07.12.2005
The Council of Ministers must adopt a Decision establishing the Directorate for the implementation of the EC approved plan for police reform no later than tomorrow. Failure to do so will mean that BiH will risk missing its first target on the road to Europe , and would send a very negative message to the EU given that...
07.12.2005
The National Gallery of BiH6 December 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen In 1945, there were five million refugees and displaced persons across the continent of Europe. Almost none returned to their pre-World War II homes.In 1995 there were more than two million refugees and displaced persons as a result of the wa...
06.12.2005
OHR, Kevin SullivanOSCE, Mersiha Causevic-PodzicICTY, Matias HellmanEUFOR, Jem Thomas OHRCouncil of Ministers Must Act By Thursday to Meet Police Reform DeadlineThe Council of Ministers must establish a Directorate for the implementation of the EC approved plan for police reform by the deadline that they themselve...
02.12.2005
Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry ButlerGood morning. In the interest of efficiency and respecting your time as well, I know 9:30 in the morning is a little early, earlier than we normally do it, but this is an important topic and we wanted to get on with it. Ambassador Ney and I &nbs...
01.12.2005
RS Government on Reform Must ImproveThe Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry Butler, will hold a press conference within the next few days, on the RS Government's record of securing key reforms that will bring direct and desperately needed benefits to citizens.This record is not good.This is threatening the very...
30.11.2005
Politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina must take over responsibility for implementing the reforms that are necessary to complete the unification of Mostar, the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said today speaking at a ceremony to mark the closure...
30.11.2005
Thank you all for being here. Today not intended to mark an endpoint, but rather a point of transition for the unification process in Mostar.MIU is closing down after nearly 2 years. But its closure does not mean IC disengagement; it does not mean that the OHR will no longer continue to support and monitor...
30.11.2005
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 that the Law on Police currently contains provisions requiring the Chief of Police to present rep...
30.11.2005
Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson today issued a Supervisory Order that amends the Law on Police. The Brcko District Assembly had an opportunity to pass this legislation itself, but failed to do. The new, amended Law on Police will grant the Independent Board for Selection and Review a new competency to evaluate the work...
30.11.2005
Brcko District Mayor Mirsad Djapo and Supervisor Susan Johnson, in consultation with EUPM Sarajevo and OHR Sarajevo have decided not to consider at this time the request of the Brcko District Chief of Police Milenko Milicevic, to be relieved of his duty and reassigned to another position.