Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/380 PRISTINA---The Working Group on Education of the Kosovo Transitional Council today gave a report to the KTC about its activities and the working of the education system in Kosovo. The head of the working group, Mr. Januz Salihaj, gave a detailed submission regarding various aspects of…

UNMIK/PR/379 The Interim Administrative Council issued a statement today opposing the participation of pupils and students in election rallies. "The Interim Administrative Council today discussed the issue of pupils and students participating in election rallies. "All IAC members strongly support…

UNMIK/PR/378 PRISTINA---An Administrative Instruction pursuant to UNMIK Regulation 2000/33 on the Licensing of Security Services Providers in Kosovo was issued today, specifying the requirements to operate as a security services provider in Kosovo. Any Security Services Provider currently operating…

UNMIK/PR/377 UNMIK has set up an emergency task force to restore power to the community of Zvecan in northern Mitrovica following a fire Saturday night which destroyed electrical transformers in the Zvecan lead smelter complex. The task force is led by acting UNMIK Regional Administrator Jim Fitt…

UNMIK/PR/376 Early this morning, UNMIK officials ordered an illegal house in the Dragodon area of Pristina fenced off after owners ignored repeated warnings to cease construction on municipal land. The house was the subject one of three outstanding demolition orders signed by Rexhep Luci, the…

UNMIK/PR/375 MITROVICA - A fire in an electrical substation at the Trepca lead smelter in northern Mitrovica Saturday night destroyed four transformers that supplied power to the plant and also to the nearby town of Zvecan. Police said they were treating the case as one of suspected arson. Engineers…

UNMIK/PR/374 Pristina--Bernardo Cocco and Driton Lajçi, Co-Heads of the Department of Youth, announced in a press conference today the celebration of the First Youth Week in Kosovo with the theme this year focused on “Tolerance, No violence”. Activities will take place in different regions and…

UNMIK/PR/373 The situation of non-Albanian communities remains the biggest problem in Kosovo, SRSG Bernard Kouchner told the United Nations Security Council yesterday in New York. "Serbs and Roma in particular are often still excluded from daily life and are under great personal security risks," he…

UNMIK/PR/372 PRISTINA---The Kosovo Transitional Council today dispatched a three- member delegation, along with Mr. Eric Chevallier, senior advisor to the SRSG, to the Dubrava prison to meet hunger strikers demanding the release of Albanians in Serbian prisons. A medical assessment team from UNMIK…

UNMIK/PR/371 PRISTINA---The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) today concluded its discussion on the draft regulation establishing the rules of procedure and evidence of the Housing and Property Claims Commission. Mr. Alan Dodson, chairman of the Commission, and experts from the appropriate…