OHR Press Releases
02/09/2007
Schwarz-Schilling Congratulates Government; Urges Focus on SAA Reforms
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, congratulated the new state-level government that was inaugurated today and urged it to focus its energy on reforms linked to the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union.
02/09/2007
Seize the Day
There is a real opportunity to reach an agreement on police reform and thereby to secure a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column, stressing that the opportunity must not be missed.
02/05/2007
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to Review BiH Media Situation
Miklós Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, agreed to provide an independent assessment of the media situation in the country at a meeting with Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, today.
02/02/2007
Brcko Supervisor appoints the Chief of Police of Brcko District
The Supervisor of Brcko, Raffi Gregorian, today has issued a Supervisory Order appointing Mr. Goran Lujic as Chief of Police of Brcko District.
02/02/2007
Supervisory Order on holding of referenda on the territory of Brcko District
The only current law governing referenda in the District is the 1977 Law on Referenda of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This law is now out of date as a legal framework to regulate the conduct of referenda in the District. Therefore it is important for the Supervisor to regulate the terms and conditions of any referendum subseque [...]
02/02/2007
Supervisor of Brcko amends the Statute of Brcko District
The Supervisor of Brcko, Raffi Gregorian, today has issued a Supervisory Order amending the Statute of Brcko District.
02/02/2007
Supervisor of Brcko grants certain real estates to the Croat Cultural Association “Napredak”
The Supervisor of Brcko, Raffi Gregorian, today has issued a Supervisory Order returning real property located in Brcko Grad to the Brcko District Chapter of the Croat Cultural Association “Napredak”.
02/02/2007
Supervisor of Brcko grants certain real estates to the Medzlis Islamic Community of Brcko
The Supervisor of Brcko, Raffi Gregorian, today has issued a Supervisory Order granting real property located in Brcko Grad, a part of the building known as the “Islahijet building”, to the Medzlis Islamic Community of Brcko.
02/02/2007
Responsibility and Long-Term Solutions
The only viable future for Mostar is as a unified city with a modern and efficient administration, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column, adding that this vision cannot be realised as long as the citizens of Mostar fail to take responsibility for their own future.
02/01/2007
Bennett: In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Hands-Off Approach is Better
Rather than depend on outside intervention, Bosnia and Herzegovina must govern itself, wrote Chris Bennett, Communications Director of the Office of the High Representative and EU Special Representative, in a commentary published by The Guardian today.