UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Hamza: No coalition with Vetevendosje, we’ll form govt voted by people (media)
CEC latest figures on election results (media)
Counting of votes for candidates for MPs begins on Tuesday (media)
DiA: System's malfunction on election day has faded citizens' trust in CEC (Koha)
PACE delegation: Elections were inclusive and peaceful (media)
Socialist International congratulates Kurti on winning the elections (media)
Turkish Embassy in Kosovo reacts to Damka's arrest (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Serbian List’s victory demonstrates responsible and serious approach of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
Petkovic congratulates Serbian List on election victory (Radio KIM)
Results of voting in Mitrovica North published (Radio KIM)
Marinkovic: Opposition coalition likely as Kosovo faces post-election uncertainty (KoSSev)
Djuric attends Friends of Western Balkans meeting in Rome (media)
Djuric met Kallas and Kos (Kosovo Online)
Vucic: I am always for dialogue, that is why I am offering it (Tanjug)
International Media:
Kosovo election leaves PM Kurti needing partners to govern (Balkan Insight)
Preliminary election results 2025: in context (Kosovo 2.0)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Hamza: No coalition with Vetevendosje, we’ll form govt voted by people (media)
CEC latest figures on election results (media)
Counting of votes for candidates for MPs begins on Tuesday (media)
DiA: System's malfunction on election day has faded citizens' trust in CEC (Koha)
PACE delegation: Elections were inclusive and peaceful (media)
Socialist International congratulates Kurti on winning the elections (media)
Turkish Embassy in Kosovo reacts to Damka's arrest (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Serbian List’s victory demonstrates responsible and serious approach of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
Petkovic congratulates Serbian List on election victory (Radio KIM)
Results of voting in Mitrovica North published (Radio KIM)
Marinkovic: Opposition coalition likely as Kosovo faces post-election uncertainty (KoSSev)
Djuric attends Friends of Western Balkans meeting in Rome (media)
Djuric met Kallas and Kos (Kosovo Online)
Vucic: I am always for dialogue, that is why I am offering it (Tanjug)
International Media:
Kosovo election leaves PM Kurti needing partners to govern (Balkan Insight)
Preliminary election results 2025: in context (Kosovo 2.0)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 10, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Osmani travels to Paris at invitation of President Macron (media)
EU welcomes smooth course of election process in Kosovo (media)
Abdixhiku: We’ll announce our political positions after final vote count (media)
Haradinaj: We would cooperate with opposition, without any conditions (media)
Coalition for Family doesn’t pass threshold, “we’re happy with results” (media)
AmCham condemns “Kurti’s verbal attacks” against Klan Kosova (media)
Damka detained for 48 hours; incident not related to elections (media)
Schieder congratulates Kurti on election win, “hope for dialogue revival” (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Serbian officials on Serbian List electoral victory, elections in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS, media)
Vote counting in Mitrovica North postponed for afternoon (Kosovo Online)
Milicevic: Expected results, CEC technical problems ‘scandalous’ (Radio KIM)
Selimi, Buzhala on Kurti’s electoral victory celebration (KoSSev, N1, RTS social media)
Home of Djoric family in Lipljan stoned, windows broken (TV Most, RTS)
Students complete run from Kragujevac to Belgrade (N1)
Consumer organization calls for 5-day boycott in Serbia (N1)
International Media:
Kosovo’s ruling Vetevendosje party claims victory in parliamentary elections (BIRN)
Ruling Vetevendosje party loses majority, initial results show (The Guardian)
Kosovo’s governing party wins parliamentary election but without majority, preliminary results show (AP)
EBRD invests 113 million euro in Kosovo in 2024 (SeeNews)
Britain considers arms exports to Kosovo (UKdefencejournal)
Serbia’s student protests and Kosovo: Between hope and concerns (PI)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 10, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Over 88 percent of votes counted: VV first with 41.29, PDK second with 21.83%, LDK third with 17.75% (media)
