11.01.2007
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, briefed German Chancellor and EU Council President Angela Merkel on the situation inBosnia and Herzegovina in a bilateral meeting in Berlin today.Chancellor Merkel and Mr Schwarz-Schilling discussed the transition from an Office of the...
11.01.2007
Schwarz-Schilling Meets with Chancellor MerkelAs you are all aware, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, is in Berlin today for a series of high-level meetings.He met with German Chancellor and EU Council President Angela Merkel at 10 o’clock this morning and...
11.01.2007
Parliamentarians have given the impression that they believeBosnia and Herzegovina is not facing any pressing problems and must now act to change that perception and set an example to others, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in a newspaper article today.“I am ple...
11.01.2007
Fulfilling PromisesIn any democracy, the conduct of parliamentarians is crucial; democracies only flourish if members of parliament act – and are seen to act – with integrity and responsibility in the interests of all those they represent. I am pleased that the House of Representative...
10.01.2007
BiH urgently needs institutional changes and reduction of bureaucracy in order to get closer to the EU, says EU High Representatives CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ-SCHILLING, adding: BOSNIA MUST BE WHOLEWe will prevent RS secession Single police necessary The agony of forming new governments in BiH lasted more than three months. Wh...
09.01.2007
At a meeting in Mostar this morning with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) representatives of all the parties elected to the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Assembly agreed to hold the next session of the Canton Assembly on 17 January. The OHR expects that the nominations for Canton 7's delegates t...
09.01.2007
Schwarz-Schilling to DiscussBosnia and Herzegovina with Chancellor Merkel The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, is meeting this week with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who took over the Presidency of the European Union on 1 January.The meeting with Chancellor Merkel,...
05.01.2007
The New Year is off to a good and auspicious start with agreement on the formation of a government after months of negotiations, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.“Bosnia and Herzegovina should soon have a new government in pla...
05.01.2007
New Year, New OutlookThe New Year is off to a good and auspicious start. The months of negotiations and horse-trading over the formation of a state-level government appear finally to be over. Bosnia and Herzegovina should soon have a new government in place a...
04.01.2007
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today welcomed the Presidency’s nomination of a Chair of the Council of Ministers in the wake of yesterday’s agreement between representatives of seven political parties to form a state-level government inBosnia and Herzegovina.Sc...