10.09.1999
Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the PDHR, Ralph Johnson, met with President Izetbegovic to express his deep concern at recent press reports suggesting that government officials and members of the judiciary should disregard the law and not issue eviction orders in certain cases concerning refugee...
10.09.1999
On September 7 Deputy High Representative from OHR(S) Ambassador Richard Ellerkmann and Head of UNHCR Office in Mostar Mr. Lennart Kotsalainen met with the mayor of Ravno municipality Mr. Andrija Simunovic.The topics of return and reconstruction in the municipality were discussed at length. The municipality has thus fa...
10.09.1999
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Privatisation Monitoring Commission congratulate the Federation Privatisation Agency (FPA) for the opening of a satellite office of the FPA in Banja Luka. The competent authorities of both entities agreed to establish cross entity privatisation offices.The Privatisat...
10.09.1999
Brcko ArbitrationAddendum to the Orders of November 3, 1998 Whereas, new Republika Srpska legislation regulating property and housing issues entered into force after November 3, 1998; Whereas, certain cases covered by the November 3, 1998, Supervisory Orders have been resolved; Whereas, certain employees of the multie...
07.09.1999
Letter to the EditorStephen Schwartz's article ("Europe Should Leave the Balkan Media Alone," editorial page, Aug. 27-28) suggests there is a trans-Atlantic disagreement over how, and indeed whether, the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be restructured and regulated by the international community. It further sugg...
03.09.1999
It is with great concern and disappointment that the OHR notes that the Municipalities of Stolac, Capljina and Bugojno have failed to solve the issue of allocating adequate facilities within existing school buildings for the children of returnees. The provision of suitable schooling facilities to returnee children must...
02.09.1999
Today, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Ralph Johnson, and the Deputy High Representative for Return and Reconstruction, Andy Bearpark, hosted a round table discussion on the Sarajevo Declaration. The participants included 29 representatives of civic society, various political parties and Cantonal authorities....
01.09.1999
The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch issued a Decision on Tuesday, 31 August, bringing Republika Srpska closer to European standards on public broadcasting.The Decision introduces amendments to the law on the public radio-television of Republika Srpska that remove the most serious violations of European standards...
01.09.1999
In the exercise of the powers vested in me by Article 5 of Annex 10 to the General Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theater regarding interpretation of his mandate; and considering in particular Art. II.1.(d) of the same Agreement, entru...
24.08.1999
The Office of the High Representative, UNESCO, and the Council of Europe are pleased that the Minister and the Deputy Minister of Education of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Minister of Education of the Rupublika Srpska, reached agreement in Banja Luka on the implementation of earlier agreements on t...