OHR Press Releases
03/16/2020
OHR calls on citizens to respect preventative measures related to COVID-19 outbreak
High Representative Valentin Inzko fully supports the coordinated actions of all levels of government in BiH aimed at preventing the further outbreak of COVID-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
03/10/2020
Partnership between public, private and civil sectors essential to ensuring a bright future for Brčko District
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor Michael Scanlan met on Sunday with representatives of the Brčko-based NGO network “Promote Positive” to discuss how the civil sector can contribute to reversing the negative trends, including corruption, that have dominated life in Brčko the past years.
03/08/2020
High Representative congratulates critically the International Women’s Day
The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, congratulates all women in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the occasion of 8 March, International Women’s Day. He uses this opportunity to emphasize the pressing need for greater inclusion of women in everyday political and socioeconomic currents of this country, especially in the public sector.
02/26/2020
The perspective of reforms in Brčko District is attracting international interest
Together with Turkish Ambassador to BiH Haldun Koç, Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor Michael Scanlan met with the leadership of the District Government and Assembly, and visited the Brčko Port, whose EBRD and EU-funded modernization process will begin in July.
02/25/2020
Statement by the HR Valentin Inzko: State Officials are not Entity Representatives
The High Representative wishes to comment on the attendance of the state-level officials at the gathering on 20 February 2020 in the RS Government Administrative Centre in East Sarajevo organized by Mr. Dodik.
02/20/2020
Paris: High Representative visits French Foreign Ministry
High Representative Valentin Inzko met in Paris with Nicolas Delacoste, Deputy Director for Continental Europe of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
02/20/2020
Elections in Brčko should be about the well-being of its citizens
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan met yesterday in Brčko with Brčko Assembly Speaker Esed Kadrić, Deputy Speaker Ivo Filipović, and Deputy Brčko Mayor Anto Domić.
02/06/2020
HR Inzko meets European Commissioner for Justice Reynders
During his visit to Brussels this week, High Representative Valentin Inzko met with European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders to discuss the current state of affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s judiciary, and the lack of respect for the rule of law in the domestic political arena.
01/31/2020
Joint statement by the Embassy of the United States and the OHR
In their joint November letter to Tuzla Canton authorities, U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Eric Nelson and High Representative Valentin Inzko cautioned against actions that enable direct political control of the police, as meaningful independence and objectivity are essential to the proper functioning of public safety institutions.
01/29/2020
Scanlan: 2020 Must Show Tangible Outputs if Hope for Brcko’s Prosperous Future is to be Restored
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan met with Brčko authorities, officials and business community representatives to discuss their work to restore fiscal responsibility, develop infrastructure and stimulate growth of the private sector