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High Representative meets UN Secretary General and European leaders in Vienna

27.02.2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a meeting point of faiths and traditions, has the potential to play a significant role in promoting intercultural and interreligious dialogue in Europe, High Representative Valentin Inzko said in Vienna today, where he briefly met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the Turkish Prime Minis...

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

27.02.2013

Duty station: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, MostarDepartments: HR’s Cabinet, Political & Economic department, Press Office, Resources department (Translation and IT Unit), Mostar UnitContract type: Internship (unpaid), duration 1 – 3 months max., starting as of May 2013PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: Providing opportunities to you...

HR Valentin Inzko Meets Stefano Sannino

26.02.2013

High Representative Valentin Inzko met with the Director-General for Enlargement at the European Commission, Stefano Sanino, in Sarajevo today for an exchange of views on the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The High Representative in particular underlined his excellent cooperation with the European Union S...

Cooperative Diplomacy Delivers Dividends

21.02.2013

Diplomacy in Central Europe over the last twenty years, including diplomacy between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, offers a successful example of how countries can face new challenges by developing constructive bilateral and multilateral ties, High Representative Valentin Inzko said in Prague today.The High Represent...

State Court and Prosecutor’s Office Are Cornerstones of the Rule of Law

20.02.2013

High Representative Valentin Inzko today visited the BiH State Court and met with Court President Meddžida Kreso and senior members of her staff. He expressed full support for the BiH court and its staff in upholding the rule of law.Describing the State Court and the BiH Prosecutor’s Office as “cornerstones of the rule...

Oslobođenje: Interview with the High Representative Valentin Inzko

20.02.2013

Oslobođenje: The latest meeting of the six political party leaders in BiH has not produced any concrete results, except a promise that the story of the Human Rights Court’s judgment in the Sejdić-Finci case and the defence and state property will be ended by April. The agreements made about the property have...

High Representative Issues Statement on the Federation Government

19.02.2013

Noting that last week’s events in the Federation Parliament once again confirmed the failure of the political parties to find solutions through political dialogue, High Representative Inzko noted that the current political stalemate could be overcome through sincere negotiations and greater flexibility on all sides, ha...

High Representative Visits OSA

19.02.2013

As part of a series of visits to key institutions within the BiH security and justice sector, the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, met with Director General Almir Dzuvo of the BiH Intelligence-Security Agency (OSA) at their Headquarters in Sarajevo today.The High Representative welcomed the continued progress in th...

Mostar Citizens Call On Political Parties to Compromise

17.02.2013

A poll commissioned by the OHR, conducted at the end of January 2013, has found that an overwhelming majority of Mostar citizens want the two biggest political parties in Mostar to compromise in order to end the city’s long and damaging crisis.Significantly, over 74 percent – including very large majorities of Croats a...

HR Valentin Inzko condemns murder of Father Mile Ivančić

11.02.2013

High Representative Valentin Inzko today condemned the brutal murder of Father Mile Ivancic in Zavalja near Bihac. Expressing his condolences to Father Ivancic's relatives and friends, to the Parish, to the Church, and to Cardinal Puljic, the High Representative called for a thorough investigation which...