Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Serbia deprived northern municipalities of development (media)
• Konjufca: A new form of Association must be found (media)
• The U.S. welcomes Kosovo's decision to accept the EU proposal (media)
• Kurti met US Permanent Representative to OSCE, Michael Carpenter (media)
• Konjufca to Szunyog: dialogue with Serbia must conclude with mutual recognition (media)
• Abdixiku: Two years of governing to be celebrated with unkept promises (media)
• LDK: Kosovo does not need a basic agreement that does not contain recognition (media)
• Hoti: Five points that should be included in Kosovo's agreement with Serbia (media)
• Hoxhaj: The dialogue has never been more non-transparent than now (media)
• Tahiri: Plan accepted without opposition or LVV consent, without mutual recognition, with Association (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano: We are ready to organise high level dialogue, but no date yet (RTS, Tanjug)
• Vecernje Novosti: Elections in October or November (Danas)
• Dacic: I expect MP Stevic to resign today (RTS, Nova, N1, media)
• SPS supports President Vucic's policy regarding Kosovo and Metohija (RTS, Tanjug)
• Lajcak: I am glad Kosovo accepted EU proposal in principle (Beta, N1)
• Vucic: ''Mutual recognition? Dream on'' (Kontakt plus radio, media)
• Milivojevic: The smouldering conflict between the SNS and the SPS should not be viewed fatalistically (Beta, NMagazin)
• Criminal complaint filed against a wounded Serbian young man and a minor of Albanian nationality (N1, Srna, RTS)
• A criminal complaint filed against the young man who was attacked by the Albanians (N1, Srna, RTS)
• Mural of the world's best tennis player destroyed in Orahovac (KiM radio)
• Savo Manojlovic: ROSU must go from the north of Kosovo (Danas)
• Serbian military chief meets US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (FoNet, Tanjug, N1)

Opinion:

• Tadic: West created precedent now used by Putin (N1, media)

International:

• EU’s carbon levy poses new test for Western Balkan integration (Euractive)
• Countries Worldwide Mobilize Aid Following Earthquake in Turkey, Syria (VoA)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Europe, US, Balkan Countries, Pledge Aid for Quake-Hit Turkey (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia sends rescue teams to Turkey (N1)

• Kurti: We do accept EU proposal for normalisation of relations (media)
• Kosovo says 'yes' to EU's peace deal with Serbia, with caveats – PM (Reuters)
• Lajcak: All agreements signed must be implemented (media)
• Kurti meets Quint ambassadors; “ready for next high-level meeting” (media)
• “By accepting French-German plan, Kurti gave direction to secret deal” (Koha)
• Tahiri: Kurti has taken over steering wheel to form the Association (media)
• The Americans don’t stop; continue meetings on Association (Gazeta 10)
• KSF contingent for humanitarian operations departs for Turkey (media)
• Kosovo pledges support for Turkey, Syria after quakes (Prishtina Insight)
• President Osmani will meet Montenegrin President Djukanovic today (media)
• Two false bomb threats at Pristina International Airport on Monday (media)
• Serbian PM apologizes for official reference to ‘Republic of Kosovo’ (RFE)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti meets Quint ambassadors; meeting focused on dialogue, European proposal and the way forward (media)
• PM Kurti’s interview with Associated Press (media)
• Kosovo leaders react to earthquake in Turkiye (media)
• Pristina University Student Parliament to march against Association (EO)
• Hoti: Serbia not giving information about location of missing persons (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• PM Brnabic on Lajcak’s visit to Belgrade, Pristina: Pressure is increasing (Beta, N1, RTS)
• Trajkovic hearing postponed until February 16; The family protested in front of the Prosecutor's Office (KiM radio)
• Vucic today with Lajcak in Belgrade (RTS)
• NSI: Criminal charges rejected for spreading hatred in the campaign to boycott Serbian products (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Chief of NATO MLO in Belgrade: We respect Serbia’s military neutrality (N1, Beta)
• Friday shooting in Gracanica: KP report; Gracanica Mayor condemnation (N1, KoSSev, KiM radio, RTS)
• Father of young man who was attacked in Kosovo asks Serbia to provide lawyer (N1, RTS)
• The Kosovo Ministry of Trade banned the sale of edible oil from Serbia, they say it does not meet the criteria (KoSSev)
• Serbian Ministry of Economy: Criteria for opening of Chapter 1 in negotiations with EU met (N1, Beta)

