OHR Press Releases

04/16/2000

Appointment of Auditors for the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, 15 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative welcomes the appointments of the auditors for the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Parliamentary Assembly this week. Establishing audit institutions, as an independent system of auditing financial activities of all levels of government, is one of the principal elements of instituti [...]
04/14/2000

Supervisory Order on the Financial System of the Brcko District
Brcko, 14 April 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, issued yesterday, 13 April 2000, an Order regulating the Financial System of the Brcko District. The purpose of this Order is to ensure that the District has full control of its own finances.
04/10/2000

Decease of Luka Puric
Brcko, 10 April 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, and the entire staff of OHR-North have learned today with deep shock and sadness the death of Mr. Luka Puric, Head of the Public Records Department of the interim Government of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Supervisor and his staff express sincerest condolences to [...]
04/07/2000

OHR Presents Draft Federation Forest Law
Sarajevo, 07 April 2000 Today, the Office of the High Representative formally presented a draft Law on Forests and Forest Land to the Federation Government. At present, the forests of the Federation of BiH, one of the country's most important natural resources, are not being properly managed.
04/06/2000

OHR(S) Disappointment with the Mostar City Administration Session
Mostar, 06 April 2000 Judge Finn Lynghjem expressed his serious concern and dissatisfaction with today's session of the City Administration when a full commitment on the World Bank Water Project, worth 12 mil. $ was supposed to be made. This did not happen but it was decided, at a time when all deadlines are expiring, to undertake additional time-c [...]
04/05/2000

OHR and UNMBIH demand resolution of the Zepce problem
Sarajevo, 5 April 2000 On 3 April 2000, Senior Deputy High Representative Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann and United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jacques Paul Klein demanded that Zenica-Doboj Canton Prime Minister Vehid Sahinovic establish a specific police and judicial jurisdiction for Zepce municipality in parts of Maglaj [...]
04/05/2000

High Representative addresses the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe
Sarajevo, 05 April 2000 In Strasbourg today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, delivered a speech to the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe. The High Representative made clear that he considers Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the Council of Europe to be of the utmost importance: it will be an crucial milestone on [...]
04/03/2000

Ante Barisic is removed from office
Sarajevo, 03 April 2000 This morning, a letter signed by the High Representative and the OSCE Head of Mission was delivered to Mr. Ante Barisic, Minister of Internal Affairs in Canton 10, informing him that he has been removed from office. Mr. Barisic was removed from his important position of public trust because he has abused his power by persist [...]
03/31/2000

Stability Pact: High Representative says BiH must now compete for funds
Sarajevo, 31 March 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomed the outcome of the Regional Funding Conference for South-Eastern Europe held in Brussels March 29-30, 2000. "The generous pledges of the International Community - which exceeded expectations - demonstrate the considerable continuing interest in the Balkans.