Speeches
04/13/2007
Speech at Conference Organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Entitled 50 Years of the Treaties of Rome and the Future of the Western Balkans
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you on this beautiful day and on this topic. Today is Friday the thirteenth. For the realists among us, this date has no special significance. The superstitious, by contrast, would not consider it to be an especially auspicious day. Just over 50 years ago, neither realists nor the superstitious would have seen [...]
03/29/2007
Speech by High Representative/EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling At the Bosnia and Herzegovina Business and Investment Summit
In Travnik at the beginning of last year, just one week after I took up my duties as High Representative and EU Special Representative, I sat down with businesspeople from all over the country and listened to what they had to say about the business environment here.
03/22/2007
Remarks by the High Representative/EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling at the EU Family Conference
Thank you Ambassador Schmunk for that introduction; for setting the scene for this weekend’s events; and for organising this gathering of the EU family in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the eve of what is a historic anniversary.
In the coming years, the European Union is going to play an ever more important role in Bosnia and Herzegovina as this countr [...]
03/15/2007
Speech of High Representative and EU Special Representative at the EUPM campaign launch event
Police Commissioners, General Coppola, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for inviting me to this launch.
Policing is above all about creating a safer and better place to live.
A modern police force makes a huge contribution to the overall well-being of the community it serves.
03/11/2007
Statement by High Representative and EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling at Potocari Memorial Centre
It is impossible not to be moved when visiting this place.
Genocide was committed here. The verdict of the International Court of Justice has confirmed that.
Whoever rejects the finding that the killings of Srebrenica constitute genocide is placing him or herself outside the norms of civilisation.
The ICJ verdict must be accepted in full a [...]
03/09/2007
Remarks by PDHR and Brcko District Supervisor Raffi Gregorian
High Representative, members of the BiH Presidency, Ambassadors, Excellences, Generals, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Fifteen years ago, dark clouds gathered over Bosnia and Herzegovina and over Brcko. Over the following four years, tens of thousands of people died and millions were driven from their homes. At the end of that the [...]
03/09/2007
Remarks by High Representative/EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling at a Conference on the Role of Business Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Economic Development
First of all let me say how pleased I am that we have together in one room this morning senior representatives of the political and business sectors not just from Bosnia and Herzegovina but also from Europe and beyond.
Specifically we are here today to talk about the role of business associations.
03/08/2007
Remarks by High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling On the Occasion of the Seventh Anniversary of the Formal Establishment of Brcko District
Members of the Presidency, Mr. Mayor, Ambassadors, Friends, Colleagues, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This seventh anniversary of the establishment of Brcko District and tenth anniversary of the appointment of the first supervisor, Bill Farrand, whom I am delighted to see here with us today, is an opportunity to take stock: both of [...]
03/02/2007
Schwarz-Schilling Television Address on PIC Decision
Good evening.
In Brussels this week, the Peace Implementation Council decided to extend the mandate of the Office of the High Representative until June next year.
02/22/2007
Remarks by High Representative/EU Special Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling At the 2006 Investor of the Year Awards
First of all let me say what a pleasure it is to be here with you this evening at so encouraging an event. It is positive for those companies that are being recognised for their contribution to the economy of this country. And it is positive for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole.
So please let me begin by paying tribute to those who are being ho [...]