Albanian Language Media:

• U.S., German ambassadors react to nomination of new Chief State Prosecutor (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti participates in the Delphi Economic Forum (Klan)
• Kurti and Dzaferovic talk about cooperation between Kosovo and BiH (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila comments on why Serbian elections weren’t held in Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Serbian List MPs return to Kosovo Assembly (Zeri)
• Haziri: If government is ready, we can go to new elections (media)
• COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic met UNMIK chief: Human and political rights of Serbs in Kosovo drastically regressed (Kontakt plus radio, media)
• Vucic scores 81 pct of Kosovo Serbs’ votes on Sunday presidential elections (Beta, N1)
• How did the Serbian citizens in Kosovo vote: Turnout severely affected by impractical voting arrangement (New Social Initiative)
• Vucic to respond to opposition call for talks on new vote in Belgrade (Danas, N1)
• ODIHR chief observer notes positive and negative aspects in elections (Beta, RTV, N1)
• Abbott: I regret the refusal of the Government of Kosovo to hold Serbian elections (Kosovo Online, RTK2, TV Most)
• Von der Leyen asks Sofia to enable start of EU talks with Skopje (Beta)
• Dzaferovic: Without consent on the recognition of Kosovo in BiH (RTV, Kosovo Online)

International:

• EU, Civil Society, Criticise Kosovo’s Choice of Chief Prosecutor (Balkan Insight)
• BIRN Fact-Check: Can Kosovo reopen its border deal with Montenegro? (BIRN)
• UN to Vote on Expelling Russia from Human Rights Council (VoA)

Humanitarian/Development:

• 62% of citizens experienced worsening of socio-economic situation due to COVID-19, report suggests (media)

• Abbott: I believe that dialogue should be part of a broader context (RTK)
• Kosovo President criticises Open Balkan, Serbia, and Albanian indifference (Exit)
• Szunyog disappointed with KPC’s nomination for new chief prosecutor (media)
• Head of EU Office Szunyog responds to President Osmani criticism for bias (Express)
• President Osmani receives credentials of first Israeli Ambassador (media)
• Thaci's appeal against continued detention rejected (Koha)
• Social Democrats sue Kurti: He was in the KLA, but not a soldier (euronews.al)
• Still hope for an Albanian to sit at the Serbian Parliament, says Kamberi (euronews.al)
• Five KSF members experience poison-like symptoms (media)
• COVID-19: 29 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Szunyog: Normalisation agreement with Serbia, first step towards EU membership (EO)
• Five EU ministers seek urgent debate on Western Balkans (RFE)
• Osmani begins tour of Kosovo municipalities (media)
• Gara: Increased dynamics in the excavation process is expected (RTK)
• Haradinaj: I invite the prosecution to look into recent electricity bills (media)
• KPC nominates Blerim Isufaj to the post of chief prosecutor (media)
• COVID-19: 29 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Final elections results in Serbia postponed due to repeat voting (media)
• Von Cramon, Petkovic on elections in Serbia (media)
• Functions are more important than citizens (KiM radio, FoNet, N1)
• Putin and Vucic by phone about Ukraine, gas, Serbia’s EU path (N1, media)
• Hungarian FM: Regional stability can be secured only by Serbia’s EU membership (FoNet, N1)

Opinion:

• Bieber: Rightists growth suits Vucic to present himself to West as moderate (VoA, N1)

International:

• Borrell and Varhelyi joint statement on the Serbia general elections (ec.europa.eu)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Employment and departure of young people problems of Serbs and Albanians in the villages of Banje and Suvo Grlo (KoSSev)
• Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO (news.un.org)

• Osmani to EP President Metsola: Kosovo has proven itself as a reliable ally (media)
• Kosovo and Israel ready to expand and deepen cooperation (media)
• Bislimi and team present level of dialogue agreements' implementation (Klan)
• Gervalla kept secret meeting with al-Maliki, Palestine demands Kosovo remove embassy from Jerusalem (Express)
• Kamberi requests repeat of elections in Presevo Valley (media)
• Von Cramon on Serbian elections: Denying Albanians the right to vote unacceptable (Express)
• Albanians risk losing representation in Serbian Parliament (euronews.al)
• Kosovo, Bosnia call for NATO membership as war rages in Ukraine (Aljazeera)
• Kosovo commemorates 98 slain in Rezalle massacre in 1999 (AP)
• PM Kurti urges fight against discrimination towards Roma community (Koha)
• Rama and Haradinaj leave aside disagreements, meet in Tirana (Kallxo)
• Kosovo health care staff protest over working conditions (euronews.al)
• COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• UN: Kosovo on the Security Council agenda in April (Deutsche Welle)
• Osmani hails the resolution calling on Islamic countries to recognize Kosovo (media)
• Kurti: Rezalla massacre, proof of Serbian genocide in Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo and Albania discuss coordination possibilities (RTK)
• Israeli Ambassador Tamar Ziv visiting Kosovo today (Express)
• Serb judges in Mitrovica court return to work after 7-day boycott (Betimi per Drejtesi)
• EULEX: Merdare and Mutivode Common Crossing Points, fully operational (media)
• Weidinger: Austria firmly supports Kosovo's EU integration and visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
• Mustafa: If Association is formed, it will be based on 2013 agreement (Teve1)
• COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• The US welcomed the election results and reminded that Serbia condemned the war in Ukraine (VoA)
• Serbian election commission releases preliminary results for parliament (N1, media)
• Borrell, Bilcik, Sheikh Mohammed congratulated Vucic on winning the election (B92, NMagazin)
• Ambassador of Palestine to Serbia: We are not changing our position on the issue of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Petkovic: ''Kurti to save his nerves because Vucic will defend Serbian interests in Kosovo and Metohija for a long time'' (KoSSev)
• International election observers warn of shortcomings (N1)
• Ukraine crisis won’t spill over to W. Balkans, Biden’s envoy says (Hina, N1)

Opinion:

• On the track of the proposal to abolish the visa regime between BiH and Kosovo (oslobodjenje.ba)

International:

• Regional Policy Forum about anticorruption in the Western Balkans will take place on 7 April in Skopje (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• ''Howdy, neighbor'' series – The lives of Serbs in Cernica (KoSSev)

• Osmani: Kosovo stands determined on its Euro-Atlantic path (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti’s interview with CNN
• Osmani: Kosovo remains committed to joining NATO family (media)
• Escobar: Ukraine crisis renews Europe’s interest in the Balkans (media)
• Kurti: KSF a modern force for security in Kosovo and the region (media)
• EU expects Serbia to be more constructive in dialogue after elections (Koha)
• Haxhiu: Everyone’s wealth can be checked (media)
• Kosovo criticised for slow progress in prosecuting war crimes (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• AAK calls on the Government to urgently review budget (Koha)
• Nagavci: Now is not the time for strikes in educational system (Kosovapress)
• Police initiates case after shots fired during celebration in Mitrovica North (media)
• Latifi: 6,000 addresses of Albanians in Serbia deleted (media)
• Kurti: Authors of Bucha massacre to be brought to justice (media)
• COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbia’s Election Commission (RIK): SNS will have 121 parliamentary seats, main opposition 37; Vucic wins (N1, Beta)
• Vucic says Serbia moved dramatically to the right (N1)
• Ponos: Start of the end for Vucic (N1)
• CRTA: The secrecy of the ballot for voters from Kosovo threatened (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Igor Simic: Another victory of a decent Serbia (TV Most)
• Subaric: Citizens supported the development and prosperity of Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Radovic: After the celebration in North Mitrovica bullet cases found; the prosecutor ordered an investigation (Kosovo Online)
• CRTA: Many irregularities, but no effect on results; Worst damage done before (N1)

Opinion:

• Brussels or Moscow – Vucic must decide (DW)

International:

• Serbia’s Aleksander Vucic claims re-election victory (AlJazeera)
• Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić cruises to reelection (Politico)
• Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia's populist leader seeks to extend reign (France24)
• Putin’s European allies (The New York Times)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Import of wheat from U.S. to cost more (Koha)
• EBRD lowers economic growth projections for Western Balkans (RTK)
• First Roma mini library opens in Kosovo (Kallxo)
• The trials in Kosovo have been going on for more than 10 years (Danas, Beta, KiM radio)
• Kosovo NGO Complains of Slow Progress in Prosecuting War Crimes (Prishtina Insight)

• Serbian President, Ruling Party Won Elections (BIRN)
• Elections in Serbia, Albanians eyeing to secure over 3 seats in parliament (euronews.al)
• Shaip Kamberi expected to be the only Albanian MP in Serbia (Klan)
• Osmani: According to reports, 6,000 Albanians denied vote in Serbia (media)
• Svecla: The day was successfully concluded, thanks to Enver Zymberi's colleagues (media)
• German and French ambassadors visited border crossing in Merdare (media)
• Wigemark: Traffic between Kosovo and Serbia without any major delays or incidents (media)
• End of practice - Kosovo Serbs head to Serbia to vote (Koha)
• Cramon reacts after reports that Albanians are being removed from voter lists (RTK)
• Still no agreement on license plates, EU calls for engagement (Koha)
• Ahmeti: Kosovo to apply to international organisations at the right time (Kosovapress)
• Pentagon official talks Ukraine war, Russian interference in Balkans (VOA)
• Germany and Austria in favor of accelerating Western Balkans’ EU membership (Express)
• Justice Minister Haxhiu meets KSC President at The Hague (media)
• Kosovo Courts Too Lenient in Femicide Sentences, NGO Warns (BIRN)
• Kosovo Muslims Want Ban on Religious Dress in Schools Lifted (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, one death (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 31, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: American people pledge $32 million for Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak discusses Balkans security with France's secretary of state (Klan)
• Rizvanolli: Kosovo not depended on Gazprom; Government focused on energy efficiency projects (Klan)
• Nagavci: We have discontinued payment of 32 Serb officials (Kosovapress)
• AAK presses Government to pass law on salaries (media)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, two deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• “180 incidents against Serbian community recorded during pandemic” (Radio KIM)
• Office for KiM on Zoran Djokic’s case: No right to fair trial (Radio KIM, media)
• Brnabic on ban to hold Serbian elections in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Dacic: Kurti respects neither Brussels agreement nor international community (Kosovo-online)
• EU Ambassador says sanctions on Serbia not considered (N1)
• Vucic stepping down as party leader after new government formed (N1)

International:

• Kosovo Opposition Party Criticises PM Kurti Over Serbs’ Vote (Balkan Insight)
• Belgrade Slams War Crimes Conviction of Serb in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Bound by a Sense of Victimhood, Serbia Sticks With Russia (NYT)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbia donates 35 tons of food to Lesotho (Tanjug)

• Prime Minister Kurti interview with Le Monde
• Haradinaj threatens Kurti about veterans’ list (media)
• Draft law on wages – risk of outbreak of social dissatisfaction (RFE)
• Hovenier: Kosovo’s multiethnic diversity, among its greatest strengths (media)
• 5 to 7 percent increase in prices by end of year, financial expert says (Koha)
• COVID-19: 30 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Serbia sues person who “discovered” killer of Oliver Ivanovic (Koha)