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Council of JIAS Co-heads Meets for the First Time
UNMIK/PR/440 PRISTINA---Kosovo’s Council of JIAS Co-heads held its first meeting today since being constituted two weeks ago. As envisaged, the meeting was chaired by SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner and he briefed the Council…
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SRSG Opens Refurbished Electricity Plant
UNMIK/PR/439 PRISTINA---SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner yesterday re-launched unit B2 of Kosovo B power plant, which underwent major overhaul over the last five months. The refurbished plant will daily generate about 250 MW. The…
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Albanian Prime Minister Calls for Dialogue To Resolve Presevo Problem
UNMIK/PR/438 PRISTINA---The Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Ilir Meta, today told the Kosovo Transitional Council that the problem in the Presevo Valley should be solved through “dialogue and democratic means” and not violence…
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IAC Briefed About Presevo Situation
UNMIK/PR/437 PRISTINA---The LDK leader, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova today briefed IAC about the Athens conference last week. He termed the conference successful in the sense of starting a dialogue between the Albanian and the Serb…
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Students in tents to be relocated for winter
UNMIK/PR/436 Pristina--Students from 18 schools are being relocated from tents to containers as part of the winterization programme initiated by the Department of Education and Science. These students, who have been studying…
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SRSG Signs Regulation to Secure Public Peace and Safety
UNMIK/PR/435 PRISTINA – SRSG Dr Bernard Kouchner has signed a regulation aimed at ensuring that public order and security is maintained in Kosovo. Regulation 2000/62 allows law enforcement authorities – whether they are KFOR…
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Inaugural meeting of the Disability Task Force
UNMIK/PR/434 PRISTINA – An important step has been made to ensure that the needs and views of people with disabilities are taken into account by policy makers in the JIAS Departments. A Disability Task Force, set up under the…
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Housing and Property Directorate Begins Operations Involving Contested Property
UNMIK/PR/433 The Housing and Property Directorate (HPD) has started serving notice on occupants of apartments, and other interested parties, in response to more than 800 claims which have already been lodged with it…
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SRSG announces Joint Committee for Returns with Ashkaljia/Roma community
UNMIK/PR/432 Pristina-- SRSG Bernard Kouchner yesterday announced the establishment of a Joint Committee on Returns for the Ahkaljia/Roma community. The Committee, which will begin work early next year, will be similar to the…
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International Day to Oppose Violence Against Women
UNMIK/PR/431 On 25 November, in several countries, men and boys wear white ribbons as a symbol of their opposition to violence against women and their support for its eradication. In Kosovo, women's groups have organized…
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Applications Invited from Minority Candidates for KPC
UNMIK/PR/430 PRISTINA---The JIAS Department of Civil Security and Emergency Preparedness has invited applications from members of non-Albanian minority communities for appointment to the Kosovo Protection Corps. The eligible…
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Outrage Over Killing of Kosovo Politician
UNMIK/PR/429 PRISTINA – PDSRSG, Jock Covey, has expressed his outrage at the murder of a senior politician in central Pristina Thursday. Xhemajl Mustafa, advisor to the LDK leader Ibrahim Rugova, was shot outside his…