23.12.2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina has lost a passionate advocate and a true friend. During his nearly four-year mandate as the High Representative, from May 2002 until January 2006, Lord Ashdown worked tirelessly with BiH partners and the international community, and made consequential decisions, always with a vision for the pres...
22.12.2018
“For almost a decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina has failed to take an important step towards eliminating discrimination of its citizens and providing equal rights to all of them. On 22 December 2018, the country will enter the tenth year in which a significant number of citizens that do not declare as belonging to constit...
17.12.2018
By Mimi Djurovic-Rukavina Oslobodjenje: Mr. Inzko, although BiH seems to have been taken aback a bit with NATO’s decision, it is undoubtedly its greatest post-Dayton milestone. What are your expectations? Valentin Inzko: I do believe that further Euro-Atlantic integration will bring significant benefits for the c...
13.12.2018
High Representative Valentin Inzko addressed the students on Thursday as this year's first speaker in the series of "Ambassador Talks" at the University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST). The High Representative talked about his and the work of his predecessors, as well as the changing role of the intern...
12.12.2018
BANJA LUKA REGIONAL OFFICE/POLITICAL SECTION Duty Station: Banja Luka Contract Type: Intern (Unpaid) PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION The post holder will work on a range of substantive issues targeted to ensure effective support of broader activities of the Banja Luka Regional Office. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILI...
05.12.2018
The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) Political Directors met in Sarajevo on 4-5 December, 2018 to review the process of implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), which remains the basis for a stable, secure, and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The PIC SB reminded a...
05.12.2018
Check against delivery. High Representative, Valentin Inzko Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon and welcome to today’s press conference following the two-day session of the political directors of the PIC Steering Board. As per our usual practice, my deputy and I will brief you on the content of the discussions we...
04.12.2018
Political directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board began their two-day session in Sarajevo today.
29.11.2018
High Representative Valentin Inzko was in London today for consultations with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), holding meetings with Deputy Political Director Jill Gallard and Head of the Western Balkans Department Andrew Page. He also met with Baroness Arminka Helic, in the House of Lords....
29.11.2018
Check against delivery. Art and the Power of Change The English poet Shelley described poets as “the unelected legislators of the world”. When in a given society, the political elite ceases to uphold basic standards of democracy and decency, or even tramples on these values, it has often fallen to the creative commu...