OHR Press Releases
03/15/2007
Schwarz-Schilling: Police Reform Agreement only if Fear and Apprehension Overcome
Agreement on police reform will only be reached if political leaders overcome fear and apprehension, find common ground and put a restructuring plan in place, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christina Schwarz-Schilling said today.
The High Representative and EU Special Representative was talking at the official launch of a p [...]
03/15/2007
Schwarz-Schilling: Understanding What Others Want Key to Prosperity and Security in Western Balkans
The capacity to understand what others want and to find creative ways to reconcile different aspirations is the key to prosperity and security in the Western Balkans and to full membership of the European Union and NATO, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in an article that appeared in Euroblic [...]
03/11/2007
Schwarz-Schilling in Srebrenica: ICJ Verdict Must be Accepted; Time for Visionary Leadership
Genocide was committed in Srebrenica and whoever rejects the verdict of the International Court of Justice is placing him or herself outside the norms of civilisation, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, said today in Srebrenica before calling for leadership to make this a defining moment for reconcil [...]
03/09/2007
Schwarz-Schilling: Stop holding Bosnia and Herzegovina hostage to “big issues”
Bosnia and Herzegovina has “big issues” to deal with, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column, but everything cannot be put on hold until they have been resolved.
“When you have difficult tasks, you don’t go at them all at once and all in the same way,” Mr Schwarz-S [...]
03/09/2007
Schwarz-Schilling: Business Needs Authoritative, Coherent and Constructive Voice
The authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina should not find themselves in a position where they are trying to guess what businesspeople want, or avoiding their recommendations on economic legislation, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told participants at an economic conference in Sarajevo today. “The [...]
03/02/2007
Schwarz-Schilling Television Address: No Change in International Policy;Transition Remains Goal
Although the Peace Implementation Council decided this week that the Office of the High Representative should remain open for another year, there has been no change in international policy towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told viewers of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s publ [...]
03/02/2007
The Way Forward
The international community remains a willing and constructive partner in helping Bosnia and Herzegovina move to the next stage of post-war recovery and European integration, but more dynamism and responsibility must come from this country itself, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekl [...]
03/01/2007
It Takes Two to Tango
BiH leaders have a second chance to step forward with constructive solutions to the problems facing this country, but only if they abandon the posturing of the last 12 months, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in an article that appeared in Euroblic today.
02/24/2007
Schwarz-Schilling: Bosnia’s Road to Ownership
The transition to local ownership will have to take longer than anticipated a year ago as a result of the stalled reform process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and developments in the wider region, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in the an article published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
02/23/2007
Schwarz-Schilling Condemns Murder Of Human Rights Activist
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today condemned the murder of Dusko Kondor, a Human Rights activist from Bijeljina and extended his sympathies to Mr. Kondor’s family and friends.