OHR Press Releases

High Representative Christian Schmidt took part in the meeting of the “Friends of the Western Balkans Group” in Rome. The meeting, also attended by the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, focused on the economic prospects and the EU integration of the region.

High Representative Christian Schmidt met today with Kyriakos Hadjiyianni, Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Special Representative on Southeast Europe, and Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH Brian Aggeler. The primary focus of the meeting was on election integrity reforms and the priorities necessary for BiH to initiate EU members [...]

High Representative Christian Schmidt welcomes the increased efforts by domestic political actors, including in the BiH Parliament, following his call in December to collaboratively adopt necessary changes to the election law to ensure the integrity of elections. It is the duty of the politicians responsible in BiH to deliver after almost 15 years [...]

During his visit to London yesterday, High Representative Christian Schmidt briefed the UK House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The High Representative underscored the critical need for the leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina to prioritize reforms and move towards Euro-Atlantic in [...]

Every person has the fundamental right to live freely and without fear of discrimination or harm in every corner of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Disturbing incidents targeting and intimidating returnees in various parts of BiH that occurred over the last few days stand in stark contrast to the progress achieved over the past three decades of post-war re [...]

High Representative Christian Schmidt reiterated that a celebration of 9 January as the Day of Republika Srpska is a clear and direct failure to implement the final and binding decisions of the BiH Constitutional Court as well as the decisions of the High Representative of 1 July 2023.

High Representative Christian Schmidt extends his congratulations to the BiH Ministry of Defense and members of the BiH Armed Forces on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the creation of the BiH AF.

During his visit to Paris, High Representative Christian Schmidt highlighted the imperative for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s leadership to sustain and bolster the country’s efforts on its Euro-Atlantic path.