UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 3,917 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Kurti: Life and health of people has priority in our decisions (Telegrafi/Koha)
• Opposition MPs slam government for management of COVID-19 pandemic (Express)
• Nearly 8,000 students, teachers infected with COVID-19 (Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj opposes closing of borders and police curfew (media)
• CDHRF: Why should we pay for electricity of four northern municipalities (RTK)
• Police: 200 persons took part in protest against energy tariff increase (RTK)
• Tahiri: Vetevendosje always opposed energy projects (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Three deaths, 186 new cases in Serb areas (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Stano: Alignment of Serbia with EU foreign policy on rise (Kosovo-online)
• US Ambassador Hovenier: Kosovo Serbs should be able to vote (N1, RTK2, KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Vucic with Kharchenko on regional and global affairs (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia’s Equality Commissioner: Holocaust warns of what hatred of others can do (N1, Beta)
• Brnabic: EU has never been more positive about Serbia (Tanjug)
• SOC and believers in Serbia celebrate St. Sava Day (N1)

Opinion:

• Toying with the judiciary (Kosovo 2.0)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Another Expensive Year (Kosovo 2.0)

• COVID-19: 4,397 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kosovo Assembly to discuss COVID-19 pandemic in special session (media)
• Hovenier: Kosovo’s progress is a miracle, but there is still work to be done (RTK)
• Ambassador Hovenier confirms visit of U.S. Envoy Escobar to Kosovo next week (media)
• Government of Kosovo silent to Borrell's criticism (Koha)
• Albania gives Kosovo customs point at Durres port (media)
• Ukrainian MP thanks Kosovo: The next step, establishment of relations (media)
• Protesters Condemn Looming Hike in Electricity Bills (Prishtina Insight)
• Opposition parties: Energy tariff to be opposed through legal mechanisms (Klan)

Albanian Language Media:

• Health Minister doesn’t rule out schools switching to online classes (Koha)
• AAK MP: Two people succumbed to COVID-19 at Infectious Clinic today (Lajmi)
• Protest in downtown Prishtina against energy tariff increase (Telegrafi)
• PDK against tariff increase; calls ERO to draft another report (Indeksonline)
• Hovenier confirms Escobar and Lajcak visit to Kosovo next week (RTK)
• Kosovo in the service of the U.S. for Ukraine (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• Trajkovic and Spahiu about AKK launching investigation against SL officials (KiM radio)
• Good defense relations between Britain and Serbia (N1)
• Brnabic: Brussels visit successful (Tanjug)
• Empirica: New measures of the Government of Kosovo affect the freedom of movement of citizens (KiM radio)
• Training of Serbian Army members in Bujanovac base to secure the administrative line with KiM (Kosovo-online)
• Davenport: OSCE ready to collect ballots for future Serbian elections, subject to consent of all (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic with Dmochowski on rights of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)

International:

• EU Warns Serbia Against Genocide Denial (Balkan Insight)
• Book Review: Balkan Muslims, a Community in Danger? (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Movie on March violence in Kosovo wins audience award in movie festival in Trieste (Kosovo-online)
• European Fund: Pollution in Balkans causes large number of premature deaths (Beta, N1)

• Escobar and Lajcak to visit Kosovo and Serbia next week (media)
• Lajcak meets Bislimi in Vienna, discuss dialogue (media)
• Borrell: No place in EU for deniers of genocide, war crimes (media)
• Kurti: Fight against organised crime and corruption yielding results (media)
• Osmani: We are uprooting corruption, step by step (media)
• British Embassy, EU hail Kosovo’s success in fighting corruption (media)
• Kosovo Armed Forces expect shipment of Puma hand-launchable aircrafts (media)
• Isufi: Not 40 but 4 aircrafts have been purchased from the U.S. (Klan)
• COVID-19: 2,707 new cases, two deaths (media)
• Around 700 students in Preshevo Valley affected by new travel rules (Euronews.al)
• Kusari-Lila: There is room to review measures affecting movement of citizens (Telegrafi)
• Belgrade expects OSCE to run Serbian elections in Kosovo (Express)
• In Kosovo Cafes, Minorities Suffer Most From Segregation Culture (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 25, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo marks slight progress in anti-corruption fight (RFE/media)
• KDI recognises Kosovo’s progress but notes that a great deal of work remains (media)
• Kosovo's progress in fight against corruption hailed (media)
• Kurti says justice institutions to deal with Serbian List officials, not Government (Telegrafi)
• Northern municipalities not included in energy price increase proposal, ERO head says (Kosovapress/media)
• GAP: Kosovo to increase minimum wage to mitigate price increase impact (media)
• COVID-19: 2,707 new cases, two deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbian communities in Kosovo: 192 people infected and one death recorded (Kontakt plus radio)
• Petkovic: Preventing Serbian elections in Kosovo would have consequences (Beta, N1)
• Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency launches proceedings against Serbian List officials (Radio KIM)
• Brnabic holds bilateral meetings with Varhelyi, Borrell (Tanjug)
• Corruption 2021: Serbia at its lowest score in decade for second year in a row (N1)
• Petkovic, Selakovic with Davenport on situation in Kosovo, rights of Serbs (Kosovo-online)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Do not assume COVID pandemic reaching 'end game', warns WHO (Reuters)

