24.05.2002

Presentation by PDHR Don Hays on behalf of the High Representative at a roundtable meeting of principals, parents and pupils from three model schools in the Sarajevo area

The High Representative, during his almost three years in Bosnia and Herzegovina has repeatedly stressed the preeminence of education for the country's recovery. A well managed school and university system that uses effective modern teaching methods to educate a new generation is not a luxury, it's a necessity as BiH competes with its neighbours to [...]
21.05.2002

Remarks by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, at the opening of a conference on Public Service Broadcasting in Transition States

First, I would like to thank the organisers, Wilton Park, who have, together with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom and the Communications Regulatory Agency here in BiH, made this event possible. The subject is important and its consideration over the next two days by experts [...]
10.05.2002

Speech by PDHR Donald Hays “Investing in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Possibilities and Experience”to the International Business Forum in Mostar

We are here today to discuss the investment climate in Bosnia and Herzegovina and what can be done to improve it. So let’s look candidly at why investors are hesitant about putting their money into the local economy. Some of the reasons are fairly straightforward: the recent war has left a legacy of negative perception - lingering images of violenc [...]