• Vote recount suspends LVV – LDK negotiations for coalition government (Koha) • LVV invites LDK to a meeting, they do not respond (Express) • Ballot recount to complete by Monday (Express) • Apostolova says new government should be formed soon (Telegrafi) • One projected MP from Egyptian community joins Vetevendosje (media) • Appathurai: Kosovo-Serbia relations, among main challenges for region (RFE) • In Tirana, Thaci attends conference, meets Rama (media) • Engel: Change of borders would not stop only in Kosovo (Epoka) • “Russia doesn’t want resolution of Kosovo issue” (Lajmi/Zeri) • Ramiz Lladrovci to appear before specialist chambers today (media) • RIDEA: Kosovo must insist on apology from Serbia during dialogue (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Thaci address international conference on religion in Tirana (media) • Vetevendosje rejects NISMA and AKR (Gazeta Express) • LDK MP: There is no problem with votes, new elections in 2023 (Indeksonline) • “41% of enterprises believe Kosovo–Serbia deal would increase export” (media) • Major number of Kosovans still in Syria and Iraq, 40 of them ISIS fighters (media) • RIDEA presents studies of the final phase of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian List reaction to a music video filmed at Novo Brdo: Desecration of the Serbian holy shrines with inappropriate behaviour (RTS) • Kurti says it's known who killed Kosovo Serb leader (N1, KoSSev, Pobjeda) • Igor Simic: Kurti is directly interfering in the work of judicial bodies (RTS) • Djuric: Kurti’s intention is to militarize Albanians (RTS) • "NATO is eroding and I can only welcome that" (B92) • France proposes seven-step EU accession process (Hina, N1, EU Observer) • RFE: Thirteen EU members demand expansion to Western Balkans in a non-paper? (B92, Beta) Opinion: • It is in Russia's interest that Kosovo issue remains unresolved? (B92, Kosovo online, RFE) • Turkish Threat over ISIS Fighters Poses Challenge for Balkans (Balkan Insight) International: • Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic hospitalized with heart condition (DW) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan Coal Power Plants Failing Toxic Emissions Targets (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti: There can be no exchange of territories without war (media) • LVV, LDK don’t want NISMA and AKR in the government (Zeri) • Hooper: Kosovo-Serbia agreement exists, it only needs implementation (Epoka) • Paris wants harsher criteria for Balkans integration in EU (Koha Ditore) • New government asked to address issue of missing persons with priority (Koha) • Beslin: No Mini-Schengen without accepting reality of independent Kosovo (Koha) • Albanians and Serbs paint murals on Iber bridge (Kosovapress/Telegrafi) • Kosovo journalists to enjoy free legal counsel (Kallxo)

• Kosovo MFA: Visa liberalisation not connected to dialogue with Serbia (media) • Kurti meets Hahn in Brussels (media) • Mustafa: Demarcation with Montenegro a done deal, Kosovo loses nothing (EO) • D'Addario: KFOR's role is also to enable dialogue (Koha) • Specialist Chambers investigating Kosovo government office (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: • NISMA accuses Vetevendosje of intimidating observers at counting centre (media) • 337 new members join KSF (Kosovapress) • Dehari family requests Swiss institute be involved in investigations into their son’s death (media) • Daka: Political entities should keep calm and serve the democratic process (media) Serbian Language Media: • Telecommunications are Serbia’s decision, NATO’s Stoltenberg says (N1, VoA) • Serbia's flags and "Kosovo is Serbia" chants during soccer game in Plzeň (N1, Beta) • US Ambassador Philip Kosnett visits Novo Brdo (RTV Puls) • The Serbian List's press release on Berlin’s two-day visit (Kontakt plus radio) • Protest over wastewater in Gracanica, both Serbs and Albanians seek suspension of work (KIM radio, RTS) International: • Carpenter: Kosovo won’t be Trump’s foreign policy success in 2020 (European Western Balkans) • Germany's Maas says Western Balkan states belong in EU (DW) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • North Macedonia PM: Working with Russia ‘Not an Alternative to EU’ (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • UNDP marks Women's Entrepreneurship Day (Kosovapress) • Kosovan firebrand Jeton Neziraj: ''Theatre should side with the victims'' (The Guardian)

