Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/125 PRISTINA--Pristina businessman Gani Thaci, who was arrested by UNMIK Police on 4 January after seen shooting a gun from a house, was released today. Mr. Gani Thaci was charged with illegal possession of arms. He was released today by the Pristina prosecutor, who stated that a police…

UNMIK/PR/124 Budget and Finance Reconstruction Trade and Industry Education and Science Culture Youth and Sport Public Services Justice Transport and Infrastructure Post and Telecommunications Utilities Heath and Social Security Labour Agriculture Environment Civil Security and Emergency…

UNMIK/PR/122 Pristina – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, today visited the Kosovo A and B Power Plants with members of the Interim Administrative Council (IAC). Dr. Kouchner, together with Hashim Thaci, Ibrahim Rugova and Rexhep Qosja, visited the two power plants…

UNMIK/PR/123 PRISTINA--At the fourth meeting of the Interim Administrative Council held today, members discussed the allocation of 19 departments to be co-administered by UNMIK and Kosovo political leaders, as well as expanding the Kosovo Transitional Council, the highest-level consultative body of…

UNMIK/PR/120 PRISTINA – A multi-ethnic passenger train began running this week in a move towards establishing normal transport for all residents of Kosovo. The train runs twice a day between Kosovo Polje and Zvecan with stops at Obolic, Priluzje, Vucitrn and Mitrovica. Security on the trains and at…

UNMIK/PR/119 Pristina – UNMIK and the Kosovo Power Company (KEK) wishes to thank During the past few weeks, the KEK began delivering electricity bills for the months of September and October to commercial premises and for October to residences. Customer billing was delayed until some improvement in…

UNMIK/PR/118 Pristina – The Interim Administrative Council met on 28 December 1999 for its third meeting. It discussed the status of the draft regulation setting up the Joint Interim Administrative Structure and arrangements to organize a technical secretariat to support the work of the IAC. It also…

UNMIK/PR/117 Pristina – All funds raised from the public, including from all parallel structures, should be allotted to the Kosovo budget, where the money can be strictly accounted for. Despite various rumours and stories in the local press, no parallel money, including from the Bukoshi fund, has…

UNMIK/PR/115 PRISTINA--Three Kosovo Albanian political leaders today signed a landmark agreement by which they agreed to share the provisional management of Kosovo with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo until elections next year. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bernard…

UNMIK/PR/114 Prizren – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, visited Prizren today where he toured the newly refurbished prison and met with members of the Prizren Provisional Municipal Council. The prison currently houses 66 inmates and can hold up to 120 people. The…