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The Office of the High Representative urges the BiH Parliament to adopt the State-level Framework Law on Higher Education by 7 May in the interests of all the citizens of BiH, the High Representative said: The USD 42 million in World Bank assistance available for Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD 30 million in budget support and USD 12 million in direc [...]

У одговору на захтјев премијера Босне и Херцеговине Аднана Терзића, премијера Репуб

The members of the Board of Principals and the Council of Europe urge the BiH State and Entity authorities to speed up key economic and social reforms in order to enable better living standards for all BiH citizens, and the continuation of reconstruction and development efforts in the country.

In a letter to the Acting President of the BiH Election Commission, Lidija Korac, the High Representative asked the Commission to take the necessary steps which will allow the municipal elections in Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje to take place in accordance with the BiH Election Law. Currently the Interim Municipal Council, established by the High Represen [...]

The High Representative Paddy Ashdown is traveling to the region around Travnik right now to assess the flooding that hit this region and express his support for the people and the local civil protection agencies that are dealing with the flooding. Further details available from Oleg Milisic who is traveling with the High Representative. His mob [...]

The OHR notes that the BiH institutions seem to be getting more serious about the impending deadlines for the passage of key reforms relating to the 16 pre-requirements set by the European Commission for the start of negotiations on a Stability and Association Agreement.

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lidija Topic, will chair a roundtable about promoting tourism in BiH, tomorrow at the OHR. The High Representative's view is that the best way of rebranding BiH is to highlight the BiH businesses that are already attracting tourists, and understand why and how thei [...]

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board meeting will conclude today. As usual we will be issuing a Communiqué on behalf of the PIC later this afternoon. Given the importance of the PIC at this stage of the reform process, the High representative, Paddy Ashdown, will also hold a press conference at 15:00 today at [...]

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council will meet in Sarajevo tomorrow and on Thursday. The meeting comes immediately after the European Commission announces its interim assessment of BiH’s progress in fulfilling the Feasibility Study requirements. The process of integration in Europe, and BiH’s progress towards Partnership in P [...]

The Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays, is in Gracanica today. This is part of a series of visits by Ambassador Hays to towns and municipalities throughout BiH focusing on the ways, in which municipalities have been able to improve service delivery to citizens, attract investment and raise living standards. During the trip, Ambassado [...]