Police restructuring
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.
10/20/2006
Communique by the PIC Steering Board
The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board, together with representatives of the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina , met in Sarajevo on 19 and 20 October.
10/18/2006
EU Underlines Need For Political Support To Advance Police Reform
Stressing its renewed commitment toBosnia and Herzegovina yesterday the EU Foreign Ministers expressed “particular concern over the lack of progress towards the implementation of the October 2005 agreement on police restructuring.”
10/09/2006
Schwarz-Schilling: Police Restructuring, Constitutional Reform to Boost Euro-Atlantic Integration Prospects
Constitutional reform and police restructuring should immediately be taken forward to boost Bosnia and Herzegovina ’s Euro-Atlantic integration prospects, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, said in Brussels today.
10/06/2006
Weekly column by Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Time to Move Forward”
Next week inBrussels I will have meetings with the European Union and NATO and address the European Parliament. In the aftermath of last Sunday’s elections Bosnia and Herzegovina is entering a new political landscape, and during my Brussels visit I want to make sure that the possibilities of this landscape are properly understood by this country’s [...]
09/18/2006
Christian Schwarz-Schilling: Blocking Reforms Could Delay Transition
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s transition to full sovereignty will be determined by the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, not by the International Community, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, told a conference in Vienna today. At the same time, however, he warned that the closure of OHR in mid 2007 and th [...]