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High Representative removes Demining Commissioners

12.10.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday removed the three Demining Commissioners Mr. Enes Cengic, Mr. Milos Krstic and Mr. Berislav Pusic from office following investigations into de-mining operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The High Representative had, on the 20th of September, written to the Council of...

OHR urges Swift Adoption of Law on State Court

11.10.2000

The Office of the High Representative urges the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications, the Council of Ministers and the BiH Parliamentary Assembly to move quickly and adopt a law creating a state court before the November 11 elections.At present, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have no judicial redress in are...

High Representative imposes Decision to integrate Zepce municipality

06.10.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a Decision to integrate the municipality of Zepce, which will put an end to years of lawlessness and illegal parallel structures, the legacy of the Bosniak-Croat war there. After exhaustive consultations with international experts and local officials, the High...

Decision integrating the municipality of Zepce

06.10.2000

In light of the persistent failure of the responsible politicians to address the untenable situation of lawlessness and parallel structures in Zepce and thus overcome the legacy of the Bosniac-Croat war in that area, there is a requirement for a comprehensive and balanced set of arrangements that meet the legitimate po...

Results of Freedom of Information Consulting Process Announced

05.10.2000

 Sarajevo, October 5, 2000 - The OHR, and the OSCE Mission to BiH, today forwarded four amendments to the draft Freedom of Information legislation that is currently pending before Entity governments and State parliament. The OHR and OSCE have suggested to all three bodies that the proposed amendments should be inc...

OHR welcomes German government funding for urgently needed tax reform in BiH

05.10.2000

The Office of the High Representative welcomed today the announcement by the German government that it plans to provide 3 million DEM to fund tax reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These funds are likely to increase further to a total of 10 million DEM.Tax reform is urgently needed to lay the foundations of a modern mar...