OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 14 December 1999 On 14 Dec 99, the 21 member Council of RTV FBiH met for the first time at OHR. The High Representative introduced the meeting with the following statement: I want to take this opportunity to welcome you here on the occasion of the inaugural meeting of the Council of Federation TV.

Sarajevo, 14 December 1999 These are crucial days for the draft Election Law as it is debated by the BiH Parliamentary Assembly. In that context the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, would like to clarify a number of points that seem to have caused confusion. First, the High Representative confirms that the Election Law is fully constitution [...]

The High Representative wishes to express his deepest condolences to the people of the Republic of Croatia on the death of President Tudjman. The High Representative also extends his heartfelt sympathy to the family of President Tudjman. OHR Press Release, Sarajevo, 11 December

Sarajevo, 10 December 1999 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has issued a Decision extending by four months the December 19 deadline for filing claims for the restoration of occupancy rights to socially owned apartments in Republika Srpska.

Sarajevo, 10 December 1999 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Legal Opinion declaring the de facto municipality of Skelani unconstitutional, and consequently abolished it. The so-called municipality of Skelani was created by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in 1992, but never recognized by the International Commun [...]

Sarajevo, 8 December 1999 Today, the Federation Ombudsmen released an investigative report on property matters in Stolac and Capljina at a press conference attended by Senior Deputy High Representative Matei Hoffmann. The Ombudsmen's investigation was conducted this summer at the request of the Senior Deputy High Representative, and supported by th [...]

Sarajevo, 7 December 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision, naming the entire Governing Council of the Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to expedite the establishment of genuine public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Federation in particular. The High Rep [...]

Sarajevo, 3 December 1999 Representatives from Transparency International visited Sarajevo today in order to meet international and local personnel involved in combatting corruption. The purpose of the visit was to obtain information for the eventual establishment of a Transparency International Chapter in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Transparency Inter [...]

Sarajevo, 3 December 1999 Following yesterday's press conference, OHR would like to issue a clarification concerning the New York Declaration. While it is true that the Presidency did not sign the document, it is disingenuous to suggest that this fact in any way invalidates it. The Declaration was officially submitted by the Presidency to the Unite [...]

Brussels, 30 November 1999 The PIC Steering Board at the level of Political Directors met in Brussels on 30 November 1999 with the High Representative. The Steering Board and the High Representative welcomed the commitments made by the BiH Presidency in the New York Declaration and in the agreed Principles on the Establishment of a State Border Ser [...]