OHR related Interviews
02/15/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH: “Kosovo’s independence will not cause instability in BiH”
"Kosovo's independence will not cause instability in Bosnia-Hercegovina. There is no potential for this, although I do not rule out that some individuals will seek to abuse this act. I expect politicians to demonstrate responsible behaviour, while the international community will not allow for any instability here. Bosnia-Hercegovina does not depen [...]
01/31/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH: “I do not want to be the general after the battle”
Bosnia is unique in terms of the complexity of its system of government, and the way in which the Federation is organised is certainly not a model of functionality and simplicity. It is a vicious circle, which demands the re-opening of Dayton…
01/29/2008
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative in BiH: “BiH cannot be held hostage by Kosovo”
The fact that the budget has not been adopted even at the second attempt is certainly bad news and, of course, it could slow down the development of institutions of crucial importance for BiH. As things stand right now, it is realistic to expect that such institutions will be under tremendous pressure to implement a one-year program within a maximu [...]
12/28/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative/EU Special Representative in BiH: “In BiH, nobody is telling the whole truth”
High Representative Miroslav Lajčak summarizes the past year for Start, explaining why we deserved the much-vaunted initialing, how he felt in Stanković's company, whether we can expect a new wave of price rises, when we will become part of Europe, how citizens should communicate with politicians, how prime ministers should communicate wi [...]
12/12/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for BiH/EU Special Representative
In his interview with “Novosti”, the High Representative of the International Community in BiH said that the recent crisis was not as dramatic as was reported:
12/07/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative for BiH “BiH is not a hostage of Kosovo”
He has more power than many heads of states. The Slovak diplomat can change laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina and even remove a president. The position of the High Representative of the international community gives him these capacities. There is another function written on Miroslav Lajcak’s business card. As a Special Representative of the European U [...]
11/24/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative/High Representative for BiH: “My Measures are Achieving the Desired Results”
The IC's High Representative for BiH, Miroslav Lajčak, claims in an interview given to the Serb News Agency /SRNA/ that his 19 October measures are yielding results and they were not the cause of price increases; he announces he will not ignore an agreement reached by the parliamentarians and calls on the Chair of the CoM of BiH «in resignatio [...]
11/07/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for BiH/EU Special Representative: “The Crisis in BiH Has Nothing to Do with Kosovo”
The Slovakian diplomat Miroslav Lajcak, the actual High Representative in BiH, has gained his knowledge of the Balkans through several-year schooling in Moscow.
10/22/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative / EU Special Representative for BiH: “This can no longer be tolerated”
Slovak Miroslav Lajčák, 44, the High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaks about the politics of blockage employed by nationalistic politicians in a multi-ethnic state.
09/21/2007
Lajčák: Without police reform, the door to the EU will be closed
Lidove noviny: Even more than a decade after the Balkan conflict ended, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still grappling with a number of problems. Which is the biggest one?