27.07.2000

International Community condemns Janja Violence

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 The Office of the High Representative, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations Mission to Bosnia and Herzegowina and the UNHCR thoroughly condemn the serious incidents in Janja of the last few days. This outbreak of violence against returnees and the implementation of the property laws is disgraceful an [...]
27.07.2000

High Representative Ends Mandate of RTRS Board of Govenors

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Decision ending the mandate of the current Board of Governors of RTRS and at the same time naming a new one. This Decision was taken in view of the failure of the Republika Srpska authorities to meet several deadlines to pass new legislation for RTRS. The new Board [...]
27.07.2000

Removal of Ramiz Dzaferovic

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has removed Mr Ramiz Dzaferovic from his positions of Director of the Federation Tax Administration and member of the Management Board of the Payment Bureau. As Director of the Federation Tax Administration, Mr Dzaferovic, through acts of personal misconduct, impeded the eco [...]
27.07.2000

OHR welcomes Council of Ministers Decision on Single Passport for BiH

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 The Council of Ministers today approved the amendments to the Law on Passports. The amendments envisage a single, neutral passport for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The single passport is a requirement from the 1998 Madrid Declaration of the Peace Implementation Council and the Presidency committed itself to the creation of a singl [...]
27.07.2000

Property Law Implementation Statistics

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 Given the importance of the implementation of the property laws, the International Community has decided to publish on a monthly basis statistics on progress in property law implementation in each municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
27.07.2000

Dr Dragan Gasic resigns as International Administrator of RTRS

Sarajevo, 27 July 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the International Administrator of RTRS, Dragan Gasic, are of the opinion that the time has come for the start of a new phase in the restructuring of RTRS. After fundamental changes made to RTRS in the last two and a half years, the broadcaster should now prepare intensively fo [...]