18.10.2023
With less than 12 months before the 2024 local elections, the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SBA) note that BiH authorities have so far failed to bring the Election Law in line with international standards on transparency and integrity of electoral processes and good practices for d...
13.10.2023
Article V of Annex 10 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (GFAP) provides that the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding the interpretation of the said Agreement on the Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement. The issue of the nomination/appointment o...
12.10.2023
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor Jonathan Mennuti held a meeting today with Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General and Director of the UN Office of the Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Raffi Gregorian. During the meeting, they discussed current political developments and the country’s Euro-Atlantic pa...
02.10.2023
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor Jonathan Mennuti visited Brčko on Monday and met with key stakeholders to underscore the importance of continued focus on good governance reforms, meeting infrastructure public project deadlines, and timely adoption of the 2024 budget. During the visit, the S...
27.09.2023
The Republika Srpska (RS) Government has been trying since 2013 to introduce a law that would place civil society organizations under the government’s close scrutiny and restrict their ability to exercise their democratic rights. The Draft Law on Special Register and Transparency of Work on Non-profit Organizations wil...
25.09.2023
"I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to take part in important talks on the Western Balkans and new European horizons at the 19th Salzburg Europe Summit. Unity and determination of the international community are crucial for safeguarding peace, security & the EU integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina," sai...
25.09.2023
By Wieland Schneider Die Presse: Milorad Dodik, who plays a strongman among the Bosnian Serbs, has threatened to expel you, saying that he will no longer allow you to enter the other part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska, which is under his control. How can you carry out your duties under those circumst...
22.09.2023
The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board (PIC SB) reiterate their firm and consistent support to the mandate of the High Representative Christian Schmidt and to the Office of the High Representative in overseeing the civilian implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP)...
20.09.2023
On 20 September 2023, High Representative Christian Schmidt issued the Decision Enacting the Law on Amendments to the Law on the Center for the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide. The Decision enables the Center to further develop and expand its activities, particularly thos...
20.09.2023
n. 16/23 In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of 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...