OHR Press Releases

The greatest long-term threat to stability in the Western Balkans is less likely to come from any residual fall-out from the break-up of Yugoslavia than from enlargement fatigue among older EU member states, the Senior Deputy High Representative, Peter Bas-Backer, told a conference in Brussels today.

As part of a programme underway since March 2005, the High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has issued two Decisions affecting the bans on participation in the public life of Bosnia and Herzegovina placed on two individuals.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today congratulated Defence Minister Nikola Radovanovic and Chief of the Joint Staff of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Sifet Podzic in person on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s invitation to join the Partnership for Peace Programme.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, urged the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina to appoint the Parliamentary Commission responsible for vetting nominees to government positions as soon as possible.

NATO’s decision to invite Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Alliance’s Partnership-for-Peace programme should be seen as an important step towards Euro-Atlantic integration that brings with it additional responsibilities, including renewed cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the High Representative a [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling and the Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Carla Del Ponte met today in Sarajevo.

High Representative and EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling congratulated Bosnia and Herzegovina on its invitation to join NATO’s Partnership-for-Peace programme.

An agreement on police restructuring that respects the wishes of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s citizens and fulfils the three EC principles is within reach, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.

The High Representative’s Special Envoy for Mostar, Norbert Winterstein, today issued an arbitration Decision on Hercegovacka radio-televizija Mostar (HRT).

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, expressed disappointment at the cancellation of tomorrow’s session of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s newly inaugurated House of Representatives.