Publisher: Hua Jiang
Editor: Donna G. Cusumano
Sub-Editor: Izabella Karlowicz
Senior editors: Mechthild Henneke, Marcia Poole, Neeraj Singh

Correspondents:
Andreas Wittkowsky, Angela Griep, Arianna Lepore, Bronwyn Jones,
Edina Halapi, Jennifer Shockley,
Julius Bott, Laura Pasquero,
Mario Maglov, Mechthild Henneke, Myrna Brewer Flood, Orhan Nikšiš, Punya Paudel, Rémi Dourlot,
Ronan Anderson, Shpend Halili,
Tihana Leko, Tilly Stroosnijder,
Wiliam Gardener
Production / Graphics:
Luan Tashi(editor)
Photographer: Afrim Hajrullahu
Editorial support: Sani Sheholli,
Hasrete Hysa, Maida Osmankadic, Borislava Manojlovic
Internet editor:
Shpend Bërbatovci

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• What are your expectations of status talks and how will the outcome affect your life?
  

• A summary of the main events that have affected Kosovo from October through early December

• Opening the status discussions
  SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen
• The first steps
  Georgio Mamberto, Head of EC Liaison Office
• “Together we can”
  COMKFOR Giuseppe Valotto
  
  

• PISG assumes new responsibilities
  Transferring responsibilities to the new ministries
• A recipe for judicial independence
  Kosovo judiciary will gain power to administer itself
• “Not for Sale” campaign
  A new anti-trafficking campaign targets young people in Kosovo
• Making medics out of police officers
  KPS units are learning how to save lives
  
  

• Closer to closure
  After six long years, a Roma couple gets a new home
• Returns gain momentum
  In Suharekë/Suva Reka, IDPs are coming back and reconstruction is underway
• Gender mainstreaming
  KPS is learning how to better use the experience and skills between men and women
• CICs hit a milestone
  50 editions of Dansa i Sutra call for a celebration

• Cultural heritage: a new phase in Kosovo
  Preserving institutions and traditions is part of the way forward
• Operation Thunderbird
  The government isn’t waiting for bird flu to hit; it got emergency measures in place

• Progress on privatization
  The largest private foreign investment since 1999 looks promising for the fledging economic sector
• Good paying customers get 24 hours electricity
  KEK puts into action its new plan of reward and punishment
• Free Trade Agreements
  Opening new markets is one way to help build the economy
• The 2006 Kosovo Consolidated Budget
  Chiara Bronchi, Head of Fiscal Affairs Office explains how it works
  

• Protect yourself from avian influenza
  No need to panic, but familiarize yourself with precautionary measures by visiting these websites
  

• UNDP Early Warning Report