UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 4, 2023

By OSPI-f  18 hours ago

Albanian Language Media:
• KFOR: After Banjska attack, we quadrupled presence in north of Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo man arrested under suspicion of ordering his wife’s murder (media)
• Osmani meets Von der Leyen, discuss Kosovo’s getting closer to EU (media)
• Kurti hosts Jovanovic, discuss relations between Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Redzepi with messages from Bosnia: Careful with the Association! (EO)
• Lajcak holds series of productive meetings with reps of European govts (media)
• Kamberi meets Kurti: Albanians in the Valley must have representation (KSP)
Serbian Language Media:
• The European Council requests the Agreement on the Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia to enter Chapter 35 (N1, media)
• Italy’s PM meets Vucic: Italy will always support Serbia in Council of Europe (N1)
• A petition launched to ban the false priest Nikola Xhufka from entering Kosovo (KiM radio)
• ‘ProGlas’ initiative presented in North Mitrovica (N1, KoSSev)
• The SL presidency member: “Support and sign ProGlas” experienced a fiasco in North Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio)
• Monument to fallen Serb soldiers in Pristina cemetery returned to its original place (KoSSev)
• Peach held dinner with leaders of Albanian parties and K.Serbs – Arsenijevic, Bisevac, Trajkovic, Rasic (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 01, 2023

By OSPI-hh  4 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti meets QUINT representatives: Interstate agreement needed to hold elections (media)
Osmani hosts Hovenier, discuss security in Kosovo (media)
Bislimi responds to Stano: No Serbian elections in Kosovo without official request from Serbia (media)
Hovenier: Meetings of Chief Negotiators in Brussels have narrowed differences (T7)
Osmani meets ambassador of Turkiye (Klan)
Lavrov: OSCE was destroyed when NATO bombed Serbia and took over Kosovo (media)
Albania: Russia, the biggest threat to security (media)
Kosovo president’s chief of staff, Blerim Vela, resigns (media)
Government postpones deadline for vehicle registration (media)
Serbian Language Media:

Dacic tells OSCE Ministerial Council: Serbs in Kosovo under threat, discriminated (Tanjug, media)
Dacic on territorial integrity principle, says Kosovo will never become OSCE member (Kosovo Online, media)
Mijacic after intrusion into Church in Rakinica: No legal and moral boundaries when it comes to attacks on SOC property (KoSSev, social media)
Raska-Prizren Eparchy priest visited Church in Rakinica, found locked door and new padlock (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, Radio KIM)
The UK’s Special Envoy visits Gracanica Monastery (media, Raska-Prizren Eparchy)
Mitrovica North MA: New coat of arms and symbols to be designed (KoSSev, media)
UK Special Envoy meets KFOR Commander in Pristina (N1, social media)
Southeast European FMs sign statement on fight against corruption (Tanjug, media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 30, 2023

By OSPI-hh  5 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

Stoltenberg: Kosovo is an example of how NATO and EU cooperate closely (Koha)
Blinken: Kosovo and Bosnia, at the center of our concerns (Koha)
Osmani and Peach talk about latest developments in Kosovo and region (RTK)
Kurti and Bislimi meet Peach, talk about dialogue and security situation (media)
Lajcak and Sarrazin meet, talk about dialogue (Koha)
Trendafilova: The highest penalty for war crimes, life imprisonment (media)
48 hours detention assigned to six PSD members (media)
AJK appeals to the Police: Respect work of journalists (media)
Police carrying out operations in several locations in the north of Kosovo (Koha)
The National Program for Perpetrators of Violence against Women launched (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:

Diocese Raska-Prizren: A fake priest from Albania performed a service in a church near Podujevo (KiM radio, KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever, N1)
Office for KiM: A new attack on the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Diocese of Raska-Prizren (Radio Mitrovica sever)
KFOR and the Kosovo Police agreed on joint patrols (NMagazin, Beta)
An indictment filed in Pristina against Gavrilo Milosavljevic, arrested last December (RTS, Beta, NMagazin)
Lawyer: Savic released on bail, we will prove his innocence (Kosovo Online)
Lajcak and Barbano before the EP foreign policy committee on the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Radio Mitrovica sever)
Lajcak and Sarrazin discussed the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Tanjug)
Dacic meets with German interior minister (Tanjug)
International Media:

