Background documents
02/09/2007
Weekly column by Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH “Seize the Day”
Police reform is fundamental to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s journey from peace implementation to European integration. It is a reform that is urgently needed to improve the life of citizens. But it is also a precondition for the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union. Now, there is a real opportunity to reac [...]
02/09/2007
Schwarz-Schilling Congratulates Government; Urges Focus on SAA Reforms
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, congratulated the new state-level government that was inaugurated today and urged it to focus its energy on reforms linked to the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union.
12/22/2006
Schwarz-Schilling: Directorate Report Paves Way for Successful Police Reform
The Directorate will now officially forward the Proposal of the Plan for Implementation of Reform of Police Structures (Implementation Plan) to the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
12/16/2006
Schwarz-Schilling Pays Tribute To SAA Negotiators, Urges Police Reform
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today paid tribute to the authorities on the successful completion of the technical negotiations aimed at signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union.
12/07/2006
Police Reform Discussion
Press statement from meeting of IC representatives with BiH party leaders inBrussels (Party leaders attending: SNSD, Milorad Dodik; PDP, Mladen Ivanic; HDZ 1990, Martin Raguz; HDZ BiH, Barisa Colak; DNS, Marko Pavic; SDS, Mladen Bosic).
12/07/2006
Communiqué by the PIC Steering Board – Time to Meet the Ownership Challenge
The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council ( PIC) Steering Board, together with the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and leaders of political parties represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s House of Representatives, met in Brussels on 6 and 7 December.
11/28/2006
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Bosnia Stalled by Politicians”
Christian Schwarz-Schilling: All politicians – in Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere – need to be influenced, in the first place by the electorate. Reforms are not being advocated for their own sake. They are being advocated because they will deliver practical benefits to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and because they will provide this cou [...]
11/24/2006
Schwarz-Schilling: Police Restructuring Agreement Within Reach
An agreement on police restructuring that respects the wishes of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s citizens and fulfils the three EC principles is within reach, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, wrote in his weekly newspaper column.
11/14/2006
OHR’s Statement at the International Agencies’ Joint Press Conference
We have been inundated with questions concerning a referendum on police reform in Republika Srpska during the past two days. The OHR’s position is clear in this matter. In October 2005, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, the Federation Parliament and the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina endorsed a Police Reform Agreement in which they c [...]
11/01/2006
OHR’s Statement at the International Agencies’ Joint Press Conference in Mostar
Given reports in various media outlets today it is worth restating that the IC is clear on what is expected with regards Police Reform.