Speeches
02/03/2004
Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays At a Corporate Governance Roundtable in Banja Luka
First, let me say thank you to our host, the Tropic Holding Company. I am looking forward to hearing in some detail about the steps that were taken in order to create an effective management structure for this company of more than 400 employees.
This is an unusual gathering – at least in BiH – because we are here to talk about a subject tha [...]
This is an unusual gathering – at least in BiH – because we are here to talk about a subject tha [...]
01/28/2004
Tribute to Commissioner Sven Frederiksen by Paddy Ashdown, High Representative for BiH
We are gathered here in the cold of a Bosnian winter to bid farewell to our friend and colleague, Sven Frederiksen.
Sven’s warmth as a human being was one of his foremost qualities.
We could have done with that warmth today.
Sarajevo has seen more than its fair share of sadness as a city.
Sven devoted so much of his pro [...]
Sven’s warmth as a human being was one of his foremost qualities.
We could have done with that warmth today.
Sarajevo has seen more than its fair share of sadness as a city.
Sven devoted so much of his pro [...]
01/26/2004
Speech by the Brcko Supervisor, Susan R. Johnson, to members of the Brcko District Assembly, Administration, Judiciary and other invited guests
Mr President, Mr Mayor, Councillors, representatives of the District Administration and the Judiciary, distinguished guests:
Last summer, I was asked to take the position of Supervisor of Brcko. The more I learned about the it, the Final Award, and the important work going on here, the more interested I became. It’s now a great pleasure fo [...]
Last summer, I was asked to take the position of Supervisor of Brcko. The more I learned about the it, the Final Award, and the important work going on here, the more interested I became. It’s now a great pleasure fo [...]
01/23/2004
Speech by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays at the European Policy Centre
Transformation means different things to different people. It depends a good deal on one’s vantage point. Southeast Europe has different contours when viewed from Brussels than from say Skopje, or for that matter, from Sofia or from Sarajevo.
Today I want to provide a perspective on Balkan transition from an insider point of view. When you s [...]
Today I want to provide a perspective on Balkan transition from an insider point of view. When you s [...]
01/12/2004
Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays at the Kana Textile Company
This country must take urgent steps now to ensure job growth and economic expansion. It can’t be done by the government alone, everyone—the International Community, mayors and citizens themselves – must do their part. But it is clear to me that it can be done, because there are already pockets of economic prosperity developing around this country [...]
12/31/2003
New Year’s Message to the People of Bosnia & Herzegovina from Paddy Ashdown, High Representative and European Union Special Representative
2003 marked a turning point for the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2004, we risk turning back to the past again.
Most international observers, and many in BiH itself, didn’t believe we could come so far in 2003. But as a result of the reforms this year, we now enter the year ahead daring to hope that BiH can finally look to a real fu [...]
Most international observers, and many in BiH itself, didn’t believe we could come so far in 2003. But as a result of the reforms this year, we now enter the year ahead daring to hope that BiH can finally look to a real fu [...]
12/22/2003
Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays At the formal inauguration of Regional Centers of the BiH MHRR
The International Community has been engaged in the returns process for eight years and is now transferring responsibility into the hands of the BiH authorities.
Setting up the regional centres in Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Tuzla and Mostar, to coordinate return efforts in the field and monitor reconstruction carried out by the MHRR with [...]
Setting up the regional centres in Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Tuzla and Mostar, to coordinate return efforts in the field and monitor reconstruction carried out by the MHRR with [...]
12/18/2003
Remarks by Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays At Meeting of Mayors Organised by Council of Europe
In recent months I have been able to meet with mayors from all over the country – leaders of the largest municipalities and the smallest.
I have learned that you know what needs to be done and how it needs to be done.
So we have the right group of people here today if we want to draw up practical, effective ways of making BiH work bet [...]
I have learned that you know what needs to be done and how it needs to be done.
So we have the right group of people here today if we want to draw up practical, effective ways of making BiH work bet [...]
12/16/2003
Speech by Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays On the Role of the International Community in BiH’s Economic Agenda at the BiH Business and Investment Summit
In Brussels last week the political directors of the Peace Implementation Council noted with approval that the BiH Development Strategy, approved by all three prime ministers in early December, has been drawn up through a process of exhaustive consultation with citizens.
This is a Made-in-BiH document; it encompasses the main elements of the [...]
This is a Made-in-BiH document; it encompasses the main elements of the [...]
12/09/2003
Speech by the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, at the Bosnian Business Conference
Rebuilding a country is like rebuilding a house.
You have to put a huge amount of effort into things that are necessary but won’t show when the work is over. Solid foundations, naturally. Wiring and plumbing: also essential – and to put these in, you have to take other things out, like walls and windows. There will be weeks of plastering a [...]
You have to put a huge amount of effort into things that are necessary but won’t show when the work is over. Solid foundations, naturally. Wiring and plumbing: also essential – and to put these in, you have to take other things out, like walls and windows. There will be weeks of plastering a [...]