12.01.2001

High Representative concerned with Presidency statement linking the nomination of the Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers to the formation of the BiH House of Peoples

Sarajevo, 12 January 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is concerned by an official statement made yesterday by the BiH Presidency, which puts off naming the Chairman of the Council of Ministers until the BiH House of Peoples is formed. The BiH Presidency spokesman stated that the High Representative supported this position.
11.01.2001

High Representative issues Decision establishing interim procedures to protect vital interests of Constituent Peoples and Others, including freedom from Discrimination

Sarajevo, 11 January 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision which establishes an essential interim mechanism guaranteeing the means to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling of 30 June and July 1, 2000, in what is now known as the "Constituent Peoples Case". Entity parliaments were required to amend their res [...]
05.01.2001

OHR announces school accord in Gornji Vakuf

Sarajevo, 05 January 2001 The Office of the High Representative notes that an agreement to rebuild the former Secondary School Centre "Jura Mikulic" in Gornji Vakuf was signed today. The agreement, brokered by the OHR’s Senior Education Advisor, Claude Kieffer, and the Special Envoy of the High representative in Bugojno, Ulrich Bucher, will p [...]
29.12.2000

High Representative’s New Year’s Message to the Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo, 29 December 2000 The past year saw dramatic changes in the two countries neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina: the citizens of Croatia and Yugoslavia finally voted democratic governments into power. The man who unleashed the violent beast of nationalism in former Yugoslavia and has been indicted for war crimes, Slobodan Milosevic, has at l [...]
22.12.2000

High Representative Annuls Bicakcic’s Car Import Decision

Sarajevo, 22 December 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision annulling the Federation Prime Minister's decision to allow the import of 900 private vehicles that had entered Bosnia and Herzegovina based on fraudulent papers, which excluded them from customs duties. Mr Bicakcic's decision was illegal and would h [...]
21.12.2000

19% of the property claims resolved throughout BiH

Sarajevo, 21 December 2000 Sarajevo (21 December 2000) –According to the October statistics on the property law implementation, released today by OHR, OSCE and UNHCR, 19% (46,209) out of the total number of 249,618 claims to residential properties have been resolved, while 102,591 decisions have been issued. Municipalities with the highest ef [...]
21.12.2000

Head of OHR Mostar Office Judge Finn Lynghjem departs BiH

Sarajevo, 21 December 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is most grateful to his Deputy and Head of the Regional Office of the High Representative (South), Judge Finn Lynghjem, for his tireless efforts and achievements over the last year.
20.12.2000

High Representative Responds to Party for BiH Concerns

Sarajevo, 20 December 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wrote today to Haris Silajdzic, the president of the Party for BiH, clarifying his position with regard to the Party for BiH's conditions for forming a government, which are directed at the international community. Mr.
20.12.2000

High Representative imposes package of laws to boost economic reform in BiH

Sarajevo, 20 December 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a wide-ranging package of laws and amendments to ensure Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains the momentum of economic reform, which is so vital to all citizens' future well-being and security. The standstill in government activities following the elections in Bosnia a [...]