08.12.2004

Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays at a Conference on Land Use in BiH

The Food and Agriculture Organisation has completed its inventory of land resources in BiH and produced a manual that brings together a variety of useful and pertinent data, including academic studies and detailed maps. This exercise has revealed clear structural problems in the way land is utilized in BiH. The average farm size is well below th [...]
07.12.2004

Remarks by Principal Deputy HR Donald Hays at a Conference on BiH Infrastructure

I am particularly pleased to be here, for two reasons The first is that we are here at BH Steel. This is a company that has been through a great deal – as has (we shouldn’t forget) every steel company in the world over the last 15 years – but which now has the prospect of turning its fortunes around. It can do this through a combination of BiH eng [...]
30.11.2004

Remarks by Deputy High Representative Patrice Dreiski at a Ceremony to Mark the State Veterinary Office’s Assumption of Responsibility for Border Inspections

Today’s ceremony is a major step forward in establishing a reliable veterinary system as a core element in a coherent BiH trade policy. This is a prerequisite for tackling the balance of payments deficit (and a commitment given by the authorities as part of the government’s Action Plan) Establishing efficient, European-standard border animal heal [...]
29.11.2004

Speech by High Representative, Paddy Ashdown at the Press Conference on Judicial Reform

I would like to begin by thanking Judge Surlien for the IJC Final Report and for her remarkable diligence and dedication during her time as Director of the IJC. It is clear that without her vision, foresight and dedication the mandate of the IJC would not have been completed so successfully. I would also like to thank all of you gathered here t [...]