International:

• Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity (AP)
• Government Launches Youth Employment Platform (Prishtina Insight)

Kurti for TRT: Association only after mutual recognition (media) 
Osmani: It is dangerous to have a neighbor like Serbia (media) 
Türkiye ready to make contribution to Kosovo, Serbia dialogue process: President (Anadolu Agency) 
Lajcak to stay in Kosovo today; will meet Kurti and Bislimi (Klan) 
Kurti discusses EU proposal with Albanian and Bosnian reps in Serbia (RFE) 
Rasic: Some Serbs who resigned from administration want to return (RTK) 
Molliqaj: Mono-ethnicity for Association was launched by govt (Klan) 
Hoti: We’ve never had such unfavorable position in relations with US (Sinjali) 
Underdogs from Kosovo Take E-Sports World by Storm (BIRN) 
Ten girls, one stage and desire to make things better (Kosovo 2.0) 
Brnabic: Kurti weakens position every time he says "no" to Association (Express) 
Serbian parliament adopts govt report on negotiations with Kosovo (RFE) 

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 3, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• EU reiterates: Agreement on Association must be implemented (RTK)
• Haradinaj: AAK will not support motion to dismiss Kurti (TeVe1)
• Mujanovic: Kurti is right – Kosovo must resist (media)
• Tahiri: Kurti must ask for guarantees from Escobar and Lajcak (media)
• Osmani received by Speaker of Assembly of Iceland, Birgir Ármannsson (media)
• LDK decides to officially boycott public broadcaster (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• The session of the Serbian Assembly on Kosovo continued today (BBC, N1)
• Kosovo Government’s decision on new expropriations in Leposavic and Zubin Potok (KiM Radio, KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• EU concerned over works in Leposavic, asks government to respect law and property rights (KoSSev, media)
• Locals from Dren and surrounding hamlets protest for third day (Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Lawyer says Trajkovic’s health condition deteriorates (Kosovo Online)
• Dacic in Washington: US thinks Belgrade is constructive, unlike Kosovo’s Kurti (Beta, RTS, N1)
• Peskov: Kremlin understands that Serbia is under enormous pressure from West (RTS)
• Egypt, Serbia working on FTA, respect each other’s territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Chief of Serbian Army visits US (RTS)

Opinion:

• West Piles Pressure on Kosovo Over Serb-Majority Municipalities Body (BIRN)

International:

• Kosovo Govt Moves to Expropriate Land in North Despite Protests (BIRN)
• Escobar Exclusive Interview: The View of the Western Balkans from inside the State Department (The Pavlovic Today)

• Kurti’s six conditions for the Association (media)
• Kurti travels to Turkey, will meet President Erdogan today (media)
• Pristina University students to march against Association on Feb 15 (media)
• Kosovo court shortens jail terms for witness tampering (AFP)
• Lajcak meets Sarrazin, coordinate for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)
• Kosovo govt makes two decisions on expropriations in the north (Koha)
• Kosovo’s postwar wealth vanishes under water in floods (Prishtina Insight)
• Vucic presents 10-point plan including Kosovo (Albanian Daily News)
• Serbian Parliamentarians Clash in Tense Debate on Kosovo (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti talks about conditions for formation of Association (Koha)
• Abdixhiku: February 2 is date when Kurti accepted Association (Telegrafi)
• President Osmani travels to Iceland (media)
• Osmani: Important to advance Kosovo’s membership at Council of Europe (media)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo is happy and proud to have an ally like the U.S. (media)
• Citaku: Senior members of government with shameful remarks against allies (Nacionale)
• Court of Appeals reduces sentences for Gucati and Haradinaj by three months (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• At the same time, Vucic and Kurti talk about ZSO in their assemblies (KoSSev)
• Hill: Serbia chose to go West, relations with Russia weakening by the day (N1, media)
• Works in Dren village halted, special police left village (media)
• Rakic sends protest letter to international community over expropriation (RTS)
• Lawyer says owners of properties affected by expropriation to file complaint to Supreme Court (Kosovo Online)
• Dacic: Discussions at US State Department successful (Tanjug)
• State Dept spokesman says Blinken thanked Vucic (N1)
• Group of public figures urges government to accept Franco-German plan (Beta, N1)
• Proclamation with a petition against the European proposal, Kostunica among signatories (KoSSev)
• UNS says “most media in Serbian language not invited” at meeting on CSM (Beta, N1)
• Jevtic visits US, to talk about difficult position of Serbs in Kosovo (media)
• Djurovic: Quint states changed stance on Pristina's CoE bid in past two weeks (Tanjug)
• Office for KiM report: Serb side fulfilled its obligations from the roadmap, a contract to be signed for Elektrosever to become operational (KoSSev)
• Cramon: No ultimatums were given to Serbia regarding the Franco-German plan (KiM radio, Vreme, FoNet)
• UNMIK calls for responsible reporting (KoSSev)

