05.05.2006
Following his meeting in Banja Luka on 3 May with RS Prime Minister Dodik, during which the case of Colonel Avdo Palić was discussed, Senior Deputy High Representative Peter Bas-Backer has written to the prime minister reiterating that the RS Government must act without delay on fulfilling the mandate of...
05.05.2006
In accordance with the powers vested in me in Paragraphs 8, 11, 13 and 37 of the Brcko Final Award ofMarch 5, 1999, by the Arbitral Tribunal for Dispute over Inter-Entity Boundary in the Brcko District; Recalling the conclusions of the joint Brcko Final Award Office and Brcko District Government working meeti...
05.05.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling:Sorry for the delay. This afternoon I just came back from Vienna , from the conference of European Union Interior Ministers. The ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and I just had a very useful m...
05.05.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has appointed Malcolm Simmons as International Judge to Section I (War Crimes) and Section II (Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption) of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.The term of this appointment is for two years fro...
04.05.2006
OHR Comment on Police Directorate Session YesterdayThe focus of the discussion in the Police Directorate yesterday was on the first EC principle of police reform which states that all legislative and budgetary competencies for all police matters must be vested at the State level. This principle was adopted by the RSNA...
03.05.2006
The EU Special Representative and High Representative (EUSR/HR) in BiH, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, will tomorrow take part in a meeting of EU Interior Ministers in Vienna . The meeting, which will address the role of internal security in relations be...
02.05.2006
Ladies and Gentlemen,I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you today. This is a crucial time in the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as the country moves from the Dayton...
02.05.2006
OHR, Mario BrkicEUPM, Zinaida IlariaEUFOR, Karen Halsey OHRPolice Directorate to Find Solution That Meets the Three EC principlesThere has been much discussion and debate on police reform and the work of the Police Directorate during recent days.The Police Directorate’s next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.The f...
28.04.2006
Steering Board Ambassadors and the High Representative met today and expressed their deep regret that the BiH House of Representatives did not pass the proposed constitutional reform package on Wednesday evening.The Steering Board paid tribute to the majority of delegates who voted in favour of reform an...
28.04.2006
Office of the High Representative inBosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)/ European Union Special Representative (EUSR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and take note of the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ submission of the Draft Law on Higher Education to the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Council of Ministers for...