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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 4, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Four years as President, a lifelong oath for Kosovo (media) Osmani in Sofia, meets Bulgarian President and King of Jordan (RTK) PDK and AAK remove taxes to U.S. (media) Chambers of Commerce support Osmani’s call to remove tariffs on U.S. goods (media) Olympic Committee of Kosovo seeks clarification from UEFA over removal of Kosovo flag (Koha) Krasniqi: We see LDK as partner for next government (Klan) Haziri: Kurti expects to meet Adem Hoxha in government, but LDK to meet Konjufca, right? (media) German mission in NATO: Kosovo and Western Balkans remain strategic priority (Reporteri) Remains of ten victims who were on list of missing persons will be reburied today (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucevic: We are much closer to new government, but I do not rule out elections either (KiM radio, TV Prva, Danas, Beta) Serbian Democracy supported protests in Gracanica and Donja Gusterica (KiM radio) Closing remarks at Dragisa Milenkovic’s trial, defense lawyers believe that only possible verdict is acquittal (Kosovo Online) Trial of Kostic and Milovic continues, defence says witnesses do not confirm prosecution’s claims (Tanjug) Gracanica in Budapest, images of life presented (KiM radio) HLC: 13 war crimes indictments raised against 24 Serbian forces members in 2024 (Kosovo Online, media) Vucic: Jordan has confirmed it will participate in EXPO 2027 (Tanjug) University of Belgrade rector addresses students, academia on Students’ Day (N1) International Media: Kosovo faces prospect of unstable government as coalition talks start (Balkan Insight) No end to Serbia's political crisis in sight (DW)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 4, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani asks government to suspend import tariffs on U.S. products (media) Congressmen Gimenez and Self thank Osmani: Other countries should follow your example (Klan) Murati reacts to President's request to suspend tariffs with U.S. (RTK) Osmani's Advisor: Murati is the last one who can talk about seriousness (RTK) Osmani travels to Bulgaria for the Aqaba Summit (media) Osmani: With friends like Croatia, Kosovo is stronger every day (RTK) Kurti concludes cycle of meetings with non-majority community parties (RTK) Citaku to Kurti: Your political end will be shameful (Koha) Kurti meets Orav, discuss Kosovo's journey towards EU integration (media) Kosovo condemns removal of its flag at UEFA Congress in Serbia (euronews.al) Serbian club fans burn Kosovo flag outside UEFA Congress (euronews.al) Specialist Chambers: We hold individuals accountable, not ethnic groups, organizations or communities (media) Serbian Language Media:  Vucic: We have many challenges; I am concerned by lack of willingness for compromise (Kosovo Online, RTS) Vucevic: We want new gov't, list of candidates for PM-designate down to two names (Tanjug, media) Dacic: We want new government, but not transitional one (media) Constitutional Court confirmed Gracanica Municipality filed complaint over Kosovo Government decision on municipal land appropriation (KoSSev, Radio KIM) 11,000 persons still missing in former Yugoslavia (N1) Serbian Government adopts decision on joint WWII Victory Day commemorations with Russia (media) Bicycle convoy reaches Subotica, on border with Hungary (N1) Former cabinet minister questioned over railroad reconstruction (N1, Nova.rs) Serbian Football Association apologizes over Kosovo flag display at UEFA congress in Belgrade (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 3, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Rutte: NATO focused on peaceful and stable Western Balkans (Klan) • Fajon: I will signal NATO allies about situation in Western Balkans (Reporteri) • Konjufca to meet leaders of political parties on 8 April (Klan) • Duda Balje does not confirm support for Kurti’s third term (media) • Kurti meets Damka, seeks support from Minister who was indicted a week ago (media) • Berisha meets Kurti: We have no red lines, we want to be part of decision-making policies (Reporteri) • Conference on progress of case against former KLA leaders’, on 23 April (media) • AmCham asks Kosovo to remove tariff on goods from the U.S. (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Parents from Bosniak, Serb and Roma communities in the north without Kosovo child allowance (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Foundation stone for autism center laid in Gracanica, municipality disputes land allocation (KoSSev, media) • Protest in front of the Health Center in Donja Gusterica; people unsatisfied over the employment process in this facility (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Registration of newborn and deceased persons still halted in Mitrovica North, municipality without replay on reasons and duration (KoSSev, N1, media) • Petkovic met Botsan-Kharchenko: Pristina calls into question the continuation of the dialogue by refusing to form the CSM (Kosovo Online) • Interpol rejected warrants against Dodik, Stevandic (N1) International Media: • Electricity price rise, market