The International Civilian Representative for Kosovo (ICR), supported by the International Civilian Office (ICO), was the
European Union Special Representative
The European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) are emissaries of the European Union with specific tasks abroad. While the EU's ambassadors are responsible for affairs with a single country, Special Representatives tackle specific issues, conf ...
(EUSR) for
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 Eur ...
(appointed by the
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as ...
) which was re-appointed by the
International Steering Group for Kosovo as the ICR pursuant to the
Ahtisaari Plan.
The ICR was the "final authority in Kosovo regarding interpretation" of the Plan, and could, in principle, annul decisions or laws adopted by Kosovo authorities or sanction public officials who strayed from the Plan.
The ICR reported to the
International Steering Group for Kosovo (ISG).
Following the publication of the draft status proposal in 2006, an International Civilian Office preparation team has been set up in Pristina. The
2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, which proclaimed the Republic of Kosovo to be a state independent from Serbia, was adopted at a meeting held on 17 February 2008 by 109 out of the 120 members of the Assembly of Kosovo, including the ...
declared to accept the obligations contained in the Ahtisaari Plan, welcoming its framework.
In September 2012, international supervision ended, and Kosovo became responsible for its own governance.
Preparation team leaders
*Torbjorn Sohlstrom (2006-2007)
*Jonas Jonsson (2007-2008)
International Civilian Representative
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Pieter Feith (2008-2012)
EU Special Representative
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Pieter Feith (2008-2011)
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Fernando Gentilini (2011)
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Samuel Žbogar (2012-2017).
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Nataliya Apostolova Nataliya ( uk, Наталія, russian: Наталия) is the Ukrainian and Russian form of the female given name Natalia. A diminutive form is Natalka ( uk, link=no, Наталка; see: Natalka Poltavka).
People with the given name Nataliya
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(2017-)
See also
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Kosovo status process
The political status of Kosovo, also known as the Kosovo question, is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, Yugoslav) government and the Government of Kosovo, stemming from the bre ...
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(EULEX)
Notes
References
External links
European Union Planning TeamEU in KosovoPersonal website of ICR Pieter Feith
{{Kosovo topics
Politics of Kosovo