Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/948 PRISTINA – Underlining his responsibility under SC Resolution 1244 “to ensure conditions for a normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo”, and Chapter 8 of the Constitutional Framework, SRSG Michael Steiner today authorised appropriation of 17.3 million euros to meet KEK’s need for…

UNMIK/PR/949 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today visited Mitrovica, where he met Roma and Ashkali IDPs in the north and then met returnees in the Dy Korriku/Sitnica quarters, following which he visited the Roma Mahalla, which was completely destroyed after the conflict in 1999. Accompanied by…

UNMIK/PR/947 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today said that the bombing of the railway bridge in Zvecan municipality on 12 April was “an act of terrorism and not an ordinary crime. This is what the whole world is trying to combat.” Mr. Steiner was speaking to journalists at the site of the railway…

UNMIK/PR/945 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today visited the Family Health Center in Pristina and talked to the workers there. Mr. Steiner was impressed by the professionalism of the medical personnel and said, “The Health House shows that despite all the difficulties, Kosovo is on its way.” SRSG…

UNMIK/PR/946 PRISTINA - Following more than one recent incident in which evidence heard by the trial panel in closed session has been reported in the press, the trial panel in the above case wishes to inform the public of the circumstances for hearing some evidence in this case in closed sessions…

UNMIK/PR/944 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi today cochaired the first meeting of the Transfer Council, comprising senior officials from UNMIK and ministers from the Provisional Government. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, which lasted nearly 90 minutes…

UNMIK/PR/943 Pristina/Belgrade – SRSG Michael Steiner met yesterday for the first time with the new Serbian PM Zoran Zivkovic. “We had a good meeting and I see a scope for future cooperation”, said the SRSG after the talks. SRSG Michael Steiner and PM Zoran Zivkovic discussed issues such as the…

UNMIK/PR/942 Pristina – Today, in response to the Assembly’s position on higher education, the SRSG has made the following determination: The Assembly of Kosovo has today adopted a position on unpromulgated draft legislation on Higher Education Under the Constitutional Framework, draft legislation…

UNMIK/PR/941 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today sent the Provisional Criminal Code and the Provisional Criminal Procedure Code to Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi for review by the Government and the Assembly. In a letter to Mr. Rexhepi, Mr. Steiner said, “This has been a major undertaking…keenly…

UNMIK/PR/940 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today chaired the tenth ordinary session of the Economic and Fiscal Council. The EU pillar presented a progress report on the Free Trade Agreement with FYROM following meetings between representatives of the office of the Prime Minister, UNMIK Customs and…