UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 7, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti writes to Prime Minister Truss: We expect you to help Europe (RTK)
• Gervalla-Schwarz congratulated James Cleverly (KosovaPress)
• Trajkovic: Visits to the north and Presevo bring back idea of exchanging territories (Koha)
• Cyber-attack on government and media related to headscarf issue (Nacionale)
• Albanian government cuts off diplomatic ties with Iran (media)
• COVID-19: 51 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic at the UN General Assembly on September 21 (RTS)
• The verdict against Nedeljkovic an indication that the function of the Pristina judiciary is to put pressure on the Serbs, says Petkovic (Beta, NMagazin)
• Serbian List: Pristina continues with the practice of condemning Serbs without any evidence (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Eparchy: Verdict to Nikola Nedeljkovic yet another discrimination against Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric on verdict to Nedeljkovic: No justification for ethnically motivated persecution and human rights violations (Kosovo Online)
• Mayors of municipalities in the north of Kosovo: Nobody in the north perceives Osmani as their president (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio)
• Petkovic: Brnabic welcomed in northern Kosovo, Kurti ‘snuck’ around (N1)
• Zubin Potok municipality: Pristina silent about the construction of the police base and the actions of the special police (Kosovo Online)
• NGO Aktiv: Inaccurate statements in the New York Times article "Blame, hate, license plates" (Danas, FoNet)
• European Court says Serbian authorities did not violate journalists’ rights (N1)
• Vucic welcomes Erdogan (Tanjug)

Osmani asks Serb citizens to change their license plates (Koha)
Kosovo complains to EU about partial recognition of identity cards by Serbia (Koha)
Kurti and Svecla visit the North (Albanian Post)
Cyber-attack on Kosovo Institutions’ Official Pages (media)
Osmani calls on teachers to return to school: The damage to children is irreparable (media)
Mehaj and Lambrecht discuss cooperation in the field of defense (media)
Slovenian President Borut Pahor to visit Kosovo today (RTK)
The model of "two Germanys" proposed in 2012 for final solution, returns to the table (Albanian Post)
The Police Union warns of union actions (KosovaPress)
Prosecutor’s office: Martin Berishaj is being investigated (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Prime Minister Kurti welcomes the German-French engagement in dialogue (media)
• Berlin confirms Scholz and Macron's commitment to the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)
• Kurti: A minor who should be at school today is in a shelter, and this, due to a crime (media)
• Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi travels to the Czech Republic (media)
• Minister Mehaj on an official visit to Germany (RTK)
• LDK: The government's package will not have an impact on overcoming the crisis (media)
• COVID-19: 29 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Kurti: “Serbs who feel unsafe in Kosovo are the criminals” (N1, KoSSev)
• Mayor of Bujanovac: ''Exchange of municipalities between Kosovo and Serbia would be fair'' (Danas, Kosovo Online, FoNet, N1)
• Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Kosovo, energy situation (Tanjug, N1)
• Jeremic: If ZSO is not established by December 31, negotiations in Brussels should be halted (N1)
• Djilas: Joint Declaration on Kosovo (KiM radio)
• Nedeljkovic pleads not guilty, sentenced to eight months in prison (Kosovo Online)
• Antonijevic: Trial of Nedeljkovic bad message to Serbian community in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• UNS and DNKiM condemned the harassment of the RTK2 journalist (KiM Radio)
• Serbian List: Pristina’s plan to abolish Serbian licence plates doomed to fail (Kosovo Online)
• Slovenian Ministry summons Serbian Ambassador over Vucic’s statement (N1)

Opinion:

• Jaksic on Brnabic’s visit: ''When Pristina is dissatisfied, then it does not approve visits'' (Danas, N1, FoNet)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbian, Ukrainian first ladies discuss humanitarian crisis (N1)

Lajcak to visit Pristina, Belgrade on September 9 (media)
Serbian PM says willing to compromise during landmark Kosovo visit (Reuters)
Svecla: Vucic threatened citizens who agree to put RKS license plates (media)
Osmani meets Malaysian ambassador Dato Abdul Malik (media)
Bislimi: Depopulation of the Valley, concerning (media)
LDK: Government should start dialogue with trade unionists (media)
PDK: Government is trying to suppress citizens' discontent through charity (RTK)
Joseph: Kosovo feels threatened by Serbia (euronews.al)
Kosovo Serb war crime defendant stays silent in court (BIRN)
Serbian PM visits Kosovo Serbs as tensions still simmer (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 5, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Bislimi and Nagavci in the Valley, promise support for the Albanians (media)
• KCK: Government is trying to undermine the independence of the judiciary (media)
• Brnabic from North speaks of "peace" and says that they will "fight" for Serbs (media)
• Kosovo continues lobbying for membership in the Council of Europe (RTK)
• Haradinaj wants investments in gas pipelines and new coal-fired power plant (media)
• Another protest about the case of the 11-year-old girl in Pristina (media)
• COVID-19: One death, 21 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic in a visit to Kosovo north: Dialogue is important, we will insist on ZSO (media)
• Kosovo ministers in Presevo, without a meeting with the mayor (Beta, N1)
• Jeremic: Request to Russia and China to use veto ‘puts an end’ to Pristina’s UN membership issue (Danas)
• Serbian ID cards issued to Kosovo Serbs valid to enter Albania via Vrbnica crossing – but not Kosovo (KoSSev)
• SNS official announces composition of new Serbian Government by September 25 (N1)
• Erdogan to visit Serbia (RTS)

