Speeches
05/07/2014
Citizens Are Offering Their Own Solutions
The political landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina has changed since we last celebrated Europe Day. Civil society in this country is finding its voice and this will surely resonate with the European Movement, which has been a pioneer in bringing communities – including those beyond the main towns and cities – into the forum of public debate.
04/26/2014
The Fundamental Rights of BiH Citizens
I would like to focus on the question of national minorities in the broader context of citizenship – what citizenship means in the twenty-first century; and how a reaffirmed sense of citizenship can be an element in resolving major foreign-policy and social issues that we are facing in Europe today.
03/28/2014
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko at “The Model United Nations”
My appointment as High Representative was made by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council and endorsed by the UN Security Council.
03/08/2014
Remarks by Principal Deputy High Representative Tamir Waser on the Occasion of Brcko District Day
Today, on the fourteenth anniversary of the inauguration of Brcko District, we have an opportunity to review the achievements of the past year and assess whether or not the District has maintained the positive trajectory that has made it – for more than a decade – one of the success stories of post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
03/06/2014
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko at the Presentation of the 2014 Dusko Kondor Civil Courage Awards
We are here today to recognise and to honour the inspiring example of five citizens who – when they came up against corruption, intolerance crime and ignorance – responded with a brave and uncomplicated determination to stand clearly on the side of right and not on the side of wrong.
11/12/2013
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina still merits close watch if we are to ensure that the gains made after the war in terms of stability, rebuilding the country and reconciling its peoples are not lost.
10/01/2013
Speech by HR Valentin Inzko opening the 20th Zenica International Trade Fair
It will only participate competitively if political and administrative steps are taken to allow more companies to start work here and to allow these companies to operate in an optimal way, so that they can create jobs.
09/17/2013
Remarks by HR Valentin Inzko on the 16th Anniversary of the Helicopter Crash at Prokosko Lake
Sixteen years have passed since twelve of our colleagues died on this mountainside. With the passage of time, a distance opens up – a distance between the Bosnia and Herzegovina that they knew and the country that exists today.
08/28/2013
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko at the Opening of the Gradacac Fair
The Gradacac Fair is one of the most dynamic and important examples of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capacity to prosper and grow.
06/25/2013
Rethinking the International Community’s Approach
I would say that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a specific case. My mandate is also a specific one.