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Sarajevo, 15 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, together with all of his staff, wish to extend their heartfelt condolences to the families of the 44 people killed in the tragic bus crash near Kakanj on Saturday. They sincerely hope that 11 other people, who were badly injured in the accident, make a speedy recovery. The High Repr [...]

Sarajevo, 12 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision amending the Framework Law on Privatisation of Enterprises and Banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina to protect investors from restitution claims. The Decision tackles the result of the combination of two problems, which had a deterrent effect on potential inve [...]

Sarajevo, 12 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the UN Mission in BiH condemn in the strongest possible terms yesterday's violent incident in Bratunac, where several buses carrying pre-war Bosniak residents were stoned by an angry mob. The freedom of movement in BiH is guaranteed under Annex 6 of the DPA - as is the freedom of peace [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 Today the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, addressed the Permanent Council of the OSCE in Vienna. He discussed the question of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other issues related to BiH's future. The High Representative spoke out in favor of holding general elections this autumn under the OSCE mandate [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 On May 23 and 24, a Conference of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at the ministerial level will be held in Brussels, co-hosted by the Portuguese EU Presidency, the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and the European Commission. This is the fifth PIC Conference since the PIC was [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative, the OSCE Mission to BiH and UNHCR together with UNMIBH and CRPC have launched the "RESPECT" campaign, to promote the implementation of property legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The International Community wants to stress that RESPECT is essential in the whole property implementation [...]

Sarajevo, 09 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Robert Barry, have reminded the BiH Parliament of its continuing responsibility to adopt an election law. They sent a letter underlining this obligation to the Collegium of the BiH House of Representatives last F [...]

Sarajevo, 07 May 2000 Corruption and organized crime have been repeatedly identified as obstacles to the successful implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Money laundering, inseparable part of organized crime and corruption, is an effort to conceal the illicit source of money in order to legitimize it for further profit making. The global pr [...]

Sarajevo, 05 May 2000 The third and final meeting of the Interim Coordinating Board for the Training of Judges and Prosecutors concluded in Neum yesterday. Important steps were taken towards the setting up of Training Institutes in the Repulika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Draft laws will shortly be finalised for presentation to [...]

Mostar, 05. svibnja 2000. Ured Visokog predstavnika (Jug) i Svjetska banka izrazavaju svoje zadovoljstvo danasnjom uspjesnom sjednicom novoosnovanoga Upravnoga odbora buduceg ujedinjenog mostarskog poduzeca za vodoopskrbu "Vodovod". Ova je sjednica, na kojoj su sudjelovali i hrvatski i bosnjacki predstavnici, bila uvjet za ostvarivanje kreditne lin [...]