Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 14, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    State Department: Long-term U.S. policy is mutual recognition (Express)
•    Rohde recalls 'Scholz’s clear statement during visits to Kosovo and Serbia’ (media)
•    Bajrami: Without mutual recognition, there can be no normalisation (media)
•    State Department comments on declaration of All-Serbian Assembly (media)
•    De Riu: Opening Iber bridge has "political and electoral purposes" (media)
•    Investigation of war crimes; Svecla, Haxhiu meet senior police officers (Kallxo)
•    Government ministers, MPs help clean shores of lake in north Kosovo (media)
•    Kurti: Walker is among Kosovo’s greatest friends (media)
•    Sources: “Shabani wanted BIA to act faster, stronger in Kosovo” (Express)
•    Arifi: “Elections in October; increase in public sector wages in summer” (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    Petkovic says 150 Serb families to be evicted from their apartments in the north by Kosovo Verification Agency: "Ethnic cleansing continues" (Kosovo Online, RTS)
•    Petkovic: Shameful and anti-civilized decision of Pristina to ban goods from central Serbia (Tanjug)
•    People in the north, Strpce on Serbian goods import ban (Kosovo Online)
•    Gracanica residents: "We buy what we must" - dissatisfaction with quality and prices of available goods (Kosovo Online)
•    Shahini: Serbs affected the most with goods import ban, Albanians were buying those goods also (Kosovo Online)
•    Gogic: Ban on Serbian goods an illegal measure violating human rights (media)
•    Vucic meets with Sarrazin (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
•    Stano on banning the import of Serbian goods: Refrain from unilateral steps (KiM radio)

Opinion:

•    Qirezi: “All-Serbian Assembly is a shameful return to the 1990s” (Koha)

International:

•    Kosovo ‘child of war’ wins competition to rebuild war-destroyed school in Ukraine (Prishtina Insight)
•    Suffering in silence: The horrors of giving birth in Kosovo state hospitals (BIRN)
•    People are convinced Tony Blair statue unveiled in Kosovo is Jason Donovan (The Independent)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 14, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    Svecla on weapons found in Uglare: There is no compromise on crime (RTK)
•    Osmani meets with president of North Macedonia (Klan)
•    Hovenier: We’ll help protect Kosovo from cyberattacks, false information (media)
•    NDI deputy chief: TV stations are the main source of information (Koha)
•    Kosovo joins Demining Coalition for Ukraine (media)
•    Rohde remembers “German journalists killed during war in Kosovo” (Telegrafi)
•    Municipality of Mitrovica North continues to free public spaces (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    Vucevic: We preserve peace and protect Serbs in Kosovo, but we are far from resolving status issues (Kosovo Online)
•    Djuric: Serbia wants relationship of trust and cooperation with all EU member states (Tanjug)
•    Djuric: Serbia does not accept violations of Resolution 1244 or the rights of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
•    Petkovic informs Latin American ambassadors of situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
•    Serbs could not attend liturgy at Christ the Savior Temple in Pristina centre (Radio KIM)
•    More than 1000 requests submitted to switching driver’s licences (KoSSev)
•    EU: Belgrade violating agreement on path to normalisation of relations with Pristina (N1, FoNet)
•    Vulin meets with Russian security services leadership in Moscow (BETA, N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 13, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    Kurti: Kosovo grateful to international friends and allies (Telegrafi)
•    Bislimi: I have information Borrell's report recommends lifting of measures (media)
•    Bislimi: We don’t send to court drafts and articles without ownership (Express)
•    Haxhiu calls on internationals to pressure Serbia over arrest of Kosovars (Koha)
•    Osmani travels to Skopje to attend SEECP summit (media)
•    Walker: Kosovo is an exceptional success story (Albanian Post)
•    Latest NDI poll: Major drop by Vetevendosje, PDK is second (Paparaci)
•    EU: Serbia cannot join EU without normalising relations with Kosovo (RFE)
•    The Geopost publishes “second surveillance between Shabani and Rosic” (media)
•    The village in south of Kosovo where Albanians and Serbs help each other (RFE)
•    Kusari comments on amendments to the IMC draft law (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    US Ambassador: Recognition of Kosovo will not be a condition for Serbia's entry into the EU, but normalisation (NMagazin, NIN)
•    "The deputy from Albania persistently tried to turn off the microphone of the deputies from Serbia": the Serbian delegation left the conference in Sarajevo (Danas,     FoNet, Klix.ba, Srna)
•    Milicevic: Embargo on goods from central Serbia and dinar issue affected small businesses and people (TV Most)
•    Lawyer: The defence attorneys are more than ready to prove Milun Milenkovic's innocence (TV Most)
•    Starovic: The issue of Kosovo’s status, when and if possible, Serbs and Albanians to discuss themselves directly (Kosovo Online)
•    Gasic meets with Jaqsylyqov in Astana (Tanjug)

