OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 28 April 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met today in Sarajevo with Council of Europe Rapporteurs Laszlo Surjan, of the Political Affairs Committee, and Ms. Anneli Jaatteenmaki of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee to discuss progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina on meeting the preconditions for accession to [...]

Sarajevo, 27 April 2000 Today the High Representative, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Decision that obliges municipalities to ensure that the re-allocation of socially owned property, which is the patrimony of all the citizens of the municipality, to include those refugees and displaced persons who were formerly domiciled in the municipali [...]

Today, the High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch visited Tuzla to meet with Cantonal authorities, the SDP leadership, and view the Podrinje Identification Project. The High Representative said he was pleased to learn about the positive developments in the Canton to make government more accountable and transparent.

Sarajevo, 26 April 2000 This morning, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Ralph Johnson, met with Zivko Radisic, Member of the BiH Joint Presidency. They discussed the upcoming selection of candidates for the new Council of Ministers. Ambassador Johnson urged Presidency Member Radisic to put forth highly qualified candidates who would strengt [...]

Sarajevo, 21 April 2000 With the final results of the 2000 Municipal Elections now in, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, would like to congratulate the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and their electoral authorities, on the creditable way that this crucial exercise in democracy has been carried out. All the signs are that the people of [...]

Sarajevo, 21 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative wishes to remind the public, once again, that the deadline for registration for the privatization process in the RS has been extended to 19 May 2000 in a number of selected places. This will enable a significant number of eligible citizens - in particular displaced persons and refugees - [...]

Sarajevo, 19 April 2000 This morning, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met in Sarajevo with Javier Solana, the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Chris Patten, the European Commissioner for External Relations. They discussed current affairs related to the Dayton peace process, such as the municipal electi [...]

Sarajevo, 18 April 2000 "Contrary to recent press reports, the World Bank does not recommend nor is it aware of any policy that will reduce the actual cash payments pensioners currently receive from the Pension Funds. The World Bank and the Office of the High Representative have been working with the Federation Government on pension reforms to impr [...]

Sarajevo, 18 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina express their deepest concern over an abusive leaflet that was distributed throughout Livno last week, insulting both the persons and the work of the editor-in-chief of the independent radio station 'Studio N', Frano Mioc, and one of its jou [...]

Sarajevo, 18 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative welcomes the decision by the Government of Republika Srpska to extend the deadline for the registration for the privatization process in the RS until 19 May 2000 in a number of selected places.