OHR Press Releases

Parliamentarians have given the impression that they believe Bosnia and Herzegovina is not facing any pressing problems and must now act to change that perception and set an example to others, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in a newspaper article today.

At a meeting in Mostar this morning with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) representatives of all the parties elected to the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Assembly agreed to hold the next session of the Canton Assembly on 17 January. The OHR expects that the nominations for Canton 7's delegates to the FBiH House of Peoples (HoP) will be sent [...]

The New Year is off to a good and auspicious start with agreement on the formation of a government after months of negotiations, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.

Entering 2007, Bosnia and Herzegovina is within reach of the goal of the vast majority of its citizens – to live in a state that serves their needs and offers the prospect of living standards comparable with the rest of the continent, the High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR-EUSR), Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly c [...]

James Lynch, the UNHCR’s Representative in BiH, and Peter Bas Backer, the OHR’s Senior Deputy High Representative (SDHR), visited villages in the Zvornik and Sapna Municipalities today to meet returnees who, since returning to their homes, have been without electricity. Return to these areas began in 2000.

Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board today expressed grave concerns about the recent decision of the BiH Council of Ministers to create a national review mechanism to address the issue of police officers denied certification by International Police Task Force (IPTF). Several Ambassadors felt that such a mechanism would v [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling thanked the Steering Board of the Directorate for Police Restructuring (the Directorate) for completing its report stressing that this document paves the way for successful police reform.

The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today welcomed the decision to form a new and unified city owned public utility company "Komunalno” adopted by the Mostar City Council this week.

As a result of improvements in the security situation, EUFOR has been able to assume a discreet and inconspicuous posture and the number of peacekeepers in Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to decline in the spring, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and EUFOR Commander, Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen Witthaue [...]