UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 29, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak: We’re working to have Kurti-Vucic meeting before summer break (media) • Kurti: We have met the criteria; Svecla travels to Brussels for visas in 48 hours (EO) • Osmani received the EU Special Representative for Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak (media) • Visit of Specialized Chambers President postponed (Koha) • PDK leader: I hope for a favourable decision on visa liberalisation by end of year (EO) • 70% of respondents of poll in Kosovo, Serbia unsatisfied with EU role in dialogue (Koha) • Krasniqi after meeting Kurti: PDK proposed Vetting years ago (media) • KIA reports to Assembly Committee, situation in Northern municipalities, fragile (media) Serbian Language Media: • Lajcak in Mitrovica North with Rakic and mayors (Kosovo Online) • Ministry of Communities and Returns: CSM (ZSO), the only way to improve the position of Serbs (Radio Mitrovica sever) • “Djokovic knows nothing about crime he is accused of” (Radio KIM) • Vejvoda: Serbia cannot maintain neutrality (KiM radio, FoNet, TV Insajder) • Turkey has agreed to support Finnish and Swedish NATO membership bids (N1, CNN) • NATO summit in Madrid: USA announces increased presence in the Balkans (Kosovo Online, Klix.ba) • Filipovic: I am waiting call from court regarding young man arrested at Gazimestan (Kosovo Online) • Dveri Movement demands immediate release of man arrested yesterday at Gazimestan (Radio KIM) • Brnabic: Independent position is difficult, but best (N1) International: • Albania Proposes Controversial Amnesty for Undeclared Assets (BIRN) • ‘Montenegro has Wasted a Decade Delaying EU Reforms’ (BIRN) • Fleeing Putin’s War, Russians Confront Pro-Kremlin Feeling in Serbia (BIRN)

• Prime Minister Kurti meets Quint ambassadors, discuss dialogue (media) • Lajcak: Serbia considers Association most important point in dialogue (Kallxo) • Lajcak to give press conference at end of his Kosovo visit (media) • Kosovars fume at new delay in accessing EU visa-free travel (AP) • Kurti meets Davenport, discusses respect for minority rights (media) • The European Commission confirms - there is no new visa roadmap (RTK) • Coordinator for establishment of Sovereign Fund is appointed (RTK) • Minister Haxhiu admits she is being hindered in the Vetting process (media) • Kosovo police arrest Serb for ‘inciting hatred’ after battle commemoration (BIRN) • Kosovo dancers feel out of step with neglectful governments (BIRN) • “Let’s light up the Balkans” (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media: • PDK leader meets Lajcak; dialogue to end with mutual recognition (Telegrafi) • Haradinaj after meeting Lajcak: U.S. involvement in dialogue is needed (media) • Abdxhiku meets Lajcak, discuss dialogue and visas (media) • Haxhiu: First efforts for meeting opposition leaders on vetting, very soon (Kosovapress) • Serbian Church leader: In our birthplace here; we’re brothers with Albanians (Express) • KLI: The Specialist Chambers work followed by serious irregularities (media) • New visa roadmap, EU’s attempt to 'buy time' (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Patriarch Porfirije on Vidovdan: “In Kosovo and Metohija we are in our own place, called to be brothers to Albanians” (media) • Lajcak in Belgrade from June 29 to July 1 (media) • Petkovic calls on Lajcak to address Kosovo entry bans issue (Tanjug, media) • Kosovo police arrest war crimes suspect; KiM Office: Intimidation (Beta, N1) • Kosovo police searched premises of Pec Interim Authority in Gorazdevac (Radio KIM) • US Ambassador calls Serbia to align with EU policies (N1) • Selakovic thanks President of Romania for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online) • Giaufret: We want Serbia to demonstrate EU values (N1) • Vucic, Hill discuss geopolitical situation, investments, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1, Kosovo Online) Opinion: • It’s Time Bosnia Looked Beyond EU Membership (BIRN) International: • ‘I Love 3D’: Albanian PM’s Promises Glitter – Realisation Falls Short (BIRN)

• Kurti: I won’t allow a second Serbian Republic in Kosovo (media) • Lajcak begins Kosovo visit, meets Prime Minister Kurti (media) • Lajcak: Resolving fate of more than 1600 missing is urgent (media) • Osmani strongly condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian civilians (RTK) • Várhelyi points out reason for delay in visa liberalization for Kosovo (RTK) • Government preparing plan to unilaterally resolve license plates issue (Telegrafi) • Kosovo arrest of war crime suspect angers Serbia (BIRN) • US Ambassador to Montenegro: In Open Balkans, there is no footnote (VOA) • Serbs celebrate St. Vitus’ Day today; police undertake security measures (RTK) • Special Court goes on summer vacation for two and a half months (Reporteri) • Balkan football hooliganism linked to politics, organised crime – report (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 27, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Haxhiu: We need to be united for reforms in judiciary (Ekonomia Online/Koha) • Tahiri: Not enough for Lajcak to feel bad about lack of visa liberalisation (Telegrafi) • President Osmani meets with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob (media) • Supreme Court chief denies political pressure in case of new energy fees (Kosovapress) • Serbian reporter talks about Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Kostilnik: Reaching a final Kosovo-Serbia agreement is urgent (Kosovapress) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Serbia's membership in the EU: Everything depends on the geopolitical situation (RTS) • Director of the Office for IT and e-government not allowed to cross Jarinje (RTS, Tanjug) • New construction near Gazimestan Monument (Radio KIM) • Vucic, Donfreid discuss bilateral relations, EU integration, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1) • Kalin: Turkiye will not impose sanctions on Russia (Kosovo-online) • Leader of opposition initiative from Mitrovica North invites Lajcak for meeting (Danas) • Fatherland: Facilities were relinquished to Pristina (Jugpress) International: • Total foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5.4% y/y in Jan-Apr (seenews.com) • How Turkey’s Extremist ‘Grey Wolves’ Built a Cell in Bosnia (BIRN)

