Albanian Language Media: • U.S. Department of State: Kosovo, Serbia set their own foreign policy priorities (media) • CDU/CSU calls on German government to support Kosovo joining CoE (DW) • Haxhiu: Vetting will be fully independent and monitored by US and EU (EO) • Kurti visits Albanian-American Cultural Centre in Texas (media) • “Demarcation will be closed after Djukanovic’s meetings in Kosovo” (Albanian Post) • Rohde: Looking forward at seeing Kosovo as part of CoE (RTK) • COVID-19: 21 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Selakovic: Four states revoked recognition of Kosovo (Kosovo-online, Tanjug) • State Department: Serbia and Kosovo choose their own foreign policy priorities (VoA, Politika) • Selakovic reacts to Gervalla’s statement she hopes Serbia will support Pristina’s CoE membership bid (Kosovo-online) • Petkovic to Osmani on violation of human rights in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Dveri Movement, Patriotic Bloc: Serbia to urgently withdraw from Brussels Agreement (Danas) • Petkovic met Lajcak in Brussels (RTS) • Botsan-Kharchenko: I hope Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia (Kosovo-online, RTV) • EU spokesman calls Belgrade, Pristina to show restraint (N1) • Brnabic signs cooperation agreement in Dubai (N1) • US Ambassador to Serbia: Major changes in energy in the Balkans (NMagazin, Beta) • Sarrazin, Rhode visit Visoki Decani Monastery (Kosovo-online) • Kosovo’s FM Gervalla insists on mutual recognition (N1, Beta, AlJazeera) International: • Fact-Check: Serbia’s Vucic Talks Big on EU, Kosovo and Oil (BIRN) • Do Western Balkan countries like Macron's idea for a two-tier Europe? (euronews.com) • How Online Violence Against Women Goes Unpunished (Balkan Insight) • Top global official: Bosnian Serbs are trying to `secede' (The Washington Post)

• Kosovo leaders’ messages on membership bid at Council of Europe (media) • Konjufca: Serbia won’t leave stone unturned to prevent CoE membership (media) • Interior Minister Svecla visiting France (media) • Kurti willing to visit former KLA leaders in the Hague (Nacionale) • Surroi: Through oil industry, Serbia bought Russian veto against Kosovo (KTV) • Indictment against ex European Integration minister for abuse of office (Kallxo) • German Special Rep for Western Balkans visits Decani Monastery (media) • Montenegrin President to visit Kosovo on May 18 (Express) • Sunny Hill Festival given site for 99 years by Prishtina Council (BIRN) • COVID-19: 22 new cases (media) • North Macedonia hosts big NATO exercise (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 12, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Government approves initiative for membership in CoE (media) • Rama on CoE membership bid: We are sorry for Serbia, we support Kosovo (Klan) • Gervalla’s announcement after Kosovo's application to the Council of Europe (media) • Osmani: Kosovo’s membership in NATO, security for the region (RTK) • Defence Minister Mehaj travels to U.S. (Zeri) • Opposition welcomes Kosovo's application to the Council of Europe (Koha) • COVID-19: 22 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic says Belgrade prepared for Kosovo CoE application (N1, RTS, Blic) • Member of the SNS presidency: "I do not want to be ominous, but I think that Kosovo will join the Council of Europe" (Beta, Danas, NMagazin, TV Pink) • Djordjevic: Accession of Pristina to Council of Europe agreement of Vucic and West (Danas) • Antonijevic: Pristina violates Washington agreement, there will be consequences on dialogue (Kosovo-online) • Civil society organisations present report on human rights in Kosovo, note numerous problems (Radio KIM) • Brussels: Leaders of the Western Balkans reaffirmed commitment to EU path (RTS, Tanjug) • EU Council President Charles Michel in Serbia next week (RTS) • Kosovo Assembly elects Kabasic and Miletic members of Judicial Council (Radio KIM) • FM Selakovic says fighting terrorism is Serbia’s priority (N1) Opinion: • Prpa: This is not our game; if we opt in a divided world, we will be losers (NMagazin, N1, Danas) International: • Kosovo hopes to join Council of Europe after Russia’s exit (Reuters) • BIRN Fact-Check: Is Kosovo Set to Join the Council of Europe? (BIRN) • Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe and the comeback of the Washington Agreement (EWB) • ‘This game is up’: Serbia urged to take a stand on Ukraine’s war (AlJazeera) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo choking in garbage (DW, KiM radio)

