UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 26, 2026 Abdixhiku on LDK assembly: Now it’s time for the membership to speak (Koha) Election rout spurs calls for ‘radical’ reform of Kosovo opposition (BIRN) Kosovo launches first-ever Women Security Network, signs memorandums (Kosovapress) Vengu: No need to ask for permission from anyone about defense agreements (EO) Peci condemns burning of bulldozer in Mitrovica: No peace with crime (media) Vucic: Two US demands; one is about energy, other is more political (Kosovo Online) Particle pollution in the Balkans is highest in Europe, research finds (The Guardian)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 26, 2026 Osmani: Kosovo’s membership in the Board of Peace, a historic step (media) Advisor: President will invite leaders on further actions on Board of Peace (KTV) Kurti: No amnesty for those involved in vote manipulation (media) Kosovo detains 109 suspected of election vote-tampering (BIRN) Kosovo and Serbia kick off joint commission on missing persons (PI) Hoti announces candidacy for LDK leader: Time for a new beginning (media) Kurti meets Jonathan Powell on margins of World Economic Forum (media) Police find hand grenades and ammunition in uninhabited house in Zvecan (media) Movement of trucks at crossings with Serbia will be stopped (media) Suspicion grows, “Skifteri K1” drone promoted with video of Chinese company (Koha) “International working group established to assist Serbs over the law on foreigners” (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 23, 2026 EEAS on first trilateral meeting of Joint Commission on Missing Persons (media) Police and prosecution launch operation to apprehend vote manipulators (media) Gervalla meets Fidan within framework of 2nd Balkan Peace Platform (media) Abdixhiku hails Kosovo joining Board of Peace, “a historical fact” (media) SBASHK reacts against lecture on Special Court in high school in Pristina (media) War Veterans: Special court is using schools for campaign against KLA (EO) Hargreaves meets mayors of Leposavic and Zubin Potok (media) Serb civil society warns of risks from planned enforcement of laws on foreigners and vehicles (Kossev) Decathlon to shortly open store in Kosovo (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 23, 2026 Osmani signs Charter of Board of Peace as a founding member (media) Kosovo, Bulgaria, Turkey join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ (Prishtina Insight) Kosovo and Serbia reach deal to operationalize missing persons commission (media) Petkovic talks to reporters after meeting in Brussels (Kosovo Online) Kurti writes about his meetings in Davos (media) COMKFOR holds separate meetings with Mitrovica South and North mayors (media) COMKFOR Ulutas meets Kosovo Police Deputy Director for the north (media) US donates a $3 million scanner to Kosovo to counter illicit trafficking (media) Serbia’s Albanians welcome US Congress bill to assess discrimination (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 22, 2026 Osmani signs Kosovo’s membership in Trump’s Board of Peace (media) Trump launches Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN (Reuters) Kurti in Davos: Kosovo is achieving continuous improvement (RTK) Kurti meets Estonia’s Minister of Economy and Industry (media) KFOR and Kosovo Police conduct Incident Command Walkthrough (media) German ambassador visits municipalities in the north of Kosovo (Kosovo Online) LDK to initiate parliamentary inquiry into “mismanagement” in energy sector (media) Kosovo power supply steadies after TPP unit restart (SeeNews) Trump's son-in-law visits Albania to advance resort project (SeeNews) Serbian police intervention at University alarms academic community (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 22, 2026 Kosovo accepts invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace (Reuters) Osmani on Board of Peace invitation: A development of historic importance (media) Haradinaj welcomes Trump’s invitation to Osmani to join Board of Peace (media) Kosovo commemorates historic pacifist leader (Prishtina Insight) “Rugova taught the world courage and dignity are true paths to freedom” (media) Kurti meets Luxembourg PM on margins of World Economic Forum (media) New round of dialogue in Brussels today (Kosovo Online) Grenell: Vucic should follow the U.S. path, not the European one (Kosovo Online) Ulutas meets head of Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (media) Kosovo man arrested by Serbian authorities in September last year released (media) Different voices, same problems: Crisis of inter-community media in Kosovo (Kallxo)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 21, 2026 Trump sends invitation to Osmani, wants Kosovo to join Board of Peace (media) Kosovo has not been asked for US$1 billion for the Board of Peace (AP) Rama congratulates Osmani on getting invitation to join Board of Peace (media) Kurti meets Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos in Davos (media) Kosovo leaders remember late President Ibrahim Rugova (media) Peaceful protest in Pristina on Feb 17 in support of former KLA leaders (Indeksonline) Kosovo Judicial Council prioritises SLAPP cases in 2026-2028 strategy (media) AJK reacts to death threat against Vox Kosova journalist Lirim Mehmetaj (media) Cattle wagon turned museum: Remembering Kosovo Albanians’ wartime deportations (PI) Ivic: Question is whether Pristina will seize opportunity offered by US (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 21, 2026 Elezi: Vote recount until end of January; announcement of results in early Feb (EO) Hargreaves: Recount carries risks for deadlines; important for President to be elected on time (T7) Kurti: Serbia has realized better than ever before that we are a state (Koha) Kurti met with representatives from the Council on Foreign Economic Relations (media) Kosovo and Bahamas sign agreement on exemption of entry visa requirements (media) Lavrov: Russia is ready to communicate with the US about the Balkans (RFE) Kosovo rolls out daily power cuts as winter demand strains grid (Bloomberg) Ibrahim Rugova: Friends remember peaceful architect of Kosovo’s independence (BIRN) Petkovic: Kosovo won’t be recognized while Vucic leads Serbia (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 20, 2026 Kurti goes to World Economic Forum in Davos (media) Rexhepi: Deviation in votes for MPs, a hit against democracy (RTK2) “Vote recount a matter of respecting legal procedure, results clear” (Kosovo Online) GLPS receives response from EU on lifting of measures toward Kosovo (media) German embassy: A stronger start for the Berlin Process 2026! (media) Ulutas hosts Belgian Minister of Defence at KFOR HQ in Pristina (media) Q&A with KSF Commander, Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari (Times Republican) Rama accepts Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace (media) Breaking sound barriers: North Kosovo ban rocks local stereotypes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 20, 2026 Kosovo orders recount of all votes, delaying election result (Prishtina Insight) LDK assembly to meet on Jan 31, Abdixhiku to seek a vote of confidence (media) Belgium reiterates support for Kosovo membership in EU and NATO (Sinjali) Maqedonci: ‘Normandy Index 2025’ ranks Kosovo first in Western Balkans for strategic security (Kallxo) Defense Ministry says it has no info about production of “Skifter K1” drone (Koha) Kosovo activist jailed for subversion refused to be intimidated (BIRN) KEK files lawsuit against Ymeri over her statements about electricity (media) Ulutas, Svecla talk further improving KFOR-Kosovo Police cooperation (media) Instructions on obligations during stay distributed to travelers upon entry to and exit from Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Begaj encourages Moldova to consider recognizing Kosovo (media)