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Emblem
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Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
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Archived Website
The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo ( sq, Institucionet e Përkohshme të Vetëqeverisjes në Kosovë,
Serbian: Привремене институције самоуправе на Косову, ''Privremene institucije samouprave na Kosovu'') or PISG are local administrative bodies in
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
that were established by the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...
(UNMIK) during the period that the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
was directly responsible for the
governance of Kosovo.
History
Under the terms of
UNSCR 1244, Kosovo came under the administration of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
at the conclusion of
Kosovo conflict
The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...
of 1999. Kosovo is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
n (and previously, the
Yugoslav) government versus Kosovo's largely ethnic-Albanian population.
Resolution 1244 permitted the United Nations to establish and oversee the development of "provisional, democratic self-governing institutions" in Kosovo. The United Nations Administration established an internationally supervised
Kosovo Police Service
The Kosovo Police ( sq, Policia e Kosovës, sr-Cyrl, Полиција Косова, sr-Latn, Policija Kosova) is the national police, policing law enforcement agency of Kosovo.
History
A Kosovo Police Service was created in 1999 in the aft ...
in 1999. A
Joint Interim Administrative Structure
The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) was an interim administrative body in Kosovo, established in January 2000 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period that the United Nations was direc ...
was established in December 1999. In May 2001, UNMIK promulgated a
Constitutional Framework which established these Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG). The first
elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
for these institutions were held in November 2001. Following these elections UNMIK gradually transferred increased administrative competencies to the PISG.
Whilst UNSCR 1244 formerly stated Kosovo remained part of the then
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup
A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...
(later
Serbia
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),
international negotiations began in 2006 to determine the final status of Kosovo.
On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo unilaterally
declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the
Constitution of Republic of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.
Structure
The Provisional Institutions comprised:
*The
President of Kosovo
The president of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, ), is the head of state and chief representative of the de facto Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad.
The president is elected indirectly, by the Assem ...
, elected by the Assembly of Kosovo.
*The
Assembly of Kosovo
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; sr, Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly electe ...
, made up of 120 members of which 10 seats are reserved for ethnic Serbs and 10 for other ethnic minority groups;
*The
Cabinet of Kosovo, with a
Prime Minister of Kosovo
The prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës, sr, Премијер Републике Косова, Premijer Republike Kosova) is the head of government of Kosovo.
The prime minister and the Gover ...
nominated by the President and endorsed by the Assembly;
*The
Judicial System of Kosovo, which is appointed by the SRSG from a list endorsed by the Assembly after being proposed by the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council.
See also
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(EULEX Kosovo)
*
Joint Interim Administrative Structure
The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) was an interim administrative body in Kosovo, established in January 2000 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period that the United Nations was direc ...
*
Standards for Kosovo
Notes
References
External links
Structure of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government(PDF)
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Politics of Kosovo