06.04.2004
In 2003 the Special Auditor issued a series of indepth reports on the operations of Public Companies listing various instances of fraud, theft and waste that were costing BiH citizens millions of KM. There were cases of straightforward stealing, with a few individuals enriching themselves, and there were even more freq...
06.04.2004
5 April 2004Although local estimates of the depth of BiH’s economic decline are represented in small figures, Donald Hays, Principle Deputy High Representative, announced after the most recent meeting he had with the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce that the internal debt of BiH amounts to KM 20 bill...
06.04.2004
1) Tourism Roundtable The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lidija Topic, will chair a roundtable about promoting tourism in BiH, tomorrow at the OHR. The High Representative's view is that the best way of rebranding BiH is to...
05.04.2004
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown issued on Friday a decision that freezes all further payments to the SDS from the state-level down to the municipal-level due to failure to fully comply with its international duties with respect to the ICTY. The measure will be in affect until such time as the SDS carries o...
02.04.2004
This week the EC announced its interim assessment of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s efforts to fulfil the Feasibility Study requirements. The assessment is not wholly positive. Unless the pace of reform changes, a golden opportunity for BiH could be slipping away. I believe at least part of the problem may be an...
02.04.2004
The Embassy of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina have closely monitored developments over the recent unfortunate flooding in Popovo Polje. The Embassy and the OHR are concerned about possible consequences as a result of the flood on the future developme...
02.04.2004
The High Representative has appointed Susanne Ingeborg Moller an International Judge to Special Panels for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within both the Criminal Division and Appellate Division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The appointment, effective from 1 April 2004, is for two years and ca...
01.04.2004
Executive SummaryThe Steering Board of the PIC reached four key conclusions at their meeting in Sarajevo on 31 March – 1 April:While progress has been made, including the successful passage of ITA and Intelligence legislation, the establishment of a State-level Ministry of Defence the assumption of competencies by the...
01.04.2004
In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpret...
01.04.2004
Political Directors of PIC StB The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board meeting will conclude today. As usual we will be issuing a Communiqué on behalf of the PIC later this afternoon. Given the importance of the PIC at this stage of the reform process, the High representative,...