Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/151 The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) denounces in the strongest possible terms the escalating acts of violence which occurred this week in Kosovo. The attack on a UNHCR-operated bus on 2 February and the events in Mitrovica last night and early this morning in which at least four…

The Joint Interim Administrative Structures became officially operational yesterday, 31 January, 2000, with the establishment of four of 19 interim departments proposed by UNMIK and the Interim Administrative Council (IAC). The Joint Interim Administrative Structures (JIAS) will administer Kosovo on…

UNMIK/PR/149 Pristina -- We have achieved a great deal in the last six weeks. Of course a lot remains to be done, including working out the fine points of the regulations that will govern the work of the interim units of the Joint Interim Administrative Structure, also staffing of the departments…

UNMIK/PR/150 Pristina -- UNMIK strongly condemned the killing of two people and the wounding of another three when the UNHCR weekly shuttle was hit by an anti-tank rocket today. The shuttle, carrying 49 passengers, was travelling from Banja to Mitrovica when it was hit by the rocket near the village…

UNMIK/PR/148 PRISTINA – The temporary registration of all motor vehicles in Kosovo will re-start on Tuesday, 1 February 2000. The vehicle registration office is located at the former Yugopetrol storage site and is open from Monday to Friday from 0830 to 1600. Vehicle holders should come to the…

UNMIK/PR/147 Pristina—This morning, UNMIK representatives of the banking sector of Pillar IV met with the newly established Counsel of Protests representing employees of the former National Bank of Kosovo. The Counsel articulated their demands which focused mainly on matters pertaining to the…

UNMIK/PR/146 Pristina—The Head of Bank Supervision of the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo (BPK), Mr. Jimmy Barton, today issued a reminder to groups and organizations operating banking facilities in Kosovo of the 15 February deadline for filing their license applications. The 15 February…

UNMIK/PR/143 Pristina—Yesterday 34 tax inspectors recruited by the Tax Administration of the Central Fiscal Authorities of Kosovo (CFA) graduated from a rigorous one-week training program and were sworn in as the first tax inspectors in post-conflict Kosovo. The candidates were selected from over…

UNMIK/PR/141 Pristina—The Micro Enterprise Bank (MEB), the first private commercial bank to be licensed by the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo, opened officially on 24 January. Attending the opening yesterday at the National Theatre were SRSG Bernard Kouchner, Klaus Glaubitt, Chairman of…