21.12.2001
By Wolfgang Petritsch,Harry Potter has taken the world by storm; JK Rowling’s tale of a brave and affable trainee wizard has been translated into a dozen languages and has sold millions of copies around the world. The new Hollywood film is a smash hit, among adults as well as young people, and among muggles as we...
21.12.2001
By William Boston and Roger ThurowStaff Reporters of The Wall Street JournalAs international peacekeepers embark on a mission to secure Afghanistan's interim government, a voice of experience in nation building echoes from another trouble spot."Don't expect too much too soon," says Wolfgang Petritsch, the top internati...
21.12.2001
Die Überstellung von Jugoslawiens Expräsidenten Slobodan Milosevic an den internationalen Strafgerichtshof in Den Haag fand am Sankt-Veits-Tag statt, jenem mythenbefrachteten 28. Juni, an dem schon so vieles in der serbischen Geschichte passierte: die Schlacht am Amselfeld – dem Kosovo – im Jahr 1389, die E...
20.12.2001
The Senior Deputy High Representative, Matthias Sonn, today called on BiH citizens to stand up for their rights when politicians and officials fail to do their jobs properly. The SDHR was addressing students at the Second Gymnasium in Sarajevo on the role of authority and the role of citizens in a democratic society, p...
20.12.2001
Der Hohe Repräsentant der internationalen Gemeinschaft in Bosnien, Wolfgang Petritsch, warnt vor Vorurteilen gegen Muslime. In dem Balkanland sehe er kein Zentrum des islamistischen Terrorismus. Der Kärntner Slowene und Südosteuropa-Historiker Petritsch war Botschafter in Belgrad und EU-Unterhändler während der Kosovo-...
19.12.2001
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITIONThe Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo is currently seeking to hire a suitable candidate for the position of Head of the Administrative Management Division. As a member of the Department of Administration and Finance, the incumbent will advise the Director of Administration and F...
19.12.2001
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITIONThe selected candidate, under the general supervision of the Head of Security and his Deputy and under the direct supervision of the Head of the Anti-Fraud Department and his Deputy and the Anti-Fraud Officer that this responsibility is delegated to, is responsible for, but not necessar...
19.12.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has appointed Mr. Jean-Pierre Berçot as Deputy High Representative and Head of the OHR Mostar Office. Mr. Berçot was born in Vietnam (Hanoď) in 1947. He is married and has two adult children.Mr. Berçot is a graduate of the military Academy of Saint-Cyr-Coëtquidan, Franc...
18.12.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Monday accepted the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA), Jerker Torngren, as of the end of the year.In his letter of resignation, Mr Torngren pointed out that the tasks he was hired to implement, as part of the broad re...
15.12.2001
The Office of the High Representative, in conjunction with Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), on Friday convened the first of a series of seminars for senior officials on the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The seminar was chaired by the Principal Deputy High Repres...