Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/222 The Interim Administrative Council was today briefed by the co-heads of the Department of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Pleurat Sejdiu and Dr. Hannu Vuori, on the outbreak of tularemia and a general update on the functioning of the department. The co-heads discussed the measures being…

UNMIK/PR/219 PRISTINA --- Leaders of the United Nations, the European Union as well as members of the Interim Administrative Council and the Kosovo Transitional Council today issued the following statement: "While welcoming the many positive developments of recent times, including the participation…

UNMIK/PR/218 Condemning the rocket attack in the vicinity of the house of Ms. Sonja Nikolic, a Serbian representative to the Kosovo Transitional Council, on 17 April in Pristina, Mr. Javier Solana, European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, said today that this kind…

UNMIK/PR/217 Pristina—Bosniak textbooks have arrived in Pristina from Sarajevo, after long negotiations between Sarajevo and UNICEF Pristina, a member of the Textbook Consortium of Donors. The Consortium was formed last fall to provide textbooks to primary and secondary school children in Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/216 The Interim Administrative Council today finalized membership of the Central Election Commission which will oversee the running of municipal elections later this year.* Eight members were appointed, with a ninth place held open for a Serb who has yet to be named. There will also be nine…

UNMIK/PR/215 PRISTINA -- The Kosovo Power Company, the Batllava Water Company and UNMIK formally agreed on Tuesday to intensify their cooperation in order to ensure stable water supply for Pristina Region. In an Operational Arrangement, signed by the Kosovo Power Company, the Batllava Water Company…

UNMIK/PR/214 The Kosovo Transitional Council today welcomed the return of Serb representatives, as Mr. Randel Nojkic, Mr. Dragan Velic and Dr. Rada Trajkovic joined as observers. "Everyone welcomed the return of the Serbs," SRSG Bernard Kouchner told the media following the meeting. "We are now…

UNMIK/PR/213 PRISTINA-Members of the Interim Administrative Council today welcomed the observer from the Serb National Council Dr. Rada Trajkovic, who participated for the first time in the IAC. They urged Dr. Trajkovic to ensure that Serb representatives take up full participation in the Joint…

UNMIK/PR/212 PRISTINA—On Friday, 7 April, Swiss Federal Councilor Ruth Metzler visited "Jeta e Re" (new life) school and gymnasium in Komoran village, Glogovac/Gllogovci Municipality to deliver Albanian-language textbooks to the primary school and to offer 600 addition books for the library. Later…