Intervjui

Contrary to my previous trips to Western capitals, this time I did not have to explain and convince some interlocutors that Bosnia and Herzegovina was not a black hole and that changes for better were obvious. It shows that this country has made great progress, and the majority of Foreign Affairs ministers and the majority of the people in the mini [...]

At the end of 2002 I made it clear that the economic situation in BiH was simply untenable. I pointed out that we were spending three times more on imports than we were earning from exports; I drew attention to the appallingly low rate of foreign direct investment – per capita, BiH attracts one tenth of the FDI attracted by Croatia; with unemployme [...]

I’m extremely pleased and enthusiastic about this activity. Of course none of us is going to be completely satisfied with the results nor should any citizen of BiH be satisfied with incremental change. However, the Bulldozer Process is original (a “made-in-BiH” product) and has proved to be amazingly effective. It has given businesspeople in this [...]

Main problems are in the areas of economy and the rule of law. BiH must undergo serious reforms in the fields of fight against the crime and corruption. A lot of funds go into hands of criminals instead teachers, pensioners, health workers and other vulnerable social groups. In order to combat this you need a reform of judiciary which is able to su [...]

After somewhat more than three hours of discussions with the Prime Ministers of both Entities and the State, Paddy Ashdown was satisfied with what he heard from his collocutors when it comes to efforts to bridge the differences over the decision-making mechanisms, headquarters of the ITA and its mode of operation at the state level.
- If we [...]

The European Stability Institute (ESI) Report on the work of the Office of the High Representative is intellectually and factually unsustainable, says the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown. What is said in the report, says Ashdown, OHR is already implementing in BiH.

Krajem travnja viši zamjenik visokog predstavnika za BiH Gerhard Enver Schroembgens uručio je članovima Povjerenstva za izradbu statuta Mostara pismo Paddyja Ashdowna u kojem je sadržano osam načela na temelju kojih će to povjerenstvo obaviti preustroj Mostara. Zadani rok se približava kraju i tim povodom smo razgovarali s visokim predstavnikom u B [...]

It is a good question and I will reply to it. First of all, I would like to say that I welcome the constructive tone of these statements. When I first arrived in this country I said I was interested in actions and not in words and indeed I want to emphasise that these are good words, now I am waiting for the appropriate actions. One thing that Mr T [...]

Moramo biti iskreni i jasni, a to je da nitko pa ni međunardona zajednica nije nepogrješiva. Ono što sa sigurnošću mogu reći je da niti jedna od grešaka, u bilo kojem segmentu, nije učinjena namjerno. Napetost koju spominjete u odnosima prouzročili su upravo oni koji bi trebali da se brinu o interesima građana BiH pa tako i Hrvata, a ne da su umjes [...]

Paddy Ashdown, High Representative of the International Community, says that the economic crisis can be avoided, but it is now necessary to carry out urgent economic reforms and rely on ourselves and not the International Community.
“At the moment, people live in dreams. Those steps will be difficult, but the future is now completely in you [...]