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UNMIK Headlines 5 March

• Haradinaj: Tax will remain in force (media) • Veseli: Any government endangering relations with U.S. can fall (media) • Reeker: Import tariff threatening U.S.-Kosovo relations (media) • U.S.: Kosovo – Serbia mutual recognition may happen in 2019 (Koha) • Kosovo’s tariff is questioning credibility of the White House (Klan Kosova) • Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (media) • Merkel’s top advisors to visit Pristina next week (Kosova Sot) • Vucic does not exclude recognition of Kosovo (RTK) • Mustafa: New elections, the only solution (media) • Zuno: KFOR will not change its role in Kosovo (Zeri) • Slovenian President against changes to Kosovo’s borders (Koha) • Hoxha: EU could deal with visa liberalization after June (media) • Kusari: Thaci, biggest violator of Constitution (media) • Serbs hinder registration of Trepca as joint-stock company (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 4 March

• Thaci’s “tactical retreat” over land swap idea (Zeri) • Thaci: Daily agendas cannot hamper relations with U.S. (Bota Sot) • Thaci doesn’t comment Haradinaj’s remarks on borders (Koha) • Haradinaj: Whosoever touches Kosovo borders will find us there (Klan Kosova) • Serbian List: Kosovo Army wants to invade north and expel Serbs (Koha) • Latifi: Tax used as tool for internal political competition (Epoka e Re) • Bondsteel commander: No changes to our military mission in Kosovo (media) • “Russia ready to stir up trouble in the Balkans” (Zeri) • Pacolli: Kosovo and Colombia to establish diplomatic relations (Zeri) • Awaiting border correction, Presevo Valley stripped of competencies (Koha) • Masked man paints KLA graffiti on Serb house in Gorazhdec (Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 2 March

• Thaci: Partition of Kosovo over my dead body (media) • Haradinaj: Thaci has caused great damage to Kosovo (Koha/RTK) • Palmer: Serbia to recognise independence of Kosovo (media) • U.S. confirms support for KFOR and Bondsteel (media) • Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (Zeri) • Matoshi: More pressure on tax from inside than outside Kosovo (Koha) • Mustafa: I will not join Thaci and Veseli, even if Haradinaj wants to (media)

UNMIK Headlines 1 March

• “U.S. delivers harsh blow to Kosovo” (media) • Klan Kosova lists measures U.S. plans to take against Kosovo in case tax remains • Haradinaj: Agreement with Serbia to respect Kosovo’s existing borders (media) • Thaci: Negotiating team members agreed to respect U.S. counsel on tax (media) • Ahmeti says he did not call for suspension of tax (RTK) • LDK leader Mustafa describes meeting with President Thaci (media) • Thaci’s initiative for becoming ‘godfather’ to a PDK-LDK coalition (Zeri) • Limaj and Ahmeti: Americans asked what our requests are on tax (media) • Limaj: We will not allow opening of issue of territory of Kosovo (Epoka) • Konjufca: Government mustn’t lift tariff without recognition (Koha) • Deda: Thaci did not tell the truth about border correction idea (media) • Selimi: Thaci plans to undo the Republic (Zeri) • The personalization of the tax (Kosova Sot) • Vucic: Serbian forces at Kosovo border in state of emergency (media) • Ramadani: International partners should react to Vucic’s threats (RTK) • Dacic: Kosovo issue can be resolved by Serbia and Albania (Express)

Headlines - 01.03.2019

UNMIK Headlines 28 February

• U.S. officials fail to convince Haradinaj to suspend tax (dailies) • Limaj: I hope we have a solution in line with U.S. advice (RFE/Zeri) • President Thaci visits LDK leader Mustafa (media) • Tahiri: Relations with U.S. are being damaged due to tax (media) • Arifi: Tariff on Serbia is not linked to Kosovo – US relations (Telegrafi) • Kosovo FM Pacolli writes open letter to Serbian President Vucic (Kallxo) • Tahiri: Tax, the only instrument blocking idea of border changes (Epoka) • Ahmeti: EU should not remain silent to Serbia’s behaviour (RTK)

Headlines - 28.02.2019

UNMIK Headlines 27 February

• Haradinaj: Border change in Balkans, Putin’s agenda (dailies) • Leaders with two versions on the length of Kosovo-Serbia border strip (Koha) • Platform to be voted after the draft law on dialogue (Zeri) • “No secret talks with Serbia, border demarcation positive” (Klan Kosova) • Mustafa: Serbia not interested to normalise relations with Kosovo (media) • Hoti: AAK should support resolution against violation of territory (RTK) • Finland wants to see Kosovo-Serbia agreement reached soon (Zeri) • “Agreement with Serbia, new momentum for Kosovo’s CoE membership” (Klan) • Pack: Change of borders in Balkans should not be allowed (RFE/Epoka) • KDI presents scenarios if tax remains or is suspended (Koha) • U.S. delegation to visit Kosovo today (RTK, T7) • Telecom could be privatized by a company close to Haradinaj's people (Koha)

Headlines - 27.02.2019

UNMIK Headlines 26 February

• Haradinaj vows not to allow “experiments” with territory (Koha Ditore) • Thaci: I will resign if Assembly does not approve agreement with Serbia (RTK) • Countries that support or oppose border changes (Zeri) • Kocijancic: Efforts underway for a sustainable agreement (Zeri) • Dialogue platform does not pass due to lack of quorum (Epoka) • Vucic speaks about new discussions on Kosovo (Kosova) • Shala: Tax needs to be suspended (media) • Hoti: Terrible how Thaci’s entire staff lobbies for Kosovo’s partition (Telegrafi) • Vetevendosje requests full implementation of 100-percent tax (Epoka) • Appointment of new Kosovo minister triggers fierce reaction in Belgrade (dailies) • Haradinaj pledges support for families of missing persons (media) • Another effort of Kosovo to join INTERPOL (RTK) • Kosovo Police detains then releases eight Serbs in Brezovica (Kallxo)