Saopćenja za javnost
13.01.2000
Clarification to RS CRPC Law
Sarajevo, 13 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision clarifying the Serbian wording of an article in the RS Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees (CRPC).
13.01.2000
High Representative welcomes agreement on BiH airspace
Sarajevo, 13 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, warmly welcomes the agreements reached over the last few days on control of the upper airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be released for civil use on 27 January 2000. The High Representative congratulates the three Directors General of the BiH Department of Civil Avi [...]
13.01.2000
State Border Service Law
13 January 2000 As a result of the BiH House of Representatives' continued failure to adopt the Law on State Border Service, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has decided to impose the required legislation. The High Representative is utterly dissatisfied with the inability and unwillingness of the Serb delegates to the BiH House of Repre [...]
13.01.2000
High Representative meets with BiH Intellectual Leaders
Sarajevo, 13 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met today in Sarajevo with the presidents of Circle 99, the Council of Bosniak Intellectuals, the Croatian National Council and the Serb Civic Council to exchange views on a number of issues. The High Representative, Prof.
06.01.2000
New Head of OHR Mostar
Sarajevo, 06 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is pleased to announce the appointment of Judge Finn Lynghjem as Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR (South) in Mostar. Judge Lynghjem has had a distinguished career in the Norwegian legal system and has worked closely with international organisations in developing countr [...]
05.01.2000
Elections in Croatia
Sarajevo, 05 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, congratulates the new political leadership of the Republic of Croatia on their notable success at the polls. The people of Croatia have clearly expressed their will, through the democratic process, to make a significant change. The High Representative now hopes that the new lead [...]
04.01.2000
Decision on Socially Owned Land Extended
Sarajevo, 04 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Thursday 30th, 1999 extended the temporary suspension of the powers of municipal authorities, in both entities, to re-allocate certain types of socially owned land. The suspension is now in effect until June 30th, 2000. The decision to suspend this right of the municipal auth [...]
03.01.2000
Decision on Additional Import Duties
Sarajevo, 03 January 2000 On Thursday 30th, December 1999, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Decision extending the validity of decisions made by the BiH Council of Ministers concerning the imposition of additional import duties on various products for 1999, and published in the Official Gazette of BiH under numbers 02/99 and 15 [...]
31.12.1999
New Year’s Letter by the High Representative to the Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Can Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe work as one?”
OHR Press Statement Can Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe work as one? New Year's Letter by the High Representative to the Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, 31 December 1999 The New Year is starting today. Today is also the beginning of a new millennium and, I sincerely hope, the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Bosnia and He [...]
21.12.1999
Workshop on Corruption, Organized Crime and Money Laundering
Sarajevo, 21 December 1999 The Council of Europe and the Office of the High Representative jointly organized a Workshop on Corruption, Organized Crime and Money Laundering in Banja Luka on December 16 and 17. The seminar reviewed existing and planned measures against corruption, organized crime and money laundering, as well as priority actions need [...]