• U.S. Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried's interview with T7 • Russia Fears Better Kosovo-Serbia Relations, US Officials Warn (BIRN) • In meeting with UN SG Guterres, Russian President Putin invokes Kosovo (Koha/Express) • Von der Leyen, Trudeau thank Kurti for support to Ukraine (media) • Gervalla meets Varhelyi at the EU-Western Balkans forum (media) • OSCE, Germany condemn yesterday's attack on Kosovo Police (media) • Kosovo and Denmark sign prisoner transfer treaty (media) • Ukrainian women training in Kosovo to demine their country (media) • COVID-19: Seven new cases (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 26, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani and Kurti travel to the United States (media) • U.S. Embassy re-echoes Assistant Secretary Donfried's message in Kosovo (media) • Gervalla: Visa liberalisation now; Kosovo’s objective is EU membership (media) • Metsola: Calls for visa liberalisation are falling on deaf ears (RFE) • Kosovo Police comes under fire in the north (media) • Anti-corruption agency initiates investigations into ambassador’s wealth (Indeksonline) • COVID-19 pandemic is not over, Health Ministry calls for vaccination (media) • COVID-19: Seven new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic, Serbian List condemn attack on police in Zubin Potok, say it has nothing to do with Serbs (Kosovo-online, media) • Special police units in Bosniak mahala (KoSSev) • Vucic congratulates Macron on his re-election as president (Tanjug) • Incidents affecting Serb community in Kosovo (Kosovo-online, media) • Stano: Agreements on reconstruction of bridge connecting South and North Mitrovica will be implemented soon (Kosovo-online) • Belgrade, Pristina to continue technical dialogue, N1 learns (N1) • Beka: Hearing of Kosovo police officers for attending meeting with Vucic ongoing (Kosovo-online) Humanitarian/Development: • Filipovic: Private property in Kosovo legally protected on paper only (Radio KIM)

• U.S. delegation visits Prishtina, meets President Osmani and PM Kurti (media) • EU calls for agreements between Kosovo and Serbia (Radio Free Europe) • Bid to challenge UN veto use raises questions on Kosovo (BIRN) • In supporting Ukraine, Kosovo tacitly stakes claim for recognition (BIRN) • Kurti hosts meeting with Quint ambassadors and EU Head of Office (media) • Rakic warns with total civil obedience if arrests made in north (Koha) • Kosovo leaders congratulate Macron on election victory (media) • PDK, AAK calls for dismissal of Ambassador Berishaj (Koha) • HLC analyses on why war crime victims hesitate to share their stories (Kallxo) • Op-ed: The controversial legacy of Dick Marty in Kosovo (BIRN) • COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 22, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani meets Latvian President Levits (media) • PDK submits lawsuit against ERO board members (media) • Ambassador Berishaj rejects allegations of money fraud (Klan) • German reporter about Council of Europe: Russia out, Kosovo in? (Gazeta Express) • COVID-19: 14 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Sticker regime to remain in force (Tanjug) • Movement of vehicles at Jarinje and Brnjak crossing points without problems (Tanjug) • Vucic speaks with his Egypt counterpart, says Serbia grateful for understanding over Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Patriarch Porfirije’s message on occasion of Orthodox Easter (N1) • Serbian President unveils Jasenovac victims memorial (N1) • Selakovic: No major outpourings of support for Pristina in UN SC (Tanjug) • 23rd anniversary of RTS bombing (RTS) • US Assistant Secretary of State Donfried to visit Belgrade on April 26 (Tanjug) • Bilcik: Serbia could face consequences over Russia sanctions (N1) International: • War Childhood Museum Exhibition Opens for the First Time in Prishtina (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo against pension savings withdrawal (Koha) • Kosovo Government support bypasses minority communities because of high unemployment rate (Radio KIM)

