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Statement: High Representative congratulates the BiH Election Commision

30.06.2005

The mandate of the international members of the BiH Election Commission ends today, following a Decision of the High Representative. The BiH House of Representatives appointed new members yesterday to represent Bosniak and Serb constituent peoples, and will, appoint a Croat member in due course. Taking full ownership o...

High Representative: SIPA Internationally Recognised

30.06.2005

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today welcomed the decision by the Egmont Group to inviteBosnia and Herzegovina to become a member. The Egmont Gpup is a worldwide network of law enforcement agencies (comprising, with the addition of BiH, 85 countries) that gather and share financial intelligence on money launde...

EU Conditions Start of SAA on Reform Process

29.06.2005

The High Representative, in his role as the EU’s Special Representative to BiH, Paddy Ashdown today attended a meeting chaired by the EU’s High Representative for a Common Foreign and Security Javier Solana inBrussels. The meeting was also attended by all of the other EU Special Representatives.At the meeting, Dr Solan...

Statement: Reception for BiH Civil Society Representatives

29.06.2005

Last night, Senior Deputy High Representative Martin Ney held a reception for representatives of civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Successful peace implementation requires the development of a resilient and sustainable civil society, which in BiH today consists of domestic and international non-governme...

Transcript of the International Agencies' Joint Press Conference

28.06.2005

OHR, Kevin SullivanICMP, Doune PorterOSCE, Elmira BayrasliEUPM, Zinaida IlariaEUFOR, Bridget RoseNATO, Derek Chappell OHRHigh Representative to Lobby for BiH with UK Presidency The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown,  will be in Brussels...

Vehicles Sale Notification

28.06.2005

The Office of the High Representative will sell following vehicles and vehicle lift by process of sealed bid auction, ref. no WO/01/2005. Vehicles and vehicle lift to be sold are as follows:       Lot Model Make Age Chassis no km...

GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE EUSR IN BIH

27.06.2005

DUTY STATION:                 SarajevoCONTRACT TYPE:            International (open to citizens of Sweden only)   PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITIONThe General Counsel will be unde...

There Can Be No Meddling With BiH's Borders

27.06.2005

The weekend's statement by Serbia and Montenegro Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, suggesting a linkage between a settlement of the status of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina are damaging, destabilising and completely unacceptable.The Kosovo question is a matter solely for the international communit...

Communiqué by the PIC Steering Board

24.06.2005

The PIC Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 23/24 June.On the occasion of the imminent tenth anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica on 11 July, the Steering Board solemnly remembered the victims of this terrible crime and the suffering of their friends and families. The Steering Board stressed that the determinatio...

Remarks by the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, at the Press Conference

24.06.2005

We had a very good and constructive PIC, which was dedicated to primary topics.  One was internal matters, and the PIC made a historic decision which I will want to draw your attention to in the near future, and the other was, the main topic was the issue of what we hope is only current turbulence in the whole ref...