01.06.2021
Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board (SB) began their two-day session via video conference today. On the first day, the PIC SB met with mayors of Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar, as well as leadership of the Brčko District Government and Assembly. The communiqué of the PIC SB w...
01.06.2021
The Office of the High Representative invites companies to submit proposals for awarding a contract for media monitoring services to cover BiH and regional media. Contract period: 1 August 2021 – 30 June 2022 (11 months). The Tender information is given in the following order: I) Background II) Proposal Submission...
28.05.2021
Deputy High Representative Marianne Berecz meets Friedrich Ebert Foundation Research Associate and political analyst Tanja Topić.
27.05.2021
Today in Sarajevo, the Ambassadors of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC SB) formally appointed Christian Schmidt as the next High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following his candidature put forward by Germany*. The PIC SB looks forward to working with Mr. Schmidt when he takes up...
26.05.2021
The OSCE Mission to BiH and the Swedish Embassy in BiH on behalf of the OSCE 2021 Swedish Chairpersonship, the OHR, the EU Delegation to BiH/EUSR, the German Embassy in BiH, the U.S. Embassy to BiH, and the British Embassy to BiH strongly condemn the latest attacks on the personal and professional integrity of Banja Lu...
26.05.2021
Brčko is on the right track, but success will depend on the timely completion of the EBRD and World Bank infrastructure projects and the focused expenditure of budget funds to the benefit of the community as a whole, said the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor, Michael Scanlan. On Tuesday, the...
24.05.2021
Duty station: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Bratunac Departments: HR’s Cabinet, Legal department, Political & Economic department, Press Office, Resources department (Translation, Finance, Archive, IT) Contract type: Internship (unpaid), duration 1 – 3 months max. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: Providing oppo...
10.05.2021
Brčko is making important progress on infrastructure development and legislation that promotes good governance and transparency, and that is to be applauded. However, this success will not be sustainable, let alone will the District maximise the opportunity that exists in its enormous budget, unless public administrati...
04.05.2021
Check against delivery. Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, It is my sincere honour to address this distinguished body once again. Having in mind that this may very well be my last address as High Representative before the Security Council, I regret that we are unable to meet in person, due to the CO...
04.05.2021
Summary This report covers the period from 16 October 2020 through 15 April 2021. After more than one year since the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is in the midst of the latest wave of infection, with daily new cases and deaths from the virus at an all-time high, especially in...