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Transcript of the International Agencies' Joint Press Conference

23.01.2007

OHR, Chris BennettICTY, Matias HellmanEUFOR, Achim Winkler OHRHigh Representative/EU Special Representative in Rome The High Representative and EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling is travelling to Rome today for talks with senior Italian Foreign Ministry officials.This visit is part of a tour of...

Butler: More Jobs and Higher Living Standards Possible by the End of 2007

22.01.2007

IfBosnia and Herzegovina’s governments pursue the right economic policies, real improvements could be visible by the end of the year. If they don’t, the opposite will happen – more poverty, more crime, more emigration, fewer services and fewer jobs, the Principle Deputy High Representative, Lawrence Butler, wrote in a...

Reforming for a European Future

19.01.2007

The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January is the realisation of a long-term political goal for both countries – a goal which most of their citizens view as a guarantee of future peace and prosperity – that should also act as a spur to the politicians and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Ambassador Butler Briefs SACEUR General Craddock on Situation in BiH

17.01.2007

Principal Deputy High Representative LawrenceButler briefed Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, General Bantz J. Craddock, on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo today.Ambassador Butler gave General Craddock his assessment of how Bosnia and Herzegovina ’s institutions were functioning a...

You Cannot Spend What You Don’t Have

17.01.2007

In unsuccessful economies, the people responsible for shaping the business environment focus on allocating wealth; in successful economies they focus on helping to create wealth, the Principle Deputy High Representative, Lawrence Butler, wrote in a newspaper article today, stressing that changing this focus in Bosnia a...