Albanian Language Media:

• Gervalla: September 24 attack in Banjska changed everything (media)
• Baerbock with clear messages for Kosovo’s prospect of EU membership (Klan)
• Croatian FM: Visa liberalization for Kosovo, a major step forward (RTK)
• Stano doesn’t comment on draft statute published by Ramadani (media)
• PSD warns it will “escalate actions” against Association (Albanian Post)
• Tahiri: Scandalous, Resolution 1244 is part of the Association’s statute (media)
• Over 1,350 citizens in north re-register their vehicles to RKS plates (Telegrafi)
• Svecla meets Turkish Defense Minister (media)
• Petkovic: “In time of Serbian List and Vucic, 40,000 Serbs fled Kosovo” (Dukagjini)

Serbian Language Media:

• Borrell on Western Balkans: We insist on alignment with EU foreign policy (N1)
• Office for KiM reacts to relocation of Serb soldiers memorial plaque (Radio KIM, Kosovo Online)
• New KFOR Commander visits Visoki Decani Monastery (Radio KIM, Kosovo Online, social media)
• Ambassador Vilan denied Israeli soccer coach: Serbia showed that it is a true friend (Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Office for KiM: Flag of Serbia set on fire at the monument to the murdered Serbs in Orahovac (Tanjug)
• SNF gathering: “Prevent ‘Albanization’ of Serb-majority municipalities with ‘tacit approval’ of Serbian List” (KoSSev)

International:

• Belgrade Paid for Lawyers Defending Kosovo Serbs Accused of Corruption, Documents Reveal (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Defeats Israel In Soccer Match Amid High Security, Small Crowd (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:
• 53 grants worth €500,000 allocated for women and minority led businesses (KSP)

Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Kosovo, supporter of regional security (media)
• Kurti meets with O'Brien, says U.S. support for Kosovo confirmed (RTK)
• Borrell to chair today EU-Western Balkans meeting (Reporteri)
• Kurti: Neighboring countries are not safe from Serbia, as long as they are not part of EU (RFE)
• Prime Minister Kurti for a two-day visit to Vienna (media)
• Ramadani publishes a version of the Association's draft statute (media)
• Analysts: If it is official, this statute legalizes parallel structures in north (media)
• The flag of Palestine unfurled in Pristina, removed (media)
• Kosovo model can serve as solution for Gaza - says Israeli diplomat (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic: Kurti playing on the Europeans' fear of a repeat of the conflict in the Balkans (Kontakt plus radio)
• FT: Serbia is ‘glaring example’ of how far aspirant members are from meeting EU enlargement criteria (N1)
• German and French Ambassadors Mark Armistice Day, but where is the Monument to Serbian Soldiers? (KoSSev)
• The monument to the fallen Serbian fighters at the cemetery in Pristina was moved (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS, KiM radio)
• Diocese of Raska - Prizren on relocation of the monument to the liberators from the First World War (eparhija-prizren.com, KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• An Albanian beat a Serb while cultivating his field near Ajvalija (KiM radio, medijacentar.info)
• It snowed in Brezovica, the locals still without firewood (KoSSev, RTK2)
• Vucic with O'Brien on the dialogue in Brussels and the situation in Kosovo (RTS)
• Vucic: No progress in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue as long as Kurti is in power (Tanjug)
International Media:
• In Memory of the UN Flight Tragedy in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• RSF and 16 partners unveil Paris Charter on AI and Journalism (rsf.org)
• Türkiye, Serbia share objective of 'stable Balkans' (dailysabah.com)
• President of Serbia commented on the Meeting between Two Members of BiH Presidency with Kosovo PM (Sarajevo Times)
• Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures (AP)

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)