News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/897 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Michael Steiner signed two laws adopted by the Assembly of Kosovo ‘on the Establishment of an Immovable Rights Register’ and ‘on Mortgages’. With these signatures, all draft laws presented…

UNMIK/PR/898 Pristina – Head of Swiss Office in Pristina, Mr. Hans-Peter Fischer, and DSRSG for Civil Administration, Mr. Francesco Bastagli, signed today a funding agreement with the Swiss Government, granting 550,000 Swiss…

UNMIK/PR/895 Belgrade, 17 December 2002 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade Marc-Antoine de Raigniac: Thank you all for coming. This is the press conference given by the Head of the United Nations Security Council delegation…

UNMIK/PR/894 The following statement was made at today’s press conference by Simon Haselock on behalf of SRSG Michael Steiner. The UNMIK Legal Advisor has examined the certifications for 24 municipalities, found them to be in…

UNMIK/PR/892 Pristina/Prishtinë The Security Council is focused on three key issues in Kosovo: standards before status, multiethnicity, and integration. We fully support the eight standards articulated by SRSG Michael Steiner…

UNMIK/PR/891 PRISTINA - On Thursday, 12 December 2002, thirty (30) judges and prosecutors were sworn-in by PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw. Arrangements are being made to swear in the 12 remaining appointees when practicable. It was…

UNMIK/PR/893 Pristina/Prishtinë SRSG Michael Steiner: Good morning. I am very pleased to have this press conference after the visit of the Security Council to Kosovo. We were very happy that the Security Council, despite all…

UNMIK/PR/890 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today chaired this years final meeting of the Economic and Fiscal Council on the 2003 budget and the ‘budget appropriation regulation for 2003’. Prior to the main agenda the…

UNMIK/PR/888 PRISTINA - Under the authority of the SRSG, 42 judges and prosecutors have been appointed in Kosovo, as recommended by the Kosovo Prosecutorial and Judicial Council (KJPC). These include 19 Albanians, 21 are…

UNMIK/PR/885 Pristina/Obiliq - SRSG Michael Steiner today visited the Kosovo B2 power plant, whose turbine has been restarted following repairs. The turbine will need to operate for several days before it can come online and…

UNMIK/PR/886 PRISTINA - The Energy Committee met today for the sixth time following the morning visit to B2 power plant by SRSG Michael Steiner. The SRSG began the meeting by saying “We should congratulate everybody who has…

UNMIK/PR/887 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Michael Steiner left for a trip to the United States where he will meet top officials of the US government in Washington D.C. as well as the United Nations in New York. His first stop will…