Photo: MPT.Photo: MPT
News and events // Last updated: 14/05/2012 //

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.

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Photo: Hilde L. Sandvik MFA.
News and events // Last updated: 17/04/2012 //

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 ...

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Photo: Hilde L. Sandvik, MFA.
News and events // Last updated: 15/03/2012 //

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.

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Ambassador Braathu and Father Sava. 
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News and events // Last updated: 24/01/2012 //

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 Fath...

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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.

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News and events // 25/11/2011 //

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.

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News and events // Last updated: 24/11/2011 //

Albanians make up the vast majority of the inhabitants of Kosovo, with 93%, while 5.3 % are Kosovo Serbs. Bosniacs, Gorani, Montenegrins, Ashkali, Egyptians, Roma, Turks and Croats make up the remaining population. . This article will focus on the Kosovo Croats. Ambassador Braathu visited Janjevo, one of the villages in Kosovo where Kosovo Croats are living today.

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Ambassador Braathu and Mayor Stojanovic. 
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News and events // Last updated: 18/11/2011 //

Yesterday, Ambassador Jan Braathu met with Mr. Bojan Stojanovic, the Mayor of Gracanica. Braathu also made a visit to the Media Centre in Caglavica village, Prishtina.

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News and events // Last updated: 17/11/2011 //

Zubin Potok is a municipality located north of the Ibar river in the northern part of Kosovo, a region that for the time being operates outside the framework of Kosovo institutions. Ambassador Braathu visited Zubin Potok in order to familiarize himself with the local political situation and to view recently completed Norwegian Embassy assistance projects.

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News and events // Last updated: 15/11/2011 //

On the Conference on Governement Priorities and Capacity Development Needs, held in Prishtina 10. November, Ambassador Braathu held a speech, the opening remarks. He underlined the importance of the civil service.

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News and events // Last updated: 04/11/2011 //

This year, the Norwegian Embassy has supported and funded several projects in the Municipality of Decan, in western Kosovo. Ambassador Braathu visited the municipality – to meet the Mayor and the people of Decan, and in order to inaugurate the projects the Embassy had supported. In addition, Decan municipality is a “special” municipality in that Norwegian social-anthropologist, Berit Backer, di...

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