OHR Press Releases
03/09/2006
One step closer to a single State-level Ombudsman Institution
OSCE Mission to BiH, Office of High Representative and Council of Europe welcome the adoption of the amendments to the Law on Ombudsman by BiH House of Representatives. The purpose of these amendments is to restructure the Ombudsmen institutions and achieve a coherent, effective and sustainable system of human rights protection for citizens across [...]
03/06/2006
House of Representatives’ Amendments on Minor Offences Must Be Rejected
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry Butler, called on the FBiH House of Peoples (HoP) to support legislation at their session tomorrow that will modernise the way in which BiH deals with minor offences.
03/03/2006
High Representative Raises Visa Facilitation
The High Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling today met the Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Sarajevo. The High Representative briefed the Foreign Minister on BiH's progress in the Stabilisation and Association process, and highlighted the need for visa facilitation in order to make it easier for BiH citizens to travel to the EU.
03/01/2006
Brcko Supervisor Removes Disincentives to Investment in the District
Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson today issued a Supervisory Order repealing the Law on Construction Land of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina of 1986, amending the Law on Spatial Development of Brcko District of 2003, and annulling Mayor’s Decision on the Size of Fees For Development of Construction land. The aim of this Order is to consol [...]
02/27/2006
FBiH House Of Representatives to Discuss Key European Reform Legislation
The FBiH House of Representatives tomorrow starts a two-day session at which it must fully align the proposed Radio-Television Law in the FBiH with the Public Broadcasting System Legislation adopted by the BiH Parliament on 5 October 2005. This is a key requirement if BiH is to move ahead with the Stabilisation and Association (SAA) negotiations. B [...]
02/20/2006
Statement: High Representative Congratulates Success of the Film “Grbavica”
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today congratulated the success of the film "Grbavica" at the Berlin film festival:
02/20/2006
EU Special Representative Says EU Success Depends on Reform
The EU Special Representative - who is also the High Representative - Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn yesterday evening.
02/17/2006
HR Welcomes SDHR Peter Bas-Backer
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has welcomed Ambassador Peter Bas-Backer, who today took up his post as Senior Deputy High Representative.
02/16/2006
Heads of international agencies expressed deep concern over lack of progress in Education reform
The Heads of international agencies involved in education reform (OSCE Mission to BiH, The Office of High Representative, European Commission, Council of Europe and World Bank), EU presidency Ambassadors and the Ambassador of Norway yesterday discussed the current situation and 2006 reform priorities in the BiH education sector.
02/15/2006
High Representative Calls For BiH Commitment To Voter Registration
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, met today with representatives of BiH's Election Commission (EC), Citizens Identification Protection System (CIPS) Directorate, the BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT), the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs, as well as parliamentarians who participated in the working group on Election Law Am [...]