VV celebrates after midnight, opposition satisfied with growth (media)
CEC: Data will be collected manually (media)
President requests from CEC to protect integrity of electoral process (RTK)
State Prosecutor's Office has not launched an investigation against CEC (RTK)
Abdixhiku: I take responsibility for the result (media)
PDK: We are the second largest political force, the best result in years (media)
Haradinaj: Opposition won elections, looking forward to cooperate on formation of government (media)
AJK: We call on parties not to hinder journalists from carrying out their duties (RTK)
CEC: Voter turnout over 40.04 (media)
Police: Electoral process passed peacefully and without serious incidents (media)
Begaj: Congratulations to citizens of Kosovo who expressed their free will with Sunday's vote (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Parliamentary elections concluded in Kosovo, Serbian List declares victory (Kosovo Online, Alternativna.com, media)
Vucic: Serbian List won all 10 seats, congratulations to our people (Kosovo Online, media)
Drecun: High turnout in northern Kosovo indicates that Serbs understood message of unity (media)
Kosovo first regular elections since 2008 marred by police presence at polling sites (KoSSev)
Kosovo police: Election process went calm, no major incidents (Kosovo Online)
Blagojevich: Trump to change US approach to Serbia (Tanjug)
Gazela bridge in Belgrade blocked to mark 100 days since Novi Sad tragedy (N1)
International Media:
Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows (BBC)
Kosovo's exit polls show PM Albin Kurti's party leading (euronews)
Kosovo votes amid ethnic tension (Vatican News)
Kosovo’s Kurti tops polls as second term likely to revive Belgrade-Pristina talks (Euractiv)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 7, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kurti calls on people to attend “biggest electoral rally” in Pristina tonight (media)
AJK: Kurti and VV “continuous campaign against media, reporters” (media)
EU calls for perpetrators of Banjska attack to be brought to justice (media)
Kosovo Police sub-station inaugurated in Lesak near Leposavic (media)
Grenell reacts to Kurti, calls him “delusional” (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: New gov't by March 19-20 or snap elections in early May (Tanjug, Tanjug)
Vucic: “Kurti holding loaded gun all the time, problem is that part of Western world turns blind eye to it” (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian Defence Minister expresses support to Serbian List (Tanjug)
Kurti: “We had historic moment to prevent Serbian List from participating, PDK and LDK prevented that” (KoSSev)
Female activist of Serbian Democracy arrested and released during Kurti’s visit in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
More fines for Serbian political entities: Serbian Democracy fined following Self-Determination complaint, others filed complaints against each other (Alternativna.com)
Radakovic from ACDC shares DiA post on election ink quality (social media)
Lawyer Vasic once again requests house arrest measure for Sladjan Trajkovic (Radio kontakt plus)
Finnish KFOR soldiers conducted water testing at Brnjak Monastery (Kosovo Online, social media)
National Library employees: We stand with students (N1)
Opinion:
Will parliamentary elections bring a new dawn to Kosovo? (Emerging Europe)
Why EU should use Kosovo election to advance its goals in Western Balkans (ECFR)
International Media:
Opposition parties foreign policy plans: Strengthen alliances, special envoys (PI)
Kosovo election campaign marred by personal data violations (BIRN)
Trump’s aid freeze halts help for Kosovo war trauma victims (BIRN)
Frozen USAID funding strands groups that support marginalized people in the Western Balkans (AP)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kosovo President Osmani’s speech at National Prayer Breakfast (media)
Kurti: Our relations with the U.S. have never been better (media)
Rohde, Taylor hand over servers, equipment to Election Commission (media)
FAZ: Grenell is interfering in Kosovo elections (media)
Terras: EU measures against Kosovo, very negative effect on dialogue (AP)
Sorensen speaks separately with Bislimi and Petkovic (media)
Kurti sends condolences to Swedish people after tragic school shooting (media)
