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...
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...
21.01.2007
More Jobs and Higher Living Standards by the End of 2007?As my mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina draws to an end I remain optimistic about this country’s future, not least because of the resilience shown by entrepreneurs here. In many cases these are people who have successfully driven their business forward despite th...
19.01.2007
Meeting the requirements for signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union and implementing constitutional reform should be the top priorities forBosnia and Herzegovina’s new authorities, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told a roundta...
19.01.2007
The EU Role in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Transformation of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) into the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) Bosnia and Herzegovina After the Elections: Update on Reforms (Police, Military etc.)I would like to express my gratitude to the Konrad Adenauer Foundati...
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...
19.01.2007
Reforming for a European FutureTwo new flags are flying in front of the European Council in Brussels, those of Romania and Bulgaria , the two countries that joined the European Union on 1 January. EU membership is the realisation of a long-term political goa...
18.01.2007
The High Representative and European Union Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today called on the House of Representatives of Bosnia Herzegovina to work on the rapid adoption of laws required for the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union.He made this appeal durin...
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...
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...