• Osmani: EU officials must not oppose our fight against crime (Kallxo) • Justice Minister comments on EU remarks about the vetting (media) • Vetting must be done, but process must be credible and independent (Telegrafi) • Commission Report: Kosovo’s progress slow in key areas (BIRN) • Bislimi: Next meeting of chief negotiators in second half of November (Koha) • Von Cramon: No doubt that anti-smuggling operation was necessary (media) • Gervalla: Berlin Process offers security; other initiatives are damaging (media) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) • Police arrest six people suspected of money laundering (media) • Energy company drops lawsuits against Kosovo environment activists (BIRN) • Serbian right-wing party planning to hold rally in north of Kosovo (RFE) • Kamberi: Vucic’s regime remains factor of instability in Western Balkans (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: No individual or group will be more powerful than the state (media) • U.S. and EU support Kosovo’s commitment to fight corruption (RTK) • Enlargement Package 2021 delivered to Konjufca (RTK) • Stano speaks about meeting tomorrow between technical teams of Kosovo and Serbia (RFE Albanian) • Rohde: Germany is Kosovo’s steadfast partner (media) • Public debt increases to 1.5 billion euros during the COVID-19 pandemic (media) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Borrell and Blinken called for a "sustainable reduction of tensions" in Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Stano: The Working Group goal is to find a permanent solution for license plates (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Tomorrow in Brussels on freedom of movement and license plates (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Bilcik: Western Balkans should focus on reforms (N1) • Elections should have been postponed until demilitarization is carried out, security marketing is dangerous (KoSSev) • Serbian List: Winning the local elections was not very pleasant for those who worked against the interests of our people (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Momcilo Trajkovic: Ever since I wrote an open letter to Vucic, I have been "on measures" (N1, KoSSev) Opinion: • America’s new instrument in the Balkans (Euractive) International: • Kremlin says Putin-Biden meeting this year is possible (Reuters) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo* Supreme Court: Kelag’s three small hydropower plants must be shut down (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• European Commission presents report on Kosovo (media) • Kurti: Our government has made progress during six months (media) • Osmani: European Union membership is Kosovo's priority (media) • Szunyog: Past agreements with Serbia need to be implemented (media) • Citaku criticises EC report, calls on Government to insist on U.S. inclusion in dialogue (Koha) • Kurti: No meeting with Serbian president expected this month (Koha/Kallxo) • Licence plates: Technical groups of Kosovo and Serbia to meet Thursday (T7/RTK) • Albania, North Macedonia Ready for EU Accession Talks: European Commission (BIRN) • European Commission Raps Serbia’s ‘Weak’ War Crimes Case Record (BIRN) • Israel interested in twinning municipalities with Kosovo (media) • COVID-19: 17 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Local elections proved Kosovo is a true democracy (media) • Kurti, Haradinaj clash over operations in the north (Telegrafi) • Heated debate at the Assembly between ruling and opposition parties on the issue of gas (Kallxo) • LDK leader: A great comeback (media) • Visoka Weller says she was not allowed to speak about Decan Monastery at conference (Kallxo) • Kosovo: More than 50 percent of adult population vaccinated against COVID-19 (Koha) • COVID-19: One death, 17 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • 37 new Covid-19 cases in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Pristina suffered political defeat; new police actions possible (RTV) • Elek: Sofronijevic transferred to Belgrade for further treatment (Radio KIM) • Switzerland condemns threats to Embassy and Serbian leadership (RTS) • Serbian Journalists Association calls Serbian List to invite all media in Kosovo to conferences (KoSSev, N1, KiM radio) • Serbian List has monopolised the lives of Serbs in Kosovo (RTK2, KoSSev, KiM radio) International: • Kosovo Ruling Party Loses Ground in Municipal Elections (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • ‘Someone’s Daughters’: Unpunished Revenge Porn’s Terrifying Toll in the Balkans (Balkan Insight)