Kosovo Indicts Serbs for 1999 Dubrava Prison Massacre (BIRN)
Smoke Bombs Thrown as War Crime Court President Visits Kosovo (BIRN)
Switzerland to boost Kosovo Force next year (Swissinfo.ch)
KFOR has the largest Presence in Kosovo in the last Decade (sarajevotimes.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 29, 2023

By OSPI-f  6 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

• NATO and EU with mission to prevent conflicts in the Balkans (Koha)
• Blinken: NATO ready to face different challenges, including in Western Balkans (media)
• Borrell: We will ensure stability in north of Kosovo and border with Serbia (Express)
• Increasing number of Serbs in north get Kosovo license plates (VoA)
• VV MP: Association draft statute will be made public at the end of the process (media)
• Trendafilova in Pristina today; PSD says “she is not welcomed” (Gazeta Express)
• Hovenier: Always a pleasure to visit Peja (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Borrell calls Belgrade, Pristina to show will for agreements (N1)
• Dacic: 13 percent of Serbs left Kosovo over last year (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Petkovic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Russian Ambassador meets with Serbian Defense Minister (N1, media)
• Hill: Serbs in Kosovo must know what they will get by establishment of CSM (KoSSev, media)
• Ambassador Hovenier visits Pec Patriarchate (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, social media)
• Vucic to meet with Kazakh FM on Wednesday (media)
• Albanian flags flying in southern Serbia (BETA, N1, Bujanovacke)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 28, 2023

By OSPI-hh  7 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

O’Brien: Causing unrest in the north means confronting NATO (RFE)
Kurti: In two and a half years, 58 agreements with Albania have been reached and implemented(media)
Opposition criticizes Kurti about Association, government criticizes Serbia for not implementing agreements (Koha)
Rama: Kosovo-Serbia issue should be finally resolved with full recognition (media)
KFOR commander speaks on the phone with commander of Serbian army (RTK)
Gervalla-Schwarz meets with Defense Minister of Gambia (media)
PSD with slogan “KLA cannot be tried” opposes visit of Specialist Chambers president (Reporteri)
Aliu: Five municipalities in the north of Kosovo now have cadastral offices (RTK)
Ibishi: Radoicic still in action, continuing to gather people for another possible act (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:

KSF day in Kosovo marked with symbols of “Greater Albania” (KoSSev, media)
Serbian List reacts to KSF celebration day with “Greater Albania” symbols, terms it as public promotion of mono-ethnic Kosovo (KoSSev)
Petkovic: Militarisation of KSF biggest threat to peace in W Balkans (Tanjug)
Starovic, Mijacic on KSF day celebration (Kosovo Online, social media)
Dusan Obrenovic released on bail, arrived to Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online, media)
KFOR, Serbian military chief discuss developments, cooperation (N1)
CoE warns of polarized election campaign (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 27, 2023

By OSPI-f  1 week ago

Albanian Language Media:

• British troops patrol Kosovo-Serbia border as tensions remain high (Reuters/media)
• Kosovo leaders’ messages on Intl Day for Elimination of Violence against Women (media)
• Maqedonci: In last three years, 3,459 KSF soldiers trained abroad (media)
• Vucic reiterates that he will not sign agreement with Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Sovereign Fund experts react to Hoti: Fund does not affect competition (Koha)
• New platform for public-private dialogue presented (media)
• Blast in downtown Mitrovica North after midnight on Saturday (media)
• Rohde on reducing impact of global warming: Good to see Kosovo on its way (media)
• Kurti meets Rita Ora: An honor to host her (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic says Serbia will not let Kosovo into the UN: “I said 1,000 times that I will not sign off on it” (FoNet, N1)
• Bp. Grigorije: Those who are ready for dialogue are the only people who can “defend” Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
• 51 polling stations designated for voters from Kosovo for election on 17 December (KoSSev, Tanjug, KiM radio)
• The Serbian National Council Assembly held in Belgrade (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Mojsilovic: Situation in Kosovo very complicated; I hope KFOR will be a factor that will protect the Serbian people (Kosovo Online)
• Members of the NADA coalition visited Grncare and Strpce (Blic)
• Seven cases of violence against women on Saturday, campaign of ambassadors (KoSSev)
International Media:
• Skopje Says Blinken To Attend OSCE Summit That May Include Lavrov (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 24, 2023

