OHR Press Releases
12/21/2006
Statement: Citizens must feel safe across BiH
"The Office of the High Representative (OHR) and EU Special Representative (OEUSR) take the news of a threat to the RS Prime Minister seriously.
Every BiH citizen should feel safe on every square centimetre of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
12/19/2006
HR/EUSR urges Presidency initiative in government formation
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, met today with the three members of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s collective Presidency.
12/17/2006
High Representative to Extend Mandate of ITA Governing Board Chairman
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has written to Prime Minister Adnan Terzic to inform him that he will extend Mr. Peter Nicholl's mandate as Chairman of the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board until 31 May 2007.
12/16/2006
Schwarz-Schilling Pays Tribute To SAA Negotiators, Urges Police Reform
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today paid tribute to the authorities on the successful completion of the technical negotiations aimed at signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union.
12/15/2006
Schwarz-Schilling thanks Toby Robinson, praises courage
The Liquidator of Privredna Banka a.d Srpsko Sarajevo (PBSS) and Provisional Administrator of the Hercegovacka Banka, Toby Robinson, completes her mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina today.
12/15/2006
High Time to Form Governments
The functioning of the state parliament cannot be held hostage to the formation of a state government – it should be reconvened without delay, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column. He added that the formation of the state government cannot be held hostage to the for [...]
12/14/2006
Schwarz-Schilling, Admiral Witthauer Discuss Security in BiH
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and EUFOR Commander Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen Witthauer discussed security matters in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Office of the High Representative on the day that Bosnia and Herzegovina joined NATO’s Partnership-for-Peace programme.
12/13/2006
Special Treatment for Some Means Hardship for All
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina – particularly pensioners and others in vulnerable groups – will suffer if politicians do not reverse irresponsible measures that were taken in the days immediately before the October elections, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and the IMF’s Mission Chief for Bosn [...]
12/08/2006
Former Police Officers Have a Right to Demonstrate
The United Nations should consider establishing a process for reviewing cases where police officers failed to secure certification by the International Police Task Force, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, argued in his weekly column, which appeared today in Dnevni avaz, Nezavisne novine and Vecernji [...]
12/07/2006
Police Reform Discussion
Press statement from meeting of IC representatives with BiH party leaders in Brussels (Party leaders attending: SNSD, Milorad Dodik; PDP, Mladen Ivanic; HDZ 1990, Martin Raguz; HDZ BiH, Barisa Colak; DNS, Marko Pavic; SDS, Mladen Bosic).