• COVID-19: 80 new cases, one death (media) • Hoti: We will be forced to take stricter steps if COVID cases increase (media) • Lajcak: EU and U.S. share same interests in the Western Balkans (media) • Jevtic calls for establishment of Association of Serb-majority municipalities (media) • Ymeri: There will be no government fall until dialogue ends (Telegrafi) • Vilan: There is no specific date of our recognition of Kosovo (N1/ Lapsi.al) • Vucic: Fulfill promises, then we will discuss (RTK) • Putin cancels Serbia's visit protesting country's 'approximation' with U.S. (Koha) • International drivers' licenses not valid unless Kosovo joins UN (Koha) • Kosovo PM: No Serb Municipal Association Before Final Settlement (Balkan Insight) • Serbia finally recognizes Kosovo border by staffing Common Border Crossing Point at Merdare (Express)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 80 new cases, one death (media) • Zemaj: WHO remains Kosovo's strategic partner in battling COVID-19 pandemic (media) • Thaci meets Lajcak: We discussed final agreement, including mutual recognition (media) • Lajcak meets heads of international organisations in Kosovo (media) • Lajcak meets leaders of political parties (media) • State Department hails Kosovo-Serbia cooperation in Merdare (RTK) • Grenell: Merdare border crossing becomes operational thanks to Trump (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • 14 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Petkovic: The only way to move the dialogue from the deadlock is for Pristina to fulfill its obligations (RTS) • Simic: Pristina's refusal to form the ZSO threatens the survival of Serbs in Kosovo (TV Prva, Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Popovic: Albanians underrate the EU (Kosovo Online, TV Pink, Tanjug) • Milivojevic: Belgrade has full right to get out of Brussels agreement (Kosovo-online) • Vucic: Serbia didn’t change stance on Kosovo following Washington agreement (Sputnik) • Lajcak cautious about Belgrade-Pristina dialogue process (N1) • Vucic tells Russian Ambassador gas pipeline to be completed this year (N1, Beta) • Merdare: Serbian personnel started work in new premises (Radio KIM) • Dacic: Gratitude to Ukraine for principled stance not to recognize Kosovo (Kosovo-online) Humanitarian/Development: • Economic empowerment of women crucial for prevention of gender-based violence (media) • Serbian "herd immunity" (BETA, B92) • Civil Society Filled a Void in the Balkan Pandemic (Balkan Insight) • Report: Global Internet Freedom Declines in Shadow of Pandemic (freedomhouse.com) • Femart’s 8th edition celebrates resilience and solidarity in challenging times (Prishtina Insight) • Three KelKos hydropower plants no longer licensed (Prishtina Insight)

• COVID – 19: 98 new cases, one death (media) • Hoti: Association won’t be formed without a final agreement (media) • Osmani calls for internal consensus for dialogue with Serbia (media) • Lajcak to meet President Thaci, party leaders on Wednesday (Indeksonline) • EU wants Association as part of comprehensive agreement (media) • Guterres warns of Thaci, Veseli attempts to obstruct court’s work (Zeri/RTS) • “Kosovo – Serbia final agreement must include mutual recognition” (media) • Osmani: We are discussing formation of a civic initiative (KTV) • Konjufca: Time is near for a landslide victory of VV in elections (media) • Kumnova: Our loved ones were taken away by Serbs we knew (media) • Kandic: War crimes to be simultaneously tried in The Hague and Belgrade (Koha) • Shala: I was invited by Specialist Chambers as a murder suspect (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 13, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 98 new cases, one death (media) • EU Special Representative Lajcak to arrive in Kosovo today (Gazeta Express) • Government to Lajcak's question on Association shortly before his arrival in Kosovo (Express) • To Russia, thesis of removing borders between Albania and Kosovo is alarming (Koha) • France fades Kosovo hopes for visa liberalisation any time soon (Express) • Hoti receives new U.S. Military Attaché Stephen Rose (media) Serbian Language Media: • If Pristina continues blocking ZSO, Serbs announce possibility of leaving all Kosovo institutions (Kosovo-online) • Várhelyi: Boosting and connecting the Western Balkans on the EU path (N1) • EU envoy Lajcak makes first report on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to foreign ministers (N1) • Djuric: Pristina makes efforts to suspend dialogue (Radio KIM) • Grubjesic: Lajcak to convince Pristina establish ZSO and continue dialogue (TV Most) • “1000 candles” lit in Ivanovic’s honor in Belgrade and North Mitrovica (KoSSev) • Srebrenica Mothers: Serbian FM threatens all who speak of mass graves in Serbia (N1) • Odalovic: Serbia does not hide mass graves; we checked everything that was asked of us (Kosovo Online) • Senior German diplomat says region’s problems can no longer be put off (N1, BETA) Opinion: • Ring them Bells (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan Govts Mull Tightened Rules as COVID-19 Cases Rise (Balkan Insight)

