UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• EU missions in Kosovo: We strongly support Specialist Chambers (media)
• Hoti: Crucial to maintain stability of Kosovo institutions (Telegrafi)
• Interior Minister: Kosovo Police has stepped up readiness (media)
• Government: We will not suspend the dialogue (Koha)
• Osmani in Prekaz: This is where the proof of Serbia's genocide lies (media)
• Thaci to appear before court on 9 November (media)
• Search operation carried out in residences of Thaci, Veseli, Selimi (media)
• Minister Selimi demands government suspend dialogue with Serbia (Koha/Klan)
• EU recalls Kosovo has pledged to continue dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• No quorum to vote economic recovery draft law (media)
• AKR leader Pacolli calls for roundtable of political parties (media)
• COVID – 19: 12 deaths, 728 new cases (media)
• Kosovo could go into lockdown this weekend (Radio Free Europe)

Serbian Language Media:

• SPO charges Kosovo's Thaçi and other of at least 98 murders (N1)
• Antonijevic: Increase in number of infected persons expected next week (Kontakt plus radio)
• Dacic: Washington agreement remains regardless of who wins US presidential elections (Tanjug)
• The acting president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani on ''peace'' and ''genocidal state'' (KoSSev)
• Mihajlovic: Change of generations in Kosovo, there will be no big drama about indictments (N1)
• Serwer: Serbia should not be afraid if Biden wins (Kosovo Online)
• Natasa Kandic: Serbia soon will have to answer where are the bodies of killed Albanians (Danas)
• Trial of Nenad Arsic continues (Radio KIM)

International:

• Confirmed indictment of Kosovo’s President for war crimes brings victims one step closer to long-awaited justice (Amnesty International)
• Week in Review: Fake News and Hard Realities (Balkan Insight)
• 'We need a fresh start in the US, in the Balkans, in Europe, and in the world' (N1 Sarajevo, Atlantic Initiative)
• Albanians Praise ‘Just War’ after Indicted Kosovo President Resigns (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 713 new cases, six deaths (media)
• KSC publishes indictment against Thaci and others (media)
• Osmani delivers statement after assuming functions of Kosovo president (media)
• Acting president Osmani meets Quint, EU ambassadors (media)
• Kosovo Government to hold meeting today in light of recent events (media)
• Germany hails readiness to cooperate with justice (DW/Telegrafi)
• UK’s Abbott expresses respect for Thaci's resignation, support for Osmani (media)
• LDK: Present situation difficult, requires maturity and unity (media)
• Vetevendosje: KLA war was pure, Thaci should have resigned earlier (media)
• Limaj: All charges contained in indictment have already been tried (Klan)
• Mustafa: Government will not halt dialogue with Serbia (Gazeta Express)
• Enver Hoxhaj takes on post of acting leader of PDK (media)
• Kadri Veseli’s legal representatives issue statement (media)
• KLA veterans to protest against recent indictments (media)
• Kosovo Government could fall if it fails to elect new president (Koha)
• AAK says it has offered solution for new president (Klan)
• In Vatican, PM Hoti meets Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Thaci resigns after indictment against him is confirmed (media)
• EU welcomes Thaci’s readiness to cooperate with Specialist Chambers (media)
• PDK leader Veseli says indictment against him confirmed (media)
• Government: We strongly believe in the honorable fight of the KLA (media)
• Hoti: Constitution guarantees clear transition with no room for vacuum (media)
• Vjosa Osmani, Acting President of Kosovo (Koha)
• AAK: Dialogue with Serbia to be stopped immediately (media)
• Haradinaj: I strongly believe in Thaci and Veseli’s innocence (media)
• Limaj: We will come out glorious at the end of this process (media)
• Albanian President: I believe in Thaci’s innocence (media)
• Albanian Prime Minister: Thaci has Albania’s support and solidarity (media)
• COVID – 19: 713 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Sources: Prishtina expected to be isolated in the weekend (Indeksonline)
• “Restricted movement from 18:00 to 05:00 starting this Friday” (Telegrafi)
• Health Minister bans rallies for local elections (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 52 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Stano on Thaci: EU continues to monitor situation in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• “End of one political epoch” (Radio KIM)
• Council of Europe: ''No one submitted a request for Kosovo's membership'' (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Serbian FM tells CoE ministers pandemic measures proportional (N1)
• Serbian Orthodox Church head tests positive for coronavirus (N1)
• Vucic and Petkovic wished Patriarch Irinej speedy recovery (Kosovo-online)
• Four Albanians among arrested over Vienna attack, two from Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Hodzic: Municipality works with limited capacity due to infection of several officials with coronavirus (KoSSev)