By OPSI-mu  2 weeks ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Bislimi travels to Brussels, will attend meeting on EU Growth Plan (media)
• Rohde welcomes ratification of international agreements by Assembly (media)
• Kosovo steps up security level (RTK)
• Prosecution in Bosnia: Weapons in Banjska not from time of war in Bosnia (Koha)
• EC proposal on liberalization for Serbian passport holders seen as ungrounded (Koha)
• Specialist Chambers suspend visits for Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (media)
• Selimi on Special Chambers suspending visits: This is outrageous (media)
• Petritsch: I fear that progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue will not be fast (VoA)
• Belgian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: West should do more than issue statement on Kurti’s vote ban (Tanjug)
• RIK: No conditions for holding of December 17 elections in Kosovo (BETA, N1, KoSSev)
• UN Forum concluded in Thessaloniki: Trust-building gains new momentum (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets his Cypriot counterpart (media)
• Dacic: Normalization of relations with Kosovo does not mean its recognition (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije meets Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (Radio KIM)
• EU Ambassador: Serbia’s engagement in peace missions important (FoNet)
• Eleven helicopter gunships arrive in Serbia from Cyprus (BETA, N1)
• Bulgarian defense chief makes official visit to Serbia (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 23, 2023

By OSPI-f  2 weeks ago

Albanian Language Media:

Serbian parliamentary elections will not be held in Kosovo (media)
Kosovo Assembly to meet today, to discuss EC report on Kosovo (media)
AAK unblocks voting of international agreements (Koha)
Osmani meets Hovenier, highlights importance of close cooperation (media)
Bislimi meets Abbott, briefs him on latest meeting in Brussels (media)
KFOR conducts Golden Sabre exercise (media)
Krasniqi meets Szunyog: EU measures are damaging wellbeing of citizens (media)
Kurti: Public Administration Reform enables and fosters other reforms (media)
PSD warns to use teargas if Kurti tries to form the Association (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: Serbia, Cyprus are true friends (N1, FoNet)
Christodoulides: Cyprus’s position on support to Serbia’s integrity unchangeable (Tanjug)
EULEX chief Barbano: Trust is the cornerstone for sustainable peace, Kosovo still faces challenges (KoSSev, N1, NMagazin)
Petkovic with Kosovo Serbs in Raska: Talks on how to vote after the “Pristina ban” (KoSSev)
DNKiM:”White peony” to the Gracanica Cultural Center; “Black peony” to Albin Kurti (KiM radio)

International Media:

Hague Prosecution Tries to Undermine Witness in Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla’s Trial (Balkan Insight)
Albanian PM Calls For More Significant Increase In NATO Troops In Kosovo (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 22, 2023

