Brčko Supervision – Press and Public Information

Brcko, 18 May 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has announced that he will leave his post at the end of May. The Supervisor has informed the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, of his decision. After more than three years in Brcko, Supervisor Farrand feels that his main tasks have been accomplished.

Brcko, 14 April 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, issued yesterday, 13 April 2000, an Order regulating the Financial System of the Brcko District. The purpose of this Order is to ensure that the District has full control of its own finances.

Brcko, 10 April 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, and the entire staff of OHR-North have learned today with deep shock and sadness the death of Mr. Luka Puric, Head of the Public Records Department of the interim Government of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Supervisor and his staff express sincerest condolences to [...]

Brcko, 21 March 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, issued an Order today appointing the 29 councilors of the interim Brcko District Assembly, in accordance with the arbitral Final Award and the Statute of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With this Order, the Supervisor also appointed Mr.

Brcko, 08 March 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has issued today a decision on the establishment of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, instructing the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities to take all necessary measures to enable the full development of the District. At the same time, the Supervisor of [...]

Brcko, 02 March 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, announces that the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be established on Wednesday, 8 March 2000, in accordance with the arbitration Final Award. Further details will be given as they become available. For more information please contact: Montserrat Radigales, Press Officer [...]

Brcko, 08 February 2000 In view of the confusion in some press reports regarding the role and functions of the Multi-ethnic Housing Commission, the Supervisor of Brcko reiterates his commitment to the established Procedure for Returns to Brcko. This procedure has been in place since April 1997 and will continue, based on the property laws of both E [...]

Brcko, 20 January 2000 Today, 20 January 2000, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand, has issued an order establishing the Brcko District Police Service, in accordance with the arbitration Final Award for Brcko, dated 5 March 1999, and the Annex to the Final Award, dated 18 August 1999. With this Order, Ambassador Farrand has also appointed Mr.

13 September 1999 Today, September 13th 1999, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand issued an addendum to the previous Supervisory orders of November 3rd, 1998. The addendum rescinds the November 3rd, 1998 Order on return of non-Serb members of the Municipal Assembly, Administration, Police, Judiciary and others to their pre-war homes of origin in Brc [...]

Sarajevo, 18 August 1999 The final version of the Annex to the Brcko Award was issued today, marking an end to nearly four years of arbitration over this most difficult of issues. The High Representative considers the Final Award, issued in March, and now the final version of the Annex, to be both balanced and just.