Peace Implementation Council

The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board today commended the BiH Election Commission for beginning preparations for the Municipal Elections and called on all responsible bodies in BiH – from the municipal level to the state institutions – to provide the necessary organisational and financial assistance to allow for the s [...]

The Ambassadors of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council member countries in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcome the adoption of the legislative and other reforms proposed by the Defence Reform Commission (DRC) by the BiH Council of Ministers at their session held today...

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), meeting in Sarajevo on 25/26 September under the chairmanship of High Representative Paddy Ashdown, welcomed the commitment of the BiH authorities urgently to adopt and implement strategic reforms in defence, intelligence and taxation, and to demonstrate that they have the political [...]

The law drafted by the Indirect Tax Policy Commission will shortly be considered by the Council of Ministers and then enter parliamentary procedure. The Steering Board Ambassadors urge all the parliamentary parties to adopt this law as soon as possible. The draft reflects the consensus reached in the Commission and charts a clear path for BiH to [...]

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), meeting at the level of political directors in Sarajevo on 11 – 13 June 2003, discussed with the BiH authorities and representatives of the International Community the near-term strategy for economic reform in BiH. The Steering Board had asked for special sessions devoted to this issue [...]

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) met at the level of political directors in Sarajevo on 11th and 12th of June 2003 in Sarajevo. Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s State and Entity governments also attended. The Steering Board will be issuing a separate statement following their meeting on Friday 13 June to di [...]

The High Representative chaired a meeting of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at the level of political directors in Brussels on 28 March. The BiH authorities were represented for part of the meeting by State Prime Minister Adnan Terzic; the State Minister of Justice Slobodan Kovac and the State Minister of Security Bar [...]

The High Representative met the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board at political directors’ level on 30 January 2003. The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) authorities were represented by the Secretary General of the Standing Committee on Military Matters, Stjepan Pocrnja, and the Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Mirsad Kebo.

The High Representative and representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) met the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board members at political directors’ level on 21 November 2002. The Steering Board congratulated BiH for holding free, fair and peaceful elections on 5 October. They welcomed the statements in support of ref [...]

“The 5 October is a watershed moment for Bosnia and Herzegovina. At these elections, you will be electing governments for four years, not two as in previous post-Dayton elections. These next four years will be decisive for the future of this region and this country. In four years time, Slovenia and Hungary will almost certainly be members o [...]