1 October

Rejecting claims that there will be insufficient security for minority voters, UNMIK ruled out delaying the elections until 2002.
The Central Election Commission adopted a rule on the media's role and responsibilities during the election campaign.
The eighth joint UNHCR-OSCE report on minorities said that while conditions were improving slowly their situation remained the worst in Europe.

2 October

The SRSG called for violence-free election campaign, saying that the future of Kosovo depended on the success of the elections.
Kosovo Transitional Council met for the last time. The meeting was held in a joint session with the Interim Administrative Council to discuss security and justice issues.
SRSG met with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister in Pristina.
The Euro Info Correspondence Centre, inaugurated in the Pristina-based Kosovo Chamber of Commerce, will provide information and link businesses in Kosovo with counterparts in EU countries.

3 October

Lt. General Marcel M. Valentin of France, receiving KFOR command, stressed that KFOR would stand by UNMIK to provide a safe and secure environment for the November election.
The Kosovo-wide election campaign officially began with 26 political entities competing for 100 seats in the future Assembly.
The 20 JIAS Departments were officially clustered into the nine transitional administrative departments that will become the new ministries of the Government to be formed after the elections.
The UNMIK Resource Management Centre reported that a DM 674,000 grant programme financed by the Italian Government had generated income for hundreds of Kosovo residents.
Pristina Municipality completed the demolition of seven buildings that had been illegally built on municipal land.

4 October

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed for an end to attacks on Kosovo Serbs and for a violence-free election.
UNMIK announced its mine clearance would be finished by end of the year.
The Obiliq/Obilic Municipality set a range of different property tax rates to apply to all privately-owned properties, such as shops, businesses, apartments, houses.
The Senate of Pristina University approved a reform package for higher legal education, sponsored by the Kosovo Law Centre.
A new library building in Ferizaj/Urosevac was inaugurated.

5 October

EU External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten and the EU High Represenative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana met Kosovo's political leaders, top UNMIK and KFOR officials in Pristina. Solana urged Kosovo Serbs to participate in the forthcoming elections, which were an 'historic moment'.
The EU made available over 45 million euros to support various development projects in Kosovo.
The European Agency for Reconstruction donated 2.5 million euros for projects to ensure the widest possible participation in the elections.
Reporting to the Security Council, the SRSG forecast postponement of Kosovo Serb decision whether or not to vote in the elections.
The UN Security Council called on Kosovo Albanian leaders and representatives of civil society to publicly condemn violence and combat ethnic extremism, and on Belgrade to actively encourage Kosovo Serb participation in the November elections.

8 October

In a further step towards compiling an accurate Voters' List, OSCE launched the Challenge and Confirmation Period to run through to 17 October.
OSCE began seminars for candidates on the Assembly election to discuss the role of parliamentary democracy and how they, if elected as representatives, could contribute to democratic governance in Kosovo.

9 October

The Interim Administrative Council discussed draft regulations on driving licences, the establishment of the Kosovo Financial Board, a regime for financial reporting of business organizations, and amendments to the Kosovo Consolidated Budget.
The Department of Education, Science and Technology held a press conference on the issue of legislation on higher education and on schools in general.

9-10 October

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebosa Covic, Belgrade's interlocutor with UNMIK, toured Serb-inhabited areas of Kosovo and met local leaders, the KFOR Commander, UNMIK officials, and representatives of other international organizations. He also visited Mitrovica Detention Centre.

10 October

The Department of Reconstruction held its first B.E.S.T Conference-Business Environment Simplification Task-aimed at promoting a coherent support for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

10-11 October

Eight members of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with South-East Europe visited Kosovo and met its political leaders, as well as top UNMIK officials.

11 October

Presenting the results of its Kosovo Poverty Assessment, the World Bank proposed a two-pronged strategy for poverty reduction: a labour-intensive economic growth, and the expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Department of Trade and Industry reported that 65 per cent of donor commitments in the housing reconstruction sector had been completed.
The Trepca mining complex received an allocation of DM 9.43 million from the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for the fourth quarter of 2001.

12 October

The United Nations and Secretary-General Kofi Annan were awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Kosovo Police Service School in Vushtrri/Vucitrn held a graduation ceremony for the first class of Driving License Examiners.
OSCE launched "Kosovo Concerns"-a book compiling views of hundreds of people across Kosovo, which is an expression of what they believe are important issues which the politicians must address in the election and after the government is formed.

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