OHR Press Releases
11/11/2008
HR-EUSR Lajčák Meets New Head of EUPM Feller
The High Representative/EU Special Representative and Police Commissioner Stefan Feller today held their first official meeting since Commissioner Feller took charge of the EU’s Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 01 November.
11/11/2008
Parliaments Must Be the Driving Force of BiH’s Integration into the European Union
“EU integration has been delayed because politicians have failed to forge a new consensus on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future,” said the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák today.
11/09/2008
EU takes centre stage in BiH public debate
The European will be the focus of public debates in Bosnia and Herzegovina next week, as part of a stronger engagement of domestic forces and the European Union in realizing BiH’s ambition to join the EU.
11/06/2008
Lajčák: SAA Ratification Must Lead to Greater Reform Drive
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today welcomed the decision of the BiH Presidency to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union.
11/06/2008
Lajčák in Tokyo: Strengthen efforts to meet PIC priorities
The High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with the Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shintaro Ito, and other senior officials in Tokyo today. He presented the current political situation in BiH and outlined the progress this country had made with respect to meeting the five conditions and two objecti [...]
11/05/2008
Statement by Miroslav Lajčák on the publication of the European Commission Progress Report on BiH
The European Commission report has very precisely identified areas in which BiH has achieved progress as well as those where such progress, unfortunately, has not occurred.
11/04/2008
Lajčák: Merit-Based Recruitment of Civil Servants is European Practice
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák, today wrote a letter to the Collegium of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH with regard to their intention to discuss, under urgent procedure, a Proposal of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Civil Service in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzeg [...]
11/03/2008
Lajčák: Europe Must Re-Focus Attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union must refocus its attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said in London today. The HR/EUSR was speaking during a meeting with British Minister for Europe Caroline Flint.
11/02/2008
Lajčák asks citizens: What do you expect from EU accession?
As part of his continuing dialogue with citizens, EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák has asked citizens a new question on the www.reci.ba website.
10/30/2008
Lajčák meets Kouchner: EU to discuss reform slowdown in BiH
“Reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina have slowed down, despite commitments from all political parties to ensure fast progress on the EU agenda”, High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner during a meeting in Paris last night. As a result, EU Foreign Ministers will engage in a t [...]