OHR Press Releases

High Representative Christian Schmidt welcomed the new Head of OHR’s Regional Office in Banja Luka, Hungarian diplomat László Márkusz

High Representative Christian Schmidt attended “The Great School Class” at Šumarice Memorial Park near Kragujevac on Friday, the annual commemoration for the victims of mass executions committed by the armed forces of Nazi Germany in 1941.

Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) and Brčko District Supervisor Jonathan Mennuti visited Mostar on Thursday for the first time in his official capacity as the PDHR. He used this opportunity to hold introductory meetings with representatives of the city administration and political parties.

High Representative Christian Schmidt welcomes today's decision by the European Commission to recommend candidate status be granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On the occasion of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, High Representative Christian Schmidt extends his greetings to members of the Jewish Community in BiH.

I thank all those who did their best to ensure a proper election and to protect the integrity of the electoral process. I have seen with my own eyes that this was the case in most parts of the country and most polling stations.

I urge all voters in this country to use this democratic right and privilege and take active participation in setting this country’s course for the next four years.

High Representative Christian Schmidt wrote a letter to chief prosecutors on all judiciary levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina today, regarding the preparations for the upcoming Election Day on October 2.