• Assembly to vote today on motion against energy price increase (media)
• Rizvanolli: Energy tariff increase is inevitable (KTV)
• COVID-19: 2,243 new cases, two deaths (media)
• Kosovo defends new COVID-19 measures for visitors against backlash (BIRN)
• Mehaj-Hovenier: KSF, partner of NATO for regional and global security (RTK)
• Court closes ‘Pronto’ affair without convictions (Prishtina Insight)
• Not wanted: Roma graduates remain jobless in Kosovo (BIRN)
• Cameras blacklisted by the U.S. monitor the Government of Kosovo (RFE)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We need to jointly discuss a way out of crisis (Kallxo/Express)
• Abdixhiku: Government's delayed response on energy shows regime's inexplicable fear (Klan)
• PDK: Institutions were indifferent to announcements of energy price increase (Kallxo)
• Kusari-Lila: No going back to past practices regarding Serbia's elections (Telegrafi)
• Greece's Dendias expresses support for progress in Kosovo-Serbia relations (media)
• COVID-19: 2,243 new cases, two deaths (media)
• Haradinaj asks Kurti to lift COVID-19 border measures (media)
• North Macedonia urges Kosovo to review recent COVID-19 measures (media)
• Why Kosovo Shrugged off Balkan Conspiracy Theories About Vaccines (Prishtina Insight)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 155 new cases registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Kosovo-online)
• Blakaj: Kosovo institutions have not done enough to gather evidence of the war (Danas, KiM radio)
• Greek FM lends support to Lajcak’s efforts on Kosovo (N1)
• Complaints over new decision of Kosovo government that booster dose is needed to enter Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Vucic on voting in Kosovo on April 3 elections (TV Most)
• Dacic says international community should ensure that Serbs vote in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• US, UK & German embassies deny PM claim they finance protests in Serbia (N1)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Olympic dreams come true for Kosovo skier Kiana Kryeziu (AP)
• Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO (france24.com)

• COVID-19: 2,957 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo implements stricter measures as daily cases surpass 2,900 (Exit News)
• Assembly to meet today over possibility of increased energy prices (Koha)
• B2 block resumes operation; Kurti calls it “great news” (media)
• U.S. Department of State: Kosovo and Serbia to prioritize dialogue (RFE)
• Joseph: Ideally, the Association would be negotiated as a final status issue where Serbia recognizes Kosovo (Express)
• Pro-Ukraine positioning; risk of Russian scenario unfolding at Kosovo-Serbia border (Koha Ditore)
• Serb MP challenges Kosovo institutions with public position in Serbia (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 21, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,943 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo commemorates 16th anniversary of Ibrahim Rugova’s death (Express)
• U.S. Ambassador’s video address: Kosovo has achieved a lot for these 13 years (RTK)
• The Assembly approves five international agreements (KosovaPress)
• Kosovo Army soon will get its first helicopters, says Deputy Minister of Defence (Express)
• LDK does not exclude protests against increase of electricity price (media)
• Ambassadors Minzhozi and Hovenier talk about political developments in Kosovo (media)
• Heated debate between Murati and Hoti on a loan to finance social schemes (Ekonomia)
• New anti-COVID measures to enter into force tomorrow (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: International community without adequate reactions, election will be held on April 3 (Kosovo-online)
• Peoples’ Party: Carelessness of authorities for appropriation of Serbian property in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: We have not handed over Brezovica, we continue fighting (Radio KIM)
• Kosovo-online says portal Siri endangers safety of their journalists by publishing ungrounded accusations (Kosovo-online)
• France, Germany support Serbia on path to EU (N1)
• First flurona case confirmed in Serbia (N1)
• Brnabic: Administrative acts related to Rio Tinto Company abolished (B92, Tanjug)
• Rio Tinto very concerned over Serbian PM’s statement (N1)

International:

• Afghans Housed at Military Base in Kosovo Risk Being Denied Entry to U.S. for Alleged Terrorist Ties (Wall Street Journal)
• NATO Dismisses Russian Demand to Withdraw from Romania, Bulgaria (Balkan Insight)
• Erdogan’s Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention ‘Illegal’, Top Prosecutor Says (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 2,708 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo considers new measures in light of increasing COVID-19 cases (media)
• In Athens, Gervalla urges Greece to recognise Kosovo (media)
• U.S. Ambassador at OSCE: Kosovo sets terms for elections of other states in its territory (media)
• Konjufca: Kosovo has nothing more to give to Vucic (Telegrafi)
• AAK-sponsored resolution on electricity price not approved by Assembly (RTK)
• PSD to stage protest next week against electricity price increase (media)
• Mehaj: NATO's base in Kucove, show of commitment to peace and stability in region (media)
• Kosovo Public Broadcaster Board Sacks Director for Negligence (BIRN)
• After Ban, Kosovo’s Crypto Miners Weigh Options (BIRN)