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Statement by the Ambassadors of Peace Implementation Council Steering Board

17.02.2011

The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board expresses strong concern over the actions taken by the Federation President, in which the Federation Vice-Presidents initially concurred, to appoint judges to the Federation Constitutional Court while disregarding the relevant responsibilities of the High Judicial a...

HR/EUSR Inzko meets British Foreign Secretary William Hague

17.02.2011

High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) Valentin Inzko discussed the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, in London today. Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting taking place in Brussels on...

BiH’s Young Generation Engages on Key Issues and Wins

10.02.2011

Today in Sarajevo the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, congratulated BIH youngsters who won the International Competition “Take Care of Your Planet – All Against Climate Change 2010”. The meeting was organized by NGO Mir i Prijateljstvo at the Third High School Sarajevo.“Once again BiH...

Political Deadlock Hits Vulnerable Groups

09.02.2011

The most vulnerable citizens are particularly hard hit by politicians’ failure to form new government authorities, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today during a meeting in Sarajevo with representatives of the  FBiH Association of Disabled Civilians.Speaking to the FBiH Disabl...

The Decision of the Federation Presidency is Unconstitutional

08.02.2011

Despite claims that the Federation President, together with the Vice-presidents, has acted in line with the Federation Constitution, the decision of 3 February 2011 to appoint three members of the Federation Constitutional Court breaches the Constitution of the Federation on two counts. “By this decision the Federation...

HR/EUSR Inzko meets FBiH party leaders

08.02.2011

High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko is consulting with high-ranking party representatives from the Federation (FBiH) this week. The objective of these consultations is to insist on the need for parties to overcome the current blockade in government forma...

HR/EUSR Inzko and MEP Doris Pack Call for Immediate Government Formation

07.02.2011

Today in Sarajevo the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Doris Pack. The focus of the discussion was the blockade in government formation at Canton, FBiH and State levels.“Four months after the October elections voters a...

Legal Advisor

04.02.2011

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Genocide Took Place in Srebrenica

01.02.2011

Some political leaders continue to engage in what has become an unacceptably lengthy process of translating the democratically expressed will of the people. If the overriding priority of political leaders is to do the job they have been elected to do - to serve the citizens of this country, to create job opportunities,...

Inzko meets Basic: “Government formation must be speeded up”

27.01.2011

The pace of Government formation is unacceptably slow said High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (HR/EUSR), when he met today with acting BiH House of Representatives Speaker Adnan Basic in Sarajevo.HR/EUSR Inzko emphasized that negotiations for coalition formation need to speed up...