Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/133 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, today received a donation of 12 snowplows from the European Union, which were presented by the Director of the EU Task Force in…

UNMIK/PR/132 PRISTINA--The Kosovo Transitional Council met this morning to continue discussing the question of its enlargement, in light of the Agreement of 15 December which established the Joint Interim Administration…

UNMIK/PR/129 PRISTINA--At its sixth meeting, held today, the Kosovo Interim Administrative Council (IAC) allocated seven out of 19 proposed administrative departments to political parties which will co-head them with UNMIK…

UNMIK/PR/130 PRISTINA – Today, the Gender Advisory Unit of UNMIK facilitated for the first time an inter-pillar high level planning meeting on gender issues. Senior officials of UNMIK along with representatives of the four…

UNMIK/PR/131 Pristina- Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, together with a group of children, accepted today a gift of eleven tons of toys, sport equipment and educational materials from UNESCO…

UNMIK/PR/128 PRISTINA--The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, had an Orthodox Christmas meal today hosted by Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren, as well as other monks and nuns living in the…

UNMIK/PR/127 PRISTINA – In its fifth meeting today, the Interim Administrative Council discussed the expansion of the Kosovo Transitional Council to include other political parties and segments of civil society, especially…

UNMIK/PR/126 PRISTINA—A Hotel, Food and Beverage Tax is proposed to come into effect on 1 February, 2000. This tax is on the services offered by hotels, restaurants and bars. It will apply to all places with gross receipts…

UNMIK/PR/125 PRISTINA--Pristina businessman Gani Thaci, who was arrested by UNMIK Police on 4 January after seen shooting a gun from a house, was released today. Mr. Gani Thaci was charged with illegal possession of arms. He…

UNMIK/PR/124 Budget and Finance Reconstruction Trade and Industry Education and Science Culture Youth and Sport Public Services Justice Transport and Infrastructure Post and Telecommunications Utilities Heath and Social…