UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 22, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani meets Meta: Kosovo's membership in NATO strengthens peace in the region (media) • Osmani: We will see if Specialist Chambers are respecting the rights of the accused (RTK) • Klinaku: Government publicised proposal without waiting for feedback (media) • Pacolli meets President of South Sudan (media) • In the global fight against corruption, U.S. values Kosovo as a partner (RTK) • 100 interns from communities will carry out internships in Kosovo institutions (Klan) • Kamberi meets Kurti, thanks him for his support (media) • Trade unions request 100 euro for public sector employees pending law's approval (Kallxo) • Berisha: I've been banned from entering the UK (media) Serbian Language Media: • Visoki Decani Monastery: KFOR presence necessary because of frequent attacks (media, social media) • Defendants in Ivanovic’s case to remain under house arrest (Radio KIM) • Filipovski: Serbia will sharply react to Albanian Parliament resolution on Dick Marty’s report (Kosovo Online) • Office for KiM: Ambulance vehicles kept at Merdare crossing point (Kosovo Online) • Cadez: Meeting of the ministers of the countries of the Open Balkans on Monday in Tirana (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) International: • US Warns of ‘Threat’ to Iranian Opposition Summit in Albania (Balkan Insight) • Albanian MPs Adopt Resolution Condemning Kosovo War Crimes Report (Balkan Insight) • Energy Community Secretariat initiates infringement procedures against Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Albanian Parliament adopts resolution on Dick Marty report (media) • Haradinaj: Only U.S. President can conclude Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha) • Albanian President Ilir Meta to visit Kosovo today (media) • Delay to Kosovo-Serbia deal upsets wartime missing persons’ families (BIRN) • Bilek: Success of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, key for road toward EU (Koha) • Head of Health Insurance Fund temporarily suspended (media) • A Test for the European Union in the Balkans (Wall Street Journal) • In Tune: Young Western Balkan Musicians Ready for Regional Tour (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Assembly adopts draft law on Pristina-Durres railway line study (media) • Haradinaj and Kurti debate about energy during Assembly session (KP/Koha) • Reka: Russia blocking Kosovo's UN membership by using "power" argument (media) • Luxembourg pledges 35 million euro support to Kosovo (RTK) • Serbian List dissatisfied with media reports (Albanian Post) • KFOR talks about the security in the Monastery of Decan (Express) • Albania’s President arrives today for a three- day visit to Kosovo (media) • KLI: Courts had a considerably low efficiency in trying cases of corruption in 2021 (Koha) • Rizvanolli: We plan to produce 1,400 MGW of new renewable energy capacities (media) • Kurti organises a reception for Manifesta's international and local journalists (media) • Number of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 increases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Drecun: Lajcak to state clearly that the normalisation of relations does not imply mutual recognition (RTS) • Dacic and Al Sisi: Egypt maintains stance of ‘frozen recognition’ of Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Serbian Defence Ministry denies involvement in weapons flight (N1) • Serbian List on Pristina media reports (Kosovo Online) • Detention of Salih Mutafa extended (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Peach: Corrupt politicians and criminals in the Western Balkans will face consequences (Albanian Daily News) • EU stores up trouble for its Balkan enlargement plans (Financial Times) International: • Brussels’ Emergency Plan To Reduce Gas Use To Test EU Solidarity Again (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • In Montenegro, Ukrainian Refugees Struggle with Work and Rent (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti: Serbia’s relation with Russia, an additional obstacle in talks (Koha) • U.S.: Radoicic is sanctioned for corruption and organised crime (Klan Kosova) • Serbian List: Radoicic is here to protect Serb people (media) • Interior Ministry: Greater engagement in fighting human trafficking (Koha) • KLA war veterans receive proposal from Kurti on pensions of veterans (Kallxo) • Balkan Countries Struggling to Curb Human Trafficking – US Report (BIRN) • Rama: No proof of organs trafficking by KLA leaders; CoE to apologise (Epoka) • Albanian Parliament to discuss resolution against Marty report today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20 , 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Government cannot be expected to subsidise electricity in the north (media) • Peach: Kosovo-Serbia agreement necessary as soon as possible; regional initiatives to be inclusive (Klan) • German MEP: To enter the EU, Kosovo and Serbia must recognize each other (Reporteri) • Simmons replies to Cramon: Words are not enough, people of Kosovo are tired (Reporteri) • Government aims to draft law on staple products' prices by August (Koha) • Construction in Decan zoning area led to indictment of municipal officials (Indeksonline) • 50 kg of marijuana seized and 6 people arrested at discovered lab in Zubin Potok (Telegrafi) • Alarming figures; two deaths and 1,793 new cases with COVID-19 (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • President of Egypt welcomed with military and state honours in Belgrade (N1, RTS) • Selakovic: We are grateful to Egypt for understanding Serbia’s position on Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Statistics Office official says population census in Serbia in October (N1) • Drecun: Opening negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania good news (Kosovo Online) • NADA Coalition: Serbia to condemn Edi Rama’s statements on organ harvesting (Kosovo Online) • Bogdanovic: Serbs in northern Kosovo still don’t know what to do regarding Serbian licence plates (Danas) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo with draft law on sanctioning foreign human rights offenders (RFE) • Serbian passport visa free in 134 states (N1)

