UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 15, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo-Serbia high-level meetings have become very difficult (Kosovapress)
• Chollet holds telephone conversation with Kurti (Klan Kosova/Gazeta Express)
• Kosovo authorities refuse to comment why illegal cameras are still up in north (Kallxo)
• Komsic: We in Bosnia who are against crimes recognise Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
• Glorified and Vilified: Who Was Kosovo’s Nazi Ally, Xhafer Deva? (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbia between requests to terminate its negotiations with EU and those calling for urgent membership (N1)
• Stano: EU urges Serbia to introduce all political, economic, and financial measures against Russia (Tanjug, N1)
• Dacic: Europe doesn’t want to retract recognition of Kosovo, pushes for its membership in all institutions (Kosovo-online, N1)
• Hill: I am coming with a new perspective to Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian President says haters behind letter by MEPs (N1)
• Vucic: Our people should know that Serbia is with them, time of pogroms and persecution is over (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Hofer: International pressure on Serbia unjustified and wrong (Tanjug, B92)
• Trajkovic: When it comes to rights of Serbs, US appeals have thus far fallen on deaf ears (Kosovo-online)
• Five new Covid-19 cases in Serbian communities (Kontakt plus radio)

International:

• The president of Kosovo warns against the appeasement of autocrats (The Economist)
• Serbia under pressure to choose EU as Ukraine war raises stakes for Vucic (Financial Times)
• War in Ukraine triggers energy dilemma in Central Europe (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• NDI marks Week of Women; organises two-day conference (EO)
• Serbia to export wheat to Albania (Kosovo-online)

• EULEX to deploy additional police officers to Kosovo (media)
• Kurti meets Norway's special envoy to Western Balkans (media)
• Djukanovic: Situation in Ukraine risks destabilising Western Balkans (Koha)
• General Buhler: Kosovo is safe, it has NATO (RTK)
• Kosovo arrests 50 police, customs officers in bribe probe (Reuters)
• German MFA says Kosovo has done its part on visa liberalisation (schengenvisainfo)
• Kosovo War Veterans’ Leaders ‘Tried to Derail Hague Court’ (BIRN)
• Anti-Corruption Agency files lawsuit against Minister Hajdari over asset declaration (media)
• Kosovo ministry cuts payment for staff that don't report to work (RFE)
• Kosovo's annual inflation accelerates to 7.5% in Feb (SeeNews)
• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kusari-Lila: Kosovo has not received any request for allowing Serbian elections (media)
• LDK calls on Assembly to adopt resolution against price rises (Klan)
• PDK requests citizens be given right to withdraw part of pension trust (RTK)
• Szunyog meets opposition leaders, discuss European agenda and electoral reform (Telegrafi)
• Ahmeti talks to Dzhaparova: Kosovo supports Ukraine's sovereignty (media)
• Dozens of Kosovo border police and customs officers arrested for bribery (Express)
• Haxhiu welcomes today's action of the Police Inspectorate (media)
• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Some want four NATO member states to recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
• Vucic: Peace, stability most important, problems must be solved through dialogue (Tanjug)
• Waugh: Kosovo abusing the situation in Ukraine for its own purposes (KiM Radio, Slobodno srpski)
• “Thanks to Open Balkans we will get wheat from Serbia” (KoSSev)
• Visoki Decani: International community to dedicate attention to demolished churches and cemeteries in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Ponos: Western powers pressured Vucic into UN vote on Russia (N1)
• Serbian Orthodox Church on European Parliament Resolution (media, SOC website)

International:

• Turkey Rules Out Sanctioning Russia, Citing Risk to Economy (Balkan Insight)
• Belgrade Denies Serbian ‘Militants’ are Fighting for Russia in Ukraine (Balkan Insight)
• Borrell Says North Macedonia's EU Accession Process Should Start As Soon As Possible (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:

• New Wind Park Hailed as Step Towards Green Energy (Prishtina Insight)

• Kurti: Political change requires a movement: a cause, organisation, struggle (media)
• In Antalya, Kurti has meetings with Borrell, Lajcak (media)
• Osmani: Regional and global cooperation enables peace and stability (media)
• Gervalla calls on Serbia to make its position on Ukraine clear; rejects resignation reports (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia working groups meet in Brussels, no agreement on license plates yet (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue under the shadow of war in Ukraine (RFE)
• Ukrainian ambassador says position on Kosovo is unchanged (Koha)
• Von Cramon: Russia's disinformation campaigns fly easily in Serbian tabloids (Koha/Express)
• Pro-Russian graffiti sprayed in the north of Kosovo (media)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, two deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 11, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti receives German Foreign Minister Baerbock (media)
• Osmani and Gervalla participate in the Diplomatic Forum of Antalya (media)
• Lajcak: Integration of the Western Balkans into the EU, an urgency (Ekonomia)
• Haxhiu and Haekkerup expect the prison agreement to be finalised in May (RTK)
• Prime Minister Kurti participates in the inauguration of "Selac Windpark" (media)
• Kurti to AFP: Despotic Putin is looking for new conflicts, Kosovo endangered (Reporteri)
• COVID-19: 47 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets with Baerbock (Tanjug)
• Baerbock: Solution for Serbs in Kosovo to vote on April 3 to be found, dialogue before EU candidate status (Kosovo-online, media)
• The US Senate confirmed: Christopher Hill is the new US Ambassador to Serbia (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic on a two-day visit in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Baerbock met mayors Hamza and Radojevic at Mitrovica main bridge this morning (Radio kontakt plus, KoSSev)
• EU Ambassador: We know that Serbia faces specific circumstances over Ukraine war (N1, RTS)
• Serbian government bans exports of staple foods, caps eurodiesel, petrol prices (Tanjug)
• Limited sale of basic grocery essentials in Mitrovica North (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Ukraine to withdraw from UN peacekeeping operations, from Kosovo as well (Radio KIM)
• EU says there is no fast membership for Ukraine (VoA, Kosovo-online)

