• Kurti for Der Spiegel: Vucic wants to return to past, but that train is gone • Serbian police prevent far-right activists from crossing into Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo) • Svecla: Police is capable and has capacities to confront criminal structures (Koha) • President’s Chief of Staff reacts to protest at Jarinje (media) • Hoxhaj: Serbian regime is solely responsible for tensions (media) • KFOR to start regular military exercises near its base in Novosella (media) • Mehaj: Kosovo Army has capacities to protect territorial integrity (media) • Krasniqi: Government cannot hide behind KFOR (Kosovapress) • KFOR must remove the barricades, analysts say (Prishtina Insight) • President Osmani holds end-of-year reception with diplomatic corps (Koha) • Tajani: Italy to organise conference on Balkans in January (media) • Conviction of Kosovo’s ‘Commander Cali’ sparks anger at home (BIRN) • Kosovo arrests Serb ex-policeman for 1999 attack on village (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Recognition by the five states facilitates the EU membership process (RTK) • PM Kurti, government ministers react to Rada Trajkovic’s detention (media) • Specialist Chambers finds Mustafa guilty, sentences him to 26 years in prison (media) • Acting Specialist Prosecutor welcomes verdict in Salih Mustafa trial (media) • Reactions to Specialist Chambers’ verdict against Salih Mustafa (media) • Reports that request for return of Serbian troops was delivered to KFOR (RFE) • Shea: Serbia's request to send forces to Kosovo will be rejected (RFE) • Docherty: Kosovo long-term strategic partner of the United Kingdom (RTK) • Rizvanolli on paying electricity for north: Can’t continue this in time of crisis (EO) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Gov't has adopted decision to request return of Serbian forces in Kosovo, handed over it to KFOR (Tanjug, Novosti) • Dacic: Firm assurances from the five EU members who did not recognize Kosovo that they will not change their position (Danas, Beta, FoNet, Blic) • Petkovic: Another former police officer arrested (KoSSev, RTS, N1) • Arrests of Serbs in north continue, day seven at barricades (RTS, Tanjug, Blic) • Serbian List reacts to latest arrest in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Trajkovic again held at Merdare crossing, waiting to be let into Serbia (N1) • Serbian ambassador blasts Kurti, Osmani over “Greater Albania” map (Tanjug) • Serbian DefMin to UK Ambassador: Deeply concerned over Kosovo (N1) • Brnabic speaks with her Romanian counterpart, expresses gratitude for principled stance on Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Office for KiM: Houses broken into and looted, and the church of St. Nikola in the hamlet of Bogosevce, near Prizren (Kontakt plus radio) • Gujon to Pristina authorities: Be consistent in your stances, allow me entry in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Stano: European Union continues working on de-escalation in northern Kosovo (RTV) Opinion: • What Must Be Done to Finally Bring Justice to Kosovo? (BIRN) International: • Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Convicted of War Crimes by Hague Court (BIRN)

• Kurti waiting for KFOR to remove the barricades (RFE) • Association, Kurti: Serbia will raise it as an issue within the dialogue (Klan) • Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar (Associated Press) • Kurti: We expect Kosovo to enter the EU within 9 years (euronews.al) • Von Cramon: EU integration also depends on dialogue with Serbia (Klan) • KFOR’s statement on request for return of Serbian troops? (Albanian Post) • Rama: Kosovo was freed from Belgrade once and for all (media) • Former Kosovo Serb police officer arrested, suspected of war crimes (KP) • Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss latest developments (media) • Trajkovic sent to Serbian Interior Ministry, warns she isn’t feeling well (Klan) • Kosovo formally applies to join EU (Reuters) • Poll: Vetevendosje leads with 42.6%, followed by LDK and PDK (media) • North Kosovo: What are the tensions with ethnic Serbs about? (DW) • Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve? (Al Jazeera)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 15, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti officially submits Kosovo's application for EU membership in Prague (media) • Osmani: The time of border traders has ended once and for all (media) • Kurti has travelled to Prague, at 13:00 he submits the application for the EU (RTK) • Kosovo: by receiving candidate status, dynamics in dialogue would accelerate (Koha) • PDK does not participate in the President's annual speech (RTK) • AAK also boycotts Osmani's annual address to the Assembly (media) • Borrell: Barricades must be removed; let’s return to discussions (Koha) • Varhelyi on visa liberalisation: Work for the fight against crime gave results (Klan) • Albanian President welcomes Kosovo application for EU membership (media) • Peci: Serb population is in the most difficult position in the north (Nacionale) • New barricades set up in the north (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • EULEX chief: We don’t know exactly where Pantic is being held (N1, RTS, Kosovo Online, Srna) • Wigemark with Rakic discuss security situation, rule of law in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media) • Day six at barricades in northern Kosovo (RTS) • Hill: Serbia has right to address KFOR, however, political solution is needed (N1) • Vucic: Pristina officially violates Washington agreement, Belgrade response this evening (Tanjug) • Dacic: Pristina's EU membership bid a political marketing move (media) • DefMin: Wrong assumption that Serbia doesn’t know what it’s doing (N1) • Mitrovica North Assembly gets new speaker (N1) • Djuric on appointment of new municipal councillors in Mitrovica North (Tanjug, social media) • Vucic: Conversation with Lajcak, Escobar fair, sincere (Tanjug) • Trajkovic kept at the Merdare crossing, then allowed to cross to Kosovo (KiM radio, N1, Danas, NMagazin) • Momirovic: Food and fuel supplies under threat in Kosovo north (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo officially applies for EU membership in symbolic act (Al Jazeera) • Serbian president holds talks with EU, US officials on de-escalation with Kosovo (AA)