By OSPI-f  2 weeks ago

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Serbia with Chinese weapons openly displays violent aggression towards Kosovo (RTK)
• Osmani: There are issues that create ambiguity in Association’s draft statute (RTK)
• Bislimi: EU proposal contains multiple violations (RTK)
• France wants to see concrete progress in implementation of agreements (Koha)
• Stoltenberg in Skopje: NATO will not allow destabilization of region (Reporteri)
• Rohde: The sooner Association is established, the better (Reporteri)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo needs final agreement that focuses on mutual recognition (Reporteri)
• UNMIK chief: Amidst trying times and challenging circumstances, we support the reinvigoration of trust-building efforts to build a better future for all (media)
• Blakaj: Prosecutors should cooperate and criminals should be brought to justice (RTK)
• Kurti promised support to Croatian community in Kosovo (RTK)
• Kosovo to host for the first time European Federation of Journalists (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• UNMIK Forum has started in Thessaloniki: From trust-building to better future (KoSSev)
• Serbian NGOs react to the letter of their Albanian counterparts on visa liberalization for Serbian passport holders in Kosovo (N1, social media, media)
• Sentic disappointed by NGOs letter on Serbian passports, says they encourage discrimination (KoSSev)
• EC’s proposal to introduce visa liberalization to citizens with Coordination Directorate passports met with criticism in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Brnabic meets with Stoltenberg (Tanjug)
• Detention of Milenkovic extended for two more months, appeal filed to Court of Appeals (Kosovo Online)
• Council of Europe delegation to observe elections in Serbia (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 21, 2023

By OSPI-hh  2 weeks ago

Albanian Language Media:

Stoltenberg: Peace and security should not be endangered, NATO supports dialogue (media)
Kurti tells Stoltenberg about findings of investigation into terrorist attack in Banjska (media)
Osmani: If Serbia does not face any measures, it is encouraged for other attacks (media)
Kurti to Envoy Troccaz: Serbia has 48 operational bases around border with Kosovo (media)
Guerot: France gives highest level of support to dialogue (Klan)
OSCE: We received Kurt’s letter, ready to support the collection of votes (RTV21)
Szunyog says EU integration requires additional commitment and reform (Kallxo)
2013 vehicles converted to RKS license plates in 20 days (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: The most difficult year ahead of us (N1, Beta)
Dacic: It is not first time ambassadors in Belgrade and Pristina disagree (Tanjug)
In Kosovo, in ten days, more than 2,000 vehicles were re-registered with RKS plates (NMagazin, Beta)
OSCE ready to collect the votes of Serbs in Kosovo for the elections on December 17 (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS)
Petition of the faithful for the return of Father Fotije (KiM radio)

International Media:

NATO examining permanent increase of troops in Kosovo -Stoltenberg (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 4, 2023

By OPSI-mu  12 hours ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 4, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani continues with meetings at COP28 (media)
• Peach: UK at helm of war against destabilizing activities in Western Balkans (AP)
• “La Repubblica”: Meloni asked Vucic to recognize Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Haxhiu: Authors of Liridona’s murder must get merited punishment (media)
• Haziri: Association can lead to a kind of confederation in Kosovo (media)
• Bosch: NATO must have information that situation could get out of control (Paparaci)
• Court decides on visits and communication for Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (media)
• The investigation commission on state reserves did not agree on work plan (RTK)
• Damage and Cyrillic inscriptions reported in a house under construction in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• Minister rejects claims of government discrimination against Albanians (N1)
• RIK: At upcoming elections 6.500.165 people have right to vote (Radio KIM)
• Aleksic, Milivojevic, Cuta and Ivanovic visit Gracanica, say they are against European plan (KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Duda Balje: 1,700 women achieved the status of rape victims during armed conflicts in Kosovo so far (KiM radio, medijacentar.info)

Opinion:

• Palokaj: Still not late for unity on dialogue (Koha)
• Collaku: Special Court of Kosovo, a theater without an audience (media)
• Shasha: The Surprising Trajectory of Albania and Kosovo EU Membership (BIRN)

International:

• What Does Multipolarity Mean for Kosovo? (The National Interest)
• Deus ex lex: The long and tortured road of Serbian media reform (International Press Institute)
• EC Country Reports 2023: Unveiling shared trends and persistent challenges in Western Balkans’ anti-corruption landscape (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kurti attends awards ceremony of International Film Festival “Art Without Limit” (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 1, 2023

