OHR Press Releases
12/20/2001
SDHR Matthias Sonn calls on citizens to insist on their rights when faced with official incompetence, inefficiency and corruption
The Senior Deputy High Representative, Matthias Sonn, today called on BiH citizens to stand up for their rights when politicians and officials fail to do their jobs properly.
12/19/2001
High Representative Appoints New Head of OHR Mostar (South)
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has appointed Mr. Jean-Pierre Berçot as Deputy High Representative and Head of the OHR Mostar Office. Mr. Berçot was born in Vietnam (Hano?) in 1947. He is married and has two adult children.
12/18/2001
HR accepts CRA Chief Executive’s resignation
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Monday accepted the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA), Jerker Torngren, as of the end of the year.
12/15/2001
Experts’ seminar examines introduction of VAT in BiH
The Office of the High Representative, in conjunction with Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), on Friday convened the first of a series of seminars for senior officials on the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
12/14/2001
Streamlining of OHR operations in Central Bosnia Canton
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has reviewed and restructured the OHR presence in the Central Bosnia Canton (Canton 6). The High Representative has appointed his Special Envoy for Bugojno, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje and Prozor-Rama, Ulrich Bucher, as Head of Office for the integrated Central Bosnia Canton OHR Office in Travnik.
12/13/2001
High Representative supports BiH and Croatian bid for European Football Championships in 2008
The High Reprsentative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today met the joint delegation of the Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia Football Federations.
12/13/2001
IJC Director recommends extension of the Comprehensive Review Process
The director of the Independent Judicial Commission, Judge Rakel Surlien, yesterday informed the Federation Judges’ Commission, the Federation Prosecutors’ Commission, the RS High Judicial Council, and the RS High Prosecutorial Council that the IJC is recommending to the Federation and RS assemblies that they extend the Comprehensive Re [...]
12/12/2001
OHR Brcko clarifies misconceptions about petroleum product imports and the status of Brcko District
There have been numerous incorrect and incomplete public statements and accusations made with respect to the Brcko District and its customs revenues and taxes. We provide the following clarification of several frequent misconceptions.
12/11/2001
RRTF Releases latest Property Law Implementation figures
The Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR, UNMIBH and CRPC) announced today that, as of the end of October, the overall implementation rate of the property laws has risen to 37% in BiH. 46% of cases have been solved in the Federation, 27% in the Republika Srpska and 33% in Brcko.
12/11/2001
COMMUNIQUÉ -The Board of donors for demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Board of Donors for Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina met in Sarajevo on 11 December 2001. The Board welcomed the new Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. Ian Cliff, the United States of America, H.E. Mr. Clifford Bond, Sweden, H.E. Mr. Anders Mollander and Italy, H.E. Mr. Saba d’Elia, who were attending for the first time.