04.02.2010
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko joined the chorus of voices commending the joint efforts of law enforcement agencies on Tuesday in Gornja Maoca village and congratulated them on the professionalism they exercised during the operation. “The state, entity, cantonal, and Brcko Distric...
04.02.2010
Democracies Don’t Work on Automatic Pilot Ladies and Gentlemen,The Central Election Commission is a BiH institution that works. It has supervised a succession of efficiently run elections, and by doing this it has played a key role in maintaining the integrity of democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It must contin...
04.02.2010
Politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina must not be allowed to make elections less democratic, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today. He also stressed that “any attempt to exert influence or control over the BiH Central Election Commission must be resisted vigorously.”The HR/EUSR sai...
03.02.2010
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko met today in Sarajevo with the Italian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Alfredo Mantica, members of the Italian Foreign Ministry and Italian Ambassador to BiH, Raimondo De Cardona. HR/EUSR Inzko and the Italian delegation have discussed the curre...
02.02.2010
The scale of job losses and the decline in living standards experienced in 2009 represent the most serious and pressing challenge facing Bosnia and Herzegovina, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today. This crisis “must be faced with a bold heart,” the HR/EUSR said, “and until now, a...
02.02.2010
A referendum in the RS is an anti-Dayton act that spreads fear and represents an unnecessary expense in order to get an already known answer, Raffi Gregorian, Principal Deputy High Representative of the international community to BiH, assessed. He is not sure about statements by the prime minister of Republika Srpska M...
02.02.2010
A Helping Hand Towards More Jobs and Higher Living StandardsLadies and Gentlemen,The classical Spanish writer Baltasar Gracian observed – and I quote – “In great crises there is no better companion than a bold heart – and if it becomes weak it must be strengthened from the neighbouring parts.”Every one of us is acutely...
01.02.2010
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met with Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb in Sarajevo today. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular the slow pace of reforms and the lack of political will that is prevent...
01.02.2010
As part of a programme underway since March 2005, the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, has issued three Decisions affecting the bans on participation in the public life of Bosnia and Herzegovina placed on three individuals. Concluding that the reasons for the removal of Mr Ivan Đogić and Mr Zvonko Prskalo...
28.01.2010
Attending today’s ceremony at which Boško Šiljegović was appointed the first Military Commissioner of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor, Dr. Raffi Gregorian said Commissioner Šiljegović’s appointment was "good news for...