Govori

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 toku je snažna izgradnja institucija na državnom nivou (kao što su: odbrana, obavještajni sektor, policija, Državni sud, prikupljanje poreza). Multinacionalne snage pod vođstvom SAD efikasno su osigurale dodatni prostor za disanje [...]

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.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about today’s meeting is the topic itself and the ease with which we think and talk about it. European integration isn’t a distant dream – it now sets the parameters for day-to-day policy in BiH; it provides a coherent structure to the huge reform effort that has noticeably gathered pace in the course of the last [...]

Danas obilježavamo još jednu malu prekretnicu na putu Bosne i Hercegovine ka normalnoj zemlji. Činjenica da smo u prilici da to učinimo rezultat je angažmana stotina, čak hiljada vojnika koji su služili ovdje u bazi McGovern.

Svakako da je ovo lakše reći nego uraditi, ali što se tiče BiH, odgovor na prvo pitanje je jasan. Odredište je Evropa. To je više od pukog dogovorenog okvira za rekonstrukciju. To je cilj koji može motivirati građane BiH na odricanja zarad tranformacije društva, ekonomije i političkog sistema na način koji će biti trajan. Ljudi u Banjoj Luci, Širok [...]

Ja ću govoriti vrlo kratko. Voljeni mostarski Stari most je danas predmet svih razgovora. O posebnoj prirodi ovoga mosta svjedoči činjenica da se danas ovdje okupilo tako mnogo ljudi iz različitih zemalja kako bi proslavili ono što obnova mosta govori o Bosni i Hercegovini, o suživotu i pobjedi nade nad nesrećom.

U istoriji svake zemlje ima trenutaka koji su tako prožeti političkim simbolizmom, tako očigledno bremeniti historijskim značenjem, da vremenom stave pečat na cijelu jednu epohu. Rušenje berlinskog zida; ...