OHR related Interviews

The winner does not take it all By Amra Kebo Mr. Schumacher, how do you assess the general elections in BiH? I think we can say they were positive. There is a clear erosion of support for the strong mono-ethnic parties. The SDS lost five seats in the National Assembly, and a similar thing happened in the Federation to the SDA and the HDZ.

Hanns Schumacher about the Council of Ministers New Government with six Ministries By Amra Kebo The Council of Ministers (CoM) is supposed to have in the future one chairman, two deputies and six ministries. This was stated in the proposal from the Office of the High Representative addressed to BiH officials.

The Nationalism is Insatiable by Ana Romero Carlos Westendorp is, together with Javier Solana, one of the best "positioned" Spaniards in Europe. But Westendorp, civilian High Representative in Bosnia, has a job that many describe as impossible: achieve reconciliation between, Muslims, Croats and Serbs after three years of civil war. In the Republik [...]

Krajisnik is a political dinosaur By Amra Kebo Lots of energy and money were spent in preparation for the elections. Has it been worth it, considering, among other things, your own statements that this year's elections will not change much? It is too early to know the results.

Cut by half the number of soldiers' booklets Dnevni Avaz, 1 September 1998 Cut by half the number of soldiers' booklets By Sead Numanovic The International Community wants to help all the nations in both entities - the RS and Federation, with a promise that one builds a better life with confidence - the responsibilities of BiH and those of the enti [...]

Half-way to the Arbitration The Brcko area, which is of vital importance to the life of the RS, has been a hot subject since the Dayton Agreement was signed to this day. About the destiny of this town and about the future of its citizens we talked with Mr.

To Build a Better Life With Confidence The International Community wants to help all the nations in both entities - the RS and Federation, with a promise that one builds a better life with confidence - the responsibilities of BiH and those of the entities are clearly and certainly stated in the Dayton Agreement which is above all the Laws in this a [...]

Nationalist Parties are not offering anything good to their people 30 July 1998 The current situation in terms of the implementation of the DA, along with the time ahead of us, including the period before and after the elections, was the main topic discussed during our interview with Hanns Schumacher, a Deputy High Representative for BiH. The follo [...]

Jelavic is like Dodik, a Man of Action New passports from June 1 after all - Appeal to Sarajevo City Council to rename the square at Marijin Dvor, which cannot be called Trg Republike (the Republic Square) - Parliament and the Presidency at the Parliament building only after elections The HR deputy stated yesterday for Oslobodjenje that the issuing [...]

SANCTIONS TO CROATIA A big flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the right hand side of the desk, and a pile of neatly filed papers are first thing that you notice in the big office of the High Representative for BiH, Spanish diplomat and a convinced socialist, Carlos Westendorp.