UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,541 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• Osmani signs agreement with U.S. for additional $ 3.8 million for Kosovo (RTK)
• President of the Specialised Chambers to visit Kosovo on 7 September (RTK)
• Government allocates 15 million euros for creation of new jobs (RTK)
• Kosovo and Northern Macedonia sign legal cooperation agreement (media)
• Isa Mustafa: The Association should not be established (media)
• Abbot: missing persons should not be used for political benefits (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Verdict to Ivan Todosijevic upheld, Serbian officials react (media)
• Vucic thanks Azerbaijan and India for respecting Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty (Kosovo-online)
• KSF members again in Gracanica, Partes and Priluzje (Kosovo-online)
• WHO representative says situation related to Covid-19 deteriorating in Serbia (N1)
• Some 60,000 people in Serbia received third dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine so far (N1)

International:

• Kosovo Serb MP’s Jail Sentence for ‘Ethnic Hatred’ Upheld (BIRN)

• COVID-19: 1,927 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• US Embassy: COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips (media)
• The unsheltered during the pandemic (Koha Ditore)
• Murder of teenage woman sparks protest in Ferizaj (BIRN)
• “Hundreds of cases domestic violence, thorough vetting in justice is needed” (KTV)
• Delete profile: Online abuse of Kosovo women costing democracy (BIRN)
• Serbian List not sure if it will take part in October local elections (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Police arrest main suspect for murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Kurti: The murderer will get the merited punishment (Koha)
• COVID-19: 1,927 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• 797 patients on oxygen therapy, 37 of them in serious condition (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 26 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Elek: Mitrovica North Hospital Center under Covid system again (KoSSev)
• 11-year-old Serb boy injured in Kamenica (KoSSev, Puls)
• Vucic: I didn’t get invitation for Brussels (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Kosovo Security Forces want to intimidate Serbian population (Radio kontakt plus)
• Rakic and Federici spoke about security, frequent attacks against Serbs (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Serbian arms used in Africa’s Sahel conflict: Amnesty International (BIRN)

• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• COVID-19 claims lives of 17 citizens in 24 hours, in Kosovo (Euronews.al)
• Kosovo leaders react to murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Haxhiu to join today’s protest in Ferizaj (media)
• Health Ministry asks CEC to change locations of 30 polling centers (media)
• Sami Lushtaku will not be able to run in local elections (Indeksonline)
• Nagavci: New school year to start on September 1 (Indeksonline)
• Defence Minister Mehaj in an official visit to Germany (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 23, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• U.S. Embassy urges Kosovo people to get vaccinated: We will donate over 700,000 doses (Express)
• 15,577 diaspora voters registered for local elections (Ekonomia Online)
• Haxhiu: violence should be severely punished (media)
• KSF distributes masks to people throughout Kosovo (RTK)
• Dreshaj: The state is treating human lives only as daily figures (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 22 cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Reducing number of KFOR soldiers threat to peace and survival of Serbs (N1)
• 23 years since kidnapping of Radio Pristina journalists (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic on Serbian unity, incidents, upcoming elections in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Selakovic with President of Egypt on continuation of good cooperation (Kosovo-online)
• Bregovic & Kalashnikov brought crowd to their feet in Korca, concert continued despite tear gas (KoSSev)

• COVID-19: 1,682 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• United States donates 500,000 Pfizer vaccines to Kosovo (Exit News)
• Haradinaj slams Kurti for poor management of COVID-19 situation (media)
• Government to opposition: You legitimised university in the north in 2015 (Koha)
• Pupovci: Kosovo law enables Mitrovica North to build university (media)
• LDK reacts against so-called “Prishtina university in Mitrovica” (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo to equip security forces with armoured vehicles (BIRN)
• Father’s wartime disappearance motivates Kosovo’s missing persons chief (BIRN)
• Cracks are emerging in Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic consensus (BIRN)
• Tear gas thrown when Goran Bregovic sang at Beer Festival in Korça (Ocnal)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 21, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,250 new cases, four deaths (media)
• Haziri: COVID-19 situation is alarming; mass vaccination is needed (Lajmi)
• “Paris welcomes ‘Open Balkan’ if coordinated with Berlin Process” (Express)
• Serbia fails to respect agreements, lobbies against Kosovo recognition (EO)
• Serbia invests 6 million euros for parallel university in the north (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic meets Serbian List representatives in Gracanica (Radio KIM)
• Rakic: With unity, we are thwarting plans of Albanian parties (Politika, RTV)
• Serbian opposition: Single election list; No to Kosovo recognition, no to NATO (N1)
• WHO representative says situation related to coronavirus escalating in Serbia (N1)
• Grenell supported Vucic: Hypocrisy of Twitter on full display (Danas)
• Woman from Serbia awaits evacuation from Kabul at UN base (N1)
• Visoki Decani Monastery limits number of visitors (Radio KIM)
• Shava: Zimbabwe to continue support Serbia regarding Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Petrovic: Serbia stands by Dragica Gasic (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Welcome home? ISIS returnees test Balkan countries’ ability to reintegrate (BIRN)

• COVID-19: 2,236 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• Kurti ready for Berlin, not for "Open Balkans" (Klan)
• Osmani, UN organisations representatives talk Afghan refugees sheltering (media)
• Abdixhiku: Regional economic cooperation incomplete without all countries (RTK)
• Minister Mehaj confirms Kosovo will soon receive new military vehicles (RTK)
• Vucic: Those not united around Serbian List cannot win trust of people (Klan)
• VV in Albania protests Serbian musician performance in Korce (Express)
• Albanian artists a rarity at Serbia’s biggest music festival (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 19, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,236 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• US sends 35,100 anti-COVID-19 vaccines to Kosovo (media)
• Four Kosovo citizens evacuated from Afghanistan (media)
• Foreign Ministry approves visit of Serbian official to Kosovo (media)
• PDK: Ministry of Education is failing another school year (media)
• Police fines 509 people for not respecting anti-COVID Law (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 24 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: With requests for recognition Pristina freed Serbia’s hands (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic on two-day visit in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• One of attackers against Nikola Peric arrested (Radio KIM)
• Serbian broadcaster says will boycott Twitter; Recalls NATO bombing (N1)
• Vucic: Serbia will always stand with Serbs in Kosovo, Republika Srpska (N1)
• Petkovic: Upcoming elections would increase anti-Serbian rhetoric (Radio KIM)
• Displaced people still cannot enter Kosovo through all administrative crossings (KoSSev)
• Randjel Nojkic: Sooner or later I expected rift within Serbian List (Danas)

• COVID-19: 2,110 new cases, 4 deaths (media)
• Kurti appeals to people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (media)
• Kurti government doesn’t feel responsible for alarming number of cases (Koha)
• Ministry of Education plans for new academic year to start in schools (RFE)
• Kurti meets German Ambassador Rohde (media)
• Bahtiri: Vetevendosje will win 15 municipalities in local elections (media)
• Osmani: Kosovo ready without hesitation to shelter Afghan refugees (BBC)
• Montenegro dismisses media reports about hosting Afghan refugees (BIRN)
• Think tank defends Serbia hosting secret Afghan Govt-Taliban talks (BIRN)