OHR Press Releases

Speaking in meetings at the summit of regional leaders in Dubrovnik yesterday and today, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko stressed that BiH political leaders must adopt a new approach so that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not left behind as the rest of the region progresses.

Serbian President Boris Tadic's visit to Sarajevo is another positive step in the Western Balkans' long journey of post war recovery and reconciliation, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today during a meeting with President Tadic in Sarajevo.

Citizens have ultimate power in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When citizens lobby, campaign, complain, argue, and shine a spotlight on their representatives they can create change, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko told a conference in Sarajevo today.

“If Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to achieve EU membership and if the citizens of this country are to start enjoying EU standards of living – then, obviously, EU policies have to be implemented,” High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko told a conference in Sarajevo today.

The priority in Bosnia and Herzegovina is to form a coalition government that can tackle the economic crisis and get the country back on the road to Europe, High Representative and EU Special Representative told a conference in Vienna today chaired by European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s renewable energy sector is ripe for international investment. BiH citizens will benefit from this – but only if energy policy is sensible, transparent and rapidly deployed, EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today.

It makes sense for the BiH authorities to implement the reforms laid out in the European Partnership and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement because these reforms will improve living conditions even before membership is achieved, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today.

Meeting with the US State Department’s Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Gordon, in Sarajevo today, High Representative/EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko welcomed recent progress in forming the State parliament but expressed serious concern over the fact that there was still no agreement on a new BiH [...]

A renewed focus on parliamentary and government business can open a new chapter in BiH politics, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said in Sarajevo today.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) Valentin Inzko discussed the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina with David Lidington, the UK Minister of State for Europe, in Sarajevo today. The HR/EUSR Inzko outlined that scant progress in forming the state level authorities is having a detrimental effect on BiH c [...]