International:

• Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges (AP)
• Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci resigns to face war crime trial (Deutsche Welle)
• Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed (Reuters)
• Thaci Trial ‘Should Have Happened Before’, Victims’ Families Say (Balkan Insight)
• Braže: NATO and Serbia established a reliable, mutually beneficial partnership (EWB)

• COVID – 19: 565 new cases, 9 deaths (media)
• Health Minister: More restrictive measures against COVID – 19 (media)
• Specialist Chambers confirm: Krasniqi transferred to The Hague (media)
• Kosovo Deputy PM: Courts cannot change the history (media)
• Limaj: Krasniqi would have never opposed justice (media)
• Former senior KLA member confirms there is indictment against him (media)
• Kurti: Special injustice is continuing (media)
• Haradinaj: Selimi will come out innocent (media)
• Klinaku: Specialist Chambers’ actions, illegal and anti-constitutional (media)
• Grabovci: I regret voting in favor of formation of Special Court (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 4, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19 report: Nine deaths, 546 new cases (media)
• Kosovo Government reacts to today's police operation (media)
• Krasniqi's lawyer says his client expected to be transferred to The Hague (media)
• NISMA: No one can stain Krasniqi's actions (media)
• Haradinaj comments on SPO's operation, calls it 'concerning' (media)
• KLA veterans: We are working with MPs to have court interpret KSC mandate (media)
• KSC calls reports on Thaci's indictment 'speculations' (Koha/Klan)
• Kosovo's FM Haradinaj-Stublla meets Italian counterpart Di Maio (media)
• Daka meets Szunyog, discuss elections in two municipalities (media)
• Sale of IPKO mobile operator suspended (Koha)
• RTK union calls on Assembly to dismiss broadcaster’s board (Koha/Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• North Mitrovica Crisis Staff reported 19 new cases of Covid-19; Gracanica Crisis Staff reported one new case (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
• In central Kosovo the epidemiological situation stable, in the north complicated (KIM radio)
• CBS: Discussion on north at Kosovo Assembly: Populist expositions and false claims (KoSSev)
• PM Brnabic: Serbia ready to continue dialogue with Pristina (media)
• Jeremic: Kosovo issue will not be solved soon, regardless of who would be new US president (KoSSev)
• Belgrade in show of support for Vienna (N1)
• Petkovic with Botsan-Kharchenko on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1)
• RTK management elected (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
• Russian Parliament ratifies free trade agreement with Serbia (BETA, N1)

Opinion:

