16.06.2000

Higher Education Coordination Board Established

Sarajevo, 16 June 2000 The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the establishment of the national Higher Education Coordination Board by the Entity Ministers of Education and members of the academic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday. For more than two years, the Council of Europe and UNESCO in coope [...]
15.06.2000

Resolving the Issue of Land Ownership in BiH

Sarajevo, 15 June 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the German Corporation for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) will hold a joint seminar at Jahorina this Friday, June 16, to review the new draft Law on Land Registry with the responsible Entity Ministers, and discuss the measures that need to be taken to ensure the successful impleme [...]
14.06.2000

OHR pozdravlja napredak u radu vlasti Hercegovacko-neretvanske zupanije

Mostar, 14. lipnja 2000. OHR je zadovoljan sto moze izvijestiti o uspjehu u pregovorima odrzanim tijekom prethodnih tjedana izmedju OHR- a te predstavnika zupanije i grada Mostara. Ishod pregovora je rjesavanje svih prijepornih tocaka glede nacrta Zakona o lokalnoj samoupravi i Zakona o raspodjeli prihoda, te se ocekuje da ih Zupanijska Skupst [...]
13.06.2000

International Ferry Service to be Established in Brcko

Sarajevo, 13 June 2000 International Ferry Service will be established at the International Border Crossing Brcko - Gunja between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia on Thursday, 15 June, at 13.00 hours Among others, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Ralph Johnson, the Brcko Supervisor and Deputy High Representative, Gary Mat [...]
12.06.2000

Brcko Supervisor meets Povratak

Brcko, 12 June 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Gary Matthews, has held a meeting today with representatives of the DP's Association Provratak at their request. The meeting provided for a useful and constructive first exchange between Ambassador Matthews and the members of Povratak.
12.06.2000

Amendments to the Republika Srpska Judicial Reform Laws

Sarajevo, 12 June 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision amending Law on Courts and Court Services and the Law on Prosecutors of the Republika Srpska. These Laws, adopted at the RS National Assembly's tenth session, were designed to remove the direct influence of the executive and legislative branches of the gover [...]
09.06.2000

SNS Dispute

Sarajevo, 09 June 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina are aware of reports claiming that the vote of confidence taken by the SNS on Mrs. Plavsic's leadership was inconsistent with the party statutes. The OHR and OSCE believe this is an issue for the courts to decide. However, with the deadline f [...]
07.06.2000

High Representative concerned about Tax Inspection of Dnevni Avaz

Sarajevo, 07 June 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is concerned about the motives for yesterday's inspection of Dnevni Avaz's printing house and accounting documentation by the Federation Tax Police. The High Representative has noted the ongoing dispute between the SDA and Dnevni Avaz.
05.06.2000

OHR and OSCE Call on Vasic to Uphold Rule of Law

Vasic's Conduct Calls into Question the Role of his Ministry Sarajevo, 05 June 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina condemn the June 1 press statement by Mr. Rajko Vasic, Republika of Srpska's Minister of Information, in which he called for the public prosecution of journalists in Republika Srpsk [...]
05.06.2000

Privatization Monitoring Commission Ceases Operations

Sarajevo, 05 June 2000 The Privatization Monitoring Commission (PMC), which was established by the High Representative in June 1998, ceased its operations at the end of May. The main objective of the PMC was the monitoring of the privatization process to ensure it was conducted in accordance with the principles espoused in the Dayton Peace Agreemen [...]