OHR Press Releases
10/12/2001
High Representative and Head of the EC Delegation visit successful start-up business
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the European Commission delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, HansJoerg Kretschmer, today visited the firm of P.V.S.H. Alplast in Ilijas, where they viewed production facilities and met the staff, many of whom are returnees
10/10/2001
High Representative raises concerns with RSNA Speaker Kalinic
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has addressed a letter to the Speaker of the RS National Assembly, Dragan Kalinic, on the occasion of today's special session of the Assembly. In the letter he expressed concern about obstructionist behavior of some RS delegates in the State Institutions
10/05/2001
Economic Task Force Discusses Urgent Reforms in the RS
The Economic Task Force, chaired by Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays and comprising senior representatives of international financial institutions and major donors in BiH including Bruno de Schaetzen, Resident Representative International Monetary Fund, Joseph K. Ingram Country Director of World Bank and others, today met with Repu [...]
10/03/2001
Opening remarks by Gerhard Sontheim, Deputy Head of OHR- North at press conference in Brcko
I want to inform you that the Brcko District Privatisation Office, on Friday last week, has published the tender announcements for the first package of 6 enterprises that will be privatised by the Brcko District through a public tender procedure
10/02/2001
Launch of TV and Radio series “Od ideje do biznisa”
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the European Commission delegation to BiH, HansJoerg Kretschmer, today launched the radio and TV series "Od ideje do biznisa" (From an idea to a business).
10/02/2001
Implementation of the Property Laws since January 2001
As of August 2001, the agencies engaged in Property Legislation Implementation (PLIP) announce that current totals for the implementation of the property laws rose to 32% across BiH: up to 2 percentage points since the end of July
10/01/2001
New OHR Web Page
The Office of the High Representative is pleased to announce that a redesigned and updated OHR Web Page has gone on-line today - at the same address as before: https://www.ohr.int
09/27/2001
Ambassador Munro’s statement on the “Action Plan”for the City of Mostar
In view of subsequent media coverage regarding the alleged adoption of the "Action Plan" for the City of Mostar, the Deputy High Representative and the Head of OHR (South), Ambassador Colin Munro, would like to repeat his statement at yesterday’s press conference in full:
09/27/2001
High Representative writes to Foreign Ministers arguing that BiH is “ready to join” the Council of Europe
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritisch, welcomes the decision of the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe to recommend the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe. It is now up to the Parliamentary Assembly and the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to take a final decision on the membership.< [...]
09/26/2001
Brcko District and the Entities Signed Agreement on the District Roads
Under the auspices of the Supervisor of Brcko, Ambassador Henry L. Clarke, an agreement on roads in the Brcko District was signed between the governments of the Brcko District and the entities in Brcko today.