OHR Press Releases
09/14/2006
HR Schwarz-Schilling: Candidates Must Explain How They Will Create Jobs & Alleviate Poverty
Businesspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina are entitled to know where candidates and party leaders stand on the Law on Obligations and centralising banking supervision, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told a gathering of business leaders today at the American Chamber of Commerce in Sarajevo.
09/12/2006
BiH Needs Concrete Proposals for Visa-Free Future
Real progress can be made in relaxing visa requirements for BiH citizens if politicians translate election promises into practical measures, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, said today.
09/11/2006
Elections Must Address BiH’s Unrealised Potential
The current election campaign offers an opportunity for voters to ask politicians to justify past actions and explain how they intend to deliver on current promises
09/08/2006
BiH Needs Concrete Proposals Not Empty Rhetoric
Concrete proposals – not empty rhetoric – must be the substance of campaign politics leading up to the election on 1 October, High Representative
09/06/2006
Joint Collegium of the BiH PA Informs HR of September Session
The Joint Collegium of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly informed the High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling today that it had scheduled additional sessions
09/03/2006
High Representative Appoints Raffi Gregorian as New Brčko Supervisor
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, appointed Raffi Gregorian as new Brčko Supervisor and Deputy High Representative.
09/01/2006
Voting for a European Future
The forthcoming election is about the pace at which Bosnia and Herzegovina moves towards Europe, High Representative and EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling wrote in his weekly column, which appeared in the BiH press today.
09/01/2006
Brcko Supervisor Issues Interim Supervisory Order Temporarily Suspending Evicition of Pavlovic International Bank from Brcko Premises
The Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson has ordered that, until such time as the Constitutional Court has considered and finally ruled upon a Revision Request submitted by the Brcko District and Pavlovic Bank, no institution or official of Brcko District take any step to evict Pavlovic Bank from its premises in Brcko.
08/31/2006
High Representative Extends Toby Robinson’s Mandate as PBSS Liquidator
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, yesterday extended Toby Robinson’s mandate as liquidator of Privredna Banka Srpsko Sarajevo (PBSS) to 30 September.
08/30/2006
OHR: Parliamentarians Must Explain How Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts Can Be Paid Out Early
The Office of the High Representative (OHR) calls on parliamentarians to explain how Bosnia and Herzegovina is able to afford the amendments to the Law on Settlement of Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts adopted yesterday by the House of Representatives.