• Lajcak does not see the fact that Kurti and Vucic did not meet as a tragedy (RTK) • Government informed embassies on license plates and ID decisions (Telegrafi) • "Elektrosever" misses several deadlines of the energy roadmap (Koha) • Ukraine War Makes Kosovo-Serbia Deal More Urgent – Enver Hoxhaj (BIRN) • Janjic not satisfied with Lajcak’s mediation of dialogue (Danas, media) • The U.S. Department of State publishes the report on human trafficking (media) • Kurti holds farewell meeting with Swedish ambassador Hernmarck (media) • RFE on Radoicic: U.S.-sanctioned smuggling politician that 'represents' Kosovo Serbs • Kosovo’s Online Media Lack Resources to Combat Fake News: Report (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Borrell: European Union not complete without Western Balkans (Klan) • Rama on accusations against KLA leaders: We want to tell the world that it was a masquerade (media) • Osmani congratulates Albania, North Macedonia; calls for visa liberalisation (media) • Haradinaj congratulates Albania and North Macedonia for accession talks (media) • Krasniqi congratulates Albania, North Macedonia, calls for visa liberalisation (media) • Analysts sceptical about the success of the dialogue under Lajcak's mandate (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • The Special Prosecutor's Office responded to Svecla's statement on the case in Leposavic (RTK2) • Serbian List and Petkovic reaction to Svecla's statement about Radoicic (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online) • Vlajic: One-month detention to arrested person in Leposavic, charges on ‘attempted murder’ ungrounded (Radio KIM) • President of Egypt visits Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Vucic never rejected dialogue (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Dacic says first session of new Serbian parliament next week (N1) • Rakic met the head of UNMIK: Permanent peace has no alternative (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Most, Kosovo Online) Humanitarian/Development: • Rapidly escalating COVID-19 cases amid reduced virus surveillance forecasts a challenging autumn and winter in the WHO European Region (who.int) • Belgrade Bust: Behind the Parties and Plush Condos of Serbia’s Capital (Balkan Insight)

• Kosovo Deputy PM accuses Serbia of sabotaging dialogue (Koha) • Svecla: Radoicic behind smugglers that attack the police (RFE) • Kurti meets Swiss Ambassador Kolly, OSCE Ambassador Davenport (media) • “AKI, Police working with KFOR to apprehend criminals in the north” (media) • One month detention for suspect of attack against police in north (Kosovapress) • Kosovo Cultural Heritage Sites Hit by Theft, Vandalism: OSCE Report (BIRN) • US Judge’s Memoir Delivers Verdict on Justice in Kosovo (BIRN) • Albania, North Macedonia, Brace for First EU Accession Talks (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 18, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo most pro-EU country in Western Balkans, yet most isolated (media) • Rama: Failure to give visa liberalisation to Kosovo, a disgrace for the EU (media) • Von Cramon calls on EU to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo (media) • Lajcak's mandate extended for two more years (Klan) • Svecla: Kosovo has no fighters in Ukraine (RFE) • Mehaj: Determination of our police in fighting smuggling makes us all proud (media) • Murati gives details about Government's employment scheme (media) • “Opposition doesn’t benefit by presenting government’s successes as failure” (Koha) • Kosovo asks Serbia to return artefacts (Klan) • Albanian Parliament with a draft-resolution against Dick Marty’s report on Kosovo war (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • President Vucic: The new government will not be anti-Russian (N1) • Shooting and police pursuit in Leposavic: Several police officers injured; Suspect’s brother: Excessive force used (KoSSev) • YUCOM: Serbs in Kosovo in complete legal uncertainty (N1) • Anniversary of massive kidnapping of Serbs and Roma from Orahovac marked (Radio KIM) • Brussels sources: In the EU unhappy because of Kurti's stubborn persistent attitude (Beta, N1, KoSSev) • ETTU: The Kosovo Table Tennis Association withdrew the team, we worked to ensure that Kosovo has equal treatment (KoSSev) • Milasinovic: Pristina has no right to search for artifacts (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, RTV) • North Macedonia’s parliament backs French proposal (N1) International: • Kosovo Football Fans Criticised for Barring Tourists from Guerrilla Memorial (Balkan Insight) • Lack of action on Kosovo sarcophagus speaks to wider neglect (BIRN) • Artists proclaim ‘NSK Territory’ as exploration and challenge of sovereign state (BIRN) • Serbia Says Crashed Plane Was Carrying Serbian Weapons To Bangladesh (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • 'Besa' - A Bid at Balkan Noir (Kosovo 2.0)

• Five police officers injured during an anti-smuggling operation in the North (media) • Kurti: Kosovo unable to pay for electricity in the north (media) • Krasniqi: Kurti should deal with solution to crisis, not with party elections (RTK) • Haradinaj: Government caused millions of euros damage to civil servants (media) • Ceku: Europa Nostra has lost credibility, is politically influenced by Serbia (media) • Serbia bans Kosovo’s participation in table tennis championship (media) • Government of Kosovo prepares new employment scheme for families (media) • EULEX chief meets with Kurti: As always, an inspiring discussion (media) • The former EULEX prosecutor comes as a winner, gets invited as a suspect (Koha/media) • EULEX reacts to allegations raised by Bamieh in Pristina (media) • Jashari family reacts to a bus with foreign students not allowed to visit memorial site (media) • Two more Ukrainian journalists arrive in Kosovo (media)