10.11.2004

Opening Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays at a BiH Agricultural Conference: “IC Supports Reforms to Boost Rural Employment”

This conference will be addressed by experts, who will analyse specific problems in areas affecting BiH agriculture and propose possible solutions to the most critical problems facing those working in this sector. Anyone travelling around this country knows that the people in the villages and in rural areas need solutions now. What they need is - a [...]
28.10.2004

Remarks by Paddy Ashdown, High Representative and EU Special Representative in BiH, to the Conference ‘Beyond Cold Peace: Strategies for Economic Reconstruction and Post-Conflict Management’

There’s always a danger with events like these that people offer sage advice which may be true and valuable in their own theatre, but which is wholly out of placed and misplaced in another.
Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and now Iraq have taught us that each situation is different, and requires different solutions.
But there are some co [...]
13.10.2004

Speech by the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, to the Venice Commission

I am very grateful for this opportunity to speak to the Commission as you embark on your assessment of the conformity of the Constitution of BiH with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and your examination of the role of the so called Bonn Powers. I welcome the fact that the Commission is carrying out this [...]
06.10.2004

Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays At the European Policy Centre – King Baudoin Foundation Dialogue on “The Stability Pact Five Years On: Challenges Facing SEE”

Richard Branson (CEO of Virgin Airlines), who knows more than a little about how to run a successful organization, has made the illuminating observation that, and I quote: “It all comes down to people, nothing else even comes close.”
Yet, as far as the Stability Pact is concerned, it all comes down to systems.
14.09.2004

Speech by PDHR Donald Hays On “The Challenge of Transforming BiH” Bled School of Management Conference The Holiday Inn, Sarajevo

This is certainly easier said than done, of course, but for BiH the answer to the first question is clear. The destination is Europe. That’s more than just an agreed framework for reconstruction. It is a goal that can motivate the people of BiH to make the sacrifices necessary to transform their society, their economy, and their political system in [...]