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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 8

• COVID-19: 534 new cases, 15 deaths (media) • Hoti: Measures will be reviewed at the end of the week (media) • "COVID tests to be performed in six other centres by January" (Koha) • LVV invites Minister Zemaj to report on oxygen shortages claims (media) • Hoti responds to Haradinaj: I make the decisions, everyone knows this (media) • Haradinaj: If we don’t agree on President, we go to new elections (media) • Kurti, Lajcak talk about the dialogue and missing persons (media) • “Attacks against the Special Court, a very big mistake” (media) • Hoti claims EP report was built on conspiracy theories (Kosovapress/Koha) • Tahiri: Government preparing institutional response to EP report (media) • German ambassador: Some countries still say no to visa liberalisation (media) • Kurti: Europe to condemn Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo (media) • Jashari apologises to families of martyrs for Serbian official’s visit (media) • Kosovo institutions issued permission for Petkovic's visit (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 7, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 7, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 519 new cases, 14 deaths (media) • Kosovo applies to obtain COVID-19 vaccine (media) • Kosovo Government allocates €200,000 for KLA war associations (media) • Working group to lay foundation for war crimes research institute (media) • Trade unions claim economic recovery law is discriminatory for certain sectors (Koha) • Constitutional Court to meet in coming days to deliberate on Arifi case (Kosovapress) • Kosovo's foreign ministry not informed of Petkovic's visit to north (Zeri) • ECAP fines Serbian List for electoral silence violation (media) Serbian Language Media: • 15 new cases of Covid-19, two recoveries and one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Office for KiM Director visits North Kosovo, sends message of Serbia’s support and peace with Albanian neighbors (KoSSev) • Despite about a hundred infected health workers, there is plenty of us, we are motivated to work, says Dr Elek (KoSSev) • Trendafilova: The court’s mandate to provide justice; we do not deal with politics (Kontakt plus radio, Politika, N1) • CPT: Gazeta Metro and RTK published inaccurate and dangerous information about our work (Radio KIM) • Kosovo embassies get a shipment of KLA flags (KoSSev, N1) • EUCO unlikely to adopt EU ministers’ conclusions on Western Balkans enlargement? (N1) Opinion: • How do we judge women who kill their abusive partners? (Kosovo 2.0) Humanitarian/Develiopment • Behind bars in the home (Prishtina Insight) • Kon: It is unlikely there won't be any measures for New Year holidays (B92)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 7

• COVID – 19: 468 new cases, 19 deaths (media) • “No ‘hybrid’ solutions in Kosovo’s anti-corruption fight” (Balkan Insight) • Osmani decrees law on economic recovery (media) • Hoxhaj: Adoption of economic recovery package, a merit of PDK (media) • Is it time to rethink Kosovo’s political system? (Prishtina Insight) • Havolli: More than 65 senior officials are investigated for corruption (RFE) • EP study on fake news and disinformation in the Western Balkans (media) • U.S. Embassy: Domestic violence is a crime, don’t endure it, report it (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 5

• COVID – 19: 478 new cases, 11 deaths (media) • Hoti: We are not going to Brussels to do favors to Serbia (Oranews, media) • Palmer: The U.S. will continue to support Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (VoA, media) • Economic recovery package passes at Kosovo Assembly (Prishtina Insight) • Nasim Haradinaj’s and Hysni Gucati’s indictments, to be confirmed on 11 December (media) • Kosovo’s government missing persons commission visits mass grave site in Serbia (Express) • Serbia unearths mass grave from Kosovo war (Reuters) • Serbian Mine Gives up Dark Secret of Kosovo War (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 4, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 478 new cases, 11 deaths (media) • “Kosovo and Albania, stability factor in the region” (RTK) • Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in Brussels planned to continue next week (RFE, media) • Kosovo Assembly adopts draft law on economic recovery (media) • Increased focus on Balkans under Biden’s administration (VoA, RTK) • Simmons to report to the Legislation Committee on 18 January (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 77 new cases, 18 cures (Kontakt plus radio) • Stano: Belgrade and Pristina negotiators on Thursday in Brussels (RTS, Tanjug) • Vucic on coronavirus measures, vaccines (B92) • Kon: Situation extremely difficult, but system has not collapsed (B92, RTS) • Will KOSTT take over energy supply management in the north as of December 14th? (KoSSev) • Office for KiM: Disinformation campaign, electricity supply in north from EPS system will not be endangered (Kosovo-online) • EU’s sources: Serbia stands no chance of opening accession chapter in 2020 (Beta, N1) • Merkel to Vucic: Kosovo dialogue, rule of law of crucial importance (N1) • Preparatory hearing in Ivanovic’s murder case interrupted, new hearing in seven days (KoSSev) • Lawyer Vasic: I am angry as never before, the trial was postponed for no reason, while people are in detention for two years (Kosovo Online) • “Recent incidents show how sensitive situation is” (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2) • “In last two decades, Serbian religious and cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija has often been target of destructive attacks” (Office for KIM, media) Opinion: • Why is Kosovo cautious about joining the 'mini-Schengen'? (Daily Sabah) International: • Albania’s Parliament to Probe Allegations of KLA Crimes (Balkan Insight) • UN Chief: Global COVID-19 Recovery Will Take Years (VoA)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 4

