05.10.2020
High Representative Valentin Inzko held a videoconference today with the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok. The High Representative informed Minister Korčok about the current political and economic situation in Bosnia and Hercegovina, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upco...
01.10.2020
To say that this year has been challenging would be an understatement. All our lives have turned upside down and many of our daily routines also had to be changed. Things we took for granted were no longer there, and in the blink of an eye, we had to reorganize and adjust to new circumstances, to this sometimes intimid...
01.10.2020
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec, and the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor, Michael Scanlan, concluded today their visit to Brčko District (BD). The focus of the visit was to discuss with local officials the steps they are taking to...
24.09.2020
The reform momentum of the last 18 months in the District needs to continue through the pre-election period as it is the best way for those elected to serve the public’s interest, the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan stated today. The Supervisor met with Brčko Mayor Si...
21.09.2020
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Position Title: Political Advisor Department/Section: Political & Economic department Duty Station: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Contract Type: Seconded (by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Eligibility: Citizen of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Reporting/Supervisory Lin...
17.09.2020
High Representative Valentin Inzko recalled today the tragic deaths of 12 OHR and UN officials in a helicopter crash 23 years ago in the mountains above Fojnica at Prokoško Lake. “The tragic deaths of our colleagues Peter Backes, Livio Beccaccio, Andrzej Buler, David Kriskovich, Leah Melnick, Charles Morpeth, William...
09.09.2020
High Representative Valentin Inzko visited Berlin on 8-9 September 2020 to discuss current political developments and the general state of reform processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina with senior German officials. In the course of the visit, High Representative met with Susanne Schütz, Director for the Western Balkans...
08.09.2020
During his visit to Berlin on 8 September 2020, High Representative Valentin Inzko met with the US Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Representative for the Western Balkans Matthew Palmer to discuss current state of affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He used this opportunity to outline current challenges to the im...
30.08.2020
By Erdin Halimić Dnevni avaz: How do you comment naming and shaming by BiH Presidency member Milorad Dodik saying that you are the one violating the Dayton Peace Agreement? What is your view of his idea that the Kosovo issue should be linked to the RS status in BiH? Valentin Inzko: Mr Dodik tends to substitute w...
30.07.2020
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan welcomed the Assembly’s legislative steps yesterday to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens and improve the fiscal discipline and transparency of the expenditure of public funds. The adopted Law on Peaceful Assembly - as state...