Oral Evidence Dec. 06 2023
Inquiry: The UK and the Western BalkansFound: of Kosovo.
Asked by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which Ambassadors and High Commissioners to (a) countries and (b) other institutions in Europe are due to be replaced in 2024.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
he FCDO publishes in the public domain announcements of changes to HM Ambassadors (HMA) and High Commissioners (HC). In 2024, we have so far announced the following changes to our posts in Europe:
Role and start date: | Individual: |
HMA Pristina (Kosovo), March 2024 | Jonathan Hargreaves |
HMA Lisbon (Portugal), January 2024 | Lisa Bandari |
Governor Gibraltar, June 2024 | Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst |
HMA Brussels (Belgium), July 2024 | Anne Sherriff |
HMA Madrid (Spain), August 2024 | Alex Ellis |
HMA Helsinki (Finland), September 2024 | Laura Davies |
HMA Vilnius (Lithuania), September 2024 | Liz Boyles |
In addition, we expect a small number of additional announcements to be made, following appropriate recruitment and approval processes concluding.
Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) just about the BBC, good though it is; it is also about making sure that we help countries such as Kosovo - Speech Link
May. 18 2023
Source Page: Joint Statement on KosovoFound: Joint Statement on Kosovo
Asked by: Lord Bowness (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current situation between Serbia and Kosovo.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops in northern Kosovo on 29 May and, alongside our partners, are calling on Serbia and Kosovo to take immediate steps to de-escalate and return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I [Lord Ahmad] discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.
Correspondence Sep. 11 2023
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)Found: Alicia, Thank you for your letter of 7 July about the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Kosovo
May. 26 2023
Source Page: Joint Statement on violence in the north of KosovoFound: Joint Statement on violence in the north of Kosovo
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Apply for a certificate to confirm you pay UK National Insurance when working in a country that has a social security agreement with the UK (CA9107)Found: of former Yugoslavia (the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
Oral Evidence Dec. 13 2023
Inquiry: The UK and the Western BalkansFound: One of the key things that has changed since 2018 is the increase in tensions in Kosovo between the
Oral Evidence Dec. 13 2023
Inquiry: The UK and the Western BalkansFound: One of the key things that has changed since 2018 is the increase in tensions in Kosovo between the