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HR expects FBiH President to ensure functioning institutions
01/07/2014At a meeting in Sarajevo today, High Representative Valentin Inzko urged the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zivko Budimir to annul or amend his decision of 3 January 2014 in such a way as to ensure that the Minister of Finance can continue to exercise his functions until a successor is appointed or until otherwise decided by [...]
Dismissal of FBiH Finance Minister is legally questionable
01/06/2014The decision of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) President Zivko Budimir of 3 January 2014, by which he dismisses FBiH Finance Minister Ante Krajina on the basis of a proposal of FBiH Prime Minister Nermin Niksic from 10 December 2012, appears to be legally questionable.
High Representative congratulates Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH
12/27/2013On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Law on the Indirect Taxation System in Bosnia and Herzegovina, High Representative Valentin Inzko today praised the work of the Indirect Taxation Authority and congratulated all those who, over the last ten years, contributed to the creation and development of an efficient tax revenue [...]
OHR and OSCE urge authorities not to demolish Pionirska Street house
12/23/2013The OHR and OSCE today sent a joint letter to the Mayor of Visegrad, urging in the strongest possible terms that the authorities stop the planned demolition of a house in Pionirska Street, which was the site of a horrific war crime.
Appointment procedure for FBiH Constitutional Court vacancies to move forward
12/19/2013In a meeting with High Representative Valentin Inzko in Sarajevo today, the President and the Vice-Presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zivko Budimir, Mirsad Kebo and Svetozar Pudaric agreed to take all necessarily steps to ensure a speedy appointment of the missing judges to fill the vacancies on the Constitutional Court of the [...]
OHR urges FBiH Parliament to resolve problem of delayed appointments
12/16/2013The OHR urges the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt the proposed amendments to the FBiH Law on Ministerial, Government and Other Appointments.