14.02.2001

High Representative imposes Official Publication of Telecommunications Sector Policy

Sarajevo, 14 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a Decision to ensure the publication without delay of the Telecommunications Sector Policy -- as adopted by the Council of Ministers in November 2000 -- in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Official Gazettes of the Federation and Republika Srp [...]
07.02.2001

The Role of Peace Implementation Council Steering Board Ambassadors in BIH

Sarajevo, 07 February 2001 The Office of the High Representative wishes to clarify the respective roles of the Diplomatic Corps, on the one hand, and the International Community - including Ambassadors of PIC Steering Board Member Countries - on the other hand. The Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations was created almost exactly 40 years ago to [...]
07.02.2001

High Representative establishes Special Auditor for the Cantons of the BiH Federation

Sarajevo, 07 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Monday issued a decision establishing a Special Auditor for the 10 Cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the same time appointing Mrs Dale Ellen Ralph to the new post. Until now, transparency in government expenditure has been seriously lacking at Cantonal [...]
05.02.2001

The High Representative Imposes Arbitration in Dobrinje I and IV

Sarajevo, 05 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a decision which ties both the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Federation of BiH (FBiH) into final and binding arbitration on the Inter Entity Boundary Line (IEBL) in the Sarajevo suburbs of Dobrinja I and IV.
05.02.2001

Human Rights Task Force Sets Priorities For 2001

Sarajevo, 05 February 2001 The Human Rights Task Force, comprising the principals of the main international organizations operating in BiH (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR, UNHCHR and UNMiBH), met today, to establish and endorse human rights priorities for 2001. The BiH Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Mr Martin Raguz, also attended the meeting, as did the [...]
02.02.2001

Privatization in the Brcko District

Sarajevo, 02 February 2001 Ambassador Gary Matthews, Deputy High Representative and Supervisor of Brcko, has sent a letter to Mr. Dragan Covic, Acting Prime Minister of the Federation B&H, and Mr. Mladen Ivanic, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, in regard to privatization in the Brcko District of B&H.