UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 26, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani and Kurti travel to the United States (media)
• U.S. Embassy re-echoes Assistant Secretary Donfried's message in Kosovo (media)
• Gervalla: Visa liberalisation now; Kosovo’s objective is EU membership (media)
• Metsola: Calls for visa liberalisation are falling on deaf ears (RFE)
• Kosovo Police comes under fire in the north (media)
• Anti-corruption agency initiates investigations into ambassador’s wealth (Indeksonline)
• COVID-19 pandemic is not over, Health Ministry calls for vaccination (media)
• COVID-19: Seven new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic, Serbian List condemn attack on police in Zubin Potok, say it has nothing to do with Serbs (Kosovo-online, media)
• Special police units in Bosniak mahala (KoSSev)
• Vucic congratulates Macron on his re-election as president (Tanjug)
• Incidents affecting Serb community in Kosovo (Kosovo-online, media)
• Stano: Agreements on reconstruction of bridge connecting South and North Mitrovica will be implemented soon (Kosovo-online)
• Belgrade, Pristina to continue technical dialogue, N1 learns (N1)
• Beka: Hearing of Kosovo police officers for attending meeting with Vucic ongoing (Kosovo-online)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Filipovic: Private property in Kosovo legally protected on paper only (Radio KIM)

• U.S. delegation visits Prishtina, meets President Osmani and PM Kurti (media)
• EU calls for agreements between Kosovo and Serbia (Radio Free Europe)
• Bid to challenge UN veto use raises questions on Kosovo (BIRN)
• In supporting Ukraine, Kosovo tacitly stakes claim for recognition (BIRN)
• Kurti hosts meeting with Quint ambassadors and EU Head of Office (media)
• Rakic warns with total civil obedience if arrests made in north (Koha)
• Kosovo leaders congratulate Macron on election victory (media)
• PDK, AAK calls for dismissal of Ambassador Berishaj (Koha)
• HLC analyses on why war crime victims hesitate to share their stories (Kallxo)
• Op-ed: The controversial legacy of Dick Marty in Kosovo (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 22, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani meets Latvian President Levits (media)
• PDK submits lawsuit against ERO board members (media)
• Ambassador Berishaj rejects allegations of money fraud (Klan)
• German reporter about Council of Europe: Russia out, Kosovo in? (Gazeta Express)
• COVID-19: 14 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Sticker regime to remain in force (Tanjug)
• Movement of vehicles at Jarinje and Brnjak crossing points without problems (Tanjug)
• Vucic speaks with his Egypt counterpart, says Serbia grateful for understanding over Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Patriarch Porfirije’s message on occasion of Orthodox Easter (N1)
• Serbian President unveils Jasenovac victims memorial (N1)
• Selakovic: No major outpourings of support for Pristina in UN SC (Tanjug)
• 23rd anniversary of RTS bombing (RTS)
• US Assistant Secretary of State Donfried to visit Belgrade on April 26 (Tanjug)
• Bilcik: Serbia could face consequences over Russia sanctions (N1)

International:

• War Childhood Museum Exhibition Opens for the First Time in Prishtina (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo against pension savings withdrawal (Koha)
• Kosovo Government support bypasses minority communities because of high unemployment rate (Radio KIM)

