Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/887 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Michael Steiner left for a trip to the United States where he will meet top officials of the US government in Washington D.C. as well as the United Nations in New York. His first stop will be in Washington D.C. where he will meet the Secretary of State Colin Powell…

UNMIK/PR/885 Pristina/Obiliq - SRSG Michael Steiner today visited the Kosovo B2 power plant, whose turbine has been restarted following repairs. The turbine will need to operate for several days before it can come online and begin producing electricity. Mr. Steiner congratulated KEK Managing…

UNMIK/PR/886 PRISTINA - The Energy Committee met today for the sixth time following the morning visit to B2 power plant by SRSG Michael Steiner. The SRSG began the meeting by saying “We should congratulate everybody who has been involved in the repair programme since July. All the units that were…

UNMIK/PR/884 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Michael Steiner met European Union ambassadors and the European Commission delegation, based in Belgrade, and heads of EU Liaison offices in Pristina and briefed them about the situation in Kosovo. In the meeting that lasted more than an hour, SRSG Michael Steiner…

UNMIK/PR/882 Pristina – Based, in part, on information arising out of the on-going investigations into the activities of municipal corruption and organized crime links, UNMIK Police have begun an investigation of alleged corruption within the Public Housing Enterprise. On 30 November 2002 UNMIK…

UNMIK/PR/876 Pristina – The Housing and Property Directorate has extended its claims intake deadline from December 1 to June 1, 2003. The Housing and Property Directorate (HPD) and the Housing and Property Claims Commission (HPCC) were established by UNMIK in November 1999 (Regulation 1999/23 and…

UNMIK/PR/878 PRISTINA –UNMIK and FYROM signed a protocol on police cooperation today during SRSG Michael Steiner’s visit to Skopje. SRSG Michael Steiner met FYROM leaders and discussed issues of mutual interest and cooperation. The agreement on police cooperation, similar to those already signed…

UNMIK/PR/877 The transfer to Kosovo of the mortal remains of the first 8 victims exhumed from a mass grave in Petrovo Selo, Serbia took place earlier today, the Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) announces. The victims died in the Izbice massacre in March 1999. “The identification of the…

UNMIK/PR/875 SRSG Michael Steiner’s press conference following the signing of an Administrative Direction putting northern Mitrovica under UNMIK administrative control Today, northern Mitrovica has left the grey zone. Just signed Administrative Direction that brings legitimacy to northern Mitrovica…

UNMIK/PR/873 A number of activities will be held today to note the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women, culminating with a concert organized by the Kosovo Women’s Network at the Pristina National Theatre. The concert includes a play “Our Stories” and songs with the text against…