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Police reform in BiH could be accelerated if the financial structure of the state allows for that possibility. In an interview for «Dnevni avaz», the High Representative Paddy Ashdown explains that the deadline for the implementation of police reform has not been accidentally specified as a five-year period. -We had the financial capabilities of th [...]

Following the decision of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska not to accept the measures for the police reform, BiH will be, together with Belarus, the only European country which does not have contractual relations with the European Union, warned High Representative Paddy Ashdown at the beginning of the interview for "Dnevni avaz".

Deadlines are linked to mid-September. If we want to start the EU SAA process around the tenth anniversary of Dayton, then a decision concerning police reform should be made around the middle of September. I sincerely hope that we will be concluding a successful police reform discussion this week.

High Representative Paddy Ashdown is worried that Bosnia and Herzegovina could miss the big date and as a result see another postponement of the talks with the European Union on the Stabilization and Association Agreement. Speaking to “Dnevni Avaz” Ashdown took the opportunity to warn the Republika Srpska, and in particular the Serb Democratic Pa [...]

I hope that the PBS Law will be passed before the summer recess * The problem of two schools under one roof needs to be resolved as soon as possible. The activities of the new SDHR to Paddy Ashdown, Ambassador Martin Ney of Germany, will be focused on removing the obstacles on Bosnia-Herzegovina’s road to the European Union.

Negotiations on police reform have collapsed. Whether they will continue will be decided by the RSNA delegates, who need to give a mandate to their politicians to bring this very important process to a conclusion. In his interview for “Dnevni avaz” Paddy Ashdown expresses his hopes that this will be done. He says that Serb leaders have told him the [...]

Nationalist parties cannot take Bosnia-Herzegovina into the European Union, says Paddy Ashdown, High Representative of the International Community for Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added that BiH could not join the EU before it got rid of nationalism.

Lord “Paddy” Ashdown has been High Representative of the international community in Bosnia Herzegovina responsible for overseeing the Bosnian peace process since May 2002. He is also Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. A former officer in the Royal Marines and British diplomat, Lord Ashdown made his name in British politics where he [...]

Paddy Ashdown has faced increasing criticism from the media lately. Even Vecernji list criticized him “but this criticism was fair”, the High Representative said. He admitted to making a mistake or two in doing his job, which on those occasions justified the criticism. At the start of the interview, we discussed the make-up of BiH.

Following the summer holidays BiH and its authorities will face a rather hot political autumn season, during which, we can freely say, the future of this country will be decided on. The High Representative in BiH Paddy Ashdown, in his first interview after returning from his summer vacation, says that the months ahead of us will determine to a larg [...]