02.06.2000

Agreement on Education for Returnees in Vares Primary School

Sarajevo, 02 June 2000 Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the agreement on the use of the Vares school building by both Croat and Bosniak primary school students, which was reached yesterday during his visit to Vares. Ambassador Hoffmann's meeting with Kemal Celebic, the Cantonal Minister of Education, his de [...]
30.05.2000

Meeting on the Implementation of the May 10 Education Agreement in the Federation

Sarajevo, 30 May 2000 The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the measures agreed today by the Cantonal Education Ministers with regard to the concrete implementation of the May 10 Education Agreement, as well as the constructive spirit in which the meeting was conducted. The meeting, held at the OHR, was open [...]
30.05.2000

Brcko Supervisor reinstates Eldin Mehic to Housing Commission

Brcko, 30 May 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has reinstated today Mr. Eldin Mehic to his former position as a voting member of the Multiethnic Housing Commission (MEHC). On 10 April 2000, Mr. Mehic was suspended from his position both as a voting member and as Secretary of the MEHC.
29.05.2000

Clarification

Sarajevo, 30 May 2000 Recently, counterfeit documents and erroneous reports have appeared which suggest that the High Representative issued a Decision annulling the Federation's requirement that occupancy right holders repossessing socially owned apartments that have been declared abandoned, must wait for two years before they can purchase the apar [...]
26.05.2000

High Representative appoints new Supervisor of Brcko District

Sarajevo, 26 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has today appointed Ambassador Gary Matthews his Deputy and Supervisor of the District of Brcko. The appointment goes into effect on Friday June 2. Well acquainted with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Matthews was most recently the Director of the OSCE Regional Center in Mostar. [...]
26.05.2000

Comprehensive Financial Assessment of BiH Water Sector Underway

Sarajevo, 26 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is pleased to announce that an extensive financial audit of the water sector in the Federation BiH and the Republika Srpska, funded by a donation the European Commission, began this week. At the request of the High Representative, British experts will undertake a financial review an [...]
26.05.2000

Supervisor appoints new members of the interim Government of the Brcko District

Brcko, 26 May 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has issued today an Order appointing Mr. Nikola Ristic as Head of the Public Records Department of the interim Government of the Brcko District and Mr. Osman Osmanovic as Head of the District Revenue Agency of the Brcko District. Both positions became vacant last April, as a result of t [...]
25.05.2000

TV Address by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch

Sarajevo, 25 May 2000 (Scheduled to be broadcast Thursday evening by RTV BiH, RT RS, OBN and Radio Fern.) Good evening. You are certainly familiar with the main conclusions of the Conference in Brussels: urgent need for economic reform, accelerated return, and the establishment of a modern state with an efficient government. These are the objecti [...]
23.05.2000

High Representative removes further obstacles to private sector development

Sarajevo, 23 May 2000 On 22 May, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, took two measures to advance economic reform. First, he removed Mr. Stiepo Andrijic, President of the Management Board of the Federation Privatization Agency. And second, he issued a Decision amending the banking laws in each of the Entities. As the High Representative ha [...]