OHR Press Releases
04/15/2003
Task Force Launches Five-Point Plan for Public Administration Reform
Public Administration reform will change the way citizens react with the state and save millions of KM in taxpayers’ money, BiH Justice Minister Slobodan Kovac said today at the inaugural meeting of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Public Administration Reform. The Task Force was set up to develop and implement reform proposals presented to, and [...]
04/11/2003
High Representative Urges Qualified Candidates to Apply for Top Civil Service Jobs
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Friday urged qualified candidates to put their names forward for senior positions that must now be filled in the BiH civil service. The High Representative endorsed remarks made earlier in the day by the Director of the BiH Civil Service Agency (BiH CSA), Jakob Finci. Mr Finci said that the process of fill [...]
04/11/2003
Draft Law on Notaries Presented in Brcko
The GTZ project team on Economic Law Reform, in cooperation with the OHR Brcko Legal Section, today presented the Draft Law on Notaries of the Brcko District to members of the Brcko District Judiciary, councilors, and private and government lawyers, at OHR Brcko.
The law, drafted by BiH experts under the chairmanship of an international expert, d [...]
04/10/2003
High Representative Welcomes Further NATO Engagement in Streamlining BiH Armed Forces
Rapid economic, political and military reform is a prerequisite for normalising Bosnia and Herzegovina and preparing the country for membership of NATO’s Partnership for Peace Programme as well as promoting further integration in European structures, the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said on Thursday. The High Representative was speaking in S [...]
04/04/2003
Supervisor Supports Brcko Government’s Efforts to Rebuild Arizona Market
Brcko District Government had planned to begin dismantling structures illegally built on public property along the Tuzla-Orasje road in the Arizona Market, on 3 April. The objective of this exercise was to clear space on which to build new infrastructure - including drainage pipes and a service road – in accordance with the Regulatory Plan of the M [...]
04/04/2003
Roundtable Participants Call on BiH Authorities to Take Immediate Steps on Restructuring the Power Sector
Rapid and fundamental reform of the BiH power industry will protect consumers, increase BiH export earnings, foster economic growth, and tackle the mismanagement and poor corporate governance uncovered by the recent Elektroprivreda audits, speakers at a roundtable in Sarajevo sponsored by USAID said today. Several speakers emphasised that, over the [...]
04/02/2003
High Representative Comments on Resignation of Mirko Sarovic from BiH Presidency
The Orao Arms-to-Iraq affair has done more damage to BiH’s international reputation than any other event since the end of the war, High Representative Paddy Ashdown said today. The High Representative was speaking to reporters following the announcement by Mirko Sarovic that he has resigned from the Presidency of BiH in order to take responsibility [...]
04/02/2003
High Representative Acts to Ensure that Military in BiH Are Under Effective Civilian Control
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Wednesday issued a series of Decisions which will address the systemic weaknesses in the civilian control over BiH’s armed forces, brought to light by investigations into the Orao Arms-for-Iraq affair and the related revelations that the VRS has spied on BiH citizens, politicians, International Organisatio [...]
04/01/2003
February 2003 PLIP Statistics
The PLIP agencies (OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC) wish to announce that the Property Law Implementation reached 76% throughout BiH as of the end of February 2003.
81% of claims were resolved in the Federation BiH; the Republika Srpska resolved 69% of the property claims while Brcko District resolved 79% of the property claims filed with the housing offi [...]
04/01/2003
High Representative Extends Ban on the Allocation of State-Owned Land
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, yesterday issued a Decision extending the ban on the allocation of state-owned land in BiH, first introduced by a Decision of the High Representative on 27 April 2000. The ban is extended until 15 May 2003, i.e. until the enactment of legislation, in particular the consolidated and harmonized Law on Construct [...]