• Who won the most votes in local elections? (RFE) • Kurti: Kosovo excelled in its electoral organization (euronews.al) • Osmani meets EU observers, relays concern over Serbia's influence (media) • ENEMO presents preliminary findings on Kosovo local elections (media) • OSCE commends organisation of municipal elections (media) • Haradinaj: Vetevendosje suffered a debacle in local elections (Klan Kosova) • Kurti and new COMKFOR coordinate efforts for closer cooperation (media) • After 7 years, rare trial for EU-funded Kosovo war crimes court (euronews) • Anatomy of new Serbia-Kosovo crisis: the politics of license plates (TRTWorld) • Borrell to Kurti and Vucic: EU-facilitated dialogue is the only way (media) • European Commission report on Kosovo to be published today (media) • COVID-19: No deaths, 1 new case (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 18, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Counting of all votes in 33 municipalities completed, these are the results (RTK) • LVV without any municipality against other winning parties (RFE Albanian) • Kurti satisfied with the result of Vetevendosje in the local elections (Koha) • Xhacka: Kosovo and Albania have the common future (media) • EU Ministers expected to discuss situation in Western Balkans (RFE Albanian) • Mustafa: The LDK voters showed that they cannot be deceived for long (KosovaPress) • Progress in dialogue with Serbia helps Kosovo join NATO (Ekonomia Online) • Kosovo ruling party loses ground in municipal elections (Prishtina Insight) • COVID-19: No deaths, 1 new case (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 28 new cases registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Brnabic congratulated the Serbian List: They showed what unity and harmony mean (RTS) • Selakovic: The victory of the Serbian List is an indicator of the persistence, courage and indomitability of Serbian people (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Convincing victory shows importance of Serbian unity (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • In Serbian communities Serbian List's mayors (KoSSev) • CEC: Run-off possible in Serb-majority Klokot municipality (N1) • Janjic: Results in Kosovo expected, Kurti knew he was losing elections (N1) • Crosses at Orthodox cemetery in Orahovac broken (Radio KIM) • “False narrative that no KLA soldier committed any crime” (Radio KIM) • KFOR withdrew from Jarinje (Radio KIM) • Serbian Embassy in Bern receives threats in relation to Kosovo (Politika, Tanjug) • Rakic to KoSSev: You get what deserve (KoSSev) • Danas: Last October, Rakic also announced that Serbian List would leave Kosovo institutions • "Ljiljana Subaric will be the mayor the least, people from shadow will come out'' (KiM radio) Opinion: • Chronicle of the Tragedy Announced (KoSSev)

• Central Election Commission: 43 percent voter turn-out • CEC's preliminary results show projected winners of local elections (media) • Pristina most likely heading to run-off mayoral election (media) • Local elections: 17 mayors decided, 21 municipalities head to run-offs (Koha) • Vetevendosje: We won bigger municipalities; we go to runoff in others (Koha) • LDK: We have won several municipalities; runoffs in Prishtina and Podujeva (media) • PDK: Preliminary results are very positive (media) • Haradinaj: Results indicate we have won six municipalities (media) • Rakic: Without Association, there won’t be Kosovo institutions either (RFE) • Serbian List declares victory in all ten Serb-majority municipalities (RTS) • Every time SL “withdrew” from Kosovo institutions (KoSSev) • Demi: Changes in party leaderships giving results (Koha) • U.S. Embassy: Another victory for Kosovo’s young, thriving democracy • Petkovic: I congratulate Serbian List on convincing and historic victory (Kosovo-online) • Center-right parties lead in Kosovo’s municipal vote (AP) • Kosovo Picks 17 Mayoral Winners, But Pristina, 21 Others Head To Second Round (RFE) • Kosovo's municipal election: Centre-right opposition lead after early results (euronews) • Police, customs point in the north believed to be attacked with sniper bullet (Kallxo) • COVID-19: No deaths, 10 new cases (media)

Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani to address UN Security Council session at 16:00 (media) • Borrell, Blinken call for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to continue (RFE) • “Der Standard”: Belgrade seems to be writing Borrell’s Twitter posts (Koha) • Kosovo offers to U.S.opportunity to build permanent military base media) • 30 days of detention for suspects arrested in police operation in north (media) • New COMKFOR: We remain committed to peace and stability (Klan Kosova) • 3,500 police officers, 35 judges and 80 prosecutors for election security (media) • MacShane: Hope Hill puts map of independent Kosovo in his office (Express) • COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to Borrell: Serbia wants peace, stability, ready for talks with Pristina (N1) • Rada Trajkovic on police action in northern Kosovo, responds to British Embassy (Kosovo-online) • Marko Jaksic points out the demands to boycott the institutions in Pristina (Danas, FoNet) • House of Rumena Ljubic in center of Pec stoned for second time (RTS) • The last day of the election campaign, Serb candidates for president in 11 municipalities (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Vucic with Putin on November 25 (Vecernje Novosti) • UNS: To investigate who was behind hacker attack on Kosovo-online portal (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Kurti generates crisis for handful of votes (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Bieber: Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia unsurprising considering the state of EU policy (EWB) International: • US Names Wartime Serbia-Kosovo Negotiator as Belgrade Ambassador (BIRN)

• Kurti will not dismiss Goran Rakic from minister's post (media) • Blinken meets Borrell, discuss Western Balkans (media) • UN Security Council to hold session on Kosovo today (media) • PM Kurti meets COMKFOR Federici, thanks him for cooperation (media) • Tahiri: Borrell proved his bias towards Belgrade (media) • Reka: EU blocked visa liberalisation because of rule of law, now it criticises it (Koha) • CDHRF reacts to Borrell for remarks on Kosovo Police operation (media) • US President nominates Christopher Hill new ambassador to Serbia (N1) • Russia: Kosovo provoking an open confrontation (Koha) • Kosovo-Serbia Arts Festival Promotes Reconciliation Amid Turmoil (BIRN) • COVID-19: No deaths, 31 new cases (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 14, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We are combating multiethnic criminal groups (media) • UK Embassy supports Kosovo Government in upholding rule of law (media) • Stano: North of Kosovo is specific, unilateral actions damaging (G. Express) • Police provide new details about anti-smuggling operation (media) • Police union condemns attacks on police officers in the north (media) • Mehaj, Escobar discuss security issues (Radio Free Europe) • “Borrell cannot act like a police commander in Kosovo” (Paparaci) • Former Montenegrin Foreign Minister reacts to Borrell’s remarks (Koha) • Protesters throw smoke bomb in Albanian embassy yard in Belgrade (Paparaci) • Bosnian journalist reveals Vucic’s plans for destabilisation (Gazeta Express) • COVID-19: No deaths, 31 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 18 new cases registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev) • A new UNMIK report on the situation in Kosovo; Guterres calls for the implementation of existing agreements (RTS) • Stano: North of Kosovo specific, unilateral actions detrimental (Tanjug, Kosovo-online) • Selakovic at UN tomorrow to talk also about unilateral Pristina’s acts (Tanjug, Kosovo-online) • Barricades in northern Kosovo removed, wounded Serb out of life danger (N1) • Simic: It is peaceful this morning, but Serbs are afraid and angry (Kosovo-online) • Citizens from northern Kosovo, Serbian List met President Vucic in Raska (KoSSev) • NIN journalist: Action in Kosovo for Kurti to increase his chances ahead of elections (N1) • Janjic, Sovrlic on latest crisis in Kosovo (N1) • Initiative OPEN calls the EU's more active involvement in resolving the increasingly frequent crisis situations in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev) • House of Rumena Ljubic, the only Serb woman in center of Pec, stoned (Radio KIM) • Bancroft: Kosovo police action will create additional tensions between Kosovo institutions and Serbs (Kosovo Online) • "After the recent vehicle plates war, now on table is a war against the smuggling goods'' (Nova S, Newsmax Adria, KoSSev) • Djuric to von Cramon: You should be ashamed (Kosovo-online) Humanitarian/Development: • Christian NGO’s child sponsorship program angers Kosovo parents (BIRN)