• No agreement on license plates, negotiators invited to meet again (media)
• U.S. senators support Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic aspirations (media)
• U.S. Assistant Secretary Donfried to visit Western Balkans (media)
• KSF commander and Latvian defence chief agree to step up cooperation (media)
• Government opposes idea of citizens withdrawing money from pension trust (media)
• Kosovo's ambassador alleged to be involved in a major financial affair in Slovenia (media)
• Kosovo Serb Businessman ‘Still Being Probed’ for Politician’s Murder (BIRN)
• Kosovo and World Bank sign €50.6 million agreement (media)
• COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 21, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Haxhiu: We’ll set up a task force to fight high-level corruption (T7)
• Kurti says over 25 thousand jobs were created during his governing (Kallxo)
• Tahiri: We won’t back down on demand for inquiry committee on energy (Telegrafi)
• Minister Gervalla Schwarz meets France's representative to UN (Klan)
• Kusari-Lila: Dialogue's success depends on Serbia's positioning (Telegrafi)
• Von Cramon: Dialogue must be priority; Kosovo to use new US-EU momentum (media)
• European Parliament debate: EU invited to keep its promises to Kosovo (RFE, media)
• Osmani: Every candidate for chief state prosecutor must have proven integrity (media)
• President Osmani meets KSF Commander Jashari (media)
• Union leader: We’ll wait another week; we have two key demands (Kosovapress)
• Latvia President Levits to visit Kosovo on Friday (media)
• Qerkini for Kandic: We lost a very powerful friend for missing persons (Klan Kosova)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I am concerned over threats coming from Pristina (RTS)
• Selakovic: Situation in Kosovo far from normal (Tanjug)
• Selakovic with Guterres: Continuous engagement of UNMIK crucial (Kosovo-online)
• Brnabic says Freedom House on Serbia report ‘disgraceful’ (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Next high-level meeting discussed with Vucic (Tanjug)
• Belgrade delegation-Lajcak meeting takes place in Brussels (Kosovo-online)
• Jevtic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue hit dead end, danger that tensions will deepen (Euronews)

International:

• Serbia, Kosovo exchange destabilisation claims at UN Security Council (BIRN)
• Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic rejects sanctions on Russia (Financial Times)

• UN Security Council discusses report on Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo President Osmani’s interview with Times Radio (media)
• Opposition parts start boycotting work of the Assembly (Koha)
• Kurti receives Szunyog and Davenport (media)
• Lajcak confirms, everything is ready for the 21 April meeting (RTK)
• Kosovo-Serbia license plate dispute proves hard to resolve (BIRN)
• European Parliament renews calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Exit News)
• Kurti discusses with forensic experts possibility of aid to Ukraine (Klan)
• Kurti received human rights activist Natasa Kandic (media)
• In election of Kosovo’s top prosecutor, red flags ignored (BIRN)
• Haradinaj reacts after mention in Freedom House report (media)
• Kosovo Serb politician murdered for political reasons, brother says (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 22 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 20, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Gervalla, Selakovic to face off at UN Security Council session on Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Kurti to attend funeral service of former Secretary of State Albright (RTK)
• Pahor interested to take up post of EU Special Representative for dialogue (media)
• Private vehicle of border police officer attacked in the north (Sinjali)
• Albanian Ambassador condemns attacks against police in the north (EO)
• Gervalla meets the U.S. diplomat, talks about security in the Balkans (media)
• Deputy minister calls reports UK is supplying Kosovo with arms "speculations" (Klan)
• Kosovo Assembly's committee hosts roundtable on missing persons (media)
• US expert: Biden warned Djuric of costs if Serbia doesn’t get closer to EU (Lajmi)
• Opposition boycotts committees, will not participate until establishment of enquiry commission (ekonomia)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic and Lajcak on continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS, KoSSev)
• Selakovic to attend UN SC session on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: We did not promise sanctions to Russia, I clearly and decisively deny that (NMagazin, Beta, RTS)
• Senators: Serbia must align foreign policy with EU (N1)
• Strengthening of institutional response to corruption in northern municipalities (RTK2)
• Freedom House presents report on Serbia (N1, media)
• Minister says gas supply diversity priority for Serbia (N1)
• Kandic: There is no war crime that is not linked to politics (RTK2, KiM radio, Ekonomia Online)

International:

• US Watchdog Accuses Kosovo Politicians of Corruption Links (BIRN)
• Mihajlović, Hill hint at Serbia-US strategic partnership agreement (balkangreenenergynews.com)
• A safe haven in the Gulf: Balkan criminals, and their money, are hiding in the United Arab Emirates (globalinitiative.net)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovar High School Students March the Streets, Objecting the Old Education System (BIRN)
• Serbian Government approves quotes on exporting grain, flour and oil (RTS)

• UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo today (media)
• Serbia Aims to Create Tensions in Balkans: Kosovo President (BIRN)
• EU confirms new meeting on license plates (RTK)
• U.S. senators call on Serbia to join sanctions against Russia (media)
• Freedom House: Kosovo makes progress on the democracy level (media)
• Police bust a drug lab in Zvecan, make four arrests (media)
• President Osmani set to travel to U.S. next week (Telegrafi/Klan)
• Abdixhiku: Without inquiry committee, we will not support any parliamentary initiative (Express)
• COVID-19: Three new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Foreign Minister travels to U.S. (Kallxo)
• Haradinaj: Cross-border organised crime should not be tolerated (media)
• British embassy: KFOR explained why the aircraft landed in Pristina (Express)
• Specialist Chambers expected to make new arrests (Indeksonline)
• Ruling and opposition parties clash at Assembly's committee meeting (Kallxo)
• Clark after meeting Kurti: We discussed energy projects (T7, media)
• Haradinaj: We do not participate in any voting until Energy investigation commission is established (TeVe)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: 100 million allocated to citizens, could be invested in other forms (KosovaPress)
• COVID-19: 3 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• The Kosovo situation report before the UNSC tomorrow (Tanjug, media)
• Petkovic on Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, anniversary of Brussels agreement (Tanjug, RTV)
• Time to successfully end Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, EU spokesman Stano says (Tanjug, media)
• Hill: Senators' visit underscores importance of US-Serbia partnership (Tanjug, media)
• Office for KiM: Reciprocity not mentioned in agreement on licence plates (Radio KIM)
• Kurti on attacks against police, Petkovic on Kurti’s statements (Radio KIM, Danas)
• Vucic: Talks about Russian gas supplies to follow (Tanjug)
• Vucic meets US Ambassador, talks about improving relations with US (N1)
• Dacic meets Botsan-Kharcheko (Tanjug)
• Minister Ceku on Visoki Decani Monastery land case (KoSSev)
• Raska-Prizren Eparchy reacts to Ceku’s statement, says it is an open call to disrespect court’s decision (Kosovo-online, media)
• Visoki Decani Monastery: Kosovo authorities incompetent to protect SOC heritage (Kosovo-online, media)
• Serbian Mission to UNESCO: It is necessary to protect Serbian mediaeval monuments in Kosovo (Kosovo-online, media)
• Moscow daily says Vucic turning West but not away from Russia (N1)
• Vucic: No one has right to supply arms to Pristina (Tanjug)
• Lack of translators, unverified diplomas obstacles in the Basic Court in Mitrovica functioning, says Radakovic (RTV Puls, Slobodno Srpski)
• Vulin: Bomb threats are economic assault on Serbia (N1)

International:

• Kosovo, the Albanians, the Serbs and Crimea (ekathimerini.com)
• Serbian President Accepts Opposition Demand for New Polls in Capital (Balkan Insight)
• Alexander Vucic’s victory: What is next for Serbia? (trtworld.com)
• Stefanov: Engaging civil society is a critical ingredient of successful anticorruption policies (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kurti: €1.5 million grant for businesses of Turkish community (Indeksonline)
• Poverty and school dropout main causes behind early marriages (RFE)
• ‘Hidden Violence’: Polygamy in the Balkans (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti says recent attacks in north were aimed at killing police officers (media)
• Osmani: Russia wants to destabilize the Balkans through Serbia (media)
• Osmani criticizes EU for not speaking clearly toward Serbia (Klan)
• Kosovo welcomes first Ukrainian journalist fleeing war (BIRN)
• Gutierrez: Other European governments to follow Kosovo’s example (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo MPs to discuss security situation today (media)
• Kosovo: Example of how young professionals can transform tech industry (Forbes)
• “Electricity in the north will be billed soon” (Kosovapress)
• Ukrainian refugee influx tests countries’ ability to help (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 16 new cases, no deaths (media)