UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 27, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo-Serbia agreement possible before end of year (media)
• State Department: EU proposal, good opportunity for Kosovo and Serbia (RFE)
• Stano: We cannot predict the result, but parties must make compromises (Koha)
• Sarrazin on the European plan: A strong signal for Kosovo and Serbia (Klan)
• Kearns: Why are you looking for entrenchment of ethnic territoriality in Kosovo (Koha)
• Bieber: There is risk of imbalanced agreement (Gazeta Express/Der Standard)
• Mandl: It's time for an agreement (RTK)
• Rama: French-German plan, the best one proposed so far (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• There will be no capitulation, no return to the nineties, says Vucic prior to Brussels trip (media)
• Hill ahead of the meeting in Brussels: I can't say that I expect quick results, Escobar in Brussel (RTS, Tanjug, N1, nova.rs)
• PM Brnabic expects difficult talks in Brussels: It won’t be easy, red lines are clear (FoNet, N1)
• Vucevic: Vucic will almost certainly be under pressure to sign the proposal for Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, TV Pink, Beta, N1)
• Serbian opposition leaders on Franco-German proposal, meeting in Brussels today (N1, FoNet, media)
• Fatherland: By accepting proposal Serbia opens path for Kosovo to join NATO, creates foundations of “Greater Albania” (KoSSev)
• Stano: Today’s meeting is not last one, Belgrade and Pristina to take step by step (Kosovo Online)
• Serb families robbed in Donja Brnjica (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM)
• Kamberi: A delegation of Albanians from Bujanovac, Medvedja and Presevo in Washington today (FoNet, Danas, Kosovo Online, KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Serwer: How to assess a Pristina/Belgrade agreement (peacefare.net)
• Possible consequences of adoption of Franco-German plan: Recognition? ASM? Withdrawal of bases? Hope? (KoSSev)

International:

• Belgrade-Pristina deal possible by end of year, Kosovo PM Kurti says (Euractiv)

• Serbia, Kosovo leaders to meet about plan to relations on normal footing (RFE)
• Borrell to meet Kurti and Vucic separately, followed by joint meeting (KSP)
• Opposition parties say Kurti will sign Association (Koha)
• Chollet talks to Kurti and Vucic ahead of Brussels meeting (media)
• PSD to hold action in front of govt building before Brussels meeting (media)
• Serbia won’t budge on Kosovo independence ahead of Brussels meet (Euractiv)
• Kosovo media, and regulators, failing on privacy protection (BIRN)
• Kosovo to probe football match fixing claims after French arrests (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• The agreement for "IPA 2023" is signed, Kosovo benefits from 75 million euros (media)
• French ambassador Guerot: Progress is up to Kurti and Vucic (media)
• Turkiye supports Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe and NATO
• Shots fired near Police checkpoint in Zvecan, nine gun cartridges found (Express)
• Tahiri: Osmani, Kurti and Gervalla involved in the Martin Berishaj affair (Reporteri)
• The electricity of Serbs in the north cost Kosovo over 63 million euros in 2022 (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• N1: “Signals both sides will accept proposal, that automatically means the acceptance of CSM, and de facto recognizing Kosovo” (Nova.rs, NMagazin)
• The US expects Vucic and Kurti to be constructive regarding the European proposal (VoA, media)
• The KFOR commander denied Kurti regarding Wagner's presence in Kosovo (Danas, FoNet, KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Lajcak to Tanjug: I expect both sides to accept European plan on Monday (media)
• EU High Representative Borrell address to public on the eve of the anniversary of war in Ukraine (KoSSev)
• Serbia backs UN resolution calling for withdrawal of Russian troops (Beta, N1, NMagazin, KoSSev)
• Defense Minister: Vucic will not give up on the “red lines” (Beta, TV Prva, N1)
• Simic: The President will strongly insist on the CSM (ZSO) in Brussels (RTS)

International:

• EU’s Miroslav Lajcak reveals insider details of French-German Agreement ahead of historic Brussels talks (thepavlovictoday.com)

• Lajcak: Plan will not be negotiated, it is “take it or leave it” (media)
• EU expects Kurti and Vucic to accept proposal on Monday (media)
• Approval of Berlin Process agreement will aid regional integration, benefit Kosovo, experts say (Prishtina Insight)
• Szunyog, Rohde commend Assembly for ratifying agreements (media)
• Who is preventing Serbs in Kosovo from applying for government aid? (RFE)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss developments in Kosovo and region (media)
• Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Greece (RTK)
• Pacolli implies two new recognitions of Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti on European plan: It will advance Kosovo’s membership in the international system; it contains the de facto recognition (Telegrafi)
• Hoti calls for parliamentary debate before Monday meeting in Brussels (Kosovapress)
• Citaku: Kurti on Monday will sign Association and pledge to give political status to Orthodox Church (media)
• U.S. Ambassador Hovenier’s interview with Klan Kosova
• Eland: Biden will force Serbia to recognise Kosovo independence (media)
• Agreement on recognition of ID cards to be voted in Kosovo and Bosnia today (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lawsuit on expropriation in northern Kosovo filed (Radio KIM)
• Serbian FM Dacic: No new negotiations with Pristina until ZSO is formed (N1)
• Vucic: We will stand by our red lines on Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
• Vucevic: Difficult security situation in Kosovo (RTS, BETA)
• Petkovic: The meeting was organised in the private apartment of a Pristina officer, pure provocation (KoSSev)
• 15 years since Kosovo unilaterally declared independence was marked in Belgrade, and Kurti's advisor was also present (KoSSev, N1, Danas)
• Mali meets with representatives of top US companies (Tanjug)

