14.02.2001
The Office of the High Representative (OHR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) announced today draft defamation legislation for the Federation of BiH and the Republika Srpska.“Freedom of expression is a pillar in a democracy. It must be guaranteed and protected,” stated the High Representative, Wolfga...
14.02.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today extended the mandate of his Special Envoy Ulrich Bucher to include Gornji Vakuf, with a special emphasis on promoting the reunification process in this municipality.More than five years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Gornji Vakuf remains, de facto, a...
14.02.2001
In the exercise of the powers vested in me 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 interpretation of the said Agr...
14.02.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a Decision to ensure the publication without delay of the Telecommunications Sector Policy -- as adopted by the Council of Ministers in November 2000 -- in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Official Gazettes of the Federation and Republika...
12.02.2001
HDZ consistently refuses to cooperate and fulfil its constitutional obligation to which it was elected: to govern. Their reasons for trying to bring BiH to its knees are spurious and damaging. It can be illustrated by the fact that the overall votes for the HDZ have more than halved since 1996....
09.02.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, after Wednesday's rejection of the proposed candidate for the Chair of the Council of Ministers by the BiH House of Representatives, expects the Presidency to appoint a new candidate without delay and constructively. This means that the Presidency must take the November elec...
08.02.2001
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07.02.2001
The Office of the High Representative wishes to clarify the respective roles of the Diplomatic Corps, on the one hand, and the International Community - including Ambassadors of PIC Steering Board Member Countries - on the other hand.The Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations was created almost exactly 40 years ago...
07.02.2001
In accordance with his Decision of 11 January 2001, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday appointed the members of the Constitutional Commission of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the Commission on Constitutional Issues of the Republika...
07.02.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Monday issued a decision establishing a Special Auditor for the 10 Cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the same time appointing Mrs Dale Ellen Ralph to the new post.Until now, transparency in government expenditure has been seriously lacking at Cantona...