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Kosovo Correctional Service to have its first Prison Directors
UNMIK/PR/1213 PRISTINA – In a significant step towards capacity building in penal management, on 4 August 2004 the first group of four Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) Deputy Directors were selected for the post of Prison Director. Three others were selected for the post of Principal Deputy…
Independent Review Team Recommends Cancelling Mobile Phone Tender
UNMIK/PR/1212 PRISTINA – On 2 August 2004, the ASRSG received the report of the independent expert team commissioned by the Office of the Auditor-General to review the procedure followed by the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications and the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in the tender…
Sixty Percent of Returns Funding Allocated So Far This Year
UNMIK/PR/1211 PRISTINA – Of the €10.5 million allocated in the 2004 Kosovo Consolidated Budget for returns, 60% has so far already been committed or set aside for returns programmes. Within the returns allocation from the Kosovo budget, UNDP manages the Government Assistance to Returns (GAR) project…
The Panel on the Law on Road Transport
UNMIK/PR/1210 PRISTINA – A special three-member Panel acting under section 9.1.41 of the Constitutional Framework unanimously reached a Decision on 23 July 2004 on the Law on Road Transport. Pursuant to section 9.1.39 of the Constitutional Framework, members of the Coalition Return submitted a…
Framework Finalized on Local Government Reform
UNMIK/PR/1209 PRISTINA – The Working Group on Local Government, chaired by UNMIK and the PISG, has finalized the Framework Document for the Reform of Local Self-Government in Kosovo, which was endorsed by the government at a special meeting today. Community representatives, the Association of Kosovo…
20th Economic and Fiscal Council Meeting Held in Pristina
UNMIK/PR/1208 PRISTINA – The Acting SRSG Charles Brayshaw today chaired the 20th Economic and Fiscal Council meeting. The EFC discussed UNMIK Customs Service proposal to introduce excise on technical oils, the reconstruction fund, budget ceilings for the development of the 2005-2007 budget, a…
No Health Risks Posed by Fructal Products
UNMIK/PR/1207 Following recent allegations appearing in the media about Fructal fruit juices, the UNMIK Directorate of Rural Affairs issues the following statement: Products of the company Fructal d.d. of Slovenia have been imported into Kosovo since 2000. All imported products are controlled at the…
The Panel on the Kosovo Health Law Issues Decision
UNMIK/PR/1206 PRISTINA – A special three-member Panel acting under section 9.1.41 of the Constitutional Framework unanimously reached a Decision on 20 July 2004 on the Kosovo Health Law. This opens the way for the adoption of an important Law in a form that should be acceptable to Kosovo-Albanians…
The Special Panel on the Anti-Discrimination Law Issues Unanimous Decision
UNMIK/PR/1205 PRISTINA – A Special Panel acting under section 9.1.41 of the Constitutional Framework reached a unanimous Decision on 15 July 2004 on the Anti-Discrimination Law. This is the first time that a Special Panel has been operational since the March events. Pursuant to section 9.1.39 of the…
ASRSG Appoints New Acting Managing Director of KTA
UNMIK/PR/1204 PRISTINA – Acting SRSG Charles Brayshaw today appointed Jasper Dick as the acting managing director of the Kosovo Trust Agency. Mr. Dick first joined the KTA at the start of November 2002, where he has served until now as Director of the Control and Supervisory Department. He…