Opinion:

•    Serwer: Mealy-mouthed won’t work, riot act will (peacefare.net)
   International:
•    Kosovo hails NATO contribution as it celebrates quarter century of liberation (Prishtina Insight)
•    Brothers indeed: Kosovo Albanians share memories of sheltering displaced families during the war (Prishtina Insight)
•    Between gender and profession (Kosovo 2.0)
•    Albania, Kosovo launch eased local border traffic regime (See News)
•    Easyjet to launch two routes to Pristina (See News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 13, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    Kurti on the 19th anniversary of LVV: I thank the people who support us so much (RTK)
•    Osmani: Freedom will have no meaning without justice for 1133 children killed during war (Klan)
•    EP Vice-President: I hope we will soon welcome Kosovo into big EU family (Express)
•    NATO: Our work remains ensuring peace and freedom of movement for all without distinction (Reporteri)
•    Ulutash: KFOR role remains essential, I will spare no effort (Reporteri)
•    UK Chief of Defense Staff: Our troops continue to support Kosovo's sovereignty (Reporteri)
•    Hovenier: NATO's entry into Kosovo ended the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Milosevic regime (Reporteri)
•    Lajcak talks with O'Brien about developments in Western Balkans (Koha)
•    Maqedonci in Brussels to sign agreement on demining (media)
•    Serbian delegation leaves meeting in Sarajevo after "Kosovo's membership in CoE" mentioned (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

•    Vucic: Foreigners take only what they like from UNSCR 1244 (Tanjug, Dnevni avaz, media)
•    Pristina must be put under pressure to continue dialogue, Vucevic tells UK ambassador (Tanjug)
•    Petkovic: The decision to ban the import of Serbian goods into Kosovo threatens basic European values (Kosovo Online, TV Most)
•    Djuric: Serbia unequivocally supports Dayton Agreement; Vranjes: I did not bring or hand Sarajevo's protest note to Serbia (Tanjug)
•    Vladimir Orlic appointed director of Serbia’s Security Intelligence Agency (N1, media)

International:

•    ‘Administrative Silence’: FOI Requests Go Unanswered in Balkans, BIRN Report Says (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 12, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    Media: Kosovo Assembly meets on 25th anniversary of liberation
•    Clinton: Today I give thanks for 25 years of peace in Kosovo (media)
•    Solana: Kosovo must be transformed into a strong state (RTK)
•    Robertson: Inaction would allow continuation of ethnic cleansing of Albanians by Milosevic (Klan)
•    Robertson: Kurti, Vucic to find agreement, or we could face a situation like 90s (media)
•    Hovenier: What Kosovo has achieved is remarkable (media)
•    British Ambassador: We remember and mourn all human suffering that happened in Kosovo (Klan)
•    Kurti: Kosovo army has never been bigger and better armed (media)
•    Haradinaj: In one week, Serbia humiliated intl community and QUINT twice (media)
•    EU: Borrell’s report on Kosovo measures hasn’t been submitted yet (media)
•    Ex-NATO Commander comments on Kushner real estate project in Serbia (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    25 years after the end of conflict Serbs have no reasons to celebrate (Radio KIM)
•    Was the Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly necessary? (KoSSev, Danas)
•    The State Department calls for stability and reconciliation in a comment on the Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly (RFE, N1, media)
•    Vucevic: If Kosovo issue is closed, why is there pressure on Serbia? (RTS)nb
•    Serbian Justice Minister: Serbia not denying crimes or glorifying criminals (N1, FoNet)
•    Vucic: I congratulated Orban on another victory, we continue friendly cooperation (Tanjug)

