04/28/2006

Steering Board Regrets Reform Failure

Steering Board Ambassadors and the High Representative met today and expressed their deep regret that the BiH House of Representatives did not pass the proposed constitutional reform package on Wednesday evening.
03/15/2006

Communique by the PIC Steering Board

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Vienna on 15 March, the first such meeting under the chairmanship of the High Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling since taking office on 31 January 2006.
01/20/2006

Attempts to Politicize the Command and Control of the BiH Armed Forces Unacceptable

The Ambassadors of the PIC Steering Board, meeting in Sarajevo today, issued a statement emphasizing the central importance of upholding democratic principles in the political oversight and command of the BiH armed forces. The Steering Board Ambassadors do not agree with any attempt to politicize the command and control of the armed forces.
12/15/2005

Communiqué by the PIC Steering Board

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Paris on 14 December, under the chairmanship of the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Paris Accords and for the first time following the launch of Stabilisation and Association Agreement negotiations between Bosn [...]
12/14/2005

Communique by the Political Directors of the PIC Steering Board and the BiH Authorities

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board, together with the BiH authorities represented by Presidency Chairman Ivo Miro Jovic, Prime Minister Adnan Terzic, and Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic, met in Paris on 14 December in extraordinary session, under the chairmanship of Stanislas de Laboulaye, French Political Dir [...]
12/14/2005

Steering Board Appoints High Representative

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council, meeting in Paris today, formally appointed Christian Schwarz-Schilling as the next High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Steering Board looks forward to working with Dr. Schwarz-Schilling when he takes up his duties as High Representative on 31 January 2006.
10/07/2005

Communiqué by the PIC Steering Board

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 6 and 7 October. This was the last meeting of the Political Directors and the Authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) before the 10th Anniversary of the initialling of the Peace Accords at Dayton on 21 November 1995. Steering Board Capitals reviewed t [...]
09/09/2005

PIC SBA Ambassadors calls for police reform

"The Steering Board Ambassadors meeting today reiterated that negotiations on police reform need to conclude before BiH can begin negotiations with the EU for an SAA. Time is fast running for BiH to be able to achieve this ambition by the 10th Anniversary of Dayton.