• No agreement on license plates, negotiators invited to meet again (media) • U.S. senators support Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic aspirations (media) • U.S. Assistant Secretary Donfried to visit Western Balkans (media) • KSF commander and Latvian defence chief agree to step up cooperation (media) • Government opposes idea of citizens withdrawing money from pension trust (media) • Kosovo's ambassador alleged to be involved in a major financial affair in Slovenia (media) • Kosovo Serb Businessman ‘Still Being Probed’ for Politician’s Murder (BIRN) • Kosovo and World Bank sign €50.6 million agreement (media) • COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 21, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Haxhiu: We’ll set up a task force to fight high-level corruption (T7) • Kurti says over 25 thousand jobs were created during his governing (Kallxo) • Tahiri: We won’t back down on demand for inquiry committee on energy (Telegrafi) • Minister Gervalla Schwarz meets France's representative to UN (Klan) • Kusari-Lila: Dialogue's success depends on Serbia's positioning (Telegrafi) • Von Cramon: Dialogue must be priority; Kosovo to use new US-EU momentum (media) • European Parliament debate: EU invited to keep its promises to Kosovo (RFE, media) • Osmani: Every candidate for chief state prosecutor must have proven integrity (media) • President Osmani meets KSF Commander Jashari (media) • Union leader: We’ll wait another week; we have two key demands (Kosovapress) • Latvia President Levits to visit Kosovo on Friday (media) • Qerkini for Kandic: We lost a very powerful friend for missing persons (Klan Kosova) • COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I am concerned over threats coming from Pristina (RTS) • Selakovic: Situation in Kosovo far from normal (Tanjug) • Selakovic with Guterres: Continuous engagement of UNMIK crucial (Kosovo-online) • Brnabic says Freedom House on Serbia report ‘disgraceful’ (Tanjug) • Lajcak: Next high-level meeting discussed with Vucic (Tanjug) • Belgrade delegation-Lajcak meeting takes place in Brussels (Kosovo-online) • Jevtic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue hit dead end, danger that tensions will deepen (Euronews) International: • Serbia, Kosovo exchange destabilisation claims at UN Security Council (BIRN) • Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic rejects sanctions on Russia (Financial Times)

• UN Security Council discusses report on Kosovo (media) • Kosovo President Osmani’s interview with Times Radio (media) • Opposition parts start boycotting work of the Assembly (Koha) • Kurti receives Szunyog and Davenport (media) • Lajcak confirms, everything is ready for the 21 April meeting (RTK) • Kosovo-Serbia license plate dispute proves hard to resolve (BIRN) • European Parliament renews calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Exit News) • Kurti discusses with forensic experts possibility of aid to Ukraine (Klan) • Kurti received human rights activist Natasa Kandic (media) • In election of Kosovo’s top prosecutor, red flags ignored (BIRN) • Haradinaj reacts after mention in Freedom House report (media) • Kosovo Serb politician murdered for political reasons, brother says (BIRN) • COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 20, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Gervalla, Selakovic to face off at UN Security Council session on Kosovo (Klan Kosova) • Kurti to attend funeral service of former Secretary of State Albright (RTK) • Pahor interested to take up post of EU Special Representative for dialogue (media) • Private vehicle of border police officer attacked in the north (Sinjali) • Albanian Ambassador condemns attacks against police in the north (EO) • Gervalla meets the U.S. diplomat, talks about security in the Balkans (media) • Deputy minister calls reports UK is supplying Kosovo with arms "speculations" (Klan) • Kosovo Assembly's committee hosts roundtable on missing persons (media) • US expert: Biden warned Djuric of costs if Serbia doesn’t get closer to EU (Lajmi) • Opposition boycotts committees, will not participate until establishment of enquiry commission (ekonomia) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic and Lajcak on continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS, KoSSev) • Selakovic to attend UN SC session on Kosovo (Tanjug) • Brnabic: We did not promise sanctions to Russia, I clearly and decisively deny that (NMagazin, Beta, RTS) • Senators: Serbia