News

Regular Inter-Entity Bus Traffic to Start in July

24.06.1998

At a meeting convened by the OHR yesterday, officials of the Federation, the Republika Srpska and Bosnia-Herzegovina pledged to implement a two-month old decree on inter-entity bus lines, which will allow regular bus traffic between the Entities to start early next month.Bosnia-Herzegovina's Minister of Civil Affairs a...

Technical Process of Cataloguing Destroyed, Unoccupied Houses in Brcko RS

23.06.1998

Beginning at 11am today, OHR North staff with municipal officials representing Brcko RS and Rahic Brcko marked 33 houses in the Klanac area. This housemarking is part of the technical process of cataloguing destroyed, unoccupied houses in Brcko RS, as agreed by both entities.Between 30 and 50 persons registered their o...

Decision establishing the Privatisation Monitoring Commission

23.06.1998

Pursuant to my authority under Annex 10 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I hereby decide to establish a Privatisation Monitoring Commission as one of the important components of the privatisation process in Bosnia and Herzegovina.A Privatisation Monitoring Commission (the Commissi...

Reconstructing of Houses in the Aarea of Ulice and Dizdarusa

17.06.1998

ULICE, 1pm, Wednesday 17th June Mercy Corps Europe/ Scottish European Aid, funded by the European Union, are reconstructing 300 houses in the area of Ulice. On Wednesday at 1pm, there will be the tripartite signing - by the RS Municipality of Brcko, Mercy Corps Europe/Scottish European Aid and the project beneficiar...

Presentation of the issuing process for the new BiH passports

16.06.1998

Please be advised that Office of the High Representative along with the competent German technical experts will organize a presentation of the issuing process for the new BiH passports and the technical equipment to be used for this. Two passports will be issued to Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens as part of the demonst...

UN Security Council resolution 1174 (1998) on the situation in BiH

15.06.1998

RESOLUTION 1174 (1998)Adopted by the Security Council at its 3892nd meeting, on 15 June 1998The Security Council, Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, including resolutions 1031 (1995) of 15 December 1995, 1035 (1995) of 21 December 1995, 1088 (1996) of 12 D...

Independent Media Commission

12.06.1998

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, adopted a decision on 11th June 1998 establishing the Independent Media Commission (IMC).IMC will establish a regulatory regime for broadcasters and other media in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A director general, Krister Thelin, has been selected following a transparent recruitmen...

National Anthem

12.06.1998

The Bonn Peace Implementation Council invited the High Representative "to establish a process leading to a decision on a new flag and symbols if the parties cannot agree on their own by 31 December 1997". With the expiration of this deadline, the High Representative announced his intention to establish an independent c...

Decision on the establishement of the Independent Media Commission

11.06.1998

I, Carlos Westendorp, in my capacity as High Representative, hereby issue the following Decision acting under and with the authority of Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace and Article V of the Conclusions of the Bonn Peace Implementation Conference 1997:There is hereby established the Independent Medi...