OHR Press Releases

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.

High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) Christian Schwarz-Schilling met today at Intelligence-Security Agency (OSA) headquarters in Sarajevo with Director-General Almir Dzuvo, Deputy Director Risto Zaric and Inspector General Ivan Cosic.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, on Monday attended the opening session of the new BiH House of Representatives to express his support for the work of the new Parliament.

Constitutional reform is critical to the political and economic future of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative and Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told an international conference in Berlin on Friday evening.

Bosnia and Herzegovina may miss out on an invitation to join the Partnership-for-Peace programme at NATO’s forthcoming Summit because of Republika Srpska’s failure to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in [...]

Today, Principal Deputy High Representative Larry Butler met with FBiH Finance Minster Dragan Vrankic at the OHR and discussed among other things the settlement of Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts.

Prime Minister Milorad Dodik will be undermining Republika Srpska’s capacity to combat crime, if he sees through his threat to cut judicial salaries in Republika Srpska, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling said today.

When politicians make threats against the judiciary, citizens must understand that they are undermining civil rights and driving away the investment that is needed to create jobs, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.