• Supreme Court upholds ECAP ruling (media) • NISMA, AKR hail Supreme Court’s ruling (media) • Peter Beyer elected CoE rapporteur for Kosovo (media) • Trump’s envoy: There cannot be a mini-Schengen without Kosovo (RTK) • Rama: Kosovo-Albania border cannot be removed without agreement with other countries (RFE) • Italian Ambassador to Serbia: New Kosovo govt. to lift the tariff (RTK) • Sherifi: Vetevendosje cannot establish government without NISMA (RTK) • British ambassador hosts dinner with Kurti and Osmani (media) • In Paris, Cakaj calls for Kosovo’s acceptance to UNESCO (Lajmi/Zeri)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 14, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Varhelyi: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to successfully conclude on 2020 (Koha) • Cakaj calls for Kosovo's membership to CoE (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Appointment of former Russian spy as rapporteur, a serious blow to CoE values (media) • Peter Beyer wins votes for Kosovo rapporteur (RTK) • Mustafa: New KIA head should be nominated by future PM (Gazeta Express) • The supreme court to decide today on LVV candidates' appeal (Kallxo.com) Serbian Language Media: • German elected as new Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur for Kosovo (Sputnik) • Kondratiev: The mentality of Albanians in Kosovo needs to be understood (RTS, Sputnik) • Rasic of the Coalition Freedom appeals election commission ruling (KoSSev, N1, KiM radio, Beta) • Serbian List: Chauvinistic farce is continued (Kosovo online) • Ljajic: Mini Schengen to ease economic problems (Beta, N1) • Insajder's documentary "Above the Fold" premiered in Pristina (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) • Pec: ''Citizens seek solutions'' - language, isolation, lack of youth development strategy… (Kontakt plus radio) • Godfrey: Bytyqi brothers’ case important, but not the most important issue in Serbia-US relations (RTS) • "Mini Schengen" deepens divisions between Kosovo and Albania? (Kosovo-online, KoSSev, B92) • Delegation of Serbian List in two-day visit to Berlin (TV Most) • PSG leader Trifunovic: Denial won’t resolve Kosovo issue (N1, Vreme, Danas) International: • The Clock Ticks for Albania’s ‘Demographic Dividend’ (Balkan Insight) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • EU’s gatekeeper laments bloc’s message to would-be Balkan members (Financial Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Chopping wood to make ends meet (Prishtina Insight) • Heldt to Kosovo youth: Focus on vocational training (Kosovapress)

• Recount postpones finalisation of LVV-LDK agreement (Koha Ditore) • Mustafa: LVV will decide if NISMA will join the government (RTK) • Limaj: Vetevendosje and Rasic have made a deal (Klan Kosova) • Haxhiu to NISMA: Tell us about your deal with Serbian List (RTK) • Osmani prefers post of Speaker or FM, says border changes will not be discussed (RTK/Klan) • Kurti on Mini-Schengen: Why the rush, Albania could have waited (Telegrafi) • Grenell to meet in Berlin leaders of Serbian List (Zeri/Klan) • Maas: Germany remains opposed to Kosovo-Serbia change of borders (DW) • Swiss ambassador against border changes (media) • In Paris, Russian FM Lavrov draws parallels between Kosovo and Crimea (Zeri)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 13, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Hoti: We rejected a similar model to the Mini-Schengen in 2016 (media) • Maas: Germany remains opposed to Kosovo-Serbia change of borders (DW) • Lebet: Border changes do not create sustainable peace (Koha) • Kurti: We have harmonized eighty percent of our governing program (media) • Mustafa: Prior to certification of results, we can meet with Kurti only for coffee (RTK) • Kosovo NGOs request from EC not to elect Alexei Kondratiev rapporteur for Kosovo (RTK) • Kurti: As PM, I will work with communities to remove prejudices (media) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: Only compromise solution ensures lasting peace (RTS, TV N1) • Self-determination ‘fights’ in favour of votes from Serbia, appeals to Supreme Court (KoSSev) • Simic: Kurti is not defending Serbian List but his three mandates (Kosovo-online) • Kosovo prosecution still without official information on “poisoning” case (KoSSev) • Vucic’s remarks on Macron, Thaci meeting, elections in Kosovo (Prva TV, B92, Tanjug) • Vucic: Serbian heritage in Kosovo needs protection (RTS) • “Western Balkans six would save € 3.5 billion by implementing "mini Schengen"” (B92) • Detention of Zlatan Krstic extended for two more months (Radio KIM, Kosovo-online) Opinions: • What does Macron really want on Western Balkans? (EUobserver) International: • Kosovo's Thaci Insists On Resuming Dialogue With Serbia 'Without Conditions' (RFE) • Ghana Withdraws 'Premature' Kosovo Recognition (RFE) • Montenegro Rejects Balkan ‘Mini Schengen’ Proposal (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo Warns Council of Europe about Russian Rapporteur Candidate (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Roof of newly constructed Basic Court in Gracanica collapsed (Gracanica-online, KoSSev)

• Macron gets Thaci and Vucic together in Paris (media) • President Thaci’s interview for Radio Free Europe • Vetevendosje appeals ECAP decision before the Supreme Court (media) • Simic: Constitutionally, Serbian List needs to be part of government (Telegrafi) • Kosovo's foreign ministry rejects Ghana's derecognition (media) • Montenegro rejects Mini-Schengen idea (Koha Ditore) • Pacolli: We will not accept a Russian rapporteur for Kosovo (Kallxo/Telegrafi)