09/28/2007

HR/EUSR Welcomes SDA’s Commitment to a European Future

“I welcome the decision by the SDA Presidency to agree to the Draft Protocol on fulfilling the police reform requirements necessary for initialing and signing the Stabilization and Association Agreementas a basis for police reform in BiH. The Protocol constitutes a proposal that is in line with the three European principles. Its adoption paves the [...]
09/28/2007

HR/EUSR Meets Council of Europe Monitoring Delegation

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, met today with the Monitoring delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Assembly member Mr. Kimmo Sassi.
09/18/2007

OHR/EUSR: European Commission interprets principles

In relation to yesterday's statement of the Party for BiH and SDAon police reform, OHR/EUSR Director of Communications, Frane Maroevic said:

The proposed Police Reform Protocol is based on three-years' efforts by BiH and international officials and experts as well as all documents and positions that have been agreed so far. In additi [...]
09/18/2007

Lajčák: Further progress towards visa-free travel only possible with SAA

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today welcomed the signature of a visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but warned that that any progress towards visa-free travel for BiH citizens can only be possible after the conclusion of Stabilisation and Association Agree [...]
09/11/2007

Lajčák: “There is no alternative to achieving progress in BiH”

“The political elite of Bosnia and Herzegovina all say they want European integration, but there is an obvious lack of commitment to promote the European agenda and to search for common ground”, the High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told the Political and Security Committee, one of the EU's key foreign policy bo [...]
09/10/2007

Lajčák and Rehn: “No Progress Towards EU Without Police Reform”

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, expressed disappointment that Bosnia and Herzegovina has still not met all requirements for signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union during a bilateral meeting in Brussels tod [...]
08/30/2007

Leaders Should Think About The Whole Of BiH

Reacting to statements made by Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajcak said: “I am deeply disappointed with statements made by SBiH and SDA leaders, Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic. By rejecting the draft proposal on police reform before all the major political leaders have [...]