By OPSI-su  3 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: No normalization of relations without security (Kosovapress)
• EU wants Serbia’s integration conditioned with agreements’ implementation (RFE)
• Tajani: Banjska attack, a very serious act; dialogue must continue (media)
• Opposition parties confirm they received Association draft statute (Telegrafi)
• Svecla meets Bozinovic in Zagreb, discuss security in Kosovo (media)
• Tahiri: Govt must reflect on demands of police officers, firefighters, veterans (EO)
• SIU to protest again, will be joined by other police units (Dukagjini)
• U.S. State Department country reports on terrorism: Kosovo (media)
• Journalists’ Association reacts to threats against KIKS Kosova reporters (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets world leaders in Dubai: Time for concrete action (N1, FoNet)
• Visoki Decani: Disinformation that monastery buys property of Serbs from neighboring villages (KiM radio)
• Trendafilova: Over 140 of 157 persons designated as victims are connected to Thaci’s case (KoSSev)
• Vucic: They want us to recognize Kosovo so Serbs can vote in elections there (Kosovo Online, B92)
• Another 15 days for re-registration, but without solution for driver’s license (Radio KIM)
• Podujevo Municipality: None of our representatives officially participated in ceremony in church (KiM radio)
• Hill: Serbia knows what it needs to do (FoNet, KiM radio)
• Media expert: ‘No limits’ to aggressiveness, vulgarity of Serbian pro-government media

International:

• Same Words, Different Language: A New Dictionary Highlights Just How Much Serbs And Albanians Have In Common (RFE)
• Kosovo Claims Victory Over Yugoslav-era Disputed Enterprise in Montenegro (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 30, 2023

By OPSI-mu  4 days ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 30, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Assembly discusses EC report on Kosovo (media)
• Osmani’s office expects new process of selecting Chief State Prosecutor (media)
• Investigations launched into police reaction to reporters at PSD protest (AP)
• Investigative committee on state reserves formed after seven failed attempts (EO)
• Calls to extend deadline for registration of vehicles in the north of Kosovo (media)
• Foreign Ministry reacts to Vucic’s claim of “removing 28 recognitions” (Euronews)
• Police officer attacked by a Serb at Jarinje crossing on Wednesday (media)
• Lajcak meets Sarrazin, discuss state of play in the dialogue (media)
• Prosecution: Working to resolve all circumstances of two killings (Telegrafi)
• Citaku reacts to killings in Pristina; “someone must be held accountable” (media)
• Kurti meets new Swiss Ambassador, thanks him for ongoing support (media)
• Vela will no longer be chief of staff for President Osmani (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Sentic: SOC property protected by Constitution, intrusion into church requires immediate reaction from authorities (Kosovo Online)
• Albanian Orthodox Church: Hzufka is laic and self-proclaimed priest (Kosovo Online)
• Protest in Dragas over electricity cuts, similar problems in Donja Gusterica and Laplje Selo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: Gratitude to Azerbaijan for respecting Serbia’s territorial integrity (RTS)
• Trajkovic meets Peach, discus situation of Serbs in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Elshani: We asked deadline for re-registration be extended for 15 days, government to decide (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Additional pressure expected over re-registration, a potential trigger for new crises, says Andric Rakic (Kosovo online)
• Dacic meets with ODIHR director (Tanjug)

International:

• ‘Make Sure It’s Documented’: How Ukrainian Journalists are Defying the Invasion (BIRN)
• Serbia’s Azeri Gas Move a Win-Win, for the EU Too (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 29, 2023

By OPSI-su  5 days ago

Albanian Language Media:

