Albanian Language Media: 

• Osmani meets UK Ambassador to discuss government formation (media)
• Osmani reaffirms institutional stability, strong partnership with Germany (media)
• Court: Serbian List didn’t use term ‘Pristina Assembly’ in official request (media)
• Lekaj-Perlaskaj: Plenkovic is a strong supporter of Kosovo (Express)
• Police find hidden weapons in a village in Zvecan municipality (Dukagjini)
• Court plans to close trial against former KLA leaders this year (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic met Putin in Beijing: Deep gratitude for support for Serbia's territorial integrity over Kosovo (Kosovo Online, N1, media)
• Macut thanks Somalia for not recognising Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS, Blic)
• Djuric from Bled: Serbia is a country of the future, the Balkans must be part of the European Project (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Blic, RTS)
• Djuric met with UK's Pierce (Tanjug)
• Office for KiM: Attack on nurturing identity and tradition (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) 

International:

• Kamp emphasizes need for effective consultation with non-majority communities during visit to Kosovo (osce.org)
• Support for EU membership highest in Albania, only 33% in Serbia (EWB)

Albanian Language Media

Osmani meets UK Ambassador to discuss government formation (media)

Kosovo President, Vjosa Osmani, met on Tuesday with the British Ambassador to Kosovo, Jonathan Hargreaves, to discuss the formation of new institutions following the February 9th elections. In a social media post from the Presidency, Osmani expressed gratitude for the UK's continued support and reiterated Kosovo’s commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership, particularly in the areas of security, defense, and economic cooperation.

The meeting also addressed the ongoing institutional formation process. Osmani reaffirmed that her actions will remain fully in line with the Constitution and the law, “ensuring institutional stability and respect for the citizens’ will.”

Osmani reaffirms institutional stability and strong partnership with Germany (media)

Kosovo President, Vjosa Osmani, met with the German Ambassador to Kosovo, Jorn Rohde, to discuss recent political and security developments in Kosovo. According to a statement from the Presidency, the meeting focused on the post-election institutional formation process following the February 9th elections. Osmani reiterated her commitment to act fully in accordance with the Constitution and applicable laws, ensuring institutional stability and respect for the citizens’ will.

During the meeting, Osmani praised the strong bilateral cooperation with Germany, highlighting the unwavering partnership. She emphasized the importance of continued joint efforts to deepen this relationship and support Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration path.

Court: Serbian List did not use term ‘Assembly of Pristina’ in official request (media)

Just days after the Serbian List submitted a constitutional complaint over the failure to elect a deputy speaker from the Serbian community, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo confirmed that the term “Assembly of Pristina” was not used in the official request.

The statement follows public backlash sparked by a press release from the Serbian List ahead of Saturday’s parliamentary session, in which they appeared to refer to the Kosovo Parliament as “the Assembly of Pristina.” This language drew criticism from officials, including Deputy Speaker Albulena Haxhiu from Vetevendosje, who described it as “an open insult to the sovereignty and constitutional order of Kosovo.”

However, the Constitutional Court clarified that the official electronic request submitted on August 30 did not contain the controversial terminology: “We confirm that in the submitted request, the term ‘Assembly of Pristina’ was not used,” the Court told RTV Dukagjini.

The Serbian List filed the complaint after none of its nine MPs, nor Nenad Rasic, supported by Vetevendosje, managed to secure enough votes to be elected as deputy speaker representing the Serbian community. Despite this, Speaker Dimal Basha closed the constitutive session on Saturday, declaring the Assembly legally constituted.

On Sunday, President Vjosa Osmani met with Speaker Basha to discuss the issue. Her office stated that the Presidency's legal team is currently analyzing the constitutionality of the session’s outcome. Osmani reaffirmed that her actions will remain in full compliance with the Constitution and the will of Kosovo’s citizens.

Lekaj-Perlaskaj: Plenkovic is a strong supporter of Kosovo (Express)

Ermina Lekaj-Perlaskaj, special advisor to Croatian Foreign Minister for Western Balkans, talked about a statement by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic who recently criticized the European Union for remaining silent about the terrorist attack in Banjska in Kosovo in September 2023. He said that with this action Plenkovic showed that he is a strong supporter of Kosovo. “At the forum in Bled, Plenkovic openly expressed dissatisfaction with the position of the European Union about the case in Banjska, because the European Union did not react properly, but somehow relativized the violence that had happened. And we all know that it was sponsored by the state of Serbia, it was organized and sponsored, and it was an aggression by the state of Serbia,” she argued.

