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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. [...]
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 [...]
22.05.2000
Canton 10 Officials Removed
Sarajevo, 23 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the OSCE Head of Mission, Robert Barry, have removed from office the Governor and Prime Minister of Canton 10, Ivan Ivic and Mirko Mihaljevic. The dismissed officials were informed of this decision, yesterday, Monday May 22nd, 2000. Both Mr.
22.05.2000
High Representative addresses EU’s General Affairs Council
Brussels, 22 May 2000 Today the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, addressed the General Affairs Council of the European Union (EU). He briefed the foreign ministers of the 15 EU member states on the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the strategic priorities he has proposed to be endorsed at the Conference of the Peace Impleme [...]
18.05.2000
Brcko Supervisor Farrand Departs BiH
Sarajevo, 18 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is grateful to the Brcko Supervisor and Deputy High Representative, Bill Farrand, for his tireless efforts to create lasting peace and a spirit of tolerance in Brcko. Ambassador Farrand has informed the High Representative that he would like to leave his posting at the end of May af [...]
18.05.2000
Supervisor Farrand announces his departure from Brcko
Brcko, 18 May 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, has announced that he will leave his post at the end of May. The Supervisor has informed the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, of his decision. After more than three years in Brcko, Supervisor Farrand feels that his main tasks have been accomplished.
18.05.2000
Regulation of Party Financing in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, 18 May 2000 The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, commends the BiH Parliament party leaders for the initiative they showed at today's meeting at which the issue of political party financing in BiH was discussed. The OHR presented its thoughts on how state level legislation should be designed to regulate pol [...]
18.05.2000
Federation Law on Judicial and Prosecutorial Service
Sarajevo, 18 May 2000 Yesterday the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Decision imposing the Law on Judicial and Prosecutorial Service in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The implementation of this Law will contribute to the depoliticisation of the judiciary and the establishment of an effective and politically independent c [...]
17.05.2000
OHR condemns attack against Krunoslav Vukovic
Sarajevo, 17 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative condemns the recent attack against the Governor of the Posavina Canton, Krunoslav Vukovic, in Donja Mahala near Orasje. The OHR welcomes the fact that an investigation is underway and expects it to be carried out quickly and efficiently, and the perpetrator to be prosecuted vigorously. The [...]