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The OHR this week is looking to the Council of Ministers to make serious legislative progress, which will put in place key national security institutions.
Ten days ago the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Adnan Terzic, set ambitious but necessary deadlines for his colleagues in the Council of Ministers for considering the package of law [...]

Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays and Senior Deputy High Representative Werner Wnendt will be in Banja Luka tomorrow where they meet senior RS officials. Today they meet BiH and FBiH officials.
The object of these meetings is to impress upon BiH government and parliamentary leaders the International Community’s deep concern.. [...]

The HR's Special Envoy to Mostar, Senior Deputy High Representative Werner Wnendt, will travel to Mostar tomorrow. He will continue his dialogue with political parties, individuals and representatives of civic groups, in order to engage all levels of Mostar society in the implementation of the new Statute.

As you know, the High Representative is in Banja Luka today. He’s scheduled to have meetings with RS President Cavic, RSNA Speaker Kalinic, and RS Interior Minister Djeric.
He will emphasize the urgency of implementing reforms in the 16 areas identified under the EC Feasibility Study. If progress isn’t made by the end of June, BiH won’t be a [...]

Press reports about purported OHR interference in legal proceedings against Ante Jelavic are the result of a transparent attempt to divert attention from the criminal charges against Mr Jelavic. The letter Slobodna Dalmacija refers to was written before Paddy Ashdown became High Representative, and was entirely in line with the rules of procedure l [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will take part in a two-hour forum this afternoon at the Law Faculty of Sarajevo University. He will speak to young graduates about how they can contribute to the strengthening of civil society in BiH. This is easier said than done, since political and professional structures routinely exclude new ideas and n [...]

First let me repeat the sentiments expressed by the the High Representative yesterday following the sad news that EU Police Commissioner for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sven Frederiksen, had passed away.
Sven was respected and much liked - he will not be forgotten by his colleagues and I believe many many citizens of this country will honour his [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will travel to Mostar tomorrow. He will continue his dialogue with political representatives during this visit, however the High Representative’s main focus will be on listening to what the citizens of Mostar, individually and through civic groups, have to say about the future organization of their city. The [...]

The High Representative has appointed Mr Joly Dixon - the former chairman of the Indirect Tax Policy Commission (ITPC) and the former Chairman of the Interim Governing Board of the Indirect Tax Authority - as the first Chairman of the Governing Board of the Indirect Tax Authority. The ITA is responsible for Customs and for the introduction and oper [...]

The High Representative will meet the new NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at 14.40 this afternoon. This will be Mr de Hoop Scheffer's first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina as Secretary General. There will be a photocall at the start of the meeting. SFOR will give more details of Mr. de Hoop Scheffer’s visit.