Police find hidden weapons in a village in Zvecan municipality (Dukagjini)

The Rapid Intervention Unit of Kosovo Border Police found hidden weapons on Tuesday in a forested area in the village of Junake, the municipality of Zvecan. Kosovo Police Deputy Director for the north, Veton Elshani, said that two semiautomatic rifles, two hunting rifles and ammunition were confiscated. He also said that no arrests were made.

Court plans to close trial against former KLA leaders this year (media)

Most news websites report that the Specialist Court plans to close the trial against former KLA leaders this year and that the verdict is expected early next year. “On 2 September 2025, the Trial Panel in the case against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi issued a further order on the scheduling of the Defence case. The Panel set 14 November 2025 as the target date for the completion of the Defence cases of Thaci and Krasniqi, or one week after the last Defence witness, whichever comes earlier. The Panel also informed all parties to be prepared to file their final briefs, as well as the statement on the impact of the alleged crimes on victims participating in the proceedings, before the start of the winter judicial recess on 22 December 2025,” a press release issued by the court said.

Serbian Language Media

Vucic met Putin in Beijing: Deep gratitude for support of Serbia’s territorial integrity (Kosovo Online, N1, media)

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic met yesterday in Beijing with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to whom he conveyed his gratitude for Russia’s support and respect for the territorial integrity of Serbia. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that he holds in high regard the independent foreign policy pursued by Serbia, reported Kosovo Online.

“I am glad to see you in Beijing and thank you for finding the time for us to meet today. I would like to thank you for the hospitality and warm welcome in Moscow on May 9. Allow me to personally express my deep gratitude for your support and respect for the territorial integrity of Serbia and to thank you for the friendly attitude toward the Serbian people,” Vucic told Putin at the start of the meeting.

He underlined that cooperation with Russia at the highest level in all fields is important for Serbia, expressing hope that there will be opportunities to strengthen and expand that cooperation.

“For us, the area of energy and gas supply is of vital importance. Thanks to the oil pipeline toward Hungary, we will be able to take steps forward in developing cooperation in that area,” Vucic said, inviting Russian companies to participate in infrastructure projects in Serbia.

He also pointed out that Serbia has been in a difficult position and under great pressure since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis.

“Despite that, we have managed to preserve a principled stance, to defend Serbia’s independence, and we are the only country in Europe that has not imposed sanctions on Russia. We will continue to safeguard our neutrality in the future,” Vucic stressed.

He added that he wished to hear all of President Putin’s proposals for further development of relations between Serbia and Russia.

“Thank you once again for the warm reception, and I am certain that bilateral cooperation between Russia and Serbia can be strengthened and expanded,” Vucic concluded.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin expressed his satisfaction with meeting the Serbian president.

“We treat with great respect the independent foreign policy that Serbia pursues under your leadership. I am glad that today we are discussing bilateral and regional issues, as we always do whenever we have the opportunity to meet and speak in person,” said Putin.

He emphasized that the strategic partnership between the two countries continues to bring positive results for both Serbia and Russia.

He noted that there had been a decline in trade last year but that this year a positive trend is visible, adding that it is their joint task to maintain that.

Macut thanks Somalia for not recognising Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS, Blic)

After a meeting with a Somalian delegation headed by PM Hamza Abdi Barre, Serbian PM Djuro Macut said Serbia was grateful to Somalia for not recognising Kosovo and added that the two countries had expressed interest in cooperation in all sectors.

"I thank PM Barre and Somalia for the position of non-recognition of Kosovo and for something that represents a clear indication of Somalia's policy and stance of supporting the integrity of other sovereign countries, just like Serbia fully supports the integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia and fully understands the position Somalia is in and the complexity of that part of the world at this time," Macut said at a press conference with Barre.

Speaking about bilateral economic cooperation, Macut said it had not been on par with political relations and expressed the hope efforts in that regard would be stepped up.

