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High Representative Extends Mandate of ITA Governing Board Chairman

31.05.2007

Today, the High Representative, Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, extended Peter Nicholl's mandate as Governing Board Chairman of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) until 13 January 2008.Since the relevant domestic authorities did not appoint an Initial Chairman to succeed Mr. Nicholl in this function in accordance w...

High Representative Extends State Property Prohibition

30.05.2007

The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today issued a Decision extending the State and Entity laws which temporarily prohibit the disposal of state property until 30 September 2007. The High Representative today called upon the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of BiH and Republika Sr...

High Representative Fines Political Parties in HNC for Failure to Form Government

29.05.2007

Almost eight months after the General Elections political stakeholders in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton continue to prioritize individual and party interests over the interests of citizens. This constitutes a clear abuse of trust of their voters and citizens in general. The fact that there is as yet no government of H...

Universities, Democratic Culture and the Sensible Transfer of Sovereignty

29.05.2007

Passage of a Higher Education Law, which will be debated in the BiH Parliament in the next two weeks, will help ensure that governments do not dictate what is taught in universities and that the universities maintain acceptable standards of academic integrity, the Senior Deputy High Representative, Peter Bas-Backer, to...