UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 10, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti meets representatives of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (media)
• Gervalla: The world should stand together to protect peace (media)
• On Monday EU Foreign Ministers meet those of Western Balkans (Albanian Post)
• Serbian analysts say that Serbia has de facto recognized Kosovo (Klan)
• The IMC approves regulation for the chief executive officer (media)
• Bislimi: Gender equality a prerequisite for European integration (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• EC Report: Relations of Kosovo Government with Serbian community significantly deteriorated (KoSSev)
• Vucic in Paris for Peace Forum (N1)
• Vucic meets Macron on sidelines of Paris Peace Forum (RTS, social media)
• EU foreign ministers on Monday with the heads of diplomacy of the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• State Department’s O’Brien to meet Western Balkan leaders in Paris (N1)
• Another truck with medications from central Serbia arrived at Clinical Hospital Center in Mitrovica North (Tanjug)
• Party of Kosovo Serbs: CSM must be in line with Resolution 1244 and interests of Serbs (Radio KIM)
• Djuric: Israeli recognition of Kosovo was strongest blow to Serbian-Israeli relations (Tanjug)
• 1,140 vehicles re-registered to Kosovo license plates since November 1 (Beta, N1)

Albanian Language Media:
• EU: Next dialogue meeting for implementation of commitments (Koha)
• U.S. Assistant Secretary O’Brien’s to meet Kurti during his stay in France (media)
• Kurti and his spouse welcomed by Macron on eve of Paris Peace Forum (media)
• Elshani: 1,140 vehicles with illegal plates registered to RKS (RTK)
• First truck from Serbia with medicines arrives in Mitrovica North (media)
• Kosovo Defence Minister meets Italian counterpart (media)
• Vacancy announcement for Director of RTK 2 annulled (Kallxo)
Serbian Language Media:
• Medications from central Serbia arrived at Clinical Hospital Center in Mitrovica North, Gracanica (Kosovo Online, media)
• Dacic, Azoulay discuss Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Serbian cultural monuments in Kosovo should be guarded by KFOR (Tanjug, media)
• Office for KiM: Two Serb families in MIlosevo village robbed (media)
• Vucic to attend Peace Forum in Paris, meet Macron (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani attends Ahtisaar's funeral (media)
• Scholz talks about security in Kosovo: Germany stands by NATO (Klan)
• Hovenier: The association will not have executive powers (media)
• Kosovo and Serbia do not benefit financially if they do not progress in dialogue (RTK)
• Assembly approves statement in support of EP Resolution on the attack in Banjska (Kallxo)
• Special Prosecutor's Office invites Minister Haxhiu for interview on Dehari case (media)
• Mortal remains found in Prekaz, suspected to be of missing persons in the war (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Pristina's referring on the Constitutional Court of Kosovo cannot annul Resolution 1244 (Danas, Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Jeremic: After der Leyen’s visit no dilemma that Franco-German proposal means recognition of Kosovo (Danas, BETA)
• Dacic: Serbia to submit candidacy for UNESCO Executive Council (RTV, Tanjug)
• Zeqiri says work in Zubin Potok municipality goes normally, calls Krasniqi ‘party’s militant’ (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic confirmed participation in new round of negotiations with Pristina on November 16 (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug)
• Kapetanovic: Financial fine and court proceeding for usurper of socially owned property in Caglavica (Radio KIM)
• Lucic: Kurti wants to shut down MTS in Kosovo, we managed to avoid his trap (Kosovo Online, TV Prva)
• United Media brings Forbes to Serbia (N1)
• Media: Indictment raised against Self-determination members over statements on release on bail of Dejan Pantic (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)

International:

