17.11.2006
Constitutional reform is critical to the political and economic future ofBosnia and Herzegovina , the High Representative and Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told an international conference in Berlin on Friday evening.It will be necessary to implement constitutional reform so that Bosnia...
17.11.2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina may miss out on an invitation to join the Partnership-for-Peace programme at NATO’s forthcoming Summit because of Republika Srpska’s failure to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christi...
17.11.2006
At the end of this month, on 28 and 29 November, NATO leaders meet inRiga, Latvia, to set the Alliance’s agenda for the next couple of years. The focal points of the Summit will likely be military transformation and NATO’s growing commitment to peace-building in Afghanistan. However, the former Yugoslavia will also fea...
16.11.2006
High Representative-EU Special Representative to Speak at Berlin Conference On BiH The High Representative and EU Special Representative will be in Berlin tomorrow to speak at a conference entitled “Quo vadis Bosnia and Herzegovina?” organised by the German ‘Southeast Europe Association...
15.11.2006
Today, Principal Deputy High Representative Larry Butler met with FBiH Finance Minster Dragan Vrankic at the OHR and discussed among other things the settlement of Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts.Ambassador Butler reiterated OHR’s support for the existing BiH Law on Settlement of Liabilities for Frozen Foreign Currenc...
14.11.2006
OHR, Kevin SullivanOSCE, Aida BesicEUFOR, Nicholas Foster OHR Police ReformWe have been inundated with questions concerning a referendum on police reform in Republika Srpska during the past two days.The OHR’s position is clear in this matter.In October 2005, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, the Federatio...
14.11.2006
DUTY STATION: Sarajevo CONTRACT TYPE: National GRADE: &nbs...
11.11.2006
Prime Minister Milorad Dodik will be undermining Republika Srpska’s capacity to combat crime, if he sees through his threat to cut judicial salaries in Republika Srpska, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling said today."If Prime Minister Dodik is serious about combating crim...
10.11.2006
When politicians make threats against the judiciary, citizens must understand that they are undermining civil rights and driving away the investment that is needed to create jobs, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.“Attacking the inde...
10.11.2006
Among the first words that foreigners learn inBosnia and Herzegovina are veza and stela [both words for contact]. This is what people believe you need in order to get ahead in life and it is symptomatic of a society where concepts such as the rule of law are relatively new.To be sure, connections are important in all c...