International Civilian Office (ICO) Head Pieter Feith said Friday that he expected that people under investigation would not be part of a new Kosovo government.
He explained that it would undermine Kosovo’s credibility and reputation in Brussels and Washington, and added that he was concerned over Kosovo’s stand regarding CoE rapporteur Dick Marty’s report.
A plan announced a year ago by the Kosovo Albanian government and the the International Civilians Office (ICO) is dead, writes a PriÅ¡tina daily. Koha Ditore reports that the plan “produced no results thus far”.
The EU mission will remain in Kosovo at least two more years despite opposite claims of Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci. Albanian language daily Koha Ditore writes that International Civilian Office (ICO) Spokesman Andy McGuffie said that despite “some results there were still many areas that demanded a lot of work in implementation of Martti Ahtisaari’s plan”.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is today discussing the situation in Kosovo, said reports. Pieter Feith spoke about Kosovo at the European Parliament (EP) headquarters in Strasbourg in his capacity as head of the International Civilian Office (ICO) in PriÅ¡tina. He is also EU’s representative in the province.
Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says EU’s representative Pieter Feith “did not speak as an EU official†when he predicted new recognitions of Kosovo. Feith, who also heads the International Civilian Office (ICO) in PriÅ¡tina, said in Brussels on Tuesday that after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its opinion on the legality of the unilateral independence declaration, new recognitions would follow.
New recognitions of Kosovo will follow the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, says International Civil Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith
Feith holds another office in Priština – that of the EU special representative.
EU Special Representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith said that Kosovo is on the threshold of a new phase. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the Dutch diplomat, who also heads the International Civilian Office (ICO) in PriÅ¡tina, added that the ICJ’s opinion may encourage Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina to solve technical issues together.
International civilian representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith said in Washington that considerable progress had been made in Kosovo lately. He added that the reforms must continue, the International Civilian Office (ICO) in Priština announced on Monday.
Speaking in his role of ICO chief, Pieter Feith said that “the survival of the Kosovo independence project is facing a critical challenge”. Further developments will depend on the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), he added.
International Civilian Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith says the implementation of the “strategy for the integration northern Kosovo” requires time and patience. Feith, who also holds the office of EU’s special representative in PriÅ¡tina, also said that the plan, drafted by the Kosovo Albanian government and ICO, and its implementation, depends on the approach of the local communities.
International Civilian Office (ICO) head in Kosovo Pieter Feith says the local election in northern Kosovska Mitrovica “will not be recognized”. He also said that “the only valid elections” are those organized by PriÅ¡tina, i.e., the Kosovo Albanian government there.
The International Civilian Office (ICO) supports KFOR’s decision to temporarily freeze cooperation with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). The NATO-led troops in the province announced on Sunday that they would suspend the training of KSF because members of this organization carried pistols during a public gathering in PriÅ¡tina glorifying the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović on Thursday reacted to the EU decision to extend the mandate of Pieter Feith for another six months. Feith is EU’s special representative in Kosovo. Separately, he heads the International Civilian Office (ICO) in the province.
Pieter Feith says that the International Civil Office (ICO) does not want armed conflicts in northern Kosovo. “We can’t change with a magic wand what has been happening for years in northern Kosovo. It is clear that we do not want an armed conflict, but we don’t want a continuation of the cold conflict either, which has been going on for many years,†the ICO chief said.
Spanish ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana said that Madrid does not support the plan for the integration of northern Kosovo. Commenting on media speculation that suggests that Spain supports the plan of the International Civil Office (ICO) in Kosovo Chief Pieter Feith for the integration of northern Kosovo with the institutions in Priština, Espana said that there is no basis for these claims.
The International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo backed a plan to integrate northern Kosovo into Priština institutions, Beta reports. The plan has been put forward by the International Civil Office (ICO), a press release from that office said.
The International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo will meet in Vienna to discuss the mandate of International Civilian Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith. The political directors of the foreign ministries of 25 member-states of the group will be meeting in Austria today to talk behind closed doors about the extension of Feith’s mandate.
The ICO chief Pieter Feith has appointed 14 members of the “Municipal Preparatory Team for the new municipality of North Mitrovicaâ€. The ICO has announced that this team has a technical mandate to prepare resources, funds and administrative structures necessary for the future establishment and functioning of the new municipality.
Participants in the Assembly of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija yesterday rejected the so-called integration plan for northern Kosovo. The plan was announced by the ICO and the Kosovo Albanian government in Priština, and aims to bring the northern, Serb areas under control.
Jeremić responds to Feith comments
FM Vuk Jeremić today commented on Pieter Feith’s claim that he was surprised by the statement of Serbian President Boris Tadić regarding Kosovo talks. Feith addressed a committee of the European Parliament on Thursday in his capacity of EU’s special representative in Kosovo. He is also the head of the International Civilian Office (ICO) in PriÅ¡tina.