• Online Disinformation Surges in Balkans Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:
• Chief negotiators to meet in Brussels on November 16 (Koha)
• Szunyog: We need to see more steps to lift measures on Kosovo (media)
• Kurti travels to Paris, will attend the Peace Forum (media)
• Hoxhaj: EU sanctions will remain in force for some time (media)
• Kanin: De facto recognition doesn’t solve problems between Kosovo and Serbia (RFE)
• Krasniqi: No initiative for removal of mayors in the north (RTK)
• Kurti meets Albanian candidates for Parliament of Serbia (media)
• Leposavic: Car tries to hit police officer, the latter use arms (Gazeta Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic on the EC report, visit to France: It is important that a progress has been seen (Beta, N1, TV Prva, Danas, KiM radio)
• Giaufret presents report: Brnabic says EC recognized Serbia’s clear progress (FoNet, N1)
• Bilcik: Serbia needs real, not limited progress (N1)
• Varhelyi: Serbia, Kosovo expected to implement agreement on normalization of relations (N1, Tanjug)
• If Serbia and Kosovo do not reach an agreement, there will be no EU money (Danas)
• Dacic with the French envoy on Kosovo: The goal is to stabilize the situation and normalize relations (FoNet)
• Owners of land plots in Gracanica fear that they will be left without property (KiM radio, RTS, KoSSev)
• Krasniqi: There are no requests from Serbs to replace the mayor in the north (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Beta)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 8, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Von der Leyen: Implementing Association draft statute, great step forward (RTK)
• Lajcak: I proposed straightforward agenda for meeting in Brussels (media)
• Osmani: We embarked on a journey of a values-based state building (media)
• Kurti appoints Hetemi as head of institute for researching war crimes (AP/Koha)
• Haxhiu: Statute doesn’t offer autonomy for Serb-majority municipalities (media)
• Kurti, Osmani and Konjufca are preparing genocide lawsuit against Serbia (Klan)
• Abazi: I have seen the draft statute, points 7 and 10 violate the Constitution (ATV)
• Osmani received by President of Singapore, “deepening bilateral ties” (media)
• Hoxha: I expect solution to be found in Kurti’s meeting with Special Unit (Telegrafi)
• Women police officers in Kosovo, a model in the region (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media:

• European Commission presents Growth plan for Western Balkans (N1)
• Petkovic met Troccaz: The Albanian side's only goal to cause new tensions and aggravate the situation on the field (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Prominent public figures call public to change reality in Serbia (N1)
• Usurpation of municipal property in Caglavica – works completed (Radio KIM)
• KoSSev: Tape on construction site in North means STOP, in Gracanica that procedure is underway
• City celebration marked in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• Dacic says opposition is not Pro-Europe (Happy TV, N1)
• Since 2020, 70 Albanians, three Serbs and two Roma employed in Bujanovac municipal administration (Bujanovacke, Danas, BETA)

International:

• Share Your Experience: Medical Treatment in Kosovo’s Divided Healthcare System (Balkan Insight)
• Albania-Italy Deal to Set Up Migrant Centres Raises Alarm in Both Countries (Balkan Insight)
• Key findings of the 2023 Report on Serbia (ec.europa.eu)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Konjufca: UN 2030 Agenda brings Kosovo closer to EU and UN membership (AP)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Draft is more advanced, but we are not fully satisfied (media)
• Kosovo, Serbia chief negotiators to meet next week in Brussels (RFE)
• Edtstadler: Recognition of Kosovo by all EU member states is imperative (media)
• Haradinaj on draft statute: Serbia has reason to feel victorious (Klan Kosova)
• Haziri expects agreement in Brussels next week (media)
• Haxhiu appointed coordinator against domestic, gender-based violence (media)
• Gazeta Express publishes Albanian PM Rama’s draft statute of Association
• Xhaferi: No potential for border changes; implications would be fatal (media)
• Osmani meets Prince William, “conversation centered on cooperation” (media)
• Court confirms verdict against Vukotic for sexual violence in war (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: We appreciate Romania's non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
• Lajcak on meetings in Pristina (media, social media)
• Brnabic: Relations with Azerbaijan at historical high point (media)
• Over 850 vehicles with Serbian license plates switch to “RKS” plates (N1, KoSSev)
• Lazarevic on vehicles re-registration: Belgrade in a shameful way shifted responsibility to Serbs in Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
• Kosovo Supreme Court upholds 13 years imprisonment sentence for Vukotic, Lawyer: From Nuremberg to The Hague no one has been tried in such a way (KoSSev, N1)
• RFE: Possible new meeting of Belgrade, Pristina chief negotiators next week (RFE, N1)
International Media:
• Kosovo Govt’s Reform Agenda Gets Bogged Down in Court (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak meets opposition leaders and other interlocutors in Pristina (media)
• Report criticizes Kosovo and Serbia for non-implementation of agreements (RFE)
• Krasniqi: Threats related to tense situation in the north (Kosovapress)
• Protest of Special Intervention Unit suspended, Kurti promises solution (Telegrafi)
• “We miss going to work”: Stories of Serbs that left Kosovo institutions (RFE)
• Osmani travels to Singapore, to meet senior state representatives (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EC report on Serbia: Bad grades in key chapters (KiM radio, FoNet, RFE, N1)
• Meeting of Lajcak with Serbian List planned for next visit (Kosovo Online)
• Jeremic: EU offers continuation of membership illusion for real recognition of Kosovo (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Vucic receives Azerbaijani Foreign Minister (Tanjug)
• Gracanica Inspection: Construction near church in Laplje Selo started during time of previous mayors (KiM radio)
• Illegal construction next to church and cemetery in Laplje Selo? The priest reported several times (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
• NIPHK: Continued increased presence of manganese in Lake Gracanica (KiM Radio)
• Jevtic meets KFOR commander Vacca, discuss security situation in Strpce (Kosovo Online)
• Journalists from Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Pristina visit KoSSev offices: Same problems, limited cooperation (KoSSev)
• Searches at three locations in Zubin Potok (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM)