liberalisation to hit Kosovo consumers (Balkan Insight) • Balkan countries weigh potential damage inflicted by Trump’s tariffs (Balkan Insight) • Hate speech marred Kosovo’s 2025 election, BIRN report finds (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 3, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Rutte: We must ensure that situation in Kosovo remains stable (media) Trump announces new tariffs, 10% to Kosovo (media)  Svecla meets Lammy, discuss fight against illegality (Klan) Opposition parties meet separately with the UK Foreign Secretary (media) Kurti meets minority parties to form new government (media) Cakolli criticizes Kurti for holding party meetings in government (media) PDK: Kosovo needs new institutions as soon as possible (media) Specialist Chambers Ombudsperson: I only deal with administrative violations (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: We agree that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is of key importance (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, media) Lammy: It is necessary to encourage the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, media) Vucic met with OSCE secretary-general (Tanjug, RTS, Blic) Djuric: OSCE mission important for safeguarding rights of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug) Petkovic: Only a strong Serbia guarantees the survival of our people (Radio Mitrovica sever) Twelfth silent protest in North Mitrovica honors victims of Novi Sad tragedy (KoSSev) Rutte: NATO is not part of the agreements signed in Tirana and Belgrade (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 2, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kallas: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue stalled, we are considering other means for normalization (RFE) Osmani: Kosovo is facing continuous attacks from Serbia (RTK) Lammy: We want sustainable and peaceful normalization between Kosovo and Serbia (media) Kurti: Radoicic is roaming free, he should be extradited to Kosovo (RTK) COMKFOR and UK Foreign Secretary discuss security situation (media) Kurti begins consultations on government formation, meets Emilija Rexhepi (RTK) Kurti meets with Rasic, the latter expresses willingness to continue cooperation (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic begins consultations on new cabinet (N1) One SOC flag torn apart, another one removed and stolen in Orahovac (Radio KIM) Official statement of Raska-Prizren Diocese regarding desecration of Church flag in Orahovac (media, social media) Office for KIM, Serbian List head, condemn desecration of SOC flag in Orahovac (Kosovo Online, media) NATO official: We will not allow security of Western Balkans to be endangered (Kosovo Online) Systematic violations of Law on Use of Languages: Kosovo Police Inspectorate (Radio KIM) EU Office to Gracanica Online: Pristina and Belgrade in 2022 undertook obligation to accept each other’s ID cards 12 activists blocking Regulatory Energy Office over electricity price increase arrested (KoSSev, media) Movement for People and State registered (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 2, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani sets April 15 as date for constitutive session of the Assembly ((media) Kurti and govt. ministers have a working dinner with UK Foreign Secretary (media) Konjufca: We expect new government to be formed very soon (media) Rohde: Attack in Zvecan, an unacceptable act of violence (media) Maqedonci: Kosovo to host “Defender Europe25/Immediate Response” (media)  What does the new UN Security Council report on Kosovo say? (Klan) Osmani remembers Lybeniq massacre: Evidence of cruelty of criminal regime (Klan) KFOR reinforced with soldiers from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania (media) Serbian Language Media: Consultations on new government of Serbia to begin on Wednesday (Tanjug) UN SC session on Kosovo, April 8: No progress in Dialogue, security situation remains fragile (Kosovo Online) Djuric: We are having intensive talks with many countries regarding the withdrawal of Kosovo's recognition (Euronews, Kosovo Online) Members of NATO's Operational Reserves began their deployment in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS)  Rasic: Revolt that some ordinary citizen would express by throwing a bomb, for me it is absurd (KoSSev, KiM radio) NGO: ECHR says Serbia responded to sonic weapon allegations (N1) CRTA: At least 1,697 protests held in Serbia in March (Beta, N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 1, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Sekerinska: NATO-EU cooperation, key to success for Balkans (media) • Abdixhiku speaks of “deliberate synchronized attack on LDK” (media) • Explosion at post office in Zvecan (media) • Kurti calls the explosion in Zvecan an attack by terrorist elements (media) • Svecla on explosion in Zvecan: "State will continue to act decisively" (Reporteri) • Peci: Clear attempt to destabilize region and cause fear among people (media) • EU has no criticism of Serbia’s reactions regarding Kenya's recognition of Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Prosecution finishes calling witnesses in case of former KLA