• Kosovo to formally apply for CoE membership today (Koha/RFE) • Borrell: Western Balkans, EU's most important foreign policy (media) • Gervalla-Schwarz: Kosovo delegation ready for dialogue results (media) • Osmani attends dinner hosted by House Speaker Pelosi; travels to Lithuania for official visit (media) • Kurti: Kosovo to be put on the global map of information technology investments (media) • AAK leader Haradinaj meets U.S. envoy to Western Balkans Escobar (media) • Kosovo FM on moving embassy to Jerusalem: ‘We keep our promises’ (i24News) • Kosovo and France police directors meet in Zagreb (Kosovapress) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Chief negotiators to try and set the scene for a new Kurti-Vucic meeting (Koha) • Shasha: No visa liberalisation this year; a European tragedy (Telegrafi) • Excavation in search of human remains commences in Serbia (media) • Haxhiu meets Venice Commission representatives (media) • Three international agreements voted by the Assembly today (media) • Inflation rate in Kosovo recorded at 11 percent (Koha/Kosovapress) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic with Cochard on Brussels agreements, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Kosovo-online) • Bus transporting Serb returnees from Osojane stoned (RTS) • Guterres congratulates Vucic on his election as President of Serbia (RTS) • President of Basic Court in Mitrovica North returns to work following suspension (Kosovo-online) • Stavalj mine terrain research began at the request of the Pristina delegation for the missing (Kontakt plus radio) • Selakovic: Gratitude to India for its stance on Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Pahor: EU enlargement to the Western Balkans the most important issue (Kosovo Online, N1, RFE, Hina) • Infrastructure Minister says Serbia interested in Saudi investment plan (N1) International: • Montenegro’s New PM Supports ‘Open Balkan’ Initiative (Balkan Insight)

• Chief negotiators to meet this Friday; discuss license plates and energy (Koha) • Osmani: No price is too high for democracy and freedom (media) • Russian-Ukrainian war could spill over into Balkans, Gervalla warns (jpost.com) • Thaci plead innocent to fresh war crime charges (BIRN) • Kosovo Assembly meets today; discuss first year of Kurti government (media) • FM Gervalla to represent Kosovo at informal dinner hosted by Borrell (media) • Mehaj: U.S. support Kosovo’s membership in NATO (media) • We’ll apply for CoE membership; we have 2/3 of votes: PM advisor (media) • Abazovic in favor of Open Balkan; Kosovo would benefit most (Klan Kosova) • EBRD mulls €22.5 mln loan to Kosovo for solar heating project (SeeNews) • COVID-19: Four new cases (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 10, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Sarrazin in Kosovo on Thursday; aims to restore dialogue with Serbia (Indeksonline) • Sarrazin: Kosovo needs visa liberalisation; we must not miss opportunity (Express) • Kurti in U.S.; Borrell invites Western Balkans leaders to Brussels (Express) • Kurti: Kosovo offers favorable climate for investment by U.S. companies (media) • U.S. supports Kosovo's membership in Partnership for Peace (RFE) • At opening of Munich Leaders Meeting, Osmani meets U.S., European officials (media) • Thaci, Veseli plead not guilty to new war crimes charges (media) • Albanian PM Rama visits Thaci in Hague (Klan Kosova) • Konjufca received representatives of the Venice Commission (Koha) • Education Union: One-hour strike on Thursday; preparing for general strike (Telegrafi) • COVID-19: Four new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Western Balkans leaders at the traditional Brussels annual dinner tomorrow (RTS) • Vucic with Sarrazin: Belgrade-Pristina talks only way to reaching sustainable agreement (Kosovo-online) • Dacic met German ambassador (Tanjug) • Rakic meets Japanese Embassy Chargé d'Affaires (Kosovo-online) • Energy minister says ownership of Serbian oil company could change (N1, Beta) • Le Monde: Macron and Draghi for EU "confederation" with Western Balkans, Scholz abstains (Beta, N1) • Less than half of Serbians support EU membership (FoNet, N1) Opinion: • Western Balkans must once again become a priority for the EU (brusselstimes.com) International: • EBRD affirms Kosovo's 2022 economic growth forecast at 4% (SeeNews) • Constantinople Ends Schism with North Macedonia Church (Balkan Insight) • Montenegro Govt Urged to Compensate NATO Bombing Victims’ Families (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Lessons of War: Kosovo Trains Ukrainian Women in Demining (BIRN) • Kosovo War Widow Wins ‘European of the Year’ Award (BIRN) • Helping Migrants in the Western Balkans End “the Game” (gmfus.org) • Oracle opened a regional IT center in Kragujevac (Beta, N1)

