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Interview: Carlos Westendorp, High Representative in BiH

28.03.1998

De passage ŕ Bruxelles, oů il venait de Bonn pour une réunion du Groupe de contact, le Haut représentant civil en Bosnie, l'Espagnol Carlos Westendorp, a donné une brčve interview ŕ "La Libre Belgique" jeudi soir.Carlos Westendorp, est-ce que la communauté internationale doit intervenir de mani&#269...

Decision imposing the design of bank notes

27.03.1998

Peter NichollGovernorCentral Bank of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDear Sir,I am responding to your memo dated 26 March 1998 in which you recommend to take off the term coupon from the single currency.The lack of a common currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina hinders the financial normalisation of the country and its economic rev...

Visit by Croatian Serb Refugees from the Banja Luka Region to Vojnic/Croatia

26.03.1998

The Office of the High Representative was involved in providing IC support to a visit by Croatian Serb refugees from the Banja Luka region to Vojnic/Croatia.In spite of arrangements with the head of the ODPR (the Croatian refugee authority) in Zagreb, Mr. Pekovic, contacts with Foreign Minister Granic and the mayor of...

Re-structuring of Railway Sector in BiH

19.03.1998

Negotiations on the re-structuring of the railway sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue. During the two day seminar held last week in Paris, at the seat of the International Union of Railways, important progress was made. It is likely that the final organisation of the sector will be finalised and made public befor...

Federation Adoption of Amended Property and Housing Laws

17.03.1998

The Office of the High Representative considers the recent adoption of the Law on Cessation of the Application of the Law on Abandoned Apartments by the Federation Parliament a crucial step towards implementation of Annex 7 of the Peace Agreement. This law, along with the other two laws in the property legislation pack...

SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD

15.03.1998

Brčko Arbitral Tribunal for Dispute Over the Inter-Entity Boundary in Brcko Area Arbitration for the Brcko area _______________________________­­__ Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. The Republika Srpska _________________________________ ­­­­­SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD 15 March 1998 Appearances: For t...

Statement by the Steering Board of the PIC on the Brcko Arbitral Decision

15.03.1998

The Steering Board governments, through the High Representative, strongly endorse and support the decision on Brcko announced today by the Brcko Arbitral Tribunal. The decision is in the best interest of the people of Brcko and of Dayton Agreement implementation. The Tribunal carried out its work in an open and imparti...