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Brcko Supervisor reinstates Eldin Mehic to Housing Commission

30.05.2000

The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has reinstated today Mr. Eldin Mehic to his former position as a voting member of the Multiethnic Housing Commission (MEHC).On 10 April 2000, Mr. Mehic was suspended from his position both as a voting member and as Secretary of the MEHC. Mr. Mehic was suspended pending an inv...

Meeting on the Implementation of the May 10 Education Agreement in the Federation

30.05.2000

The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the measures agreed today by the Cantonal Education Ministers with regard to the concrete implementation of the May 10 Education Agreement, as well as the constructive spirit in which the meeting was conducted.The meeting, held at the OHR, w...

Clarification

29.05.2000

Recently, counterfeit documents and erroneous reports have appeared which suggest that the High Representative issued a Decision annulling the Federation's requirement that occupancy right holders repossessing socially owned apartments that have been declared abandoned, must wait for two years before they can purchase...

Comprehensive Financial Assessment of BiH Water Sector Underway

26.05.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is pleased to announce that an extensive financial audit of the water sector in the Federation BiH and the Republika Srpska, funded by a donation the European Commission, began this week.At the request of the High Representative, British experts will undertake a financial re...

Supervisor appoints new members of the interim Government of the Brcko District

26.05.2000

The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has issued today an Order appointing Mr. Nikola Ristic as Head of the Public Records Department of the interim Government of the Brcko District and Mr. Osman Osmanovic as Head of the District Revenue Agency of the Brcko District.Both positions became vacant last April, as a r...

Supervisor appoints interim Election Commission of the Brcko District

26.05.2000

The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has appointed today the interim District Election Commission of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The composition of the commission will be as follow:Mr. Slobodan Zobenica, President;Mr. Antun Filipovic, Secretary;Mr. Milorad Zivlak, member;Mr. Selim Karamehic, me...

High Representative appoints new Supervisor of Brcko District

26.05.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has today appointed Ambassador Gary Matthews his Deputy and Supervisor of the District of Brcko. The appointment goes into effect on Friday June 2.Well acquainted with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Matthews was most recently the Director of the OSCE Regional Center in M...

TV Address by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch

25.05.2000

(Scheduled to be broadcast Thursday evening by RTV BiH, RT RS, OBN and Radio Fern.)Good evening.You are certainly familiar with the main conclusions of the Conference in Brussels:urgent need for economic reform, accelerated return, and the establishment of a modern state with an efficient government.These are the o...

PIC Declaration - Annex

24.05.2000

Annex to the PIC Declaration: required actionsThe parties are reminded that the provisions of previous PIC declarations and their annexes remain in force and are urged to meet all outstanding obligations without further delay. The Council recalls the EU's Road Map and reminds BiH that the implementation of its steps is...