"We have already had discussions and set several priorities we would certainly like to develop next year. We will start from several topics that we will be developing and that are traditional topics in the field of education, but now, cooperation in health care, provision of health care services and education for staff required by the Somalian health care sector is emerging as well," Macut said.

Djuric from Bled: Serbia is a country of the future, the Balkans must be part of the European Project (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Blic, RTS)

Following his participation at the Bled Strategic Forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Djuric stated that this year’s presentation of Serbia focused on demonstrating that, despite global, regional, and national challenges, Serbia is a country of the future. He added that at the panel “No Region for Youth – Time for Change” he also raised the issue of the position of Serbs in Kosovo and the difficulties they are facing at the beginning of the school year.

“Serbia is a dynamically developing country, one that plans its policies far in advance and sees the preservation of stability, independence in both domestic and foreign policy, as well as economic development, as the central pillars of its policies,” Djuric said.

The Minister participated in a panel on the contribution of young people to the transformation of the region and the impact of European integration on whether young people stay in or leave the region.

“It is not a simple topic for us at this moment, as you can imagine, but with a very clear message that in Serbia we are fighting to create greater economic and social mobility for young people. At the same time, a note of honesty from my side—it is essential that Europe, alongside the reforms we are carrying out, embraces Serbia and the Balkans as equal members of its community,” Djuric emphasized.

He warned that if the Balkans are not fully integrated, an opportunity for the region’s development potential will be lost.

Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/4ssna5un

Djuric met with UK's Pierce (Tanjug)

Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with the UK's special Western Balkans envoy Karen Pierce on the margins of the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, reiterating that Serbia was firmly committed to cooperation, open communication and respect for agreements, and added that its foreign policy was based on those principles.

"Recalling their previous meeting in Dayton in May this year, the Minister expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to once again exchange views with the Special Envoy on current issues. Minister Djuric emphasised that regular political dialogue at the high and highest levels is of immense importance for advancing all areas of cooperation of mutual interest, noting that such dialogue contributes to the long tradition and history of ties between the two countries," the Serbian MFA said in a statement.

"The Serbian Foreign Minister reiterated that Serbia remains firmly committed to cooperation, open communication, and respect for agreements, principles upon which it bases its foreign policy.

Speaking about regional cooperation, Minister Djuric underlined that Serbia is dedicated to its enhancement, as it contributes to peace, stability, and prosperity throughout Europe," it also said.

Speaking about Kosovo, Djuric provided a "detailed account of the destabilisation of the situation and the institutional pressures" faced daily by Serbs in the province.

Office for KiM: Attack on nurturing identity and tradition (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) 

"The survival of Kurti's police against the members of the cultural and artistic singing group 'Kosovka' from Batuse and the tearing of their flag is another picture in the collage of the harsh reality in which our people exist in Kosovo and Metohija," announced the Office for Kosovo and Metohija. 

"After the denial of a whole series of human rights to Serbs, now the fundamental right to nurture their identity and cultural tradition is being attacked," they added.

"It remains unclear whether Kurti's policemen furiously tore the flag of the singing society because it had the words 'Kosovo and Metohija' written on it or because it had the image of Princess Milica," it was stated.

The Office for KiM announced that "an attack on the culture of a nation is the most direct threat to its survival."

"The latest act of violence by Kurti's police is, in that sense, part of an organized campaign to pressure Serbs to leave Kosovo and Metohija," they said. 

"The international community and its representatives in Kosovo and Metohija have no right to turn a blind eye to this kind of trampling on the rights and dignity of an endangered group, because such a thing is not acceptable anywhere in Europe," the statement of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija concluded.

International

Kamp emphasizes need for effective consultation with non-majority communities during visit to Kosovo (osce.org)

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp visited Kosovo from 25 to 29 August 2025, where he met with the authorities in Prishtinë/Priština. He also met representatives of non-majority communities, religious leaders and civil society organizations, as well as members of the international community.

Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/43b2mpje

Support for EU membership highest in Albania, only 33% in Serbia (EWB)

A newly Special Eurobarometer survey, published on 2 September, reveals that 56% of EU citizens are in favour of further EU enlargement, while the support is particularly high among young people.

At the same time, the support for EU enlargement among citizens of the candidate countries is the highest in Albania (91%). In contrast, Serbia displays the lowest support for EU accession in the region at 33%.

Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/yjs6avpa