Following the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Kosovo on 17 February 2008, upon the request of Kosovo’s leaders, a group of States formed the International Steering Group (ISG) on 28 February 2008 download

The Member States of the ISG are:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The primary purpose of the ISG is to support full implementation of the Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement of UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari of 26 March 2007.

The ISG helps guide Kosovo's democratic development in the years ahead.The ISG seeks to promote good governance, multi-ethnicity and the rule of law in Kosovo.

The ISG appointed Mr Pieter Feith to be the International Civilian Representative (ICR) for Kosovo.

Useful documents

ISG factsheet English, Albanian, Serbian

Implementation of the Comprehensive Settlement Proposal - State of Implementation download, please see Matrix narrative here

ISG statements

- 28 February 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 17 April 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 22 May 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 30 June 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 12 September 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 21 Novembar 2008 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 27 February 2009 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

-15 June 2009 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

-05 October 2009 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

-08 February 2010 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

-14 June 2010 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 22 July 2010 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 08 February 2011 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian

 

- 12 July 2011 Statement English, Albanian, Serbian