11.05.2010
“Opinion polls indicate that an overwhelming majority of BiH citizens, including citizens of Republika Srpska, want their country to join the European Union. It is therefore the duty of all, and first and foremost of domestic leaders, to do all in their power to achieve that goal”, HR/EUSR Valentin Inzko said at the me...
05.05.2010
Election Campaign Is an Opportunity to End the DeadlockLadies and Gentlemen,First of all let me say what a pleasure it is to be here with you on this sunny spring morning in Bihac.It is a particular pleasure because we are here to honour BiH citizens who have proved themselves to be notable “Friends of Europe” – indivi...
30.04.2010
Meeting today in Sarajevo, the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council reaffirm the right of any group anywhere in BiH to peacefully demonstrate, including the planned May 3 commemoration in Sarajevo. We urge Sarajevo city and cantonal officials, participants and citizens to take all necessary step...
29.04.2010
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today with Hungarian Army Chief of Staff,General László Tömböl. The HR/EUSR briefed General Tömböl on the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in particular on efforts related to the NATO accession processes. "It is good that Bosn...
29.04.2010
Ladies and Gentlemen, The organisers of this conference have brought together a remarkably authoritative and knowledgeable group of policymakers and thinkers, from Austria and the Western Balkans. A formidable intellectual weight is being brought to bear on the topic, and because of this I hope that this gathering will...
28.04.2010
HR/EUSR Valentin Inzko, OSCE HoM Gary Robbins, and CEC President Irena Hadziabdic, today signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding which defines the advisory role that the OHR and OSCE retain within the CEC. In June 2005, when the OHR and OSCE withdrew from CEC members...
28.04.2010
DUTY STATION: SarajevoGRADE: 9CONTRACT...
28.04.2010
"BiH politicians will be asking for a new mandate in October and therefore they must use the coming months to demonstrate what they intend to achieve with it,” High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today.The HR/EUSR was speaking during a meeting in Sarajevo with BiH Minister for Civil Af...
27.04.2010
Normal Honest GovernmentLadies and Gentlemen, Your Excellencies, I am particularly pleased to be able to take part in this conference because the topic – constitutional reform – is clearly of paramount importance to the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. One major challenge is that the process of negotiating constitut...
26.04.2010
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko held separate meetings today with Member of the BiH Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic and Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric. These were part of a series of meetings the HR/EUSR has held with senior politicians in recent weeks, focusing in...