OHR related Interviews
02/05/2009
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH: “Dodik is paying the price for his statements”
He does not want to talk about his successor – except to confirm that he will be an EU citizen and someone who is well familiar with the region. He recommends a more precise mandate and specified expectations of PIC, admits that OHR still has work to do in BiH, but that there is no common position as to how and when it should finish it…
01/13/2009
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH: “This Year is a Crucial One for BiH”
The last year was pretty disappointing considering that nearly nothing was done after the signing of the SAA. To a large extent, 2009 will be the crucial year for BiH. All the countries in the region are making intensive efforts to accelerate their alignment with the European Union. Montenegro has already submitted its application for membership, a [...]
01/12/2009
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH “BiH must not fall behind its neighbours”
Bosnia and Herzegovina's political environment is standing in the way of progress, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak says. In an interview with SETimes correspondent Antonio Prlenda, Lajcak discussed the hurdles the country will face this year.
11/10/2008
Miroslav Lajčák’s exclusive interview for www.reci.ba: «New EU strategy for BiH»
The very fact that EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Defense must discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina shows the gravity of the situation. It has been emphasized on a number of occasions that the signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement was a big and positive step in the relations between the EU and BiH. However, attacks on s [...]
10/13/2008
Interview with Miroslav Lajčák in DER SPIEGEL: “Red Line”
Nationalist parties have again claimed victory at the municipal elections in Bosnia. Has the concept of a multiethnic state of Croats, Muslims and Serbs definitely failed?
05/15/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative / EU Special Representative in BiH: “Competition between the Entities and neglecting the State will not get you far”
Mr. Lajčak, beside BH visitors of this site, a number of people from around the world including BH diaspora, will be reading this interview, your words, messages... If you were to describe BiH today from your point of view and to comment on the developments here, what would you say?
03/27/2008
Radio-Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative/EU Special Representative in BiH
Good evening dear listeners. Here we are with another episode of «Aktuelno sa…», and our guest today is the High Representative of the International Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Miroslav Lajčák. Unlike our other shows, due to the commitments of Mr. Lajčák, this show is being taped and will not be broadcast live.
03/05/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative/EU Special Representative in BiH: “EU image in Bosnia intact, says international envoy”
The desire to be part of the EU is still very popular amongst all Bosnians, despite Kosovo's recent declaration of independence and the anti-Western protests that followed in Republika Srpska – Bosnia's Serb entity - the international community's high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has said.
03/05/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative/EU Special Representative in BiH: “Lajčak: Kosovo and BiH are not linked”
High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajčak said today that Kosovo and BiH were not linked in any way and reiterated that no entity had the right to secede from BiH.