https://www.norway-kosovo.no/06dbebf6-c92b-4a35-a34e-999cec317a3fhttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/Embassy-visit-to-North-Mitrovica-and-the-Municipal-Preparatory-Team/At a recent trip to North Mitrovica municipality, Ambassador Braathu paid a visit to the Municipal Preparatory Team (MPT) where he met with a group of young and elderly, vibrant and determined members. Amongst them were three young women from the project Young Leaders, funded by the Norwegian Embassy.Mon, 14 May 2012 11:16:38 GMT9681395e-b40f-4483-b7fd-d52f09d071a3https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Business-/From-idea-to-business-in-54-hours-Tirana-Startup-Weekend-2012/One weekend, gathering new entrepreneurs, professionals in the game, young, old, men, women – people with great ideas and aspiring enthusiasm. The Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina was a proud sponsor of the first – and very successful - Startup Weekend in Tirana.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:14:58 GMT915a26cd-7fe2-41fe-9371-861a482b5b3ahttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/Making-a-difference-Radio-KIM---A-Serb-television-and-radio-broadcaster-in-Kosovo/Radio KIM in Čaglavića on the outskirts of Prishtina is one of a handful of radio and television stations broadcasting in Serbian in Kosovo. Delivering 24 hours of broadcasting a day, Radio KIM is a Kosovo broadcaster that reports the news of Kosovo from Kosovo and with its own unique Kosovo perspective. Radio KIM provides accurate and trustworthy news and information for the Serbian community in Kosovo, as well as producing reports for broadcasters from outside Kosovo. The Norwegian Embassy is one of the station’s supporters. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:03:52 GMT872f1556-c753-4671-aae1-0eb40a8bf88ehttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Business-/New-system-for-registering-property-in-Kosovo/“An important milestone in the development of the Kosovo cadastre system”, says Ambassador Braathu in his speech at the inaguration of a new IT system for registering property in Kosovo, March 29th, at the municipal cadastre office in Prishtina. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:13:26 GMT5d042fdc-8095-467f-aee0-4d2b4ea097b7https://www.norway-kosovo.no/Embassy/Consulates1/Norway-will-handle-visa-applications-for-Denmark/As of 12 April 2012 the Embassy of Norway in Prishtina will handle applications for visas for Kosovo residents travelling to Denmark. Applications for residence permits in Denmark are also to be submitted to the Embassy of Norway to be registered and forwarded to Danish authorities for handling.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:33:47 GMT11bbecf3-2cf3-4033-8431-4e44e2629a12https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Business-/The-ICT-industry-in-Kosovo-Annual-Meeting-of-ICT-Association/Support for the Kosovo Association of Information and Communication Technology (STIKK) is one of the Norwegian embassy’s key projects for supporting enterprise development in Kosovo. Aiming at stimulating dynamic growth in the ICT sector across Kosovo, the association opens up new opportunities and enhances the sector’s overall competitiveness. On March 28th Ambassador Braathu spoke at STIKK’s 4th annual assembly.Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:19:39 GMT73306ff9-cbd9-4eab-968d-b727e0e93040https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Culture-/Week-of-Women---Empowering-Women-in-Kosovo/From March 20th-24th, more than 100 representatives from different political parties, parliament, government, local governments, academia, civil society and business, are meeting for an extraordinary event in Pristina. Some are midways into their careers, others have barely started. However, their most important common factor is as simple as being a woman. The Week of Women is their forum to discuss and identify opportunities that will help women in Kosovo improve their position in society. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:07:47 GMT72bcdbf0-f9cc-4f9f-adb4-c875260421d0https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Culture-/Lets-Do-It-Kosova-Ta-Pastromj-Kosov-Hajde-da-to-uradimo-Kosovo-/There's 100 million tons of illegal garbage lying around everywhere in the world – and Kosovo is no exception. You can make a difference! In ONE day - May 24th - help cleaning up Kosovo!Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:53:06 GMT630bd41d-b994-4ec9-8696-2b4ea5e0577ahttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/NATOs-New-Strategic-Concept--The-Manifesto-of-NATO-for-the-Next-Ten-Years/After more than sixty years of existence, NATO is as relevant and vibrant as ever, not only to its member states but as a promoter of stability and cooperation far beyond the borders of the North-Atlantic region. Why and how this is the case were topics of the three seminars recently organized by the Norwegian Embassy.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:52:14 GMTbd270065-7003-459f-b05d-40d8482a545ehttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy1/Important-decisions-on-Kosovo-and-Serbia/“Norway welcomes the EU’s decision to grant Serbia candidate status and to start working towards closer cooperation with Kosovo. These are important contributions to the stabilisation of South East Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:09:08 GMT7437a5d2-48ca-4f31-90f3-475fbd89df75https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Culture-/Oversettelse-av-Reunion-til-albansk-og-serbisk/Ambassaden i Prishtina bistår med oversetting til serbisk og albansk av den Amandapris-belønnede dokumentarfilmen Reunion – Ti år etter krigen.