OHR related Articles
08/18/2010
Op-ed by Valentin Inzko, EU Special Representative and High Representative in BiH: “They Are Stealing from You “
I recently heard about a German investor who wanted to spend several million marks developing an agro-industrial project in Bosnia and Herzegovina that would have employed hundreds of people. When he began to take the project forward, however, he discovered that he would have to bribe a long list of intermediate officials to get necessary approval. [...]
08/02/2010
Op-ed by Valentin Inzko, EU Special Representative and High Representative in BiH: “A realistic plan of action”
If you want Bosnia and Herzegovina to change for the better, then exercise your democratic right on polling day. Only the citizens who vote – not the ones who stay at home – will decide who governs for the next four years.
06/18/2010
Alleviating the Sufferings of Millions of BiH Citizens
This debate is long overdue – because putting Bosnia and Herzegovina back on the road to prosperity and EU integration is the number-one issue of the election campaign, and the only way to turn the economy around is to unblock reforms that must be implemented by the state authorities.
09/16/2009
Valentin Inzko, EU Special Representative and High Representative in BiH: “Europe should be Bosnianized”
In conversation with Radio Free Europe, High Representative Valentin Inzko spoke about the need to extend the mandate of foreign judges and prosecutors in our country, and about the possibility of reaching agreement with the European Union on a visa-free regime, and about the role of the international community.
08/31/2009
Raffi Gregorian:The State Property Inventory is a Routine and Technical Question
In the coming weeks, teams of OHR lawyers will be compiling an inventory of state property. This is a long overdue step that can and should be carried out on schedule in advance of the next meeting of the Peace Implementation Council.
11/05/2008
What Europe wants from Obama
From the perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina, our priority is that the US, along with its international partners, remains fully engaged in supporting the countries of the Western Balkans as they move towards full integration in the EU.
11/10/2007
Column by Ambassador Bond “Srebrenica: a Six-Month Report”
Mid-way through my one-year mandate I want to report the progress that has been made – by state, entity and municipal officials and international organizations working constructively together – to improve living conditions in the Srebrenica area.
06/29/2007
Weekly column by Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Engaged Citizens Forge Progress”
On Monday, I will complete my term as High Representative and EU Special Representative. As I prepare to hand over to my successor, I feel satisfied that I have been able to embark on a path that I believe will benefit this country in the longer term, but regret that it was not possible to make as much progress as I had hoped.
06/22/2007
Weekly column by Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Speaking With One Voice”
The discussion that took place at the latest meeting of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board covered all of the main issues facing Bosnia and Herzegovina – thoroughly and candidly – and by Tuesday afternoon there was a clear and unanimous view of what must now be done to move this country out of political deadlock and back on the road to [...]
06/15/2007
Weekly column by Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Time to Re-launch Constitutional Reform”
In the past ten days, I have been meeting separately with individual party leaders together with the US Ambassador, the Head of the European Commission’s Delegation and the German Ambassador representing the EU Presidency to discuss the greatest and probably most important political challenge that this country faces: reforming the constitution.