25.02.2010
Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for coming.This has been an useful PIC. We went through all of the key issues very thoroughly..We reaffirmed the steps that are necessary to resolve outstanding issues including the inventories of State and Defence property – which, as you know, is part of the 5 plus 2 agenda, th...
23.02.2010
Citizens Must Reject another Year of HardshipLadies and Gentlemen,Today’s roundtable is the first event in the Centre for Policy and Governance and the Heinrich Boll Foundation’s EUROAD initiative.The name of the initiative is pertinent – because the vast majority of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a common desir...
23.02.2010
Ladies and Gentlemen, “Kind words unlock doors, and build bridges, while harsh words can hurt you more than a rifle can,” a folk saying says. There is no alternative to dialogue in society, and to build a healthy society it is necessary to have a civilized culture of dialogue. The topic of today’s discussion, “the cult...
23.02.2010
Obstacles on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s path to Europe can be removed before October, the High Representative and EU Special Representative told a conference today. “I do not accept, and I do not believe anyone in Bosnia and Herzegovina should accept that nothing can be done in 2010 because there is an election,” the HR/...
22.02.2010
The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board note with concern that the financial situation in the Federation is grave and continues to deteriorate. The Standby Arrangement reached between the IMF and the Bosnian authorities represents the most viable response to the deteriorating situation.&nbs...
20.02.2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress towards NATO and the European Union is at a standstill, the High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today, noting that “it has been stopped by political leaders who have failed to enact or implement reforms to which they previously committed themselves.” S...
20.02.2010
Thirty-two Weeks to Implement an Agenda that MattersLadies and Gentlemen,It is good to be back at the Faculty of Political Science. I was here last May, soon after I took up my duties as High Representative and EU Special Representative. On that occasion we had a lively exchange of opinion. I look forward to continuing...
18.02.2010
Visit of Catherine Ashton to BiHThe fact that the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, came to BiH so soon after taking office is a clear sign to everyone how highly Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks among the EU’s priorities, and how interested the EU is in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress. Barones...
18.02.2010
Global: Half a year ago, we sat at this same place and talked about the political situation in BiH. You were optimistic then, but, obviously things are not getting better. In your opinion, why has the situation become complicated? Who bears most responsibility? Valentin Inzko: You are right when you say that things are...
16.02.2010
Next week the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board will meet in Sarajevo to review the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It now has been almost exactly five months since the High Representative issued decisions intended to create the conditions for ending supervision for Brcko...