International:

• ICMM Forgave Millions of Euros’ Debt of ‘Ferronikeli’ Company (Prishtina Insight)

• Tahiri: If Kurti travels to Brussels on Monday, he’ll sign agreement (Dukagjini)
• Another name for the Association? (Radio Free Europe)
• SPO searches apartment of Thaci’s former advisor (media)
• Rohde: We will support, advise and criticize you (media)
• Fajon: Kosovo and Serbia should use this momentum (Dukagjini)
• Will Kurti and Vucic reach an agreement? Hoxhaj answers (euronews.al)
• Opposition sends three laws approved by govt to court (Prishtina Insight)
• Kurti, Osmani welcome ambassadors of Japan and Pakistan (media)
• Vokrri: We do not believe there will be an answer from Brnabic (Klan)
• Ristuccia updates contributing nations on operational situation in Kosovo (Klan)
• Kosovo upholds Serb’s conviction of wartime mistreatment of couple (BIRN)
• Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ claims prosecution fabricated war charges (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 22, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Borrell, Lajcak to hold separate meetings with leaders, followed by joint meeting (media)
• Kurti on confiscation of 6,000 bullets in north: Another victory for rule of law (media)
• Kurti: Sending of draft law on Bureau to Constitutional Court, desperate move (media)
• Hoti reacts to Kurti: Who fears laws being sent to court, has political aims (Nacionale)
• Govt adopts formation of structures that will draft anti-corruption strategy (Gazeta 10)
• Govt spokesman: Court did not address 2013 agreement on Association (teve1)
• Kadrijaj: Support Govt in talks with Serbia if approach is in line with U.S. (Gazeta Blic)
• LDK official: If Kurti forms Association, agreement with Serbia reached (Gazeta Blic)
• Rasic: Serb parallel bodies pressuring Kosovo Serbs not to apply for aid (Express)
• Ahmeti on reserved seats: They shouldn’t exist forever (Nacionale)
• Specialist Chambers raid apartment of Thaci’s former advisor, reasons unknown (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Residents of ZP: What if someone came to your property, and then turned up to negotiate over that same property? (KoSSev, media)
• Nenezic: To paraphrase Reagan’s words to Gorbachev – Mr. Kurti, tear down this base, and then we’ll talk (KoSSev, media)
• Jaksic announces lawsuit at public discussion in ZP, asking for suspension of expropriation (KoSSev, media)
• Andric Rakic: Meeting failed to fulfil legal requirements, what will be built on the expropriated land was not revealed (KoSSev, media)
• Vucic: CSM will be discussed in Brussels (FoNet, N1)
• Vucic talks to Spanish PM about Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Dacic meets with NATO's San (Tanjug)
• Kurti claims "Wagner" around, KFOR says "no evidence" (Kosovo Online, Reporteri, France 24, Klan Kosova)
• NADA: Foreign investors will not leave Serbia, if it refuses Franco-German proposal (Danas, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Janjic: Vucic should not go to Brussels if there is no talk of CSM (ZSO) (KoSSev, Beta, N1)

International:

• EEAS statement on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (eeas.europa.eu)
• Lührmann: European proposal would remove obstacles on Serbia and Kosovo EU paths (EWB)

• Borrell to meet Kurti and Vucic separately before joint meeting (media)
• Osmani, Steinmeier agree there is “special momentum” with EU proposal (RFE)
• COMKFOR Ristuccia interview with Klan Kosova
• Svecla: Groups orchestrated by Belgrade trying to destabilise Kosovo (RTK)
• ‘Do not go Away’ Sends Powerful Message to Youth of Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo Started Year With Inflation Over 12 Per Cent (Prishtina Insight)
• Glimmer of Hope, Glimmer of Flame Comes to The Hague (Prishtina Insight)
• Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Accused of Torturing Prisoners as Hague Trial Opens (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti on February 27 meeting: I believe they’ll stick to proposal, not one party’s interest (media)
• Szunyog: Govt, Assembly didn’t take into account EU comments on several laws (RFE)
• Sergiy Maslichenko appointed the new director of the EBRD in Kosovo (media)
• Abazi after interview by prosecution on Dehari case: I will not stop (media)
• Kurti on Abazi’s statements: Untrue and incorrect (media)
• PDK sends the Draft Law on the Bureau to the Constitutional Court (media)
• Hovenier: The U.S. is proud partner of KSF (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Public discussion on expropriation in Zubin Potok concluded (KoSSev, media)
• Mijacic: Pristina ruined tourist season in Zubin Potok (Kosovo Online, media)
• Vulovic sends letter to Quint, international missions over expropriation in Zubin Potok (Kosovo Online, media)
• The Court of Appeal confirmed the verdict against Svetomir Bacevic (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: Agreement with UAE on kamikaze drone purchase due within 48 hours (Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Kurti's wrong argument: CSM (ZSO) much more multi-ethnic than all of Kosovo (Kosovo Online)

• Kurti very optimistic that a deal can be reached this year (media)
• Kosovo ready for any threat says president (Euractiv)
• ‘Partial independence’: Kosovo reflects on secession from Serbia (Al Jazeera)
• Krasniqi: I haven’t received reply from Brnabic on model of National Council of Serbs (media)
• “Kurti advanced level of meetings, from corridors to official tables” (media)
• Haliti: Association paves the way for Kosovo’s integration (media)
• Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ Cries Foul as War Crimes Trial Begins (BIRN)
• Kosovo Miners Remember Bravery and Betrayal of Underground Strike (BIRN)
• Serbia ready for Kosovo dialogue if Serb municipalities are discussed (Euractiv)