• COVID-19 report: 225 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Hyseni: I received great support from Grenell (media)
• Haradinaj: There is no dialogue without the U.S. (RTK)
• Trump's nominee for ambassador criticized intervention against Serbia (Koha)
• Arrest warrant issued against MP convicted of fraud (Prishtina Insight)
• Thaci: Kosovo stands by Lebanon in this difficult time (media)
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 225 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Kosovo’s Deputy PM infected with COVID - 19 (media)
• "Around 40,000 jobs lost in Kosovo due to COVID-19 pandemic" (Kosovapress)
• EU delivers 30 ventilators to Kosovo (media)
• Italian Ambassador: Kosovars are downplaying coronavirus impact (media)
• MP Pacolli: A prime minister that avoids responsibility should leave post (Klan)
• Hoti-led government dismisses temporary boards of public enterprises (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Today no report on the coronavirus situation: samples sent to newly open laboratory in Nis (media)
• Serbs expect international community reaction on the Law on KLA Values (Kosovo Online, RTV)
• Brnabic claims to be one of two candidates for Serbian Prime Minister (Beta, N1)
• United Opposition of Serbia formed, Dveri movement not among the members (KoSSev)
• Brestovik returnees without water more than a month (KoSSev)
Opinion:
• Remembering Elizabeta Hasani (Prishtina Insight)
• The term Metohija is a matter of identity (KoSSev)
International:
• UN warns of 'generational catastrophe' over school closures (DW)
• COVID-19 report: 7 deaths, 250 new cases (media)
• Health Minister: We’re in gravest situation since start of pandemic (media)
• Hospital nursing staff protest demanding overtime pay (media)
• Public Health Institute: Hoti disclosed COVID-19 test result in 'record time' (media)
• PDK's Haxhiu: State of emergency must be declared (media)
• Europe’s Southeast grapples with COVID-19 resurgence (Balkan Insight)
• Hyseni visits Washington, meets Matthew Palmer (media)
• Hyseni reacts to his meeting with Pompeo reports (media)
• Mitrovica municipality vows to correct memorial stone mistake (media)
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 250 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Hoti: Fighting pandemic, economic recovery key government priorities (media)
• Hoti responds to criticism over COVID-19 test (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo receives PPE donation from Germany (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Seven new coronavirus cases in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Serwer: Vucic is not ready to enable Kosovo's membership in the UN (Danas)
• Serbian parliament meets in constitutive session (Beta, N1)
• Dacic: Enough with lies that Serbian government is ready to recognize Kosovo (Beta, N1)
Opinion:
• Partition was an option for Serbia because of the lack of trust in the other side (KoSSev)
Humanitarian/Development:
• WHO: The "black" record of those infected in one day has been broken again (B92, Tanjug)
• COVID-19 report: 245 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Prime Minister Hoti tests positive for COVID-19 (media)
• Kusari-Lila: Hoti did not self-isolate following testing for COVID-19 (media)
• Haziri: My criticism of government was well-intentioned (Ekonomia Online)
• Kosovo dialogue coordinator Hyseni travels to U.S. (media)
• Wilson: Difficult decisions ahead for both Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• No new recognition of Kosovo’s independence in 30 months (KTV)
• Haxhiu: Hoti and Hyseni, part of Thaci's dangerous projects (Koha)
• Kosovo reacts to ex-KLA member being detained in Albania (media)
• Name of Roma Child Missing in Kosovo Massacre Memorial (Exit News)
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19: 258 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Hoti: There is no mini Western Balkans Schengen (Klan Kosova)
• Hyseni and Djuric to meet today in Brussels (RTK)
• Kosovo FM discusses dialogue, visa liberalisation with French minister (Telegrafi)
• New German ambassador to Kosovo assumes post (media)
• Tomáš Szunyog appointed as new EU Special Representative for Kosovo (media)
• Mustafa: Visit in the north, a positive signal of cooperation (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• 25 new patients with coronavirus in Serbian communities (RTV Puls, TV Most)
• Vucic: We know nothing about writing final agreement in Brussels (RTS)
• Stano: There is no ultimatum in Brussels (KoSSev, RFE)
• Vucic on coronavirus situation and new measures (B92)
• Vucic: Serbia wants to cooperate; Rama: Mini Schengen needed more than ever (N1)
• Business Council to be established in the Western Balkans, Cadez says (media)
• “Ministry of Health and Public Institute to respect Law on use of languages” (Radio KIM)
