02.03.2007
The Way ForwardThe Peace Implementation Council decided this week to retain the Office of the High Representative and Bonn Powers for another year to help Bosnia and Herzegovina deal with the key challenges it faces in the coming months.At our meeting in Brussels, I presented the PIC Steering Board with my assessment t...
01.03.2007
BiH leaders have a second chance to step forward with constructive solutions to the problems facing this country, but only if they abandon the posturing of the last 12 months, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in an article that appeared in Euroblic today.“Since t...
01.03.2007
It Takes Two to TangoOn Tuesday, the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board extended the mandate of the Office of the High Representative until end June 2008. It did this in response to my assessment that progress made by the domestic authorities during the past 12 months in respect of their obligations under Dayt...
28.02.2007
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28.02.2007
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27.02.2007
Brussels, 27 February 2007 at 16:00The Peace Implementation Council has just completed its meeting and the communiqué is available to you in English. A translation is also being prepared that will be sent out electronically to media and placed on the OHR web site as soon as possible.As I indicated earlier, our discussi...
27.02.2007
Maintaining ProgressThe PIC Steering Board met in Brussels on 26 and 27 February 2007. As part of its session, it held meetings with the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.In line with its June 2006 decision, the PIC Steering Board reviewed closure of the Office of the Hig...
27.02.2007
Brussels, 27 February 2007 at 13.00 Good afternoon and thank you for being here.It is a pleasure to be addressing you today next to Council of Ministers Chair, Nikola Spiric for the first time at a Peace Implementation Coucil (PIC) meeting.We have had constructive discussions, both this morning and yesterday even...
24.02.2007
Bosnia's Road to OwnershipIn South Eastern Europe, the European Union is facing a unique practical test. If, as expected, agreement is reached in the coming weeks on the future status of Kosovo, the largest civilian mission in history will swing into action. With this in mind, it is worth having a look at the post-war...
24.02.2007
The transition to local ownership will have to take longer than anticipated a year ago as a result of the stalled reform process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and developments in the wider region, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in the an article published in the Fr...