OHR Press Releases

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today welcomed the signature of a visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but warned that that any progress towards visa-free travel for BiH citizens can only be possible after the conclusion of Stabilisation and Association Agree [...]

“The Director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency must be a professional of the highest calibre and integrity,” the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said today. “That is the most important requirement of the selection process for the new Director.

The High Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today issued a Decision withdrawing the ‘Interpretation of Article 3 of the Law on Transfer of Social Property into State Property’, that was adopted by the Republika Srpska’s National Assembly (RSNA) on 18 July 2007.

“The political elite of Bosnia and Herzegovina all say they want European integration, but there is an obvious lack of commitment to promote the European agenda and to search for common ground”, the High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told the Political and Security Committee, one of the EU's key foreign policy bo [...]

Boosting investment, creating more jobs and raising living standards in Bosnia and Herzegovina all depend on persuading the country’s leaders to step back from the poisonous rhetoric of the recent past and return to normal politics, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Raffi Gregorian, told a meeting of businesspeople in Sarajevo today.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, expressed disappointment that Bosnia and Herzegovina has still not met all requirements for signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union during a bilateral meeting in Brussels tod [...]

Integration or isolation is the choice before Bosnia and Herzegovina this autumn, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák warned today in an address to the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country’s most important strategic goal is progress on the road to Europe, he said in his message to politicians. [...]

Ivan Bušniak took up the post of Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR Banja Luka today. High Representative Miroslav Lajčák appointed Ivan Bušniak to the post on 14 August 2007.

Reacting to statements made by Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajcak said: “I am deeply disappointed with statements made by SBiH and SDA leaders, Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic. By rejecting the draft proposal on police reform before all the major political leaders have [...]