26.04.2000

High Representative visited Tuzla

Today, the High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch visited Tuzla to meet with Cantonal authorities, the SDP leadership, and view the Podrinje Identification Project. The High Representative said he was pleased to learn about the positive developments in the Canton to make government more accountable and transparent.
26.04.2000

Principal Deputy High Representative meets Presidency Member Radisic

Sarajevo, 26 April 2000 This morning, the Principal Deputy High Representative, Ralph Johnson, met with Zivko Radisic, Member of the BiH Joint Presidency. They discussed the upcoming selection of candidates for the new Council of Ministers. Ambassador Johnson urged Presidency Member Radisic to put forth highly qualified candidates who would strengt [...]
21.04.2000

Final Deadline for the Registration for the Privatization Process in the RS – reminder

Sarajevo, 21 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative wishes to remind the public, once again, that the deadline for registration for the privatization process in the RS has been extended to 19 May 2000 in a number of selected places. This will enable a significant number of eligible citizens - in particular displaced persons and refugees - [...]
21.04.2000

High Representative comments on final election results

Sarajevo, 21 April 2000 With the final results of the 2000 Municipal Elections now in, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, would like to congratulate the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and their electoral authorities, on the creditable way that this crucial exercise in democracy has been carried out. All the signs are that the people of [...]
19.04.2000

High Representative meets Solana and Patten

Sarajevo, 19 April 2000 This morning, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met in Sarajevo with Javier Solana, the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Chris Patten, the European Commissioner for External Relations. They discussed current affairs related to the Dayton peace process, such as the municipal electi [...]
18.04.2000

Clarification of misleading press reports on pension reform

Sarajevo, 18 April 2000 "Contrary to recent press reports, the World Bank does not recommend nor is it aware of any policy that will reduce the actual cash payments pensioners currently receive from the Pension Funds. The World Bank and the Office of the High Representative have been working with the Federation Government on pension reforms to impr [...]
18.04.2000

OHR and OSCE condemn threats against journalists in Livno

Sarajevo, 18 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina express their deepest concern over an abusive leaflet that was distributed throughout Livno last week, insulting both the persons and the work of the editor-in-chief of the independent radio station 'Studio N', Frano Mioc, and one of its jou [...]
16.04.2000

Appointment of Auditors for the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo, 15 April 2000 The Office of the High Representative welcomes the appointments of the auditors for the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Parliamentary Assembly this week. Establishing audit institutions, as an independent system of auditing financial activities of all levels of government, is one of the principal elements of instituti [...]
14.04.2000

Supervisory Order on the Financial System of the Brcko District

Brcko, 14 April 2000 The Supervisor of Brcko, Robert W. Farrand, issued yesterday, 13 April 2000, an Order regulating the Financial System of the Brcko District. The purpose of this Order is to ensure that the District has full control of its own finances.