OHR Press Releases
10/16/2008
PDHR Expresses Condolences Over Death of Police Officer
Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian expresses his sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Senior Police Officer, Zvonimir Slipcevic, member of Special Support Unit of the Una Sana Ministry of Interior, who was killed in the line of duty on 15 October 2008. The bravery and courage of Officer Slipcevic stands as [...]
10/16/2008
Brcko Supervisor Amends the Supervisory Order on Urban Planning of March 23, 2007
Brcko Supervisor Dr Raffi Gregorian today issued a Supervisory Order amending the Supervisory Order of March 23, 2007 in the part that relates to urban planning.
10/15/2008
OHR/EUSR Reaction to the RSNA conclusions
The RSNA conclusions contain nothing that the International Community has not already reacted to.
10/15/2008
HR/EUSR Meets Italian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with Italy’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alfredo Mantica, in Sarajevo today.
10/15/2008
HR/EUSR Denies Statement Attributed To Him By RTRS News
The High Representative and EU Special Representative today denied a statement attributed to him last night in the lead story on the RTRS main evening news, broadcast at 19:30 hrs on 14 October 2008.
10/14/2008
Lajčák meets incoming Head of OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The OSCE continues to play an instrumental role in supporting BiH’s efforts of ensuring a stable, peaceful and democratic future for all its citizens, High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told the incoming Head of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gary Robbins, during their first meeting in Sarajevo today [...]
10/14/2008
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák meets Björn Lyrvall, Director-General for Political Affairs of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák meets Björn Lyrvall, Director-General for Political Affairs of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10/10/2008
Statement by the High Representative
The political leadership in BiH must stop once for ever with unilateral threats and challenges to the Dayton Peace Agreement and focus instead on European priorities.
10/08/2008
Brcko Supervisor Sanctions District Government for Misconduct and Enables Continuation of the Budget Procedure
Brcko Supervisor Dr Raffi Gregorian today issued a Supervisory Order fining members of the Brcko District Government one month’s salary for their failure to adopt a draft budget for 2009 within the deadline set by the District Statute. He also instructed the Assembly to proceed with the budget adoption procedure notwithstanding the Government’s fai [...]
10/08/2008
Lajčák: European Momentum Is More Powerful than Obstructionist Forces
Real and rapid progress can be made in EU integration and in addressing social and economic challenges that affect the daily lives of BiH citizens, as long as discussion of political challenges left over from the war is not allowed “to suck all the energy out of the political and legislative process,” High Representative and EU Special Representati [...]