OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 13 October 2000 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, his Deputy for Economic Affairs, Daniel Besson, the Resident Representative of the World Bank, Joseph Ingram, and the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bruno de Schaetzen, discussed the proposed Amendments to the Federation Law on Pensions [...]

Sarajevo, 13 October 2000 The High Representative today appointed the members of the Interim Board which will replace the Municipal Assembly and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Zepce municipality as required under his decision of October 6th. The decision will finally remove the parallel structures from the Zepce municipality and ensure that Zepc [...]

Sarajevo, 13 October 2000 Financial Times 12 October 2000 "Personal View" If Yugoslavia is to be accepted by others, it must start recognising its neighbors' sovereignty, says Wolfgang Petritsch It is time to deflate the champagne atmosphere in Belgrade.

Sarajevo, 12 October 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday removed the three Demining Commissioners Mr. Enes Cengic, Mr. Milos Krstic and Mr. Berislav Pusic from office following investigations into de-mining operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Sarajevo, 11 October 2000 The Office of the High Representative urges the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications, the Council of Ministers and the BiH Parliamentary Assembly to move quickly and adopt a law creating a state court before the November 11 elections. At present, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have no judicial redress in areas [...]

Sarajevo, 06 October 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a Decision to integrate the municipality of Zepce, which will put an end to years of lawlessness and illegal parallel structures, the legacy of the Bosniak-Croat war there.

Results of Freedom of Information Consulting Process Announced

Sarajevo, 05 October 2000 The Office of the High Representative welcomed today the announcement by the German government that it plans to provide 3 million DEM to fund tax reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These funds are likely to increase further to a total of 10 million DEM. Tax reform is urgently needed to lay the foundations of a modern market [...]

Mostar, 05 October 2000 OHR welcomes today's opening of the Prekaja elementary school as a branch of "Dr. Ivan Mertz" school located in Drvar. After a period of negotiations between Drvar Municipal authorities, Cantonal authorities and the IC an agreement which made this event possible was reached.

Sarajevo, 03 October 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today addressed members of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, including NATO Secretary-General Lord Roberston, by video-link to support the case for the continued presence of SFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force, here in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All NATO member states are u [...]