leaders end (media) • Two persons from Kosovo extradited to U.S. for defrauding Americans (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbia and Hungary signed an agreement in the field of defense (Tanjug) • Serbian Democracy on long queues at Jarinje and Brnjak crossings (KoSSev, social media) • Students to organize 16 Minutes of Silence vigil in Mitrovica North tomorrow (Radio KIM, media) • Hand grenade at the Zvecan Post office: For the police, unknown perpetrators but Kurti has already linked them to Radoicic (KoSSev) • Two hand grenades thrown at Kosovo Post Office in Zvecan last night, one exploded (KoSSev) • Decision on electricity price increase in Kosovo had not entered in force yet (Radio KIM) • “Defend the Academic Community” protest to be held in four university cities (N1) International Media: • Vucic announced experts from Russian FSB arrived to investigate use of a sonic weapon (EWB) • Trump considers former ambassadors Grenell, Friedman for U.N. role (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 1, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Kurti: We aim to vote on new government on day of swearing-in of MPs (RTK) Kurti publishes map of LVV's performance in municipalities (RTK) Osmani and Kurti remember victims of Pastaselle massacre (media) After visits to Kosovo and Serbia, Sorensen heads to NATO (Klan) Kurti travels to Hanover, participates in industry and technology fair (Reporteri) Albulena Haxhiu speaks about discussions on government (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: I expect a meeting with Trump in next two months (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) Macron: I reiterated to Vucic my wish for Serbia to advance on European path (N1, social media) Vucic to meet with Hungarian Defence Minister on Tuesday (Tanjug, media) Serbian journalists’ associations condemn targeting of Radio Gorazdevac (KoSSev, media) Brnovich: I am honoured that Trump nominated me as U.S. Ambassador to Serbia (Politika, Kosovo Online, media) N1 interview with Marta Kos: What demonstrators and students demand is same that EC is asking from Serbia Opposition refuses invitation to consult on new government (N1) Serbian students to cycle to Strasbourg (BETA, N1) Serbia, countries in region align with EU measures against ISIL, Al-Qaeda (N1) International Media: Money laundering causes poverty, income disparity in Balkans, says BIRN film (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 28, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: We will have date for convening of constitutive session very soon (RTK) Osmani calls for immediate lifting of EU punitive measures (media) Osmani participates at certification of KSF recruits’ ceremony (media) British Embassy congratulates Kosovo on its recognition by Kenya (media) Svecla participating in Brdo Process meeting in Slovenia (RTK) Gashani participated in the World Border Security Congress in Madrid (RTK) Hamza: Ready to take responsibility for forming government, I have no red lines (Koha) Abdixhiku: This pressure is only making us stronger (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: All student demands met; sound cannon wasn’t used (N1) Petkovic: Rohde has been acting as an Albanian lobbyist for a long time (Tanjug, media) Petkovic responds to Hargreaves: I know how much you care about international law (TV Most, Tanjug, social media) Konrad: It is important for Germany that Ohrid Agreement is finally implemented (Kosovo Online, NIN) NATO Deputy Secretary General Sekerinska on Monday with Sorensen (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 28, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Election results certified: LVV 42.3%, PDK 20.95%, LDK 18.27%, AAK-Nisma 7.06% (media) Presidency indicates when constitutive session of Assembly will be called (Express) Kurti: Until new government is elected, we will be guardians (media) After not resigning, Bajrami publishes the law on the government (Klan) Muhaxheri, Ahmeti and Hamza give up their mandates as MPs (Reporteri) VV takes Supreme Court decision on postal votes to Constitutional Court (Koha) Kosovo and Serbia not yet benefiting from the EC Growth Plan (media) Kurti hosted representatives of four European policy institutes (media) Ambassador Rohde expresses frustration over EU measures against Kosovo (Koha) Isufaj and Israeli Ambassador discuss rule of law in Kosovo (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: We will send delegates to East Africa, in 10 to 15 days we will has a surprise with one country from that region (Kosovo Online, media) Djuric: Zagreb, Tirana and Pristina want no region of future, but new arms races (Tanjug) Central Election Commission confirms final results: LVV secures 48 seats, Serbian List gets nine (KoSSev) EC Spokesperson: EU closely following situation in Serbia (N1) Vucic: If US sanctions on NIS enter into force, we will wait for Russia's response and react (Tanjug) New date announced for “largest rally in Serbia’s history” (N1) Dacic: Protest note sent to INTERPOL over requests for arrest warrants for Dodik, Stevandic (Tanjug) International Media: Kosovo jails administrator of misogynistic ‘Albkings’ telegram group (Balkan Insight)