• Kosovo Leaders Sign EU Candidacy Application (BIRN) • Kurti hails agreement on visa liberalisation (media) • EU Parliament, Council reach agreement on Kosovo visa liberalisation (media) • Escobar calls for removal of barricades and formation of Association (Koha) • Lajcak: Vucic understands seriousness of situation in the north (RFE) • NATO: Barricades in the north should be removed immediately (Koha) • Bislimi: Barricades not placed by local Serbs but by a radical group supported by Belgrade (BBC) • US expects govt proposal for Association, implies to do it with civil society (Koha) • Mandl for Kosovo's EU application: Important step at the right time (Koha) • Kosovo Albanians Take Serb-Vacated Council Seats in Divided Town (BIRN) • Albin Kurti, the most liked leader, poll shows (Klan Kosova) • Konjufca: We aim to be leaders in region for parliamentary transparency (Koha) • Krasniqi: No more Serbian soldiers in Kosovo, this was closed in ’99 (Koha) • First Kosovo Guerrilla Verdict Due at Hague ‘Special Court’ (BIRN) • Serbian Ex-Policeman Pleads Not Guilty to Kosovo War Crimes (BIRN) • Why tensions have flared up between Kosovo and Serbia (TRT World)

Albanian Language Media: • Application for Kosovo's membership in the EU, signed (Koha) • Kurti: We will submit membership application to Czech presidency of EU in Prague (media) • Kosovo Police refute Serbian media reports that Pantic was mistreated (media) • Ministry: No agreement stops special police units from going to the north (RFE) • Kurti: Foreign investments have increased by 46 percent compared to last year (Kallxo) • Mehaj: The fourth anniversary of the army finds us with great successes (media) • Mitrovica North SL assembly members replaced by those from Civic Initiative (media) • Edita Tahiri: Escobar silenced Kurti (Ekonomia) • Borrell talks about Thaci: We arrested him while he was still president (media) • Ukrainian MP sends Zelensky request for recognition of Kosovo's independence (Ekonomia) • PSD with "Tension for Association" action in front of the government (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic’s question: Western partners to say which documents they will respect, mentioning the sixth from Thessaloniki on EU enlargement to the WB (media) • The Kosovo government made a decision on land expropriation in Leposavic and Z. Potok (KoSSev) • North Mitrovica Municipal Assembly: New councillors sworn in (Kontakt plus radio) • Petkovic: Serb-majority municipality taken over by Albanians (Radio KIM) • Serbs on barricades for fifth day, night went peacefully (RTS) • Vucic to meet with Lajcak, Escobar on Wednesday (Tanjug) • Radosavljevic: Serbs are not against (CSM) ZSO, but against what it symbolises (VoA) • EU Council expects Serbia to align with EU foreign policy (N1, Beta, RTS) • Dacic to UNMIK chief: UN important for territorial integrity (media) • Family of Dejan Pantic say his innocence can easily be proved, if trial is just (RTS) • Brnabic reacts to Escobar’s remark on return of Serbian security personnel (Kosovo Online, social media, Danas) • Odalovic: Situation in Kosovo requires serious reaction of international community (Tanjug) • Verdict delivered to Todosijevic, Petkovic says additional pressure on Serbs (Radio KIM) International: • Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany’s interest (AP)

