14.06.2001

High Representative congratulates Jozo Krizanovic, new Chair of Presidency

Sarajevo, 14 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today congratulated President Jozo Krizanovic on assuming the position of Chair of the BiH Presidency and expressed his best wishes for success. The High Representative emphasised the need for a joint effort of the Presidency and the Council of Ministers to advance the work of the [...]
14.06.2001

The Wall Street Journal: “We Must Stay the Course in BiH”

Sarajevo, 14 June 2001 The Office of the High Representative would like to draw the attention of the media and the public to the following article in the Wall Street Journal, which was published this Tuesday, 12 June 2001. The Wall Street Journal 12 June 2001 We must stay the Course in BiH By Wolfgang Petritsch, The pace of change in Bosnia and Her [...]
11.06.2001

Komentar supervizora za Brčko, Henry L. Clarke-a na skupćinsko razmatranje Zakona o osnovnoj i srednjoškolskoj naobrazbi, 9. lipnja 2001. godine

Nažalost, Skupćina Brčko Distrikta nije usvojila Zakon o naobrazbi, unatoč njegovoj važnosti za predstojeću narednu školsku godinu. Vođena je, međutim, debata o predloženim amandmanima. Skupćina je odlučila da se ovaj Zakon ponovo razmatra na sljedećoj sjednici. Do tada će (a) Vlada Brčkog pripremiti opći plan za provedbu Zakona, i (b) poslanici [...]
06.06.2001

High Representative decides SPRA between RS and FRY does not violate vital interests

Sarajevo, 06 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today concluded that the Agreement on the Establishment of Special Parallel Relations (SPRA) between the Republika Srpska and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia does not constitute a threat to the vital interests of any of the Constituent Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
01.06.2001

Joint Statement on Stolac

Mostar, 01 June 2001 The Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Colin Munro, chaired a meeting at the office of OHR (South) on Friday, 1 June. The Mayor of Stolac, Dr. Zdravko Kuzman, the Mostar Mufti, Hadzi Seid ef. Smajkic, Don Rajko Markovic from the Stolac Parish, Deputy Commander of MND SE, Brigadier General Castro, the Regional Commander IPTF [...]
30.05.2001

High Representative calls to fight corruption in BiH

Sarajevo, 30 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, after conferring with his Special Auditor for the Federation, has today called upon all authorities in BiH to increase their commitment to the fight against corruption. The High Representative is concerned that Bosnia and Herzegovina's public finance system continues to suffer from [...]
29.05.2001

One fourth of property claims have been resolved

Sarajevo, 29 May 2001 Sarajevo, 29 May 2001 - 25% of property claims have resulted in repossessions and 50% have been decided upon, according to the April statistics released today by the Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (UNHCR, OSCE, OHR, UNMIBH and CRPC). These results represent an important benchmark in the implementatio [...]
28.05.2001

High Representative sends condolences to family and friends of Murat Badic

Sarajevo, 28 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, extends his heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Murat Badic, who died last Saturday. Mr Badic had been in a coma as a result of the attack that he suffered during the riots in Banja Luka, on May 07th. The International Community and the High Representative urge the RS [...]