Standards for Kosovo - This document sets out the standards that Kosovo must reach, in full compliance with UN Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and the Constitutional Framework and the original standards/benchmarks statement, endorsed by the Security Council. Furthermore, in the Presidential Statement of 12 December 2003 on the Standards for Kosovo, the Security Council reiterated the primacy of the regulations promulgated by the SRSG and subsidiary instruments thereunder as the law applicable in Kosovo. Any discriminatory elements in post March 1989 legislation relating to Kosovo will not be applied.

These standards reinforce Kosovo’s parallel progress towards European standards in the framework of the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process, based inter alia on the Copenhagen criteria. The standards describe a multi-ethnic society where there is democracy, tolerance, freedom of movement and equal access to justice for all people in Kosovo, regardless of their ethnic background.

Standards for Kosovo, with priority Standards Indicated
- The Priority Standards are underlined in this booklet. The fact that some of the Standards have been prioritised does not mean that other Standards are less important. The Priorities focus on what needs to be done first and what will most support multi-ethnicity. All Standards will have to be met, though some may take a long time. Standards are targets at which Kosovo must aim if it is to one day realise its European future.

 

 

Leaflet for kids answers those questions :
-What are the Standards ?
-How many Standards are there ?
-What do the Standards mean to me ?