Press Releases

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…

In a press release headlined: "KTC Discusses Security and Local Administration Issues" issued on 5 April, the Deputy Police Commissioner who addressed the KTC was misidentified. UNMIK Police Deputy Commissioner-Administration Michael Jorsback briefed the Kosovo Transitional Council on the security…

UNMIK/PR/209 The Interim Administrative Council today issued the following statement: “The Interim Administrative Council welcomes the decision of Serb representatives to join the Joint Interim Administrative Structure as observers. “The IAC is dedicated to work for a Kosovo which is home to all its…

UNMIK/PR/208 PRISTINA-UNMIK has rebuilt 2,767 houses as part of the house rebuilding programme that lasted from August 1999 to March 2000. The programme cost nearly $ 9 million, which was provided by the Governments of Japan and France. Announcing this, an UNMIK Spokeswoman said today that under the…

UNMIK/PR/207 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Bernard Kouchner, today welcomed the decision by the Serb National Council of Gracanica to join as observers the Joint Interim Administrative Structure, which is managing Kosovo pending elections. “This was not an easy decision…

UNMIK/PR/206 PRISTINA-At today's meeting of the Interim Administrative Council, the co-heads of the Department of Local Administration discussed with Council members the status of the Department and municipal structures. "There was a lively and detailed discussion of a broad range of issues…

UNMIK/PR/205 PRISTINA-At today's meeting of the Interim Administrative Council, the co-heads of the Department of Local Administration discussed with Council members the status of the Department and municipal structures. Co-heads Blanca Antonini and Rame Buja briefed the IAC on the establishment of…