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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 3, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Preventing destabilization from Serbia is key to security (media) • Ulutas returns to KFOR command: Security for all communities a priority (media) • Barduani concerned over security stability in final speech (Koha) • Osmani: No partnership for those who commit aggression against neighbors (Koha) • Ursula von der Leyen to arrive in Kosovo on October 15 during Western Balkans visit (RTK) • Rubin: The Hague should do the right thing and acquit former KLA leaders (Klan) • Gervalla hosts Iowa delegation: 'Kosovo a regional leader in security' (media) • Swedish Ambassador: “Kosovo needs legitimate government, parties must respect court ruling” (KosovaPress) • Serbian national arrested for attacking police at Jarinje (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Osmani's statement: 'Nobody listens anymore' (Kosovo Online, Danas, Blic) • Implementation of Law on Foreigners in Kosovo in ''practice'' means shutting down Serbian education and health system (Danas) • Lucic: More understanding in US Administration for problems Telekom faces in Kosovo (media) • Abazi: Serbia progressing in cooperation with US after Kosovo was punished by suspension of strategic dialogue (media) • Grave consequences if the decision of the Constitutional Court is not implemented, experts say (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Kacarska: European Political Community summit without major decisions, discussions focused on migration (Kosovo Online) International: • Kosovo's low regional integration, tensions with Serbia limit FDI - US State Dept (SeeNews) • Serbia's investment climate improves, risks remain - U.S. State Dept (SeeNews) • Support for enlargement reaffirmed in a meeting with Western Balkan partners (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 3, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani reaffirms Kosovo’s readiness to defend peace in meeting with Rutte (media) Kurti: Non-functioning of Assembly ‘waste of time and harmful to Kosovo’ (media) Maqedonci to senior NATO official: Our goal is North Atlantic Alliance (media) Osmani to Frostadottir: Iceland’s support valuable for Kosovo’s EU path (media) Osmani seeks Netherland’s support for lifting EU measures (media) Svecla meets delegation from Iowa police, discusses cooperation (media) KFOR welcomes new Commander (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic meets NATO SG, discusses role of Serbia in preserving peace and stability (media, social media) Djuric condemns removal of Cyrillic inscription in Mitrovica North (media) “Mitrovica” sign unveiled: From red to green heart, Cyrillic swapped for Latin, name absent from Kosovo legal framework (KoSSev, media) Ugljanin: Removal of sign in Mitrovica North part of pre-election campaign by executive (Kosovo Online) CI North for All says its president Ivan Miletic apprehended and fined by Kosovo police for ‘honking the horn’ in vicinity of sign installation (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM) Gasic, Munsch discuss significance of continued Serbia-NATO cooperation (media) NIS preparing amended request for another delay of US sanctions (Tanjug) Serbian MFA providing consular protection to Serbian crew member of Sumud flotilla (Tanjug) International Media: What the looming verdict in Thaçi war crimes trial could mean for Kosovo, the Balkans, and beyond (Atlantic Council)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 2, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Zero accountability for Banjska, time for EU to walk the talk (media) Osmani: Grateful to Danish PM for warm welcome at EPC summit (media) Kurti: We are waiting for the full decision of the Constitutional Court (media) Hargreaves: This autumn UK delighted to be hosting the Berlin Process (media) Orav meets Radoniqi, discusses CEC’s crucial role in upcoming elections (media) Covey: I saw no proof Thaci used crimes to seize power (media) Mitrovica North municipality removes ‘Kosovska Mitrovica’ sign in Cyrillic (Kallxo) UN Security Council to meet on Kosovo on October 21 (RTK) Serbian Language Media: UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo on October 21 (RTS, Danas, Radio Mitrovica sever) Vucic in Copenhagen for EPC summit, thanks Danish PM for cordial welcome (Tanjug, media) CEC discussed accreditation of observers: Doubts about new organizations and a large number of observers (Beta, NMagazin) Concerns over new Pristina’s measures ‘step towards expelling Serbs from Kosovo’ (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev, media) Covey continues testimony in Thaci trial with cross-examination by prosecutor (KoSSev, BETA, media) North Mitrovica: "I love Kosovska Mitrovica" installation removed (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) Radojevic, CI North for All, react to sign removal, term it “provocation” by outgoing mayor Atiq (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM, social media) Russian side in NIS talks proposes inclusion of US crude in company's oil purchases (Tanjug) Ministry: Bomb threats reported at 807 schools across Serbia (N1, media) International: Kosovo awaits top court ruling as parliamentary gridlock goes on (BIRN) Net FDI inflow to Kosovo grows 24% y/y in Jan-July (SeeNews) Report: U.S. to adapt its policy to “new reality” in Kosovo (AP) Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency for October (Anadolu Ajansi) Humanitarian: Women’s friendship as both political and personal (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 2, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  EU calls for swift formation of new institutions of Kosovo (media) Kusari-Lila: Court left uncertainties; VV won't vote for SL candidate (media) Osmani received with honors by King and Queen of Denmark (Klan) Kurti: Differences with U.S. are about tactics and operations, not values or strategic goals (Koha) Maqedonci: Kosovo-U.S. relations in defense are constantly growing (media) Doyle: Biggest case of Specialist Chambers to conclude next year (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic in Denmark, meeting with the German chancellor and the head of NATO announced (FoNet, Danas) Selakovic: Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo under continuous attacks (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Civil Society calls on Quint, EU and OSCE to prevent collapse of education and healthcare of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media) Petkovic's appeal in Smederevo to the internally displaced: Serbian List the guarantor of the survival of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Serbia debated at CoE Parliamentary Assembly: “Deep political crisis, repression at its peak” (N1, Danas) International Media: 28 years on: Remembering the 1997 student protests in Prishtina (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 1, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani travels to Denmark for European Political Community summit (media) • Kurti believes he will manage to form the new government (AP) • OSCE Mission on decision announced by Constitutional Court (media) • Kurti meets US Congresswoman Cammack (media) • KFOR explains reason for “no flight zone” in KEK operational zone (Kallxo) • Haradinaj supports protest in Tirana in support of former KLA leaders (media) • Kosovo to investigate shooting incidents at Montenegro border (RFE) • Kosovo remembers students protest against Serbian oppression in ’97 (media) • Qelaj: There was a tendency to accuse media of working against Kosovo (EO) • AJK condemns candidate for pressuring Kossev editorial board (media) • Serbian politician from Montenegro continues with provocative statements on Kosovo (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • OSCE: Decisions of the Constitutional Court must be fully respected (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) • Andric Rakic: The Constitutional Court’s decision does not mean the end of the political crisis (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Law on Foreigners: Not yet enforced, campaign ongoing; Ban on vehicles with Serbian plates to start November 1 (Aletrnativna, Zubin Potok Info) • Report on the implementation of the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo published (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Arsenijevic in a tent at Jarinje: I don't admit what I didn't do (Alternativna, KiM radio) • UNS and NUNS: Inadmissible behavior of Radoica Radomirovic towards journalist and editor of KoSSev (KoSSev, KiM radio) • Serbian Democracy: Two cases of ''vote buying exposed'' (Kosovo Online) • Djuric: Israel one of Serbia's greatest friends and key strategic partners (Tanjug, media) • EU ambassador: Serbia holds key to its future, but EU doors are wide open (Beta, N1, RTS, media) International: • EBRD mulls 29 mln euro loan to Kosovo for power grid overhauls (SeeNews) • Kosovo targeted by news reports promoting false cures (PI) • Kosovo school smartphone ban flouted, prompting calls for reform (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 1, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 1, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Constitutional Court: Assembly not constituted, 12 days remaining (media) Kurti meets U.S. Senators in Washington D.C. (media) US State Department 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report: Kosovo (media) Maqedonci in Warsaw discusses risks of disinformation and AI (media) Covey: Thaci had condemned violence against ethnic minorities (Indeksonline) Excavations continue in Kozle, five mass graves located in Serbia (RTK) KFOR installs 114 signs along Kosovo–Serbia border line (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic, Sa'ar discuss possibilities for Serbia-Israel FTA (Tanjug, media) Petkovic in Jagodina called on Serbs displaced from Kosovo to vote for the Serbian List on October 12 (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug) The constitution of the Assembly of Kosovo not possible without the election of a Serbian vice-president (RTS, Danas, Kim radio, media) Serbian List on the decision of the Constitutional Court: A small but extremely significant victory (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KiM radio) Protest in Zubin Potok: "We are not strangers here" (Radio Mitrovica sever, Zubin Potok Info, Danas, KoSSev) Leposavic List holder Radomirovic confronts KoSSev reporter, then tells editor: “You are a branch of the criminal organization SL” (KoSSev) Denial of Radomirovic to the writing of KoSSev (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 30, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo and US united in interests, moving toward shared goals (media) • Kurti meets Congressman Torres, stresses commitment to EU and NATO (media) • Citaku: Kurti severely jeopardizing relations with US for a handful of votes (media) • James Covey begins testimony at the Specialist Chambers (media) • Serb parties complain of blackmail by Serbian List; case reported to police (Koha) • Protesters call for release of former Kosovo policeman held in Serbia (media) Serbian Language Media: • CEC decided on the appointment of members of electoral