Opinion:

•    Mjeku: Kosovo has many reasons to celebrate its Liberation Day (Arab News)

International:

•    War stories: Exhibition recalls coverage of Kosovo conflict, 25 years later (BIRN)
•    From war to peace: Before and after photos of Kosovo’s transformation (RFE)
•    British brigadier recalls ‘World War Three’ moment in Kosovo (BIRN)
•    Kosovo special prosecution indicts eight for abuse of office after Kallxo.com investigation (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 12, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    U.S. calls for stability, reconciliation in Balkans, after All-Serbian Assembly (RFE)
•    Rohde: We are not here to punish but to support (media)
•    Kurti hosts Walker, Robertson, Begaj and Mesic for dinner (media)
•    Lajcak briefs Council of Europe members on state of dialogue (media)
•    Osmani attends opening of Reporting House exhibition by BIRN (media)
•    Kurti meets representatives of “Yes-EU” innovation group (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    Djuric speaks by phone with Schallenberg, informs him of difficulties Serbs face in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
•    Djuric: Position of Serbia is such that Kosovo can never be member of UN (Tanjug, RTV)
•    Petkovic responds to Hovenier: For Serbia, UN Charter, UNSCR 1244 and international law are power (Tanjug, media)
•    Vucevic: Serbia looking after its interests, that’s cooperation with Russia (FoNet, N1)
•    Sentic: Law on use of languages is broad in granted rights, but its implementation in practice is problematic (Kosovo Online)
•    Serbian List on organized criminal-espionage network being increasingly exposed (Kosovo Online)
•    Indictment raised against one more Serb in relation to protest in Zvecan (Kosovo Online)
•    Zoran Kostic and Dragan Milovic pleaded not guilty for alleged war crimes in Vucitrn (RTS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 10, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: The history of the war in Kosovo needs to be studied (RTK)
• Tony Blair: I look forward to Kosovo taking its place in the family of nations (RTK)
• Blair: Kosovo is still facing challenges, but it should become part of EU in future (media)
• Rama and D'Alema meet with Osmani (RTK)
• D'Alema: We are far from the Balkan stability that Ibrahim Rugova intended (RTK)
• Rama: Bridges built by late President Rugova should not be destroyed by today’s politicians (media)
• Hovenier on statement of Serbia and Republika Srpska: It is not our position (media)
• Clark: Russian ambitions hinder stability between Kosovo and Serbia (RFE)
• Svecla: Close to 40 members of Serb community joined Kosovo Police (media)
• Rizvanolli: Energy Efficiency Fund opening office in Mitrovica region (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Greek Ambassador: Our position on non-recognition of Kosovo unchanged (N1, Beta, Politika)
• Vucic: Compromise solution needed, and not that Albanians have it all, and Serbs nothing (Radio KIM)
• Giaufret for N1: EU enlargement key priority regarding Western Balkans
• Petkovic: Resolution 1244 still a valid document, Kurti cannot diminish its importance (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Drecun: NATO did not achieve its goal in Kosovo in 1999, Resolution 1244 is our ownership right (Kosovo Online)
• Celic: Resolution 1244 is Serbia's only legal asset regarding Kosovo territory (Kosovo Online)
• Court in Pristina sentenced Caslav Jolic to eight years in prison (Kosovo Online)
• Conference “Rugova and the West” without translation into Serbian (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 11, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

