Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/808 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the appointment of Francesco Bastagli as his Deputy Special Representative in Kosovo (UNMIK). Mr. Bastagli took up his duties in Pristina yesterday to be in charge of UNMIK’s Pillar for Civil Administration. Mr. Bastagli succeeds…

UNMIK/PR/807 Since its arrival in Kosovo and under UNSC 1244, UNMIK has been mandated with establishing the rule of law. Not only the Security Council and the international community, but also the people of Kosovo have demanded that we do so. Creating a society that respects the rule of law is a…

UNMIK/PR/805 Today PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw visited the municipalities of Kline/Klina and Istog/Istok as well as two small communities to which displaced Kosovo Serbs have been returning. Mr. Brayshaw used the occasion to introduce Ms. Peggy Hicks, the new Director of the UNMIK Office of Returns and…

UNMIK/PR/804 PRISTINA – The Commissioner of Police and the Director of the Department of Justice announce the arrest of a suspect on suspicion of murder, torture and illegal detention. The arrest was requested by an international prosecutor and was carried out by UNMIK Police with the assistance of…

UNMIK/PR/803 Delivered on 2 August 2002 You have talked a great deal about law in this course. I would like to speak today about that elusive concept that everyone agrees is inextricably linked to law, even if it is difficult to define: justice. While much of this course has focused on law among…

UNMIK/PR/802 PRISTINA – The Prime Minister of the German state of Bavaria, Dr. Edmund Stoiber, called SRSG Michael Steiner on the phone after the cancellation of their meeting due to an engine problem with Mr. Stoiber’s helicopter. The helicopter could not land in Pristina and had to be redirected…

UNMIK/PR/800 PRISTINA--An arrest warrant has been issued for Dr. Milan Ivanovic on charges of attempted murder. The arrest warrant was issued by an international investigating judge at the request of an international prosecutor as a consequence of events that took place during a violent…

UNMIK/PR/799 SRSG Michael Steiner today announced that mismanagement and improper housekeeping contributed to the damage caused by a major fire sparked by a lightning strike to Kosovo’s main power plant on July 19. The SRSG also announced that he would appoint a top manager from the German…

UNMIK/PR/798 PRISTINA/SALZBURG – Strengthened regional co-operation in the fields of trade liberalisation, the fight against organised crime, energy, return of refugees and displaced persons and media development were on the agenda when SRSG Michael Steiner met yesterday with three senior…

UNMIK/PR/797 PRISTINA – Tomorrow SRSG Michael Steiner will meet the Special Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Erhard Busek, and the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paddy Ashdown, to discuss how to strengthen regional co-operation. The informal meeting takes…