• EU regrets Serb referendum not taking place in Kosovo (RFE/media) • Kosovo Serbs Vote in Serbian Referendum in Serbia – Not Kosovo (BIRN) • Serbia Opposition Voices Doubts About Referendum, Praised by EU (BIRN) • Haradinaj: Regulatory Office has proposed increase of electricity price by 80% (media) • Kosovo Police rebuts Serbian List allegations over Runik incident (media) • Anti-corruption agency opens case into Rakic's declaration of assets (Koha) • COVID-19: 728 new cases, no deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 17, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • "Government, Presidency, Assembly joined in defence of the Constitution" (RTK) • Kusari-Lila: Assembly's resolution reconfirmed the will of all parties (media) • PDK's Tahiri: Assembly's session was a mockery of opposition (media) • AAK's Tahiri: Our position on referendum was principled (media) • Hyseni on Kosovo Assembly’s referendum resolution: Act of cowardice (media) • COVID-19: 728 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian referendum: 30.63 percent of registered voters turned out, 59.71 percent voted pro (RTS) • Serbian officials’ reactions to Pristina ban on referendum (media) • Serbs protest against Pristina’s decision to ban referendum in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Stano: Serbs in Kosovo should have been enabled to vote in referendum (RTS) • EU officials welcome outcome of Serbian referendum (N1) • Vucic: Citizens voted in favour of constitutional amendments (Tanjug) • Brnabic: Referendum major step in strengthening rule of law (Tanjug) • “Vucic announces referendum results before election commission” (N1) • Serbian opposition: low turnout, referendum didn’t go the way ruling authorities expected (RTS) • Vukadinovic: Referendum results blow to authorities, surprising for opposition (Radio KIM) • “Unsolved murder of Ivanovic disgrace for Belgrade, Pristina, and international community“ (KoSSev) • Vucic lights a candle in memory of Oliver Ivanovic (N1) • Office for KiM: Young man from Banja village attacked (Radio KIM) • Kosovo-online portal under hackers attack again (Kosovo-online) International: • Serbia Votes ‘Yes’ to Judiciary Constitution Changes (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 771 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kosovo sends back Serbian ballots ahead of referendum (Deutsche Welle) • Lawmakers reject holding Serb referendum in Kosovo (The Washington Post) • President’s Chief of Staff: Kosovo kept a principled position (media) • Assembly adopts resolution against Serbian referendum in Kosovo (Express) • Kosovo Serbs travel to neighboring Serbia to vote in referendum (euronews.al) • Kosovo bans Serbian vote on constitutional changes on its soil (Al Jazeera) • Kosovo commemorates massacre where 45 were killed by Serbian troops (Exit) • Spahiu: Talk of Albanian unification Damages Kosovo (BIRN) • Panic as Kosovo pulls plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners (The Guardian) • Podcast: War’s consequences on cultural heritage (Kosovo 2.0) • Serbia votes ‘Yes’ judiciary constitution changes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 14, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Quint urges Kosovo Government to allow Serbia’s referendum (media) • Kosovo institutions issue statement on Serbia's referendum (media) • Kurti announces extraordinary Assembly session on Saturday (media) • Kurti's advisor says "established practice" was "bad practice" (Telegrafi) • Ahmeti: Serbia trying to destabilise Kosovo through referendum request (media) • LDK: Serbia's referendum in Kosovo is unacceptable (media) • PDK: Serbia's referendum in Kosovo is unconstitutional (G. Express) • AAK supports Government's position on Serbia's referendum (Klan) • GLPS: Serbia's referendum in Kosovo is not a human rights issue (media) • COVID-19: 585 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 34 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM) • Quint on referendum: Pristina to allow Serbs to vote in line with established practice (KoSSev) • Vucic with Serb representatives from Kosovo and Metohija today (RTS) • Trajkovic: Kurti inspires Vucic (Radio KIM) • Blinken wrote to Kurti: Restore momentum to dialogue, fulfil Kosovo obligations (Radio KIM) • Friends of Oliver Ivanovic call on people to light candle in his honor on Sunday (KoSSev) • Vlajic: Verdict of Todosijevic annulled, new trial in February (Radio KIM) • Selakovic calls on voters to say yes at referendum (N1) • “Kosovo special police in Gracanica supported inspection in monitoring implementation of anti-Covid measures” (Radio KIM) • Orthodox New Year marked (Radio KIM) International: • Ex-Prosecutor: Serbia Impeded Probe of Kosovo Serb Politician’s Murder (Balkan Inisght) • Serbian Minister Denies Briefing Kremlin on Russian Opposition Meeting (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Activists handed over 290,000 signatures against Rio Tinto to Serbian Government (N1)

