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Transcript of the High Representative Press Conference

19.06.2007

The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling:Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and thank you for coming here today.This morning, we had an extremely frank discussion about the state of affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina in this room, covering the widest possible range of issues. We had the discussion together...

Declaration by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council

19.06.2007

  Political Directors of the PIC Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 18 and 19 June 2007. The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers participated in the meeting.The current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is of grave concern to the Steering Board. There...

Burial of Civilian Victims of the War in Brcko District

16.06.2007

The Supervisor of Brcko District, Dr. Raffi Gregorian, will attend the burial of some 80 civilian victims of the war from Brcko, that will be held today in Brcko, to pay tribute to the victims, to share the mourning of the families and to express his deep felt condolences. The victims were exhumed last autumn from seco...

High Representative Amends HJPC Law

15.06.2007

The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, issued a decision today amending the BiH Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) making this institution more efficient.The amendments were requested by the HJPC itself; at the 14 June 2007 session of the HJPC, a unanimous decision was reached abou...

Schwarz-Schilling: Time to Re-launch Constitutional Reform

15.06.2007

Bosnia and Herzegovina needs an institutionalised and transparent constitutional-reform process, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote today in his weekly newspaper column.In his article, which appeared in Dnevni avaz, Nezavisne novine and Večernji list, Mr Schwa...

SECURITY GUARD/COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR

15.06.2007

DUTY STATION:                BrckoCONTRACT TYPE:            Consultancy (National)PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITIONUnder the general supervision of the Head of Security the direct supervision of...

Schwarz-Schilling: Turning the Promise of Prosperity into Reality

14.06.2007

If political parties want to turn the promise of prosperity into reality they must bring a new pragmatism to the business of enacting and implementing economic reforms, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, said today at the launch of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s new business r...