Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/439 PRISTINA---SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner yesterday re-launched unit B2 of Kosovo B power plant, which underwent major overhaul over the last five months. The refurbished plant will daily generate about 250 MW. The project, which cost 40 million Euros (approximately 80 million DM), was…

UNMIK/PR/438 PRISTINA---The Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Ilir Meta, today told the Kosovo Transitional Council that the problem in the Presevo Valley should be solved through “dialogue and democratic means” and not violence. The dialogue should begin soon so that the Albanians are assured…

UNMIK/PR/437 PRISTINA---The LDK leader, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova today briefed IAC about the Athens conference last week. He termed the conference successful in the sense of starting a dialogue between the Albanian and the Serb leadership. However, Dr. Rugova felt that a dialogue with Belgrade could wait…

UNMIK/PR/436 Pristina--Students from 18 schools are being relocated from tents to containers as part of the winterization programme initiated by the Department of Education and Science. These students, who have been studying in tents from last year, will be temporarily located in heated containers…

UNMIK/PR/435 PRISTINA – SRSG Dr Bernard Kouchner has signed a regulation aimed at ensuring that public order and security is maintained in Kosovo. Regulation 2000/62 allows law enforcement authorities – whether they are KFOR or UNMIK police – to issue an exclusion order against an individual which…

UNMIK/PR/434 PRISTINA – An important step has been made to ensure that the needs and views of people with disabilities are taken into account by policy makers in the JIAS Departments. A Disability Task Force, set up under the auspices of the Social Welfare section of the Department of Health, met…

UNMIK/PR/433 The Housing and Property Directorate (HPD) has started serving notice on occupants of apartments, and other interested parties, in response to more than 800 claims which have already been lodged with it. Occupants of contested property will receive a notice that a claim has been filed…

UNMIK/PR/432 Pristina-- SRSG Bernard Kouchner yesterday announced the establishment of a Joint Committee on Returns for the Ahkaljia/Roma community. The Committee, which will begin work early next year, will be similar to the one that has been established with the Serb community. It will identify…

UNMIK/PR/431 On 25 November, in several countries, men and boys wear white ribbons as a symbol of their opposition to violence against women and their support for its eradication. In Kosovo, women's groups have organized activities for this day and during the week, which are designed to raise…

UNMIK/PR/430 PRISTINA---The JIAS Department of Civil Security and Emergency Preparedness has invited applications from members of non-Albanian minority communities for appointment to the Kosovo Protection Corps. The eligible candidates should have a secondary school diploma, should be able to speak…