OHR Press Releases
06/18/2010
Alleviating the Sufferings of BiH Citizens
Unemployment and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina are a direct result of political leaders ignoring and delaying reforms ; State authorities must have the resources they need to perform their task, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko wrote in an editorial that appeared in today’s issue of Nezavisne Novine.
06/17/2010
Supervisor Welcomes Adoption of Amendments Needed for Visa Liberalization
Brcko Supervisor Dr. Raffi Gregorian today congratulated the Brcko District Assembly on the adoption of the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Brcko District of BiH, despite the attempt of two political parties to prevent it from being voted on. The Law is now harmonized with the BiH Criminal Code.
06/17/2010
Disinformation by Press RS about Electricity for Brcko
Press RS today published an article about the price of electricity in Brcko that was deliberately misleading and which deliberately excluded correct information provided to the paper yesterday at its own request. The editors apparently place greater value on needlessly frightening Brcko residents than in informing the public of the facts.
06/15/2010
The Future of Four Million People
The central issue facing the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina is whether the 3 October election can put an end to dysfunction and stalemate and get the country back on the road to stability, prosperity and Euro-Atlantic integration, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, will say in a keynote address at Sarajevo Univ [...]
06/04/2010
Brcko Supervisor issued Supervisory Order with the aim of improvement of District legislation and its harmonization with the Final Award requirements
Supervisor of Brcko, Dr. Raffi Gregorian issued today a Supervisory Order enacting laws prepared by the Brcko District Judicial Commission and addenda to the Rules of Procedure of the Brcko District Assembly as prepared by Brcko District Assembly Expert Service.
05/27/2010
Inzko Welcomes BiH Progress on Visa Liberalisation
The HR/EUSR, Valentin Inzko, today welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to grant visa-free travel to BiH citizens soon, following the recent progress achieved by Bosnia and Herzegovina in fulfilling most of the requirements for visa liberalisation with the European Union.
05/25/2010
Budget Shows That Dialogue and Compromise Can Succeed in Mostar
“I welcome the Mostar City Council’s unanimous adoption today of its 2010 budget,” said High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko. “Although its adoption was long after the legal deadline, today’s action is a clear improvement over last year’s artificially created crisis related to the City budget and election of the mayor. [...]
05/25/2010
Inzko Meets Ban Ki-moon and Senior US Officials
Meeting late yesterday afternoon with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon HR/EUSR Inzko highlighted recent positive developments that Bosnia and Herzegovina has experienced in relation to its foreign policy. One key example is the country taking a seat in the UN Security Council, a huge achievement, but other examples include progress towards visa lib [...]
05/24/2010
Inzko Addresses the UN Security Council: A Better Neighbourhood in the Balkans
A new and more cooperative atmosphere across the Western Balkans has created promising opportunities for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, told the United Nations Security Council today.
05/20/2010
Inzko Meets Lajcak
High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met today in Sarajevo with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Slovakia Miroslav Lajčák.