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High Representative presents report to UN Security Council

13.11.2012

Addressing the United Nations Security Council in New York today, High Representative Valentin Inzko expressed disappointment that political leaders and institutions had not built upon the positive developments of early 2012, but also hope that they would now resume the political dialogue and compromise needed to bring...

Everyone Entitled to Their Own Opinion - Not Their Own Facts

09.11.2012

Coalition agreements among the political parties must start tackling the problems that BiH citizens face. The International Community has welcomed a return to dialogue, and taken the view that after a protracted period of political gridlock and government paralysis in the face of the worsening social and economic crisi...

High Representative submits report to UN Security Council

08.11.2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina has made little progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration over the last six months and seen a significant increase in direct challenges to the Dayton Peace Agreement, High Representative Valentin Inzko wrote in his semi-annual report to the United Nations Security Council published this week.The...

Third-Party Submission Of the Office of the High Representative for BiH In the Joined Cases Maktouf and Damjanović v. BiH Pursuant to the Applications Nos. 2312/08 and 34179/08

07.11.2012

Introduction: 1. This submission seeks to provide the Grand Chamber with a review of the historical facts and context surrounding the adoption of the 2003 Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the establishment of the War Crimes Chamber of the state-level Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the role of th...

Respect for Core Principles and Standards Opens the Way for Progress

01.11.2012

Welcoming the return to political dialogue that opens the way to end the turmoil at State level, High Representative Valentin Inzko reiterated that “it is essential that political parties and institutions uphold the principles of democracy, good governance and rule of law, all of which are the heart of both the Peace A...

WINTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

01.11.2012

Duty station: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, MostarDepartments: HR’s Cabinet, Political & Economic department, Press Office, Resources department (Translation Unit, ICT Unit), Contract type: Internship (unpaid), duration 1 – 3 months, starting in January 2013PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: Providing opportunities to young, motivate...

The US and EU are Indispensable Partners for BiH

30.10.2012

The European Union and the United States are indispensable partners for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina as they struggle to overcome challenges on the road to full post-war recovery, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today during a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy C...

Inzko: Political bickering among parties must stop

26.10.2012

The time has come for those parties that received the support of the electorate to focus on governing Bosnia and Herzegovina and put political bickering behind them, High Representative Valentin Inzko told Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák during a meeting in Bratislava today. “As a result of the current pol...