02.02.2007
In accordance with the powers vested in me by paragraphs 8, 10, 11, 13, 36 and 37 of the Final Award of March 5, 1999 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal for the Dispute over the Inter-Entity Boundary in the Brcko Area (“the Final Award”) and paragraph 12 of the August 18, 1999 Annex thereto; Noting that during t...
02.02.2007
The only viable future for Mostar is as a unified city with a modern and efficient administration, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column, adding that this vision cannot be realised as long as the citizens of Mostar fail to take responsib...
02.02.2007
In accordance with the powers vested in me by paragraphs 8, 10, 11, 13, 36 and 37 of the Final Award of March 5, 1999 of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Dispute over the Inter-Entity Boundary in the Brcko Area, and in particular the powers vested within me to regulate the appointment of the Brcko District Chief of Po...
02.02.2007
Responsibility and Long-Term SolutionsMy view on how to secure a prosperous and democratic future for Bosnia and Herzegovina is well known. So is my take on who is responsible for making this...
01.02.2007
Rather than depend on outside intervention,Bosnia and Herzegovina must govern itself, wrote Chris Bennett, Communications Director of the Office of the High Representative and EU Special Representative, in a commentary published by The Guardian today.The current High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christ...
01.02.2007
The High Representative and the European Union’s Special Representative inBosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, welcomed the announcement of the Republika Srpska government to give up its boycott of BHT1 in a newspaper article published today.“Responding to what it sees as unfair coverage by BHT1, the go...
01.02.2007
High Representative in London for Talks on OHR FutureThe High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has just finished a meeting with Geoff Hoon, Britain’s Europe Minister. The High Representative and EU Special Representative is in London today for a series of high-level talks on th...
01.02.2007
In Bosnia, a hands-off approach is betterRather than depend on outside intervention, the country must govern itself, says Chris Bennett Ian Traynor wrote: "The sense of destabilising crisis gathering over former Yugoslavia intensified last night when the German official in charge of running Bosnia abruptly announced he...
01.02.2007
Free Speech and Fair ReportingThe old regime in former Yugoslavia armed itself with draconian powers to control and sometimes muzzle the media. Journalists who criticised the government risked paying a heavy price. With the coming of democracy, the criminalisation of criticism ended. But in the absence of adequate libe...
31.01.2007
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, flew toLondon today after a series of high-level meetings in Washington, including with Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the State Department, Nicholas Burns, in Washington. The Washington talks focuse...