UGC Europe (UGCE) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 99.1

UNITED PAN-EUROPE COMMUNICATIONS N.V.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, John F. Riordan and Charles H.R. Bracken, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, each certify, pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of our knowledge:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 15, 2003
	By:	/s/  JOHN F. RIORDAN      John F. Riordan Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/  CHARLES H.R. BRACKEN      Charles H.R. Bracken Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002