Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1355 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen signed today an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) establishing a framework for the EIB to provide loans for investment projects in Kosovo. Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi initialed the document on behalf of the Provisional Institutions…

UNMIK/PR/1353 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today proposed an informal Forum for consultation between main political leaders on key issues facing Kosovo. “Kosovo should benefit from an enhanced dialogue between political leaders on issues of vital importance, such as standards implementation…

UNMIK/PR/1352 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen has promulgated today UNMIK Regulation on Pensions in Kosovo (UNMIK Regulation No. 2005/20) amending UNMIK Regulation No. 2001/35. PDSRSG Larry Rossin, who signed the regulation for the SRSG, said: “This is a positive step, because the amendments…

UNMIK/PR/1327 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today toured the Peje/Pec, Decan/Decani, Gjakove/Djakovica and Suhareke/Suva Reka municipalities where he met members of the respective Municipal Assemblies, village leaders, community representatives, student and youth leaders. The Acting Prime…

UNMIK/PR/1326 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the South East Europe Summit meeting held in Skopje. Commending the manner in which Kosovo, its institutions, leaders and people, are going through these considerably testing times, the SRSG said, “The situation in Kosovo has…

UNMIK/PR/1325 Pristina - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this afternoon made the following statement following the resignation of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj: “I have taken note of Ramush Haradinaj's decision to step down with immediate effect as Prime Minister of Kosovo. I do, of course, respect his…

UNMIK/PR/1323 PRISTINA – UNMIK and the Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) have signed today a Financing Agreement for Improvement of Water Supply and Sewage. The KfW will provide 9 million Euro for this important sector. The Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Bajram Kosumi, initialled…

UNMIK/PR/1324 Today, I pay tribute to all Kosovo women, from all communities and from all walks of life, for their great contribution to the political and economic developments in Kosovo, and for their resilience and perseverance over the years – in the face of violent conflict, of adverse economic…

UNMIK/PR/1322 PRISTINA - Principal Deputy SRSG Larry Rossin today praised the functioning of the municipal institutions during his two-day visit to Prizren. Addressing the Municipal Assembly, the PDSRSG said it was particularly encouraging that salaries and fixed costs accounted for an unusually low…

UNMIK/PR/1321 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today promulgated UNMIK Regulation 2005/13 on the Allocation of Socially-Owned Immovable Property Managed by Municipalities in Kosovo. The Regulation will enable UNMIK to grant Municipalities authorisation to make long-term allocations of municipal…