13.06.2000
International Ferry Service will be established at the International Border Crossing Brcko - Gunja between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia onThursday, 15 June, at 13.00 hoursAmong others, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Ralph Johnson, the Brcko Supervisor and Deputy High Representative, Gar...
12.06.2000
The Supervisor of Brcko, Gary Matthews, has held a meeting today with representatives of the DP's Association Provratak at their request.The meeting provided for a useful and constructive first exchange between Ambassador Matthews and the members of Povratak. The Supervisor listened to the concerns expressed by the rep...
12.06.2000
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision amending Law on Courts and Court Services and the Law on Prosecutors of the Republika Srpska.These Laws, adopted at the RS National Assembly's tenth session, were designed to remove the direct influence of the executive and legislative branches of the...
09.06.2000
In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the Dayton Agreement, and recalling Article XI of the Bonn Declaration,Recalling the text of the Madrid Declaration of 16 December 1998 which emphasized the urgent need for judicial reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina;Recognizing the importance of establishing a truly inde...
09.06.2000
In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the Dayton Agreement, and recalling Article XI of the Bonn Declaration,Recalling the text of the Madrid Declaration of 16 December 1998 which emphasized the urgent need for judicial reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina;Recognizing the importance of establishing a truly inde...
09.06.2000
The Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina are aware of reports claiming that the vote of confidence taken by the SNS on Mrs. Plavsic's leadership was inconsistent with the party statutes.The OHR and OSCE believe this is an issue for the courts to decide.However, with the deadl...
07.06.2000
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is concerned about the motives for yesterday's inspection of Dnevni Avaz's printing house and accounting documentation by the Federation Tax Police.The High Representative has noted the ongoing dispute between the SDA and Dnevni Avaz. He stresses that agencies responsible fo...
05.06.2000
Vasic's Conduct Calls into Question the Role of his MinistryThe Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina condemn the June 1 press statement by Mr. Rajko Vasic, Republika of Srpska's Minister of Information, in which he called for the public prosecution of journalists in Republika...
05.06.2000
The Privatization Monitoring Commission (PMC), which was established by the High Representative in June 1998, ceased its operations at the end of May.The main objective of the PMC was the monitoring of the privatization process to ensure it was conducted in accordance with the principles espoused in the Dayton Peace Ag...
02.06.2000
Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the agreement on the use of the Vares school building by both Croat and Bosniak primary school students, which was reached yesterday during his visit to Vares.Ambassador Hoffmann's meeting with Kemal Celebic, the Cantonal Minister of Education,...