• Thaci: Dialogue to resume in first part of September (Epoka)
• Drawing of borders, without the opposition (Zeri)
• Bugajski: U.S. and EU are using test balloons (Koha)
• Weber: Germany is the new U.S. for Kosovo (Koha)
• Ragmi Mustafa: Thaci’s statement on border adjustments, late (EO/Zeri)
• Hoxha: Visa liberalization recommendation on EU’s agenda now (RTK)
• €10 million per year for war deserters (Koha)
UNMIK Headlines 20 August
Headlines - 20.08.2018
UNMIK Headlines 17 August
• Dialogue to resume in September (Zeri)
• US: Kosovo and Serbia to reach agreement which creates stability (Zeri)
• Kosnett: We haven’t changed position (Koha)
• Heldt welcomes Merkel’s statement against border changes (media)
• Kosovo border changes could threaten U.S. geo-strategic interests (Koha)
• Serbian President Vucic to visit Kosovo on September 9 (media)
• Blakaj signed indictment on false war veterans one month before resigning (Koha)
• Lumezi: 19 thousand individuals illegally granted status of veteran (media)
• “Kosovo didn’t take over obligation to form ACSMM, as Serbia’s tool” (Epoka)
• Liberalisation of visas, part of the EU agenda on 28 August (Epoka)
• “Kosovo loses game if it accepts less than complete sovereignty” (Kosova Sot)
• Kosovo to organize march for missing persons on August 30 (media)
Headlines - 17.08.2018
UNMIK Headlines 16 August
• Thaci: Border adjustment destroys Serbian dream for Kosovo partition (Epoka)
• Vetevendosje’s Kurti warns with protests against President Thaci (media)
• Ahmeti: Thaci to end ‘border adventures’ (Zeri)
• Serwer: U.S. will say no to border changes (Radio Free Europe)
• Volker: Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo serves the entire Balkans (VOA, RTK)
• Kai Sauer comments on ideas for exchange of territories (Deutsche Welle)
• Mirel: Partition of Kosovo presents threat to region (Zeri)
• Arifi: Crazy ideas in minutes of meetings on Association (Koha)
• Thaci reacts to special prosecutor’s resignation (media)
• Delawie on prosecutor’s resignation: A sad day for rule of law in Kosovo (RTK)
• Bahtiri: River Iber/Ibar bridge to be reopened next month (Zeri)
Headlines - 16.08.2018
UNMIK Headlines 15 August
• Thaci agrees with Merkel, seeks recognition from 5 EU countries (RTK)
• Thaci: Referendum on final agreement with Serbia (RTK)
• Thaci: Demarcation/correction in words and peace, far from bullets (media)
• Hoti: LDK welcomes Merkel’s statement on “border adjustments” (Zeri)
• Growing international pressure against talks on “border adjustments” (Koha)
• Ischinger against exchange of territories (RTK)
• OSF report on territorial exchange between Kosovo and Serbia (Zeri)
• Serwer: Partition of Kosovo incites violence (Kosova Sot)
• Presevo Mayor: Status of Presevo Valley must not damage Kosovo (Koha)
• Delawie and PSD leaders discuss dialogue (Zeri)
• Visa liberalisation information campaign gets underway in Kosovo (Epoka)
• Special prosecutor resigns amid threats (media)
Headlines - 15.08.2018
UNMIK Headlines 14 August
• Merkel: No change of borders in the Balkans (dailies)
• Thaci continues to promote ‘border adjustment’ idea (media)
• Arifi: Technical dialogue with Serbia ‘clinically dead’ (Telegrafi)
• Kurti: Talk of territory leads closer to war than to peace (VOA/Zeri)
• Ahmeti: Debate on border correction, more imagined than concrete (Epoka)
• Rakic: No one should touch competencies of Serb municipalities (RTK)
• “Mogherini to be dismissed if she participated in partition talks” (RFE/Koha)
• Kosovo’s MFA: Serbia to distance itself from Milosevic’s policies (RTK)