International:

• Government Reveals Coefficient for Wages in Public Sector (Prishtina Insight)
• Serbia could become 'pariah' over Kosovo, president warns (The Washington Post)

• 'We can't be blackmailed': Kosovo PM not giving in against Serbia (AFP)
• Kosovo leader says ethnic Serb association isn't a priority (AP)
• Krasniqi: Association should be created as part of general agreement (VoA)
• Rasic: Work on a special project called “House of Albanian-Serb friendship” (Klan)
• UNMIK remains steadfast in pursuit of its mandate and service to people of Kosovo (Nacionale/TeVe1)
• Blinken thanks Vucic for “constructive engagement” with U.S.-EU team (RFE)
• Hill: Serbia has turned toward the West (media)
• Kosovo miners’ underground strike of 1989 inspires exhibition (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 1, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• EP demands Association and agreement with mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia (Sinjali)
• Kurti: An ethnic association is not possible in a multi-ethnic Kosovo (media)
• Hovenier: The U.S. thinks it is time to move forward with the Association (Telegrafi)
• Rohde: You are late with the Association (Nacionale)
• PDK’s Krasniqi meets with Escobar, discuss developments in Kosovo and the region (Reporteri)
• Kurti: The biggest salary increase ever in independent Kosovo (Klan)
• Murati: With new law, average gross salary will be 730 euros (Klan)
• The value of coefficient for salaries of over 80 thousand workers, published (media)
• Abdixhiku on salary coefficient: Kosovo's emptying coefficient (Albanian Post)
• The opposition leaves Assembly session in protest of salary coefficient (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EU sources: Kosovo Constitutional Court did not dispute the establishment of the CSM (ZSO) (Beta, NMagazin)
• Serbian Parliament Speaker says MPs will debate report, not proposal for Kosovo (N1)
• Vucic: Parties not interested in Kosovo proposal (N1)
• Aleksic: Peoples’ Party submits Resolution against European plan to Serbian Assembly (KoSSev)
• Police secures works on disputed land in Dren village in Leposavic (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Clear intention to cause new crisis and tensions by land expropriation in Leposavic (Kosovo Online)
• SL attended the discussion at the embassy: It was underlined that the ASM should have executive powers (KoSSev)
• Arsenijevic: Hovenier brought the incompatible under one roof, productive discussions (KoSSev)
• Brnabic says it is unclear to her why Friedrich Ebert Foundation deals with ZSO establishment (Radio KIM)
• Hill with Vucevic: The USA ready to help the process of equipping the Serbian Armed Forces (RTS)
• Kosovo police searched Milan Radojevic, former Mitrovica North mayor, after shooting a video (Radio KIM, media)
• Pristina's application for membership in the Council of Europe not on the Committee's agenda (Tanjug)

International:

• In Kosovo, Proposal to Research Post-War Crimes Sparks Controversy (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Ruling Party Accused of ‘Capturing’ Public Broadcaster (Balkan Insight)
• A Serb Association in Kosovo Would Threaten Integration and Peace (BIRN)

• US hosts ‘constructive’ talks on contested Kosovo Serb municipality body (BIRN)
• Hovenier: We don’t support an agreement that threatens Kosovo sovereignty (RFE)
• Serbian List: Association must have executive competencies (RFE)
• Abbott: There is no question of creating a monoethnic enclave (media)
• State Department doesn’t comment on reports of blocking Kosovo at CoE (media)
• Haradinaj: Association, the only way to reach final agreement (media)
• Serwer: Put the ball in Serbia’s court (peacefare.net)
• Von Cramon submits draft report on Kosovo to European Parliament (RFE)
• Kosovo progress on – but still doesn’t control – corruption (Prishtina Insight)
• Opposition parties accuse Vetevendosje of “capturing the RTK” (Koha)
• Kosovo and Serbia: Synchronising the timing for peace (Euractiv)
• UNMIK supports Kosovo families as they recover from recent floods (Kallxo)