• Escobar, Kurti, Lajcak call for normalization of situation (media) • U.S. categorically against return of Serbian forces to Kosovo (RFE) • Lajcak: Much better ways to remove barricades than with bulldozers (Telegrafi) • U.S., EU envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia not to fuel violence (Reuters) • Stoltenberg: NATO is very focused on Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Barricades still up in north despite calls for removal (Pristina Insight) • Sarrazin: Crisis in north of Kosovo should be used to advance dialogue (RTK) • EU congratulates Kosovo on reforms (media) • EULEX: Security situation in north of Kosovo is worrying (Klan) • Kovacevski: Kosovo-Serbia agreement guarantees peace in the region (RTK) • Kosovo, facing some opposition, to apply this week to join EU (Reuters) • Far-Right Protesters Rally In Belgrade In Support Of Kosovar Serbs As EU Urges De-Escalation (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 13, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Stoltenberg: NATO closely monitoring the situation in north (Lajmi) • KFOR: Important to avoid any renewed escalation; we remain extremely vigilant (media) • Kurti: This week we will submit application for EU membership (RFE) • Kurti discussed with MEPs about Kosovo's membership in the EU (RTK) • Lajcak to visit Pristina and Belgrade (media) • Haradinaj meets Escobar and Hovenier (media) • KP: Reports of rude behaviour do not stand (media) • Roads in the north of Kosovo remain blocked (RTK) • Text of "European" proposal for "basic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia" (Koha) • Krasniqi: Law does not foresee appointment of administrators in municipalities (EO) • Rasic: I am here to build bridges and I have experience in this (Klan Kosova) • Tahiri: Serbia wants to divide north from Kosovo because of Trepca mine (media) Serbian Language Media: • Situation in northern Kosovo unchanged (RTS) • UNMIK calls for de-escalation and restraint in northern Kosovo (RTS) • Drecun: Pressure on Serbia to accept the EU plan and abandon Resolution 1244 (NMagazin, Beta, TV Pink) • EU ministers today and about the situation in the north of Kosovo (media) • Pantic rendered 30-day detention (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Detention of Dejan Pantic attempt to criminalise Serbs in Kosovo (N1. media) • Simic says Pantic and Adzic are innocent (Radio KIM) • KFOR: Important to avoid renewed escalation, the road to peace is the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Stoltenberg: All sides to restrain from escalation, NATO forces vigilant (Tanjug, RTV) • Escobar: No comment after meeting with Kurti (N1, BETA, social media) • Serbian PM Brnabic reacts to Viola von Cramon’s remarks (N1, media) • Dacic: We are trying to get Pristina's EU bid disputed by non-recognizers (Tanjug, media) International: • Kosovo Assembly Approves Law on Salaries in Principle (Prishtina Insight)

• French-German plan gets support from 27 EU member states (Koha Ditore) • Borrell urges Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate after latest clashes (Reuters) • Kurti meets Escobar; “barricades must be removed immediately” (media) • Osmani meets Escobar, discuss urgent need to remove barricades (media) • Escobar meets the Serbian List, discuss political and security situation (media) • PM advisor: French-German plan is a good basis for discussions (KTV) • Hovenier and Escobar meet Kosovo civil society representatives (media) • France ‘concerned’ by attacks in Kosovo (Euractiv) • Court orders 30-day detention for Pantic, suspected of terror act (media) • President’s Chief of Staff reacts to closure of schools in north (media) • Does Nenad Rasic’s appointment violate Kosovo’s constitution? (BIRN) • Protest in Belgrade in support of Kosovo Serbs (Radio Free Europe)

Albanian Language Media: • Borrell: Fighting in the street doesn’t lead to normalisation of situation (Telegrafi) • Von Cramon: Restoration of peace and stability must be a priority (media) • Escobar, Chollet expected to meet opposition leaders tomorrow morning (Telegrafi) • Chollet’s visit to Kosovo postponed, infected with COVID-19 (Telegrafi) • German diplomat reiterates: Serbia is responsible for the situation in the north (RTK) • Musliu: Police officers in Jarinje for 55 hours; food supplies running out (Nacionale) • Rama: Kosovo has understanding and support of Albanian government (KP) • Serb schools in north of Kosovo closed (RFE) • Trajkovic: My children too are being threatened; responsibility falls on Vucic (media) • Two reporters threatened in the north (Gazeta Metro) • Ukrainian MP expresses support for Kosovo (RTK) • Grenell: Europeans must change their directions on Kosovo-Serbia strategy (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to Pristina and EU officials: Which of the five agreements will you respect (N1) • Dacic reveals what Annalena Baerbock told him (Danas) • Rakic in Rudare: We want peace and an end to hunting of Serbs (Kosovo Online) • Belgrade liaison officer sent request to Pristina to visit Dejan Pantic (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Serbs to respect KFOR and EULEX (KiM radio, Beta, RTS) • Vucevic: I hope that KFOR and EULEX will not allow the violent removal of the barricades (KiM radio, Beta, TV Pink) • Northern Kosovo still blocked, peaceful night at barricades (N1) • Primary and secondary schools in northern Kosovo closed until further notice (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: We have assurances EULEX, KFOR will not take violent action (Tanjug) • Vucic: We have taken measures to protect our homeland, we call for peace (N1) • Petkovic: Kosovo special forces entered Gazivode (N1) • New reports of Kosovo special police mistreating local Serbs in Zubin Potok (Kosovo Online) • Drecun claims Pristina eavesdropping on communications (Kosovo Online) • Tadic: International public must know Serbs are exposed to Kurti’s violence (Kosovo Online) • Jeremic says Kurti the most responsible for escalation in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Brnabic reacts to Baerbock’s remarks, terms it ‘stunning level of absurdity’ (Kosovo Online) • Grenell reacts to Baerbock’s remarks on tensions in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Branbic reacts to Borrell’s remarks on barricades in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Check Foreign Minister reacts to situation in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) International: • Kosovo Serb Barricades Remain up Despite Calls for Removal (BIRN) • EU's Borrell urges Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate after latest clashes (Reuters) • EU Urges De-Escalation In Kosovo, U.S. Sends Envoys To Pristina After Latest Clashes (RFE) • Kosovo calls for NATO intervention after weekend of violence amid rising ethnic tensions (CNN) • Serbia's president says Belgrade seeks to deescalate situation in Kosovo (Reuters) Humanitarian/Development: • Municipality of Pristina allocates €500 per month to victims of violence (Klan)