24.03.2010
“We are seeing a concerted campaign from some politicians to increase inflammatory and nationalistic rhetoric at the expense of much needed reform in this election year, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today. “The OSCE will continue to have an important role not just in monit...
23.03.2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s relationship with NATO is very important, and all necessary steps must be taken in the coming weeks to develop this relationship further, particularly in the run-up to a key NATO conference in April, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today. The HR/EUSR...
22.03.2010
Prime Minister Dodik’s statements are an obvious attempt to score cheap political points in the pre-election period. Instead of looking for solutions for the real concerns of citizens, such as creating jobs and attracting foreign investment, Dodik’s statements are clearly designed to undermine the very peace and s...
19.03.2010
Principal Deputy High Representative, Raffi Gregorian met in Sarajevo today with FBiH Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinovic to discuss completion of three key issues; new premises for Sarajevo University’s Economics Faculty; the new draft FBiH Law on Internal Affairs; and, as requested by the High Representative, the FBiH...
18.03.2010
Good afternoon to you all and thank you for coming.Today I’m in Mostar to inform you all that I have taken a decision to close the OHR office in Mostar as of 30 June. My decision today is first and foremost driven by what has been achieved in Mostar.For some of you, who do not follow OHR and PIC work more clo...
17.03.2010
Effective steps to reverse the unacceptable rise in unemployment can be taken in the coming months, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today, and he called on political leaders from BiH not to put job creation on the back burner while campaigning for the October elections. The H...
17.03.2010
The High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today with a senior OSCE delegation, headed by the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman in Office, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Konstantin Zhigalov. The meeting was an opportunity to review reforms in the field of education, local...
16.03.2010
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko wrote to Dunja Mijatović today to congratulate on her appointment as the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media in Vienna. “I am confident that your commendable professional achievements, both in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, will be...
13.03.2010
The EU has delivered security and prosperity to 500 million people by developing a free and vibrant single market and an open society protected by the rule of law, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, told a conference on the BiH business environment yesterday. However, he warned that...
13.03.2010
A False and Damaging Proposition Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all let me say what a pleasure it is to take part in this conference, because the topic is central to the future development of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The discussions that have taken place here in Sarajevo over the last couple of days will, I hope, co...