20.07.2006
BiH Citizens’ Safety Must Come FirstThe BiH Law on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices will be considered by the Constitutional-Legal Committee of the House of Representatives tomorrow. This law will regulate the sale and manufacture of drugs throughout the country: one of its principal objects is to make medicine safe...
19.07.2006
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry Butler:Good morning. I just want to give you a report from the meeting I had with Dr. Erhard Busek, the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. We talked about free trade and we spoke about the benefits of B...
18.07.2006
Political Agreement on Police Reform Has Already Been ReachedBiH Foreign Minister Ivanic and RS Prime Minister Dodik have recently suggested that there is a need for new political negotiations on police reform.There isn't.Last autumn political agreement was reached. This was endorsed by the two Entity parliaments and b...
15.07.2006
1 February - 30 June 2006SUMMARY1. I took over as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on 31 January 2006. In my first address to the citizens I made it clear that, building on the work of my predecessor, my aim during my term of office would be to help BiH intensify its transformation into a norm...
14.07.2006
Today, the Acting High Representative, Larry Butler, discussed recent statements regarding the possibility of a referendum on secession from BiH. Following his meeting with Steering Board Ambassadors, the Acting High Representative recalled the position taken by the Political Directors on 23 June.&n...
13.07.2006
OHR Remains Completely EngagedAs you may know the Centre for European Integration Strategies has issued a report in which it analyses the issues related to the closure of OHR by the middle of next year. OHR welcomes CEIS’s contribution to the debate. The paper calls on the OHR to prioritise three critical issues: suppo...
12.07.2006
Parliamentarians Must Think About Citizens' Benefits Not Their OwnThe Administrative Committee of the BiH House of Representatives will meet tomorrow to discuss the Law on the Rights and Responsibilities of Parliamentarians.This law, which would give Members of Parliament pension payments and other benefits well in exc...
11.07.2006
Nedeljni Telegraf: Does the Resolution signal a gradual annulment of entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina?Christian Schwarz-Schilling: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has made an important contribution to the Constitutional reform discussion that is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the moment an...
11.07.2006
OHR, Oleg MilisicEUFOR, Karen Halsey OHRHigh Representative: Lessons Must Be Learned from SrebrenicaHigh Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling expressed his hope that today’s ceremony, on the 11th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, will provide a measure of comfort for friends and family of those being b...
11.07.2006
Abolition of High Representative's post is signal for Bosnia and Herzegovina to take charge of its destiny. By Christian Schwarz-Schilling in Sarajevo (Balkan Insight, 7 July 06)The decision of the Peace Implementation Council, which represents 55 governments and agencies engaged in supporting Bosn...