• Osmani: End four years of unjust denying of visa liberalization (media) • Some countries were convinced for visa liberalization, government says (RFE) • Osmani travels to Washington; will attend Munich Leaders Meeting (media) • Kosovo Compact Negotiations with MCC begin (Telegrafi) • Kosovo, Israel ink deal year after Jerusalem embassy opens (Jerusalem Post) • Rukiqi: Kosovo faced with unprecedented inflation (Kosovapress) • Journalist recounts meeting former Kosovo President at The Hague (euronews.al) • Macron proposes new political union for non-EU member states (RFE) • COVID-19: Two new cases (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Szunyog: The future of Kosovo is in the European Union (media) • On Europe Day, Kurti calls for accelerated EU integration (media) • Kosovo and Israel deepen cooperation, sign three MoUs (media) • Kosovo civil society sends open letter to Macron on visa liberalisation (media) • Montenegro authorities find no basis for prosecution of Kosovo ambassador (Express) • Prices in March were 10% higher than last year, only in February the increase was 2.7% (ekonomia) • COVID-19: Two new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Serbia under pressure over Kosovo after Putin statement (N1) • Serbian opposition parties on Vucic’s address on Friday (Danas) • Serbs from Kosovo on Vucic’s address on Friday (Danas) • Serbian List reacts to Trajkovic, Jaksic, Bogdanovic statements on Vucic (Kosovo-online) • Kharchenko: The West brutally arm-twisting Serbia; position on Kosovo the same (NMagazin, N1, Beta, Politika) • Serbian Patriarch meets US Ambassador: Peace and dialogue most important (N1) • Brnabic: Our objective is to join EU - the sooner, the better (Tanjug) • "Adding fuel to the fire with the list of Serbs suspected of overthrowing the constitutional order'' (KiM radio) Humanitarian/Development: • Sexism, hate speech and misogyny are most present in the Western Balkan media (NMagazin, Beta) • For Refugees on Serbia-Hungary Border, ‘the Game’ Goes on (Balkan Insight)

• Hovenier: Kosovo to be constructively engaged in dialogue (Klan) • Opposition calls on Kurti to report to Assembly on Berlin dinner (Koha) • Joseph: Berlin meeting will not change dialogue dynamics a great deal (KP) • In U.S., Kurti meets head of MCC (media) • Osmani: Kosovo has stood on the side of allies defending democratic values (media) • President Osmani meets President of Costa Rica as he assumes office (media) • Kosovo moving toward CoE membership (RTK) • Vucic Threatens ‘Strong’ Response if Kosovo Applies for CoE Membership (Exit News) • Kurti condemns bombing of school in Ukraine (media) • Kosovo and Israel to sign first ever MoU (media) • Kosovo stands to secure sufficient wheat for this year’s needs (KP/media) • COVID-19: Six new cases (media)