Press Conferences

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, welcomed the adoption of the single HJPC in the BiH House of Representatives today. "I want to congratulate the BiH Parliament for taking a major decision yesterday to strengthen the rule of law in BiH, and give the citizens of this country the professional and impartial judiciary they deserve. Strengthening [...]

The OHR would like to support what the OSCE has just said about education reform. The World Bank has confirmed that because BiH has not undertaken the necessary reforms, the World Bank is unable to provide millions of dollars that had been earmarked for students in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is an important message here. The politicians have [...]

The BiH Council of Ministers must end the delay in appointing a director and deputy director of the BiH Statistics Agency. Until this is done, policymakers cannot have a clear idea of what the BiH economy is actually like, and investors will have little incentive to put money into the economy. As a result, the economy will not create the new jobs t [...]

Yesterday’s announcement of an agreement that will allow more BiH companies to export food products to Croatia is an important step forward in unleashing the significant economic potential that exists in the BiH farming sector. This issue, as you will remember, was one of the reforms that the Bulldozer Commission has been pushing.

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will this afternoon hold a press conference on his assessment of the RS Authorites' cooperation with the Srebrenica Commission. On 30 April, the deadline set by the High Representative on 16 April, the RS Government delivered the Srebrenica Commission's Progress Report to the High Representative. This Progre [...]

The OHR agrees with Prime Minister Hadzipasic that the Entity Bankruptcy laws offer the best means of protecting jobs in BiH and creating new jobs. The OHR calls on the trades union to work with the Entity governments to use the Bankruptcy Law as an effective way of protecting jobs and creating new jobs, by encouraging restructuring and investment. [...]

The amendments made last month to the Federation Bankruptcy Law ensure that the Law allows companies to restructure and stay in business rather than going into liquidation. Before these amendments were passed, companies in the Federation had only two options - to go into liquidation, which means sacking all their workers, or to remain in business [...]

The amendments made last month to the Federation Bankruptcy Law ensure that the Law allows companies to restructure and stay in business rather than going into liquidation. Before these amendments were passed, companies in the Federation had only two options - to go into liquidation, which means sacking all their workers, or to remain in business “ [...]

Creating a genuine single market in BiH is essential for creating new jobs and attracting new investment. The OHR therefore strongly welcomes yesterday's agreement by Entity premiers Ahmet Hadzipasic and Dragam Mikerevic to start deducting excise tax on domestic goods only once, at the point of production. We also support Prime Minister Terzic's pr [...]

The Office of the High Representative urges the BiH Parliament to adopt the State-level Framework Law on Higher Education by 7 May in the interests of all the citizens of BiH, the High Representative said: The USD 42 million in World Bank assistance available for Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD 30 million in budget support and USD 12 million in direc [...]