OHR Press Releases
01/22/2010
Politicisation of CRA Decision Unnecessary
Comments from senior RS politicians and representatives on the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) decision to fine Radio Television Republika Srpska (RTRS) represent undue meddling in the work of these two institutions.
01/22/2010
HR/EUSR Inzko Congratulates Newly Elected Patriarch of the Serb Orthodox Church, His Eminence, Irinej
High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko today extended congratulations to the newly elected Patriarch of the Serb Orthodox Church, His Eminence, Irinej.
01/14/2010
Madrid: Inzko Meets EU Political Directors
In Madrid today, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko participated in a meeting of EU Political Directors aimed at supporting the renewed efforts of the EU and the international community to break the political deadlock in Bosnia and Herzegovina and get the country back on the road to full Euro-Atlantic integration.
01/14/2010
Supervisor Welcomes COMEUFOR to Brcko
The Supervisor of Brcko District, Dr. Raffi Gregorian, today welcomed Major General Bernhard Bair, Commander of the European Union Force (EUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in his first official visit to the District since assuming command of EUFOR in December 2009. “General Bair’s visit to Brcko so early in his tour as COMEUFOR is a clear signal t [...]
01/13/2010
Citizens Have the Option of Voting for New Leaders and New Ideas
Kick-starting the political process in Bosnia and Herzegovina is urgent because it will enable “exponential progress” in turning the economy around and helping the least fortunate in society, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said yesterday.
01/08/2010
Ashton and Inzko meet to discuss situation in BiH
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, in Brussels yesterday.
01/06/2010
RS Referendum on Dayton Risks Going Beyond Rule of Law
The planned referendum proposed by the SNSD-led RS Government to question elements of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP, also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement) falls outside the scope of the entity’s constitutional competencies, is contrary to its obligations under the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and, as the High Repres [...]
12/29/2009
RS National Assembly Conclusions in Violation of Dayton
The Office of the High Representative would like to clarify and confirm that the RS Government’s positions of 14th December 2009 and the RS National Assembly Conclusions of 28 December 2009 - rejecting the implementation of the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted by the High Representative - are in violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
12/28/2009
Brcko Supervisor: Brcko District will not Submit to Energy Blackmail
“There is now a lawful and plentiful supply of electricity available to Brcko District,” Supervisor of Brcko District Dr. Raffi Gregorian said today. He was responding to comments made in Blic by Brcko Mayor Dragan Pajic. "I'm deeply disappointed that the Mayor made such mendacious and highly irresponsible statements, especially during the holiday [...]
12/23/2009
HR/EUSR Inzko: RS Must Not Put Itself In Breach Of Dayton and UN Resolutions
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik in Banja Luka today. At the meeting the High Representative and EU Special Representative underlined that rejecting the authority given to the High Representative would represent a grievous breach of both the Dayton Peace Ag [...]