• U.S.: NATO will continue to provide vital support to Western Balkans (media)
• Blinken: NATO will help the Western Balkans on the Euro-Atlantic path (RTK)
• Kurti meets Ambassador Rohde, discuss latest developments (RTK)
• Rohde on pros and cons of report on Kosovo’s membership in CoE (Reporteri)
• EU: Not allowing Serbia to hold elections in Kosovo does not comply with spirit of dialogue (Koha)
• Protest warnings, great number of police gather at hotel where Trendafilova will hold meetings (Reporteri)
• Kosovo authorities arrest six people for fake money (media)
• Gervalla attends “Dakar International Forum on Peace, Security in Africa” (media)
• Haxhiu listens to demands of Ukrainian and Afghan women in Kosovo (media)
• Police arrest Serb for smuggling in Zvecan, was wanted by Interpol (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Trendafilova: I am here to answer all questions, without lies and deception (KoSSev)
• KFOR: Our presence in northern Kosovo increased by fourfold, number of patrols by threefold (Kosovo Online)
• Germany to send 150 additional troops to Kosovo (N1, Beta)
• Strpce Municipal Assembly demands suspension of construction in Sevce village, one of proposal is to demolish object (Radio KIM)
• Stoltenberg: The proposal on the CSM (ZSO) could be the way forward in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Blic)
• Residents of Mitrovica North: Passports of Coordination Directorate must be visa (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Minister of Justice of Montenegro suggested signing an extradition agreement between Montenegro and Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTCG)
• Vucic, Nurtleu discuss Serbia-Kazakhstan cooperation (Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Not the same, but nothing new either (KoSSev)

International:

• How Swiss participation in Kosovo peace mission lays bare the neutrality debate (swissinfo.ch)
• Letter: Is Kosovo a model for a post-conflict Gaza? (ft.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 28, 2023

By OPSI-mu  6 days ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 28, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Stoltenberg: NATO will do what is needed to ensure stability in Balkans (RFE)
• NATO prudent steps to ensure KFOR has forces to fulfill its UN mandate (media)
• Kurti attends flag raising on 111th anniversary of Albania’s independence (media)
• Hoti and Selmanaj meet Escobar, discuss challenges in dialogue (media)
• Molliqaj: It would’ve been better to send back Trendafilova (media)
• Miftaraj: Fear that Kosovo could be targeted again by attacks from Serbia (KTV)
• Kastrati: Serbia will try to stage a massacre in the north (Telegrafi)
• Constitutional Court Panel assigned to deal with Haradinaj’s referral (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: OSCE to enable Serbs in Kosovo to enjoy all internationally guaranteed rights (Politika, N1, Beta)
• Petkovic meets Argentinian Ambassador, discuss Kosovo issue (media)
• Jeremic: Three red lines for post-election coalition, unity needed regarding Kosovo (Tanjug, Danas)
• Two more electoral lists approved for parliamentary polls (Tanjug)
• Dialogue and other processes one month later: Is there an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia? (KiM radio)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 27, 2023

By OPSI-su  1 week ago

Albanian Language Media:

• Blinken to attend NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels (media)
• Stoltenberg: Proposal for Association, important step for constructive dialogue (Reporteri)
• KSF Day, Kurti and Osmani visit the “Adem Jashari” barracks (media)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo Army continues to be most trusted institution (media)
• Biserko: Banjska showed that potential for conflict is huge (media)
• Romanian chief diplomat meets Lajcak, supports Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan)
• Opposition unites against the Draft Law on the Sovereign Fund (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Re-registration: Does the silence of the authorities in Belgrade mean agreeing to Pristina’s conditions (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Zarko Ristic: Peace comes where law and order are respected (Slobodno srpski, KiM radio)
• Gogic: Kurti would rather go for new elections than accept CMS (Kosovo Online)
• Deadline for submitting lists for parliamentary elections in Serbia expired (KiM radio)
• Unplanned electricity restrictions continue in returnee villages in Istok municipality (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: There are three candidates for new Security Information Agency chief (Tanjug, Pink TV)
• Dacic thanks Belarusian ambassador for support for Serbia’s territorial integrity (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)

International:

• Serb Ex-Policeman Denies Kosovo War Crime Charges (Balkan Insight)
• Rita Ora celebrated her birthday in Kosovo (AFP)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Osmani: Let us raise our voice against gender-based violence (RTK)
• BIRN Study Reveals Kosovo’s Inability to Combat Disinformation (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2023