•    Kurti: Our problem is with the Serbian govt, not with Kosovo Serbs (media)
•    Vulin reacts to Hovenier and uses derogatory term for Kosovo Albanians (media)
•    Hovenier: Dialogue should conclude with recognition (RFE)
•    Maqedonci: Kosovo will join coalition for demining of Ukraine (media)
•    Kurti: I have good relations with Prime Minister Rama (media)
•    Municipality of Mitrovica North continues to free public spaces (media)
•    KFOR: Italian soldiers conduct on-foot and motorized patrols along ABL (media)

Serbian Language Media:

•    On expropriation first hand: What will happen to the base? (KoSSev)
•    Petkovic: Kurti's messages about democracy and the rule of law in Kosovo a joke (Kosovo Online)
•    High time to continue the work on finding the missing, families say (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS)
•    Media in Albanian and Serbian – is there enough cooperation? (KoSSev)
•    Vucic: US Embassy in Sarajevo to get answer to its claims about All-Serbian Assembly (Tanjug)
•    Dacic: Claims Assembly conclusions erode Dayton Agreement are hypocritical (Tanjug, media)
•    Djuric: Serbia ready to create network of friends in new EP (Tanjug)

International:

•    Digital defence: Kosovo’s newly formed center aims to educate public officials on cyber security (Prishtina Insight)
•    Icons of liberation: The interesting ways that Kosovo pays tribute to Clinton, Blair, Albright (RFE)
•    Kosovo convicts Serb ex-policeman of war crimes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 11, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti after meeting Blair: I sincerely thanked our friend for his unwavering support (Nacionale)
• Kurti met with Director of Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Center, Emir Suljagic: Serbia must face its past (Telegrafi)
• USA: "All-Serbian" declaration, dangerous attack on Dayton and Bosnian institutions (media)
• Edi Rama, advised Kurti to get out of trap of "cat and mouse" game with Serbia (Telegrafi)
• Szunyog visited "Bllaca 99" memorial center (RTK)
• Municipality of Pristina announces Kouchner's visit has been cancelled (RTK)
• Express: Lord Robertson arrives in Pristina for the 25th anniversary of liberation (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Djuric: Solution for Kosovo can be sought only through dialogue within framework of UNSCR 1244 (media, social
media)
• Dacic: UNSCR 1244 still valid, everyone must comply with it (media)
• Vucevic thanks Mexico for abstaining in UNGA vote, stance on Kosovo issue (Tanjug, media)
• US and West do not agree with positions of Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly (RFE, N1)
• Vulin: Serbia highly appreciates Russia’s consistent support (N1)
• UNS: It is unacceptable to deny translation into Serbian for journalists (Radio KIM, media)

International Media:

• 'I Never Regretted Helping Kosovo', UK's Tony Blair Says (Prishtina Insight)
• BIRN Marks End of Kosovo War with ‘Reporting House’ Exhibition (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 10, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: 2024 is the year of integration (media)
• Borrell’s report expected on Tuesday; govt skeptical of lifting measures (Koha)
• Gervalla: We’ll consider Association draft only if Serbia implements Basic Agreement (media)
• LDK, AAK react to declaration adopted by All-Serbian assembly (media)
• EU spokeswoman in Kosovo: Russia trying to disrupt Western Balkans integration (media)
• Police arrest Russian national in Zvecan for illegal border crossing (RFE)
• Barbano: Banjska aggression proved fragility of the situation in the north (media)
• Kurti: Another successful Pride Parade took place in heart of Pristina (media)
• Surroi: June 8 as a metaphor of two societies (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Fatherland: The All-Serbian Assembly marginalized Kosovo, served to cover up betrayal (N1, NMagazin, Danas)
• Vucevic on the All-Serb Assembly: A new political reality that everyone will have to get used to (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric: Spreading falsehoods about the character and nature of the All-Serb Assembly is harmful and destructive (Kosovo Online)
• Governments of Serbia and RS adopt Declaration on Protection of National and Political Rights and the Joint Future of the Serb People (N1, Beta, FoNet)
• Petkovic, Djuric met representatives of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug)