UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 22, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: We’ll remove measures on license plates, if Serbia does the same (media)
• EU High Representative Josep Borrell meets with regional leaders (media)
• Osmani: Kosovo met visa liberalisation requirements, EU must deliver (media)
• President Osmani, Foreign Minister Gervalla meet NATO SG Stoltenberg (media)
• Health Minister: 500,000 Pfizer doses will arrive by year’s end (media)
• COVID-19: Five deaths, 160 new cases (media)
• Nikola: Let’s come together so the world knows about Serbia’s crimes (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Varhelyi: Unilateral actions lead to unnecessary tensions and should be withdrawn (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Kurti plans to negotiate but with long barrels and armored vehicles goes against the bare-handed people (Kosovo Online)
• Vulin: ''The situation in Kosovo and Metohija calm, but tense'' (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• The Kosovo government discussing the situation in the north; no translation for Serbian media (KiM radio)
• Number of people gathering at Jarinje increases, no incidents (Kosovo-online)
• Covic: Now international community is on move (RTS)
• Representatives of WB with Borrell at a working dinner in NY (media)
• Tanjug: EU proposes Vucic-Kurti meeting in Brussels, aiming at reducing tensions (Kosovo-online)
• Selakovic met foreign ministers of Tunisia, Estonia and Bolivia in NY (RTS)
• EU-Western Balkans Summit in Slovenia in October (N1)
• Serbian Government to set up health care centers in north Kosovo (N1)
• Novakovic: Kurti introduced reciprocity because of local elections also (Kosovo-online)
• NADA for more decisive response of Serbia over ROSU units in north (Kosovo-online)
• The issuance of trial plates in Laplje Selo started today (KiM radio)
Opinion:
• Merkel’s Balkan Farewell More than Just Symbolic (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76 (news.un.org)
• World leaders speak at United Nations General Assembly (Al Jazeera)