26.07.2004
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, has written to West Herzegovina Canton Prime MinisterViktor Lasić, CentralBosnia Canton Finance Minister Josip Kvasina, and Canton 10 Prime Minister Stipe Pelivan, to outline how the reallocation of the funds resulting from the deduction of budgetary funding intended for the...
23.07.2004
Symbol of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Renewal I will be very brief.This Mostar’s beloved Old Bridge has been the subject of every kind of comment today. It is testimony to the extraordinary nature of this bridge that so many have gathered here today, from so many countries, to cel...
23.07.2004
OHR’s Senior Deputy High Representative Werner Wnendt, wrote today to BiH’s Minister of Defence, Nikola Radovanovic, expressing his full support for the Ministers decision to place a moratorium on the sale of surplus small arms and light weapons from the armed forces ofBosnia & Herzegovina“The continuing global pro...
22.07.2004
If Mostar is a keystone for Bosnia & Herzegovina, Can Bosnia & Herzegovina be a bridge for Europe? There are, just occasionally in the life of countries, moments so imbued with political symbolism – so overtly laden with historical significance – that they come, in time, to encapsulate, more than the mere...
22.07.2004
Internal DebtAs you know, the House of Representatives of the Federation Parliament yesterday narrowly rejected the legislation necessary to implement the internal debt plan worked out with the IMF. The plan had already been accepted at the State level and by the RSNA and Brcko District Assembly.Resolving the issue of...
21.07.2004
High Representative in MostarI will use this opportunity to inform you of the High Representative’s activities related to the Old Bridge Opening Ceremony. On Thursday, July 22 the High Representative will participate as one of the speakers at the Mostar 2004 Symposium organized by the Mostar Fund. We will have more det...
20.07.2004
This week the parliaments of the Federation will be faced with a very serious choice. One that no politician ever wants to deal with. They will have to decide between what is popular and what is right for the country. Many of them have said the deal is unconstitutional, it isn’t fair for everyone, the...
20.07.2004
1st meeting of the PRCThe Police Restructuring Commission will hold its first meeting on Thursday 22 July, in the Common Institutions Building . The mandate of the Commission is to help BiH put in place a...
20.07.2004
DUTY STATION: BrckoGRADE: 8CONTRACT TYPE: ...
19.07.2004
Good evening.BiH is now at a crucial point on its road to peace and I have four things to say to you tonight. First, when I became high representative over two years ago, the European union also appointed me as the first European Union special representative toBosnia and Herzegovina . This was because BiH is on the wa...