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10/10/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 10/10/2002
High Representative Paddy Ashdown warned on Wednesday that BiH's next government had one last chance to push through far-reaching reforms or the country would be abandoned by investors and starved of foreign aid. In, what media call a tough speech, to businessmen and development workers, Ashdown said that Saturday's elections marked the opening of [...]
10/10/2002

OHR Morning Media Brief: October 10, 2002
High Representative Paddy Ashdown warned on Wednesday that BiH's next government had one last chance to push through far-reaching reforms or the country would be abandoned by investors and starved of foreign aid. In, what media call a tough speech, to businessmen and development workers, Ashdown said that Saturday's elections marked the opening of [...]
10/09/2002

Transcript of the Press Conference in Mostar
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the press conference of the International Organisations seated in Mostar. Today, on behalf of the OHR I'll have three items. The first one pertains to the OHR's position on the past elections and what is coming up after the elections. Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR (S) Ambassador Jean- [...]
10/09/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 9/10/2002
OHR chief spokesperson Julian Braithwaite told the press that the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will address on Wednesday representatives of regional developmental agencies and foreign investors in Sarajevo. In this speech, Paddy Ashdown will set out the actions by which the international community will judge the new governments. “He w [...]
10/08/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 8/10/2002
FTV (prime time news) reports that most cantonal officials in the Federation welcomed the High Representative’s decision to abolish the special status to two mixed cantons, Central Bosnia and Hercegovina-Neretva. “I welcome Paddy Ashdown’s decision to abolish special status regimes in the two cantons in the Federation, because thi [...]
10/07/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 7/10/2002
At a press conference held at 22:00 hrs last night, the president of the BiH Election Commission, Lidija Korac, presented an incomplete and unconfirmed preliminary results of Saturday’s elections in BiH. The results were based on 60-80% of the vote counted so far – the percentage varied greatly from municipality to municipality – [...]
10/04/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 4/10/2002
The BiH general (parliamentary and presidential) elections are to take place on Saturday. The BiH Election Commission has confirmed the candidacy of a total of 7,537 candidates, as almost one thousand of candidates have not been allowed to run in the elections. The main reason for their elimination from the candidacy lists was illegal usage of some [...]
10/03/2002

Transcript of the Press Conference in Mostar
Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon. Welcome to the press conference of the international organisations seated in Mostar. I am happy to welcome today Ambassador Jean-Pierre Berçot, Head of our Office and Deputy High Representative who will convey a message to all of you...
10/03/2002

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 3/10/2002
“Saturday is polling day -- from Sunday, every day for four years, we will be living with the consequences of how Bosnia and Herzegovina votes on 5 October. During those four years, the future of this region will be decided. By the next elections, Slovenia will be in the European Union, and Croatia at its gates. Where BiH will be depends on [...]