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Joint Statement on the Matter of Residence
05/08/2014The European Union Special Representative/Delegation of the European Union, the Embassy of the United States and the Office of the High Representative are very concerned about the ongoing politicization of the matter of residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Fundamental Rights of BiH Citizens
04/26/2014When other parts of Europe were mired in religious or ideological intolerance, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a place where diversity was valued, High Representative Valentin Inzko told an international conference in Trieste today. He said this was the historical context in which the Jews who were expelled from Spain at the end of the 15th century foun [...]
High Representative reacts to attacks in return areas
04/24/2014High Representative Valentin Inzko calls on responsible authorities to ensure that recent violent attacks in return areas in both entities do not take on an ethnic dimension that could lead to rising tensions on the ground and within these communities.
HR meets with ICTY Chief Prosecutor
04/08/2014High Representative Valentin Inzko expressed his full support for the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in a meeting with the Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, in Sarajevo today.
Elections Based on Issues, Not Fear
04/07/2014The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement and guaranteed under international law, and politicians who try to contest this are engaged in a pointless exercise, High Representative Valentin Inzko wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in Dnevni Avaz and Nezavisne Novine today.
Cynicism is the biggest obstacle
04/01/2014The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, met participants of the Global Peace Run today at the OHR in Sarajevo, accepting and handing on the relay-torch that is being carried through every country in Europe on a 2,400-kilometre route between Lisbon, where the race began on 21 February, and Belgrade, where it will finish on 7 October.