By OPSI-mu  1 week ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Publication of the draft statute is in the hands of internationals (media)
• Belgian Minister: De-escalation – the only way for long-term peace (RTK)
• Gervalla on draft statute: Not very good but we do not allow damage to state (media)
• The EC will respond to government regarding visas for Kosovo Serbs (RTK)
• EULEX strengthens its advisory and monitoring capacity (RTK)
• Rohde: Association obligatory for Kosovo to normalize relations with Serbia (Reporteri)
• Serbia certifies electoral list “For the army to return to Kosovo” lead by the US-sanctioned (Klan)
• Timothy Less: Dialogue will continue, but I see no chance for progress (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets with Peach to discuss developments in Kosovo, region (Tanjug)
• Belgian minister Lahbib: New investments in Serbia are on the way (RTS)
• Haziri: Kurti spreads fear with statements about new conflict, diverts attention from internal problems (Kosovo Online)
• Where did Kurti’s tweet thanking Kearns for “raising the alarm about Serbian aggression” disappear? (KoSSev, N1)
• Gogic: Banjska remained isolated event without significant consequences for dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Ashton: Compromise has a bad reputation because it gives the impression that it’s surrender, and it’s not (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• How Feminist Activism Offers Balkan War Survivors Hope for Change (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Hague Prosecutors Accuse Kosovo Guerrilla Leaders of Witness-Tampering (Balkan Insight)
• What is NATO’s Balkan plan as Kosovo and Bosnia wobble? (DW)
• Kosovo Serbs to Cast Votes in Serbian Elections Inside Serbia (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Analysis of EU’s Western Balkans decarbonization policy: decarbonization to remain disorderly if nothing changes (balkangreenenergynews.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 23, 2023

By OPSI-su  2 weeks ago

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti is optimistic about building trust between Serb community and government (RTK)
• Osmani from Tirana to Albanians in the Valley: You are not alone (Reporteri)
• CoE report for the region: Confront a violent past or risk a return to conflict (Koha)
• Assembly voted international agreements (media)
• German ambassador reacts after passage of international agreements in Assembly (media)
• The prosecution requests suspension of visits to Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (RTK)
• Krasniqi: The EC’s report on Kosovo reflects poverty and scarcity (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Palatova: Kosovo needs to form ASM, and implement legal framework for protection of minorities (KoSSev)
• The Hague: Prosecutor requests visits to Thaci, Veseli and Selimi be suspended (Tanjug)
• Milivojevic: By banning Serbs from voting, Kurti and those who support him violating all agreements (TV Most, Kosovo Online)
• Burazer on Coordination Directorate passports: It makes no sense for them not to be visa-free after Kosovo was granted liberalization (KoSSev)
• Milenkovic: Letter from Albanian NGOs proves that there is a lack of understanding for Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Assistants to Office for KiM Director banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti)
• Petkovic: Some kind of “silent alliance” between Kurti and part of the Serbian opposition is clear (Kosovo Online)
• Obradovic: Government should request UN SG to provide conditions for voting of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• Vucic: Memorandums signed with Cyprus to further strengthen our cooperation (Tanjug)
• CoE Human Rights Commissioner warns of failure to deal with past (N1)

International:

• Janjevo: The Picturesque Town In Kosovo Losing Its Best And Brightest To Migration (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Gender-related killings of women and girls: Global estimates of female intimate partner/family-related homicides in 2022 (reliefweb.int)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 22, 2023