International:

• Kosovo Probes ‘Artificial’ Hikes in Basic Goods’ Prices (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbian authorities revoke Covid-19 passes (N1)

• German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits Kosovo (media)
• Russia may pressure Serbia to undermine western Balkans, leaders warn (The Guardian)
• Civil society organisations call for more commitment for final Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Kallxo)
• Albania supports Kosovo's NATO membership bid (media)
• CoE’s Berge refutes Bislimi's description of meeting (media)
• Following oil price hike, Ministry says violations have been addressed (Koha)
• Mustafa: Government to solve this complex period (Telegrafi)
• Haxhiu: More women to take leading posts in judiciary (RTK)
• Kosovo Failing to Rehabilitate Terrorism Convicts in Prison, BIRN Finds (BIRN)
• Kosovo Media Regulator Struggling to Recover from Cyber-Attack (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 37 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti comments on reports Kosovo could be used as transit point for MiG-29 fighter jets (media)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss recent developments (media)
• Bislimi: Kosovo's main geopolitical objective is EU membership (media)
• LDK's Hoti criticises Lajcak, says dialogue has been demoted to a technical level (Kallxo)
• Speaker Konjufca meets Danish minister, Hækkerup (media)
• COVID-19: 37 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Nuland welcomes Serbia’s progress on European path, support for Ukraine (N1)
• Germany FM on Western Balkans: We will not abandon region in heart of Europe (B92, media)
• German FM Annalena Baerbock's first official visit to the Western Balkans (Politika)
• Mojsilovic met COM KFOR (Radio KIM)
• Selakovic: Serbia grateful to Brazil for its principled support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo-online)
• Office for KiM: Returnee house in Kovrage village, Istok municipality, robbed (Radio KIM)
• Rakic: There is no sincere will and desire for the return process to succeed (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• RFE: Strategic product supply in Kosovo is in crisis
• Vucic reacts to Haradinaj’s statement on bombing (Kosovo-online, B92)
• Jeremic: It is most obvious in Kosovo and Metohija how much bad politics can bring (KiM radio)
• Covid-19: Three new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)

• Price hikes in Kosovo, Kurti: This is the cost of freedom! (media)
• LDK leader calls on PM Kurti to act, “unbearable crisis” (media)
• German Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Lajcak meets Escobar in Brussels (media)
• Kosovo Police checks citizens leaving to fight in Ukraine (BIRN)
• Working group on NATO integration holds first meeting (media)
• Clark: Kosovo should join NATO as soon as possible (KTV)
• Kosovo’s Interior Minister Svecla meets US special envoy Escobar (media)
• Bislimi calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo in European Parliament (media)
• Haradinaj: If Serbian soldiers step in Kosovo, Belgrade “will be bombed” (TV Dukagjini/Telegrafi)
• COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo establishes working group for NATO integration (media)
• Kosovo lifts visa regime for Ukrainian citizens (media)
• PDK: Now is the right time for Kosovo to apply for CoE membership (media)
• Kosovo is protected by KFOR, assures German ambassador (euronews.al)
• CEC calls for expulsion of Russia and Belarus from ACEEEO (media)
• IMC to identify media outlets spreading disinformation, roundtable hears (Kosovapress)
• COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on April 3 elections and voting in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
• Vucic announces measures aimed at protecting fuel, food markets (Tanjug)
• Hearing in property usurpation case of Dusko Arsic postponed again (Radio KIM)
• European Federation of Journalists against the abolition of RT and Sputnik: Do not fight propaganda by censorship (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Covid-19: Three new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)

Opinion:

• How the ‘Kosovo Precedent’ Shaped Putin’s Plan to Invade Ukraine (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Balkan Fighters Risk Criminal Charges for Joining Ukraine’s Defence (Balkan Insight)
• How is the oil crisis manifesting itself in Kosovo? (Euronews Albania)
• Kosovo Says NATO, EU Risk Repeating Ukraine Mistakes in Balkans (Newsweek)
• Across South-East Europe, Marchers Stand Up for Women’s Rights (Balkan Insight)
• Ukraine War May Change Balkan Calculations, for Greece Too (Balkan Insight)

• Make membership easier, Kosovo PM tells NATO, EU (AFP)
• Kosovo President Osmani interview for Huffington Post (media)
• President Osmani discusses Ukraine situation with Kosovo ambassadors (media)
• Lajcak: Support for Western Balkans, more important than ever (media)
• Kosovars protest in red over violence against women (BIRN)
• “Open Balkan failed as Serbia did not condemn Russian aggression” (media)
• Ukraine to withdraw troops from Kosovo NATO mission (BIRN)
• Sheholli: Some Serbs who wear Kosovo Police uniforms, serve Serbia (Express)
• Hovenier, Ceku discuss investments in heritage sites (media)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, one death (media)