International:

• Serbia, Albania to cooperate in energy, mining sectors (seenews.com)

Kurti receives letter from Scholtz and Macron (media)
‘Serbia must get ready to make a difficult decision’, Macron-Scholz letter to Vucic (media)
Kosovo government submits judicial vetting draft to Parliament (media)
Kurti on Brnabic’s visit: No statements that induce de-stabilization (media)
Bislimi and Nagavci to visit Presheva Valley (media)
Jasharaj: The strike continues (media)
Rama for Der Spiegel: Russia would love another conflict in the Balkans (media)
Rakic: Brnabic’s visit shows that Kosovo Serbs are in favor of peace and security (media)
Haxhiu on the case of the 11-year-old: There will be additional dismissals (euronews.al)
EU-brokered deal leaves Kosovo and Serbia mired in antagonism (Financial Times)
COVID-19: 49 new cases (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak for dialogue: Current political calendar is a chance for normalisation (Koha)
• Rama praises Vucic: He gave a clear signal of peace in relation to Kosovo (Koha)
• Trade unionists meet LDK’s Abdixhiku (media)
• Municipalities give the government until September 5 to execute the salaries (media)
• COVID-19: 67 positive cases no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Summit of leaders of the Open Balkans: Regional cooperation important in the food and energy supply crisis (NMagazin, Beta)
• Szijarto: If it depended on Hungary, the entire Western Balkans would already be in the EU (FoNet, Beta)
• Brnabic to visit Kosovo on Monday (NMagazin, Beta)
• Petkovic: EU representatives either do not know or deliberately selectively read the agreements (RTS)
• Vucic and Pahor on Saturday in Belgrade (Danas)
• EU spokeswoman: Ashton will not join Lajcak's team, they are in regular contact (Kosovo Online)
• Bus from Subotica returned by police from the Bela Zemlja crossing (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)

Opinion:

• Lazarevic: Kurti's video messages will not persuade Serbs to re-register, but Belgrade's decisions, if any (Danas, KoSSev)

International:

• Open Balkan plus Hungary, Turkey meet to discuss cooperation in Belgrade (euractive.com)

• President Osmani on education strike: We must find acceptable solution (media)
• Kosovo teachers strike on first day of new school year (BIRN)
• Hovenier welcomes smooth start of implementation on free movement (media)
• Rama in Belgrade: Open Balkan is a project of peace (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo opens free trade negotiations with EFTA countries (RTK)
• AAK reacts to LDK leader Abdixhiku’s remarks (Telegrafi)
• Energy production is doubled, power cuts are stopped (Koha)
• Kosovo and Albania hail launch of unified children’s primer (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Prime Minister Kurti invites citizens to convert licence plates to RKS (media)
• Osmani met with Deputy Prime Minister of Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra (media)
• The EU asks Kosovo to give "sufficient time" for licence plates (RFE Albanian)
• Kurti on the energy crisis: We are doing our best, but the situation is dire (Koha)
• BSPK: There is no withdrawal from strike, Government's intervention is illegal (media)
• LDK: The decision to freeze wages is illegal and undemocratic (media)
• PDK: Today we are in energy and educational darkness (media)
• Banners against re-registration with RKS licence plates appear again in north (Koha)
• COVID-19: One death and 64 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Kurti calls Kosovo Serbs to replace license plates (N1)
• Petkovic: Kurti continues to threaten with abolition of KM plates (NMagazin, Beta)
• Vucic discusses Kosovo dialogue with UK, US officials (N1)
• Ashton could join Lajcak's team for dialogue – portal (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Arsenijevic: With a Serbian ID of the cities in Kosovo, still impossible to cross General Jankovic (KoSSev)
• US Ambassador says Serbia should turn West (N1, FoNet, NIN, KiM radio)

International:

• Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs (Reuters)
• Kosovo's car licensing rule resisted by ethnic Serbs takes effect (Aljazeera)
• Serbia under growing pressure from West to allow EuroPride to go ahead (intellinews.com)
• The Open Balkan Wine Fair opens today in Belgrade (serbianmonitor.com)

• Reciprocity on ID cards begins (Koha Ditore/Kosovapress/RFE)
• Serbia Reminds Kosovo: ID Cards Deal Doesn’t Imply Recognition (BIRN)
• Why Ethnic Tensions Are Flaring Again in Northern Kosovo (Reuters)
• President Osmani meets Czech PM Minister, discuss visa liberalisation (media)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo in direst situation in the postwar period (media)
• Haradinaj to Kurti: Stop or you will be stopped! (media)
• Haziri: Serbia is indirectly recognizing Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Serbia: Army at high state preparedness along border with Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Turkish, Hungarian senior officials to attend next Open Balkans meeting (Klan)