26.06.1998

OHR Office in Derventa Opened

This morning Senior Deputy High Representative Hanns Schumacher opened a regional OHR office in Derventa in northern Bosnia-Herzegovina. The opening is part of the OHR's strategy to increase its presence all over Bosnia to push for the return of refugees. Recently, the High Representative has been increasingly concerned about the slow progress in t [...]
24.06.1998

Regular Inter-Entity Bus Traffic to Start in July

At a meeting convened by the OHR yesterday, officials of the Federation, the Republika Srpska and Bosnia-Herzegovina pledged to implement a two-month old decree on inter-entity bus lines, which will allow regular bus traffic between the Entities to start early next month.
17.06.1998

Reconstructing of Houses in the Aarea of Ulice and Dizdarusa

ULICE, 1pm, Wednesday 17th June Mercy Corps Europe/ Scottish European Aid, funded by the European Union, are reconstructing 300 houses in the area of Ulice. On Wednesday at 1pm, there will be the tripartite signing - by the RS Municipality of Brcko, Mercy Corps Europe/Scottish European Aid and the project beneficiaries - for the EU-funded reconstr [...]
16.06.1998

Presentation of the issuing process for the new BiH passports

Please be advised that Office of the High Representative along with the competent German technical experts will organize a presentation of the issuing process for the new BiH passports and the technical equipment to be used for this. Two passports will be issued to Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens as part of the demonstration. Thursday 28 May 1998 a [...]
12.06.1998

National Anthem

The Bonn Peace Implementation Council invited the High Representative "to establish a process leading to a decision on a new flag and symbols if the parties cannot agree on their own by 31 December 1997". With the expiration of this deadline, the High Representative announced his intention to establish an independent commission to propose alternati [...]
12.06.1998

Independent Media Commission

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, adopted a decision on 11th June 1998 establishing the Independent Media Commission (IMC). IMC will establish a regulatory regime for broadcasters and other media in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A director general, Krister Thelin, has been selected following a transparent recruitment procedure.
06.06.1998

Memorandum of Understanding concerning Water Issues

On Thursday, 4 June the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management & Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management & Forestry of the Republika Srpska signed an important Memorandum of Understanding concerning Water Issues. Under the terms of the document, the Entities will form a Joint Commiss [...]
05.06.1998

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Regulation of Legal Assistance between the Institutions of the Federation of BiH and the RS

Welcoming the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Regulation of Legal Assistance between the Institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska on 20 May 1998, by the Ministers of Justice of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Acknowledging the importance of immediate imple [...]