02.11.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference

The BiH Council of Ministers on 12 October adopted the Excise Tax Law and Sales Tax law. These two laws are absolutely essential in removing a key obstacle to BiH’s economic recovery, and it is therefore imperative that they are placed before the BiH Parliamentary Assembly without any further delay. Ideally the assembly should debate the laws in th [...]
27.10.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference in Mostar

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown will tomorrow address a conference organised by the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin entitled “Beyond Cold Peace: Strategies for Economic Reconstruction and Post-Conflict Management”. The High Representative will speak of the lessons to be learned from recent conflict management concerning the sequencing of d [...]
26.10.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference

Many statements have been made recently with regard the work of the Police Restructuring Commission - the PRC - but let me clarify the facts. The High Representative in July gave the PRC until the end of the year to identify the operational, financial, constitutional and legislative issues that may at present stand in the way of creating a single [...]
20.10.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference in Mostar

The Constitutional and Legal Committee of the BiH House of Peoples will tomorrow be able to give the BiH House of Peoples the chance to consider amendments to key legislation which will ensure the effective and independent prosecution of individuals accused of war crimes, organised crime and economic crime in BiH. The Constitutional and Legal Comm [...]
19.10.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference

The OHR fully supports the joint SIPA and SFOR action at the request of the BiH Prosecutors Office that took place in Bileca this morning. The International Community and the BiH authorities are determined to find and arrest all indicted criminals. It is not for OHR to comment on the details of such an operation but it is important to highlight th [...]
13.10.2004

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference in Mostar

OHR is very discouraged with the yesterday vote at the BIH PA HoR The draft public broadcasting system law as endorsed by the Parliament Committee showed improvements, however, it still falls short of EC Feasibility Study requirements in some key areas. Further amendments were necessary to bring the compliance with the Feasibility study requirement [...]