By OPSI-mu  2 weeks ago

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 22, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Stoltenberg: Situation is fragile; Association important step for stability (AP)
• Rama: More NATO troops: Kosovo-Serbia border is out of control (media)
• Stoltenberg: Any attack against citizens in Kosovo is unacceptable (media)
• Kearns: West has no backbone in Kosovo-Serbia dispute (media)
• Shea: NATO to engage more for security; parties to return to dialogue (media)
• Kurti: EBRD report states economic growth continues at robust rate (media)
• Kurti to ministers: Time to meet our commitments is running out (Kosovapress)
• Palatova: Kosovo to implement Agreement on Path to Normalization (media)
• Gashi: We cannot move forward if double standards are applied (Klan Kosova)
• Disciplinary committee removes U.S. sanctioned official from civil service (Koha)
• Census postponed to April 2024, government decides (Koha/Nacionale)
• Nine people injured after hand grenade thrown in Prizren (media)
• Haxhiu: Domestic violence must be reported, perpetrators to be sentenced (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• UNMIK Head: Efforts towards peaceful coexistence (N1)
• Barbano: We increased patrols in northern Kosovo, soon community advisers to arrive, work with Kosovo police (KoSSev)
• Detention of Dragisa Milenkovic extended for two more months, request for Kurti’s testimony rejected (Radio KIM)
• “Yet another political manipulation” – Danas interlocutors on request of Albin Kurti that Serbia should propose specific agreement for Kosovo Serbs’ participation in elections (Danas)
• Cypriot president arrives in Belgrade, welcomed by Serbian FM (Tanjug)
• Serbia protests flag burning to Albania (N1)
• NADA coalition: EU membership not possible if the recognition of Kosovo is condition (Beta, Danas)
• Davenport: OSCE ready to collect votes of Serbs in Kosovo, however, conditions for that currently are not in place (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• In Serbia’s One-Sided Elections, Belgrade is the Opposition’s Hope (Balkan Insight)

International:

• West has no ‘backbone’ in Kosovo-Serbia dispute, says British MP (Financial Times)

Humanitarian/Development:

• In Kosovo, Girls’ Football Scores Goal Against Ethnic Intolerance (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 21, 2023

By OPSI-su  2 weeks ago

Albanian Language Media:

• Stoltenberg: Serbian army buildup near Kosovo doesn’t help situation (media)
• Rohde: It’s important to have security in north; NATO mandate not changed (EO)
• State Department: U.S. committed to integration of Western Balkans (VoA)
• “Serbia is not interested in peace”: What is Vucic planning? (Albanian Post)
• Is “international investigation” into Banjska delayed due to Dialogue? (Express)
• Kurti: Economic growth this year is expected to be 3.8 percent (Kosovapress)
• Hoti on missing persons: We want justice; Serbia calling for new crimes (media)
• Berisha: Serbia doesn’t aim only for the north, but all of Kosovo (media)
• 20 CSOs call on EC to withdraw proposal that allows visa-free travel for Kosovo Serbs with Serbian passports (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• DefMin Vucevic welcomes NATO’s Stoltenberg at Belgrade airport last night (N1)
• Stoltenberg: We will continue to ensure peace for all in Kosovo; Vucic: Only Serbs are endangered (RTS, Tanjug, media)
• Stoltenberg in Pristina: Any deployment of KSF in the north of Kosovo requires consent from KFOR (Tanjug, media)
• Media: Pristina wants to increase the KSF to five thousand people (NMagazin, Beta)
• Stoltenberg for Tanjug: Kosovo does not have the support of NATO to arm itself (Blic, Kosovo Online)
• Dimitrijevic: Pristina institutions should enable Serbs to vote at elections (Kosovo Online)
• Andric Rakic on visa liberalization: In some companies, 50 percent of workers announced their departure (Kosovo Online)
• The Church burgled in the Devet Jugovica village (N1, RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Jablanovic met Troccaz: The position of the Serbs is untenable since Kurti came to power (KiM radio)
• Office for KiM: Incidents on ground in direct correlation with inflammatory statements of Pristina politicians (Kosovo Online)
• Koha: Certain NGOs in Kosovo requested to withdraw the proposal on the passports of the coordination administration of the MIA of Serbia be included in the visa liberalization (KoSSev)

International:

• Serbia Deployed Anti-Aircraft Systems Near Kosovo Border, Kosovo PM Warns (Prishtina Insight)
• First Kosovo War Crimes Trial in Defendant’s Absence Begins (BIRN)
• Serbia’s Expulsion of Croatian Diplomat Damages Relations: Zagreb (BIRN)