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Ante Barisic is removed from office

03.04.2000

This morning, a letter signed by the High Representative and the OSCE Head of Mission was delivered to Mr. Ante Barisic, Minister of Internal Affairs in Canton 10, informing him that he has been removed from office.Mr. Barisic was removed from his important position of public trust because he has abused his power by pe...

Stability Pact: High Representative says BiH must now compete for funds

31.03.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomed the outcome of the Regional Funding Conference for South-Eastern Europe held in Brussels March 29-30, 2000. "The generous pledges of the International Community - which exceeded expectations - demonstrate the considerable continuing interest in the Balkans. However,...

OHR Condemns Violence Against Returnees in the RS, in particular Prnjavor

30.03.2000

The Office of the High Representative condemns the recent increase of violence against returnees in the RS, and in particular in Prnjavor.Since the beginning of March, more than 30 incidents directed against returnees have been recorded across the RS. No less than four incidents of violence have involved returnees in P...

Senior Deputy High Representative meets Federation Ombudsmen

29.03.2000

The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, met today with the three Federation Ombudsmen at OHR offices in Sarajevo for talks on the work of this important office. The discussions centred on obtaining greater compliance with property legislation, particularly in the towns of Tarcin, Zepce, Ca...

Extended Deadlines for Purchasing Socially Owned Apartments in the Federation

27.03.2000

The Office of the High Representative and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees welcome the extension of the deadlines for purchasing socially owned apartments in the Federation, and would like to remind occupancy right holders of the new deadlines.The new general deadline is 6 May 2000. Under the Law on th...

The Situation in Canton 10

24.03.2000

Today representatives of the international community, namely OHR, OSCE, UNMIBH, UNHCR, EU and SFOR held a meeting in Livno and discussed issues related to Canton 10. With concern they noted the very critical situation in this Canton and can no longer tolerate a continuation of the present condition.They also noted that...

Rental contract between Napredak and KSC signed in Bugojno

22.03.2000

The OHR welcomes that the Croatian Cultural Association Napredak can finally move back into the Hrvatski dom/Dom kulture building in Bugojno. After long and difficult negotiations, a rental contract was signed on Monday between Napredak and the current user of the building, the Cultural and Sports Center (KSC).Since 19...