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Decision Prohibiting City-Municipalities of the City of Mostar from Assigning Names to or Changing Exisiting Names of Streets, Squares, Bridges and Other Such Public Places

26.02.2004

In the exerciseof 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 interpreta...

High Representative Acts to End Abuse of Street Names in Mostar

25.02.2004

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today issued a Decision imposing amoratorium on changing the names of streets, squares, bridges and all such public places by any City-Municipality in the City of Mostar and specifically banning any related activity that could be viewed as a provocation likely to undermine the re...

ASSISTANT ECONOMIC OFFICER

25.02.2004

DUTY STATION:                 Banja LukaGRADE:                                 7...

"Politicisation of Federation Schools Must End"

24.02.2004

The High Representative met with all the cantonal education ministers today in the OHR to call on them to end the politicisation of education which has done so much damage to the children of BiH, and to implement education reform.  At a meeting in the OHR with with Ministers Stipo Ivankovic (Canton 2), Nikola Lovr...

OHR's Statement at the International Agency's Joint Press Conference

24.02.2004

Minister of Defence, The OHR regrets that the governing coalition has not yet agreed on a candidate for BiH Minister of Defence. It is almost March, yet the BiH authorities have failed to fulfill the first and most basic requirement for Partnership for Peace membership thereby putting at risk the longterm security of e...

The Council of Ministers Puts BiH’s Future at Risk

23.02.2004

The failure by the Council of Ministers to forward the draft Higher Education Framework Law to the BiH Parliamentary Assembly is alarming and jeopardizes BiH’s chance to improve its education system.    Last year, BiH authorities signed the Bologna Declaration and ratified the Lisbon Recognition Con...

Surely Avaz not demanding the right to tell lies?

20.02.2004

Following the demonstration by employees of Dnevni Avaz outside the Office of the High Representative today, the OHR made the following statement: The employees of Dnevni Avaz are free to demonstrate peacefully wherever they want in accordance with the law. This is a fundamental democratic right and European stand...

OHR's Statement at the International Agency's Joint Press Conference

19.02.2004

OHR looks for progress on EU and PfP requirementsThe OHR welcomed yesterday the signature of a joint declaration by all the parties represented in the BiH House of Representatives in which they pledge their readiness to find consensus in order to achieve membership of the European Union and NATO's Partnership for Peace...

Governing and Opposition parties come together in interests of BiH

18.02.2004

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today welcomed the signature of a joint declaration by all the parties represented in the BiH House of Representatives pledging their readiness to find consensus in order to achieve membership of the European Union and NATO's Partnership for Peace. "This shows that BiH’s politica...

Vehicles sale notification

18.02.2004

The Office of the High Representative will sell following vehicles by process of sealed bid auction, ref. no WO/01/2004. Vehicles to be sold are as follows:       Lot Model Make Age Milage Chassis No Minimum bid...