committees in local elections (KiM radio) • Indiscriminate application would facilitate the implementation of the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo (KiM radio) • Odalovic: Serbs in Kosovo must show a high degree of unity in the elections on October 12th (Tanjug) • CI "New Face - People's Justice'' issued a denial regarding Nemanja Bisevac's allegations (KoSSev) Opinion: • Kosovo heading into a new cycle of change (KoSSev) International: • Ibrahim Rugova, man of letters who led Kosovo’s independence struggle (BIRN) • Online but secret: The lack of transparency in Kosovo political parties’ social media campaigns (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 30, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  US: Door open to resume cooperation, concrete steps required from Kurti (Koha) Kurti: In region where Russian influence exploits divisions, Kosovo stands firmly with U.S. (media) Kurti thanks McGovern for advancing Kosovo – US relations (media) British Foreign Secretary speaks on Britain’s role toward Kosovo (media) Osmani visits the University of Pittsburgh (media) Kurti: Albanian diaspora in US a historic part of important achievements (media) Montenegro sends verbal note to Kosovo embassy after shots at border (RFE) Serbian Language Media: Vucic, Russian ambassador discuss energy security, situation regarding NIS (Tanjug, media) Selakovic: UNESCO a priority for Serbia (Tanjug) Bisevac: Parandilovic on a tourist visit, the purpose of his visit is division among the Serbs (KiM radio) Parandilovic in North Mitrovica: “No progress for Kosovo Serbs until they free themselves from Vucic and Radoicic” (KoSSev) The German Embassy after accusation that GIZ favors Rasic: We do not support political parties and candidates (KoSSev) SNF: The Serbian List uses the mechanisms of force, pressure and blackmail (KiM radio, KoSSev) International Media: Police raid water supply company and CEO’s home following Kallxo investigations (PI) Serbia welcomes back army general sentenced for Kosovo war crimes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 29, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani and Clinton talk about Kosovo’s freedom and achievements (AP) • Kurti and Lawer discuss Kosovo-U.S. partnership, challenges in Balkans (media) • Latimer: Kosovo made great strides improving living standards (media) • Citaku slams Kurti over remarks about Strategic Dialogue with US (media) • Bislimi: Serbia’s behavior in the dialogue process, obstructive (media) • Court’s temporary measures expire tomorrow, what next? (Dukagjini) • Protest in Pristina for release of ex-policeman held in Serbia (Telegrafi) • KLA War Veterans to organize protest in Tirana on Oct 17 (Telegrafi) • Hoti warns of “social and economic crisis that hasn’t been seen since ‘99” (AP) Serbian Language Media: • Radojevic: Citizens expect the liberation of their municipalities in the north (RTS, Kosovo Online) • "New face - People's Justice" proposed the implementation of the decision on vehicles to postpone (KoSSev) • Gogic: Pristina's new measures turn Serbs into "foreigners in their own houses" (Radio Mitrovica sever, Radio Gorazdevac, KiM radio) • Academic Plenum: The new Kosovo regulations "do not officially abolish anything", but indirectly lead to the shutdown of the remaining Serbian institutions (KoSSev) • PM Macut: General Nebojsa Pavkovic arrived in Serbia (Tanjug, N1) • Kurti links U.S. suspension of Strategic Dialogue to Serb-run institution crackdown in the North (KoSSev) • How the government "disciplined" educators - more than 100 school employees lost their jobs in Serbia (N1, KoSSev) International: • Kosovo Options Shrink as Deadlock Over Parliament Drags on (BIRN) • Slobodan Milosevic and the Dark Side of Serbia (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 29, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 29, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani has “long and very meaningful conversation” with Trump (media) Osmani: In Kosovo’s darkest hours, America stood with us (media) Kurti: I cannot make compromises on the rule of law (media) Kurti: Kosovo helped its people to face crisis without increasing tax rates or public debt (media) Kurti meets U.S. Congressman, discusses latest developments in Kosovo (RTK) Hargreaves: Political stalemate is leaving Kosovo without an international voice; Constitutional Court must be respected (RFE) Rama: Hague process not democratic, Albania–Kosovo resolution needed (RTK) Turkish NATO reserve troops arrive in Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: Svecla silent on South Mitrovica weapons cache, speaks out after North Mitrovica raid (KoSSev) KFOR: There have been no drone violations that could affect security across Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Serbian Democracy filed a criminal complaint against a municipal official in North Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online) Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office: Slavko Simic and Milos Perovic are not under investigation for the attack in Banjska (Beta, NMagazin, Radio Mitrovica sever) Milos Perovic rejects Albanian media reports linking him to Banjska attack (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever) Grenell's round table with officials from the countries of the Western Balkans and Croatia in New York (NMagazin, Beta) SNP announced a protest in Zubin Potok: Until a just and sustainable solution is found measures to be withdrawn (Alternativna) SD: Brussels urgently to solve the issue of identity cards and driving with authorization, the Kosovo government to postpone the implementation (KoSSev)