Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1192 PRISTINA - PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today chaired the 19th Economic and Fiscal Council meeting which at the same time marked the two-year anniversary since its establishment. The EFC discussed the regulation on reduction of customs tariffs for capital goods and intermediate goods, the…

UNMIK/PR/1191 PRISTINA - UNMIK expresses its dismay at the report in the Serbian weekly Zona Sumraka, which Epoka e Re obediently republished today. The report, entitled “Holkeri, A Light-Minded ‘Agent’ ”, is utterly false and defamatory. This deplorable fabrication slanders an international civil…

UNMIK/PR/1190 PRISTINA - SRSG releases the External Audit Report of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget (KCB) and the Consolidated Responses document for the 15 months period ending 31 December 2000. Under the relevant UNMIK Regulation the SRSG is required to ensure that appropriate independent audit…

UNMIK/PR/1189 PRISTINA - The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), in cooperation with the UNMIK CIVPOL Missing Persons Unit (MPU) will hold a Clothing Exhibition to assist families in the identification processes on Sunday and Monday, 30 and 31 May 2004. The exhibition relates to cases…

UNMIK/PR/1188 PRISTINA - The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), in cooperation with the UNMIK CIVPOL Missing Persons Unit (MPU) and the Serbian authorities, transferred approximately 30 mortal remains identified by DNA from Serbia proper to Kosovo today. The transfer between the Serbian…

UNMIK/PR/1187 PRISTINA - SRSG Harri Holkeri announced his intention to resign from his post at a press conference in Helsinki today. He said he had taken the decision on medical advice and in consultation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan. SRSG Holkeri is expected to return to Pristina soon to…

UNMIK/PR/1186 PRISTINA – In December last year, more than 120 governments met in Mexico to sign the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which is the first legally binding international agreement to fight corruption. Under the terms of this convention, ratifying countries have a legal…

UNMIK/PR/1185 PRISTINA – On 18 May 2004 in Bucharest, the DSRSG for Police and Justice Jean-Christian Cady addressed a Conference of the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) on UNMIK’s efforts to fight organized crime and corruption. During the…

UNMIK/PR/1184 PRISTINA – On 3 December 2003, I suspended with pay the following twelve Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) members for six months: Nuredin Lushtaku, Rrahman Rama, Avdullah Babalia, Musli Geci, Agron Spahiu, Bashkim Hamdiu, Izet Aliu, Ilir Berisha, Sedat Parduzi, Bedri Rexhepi, Fejzullah…

UNMIK/PR/1183 PRISTINA – The SRSG has been admitted to hospital last night in Strasbourg for medical check up. He is suffering from fatigue due to heavy work schedule. On doctors’ advice, he is expected to remain in hospital for a few days for further observation.