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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 11, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 206 new cases, six deaths (media) • Hoti warns of possibility to return reciprocity with Serbia (RFE, media) • Hoti: Agreement for the Office at Presevo Valley, to be signed on Monday (RTK) • CEC decides on political entities’ campaign expenses (Indeksonline) • Hoti: We are in the process of finalizing MP list (RTK) • Enver Hoxhaj reveals PDK offer for Presevo Valley (RTK) • Justice Party boycotts elections (media) • Hoti monitors closely the situation after the recent floods (media) Serbian Language Media: • Seven new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Election calculations in Kosovo: Kurti the favorite; what the Serbian list will do (KoSSev, N1) • Jeremic: Firm stance on Kosovo status precondition for normalization of living circumstances (Danas) • Petkovic: To Jeremic Kosovo is a prey, to us highest value (TV Most) • Serbian Crisis Team: Anti-coronavirus measures unchanged, schools open Jan 18 (N1, RTS) • Serbia launches platform for citizens to apply for vaccination (N1, BETA, FoNet) • Poll: Over 40 pct of Serbia’s people believe in coronavirus conspiracy theories (BETA, N1) • Office for KiM promised assistance to families affected by floods (Radio KIM) International: • Shaped by Kosovo’s war, Vjosa Osmani won’t blink in her battle to cut out the rot (The Times) • Apparent Body-Shaming Shows Even Kosovo's Top Official Must Endure 'Disgusting Misogyny' (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • Floods across Kosovo cause disruptions and evacuations (Prishtina Insight) • Floods throughout central Kosovo, Grabovac village in the north under the water (KoSSev, KiM radio, RTV puls, Radio Mitrovica sever)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 11

• COVID – 19: 260 new cases, 2 deaths (media) • Zemaj: Kosovo has secured over 1 million Covid vaccines (media) • PDK says Government's approach to Covid vaccines is ‘alarming’ (media) • VV assembles General Council, Kurti to lead ticket and run for PM (Koha) • LVV: Kurti not denied the right to run for MP or prime minister (media) • Haziri: LDK prefers a joint ticket not pre-election coalition (Telegrafi) • Isufi: AAK will be in the new government regardless of who wins (EO/media) • Mustafa: Polls are propaganda, LDK will be the first party (Express) • Political parties hold rallies, fail to respect anti-COVID measures (Kallxo) • Prishtina municipality warns to fine parties for organising rallies (Zeri) • Acting President Osmani to visit Brussels this week (Klan) • “Election rallies are rendering the anti-COVID measures useless” (media) • LVV vows to reapply reciprocity towards Serbia (Koha) • War veterans’ deputy leader boycotts Hague court hearing (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 8, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 8, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 321 new cases, five deaths (media) • Ministry of Health insists it has secured Pfizer vaccine (media) • Vetevendosje says Constitutional Court ruling is not about Kurti (Koha) • CEC announces a ten-day campaign for extraordinary elections (media) • Rama: Two KSF units to be deployed to peacekeeping missions (RFE) • Petkovic's visit clashes PM Hoti and FM Haradinaj-Stublla (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • 13 new cases of Covid-19, three deaths in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Over 30 families from Mitrovica North got new apartments on Christmas Eve (KoSSev) • Petkovic: Serbia is doing its best to strengthen health care system in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Specialist Prosecution: Thaci undermined court, we are not in favor of lifting detention (Radio KIM) • Vucic: Serbian people face hard challenges (N1) • Fabrizi hopes Serbia could open more chapters in 2021 (N1, Blic) • Serb house in Babin Most burglarized (KIM Radio) Opinion: • Stop using the Balkans as a synonym for chaos (Prishtina Insight) International: • Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe (AP) • Thirteen countries call on EU to support Eastern Partnership vaccine efforts (EurActiv) • Serbia Starts Inoculations With Russia's Sputnik-V Vaccine (RFE) • COVID vaccine: EU orders 300 million more BioNTech-Pfizer doses (DW) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo: Infant-toddler centres and preschools are not yet a priority (Balcanicaucaso)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 8

• COVID – 19: 322 new cases, nine deaths (media) • Kosovo parliamentary election to be held on February 14 (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo ‘should rethink Serbia agreements’ with Biden in power (Balkan Insight) • Gucati, Haradinaj to appear before Specialist Chambers today (media) • Kurteshi: Kurti will be part of Vetevendosje’s list in new elections (Kallxo) • Haradinaj: AAK aims for post of President in the elections (media) • Poll: Vetevendosje has 41.10 percent, PDK 20.80 percent (media) • “Very small chances for Kosovo to get visa liberalisation this year” (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 6