• Lajcak to meet Kurti and opposition leaders during his visit today (media) • Svecla: No Kosovar is fighting in Ukraine (euronews.al) • “No room for disappointment; visa liberalization was never closer” (Koha) • Kurti meets mayors; discuss rule of law and respect for human rights (media) • President Osmani visits Thailand (media) • ERO licenses Serbian electricity supplier in north Kosovo (Prishtina Insight) • EU has finally buried Balkan dreams of membership (BIRN) • Croatian MEP appointed Rapporteur on new EU Enlargement Strategy (media) • Online learning in Kosovo left kids and parents frustrated (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Interior Minister accuses Serb parallel structures of Elektrokosmet attack (Klan Kosova) • Lajcak sides with Western Balkans; “this generates disappointment” (Gazeta Express) • President of Specialist Chambers to visit Kosovo on July 4 (media) • President Osmani on working visits to Thailand and Singapore (media) Serbian Language Media: • EU Council calls for faster accession of Western Balkans (N1) • Brussels: War in Ukraine puts EU enlargement front and center (N1) • Vucic at the Summit: Strong pressure over Russia and Ukraine (Beta, N1) • Vucic met leaders of France, Austria in Brussels (N1, Beta) • No consensus on Kosovo's accession to NATO (Politika, Tanjug) • Patriarch Porfirije in Gazimestan on Vidovdan (Tanjug) • Ilic: ''Belgrade and Pristina energy agreement a solution to problems of electricity supply in the north of the province'' (Danas, FoNet, Insajder TV) • Bulgarian MFA: Rama to adapt vocabulary for politician from an EU candidate country; Rama replies (Kosovo Online) • Bulgaria lifts the veto on North Macedonia (Tanjug, B92, RTS, N1) • Rakic: Members of the Egyptian community are an important part of Kosovo society (Kosovo Online) International: • What Will the Serbia-Kosovo Energy Deal Achieve? (Balkan Insight) • Police Probe Explosion at Electricity Distributor in North Kosovo (BIRN) • Serbian Security Officials’ War Crime Verdict Set for 2023 (BIRN) • EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status (BBC) • Greece is Proposing 2033 as the Deadline for the Western Balkans to Join the EU (novinite.com)

• Western Balkans Leaders Voice Frustration over EU Summit Failure (BIRN) • Borrell: There might be a high-level meeting in late June (Zeri) • Palokaj: Visa liberalization in autumn or by the end of the year (Koha) • Bajrami: Long but eventful and ultimately very good day (media) • “Kosovo should apply for EU candidate status this year” (Koha) • Bislimi: Next week we’ll decide how to address issue of license plates (media) • Explosive device thrown at “Elektrokosmet” facility in the north (Kosovapress) • Serbia’s Lone Albanian MP Fights Fourth Time for Seat (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani to EU leaders: This has just gone too far, my citizens feel discriminated (media) • Osmani meets with EU leaders (RTK) • Metsola: Visa liberalization for Kosovo must happen (Kallxo) • Kajari: Kosovo-Serbia agreement brings stability to region (Klan) • The Dutch Parliament votes in favor of abolishing visas for Kosovo (media) • Osmani: No country can follow both Russia’s and EU’s path (Reporteri) Serbian Language Media: • EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels ends (NMagazin, Beta) • Vucic: We believe in the European future of Serbia and the region (RTS, Tanjug) • Nehammer: No double standards in the accession process (Tanjug) • Dzaferovic asked Michel to support BiH's candidacy (RTS, N1) • Michel: The Western Balkans is an EU priority (RTS, Tanjug) • Borrell: Consensus problem, good thing there is progress in the dialogue (Tanjug) • Scholz: Western Balkans need ‘realistic opportunity’ for EU membership (Hina, N1) • Rama: Shameful "kidnapping" of two countries on the way to the EU (RTS) • Petkov: Solution should be found in Bulgarian parliament (RTS, Tanjug) • Varhelyi: The time for responsible decisions, Western Balkans to be part of the EU (RTS) • The main topics of the summit in Brussels (RTS) • “Who is switching off the lights in the north” protest in Mitrovica North tomorrow (Kontakt plus radio) • Lazarevic: Citizens from the North disappointed with the agreement - new confirmation of Serbia’s withdrawal (KoSSev, N1) International: • EU will 'stand by its promises' on Western Balkans enlargement (DW) • Western Balkans leaders will attend EU summit, dropping boycott threats (Politico) • Bulgarian government ousted in blow to EU enlargement hopes (Financial Times)

• Osmani: EP’s support - a guarantee for Kosovo's European path (media) • The Netherlands gives positive signals for visa liberalization (Telegrafi) • Slim chances for decision-making on visa liberalization at EU Summit (Koha) • Shala: Kosovo-Serbia agreement on energy must be implemented (KTV) • Rohde on Open Balkan: It doesn’t seem to be a comprehensive initiative (Kallxo) • Majority, opposition trade blames for interruption of Assembly session (media) • Osmani and Konjufca most liked politicians, according to poll (media) • Germany extends military deployment in Kosovo (Euractiv) • Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership (VOA)