OHR Press Releases

Meeting in Sarajevo, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, and the US Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Ian Kelly, deplored the increasing pressures on media freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, at the celebration of Passover at the Jewsih Community with Jakob Finci, President of BiH Jewish Community.

The European Union Police Mission and the Office of the High Representative welcome today’s adoption of the Cantonal Law on Internal Affairs by the Tuzla Cantonal Assembly. Tuzla is the first canton to complete the process of updating its internal affairs legislation. This important step forward paves the way for more effective police work in Tuzla [...]

High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today with German Defense Minister Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg and briefed him on the progress of Euro-Atlantic reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“We are seeing a concerted campaign from some politicians to increase inflammatory and nationalistic rhetoric at the expense of much needed reform in this election year, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today. “The OSCE will continue to have an important role not just in monitoring the election process but [...]

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s relationship with NATO is very important, and all necessary steps must be taken in the coming weeks to develop this relationship further, particularly in the run-up to a key NATO conference in April, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today.

Prime Minister Dodik’s statements are an obvious attempt to score cheap political points in the pre-election period. Instead of looking for solutions for the real concerns of citizens, such as creating jobs and attracting foreign investment, Dodik’s statements are clearly designed to undermine the very peace and stability that he claims he wants to [...]

Principal Deputy High Representative, Raffi Gregorian met in Sarajevo today with FBiH Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinovic to discuss completion of three key issues; new premises for Sarajevo University’s Economics Faculty; the new draft FBiH Law on Internal Affairs; and, as requested by the High Representative, the FBiH Government’s assessment of pr [...]

Effective steps to reverse the unacceptable rise in unemployment can be taken in the coming months, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said today, and he called on political leaders from BiH not to put job creation on the back burner while campaigning for the October elections. The HR/EUSR was speaking today at a [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today with a senior OSCE delegation, headed by the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman in Office, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Konstantin Zhigalov.