OHR Press Releases
04/17/2006
Statement by the High Representative on the Forthcoming Meeting of the Constitutional Legal Committee of the House of Representatives
"We reach a crucial phase in the Parliamentary process on Tuesday with the Constitutional Legal Committee of the House of Representatives' meeting. I believe this is such an important issue that the full plenary of the House of Representatives should have the opportunity for a full and frank debate. Given the timelines related to the election deadl [...]
04/13/2006
High Representative and Brcko Supervisor Welcome Establishing of District Office within CoM BiH
High Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson welcomed the establishment of the Brcko District of BiH Office within the Council of Ministers of BiH today.
04/10/2006
Ministers Support National Fiscal Council Law
BiH Treasury Minister Ljerka Maric, Federation Finance Minister Dragan Vrankic and RS Finance Minister Alexander Dzombic agreed on Monday to support the drafting and enactment of BiH legislation that will regularize the status of the National Fiscal Council.
04/07/2006
High Representative Extends Mandate of Joly Dixon as Chairman of the ITA Governing Board
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today issued a Decision extending the mandate of the Chairman of the Governing Board of the ITA, Joly Dixon, from 1 April 2006. The High Representative has extended Mr. Dixon’s mandate for three months in the first instance, and this may be renewed for a further four months.
04/06/2006
BiH To Assume Control of All Weapons And Ammunition
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today welcomed a joint call by NATO, OSCE and EUFOR for the BiH Ministry of Defence to assume control over all weapons, ammunition and explosives still held by the Entities.
04/05/2006
PDHR Larry Butler Calls on BiH Authorities To Seize Opportunity for Greater Regional Investment and Trade
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry Butler, today called on the members of the BiH Council of Ministers to give their backing to a major trade initiative that will be launched in Bucharest under Stability Pact auspices on Thursday. Prime Ministers from all the countries in the region are expected to make a formal commitment to negotiate [...]
04/04/2006
Brcko Supervisor Appointed Members of the Brcko District Office in the Council of Ministers
Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson today issued a Supervisory Order appointing Mr. Sinisa Kisic as the Coordinator and other four members of the Office of the Coordinator of Brcko District within the BiH Council of Ministers, to serve until September 30, 2008.
04/03/2006
FBiH BiH House of Peoples To Unblock EU Road?
The OHR today called on delegates to the FBiH House of Peoples, at their session tomorrow, to adopt the Law on RT FBiH in a version that is fully harmonised with the BiH PBS System Law in the form proposed by the FBiH Government. If this is not done, the delegates will be responsible for blocking BiH’s road to Europe, the OHR warned.
04/03/2006
High Representative Acts to Normalise Legal Status of Removed Individuals
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today issued a Decision addressing the legal status of individuals removed by previous High Representatives – with the exception of those removed for reasons connected to non-cooperation with the ICTY.
04/03/2006
European Integration Will Bring Mutual Benefits
The process of European integration will succeed in a satisfactory way only if it is understood to be a process of mutual benefit – one that can enrich both Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the EU, the High Representative will argue at a conference on European identity to be held in Banja Luka this evening. He will say that this is one of the core [...]