06.05.2020
Ahead of his semiannual address to the United Nations Security Council, High Representative Valentin Inzko spoke today via video conference with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Welcoming the recommitment of the BiH Presidency to EU integration, High Representative Inzko informed the Secretary-Genera...
05.05.2020
Summary The present report covers the period from 16 October 2019 to 15 April 2020. At the time of writing, Bosnia and Herzegovina, like nearly every other country on the planet, is in the throes of battle with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are confronting these ex...
03.05.2020
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Mission to BiH, Council of Europe, Delegation of the European Union and European Union Special Representative in BiH, Office of the High Representative, United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovaki...
26.04.2020
Principal Deputy High Representative Michael Scanlan and Deputy High Representative, Marianne Berecz paid respects to Jasenovac victims at Donja Gradina memorial site today. Honoring victims and survivors we must make sure such atrocities never happen again. We must never forget.
21.04.2020
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan commends the efforts and dedication of the Brčko District Red Cross who have been working tirelessly alongside the Brčko District Police, the Inspectorate, and healthcare teams, to help Brčko residents affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Th...
10.04.2020
Patience, solidarity, discipline and community spirit will be the key to defeating the COVID-19 crisis in the coming weeks, the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan said today. “I am deeply saddened by the news of the first fatality in Brčko caused by COVID-19 and wish to...
07.04.2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office of the High Representative, the U.S. Embassy in BiH, British Embassy in Sarajevo, the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU Special Representative note the introduction of a number of measures by the institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovin...
04.04.2020
Video op-ed by High Representative Valentin Inzko on the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
04.04.2020
I would like to share with your readers and all the citizens of BiH some thoughts regarding these challenging times. On this occasion, I address you not as the High Representative, but as one of you. In my lengthy diplomatic career, I have lived in many different places on three continents and had many different experi...
03.04.2020
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan held an online meeting today with the Brčko Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Esed Kadrić and Ivo Filipović, and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Siniša Milić and Anto Domić. The Supervisor congratulated Brčko officials, their associates a...