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:22:43 GMTe1bf1f79-af2b-476c-8d89-3832f540d6a2https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Culture-/Project-supported-through-the-Embassy-Fund-featured-in-two-Serbian-daily-newspapers/The Mitrovica Rock School, which the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina has supported for two years in a row, has been featured on January 25, 2012 in articles in the free Serbian national daily newspaper 24 Sata and the paid daily Blic. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:04:47 GMT6f704830-0d21-4c52-a030-558efb967894https://www.norway-kosovo.no/Embassy/Business/Innovation-Center-Kosovo---Business-Tuesday/”It’s the economy, stupid”. With these well-known words from the Clinton election campaign, the Norwegian Ambassador to Kosovo, Mr. Jan Braathu, opened his speech on the need for enterprise development in a transition country such as Kosovo. Talking to young innovators and entrepreneurs at the first Business Tuesday, arranged by Innovation Center Kosovo (ICK), Mr. Braathu underscored how jobs and employment are crucial for the success and prosperity of a country. This is why Norway and the Embassy will support ICK and Business Tuesday one hundred per cent in the time ahead.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:40:07 GMT077a2ef5-2b62-4767-aba4-cb3b9889dfa3https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/The-Talk-on-Freedom-and-Responsibility/On his first official visit to the Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Visoki Decani, Ambassador Braathu had an interesting and informal conversation with Hieromonk, Father Sava Janjic. The beautiful Monastery, built between 1327 and 1335, is located in the region of Peja/Pec and is a strong and important symbol and institution for the Serb community in Kosovo to this day. The conversation between Father Sava and Ambassador Braathu ranged over a number of topics, including religion, social and economic issues as well as politics. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:13:10 GMT3d396097-71b1-4c9e-b447-5286ab4f3ab3https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Culture-/Per-Petterson--the-Award-Winning-Existentialist/The Norwegian novelist, Per Petterson, tells stories of life in the remote parts of Norway. In an interview for the Economist, he describes his authorship as being based on the typically Norwegian longing for silence and solitude, as well as on his solidarity with the working class. The ”existentialist” Per Petterson was awarded the Dublin IMPACT award in 2007, and Petterson reveals that this award made him more self-conscious and that it led to a fall in his confidence as a writer.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:03:24 GMT0b16acd6-eda9-482a-832b-740e2ef120bahttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy1/Jonas-Gahr-Store-In-Defense-of-Dialogue/In politics, it seems counterintuitive to engage in dialogue with violent groups, with radicals and terrorists, and with the states that support them. But Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign minister of Norway, makes a compelling case for open discussion, even when values diverge, in an attempt to build greater security for all.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:13:31 GMT77c3f56f-63fb-4ca3-ad26-2375927edf1chttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/Embassy/Business/SW-Prishtina-New-businesses-in-Kosovo/This weekend, Startup Weekend was arranged in Prishtina. Young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs came together to start businesses in 54 hours, with great success. Here you can watch the film from SW Prishtina 2011.Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:47:35 GMTdfd6cc23-f2af-40d6-9e4d-20b80acf3c48https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/Norwegian-Embassy-supports-the-construction-of-a-refrigerated-storage-facility-in-Zubin-Potok/Zubin Potok 14.12.2011 – Ambassador Jan Braathu and Mr. Rade Utvic, Director of Agricultural Cooperative “Zubin Potok,” signed an agreement whereby the Norwegian Embassy will partially fund the construction of a refrigerated storage facility for fruit and vegetables in Zubin Potok with €150,000. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:18:49 GMTe692f7cc-e2df-4e42-9ab4-19ff7eeff3c8https://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Events-in-Norway/Norway-Cup-2012/The largest tournament in the world for youth, Norway Cup, is arranged each summer in Oslo. The tournament is a melting pot with youths from the four corners of the world, meeting fellow footballers and making new friends. 30.000 participants from 49 nations are going to play football in Norway next summer, in the fortieth edition of Norway Cup. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:11:25 GMTdb3310e9-c8de-4275-92c5-676354e85f6dhttps://www.norway-kosovo.no/News_and_events/Policy/Norwegian-Government-supports-Kosovos-courts-/A memorandum of understanding between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID was signed on November 16, 2011 regarding the support of the Norwegian Government to the USAID Model Court program in Kosovo. Norway will contribute 17.6 million NOK (3.2 million USD), over the span of three years. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:50:56 GMT