14.12.2009
In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation on the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpret...
14.12.2009
Good after-noon everyone and thank you for responding to our invitation.As you can see, many representatives from the PIC Steering Board wished and managed to join me here today, despite their busy schedules. As you know, many ministers are in town, and the Turkish Ambassador just returned from the airport because his...
14.12.2009
STATEMENT BY THE AMBASSADORS OF THE STEERING BOARD OF THE PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL[1] The ICTY has made clear its view that the continued presence of international judges and prosecutors is essential in order for BiH to comply with its international legal obligations in respect of the ICTY. The Ambassadors of...
11.12.2009
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met in Berlin today with German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guido Westerwelle. The High Representative and EU Special Representative Inzko and Minister Westerwelle discussed the current political situation in BiH, the Rule of La...
10.12.2009
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today with German Defense Minister Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg and briefed him on the status of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Euro-Atlantic integration effort. Commenting on the fact that BiH was not invited to take part in the NATO Membership...
09.12.2009
Good morning your Excellencies. I just came from the presentation of the Global Competitiveness Report for 2009, and that is why I came in a little late. I apologize. BiH is 109th out of a 133 countries measured in this Report. It now fits between Uganda and Cambodia. Each of the past three years BiH has been going bac...
09.12.2009
Three Years of Rising Poverty and Unemployment Ladies and Gentlemen,Let me apologize at the beginning for having to take my leave from you immediately after these remarks, as I am expect over at the Joint Institutions Building for the Annual Conference related to International Anti-Corruption Day.It will come as n...
09.12.2009
BiH politicians can show good faith to the electorate by ending their obstruction of measures that would help address the scandal of mass unemployment, Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian said today. “The people who are keeping Bosnia and Herzegovina in the economic neighborhood of Uganda and Cambodia...
08.12.2009
The BiH financial system has been resilient in the face of the world economic crisis, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentine Inzko told an economic conference in Sarajevo today. He praised the Central Bank and said political leaders in BiH should emulate the common sense approach successfully adopt...
08.12.2009
Politicians Need to Learn from the Central Bank Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all, let me express my thanks to Governor Kozaric for kindly asking me to participate at this roundtable.Perhaps I should begin by alluding to the title of today’s discussion, which in the light of the Global Financial Crisis may appear...