OHR Press Releases
09/15/2005
SDS violates HR’s decision
The High Representative on September 5 sent a letter to President Borislav Paravac on September 5 asking him to explain an illegal financial transaction to SDS Doboj, which violates the High Representative's Decision of 30 June 2004. That Decision blocks all SDS bank accounts, and requires any financial transaction in excess of 150 KM to be conduct [...]
09/15/2005
High Representative Appoints Shireen Avis Fisher as International Judge
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, has appointed Shireen Avis Fisher to a two-year term, effective immediately, as an International Judge to Section I for War Crimes of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions and to Section II for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions of the Court of Bosnia and Her [...]
09/14/2005
RSNA decision stalls BiH progress to EU
Last night, the RSNA was given the keys to the gates to Europe, but threw them away. The consequences of this decision are clear. This means that BiH has missed the chance of starting SAA negotiations - the 1st step towards joining the European Union - by the 10th Anniversary of Dayton.
09/14/2005
Supervisor Amends the Statute of Brcko District
Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson issued a Supervisory Order amending the Statute of Brcko District of BiH to establish a separate position of Vice-Mayor who will not at the same time be a Head of Department.
09/12/2005
Brcko Supervisor Removes Obstacles to Verification of Old Foreign Currency Savings Within Brcko District
Brcko Supervisor Susan R. Johnson issued a supervisory order entrusting the Agencija za posredni~ke, informati~ke i finansijske usluge A.D. Banja Luka with the task of verification of old foreign currency savings within the Brcko District.
09/09/2005
High Representative Acts To Ensure Functioning State Level Security Institutions
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today appointed Vinko Dumančić as the Director of the State Border Service (SBS). In a letter sent today to BiH Prime Minister Adnan Terzi}, Minister of Security Barisa ^olak and Foreign Minister Mladen Ivani} the High Representative expressed “deep regret” at having to take this decision but noted [...]
09/09/2005
Statement: Not Paying the RTV Tax Undermines The Whole Public Broadcasting System
"Mr. Milorad Dodik's threat to call on the public not to pay their RTV Tax is irresponsible, unprincipled and can only have a negative effect on the public broadcasting system as a whole," said the High Representative's Senior Deputy (SDHR), Ambassador Martin Ney today. The SHDR was reacting to statements made at a press conference yesterday at whi [...]
09/08/2005
Time for Negotiating Police Reform is Running Out
Following the suspension of institutional negotiations on police reform until Monday, the High Representative warned that time for reaching an agreement is running out. An agreement on police reform must be reached in order for BiH to receive a green light to start negotiations on a Stabilization and Association Agreement by the tenth anniversary o [...]
09/08/2005
Statement: HR Says CoM Must Appoint SBS Director Tomorrow
The OHR urges the BiH Council of Ministers to finally appoint the Director and senior management of the State Border Service at its session tomorrow.
The SBS has been without leadership since 17 July due to undue political interference in the work of the Council of Ministers. As the world struggles with the threat of terrorism and BiH tries to tac [...]
09/01/2005
Statement: OHR Welcomes RSNA Support for Defence Reform
OHR welcomes the fact that the RSNA yesterday endorsed one of the outstanding reforms needed to make BiH ready for membership of PfP and NATO alliances. OHR is confident that the FBiH Parliament will do the same on 6 September.