OHR Press Releases
06/17/2003
High Representative Meets US Secretary of Defence
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, was in Washington yesterday for a number of high level meetings. In separate meetings the High Representative met with the US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, Mark Grossman, the National Security Council’s Senior Director for European Affairs, Daniel [...]
06/17/2003
New amendments to accelerate Property law implementation
The Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OSCE, OHR, UNHCR and CRPC) note the recent publication of the property law amendments, passed by the High Representative, in the Entity Official Gazettes. The Amendments introduce a number of significant changes on issues such as multiple occupants and alternative accommodation availabi [...]
06/15/2003
High Representative visits Washington and London
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Friday travelled to New York and will today continue on to Washington on the first leg of a ten-day international tour. From the USA the High Representative will travel via London to the EU summit in Thessaloniki. The tour will end with a meeting with the Pope during the Pope’s visit to Banja Luka on Sunda [...]
06/12/2003
High Representative Reaction Following Failure To Appoint Canton 7 Government
"By voting against forming a government in Canton 7, the SDA and the SBiH have turned their backs on the citizens who elected them, a full eight months ago" the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said yesterday following the failure of the Canton 7 Parliament to elect a Government. He added that "the citizens of Canton 7 cannot afford to wait any [...]
06/11/2003
Unsuccessful District Public Companies Will Be Restructured
The experience of privatization of Brcko District of BiH public companies has confirmed that not all of the companies that the District has inherited can be sold in their present state. Rather than liquidate them entirely, such companies may be restructured, to save as much as possible of the companies’ commercial potential.
One of the most pain [...]
06/11/2003
RTV BiH Liquidation Decision of the Broadcasting Agent
Pursuant to the Decision of the High Representative in May 2002 regarding the liquidation of RTV BiH, it is announced that the liquidation process has been concluded with the issuance of the Broadcasting Agent/Liquidator’s Decision on the Liquidation of RTV BiH. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and technical resources of the former broadcaster [...]
06/10/2003
Brcko Supervisor Appoints the Head of Department for Public Works in the Government of the Brcko District of BiH
Brcko Supervisor Henry L. Clarke today appointed Mr. Kasim Delalic Head of Department for Public Works in the Brcko District Government.
Mr. Delalic was selected through a public competition and the recommendation of the government panel headed by the Mayor of the Brcko District, to serve until elections are held for the Assembly of the Brcko Dis [...]
06/09/2003
High Representative Calls for BiH Debate on the Cost of Government
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Monday called on the people of BiH to ask fundamental questions about how much their governments and public administration cost – and how much they actually deliver.
The High Representative said tough decisions would have to be made if the present effort to reform BiH’s cumbersome and expensive public adm [...]
06/06/2003
Brcko Supervisor Launches Public Debate on District Election Law
Brcko Supervisor Henry L. Clarke today presented the draft Election Law of the Brcko District of BiH to the Brcko District Assembly councilors, members of the District Government, political-party representatives, media representatives and the public.
In his presentation, Ambassador Clarke laid out the specifics of the Law, and explained that it s [...]
06/05/2003
PLIP Statistics for April 2003
The PLIP agencies (OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC) announced today that 80 % of property claims have been resolved throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina as of the end of April 2003.
84% of the property claims have been resolved in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Republika Srpska resolved 74% of its property claims, while Brcko District reached [...]