Govori

Dear family representatives, dear Minister, representatives of the ICRC, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to have the opportunity to address you on behalf of the OHR. First of all I would like to extend to you the greetings of the High Representative.

It is my great pleasure to represent the Office of the High Representative and to support this event. I am particularly pleased to have an opportunity to participate in this discussion about water and ecology because the topic still receives insufficient public attention in this country and in BiH’s neighborhood. Most people in BiH have access to [...]

The metaphor of the bridge is one of the most potent in the political lexicon. It acknowledges the fact of division and partition, whilst simultaneously proposing a means of connection and resolution. Four months ago, at the re-opening of one of the world’s most famous bridges – the Old Bridge that links the two sides of the divided city of Mosta [...]

Thank you very much for the opportunity to address you on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Catholic School Center in Sarajevo. Since my arrival to BiH I have repeatedly stressed the importance of education for the future of this country. A well-managed education system that uses effective, modern teaching methods to prepare a new genera [...]

Na ovoj konferenciji govorit će stručnjaci koji će analizirati specifične probleme u pojedinim oblastima poljoprivrede u BiH i predložiti – moguća rješenja najbitnijih problema koji stoje pred ljudima koji rade u ovom sektoru. Tko god putuje ovom zemljom zna da ljudima u selima i ruralnim područjima trebaju rješenja sada. Ono što oni trebaju jeste [...]

First of all, Mr. Speaker, can I thank you for the opportunity to address again this distinguished gathering. As you know I take the view since I have arrived here that appearing before the parliaments of BiH and of being available to answer questions is part of the accountability which I hope to have as High Representative toward elected represe [...]

There’s always a danger with events like these that people offer sage advice which may be true and valuable in their own theatre, but which is wholly out of placed and misplaced in another. Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and now Iraq have taught us that each situation is different, and requires different solutions. But there are some common themes, [...]

Skoro devet godina nakon Daytona, Bosna i Hercegovina je osigurala značajan stepen stabilnosti, a u nekoliko područja u tijeku je snažna izgradnja institucija na državnoj razini (kao što su: obrana, obavještajni sektor, policija, Državni sud, prikupljanje poreza). Multinacionalne snage pod vođstvom SAD učinkovito su osigurale dodatni prostor za dis [...]

I am very grateful for this opportunity to speak to the Commission as you embark on your assessment of the conformity of the Constitution of BiH with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and your examination of the role of the so called Bonn Powers. I welcome the fact that the Commission is carrying out this [...]

Richard Branson (CEO of Virgin Airlines), who knows more than a little about how to run a successful organization, has made the illuminating observation that, and I quote: “It all comes down to people, nothing else even comes close.” Yet, as far as the Stability Pact is concerned, it all comes down to systems.