OHR Press Releases
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 [...]
02/13/2006
High Representative / EU Special Representative Visit to Brussels
Today, High Representative and EU Special Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn. During the meetings he emphasized that supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress towards the EU and NATO will be a key priority during his mandate.
02/10/2006
High Representative Appoints International Prosecutors to BiH Prosecutor’s Office
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has appointed Jude R. Romano as international prosecutor to the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
02/08/2006
High Representative Calls for Further Improvements in BiH Business Environment
Promoting a better business environment in BiH - one that will allow small and medium-sized enterprises to prosper and thereby create desperately needed new jobs - must be a policy priority of the BiH authorities, and will be a focus of the new High Representative's mandate, the High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling said today, following [...]