04.01.2007
The Federation House of Representatives is meeting today to discuss a temporary budget for the first three months of the year.Earlier, on 26 December, Muhamed Ibrahimovic, speaker of the Federation House Representatives, had written to the High Representative asking him to use his powers to impose a Decision on Tempora...
29.12.2006
Entering 2007, Bosnia and Herzegovina is within reach of the goal of the vast majority of its citizens – to live in a state that serves their needs and offers the prospect of living standards comparable with the rest of the continent, the High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR-EUSR), Christian Schwarz-Sc...
29.12.2006
There is a point in the construction of a house when the effort expended may appear disproportionate to the results achieved. Typically, this point is reached when the building is near completion. The heavy lifting has been done, the basic elements are in place but the house is not yet habitable. The electricity is onl...
27.12.2006
James Lynch, the UNHCR’s Representative in BiH, and Peter Bas Backer, the OHR’s Senior Deputy High Representative (SDHR), visited villages in the Zvornik and Sapna Municipalities today to meet returnees who, since returning to their homes, have been without electricity. Return to these areas began in 2000.The UNHCR Rep...
22.12.2006
Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board today expressed grave concerns about the recent decision of the BiH Council of Ministers to create a national review mechanism to address the issue of police officers denied certification by International Police Task Force (IPTF). Several Ambassadors felt...
22.12.2006
In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpret...
22.12.2006
Press release related to this decision In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final...
22.12.2006
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling thanked the Steering Board of the Directorate for Police Restructuring (the Directorate) for completing its report stressing that this document paves the way for successful police reform.“Despite the obstacles put in their way,...
22.12.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today welcomed the decision to form a new and unified city owned public utility company "Komunalno” adopted by the Mostar City Council this week.At the same time the High Representative notes with regret that the City Council failed to adopt the Decision on...
22.12.2006
As a result of improvements in the security situation, EUFOR has been able to assume a discreet and inconspicuous posture and the number of peacekeepers in Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to decline in the spring, the High Representative and EU Special Representati...