• U.S. Secretary of State Blinken writes to Prime Minister Kurti (media) • Kurti answers to Secretary Blinken: Looking forward to work together (media) • Konjufca: We don’t accept the Serbian association; this is a closed matter (T7) • Commentators: Borrell is proving he is not impartial (Kosovapress) • Vucic warns serious consequences if referendum in Kosovo not allowed (Koha) • Ex-prosecutor: Serbia impeded probe of Kosovo Serb politician’s murder (BIRN) • Kosovo human rights concerns raised in new report (Exit) • Hague prosecutors accused of failing to protect Kosovo case files (BIRN) • Meta on Open Balkan: Ambiguous initiative imposed from above (euronews.al)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 13, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo Serbs vote by mail or at the liaison office (DW Albanian, media) • Hovenier meets Bislimi: Committed to mutual recognition through dialogue (RTK) • British Embassy: Announcement of competition for Chief Prosecutor, surprising (RTK) • Borrell on Serbia’s referendum: Citizens should be allowed to vote (media) • From today, KSF can embark anywhere in the world (Klan) • Von Cramon: Shocked that Serbia wiretapped Russian opposition (media) • Kosovo Albanians Applying for EU Residency Reaches Over 70,000 (Exit) • COVID-19: 427 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 138 new cases registered in Serbian areas, no deaths (KoSSev) • Borrell spoke with Vucic on referendum, says people should be able to vote (B92) • “REC ready for referendum in KiM, waiting for response of those in charge” (KoSSev) • Serbian List, Municipality condemn police action in Gracanica, urge international community to react (Kosovo-online) • Kosovo special police units raided Gracanica municipal building (Radio KIM) • Gracanica: Organized transport for celebration cancelled because of special police action (Radio KIM) • OSCE Mission confirmed it received Belgrade’s request regarding referendum (KoSSev) • Odalovic: Voting took place during times of Haradinaj and Thaci (Radio KIM) • “3.000 people from Serbia filed lawsuits against NATO” (B92) • Threatening leaflet posted at church gate in Vitomirica village (Kosovo-online) • Oliver Ivanovic’s family says investigation into his murder obstructed (N1)

• Escobar reconfirms support for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (VOA/media) • Hovenier, Bislimi discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kurti: Serbs in Kosovo can vote in referendum through mail or liaison office (media) • EU wants Serbia's referendum to be allowed in Kosovo (Koha) • Vucic warns of consequences if Serbia's referendum is not allowed in Kosovo (Koha) • Stoltenberg: NATO intervened in Kosovo to stop atrocities (media) • COVID-19: 424 new cases, one death (media) • IMF projects 7.5 percent economic growth for Kosovo (Klan) • Used To Free Electricity, Kosovo's Bitcoin Miners Are Now Facing Difficult Times After Ban (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 12, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Bühler: The American base in Albania is evidence of strategic importance of the region (media) • KPC announces vacancy for Chief State Prosecutor, Lumezi's term ends in April (Albanian Post) • Government decision: No more pensions under 100 euros (media) • 12,000 Presevo Valley Albanians still without Kosovar citizenship (euronews.al) • Swiss analyst sharply criticizes EU: You are terrified of Vucic (Express) • Zaharova ironically asks if America has given up supporting Kosovo's sovereignty (ekonomiaonline) • COVID-19: 424 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Office for KiM: By spinning Pristina authorities attempt to ban Serbs from voting in referendum (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Defense Minister says Kosovo PM planning to destabilize region (N1) • Diplomats: Kosovo will more and more become topic in Russian-US negotiations (Kosovo-online) • Court of Appeals upheld indictment against Dejanovic (Radio KIM) • “Kosovo government did not receive any request from Serbia regarding referendum" (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus) • Brnabic: Serbia, Qatar have begun new stage of cooperation (Tanjug) International: • World Bank lowers Kosovo's 2022 GDP growth projection to 4.1% (SeeNews) • Andric Rakic: Causes of weak anti-corruption institutional framework in Kosovo need to be discovered (EWB) • Kosovo continues crackdown on crypto (Euractiv)

• Kosovo bus slides off road in Serbia, nine injured (media) • Konjufca, Hovenier vow to strengthen Kosovo-U.S. relations (media) • Appointment of Hovenier-Hill duo to boost dynamic of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha) • Kosovo to have liaison officer at State Department (media) • Kosovo Veterans’ Deputy Leader: ‘Nothing New’ in Leaked War Court Files (BIRN) • Kosovo's former chief negotiator charged for inaccurate declaration of assets (media) • COVID-19: 356 new cases, no deaths (media) • Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks - WHO (BBC)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 11, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 356 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti: Government committed to modernization of army (Telegrafi) • Kosovo moves to address concerns of Serbia’s Presevo Valley Albanians (BIRN) • After U.S., EU doesn’t rule out sanctions in Western Balkans (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 100 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo-online) • Milivojevic: New US ambassadors to bring stronger pressure on Serbia (Radio KIM) • MAT Magazine: China to become top five export destination for Serbian products (Tanjug) • Vucic: Referendum important for future of our country (B92) • Kosovo Serbs and referendum: Deafening silence of Belgrade (Radio KIM) • Jevtic requests permanent presence of police at Brezovica ski center (Kosovo-online) • Hodges: Serbia today is not Serbia of 1999 (Kosovo-online) International: • Kosovo Intensifies Hunt for Banned Crypto-Mining Machinery (Balkan Insight) • Bulgarian President Reconfirms Hardline Stance on North Macedonia (Balkan Insight) • EU funds have little impact in Western Balkans, auditors say (Politico)