The Fundamental Rights of BiH Citizens

26.04.2014

Check against deliveryRemarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko,at a Conference on National Minoritiesorganised by Europe for Citizens under the patronage of the European ParliamentTrieste, 26 April 2014The Fundamental Rights of BiH CitizensLadies and Gentlemen,Let me first express my thanks to the organisers and s...

The Fundamental Rights of BiH Citizens

26.04.2014

When other parts of Europe were mired in religious or ideological intolerance, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a place where diversity was valued, High Representative Valentin Inzko told an international conference in Trieste today. He said this was the historical context in which the Jews who were expelled from Spain at th...

High Representative reacts to attacks in return areas

24.04.2014

High Representative Valentin Inzko calls on responsible authorities to ensure that recent violent attacks in return areas in both entities do not take on an ethnic dimension that could lead to rising tensions on the ground and within these communities. Deploring the very serious acts of violence, the High Representativ...

HR meets with ICTY Chief Prosecutor

08.04.2014

High Representative Valentin Inzko expressed his full support for the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in a meeting with the Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, in Sarajevo today.“The processing of war crimes is crucial for reconciliation and stability and the citizens o...

Elections Based on Issues, Not Fear

07.04.2014

The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement and guaranteed under international law, and politicians who try to contest this are engaged in a pointless exercise, High Representative Valentin Inzko wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in Dnevni Avaz a...