• COVID – 19: 68 new cases, one death (media) • Hoti: There will never be a technical dialogue with Serbia (media) • Lajcak: EU remains biggest investor in the Balkans (media) • Government rules out talks on Association on eve of Lajcak visit (Koha) • Borrell: Kosovo and Serbia can reach an agreement within months (media) • Hamza: We’re not bringing down government as we don’t have votes (media) • Hoxhaj: Hoti government has no idea how to lead dialogue (media) • Hoti has telephone conversation with Greek PM Mitsotakis (media) • Serbs mark 1,000 days from killing of moderate Kosovo Serb politician (Reuters)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 68 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo Assembly adopts law on economic recovery (media) • Pacolli: Talks on president's post not to take place at this time (Klan) • Kosovo minister complains over trade barriers by Serbia (Koha/RTK) • VV calls for announcement of local elections in Podujeve, Mitrovica North (media) • In Kosovo, 40 persons convicted for war crimes (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Three new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus) • Lajcak: Vucic wonders whether the EU is offering a European perspective (FoNet, N1) • RTS: Lajcak to visit Belgrade and Pristina • Dacic: We are grateful to China for supporting sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia (Kosovo-online) • 1,000 candles for Oliver Ivanovic for one thousand days of silence in Mitrovica North as well (KoSSev) • Vucic: We'll see if there will be extraordinary parliamentary elections in 2022 (BETA, N1) • Petkovic: Once again Thaci has shown that he is essentially against dialogue (Kosovo Online, B92) • Rakic and Szunyog visit northern municipalities (Radio Mitrovica sever) Opinion: • COVID-19 Crisis Could Slow Southeast Europe’s Economies for Years (Balkan Insight) • In times like these anchored cooperation-bashkepunim-saradnja-suradnja-саработка-сарадња, takes on more importance (EWB) International: • ‘A Hero Returns’: How Freed War Criminals are Glorified in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Serbia cultivates both US and China in Balkans tug of war (Financial Times) • Why the Kosovo Conflict Remains a Problem for the EU (The Washington Post) Humanitarian/Development: • In pictures: Prishtina Pride Parade 2020 (Prishtina Insight) • Pride Week: PM Hoti expresses government's support for LGBTIQ+ members' rights (media)

• COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media) • Hoti: Second wave of COVID-19, a very serious threat (media) • Zemaj: Increase in number of cases, result of failure to respect measures (media) • Thaci: Kosovo – Serbia dialogue must conclude with mutual recognition (media) • Lajcak: Form the Association of Serb-majority municipalities (media) • Assembly to try for seventh time to pass economic recovery bill (media) • EU foreign ministers to discuss Kosovo – Serbia dialogue on Monday (media) • Kurti: No sustainable peace possible while Serbia hides mass graves (media) • Mustafa: Rugova was arrested to damage him and LDK (media) • Vucic to EU: Ready for compromise, not ultimatum, on Kosovo issue (media) • Will White House Follow Through On Serbia-Kosovo Deal If Trump Wins Second Term? (RFE)

• COVID-19: 79 new cases, three deaths (media) • U.S. Embassy slams Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, gives up its monitoring role (media) • Hoti concerned after U.S. Embassy withdraws its experts (media) • Serbia appoints new head of Office for Kosovo (Express) • Kosovo FM: We would welcome Greece’s decision to recognize Kosovo (media) • Canak’s shocking testimony: We were told not to talk about 16 mass graves (RTK) • Police confirms arrest of Istog mayor Haki Rugova (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 9, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 79 new cases, three deaths (media) • Hoti receives letter from U.S. President Trump (RTK) • Hoti: We have worked hard on the main principles (media) • Greek Foreign Minister Dendias visits Kosovo (media) • The IMF objects to the 10 percent withdrawal from the Trust (Koha) • NISMA demands international reaction to Dacic’s statement (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Varhelyi’s visit, EC report, Covid, Kosovo (B92) • Vucic: A big assignment for new pro-European government (B92) • Vucic accepts responsibility for claims in EC report (N1) • Brnabic says European Commission assessment arbitrary (FoNet, N1) • EP rapporteur says EC investments will be tightly controlled (N1) • Serbian Government appoints Marko Djuric ambassador in Washington (media) • “Djuric’s appointment as ambassador in US would change nothing” (Radio KIM) • “Kosovo police violates Law on use of languages” (Radio KIM) • Hasani: Point on Gazivode Lake in Washington Agreement doesn’t endanger Kosovo territory (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • DW: ''Citizens of Serbia and Kosovo need to be prepared for the truth'' (Danas) • Kosovo: Three governments, one country report (EWB) International: • EC report on Serbia – Not a pleasant read for the citizens of Serbia (EWB) • Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN World Food Programme (BBC) Humanitarian/Development: • EU presents guidelines on Green Agenda for Western Balkans (balkangreenenergynews.com) • Workshop on human rights protection organized for RAE students (Radio KIM)

• COVID-19: 33 new cases, no deaths (media) • LDK calls extraordinary session on economic recovery bill (media) • Government called to accountability for failed attempt to pass economic recovery law (Koha) • German ambassador reacts to failed adoption of economic recovery bill (media) • Kosovo President Thaci travels to Washington (media) • Greek FM Dendias to visit Kosovo today (media) • Hoti to report to the Parliament on 100 days of the government (media) • Ahead of SC session, Serb propaganda against Kosovo increases (Telegrafi) • LVV: We do not support Citaku for president (Express) • Hasani: Ramush Haradinaj has best chances to become President (media) • Ceku: Court’s ruling on Decan Monastery, a closed matter (KTV) • WB: Kosovo’s economy is expected to contract by 8.8 percent (Express)