24.02.2006
Lessons Learned from the Establishment of Border Security Systems - Check agains delivery -Ladies and Gentlemen,You have over the course of the last two days examined a broad range of issues related to the development of an efficient and cost-effective border security system in the Western Balkans. All...
23.02.2006
PDHR Butler to Highlight Progress towards Greater Freedom of Movement for BiH Citizens in and beyond RegionPDHR Larry Butler will be speaking tomorrow at a conference in Sarajevo on Border Security in Southeast Europe. SDHR Peter Bas-Backer will attend the first day of the conference today....
21.02.2006
From our permanent correspondent – SARAJEVOWITH THE ARRIVAL of Christian Schwarz-Schilling as the High Representative of the International Community to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the assumption was that the draconian “Bonn powers” will become a part of BiHs history. However, after the German political veteran visited Brus...
21.02.2006
OHR, Oleg MilisicOSCE, Aida BesicEUPM, Zinaida IlariaEUFOR, Steven Marshall OHRNo statement. OSCEPublic Outreach Initiative seeks to improve government communicationThe OSCE Mission in BiH, during February and March continues Public Outreach Initiative project aiming to increase citizen engagement and partic...
20.02.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today congratulated the success of the film "Grbavica" at the Berlin film festival: "The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be very proud of this achievement. It is proof that Bosnia and Herzegovina has film-makers and artists of the highest standards that can...
20.02.2006
The EU Special Representative - who is also the High Representative - Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn yesterday evening. The EU Special Representative welcomed the start of the Stabilisation and Association negotiations with th...
17.02.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has welcomed Ambassador Peter Bas-Backer, who today took up his post as Senior Deputy High Representative. The High Representative also took this opportunity to thank former SDHR Ambassador Martin Ney for the energy and dedication he has shown during his nine mo...
16.02.2006
The Heads of international agencies involved in education reform (OSCE Mission to BiH, The Office of High Representative, European Commission, Council of Europe and World Bank), EU presidency Ambassadors and the Ambassador of Norway yesterday discussed the current situation and 2006 reform priorities in the BiH educati...
15.02.2006
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, met today with representatives of BiH's Election Commission (EC), Citizens Identification Protection System (CIPS) Directorate, the BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT), the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs, as well as parliamentarians who partici...
15.02.2006
13 February 2006EU SSR Activities in the Western BalkansLessons Learned and Future Perspectives Security Sector Reform in BiHLast year, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) passed a significant milestone. For several years, the overarching goal of the international community has been to assist the countr...