International steering group for Kosovo
The International Steering Group for Kosovo ( English International Steering Group for Kosovo , short ISG ) was an authority established from several states , operating in Kosovo , which from 2008 to 2012 for the implementation of the "comprehensive proposal for a regulation of the status of Kosovo" ( English Comprehensive Proposal for a Status Settlement for Kosovo ).
background
After the Kosovo War in 1999, Kosovo was placed under the protectorate of the United Nations . The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) formed by the UN was responsible for administrative tasks and other technical issues . The mission was based on UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999.
On October 24, 2005, the UN decided that negotiations on the status question of Kosovo could begin. The so-called “Kosovo Troika” from the European Union , the United States and Russia mediated between the Kosovar Albanians and Serbia from February 20, 2006 . Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari led the negotiations.
A year later, on February 2, 2007, Ahtisaari presented the so-called “Ahtisaari Plan”, according to which it should be an internationally monitored independence , whereby the term independence was not used explicitly in the proposal. Finally, on February 17, 2008, the independent Republic of Kosovo was proclaimed by the Kosovar parliament . Since then, 114 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (and Taiwan ) have recognized the young republic .
On February 28, 2008, the EU decided to send an international “steering group” to Kosovo to “monitor” the country's independence - as provided for in the Ahtisaari plan. The Dutch diplomat Pieter Feith was appointed head of the ISG . At the same time, the “ Rule of Law Mission of the European Union in Kosovo ” (EULEX Kosovo) was deployed, a technical mission that performs observational and advisory functions.
On September 10, 2012, the activity and mission officially ended.
tasks
The primary task was the implementation of the “Ahtisaari Plan”. She helped Kosovo to develop democracy in the years after the declaration of independence and tried to promote good governance , multi-ethnicity and the rule of law .
Group members
The organization was supported by the following 25 countries: Belgium , Bulgaria , Denmark , Germany , Estonia , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Croatia , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovenia , Czech Republic , Turkey , Hungary , the United Kingdom and the United States .
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About us. International Civilian Office, accessed January 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Vedran Džihić, Helmut Kramer: Independent Kosovo in autumn 2009. Can the EULEX mission fulfill its tasks? (PDF; 332 kB) International policy analysis by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung , October 2009, accessed on January 24, 2013 .
- ^ The Comprehensive proposal for Kosovo Status Settlement. (No longer available online.) United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo (UNOSEK), archived from the original on June 6, 2007 ; accessed on January 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c International Steering Group. International Civilian Office, accessed January 24, 2013 .
- ^ The Comprehensive Status Proposal. International Civilian Office, accessed January 24, 2013 .