must align foreign policy with EU (N1) • Strengthening of institutional response to corruption in northern municipalities (RTK2) • Freedom House presents report on Serbia (N1, media) • Minister says gas supply diversity priority for Serbia (N1) • Kandic: There is no war crime that is not linked to politics (RTK2, KiM radio, Ekonomia Online) International: • US Watchdog Accuses Kosovo Politicians of Corruption Links (BIRN) • Mihajlović, Hill hint at Serbia-US strategic partnership agreement (balkangreenenergynews.com) • A safe haven in the Gulf: Balkan criminals, and their money, are hiding in the United Arab Emirates (globalinitiative.net) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovar High School Students March the Streets, Objecting the Old Education System (BIRN) • Serbian Government approves quotes on exporting grain, flour and oil (RTS)

• UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo today (media) • Serbia Aims to Create Tensions in Balkans: Kosovo President (BIRN) • EU confirms new meeting on license plates (RTK) • U.S. senators call on Serbia to join sanctions against Russia (media) • Freedom House: Kosovo makes progress on the democracy level (media) • Police bust a drug lab in Zvecan, make four arrests (media) • President Osmani set to travel to U.S. next week (Telegrafi/Klan) • Abdixhiku: Without inquiry committee, we will not support any parliamentary initiative (Express) • COVID-19: Three new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Foreign Minister travels to U.S. (Kallxo) • Haradinaj: Cross-border organised crime should not be tolerated (media) • British embassy: KFOR explained why the aircraft landed in Pristina (Express) • Specialist Chambers expected to make new arrests (Indeksonline) • Ruling and opposition parties clash at Assembly's committee meeting (Kallxo) • Clark after meeting Kurti: We discussed energy projects (T7, media) • Haradinaj: We do not participate in any voting until Energy investigation commission is established (TeVe) • U.S. Chamber of Commerce: 100 million allocated to citizens, could be invested in other forms (KosovaPress) • COVID-19: 3 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • The Kosovo situation report before the UNSC tomorrow (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic on Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, anniversary of Brussels agreement (Tanjug, RTV) • Time to successfully end Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, EU spokesman Stano says (Tanjug, media) • Hill: Senators' visit underscores importance of US-Serbia partnership (Tanjug, media) • Office for KiM: Reciprocity not mentioned in agreement on licence plates (Radio KIM) • Kurti on attacks against police, Petkovic on Kurti’s statements (Radio KIM, Danas) • Vucic: Talks about Russian gas supplies to follow (Tanjug) • Vucic meets US Ambassador, talks about improving relations with US (N1) • Dacic meets Botsan-Kharcheko (Tanjug) • Minister Ceku on Visoki Decani Monastery land case (KoSSev) • Raska-Prizren Eparchy reacts to Ceku’s statement, says it is an open call to disrespect court’s decision (Kosovo-online, media) • Visoki Decani Monastery: Kosovo authorities incompetent to protect SOC heritage (Kosovo-online, media) • Serbian Mission to UNESCO: It is necessary to protect Serbian mediaeval monuments in Kosovo (Kosovo-online, media) • Moscow daily says Vucic turning West but not away from Russia (N1) • Vucic: No one has right to supply arms to Pristina (Tanjug) • Lack of translators, unverified diplomas obstacles in the Basic Court in Mitrovica functioning, says Radakovic (RTV Puls, Slobodno Srpski) • Vulin: Bomb threats are economic assault on Serbia (N1) International: • Kosovo, the Albanians, the Serbs and Crimea (ekathimerini.com) • Serbian President Accepts Opposition Demand for New Polls in Capital (Balkan Insight) • Alexander Vucic’s victory: What is next for Serbia? (trtworld.com) • Stefanov: Engaging civil society is a critical ingredient of successful anticorruption policies (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Kurti: €1.5 million grant for businesses of Turkish community (Indeksonline) • Poverty and school dropout main causes behind early marriages (RFE) • ‘Hidden Violence’: Polygamy in the Balkans (Balkan Insight)