• COVID-19: 218 new cases, five deaths (media) • Assembly gives green light to KSF participating in peacekeeping operations (media) • Constitutional Court to publish decision, elections on 7 or 14 February (Koha) • Veliu’s remarks on Osmani draw sharp criticism (media) • MP Haxhi Avdyli dismissed from all functions in LDK (media) • Von Cramon: EU and U.S. to speak in one voice about Kosovo (Klan) • EU court rejected Spain's lawsuit against European Commission on Kosovo (Koha) • More than 40 people injured in a gas tank blast in Ferizaj (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 5, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 5, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 199 new cases, four new deaths (media) • Kosovo ensures 500 thousand anti-COVID vaccines from Pfizer (media) • Mustafa ironizes with Osmani’s statement on her eventual return to LDK (RTK) • Osmani outlines political future (Prishtina Insight) • Dialogue with Serbia on 2020 Seen as Failure in Kosovo (Exit.al) • Assembly extraordinary session for sending KSF on missions with Iowa National Guard, today (media) • Hoxhaj: Presevo Valley will be the main issue in the dialogue with Serbia (media) • AKR to compete in elections with LDK? (media) Serbian Language Media: • 19 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Vucic: Forthcoming not an easy year of fight with coronavirus, pressures on the issues related to Kosovo and Republika Srpska (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Selakovic: Belgrade for the continuation of a serious and effective dialogue (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, TV Pink) • Stano: The dialogue continues despite the elections in Kosovo; Belgrade and Pristina to cooperate on vaccines (Kontakt plus radio, Tanjug) • Tanaskovic: It would be no surprise that Pristina bypasses Washington agreement (N1, Sputnik) • “Diary of a Decani monk 1903-1906“ published – original records and documents from the monastery archives (KoSSev) • Sava Janjic: To reconstruct shrines destroyed after the war (Kosovo-online) • Yet another complaint filed on decision to ban Arlov from entering Kosovo (Radio KIM) Opinion: • EU cannot ignore history in Balkans enlargement (euobserver.com) International: • Flawed Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb for the Balkans (foreignpolicy.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Year in Pictures: 2020 in the Balkans and Central Europe (Balkan Insight) • Heartwarming harmony as Balkan tensions set aside in Croatia’s hour of need after deadly earthquake (euronews.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 5

• COVID – 19: 169 new cases, 7 new deaths (media) • EU calls on Kosovo, Serbia to cooperate on vaccination (RFE) • Albania to donate 1,900 vaccines for doctors in Kosovo (Gazeta Express) • “COVID destroyed Kosovo’s economy; recovery will take 2 years” (media) • Osmani: LDK presidency must leave before we can talk about my return (media) • Kuci: Press release by SPO for Thaci was purely political (media) • Serbia-affiliated power company eyes supplying north Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 31

• COVID-19: 260 new cases, seven deaths (media) • Zemaj: COVID-19 vaccines to reach Kosovo in February (RTK) • Hoti: If Serbia pursued legal ways, vaccines would be allowed into Kosovo (Klan) • Di Maio: EU should buy vaccines for Balkans (ANSA/Koha) • LDK announces Avdullah Hoti as candidate for prime minister (media) • Hoti: LDK is main favourite to win elections (media) • Hoxhaj: Kurti and Hoti governments brought degradation in Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Konjufca: Hoti and Hoxhaj together have fewer votes than LVV's Haxhiu (T7/Telegrafi) • Osmani's initiative in coalition talks with Vetevendosje (Klan) • Rama: KLA leaders being kept hostage (media) • UK Embassy sends protest note to Ministry of Education over €1.8 million bid (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 30, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 234 new cases, seven deaths (media) • Kosovo requests from Italy help to ensure anti-COVID-19 vaccines (media) • Osmani and Kurti discussed political situation with Viola Von Cramon (media) • Osmani: Time has come for our soldiers to contribute to foreign peacekeeping forces (media) • Hoxhaj: I am certain PDK will lead with future government (RTK) • Musliu: PDK does not have any red lines even for LVV (media) • AAK will run on its own in the elections (media) • Ramadani expects anti-COVID vaccines to arrive in Kosovo by March (media) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo 26 newly infected (KoSSev) • Jevtic not satisfied with the return process, 273 people returned this year (KoSSev) • KLI report: There is a culture of impunity in Kosovo, most of the accused politicians belong to PDK (KoSSev) • Ambassador Djuric: We want the United States to be a part of Serbia's recovery (B92, Politika) • Office for KiM: Pristina is creating a climate in which attacks on Serbs are permissible (Kosovo-online) • Russian Ambassador says vaccine to arrive in Serbia soon (N1, B92) • Vucic offers help to Croatia following earthquake (BETA, N1) • Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry suffer the most damage during the pandemic, the IT sector the least (KoSSev) • Trajkovic: Veton Surroi, Kosovo's new leader (Kosovo Online) International: • Kosovo Is Losing Its Biggest Supporter In Congress; But It May Be Too Early For Serbia To Celebrate (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • Two police officers suspended after video of an assault (Prishtina Insight) • Unequal Damage, Fair Recovery? (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 30

• COVID – 19: 139 new cases, 9 deaths (media) • Kosovo Assembly adopts 2021 budget (media) • Daka: These elections will be more costly (Koha) • Kurti on new elections: People have already decided who to vote for (media) • LDK meets today, to decide on its candidate for Prime Minister (media) • Acting PDK leader Enver Hoxhaj to visit Albania today (media) • “Biden will push for Association and Mini-Schengen in the dialogue” (Telegrafi) • Pacolli’s advisor: We need to know exact date when vaccines will arrive (media) • Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to visit Kosovo today (media) • Haradinaj: KSF Search and rescue unit to be deployed to Croatia (media) • In Muslim region of Serbia, Ottoman-era mosques perish (Balkan Insight)