Background documents

03/11/2005

“Euro-Blic” Interview With Mr. Wilfried Martens
The Police Restructuring Commission (PRC) report that I submitted to the High Representative and Prime Minister Terzic will mean important improvements for BiH’s citizens. Five significant advantages come to mind immediately. First, the restructuring will make it much harder for criminals to operate. Right now, your police are at a disadvantage wh [...]
03/10/2005

EUPM and OHR to commence public information road show on police restructuring
The EUPM public information campaign which was launched by the EUPM Commissioner, Kevin Carty, on the 15th of February aims to inform the public of what is involved in the process of a single structure of policing, as well as what is not involved. Commencing tomorrow, 11 March, EUPM will widen its campaign by the first of several public debates o [...]
03/10/2005

Police Restructuring – EUPM Launches New Website
Today the EUPM Press and Public Information Department is launching its new EUPM Web Site. The new site is completely different from the original site. It has a new format, new style of presenting news and articles about the EUPM. Part of the aim of the new Web Site is to inform the public more clearly on police restructuring. Visitors of the web [...]
03/05/2005

Article by Stefan Feller, Head of the Police Unit in Brussels in Nezavisne novine
Brussels is following the BiH Police restructuring process very closely -- not just as a box that must be ticked before BiH can move on to the next state of association, but because crime on the streets of Banja Luka, Sarajevo or Mostar directly impacts crime on the streets of our capitals. While BiH’s balance of trade in general may be negative, w [...]
03/01/2005

OHR’s Statement at the International Agency’s Joint Press Conference
The High Representative will visit Banja Luka tomorrow where he will meet senior RS political leaders. One of the main topics of discussion will be Police restructuring. The remaining legislative and administrative task which must be implemented before BiH can move forward along the path to Europe - is police reform.
02/03/2005

Communiqué by the PIC Steering Board
The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Brussels on 3 February under the Chairmanship of the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown.