Press Conferences

As we speak, Christian Schwarz-Schilling is addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament in his capacity as EU Special Representative on the second day of his two-day visit to Brussels.

This is my first time to address you in this kind of forum. First of all, I have to give you an explanation. Members of the press have a tendency to say that I am a diplomat or an ambassador. However, I am a mayor. I have been a mayor for 29 years, and have conducted various city administration duties. The job description of a mayor in Germany is s [...]

I am speaking to you directly this evening because we have reached a crucial point in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s development. I want to urge each and every one of you to vote in Sunday’s elections. And I want to reassure you that the international community will continue to support your country to help Bosnia and Herzegovina take its place in the hea [...]

Amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers, adopted by BiH Parliament on Wednesday, will transfer responsibility for vetting Ministers and their Deputies from the OHR to the BiH institutions. The amendments testify to the continuing systematic transfer of responsibilities from the OHR to the appropriate institutions in BiH.

The OHR fully supports the unanimous position of the international financial institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that the Federation Law on the Rights of War Veterans and Members of their Families, if enacted in its present form, would bring financial havoc to the Federation budget.

Thank you for coming here today. What I am about to announce gives me no pleasure, but the deadlock in this city leaves me no choice. It gives me no pleasure because since becoming High Representative and EU Special Representative, I have sought to promote the concepts of ownership and responsibility and what I am obliged to do today goes against t [...]

We have invited you here today to give you a preview of the spots that will be running on television throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina in the run-up to the 1 October elections within an OHR public information campaign. I am presenting the spots and not Christian Schwarz-Schilling because the High Representative/EU Special Representative features in [...]

Just one point from OHR this morning and it is on the subject of election rhetoric and a statement made earlier this week by Prime Minister Dodik.

The EU Police Mission is operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the invitation of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its mandate clearly s

Thank you all for coming here today on the eve of what is an important election campaign. It is important because the leaders and parties who are elected on 1 October will have to take responsibility for the future of this country and to lead it towards Europe after the closure of the Office of the High Representative.