Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/574 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Hans Haekkerup today issued the following statement: “I condemn the despicable ambush and killing of security forces of the Former Yugoslav…

UNMIK/PR/573 PRISTINA – The UNMIK Business Registration Unit issued licenses to seven companies today to operate as security service providers in Kosovo. The companies who are authorised to operate armed security service in…

UNMIK/PR/572 PRISTINA – The Kosovo Transitional Council spent nearly four hours today in freewheeling discussions on the final draft of the Legal Framework for Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo. The draft…

UNMIK/PR/570 PRISTINA - IAC members today discussed last-minute attachments to the final draft of the legal document which will go before the KTC Wednesday for an open-ended review of all proposals in the document. The KTC is…

UNMIK/PR/569 PRISTINA--- SRSG Hans Haekkerup said today that he was shocked to learn of the murder of Mr. Ismet Raci, president of the Klina Municipality. “I am outraged about the killing,” Mr. Haekkerup said. “This is not…

UNMIK/PR/568 PRISTINA – UNMIK has made a great deal of progress in developing the legal framework and we are close to the finish line, although some issues remain to be resolved. UNMIK is disappointed by attacks in the press…

UNMIK/PR/567 Pristina---The Department of Judicial Affairs welcomes the second public report A Review of the Criminal Justice System 1 September 2000 to 28 February 2001 prepared by the Legal Systems Monitoring Section of…

UNMIK/PR/565 PRISTINA---UNMIK is completing its review of applications to operate private security service companies in Kosovo. Next week it will grant seven provisional licenses. Some 25 firms have been providing various…

UNMIK/PR/566 PRISTINA---The chairman of the Joint Working Group on the Legal Framework, Mr. Alexander Borg-Olivier, issued the following statement today: “The Joint Working Group, which has been meeting since 6 March, has…

UNMIK/PR/563 PRISTINA---SRSG Hans Haekkerup told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today that the idea of referendum does not have the support of the international community and goes beyond the provisional period of self…