• COVID – 19: 709 new cases, 22 deaths (media) • “Hospitals will be overloaded as a result of carelessness” (media) • UN chief: Pandemic hit poorest and most vulnerable the hardest (media) • PM Hoti: Roundtable of political parties on President post soon (media) • Kosovo Assembly to meet today, expected to adopt economic recovery bill (media) • PDK won’t support Haradinaj or Mustafa for President (media) • Kosovo signs economic cooperation framework with UN agencies (media) • Merkel, Vucic discuss dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Vucic implies continuation of dialogue with Kosovo (media) • Albanian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 3, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 3, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 627 new cases, 22 deaths (media) • Hoti: Political parties to be invited to discuss president's post (media) • CEC announces final results of Podujeve, Mitrovica North elections (media) • Ruge: Vucic’s statement is a dangerous rhetoric that leads to tensions (Kosovapress) • Kosovo FM Haradinaj-Stublla meets EULEX chief Wigemark (media) • Kosovo seeks to establish cooperation with Eurojust (Koha) • Protests held after Tasic sentenced halved (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo 78 new cases of Covid-19, 12 cured (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: Serbia will win over coronavirus pandemic (N1) • Odalovic: Belgrade and Pristina working group resolved more than 1.700 missing persons cases (Kosovo-online, Radio KIM) • Lajcak: Situation in Bosnia, Belgrade-Pristina, among EU's top priorities (N1, FoNet) • Eviction of Pavilion “E” residents postponed (Radio KIM) • Rakic asks for efficient work of KFOR and institutions on prevention of attacks against Serbian population (Kontakt plus radio) • CEC confirmed the victory of Bulliqi in Podujevo and Radojevic in North Mitrovica (Kosovo Online) • Responsible policy needed to assist employed and unemployed women during pandemic (Kontakt plus radio) International: • Borell: Solution for normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is within the EU (EWB, RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • Leaders call for equal inclusion and opportunities of persons with disabilities (media) • Hamze Bytyçi: I hope one day the Romani artist can be just the artist without the need of an appendix (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 3

• COVID – 19: 634 new cases, 15 deaths (media) • Government secures votes to pass economic recovery bill (media) • Hoxhaj: Candidate for Kosovo President must come from PDK (media) • LDK’s Veliu doesn’t say if they will accept PDK candidate for President (media) • Mustafa ends speculation: I have no ambitions for President post (Indeksonline) • Gashi: PDK will remain in opposition (media) • EU: We’re working on next meeting between Kosovo and Serbia (Express) • Gashi offers €10,000 to any MP that brings him Williamson report (Telegrafi) • Hamiti: Special court came after EULEX and UNMIK justice failed (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 2, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 634 new cases, 15 deaths (media) • Kosovo’s government future is decided today (Express) • Government considers declaring Arifi’s vote invalid would be unacceptable (RTK) • LVV: Arifi’s vote and election of the government should be ruled invalid (RTK) • Kosovo and Saudi Arabia, global partners in war against DAESH/ISIS (RTK) • Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, part of EU’s strategy for relations with the U.S. (RFE, Koha) • PDK requests extraordinary session on economic recovery (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo 79 new cases of Covid-19, one death and 16 cures (Kontakt plus radio) • Stricter anti-epidemic measures in Serbia on Friday, pending Government approval (Nova.rs, N1) • Blakaj: Next few years we will be preoccupied with trials before Specialist Court (Kosovo-online) • Holliday: Remains of between seven to 20 people in an unexplored tomb at Kizevak site (RFE) • Serbian List: Double-standards policy to the detriment of Serbian people unacceptable (Kontakt plus radio) • MCR: Returnee from Drenovac attacked in his yard; No reaction from KP (KoSSev) • No complaints submitted regarding elections in Mitrovica North and Podujevo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Rakic and Szunyog met, discussed current issues (Radio Mitrovica sever) Opinion: • Citizens’ attitudes about the army are a reflection of media manipulation (EWB) International: • Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb (AP) • Kosovo Court Cuts Prison Sentence for Serb Convicted of Wartime Massacre (Balkan Insight) • US ContourGlobal sues Kosovo over failed coal-fired power plant project (intellinews.com) • Russia donates tanks to Serbia, NATO does not see it as a problem (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Interpol warns that COVID-19 vaccines could be targeted by criminals (Reuters) • Tourist Organization of Serbia: 75 pct foreign tourists less in Serbia (FoNet, N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 2

• COVID – 19: 623 new cases, 12 deaths (media) • Restrictive measures against COVID – 19 remain in force (media) • Borrell: We cannot be global actors if we don’t solve problems in Balkans (media) • US criticises EU for not speaking in one voice on Kosovo–Serbia dialogue (Koha) • Fate of Hoti-led government to be decided today (Gazeta Express) • Hoxhaj: PDK to propose candidate for President; won’t join government (media) • Vetevendosje MP Aliu calls on PDK to bring down government (media) • Hoxhaj: Without KLA’s pure fight, NATO wouldn’t intervene (RTK)