Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/737 In response to media questions regarding today’s decision by the Presidency to present to the Assembly of Kosovo a draft resolution on the FRY/FYROM Border Agreement and the situation in North Kosovo, the SRSG Michael Steiner draws attention to article 9.1.26 (a) of the Constitutional…

UNMIK/PR/736 SRSG Michael Steiner noted today that on the first anniversary of its promulgation, the Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-government in Kosovo has been “a great success.” “We have had elections; we have an Assembly, provisional institutions and a Government. None of this…

UNMIK/PR/735 Media coverage of remarks apparently made by the Kosovo Ombudsman, Marek Nowicki, in Serbia has created a distorted picture of the environment for return of Serbs to Kosovo. Mr. Nowicki is free to reach his own conclusions. However, the view from UNMIK as well as UNHCR is that he is not…

UNMIK/PR/733 Today SRSG Michael Steiner visited the site of an archaeological dig near Brenica, outside of Pristina, where he examined 5,500-year-old dwarf terracotta figures recently discovered in a remarkable state of preservation. The artifacts were unearthed two weeks ago, as a lime pit was…

UNMIK/PR/733 Pristina – Representatives from countries across South-East Europe joined Kosovo’s SRSG Michael Steiner in Pristina today to define a strategy for combating cigarette smuggling in the region. The representatives were from the governments of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Romania…

UNMIK/PR/732 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Presidency of the assembly has been composed. The committees have been composed, and I want to congratulate the Assembly for that What we should focus on is that we need to get ready to work. Please remember the joy, the relief and the pride…

UNMIK/PR/731 Pristina – Following his meeting with European Member of Parliament Doris Pack, SRSG Michael Steiner shared a “Europe Day” message with the people of Kosovo. “The European Union was created 52 years ago today, founded on the basic principles of respect for democratic institutions, human…

UNMIK/PR/730 SRSG Michael Steiner delivered the opening address to a donors’ briefing on returns held today in Pristina under the auspices of UNMIK’s Office of Returns and Communities and UNHCR. The full text of his speech follows: Ladies and Gentlemen, For good reason, I want to concentrate today…

UNMIK/PR/728 PRISTINA-UNMIK and UNHCR officials today briefed representatives of donor countries on their assessments and plans for facilitating the returns of non-Albanian displaced persons to Kosovo. “Respect for the right of Serbs and other minorities to return and to remain is a key benchmark…

UNMIK/PR/729 SRSG Michael Steiner announced today that municipal elections will be held across Kosovo on 26 October, 2002. He explained that a delay in passage of the OSCE elections budget, which was approved on 19 April, caused a delay in beginning operational procedures for the elections and…