• COVID-19 restrictions on the elderly are just cruel (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• Fake News Rivals Real News for Albanians Reading about COVID-19 (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19 report: Eight deaths, 334 new cases (media)
• KNIPH: We are trying to measure collective immunity in Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Vetevendosje calls Zemaj to report about pandemic situation (media)
• LDK requests Assembly session to vote on economic recovery bill (media)
• Specialist Prosecutor's Office confirms ongoing operations in Pristina (media)
• In Berlin, Kosovo's FM Haradinaj-Stublla meets Germany's Maas (media)
• EULEX chief submits comments on Specialist Chambers’ mandate (Zeri)
• Veliu: No indications of a possible terror attack in Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo forms new Stabilisation Association commission (Kosovapress/Koha)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19 report: 8 deaths, 334 new cases (media)
• Kosovo leaders condemn Vienna terror attack (media)
• "Three police officers that fought terrorists are from Kosovo" (media)
• EU doesn’t comment on Thaci’s statement for dialogue (Radio Free Europe)
• “Serbia’s armament by Russia, a serious threat to peace and stability” (media)
• Hoti travels to Italy, will visit the Vatican and meet PM Conte (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 34 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Serbian President and Foreign Minister extend condolences to Austria (FoNet, N1)
• Simic: Mitrovica North is only truly multi-ethnic environment, where are Serbs from Pristina and Vucitrn (TV Most)
• Radovic: Decisions of Kosovo Government relating to Covid-19 also implemented in north (Kontakt plus radio)
• Twinning of Belgrade and Mitrovica North (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: Mutual recognition meaningless story (BETA, N1)
• Western Balkan leaders to meet in Sofia within Berlin Process (EWB, N1)

International:

• Vienna Terror Attacker was Citizen of North Macedonia (Balkan Insight)
• Havliček: Islamist and far-right extremism mutually reinforcing, liberal democracy absolutely threatened (EWB)
• Kosovo Activist’s Son Recalls 25-Year Search for Abducted Father (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Ministry of Culture, UNKT with joint programs for youth empowerment (media)
• ‘Life in the municipality’ debates put local governance in the spotlight (Prishtina Insight)

• COVID-19 report: Nine deaths, 486 new cases (media)
• U.S. Embassy: Decisive action needed to reduce transmission of COVID-19 (media)
• Borell says Thaci’s request on Specialist Chambers, unacceptable (media)
• Hoti has not commented on Thaci's proposal for Specialist Chambers (EO/Zeri)
• “Merkel must take active role in dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia” (Koha)
• Germany supports Lajcak's proposal on constitutional changes (Klan)
• Mustafa: Serbia is continuing provocations against Kosovo (media)
• Journalist association demands justice for killed and missing reporters (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo leaders condemn Vienna attacks (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 2, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19 report: Nine deaths, 486 new cases (media)
• Minister Zemaj warns anti-coronavirus measures may be toughened (media)
• Thaci: If no recognition proposal, dialogue destined to fail (media)
• Hoti urges Bosnia to lift visa regime and open liaison office (media)
• Kosovo FM Haradinaj-Stublla sets on official visit to Germany (media)
• Osmani: Government to reveal what it agreed in Brussels about missing persons (Koha)
• Selmanaj: Full integration happens when communities act within legitimate institutions (Klan)
• "Government's attempt to dissolve anti-corruption task force failed" (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• 41 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serb areas in Kosovo on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Borrell: Thaci's proposal to change mandate of SC and SPO beyond Kosovo legal obligations towards EU (KoSSev)
• Vucic spoke at panel of young leaders forum, Zaev and Rama participate as well (RTS)
• Metropolitan Amfilohije buried on Sunday, numerous reactions to his death (KoSSev)
• Godfrey: Whoever wins elections, Serbia will remain important to Washington (N1)
• Four candidates for Mitrovica North mayoral elections (Kontakt plus radio)
• CEC still has no instructions of Kosovo Public Health Institute regarding elections in two municipalities (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Serbian List reacts to Jablanovic’s statements (Kosovo-online)
• United opposition: EU must help us force government to ensure freedom of media (BETA, N1)

Opinion:

• Albanian Americans and Trump: An empty friendship (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• US Election Splits Central Europe (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Government tighten COVID-19 measures (Prishtina Insight)

• COVID-19 report: Seven deaths, 337 new cases (media)
• Hoti: Decision on new measures will be evaluated in two weeks (media)
• Ministry of Health announces new measures against COVID-19 (media)
• Education Minister calls for respect of anti-COVID measures (media)
• Hoti: We have pandemic situation under control (media)
• Lack of vision by Kosovo and Serbia to reach final settlement (Koha)
• Nagavci: Elections first, then proposal of a candidate for President (Express)
• Selimi: Haradinaj, only candidate fitting of President post (media)