Background documents

09/18/2007

Lajčák: Further progress towards visa-free travel only possible with SAA
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today welcomed the signature of a visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but warned that that any progress towards visa-free travel for BiH citizens can only be possible after the conclusion of Stabilisation and Association Agree [...]
09/11/2007

Lajčák: “There is no alternative to achieving progress in BiH”
“The political elite of Bosnia and Herzegovina all say they want European integration, but there is an obvious lack of commitment to promote the European agenda and to search for common ground”, the High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told the Political and Security Committee, one of the EU's key foreign policy bo [...]
09/10/2007

Lajčák and Rehn: “No Progress Towards EU Without Police Reform”
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, expressed disappointment that Bosnia and Herzegovina has still not met all requirements for signing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union during a bilateral meeting in Brussels tod [...]
08/30/2007

Leaders Should Think About The Whole Of BiH
Reacting to statements made by Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajcak said: “I am deeply disappointed with statements made by SBiH and SDA leaders, Haris Silajdzic and Sulejman Tihic. By rejecting the draft proposal on police reform before all the major political leaders have [...]
07/18/2007

Lajčák, Coppola: Police Restructuring The Greatest Immediate Priority
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, and the Head of the EU Police Mission in BiH, Vincenzo Coppola, met in Sarajevo today to discuss ways to take police reform forward and open the door to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA).
04/13/2007

Schwarz-Schilling: Police Restructuring Opportunity Must Be Seized
A deal on police restructuring that was very nearly accepted by key leaders last month remains on the table and the opportunity that this presents for Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to be seized, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling said in a speech today.