• EU earmarks € 9.9 million for Kosovo's budget, faster reforms expected (Beta, N1)
• Three suspected explosive devices found in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
International:
• Kosovo Pushes Ahead with Law to Protect KLA’s Reputation (Balkan Insight)
• Western Balkans leaders meet to drive coronavirus recovery and deepen regional economic cooperation
(atlanticcouncil.org)
• COVID-19 report: Four deaths, 194 new cases (media)
• Hyseni: Negotiations will tackle specific elements (Klan)
• Tahiri: Hoti fell on mines at the Brussels summit (media)
• Kosnett: Proposed law, wrong way to show respect for KLA (media)
• Balkans leaders agree to actions to help region recover from pandemic (media)
• Kosovo ambassador to North Macedonia contacted by SPO (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 29, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID – 19 report: Four deaths, 194 new cases (media)
• Hoti: We must activate National Reaction Plan (media)
• Committee passes anti-COVID law, sends it to Assembly for approval (media)
• Without facemasks on the dialogue, Hyseni meets Hoxhaj (Kallxo)
• “Two governments fall because of dialogue; this one too is clashing” (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 16 new Covid-19 infection cases registered in Serb areas in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
• Jevtic: Negative PCR test not needed to enter Kosovo from Serbia (Kosovo-online)
• Zemaj: PCR tests based on reciprocity; Albania does not ask for a test from Kosovo, neither will we from Albania (KoSSev)
• Vecernje Novosti: EU prepares ultimatum to Serbia on Thursday (B92)
• Dacic: Serbian side not aware of some document within the Brussels meeting agenda (RTS)
• Dusan Janjic: There is no ultimatum in Brussels; it is a spin (N1, BETA)
• 77% of Serb citizens would not support Kosovo independence in exchange for faster EU accession (KoSSev)
• Bishop Maksim on Christian Heritage of Kosovo and Metohija Monograph: It sends a message that we should not erase others (KoSSev)
• US Embassy in Serbia: When the Serbian Flag Flew Over the White House
International:
• Cvijić: Unless the EPP joins the criticism of Serbia, there will be no shift in Commission’s position (EWB)
• Critics Decry Serbian Probe Of Media, Rights Groups Over Terror Financing, Money Laundering (RFE)
• Kosovo artist pulls out Belgrade Biennial in nationality dispute (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• It has been decided: EU remains closed to Serbia (B92)
• COVID – 19 report: 239 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Government adopts new measures against COVID – 19 (media)
• PM advisor: If we continue like this, health system will collapse (media)
• EU: We have made it clear to Belgrade and Prishtina (media)
• Western Balkans partnership summit to be held today (media)
• Vetevendosje’s Haxhiu: New parliamentary elections very soon (Koha)
• Kosovo artist pulls out after biennial refuses to recognise his nationality (media)
• Halilaj: ‘I have always wanted to be a bird’ (Prishtina Insight)
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID – 19 report: 239 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Thaci: Healthcare workers are the heroes of our time (media)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs against government-proposed measures (media)
• “Unforgiving for government to treat this as a normal situation” (media)
• Health Minister: These public institutions can be used as hospitals (media)
• Hoti: EU-facilitated dialogue is fully coordinated with United States (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• No new Covid-19 infection cases in Gracanica municipality (Radio KIM)
• Gnjilane Health Center: Out of one hundred tested, 40 positive cases of coronavirus (Kontakt plus radio, RTV Puls)
• Talks in Brussels on Thursday? (Tanjug, B92)
• Dacic: Serbia to continue the action of withdrawal if Pristina continues lobbying (Kontakt plus radio, TV Pink, Vecernje Novosti)
• Atlantic Council to host Western Balkan online summit (N1)
• Djuric with Botsan-Kharchenko on dialogue with Pristina (Radio KIM)
• "Only Serbs did not get the right to self-determination" (Politika, B92)
• "There is only one independent Serbian state in the Balkans, and that is..." (Dnevni Avaz, B92)
• Spiric on construction in northern Kosovo: Policy of Serbia is responsible and peaceful (Kosovo Online)
• Specialist Prosecutor Smith: The investigation I am leading is not a challenge to any particular historical narrative (KoSSev)
Opinion:
• Robelli: A national coordinator to fight violence against women (Koha)
International:
• Kosovo wants Apple to correct country’s borders on its maps (AP)
Humanitarian/Development:
• A new WHO warning - Emergency Commission is being convened (Tanjug, B92)
• Global air pollution correlates with COVID-19 worldwide mortality rate, UN says (TASS)