08.09.2000

Fifteen Public Officials Removed for Obstructing Property Law Implementation

Sarajevo, 08 September 2000 Fifteen public officials have been informed in writing by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the OSCE Head of Mission, Robert Barry, that they have been removed from office for obstruction of the implementation of the property laws and Annex 7 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) as well as t [...]
07.09.2000

High Representative works to put Bosnia and Herzegovina on international investment map

Sarajevo, 07 September 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today rounded off a two-day series of meetings with top international business leaders to drum up badly needed investment for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today, the High Representative delivered the keynote address to the 27th International Forfeiting Conference, hosted by Austria [...]
07.09.2000

OHR launches 2nd Phase of Anti-Corruption Campaign

Sarajevo, 07 September 2000 This week, the Office of the High Representative launches the second phase of a two-phase public anti-corruption awareness campaign. We hope that this campaign will help draw attention and spark debate about this issue, which is so important to the future development of BiH.
05.09.2000

The High Representative meets the Inter-Religious Council

Sarajevo, 05 September 2000 Today the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met with leaders of the four religious communities of BiH; Cardinal Vinko Puljic, President of the Inter-Religious Council, the Reisu-l-ulema, Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Mitropolit Dabrobosanski, Nikolaj Mrdja and President of Jewish Community BiH, Jakob Finci to discuss restitu [...]
31.08.2000

The High Representative Annuls RS Restitution Laws

Sarajevo, 31 August 2000 The High Representative, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision annulling the RS Law on Return of Confiscated Property and Compensation, the RS Law on Return of Seized Real Property, and the RS Law on the Return of Seized Land. Under the annulled laws the Republika Srpska assumed financial responsibility [...]
30.08.2000

Opposition to the Single National Passport Evade Duty

Sarajevo, 30 August 2000 The Office of the High Representative is stunned by the utter irresponsibility displayed by some of the members of the BiH House of Representatives at yesterdays session where the Law on a single passport was tabled for discussion. After 32 days of summer recess, only 24 out 42 parliamentarians found time to attend yesterda [...]
30.08.2000

Agreement on Accommodation of the Primary School “Scipe” in Prozor-Rama Signed

Mostar, 30 August 2000 The Agreement on partial accommodation of the "Scipe" Primary School within the "Marko Marulic" Primary School building in Prozor-Rama was signed today by the C7 Minister and Deputy Minister of Education, the Prozor-Rama Mayor, the Chair and the Vice-chair of the Prozor-Rama Municipal Council, the two school directors and the [...]
29.08.2000

Ambassadors’ Tour of Return Areas

Sarajevo, 29 August 2000 The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, COMSFOR Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Adams and UNHCR Chief of Mission Werner Blatter have invited Ambassadors of countries represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit by helicopter key areas of return across the country on Thursday, August 31, 2000. The aim of the tour is to view progres [...]