Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/794 PRISTINA – Beginning 1 July 2002, Kosovo pensioners will start receiving Basic Pensions at the monthly rate of 28 euro. SRSG Michael Steiner on 26 July promulgated the law as adopted by the Kosovo Assembly on 4…

UNMIK/PR/793 PRISTINA – We regret a transcription error in the English language version of UNMIK press release 792 on the speech made by SRSG Michael Steiner in the United Nations Security Council yesterday in which FYROM was…

UNMIK/PR/795 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner was informed about the explosions in Klokot and Balance after having addressed the United Nations Security Council and having received warm support for his priorities in Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/792 Mr. President, The last time I addressed the Council, you endorsed the benchmarks as the international community’s yardstick for measuring progress in Kosovo. Since then, Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions have…

UNMIK/PR/791 PRISTINA – Acting on the request of the Government of Kosovo, SRSG Michael Steiner on 16 July signed Administrative Direction 2002/14 to regulate business activities involving lotteries, bingo games and other…

UNMIK/PR/790 PRISTINA – The UNMIK Office on Missing Persons and Forensics has asked local radio stations around Kosovo to broadcast a public service announcement beginning today with information on the distribution of several…

UNMIK/PR/789 Pristina – Following his visit to the site of yesterday’s tragic bus accident SRSG Michael Steiner today also visited the two control-points between Kosovo and Montenegro at the Kulina Pass and met with officials…

UNMIK/PR/788 Pristina – SRSG Michael Steiner today visited the site of the tragic bus accident in the mountains above Pejë/Pec. He met with the Station Commander and the Deputy Chief Operations of Pejë/Pec Police Station who…

UNMIK/PR/784 Today the Board of Directors of the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) held its first and inaugural meeting. The Board is the supreme body of the KTA. With this meeting the KTA has now become operational. The KTA is in…

UNMIK/PR/785 Pristina – It was with great sadness that SRSG Michael Steiner learned early this morning of the tragic bus accident on the Kulina Pass road between Kosovo and Montenegro. “This is a very sad and tragic moment…