International:

• Russia’s Second Front in Europe (Foreign Affairs)
• Politics, Smuggling, and Kosovo Relations, a Talk with Former Montenegrin PM Dritan Abazovic (Prishtina Insight)
• Serbia’s election campaigns all highlight Kosovo and inflation (Euractive)
• Palestinian, Israeli Diplomats in Balkans Differ Sharply on Gaza Conflict (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

Lajcak says he has agreed with Bislimi about next steps in dialogue (Koha)
Kurti and Bayraktar discuss possibilities for further cooperation (Express)
Memli Krasniqi and Lumir Abdixhiku taken under protection by the Kosovo Police (RTK)
A page of Association's statute published, it is based on "Zajednica" of 2013 (Albanian Post)
Joseph: With new proposal, the Republika Srpska model has been excluded (RTK)
Hovenier: Too few answers for the families of the missing (RTK)
Security experts in Belgrade: Investigate how weapons went to the north (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:

Orlic: Serbia appreciates Romania's principled stance on respect of its sovereignty (media)
New Slovak government respects territorial integrity of Serbia (BETA, Kosovo Online)
OSCE informed Kosovo Government of Belgrade’s request on ballots collection (Kosovo Online)
Dacic meets Yemeni counterpart bin Mubarak, discuss Kosovo as well (Tanjug, media)
Xi: Serbia maintains sincere friendship with Chinese people (Tanjug)
SRSG Ziadeh meets KFOR Commander Ulutas (Kosovo Online)
Serbia, Kosovo exchange project ends with exhibition (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani travelled for an official visit to Singapore (Reporteri)
• Lajcak today in Kosovo for meetings with Kurti and opposition (RFE)
• LDK MP expects Lajcak to present Association draft to opposition leaders (Express)
• Kurti to participate at Paris Summit on Friday (Reporteri)
• Serwer: Vucic’s ambitions are biggest threat to the region (media)
• Maqedonci promises increased cooperation with Turkish drone company (media)
• Survivor of sexual violence in war confesses, wants justice (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic meets Xi Jinping in Beijing (RTS)
• Petkovic: Pristina refused invitation for dialogue that was supposed to happen on November 7 (Tanjug, RTV)
• Civic Initiative Serbian Survival to become political party (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic sends request to OSCE in relation to upcoming parliamentary elections (Radio KIM, Tanjug)
• SMS message to MTS d.o.o. numbers for switching to “RKS” plates; more than 470 vehicles re-registered since the deadline extension (KoSSev)
• Specialist Court extends detention of Isni Kilaj (Kosovo Online)
• Poll shows Kosovo Serbs fear Serbian List, don’t trust Pristina (N1, NMagazin, Beta)

Opinion:

• Ben-Meir: EU’s Serbia-Kosovo mediation has hit a brick wall (Weekly Blitz)
• Zoric: Peace has no alternative (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski)

International:

• Media in Kosovo, Serbia, Focus too Much on Conflict – Report (Prishtina Insight)
• US Blacklists Former Kosovo Procurement Official for Corruption (BIRN)
• Kosovo University Offers First Master’s Course in Transitional Justice (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:
• EU: New proposal on Association is balanced (RTK)
• Kryeziu: Kosovo did not accept or agree to any autonomy (RTK)
• Escobar firm on Kosovo-Serbia agreements; “Legally binding” (Sinjali)
• Svecla: Our citizens positively responded to decision to register vehicles (media)
• Kurti: We will surely win the new elections too (Kallxo)
• Osmani attends the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball (media)
• Isufaj also enters race for Chief Prosecutor of Special Prosecution (Albanian Post)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: The Brussels meeting was supposed to take place in a couple of days, but the other side did not accept it (Tanjug, RTS)
• Security Information Agency (BIA) chief Aleksandar Vulin resigns (Tanjug, media)
• “Since the SNS has been in power, the goal has been to turn the BIA into a party police” (N1)
• Petkovic: By announcing the increase of KSF and KP members, Kurti threatens the Serbs in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List: And the world is silently watching it (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: A contingent with medicine enters Kosovo, to be delivered to hospitals (KoSSev)
• Serbian List representatives meet with CoE rapporteur (Tanjug)
• Politicians are allowed to lie; it is up to the media to not transmit those lies (KoSSev)