Barbano attends conference on EU – NATO partnership (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: We cannot afford divisions in Kosovo, Serbs under great pressure (Euronews in Serbian, Kosovo Online)
Sorensen spoke separately with Petkovic and Bislimi (media, social media)
Witnesses: We did not see Kostic and Milovic at place of our relative’s murder (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
Albanian and KLA flags in a playground in Serb-populated part of Orahovac (RTS, Radio kontakt plus)
Arsenijevic: Pristina simulates dialogue, no progress without international engagement (Kosovo Online)
Rasic: Who prime minister is should not concern us; time for Serbs to return to police and judiciary (Kosovo Online)
Stojanovic: Renewal of dialogue depends on international community, important to form Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Government increases budget for higher education (BETA, N1)
Opinon:
Body cameras can reduce the rising allegations of police abuse in North Kosovo (Sbunker)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 6, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Haradinaj: First meeting in govt, I would send Association draft to court (media)
“Bedri Hamza would bring a new approach in government” (media)
Trump’s son shares Grenell’s post slamming Kurti (media)
Jablanovic’s party says it was attacked by a Serbian List member (Express)
Mandl: Serbia can’t be trusted, Kosovo recognition only final agreement (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucevic's resignation arrives in Serbian Parliament (Tanjug)
Brnabic: Elections in Kosovo of key importance for Serbs (Beta, NMagazin)
Appeal of Metropolitan Teodosije of Raska and Prizren regarding upcoming elections in Kosovo (eparhija-prizren.com, media)
“It seems Kurti will have to join opposition after elections”: Andric Rakic on changes after parliamentary elections (Danas
“KLA” sign written on wall of Serb house in Kamenica, Serbian List posters defaced (Kosovo Online)
Belgrade University Senate forms working groups to assess fulfilment of students’ demands (N1)
Consumer organization calls for new boycott of retailers (Danas, N1)
Opinion:
A new European role for Britain in the Balkans (EU Today)
International Media:
Kosovo feels the pain of EU sanctions as election looms (Reuters)
Central European media, NGOs face uncertain future after US funding freeze (BIRN)
Former USAID leaders speak out against Trump’s attempt to dismantle agency (The Hill)
Are Serbian protests starting to loosen Vucic’s grip on power? (RFE)
‘More hope than fear: Serbian astrophysicist puts faith in new generations (BIRN)
Pollution threatens the Drin and its tributaries in three Balkan states (BIRN)
USAID employees place on leave, CIA workers offered buyouts in government shakeup (yahoo.com/news, NBC)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Osmani meets U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Louis Bono (media)
Osmani: Kosovo, an unwavering ally of U.S. in Europe and the Balkans (media)
Kurti rules out possible coalition with opposition parties (Koha)
Rohde: Germany will continue close cooperation with any future govt (media)
Turkish KFOR soldiers patrol in the north of Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric spoke with the assistant for Europe and Eurasia at the State Department (Tanjug)
The CEC accredited around 60 local and international media for monitoring the parliamentary elections (KiM radio)
A car with Serbian license plates burned near Podujevo, suspected that there was a person inside (KiM radio, KoSSev)
Rod Blagojevich: Kurti condemns Serbs for various reasons; this is his method of ethnic cleansing (Kosovo Online, RTS)
Velvet in Serbia (pescanik.net)
ANEM steps out of government working group (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 5, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani travels to U.S., will hold speech at National Prayer Breakfast (media)
• Gervalla: It’s not true that the international community is against Kurti (TeVe1)
• Ziv: Visa agreement ratified on 4th anniversary of diplomatic relations (media)
• 117 new police officers in the north of Kosovo (Kallxo)
• Osmani: Horrific attack at a school in Sweden is heartbreaking (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucevic: Decision on formation of new government or new elections to be made in next two weeks (RTS, K1)
• Starovic reacts to Kurti’s remarks on ‘bad neighbors, loaded guns and high morale’ (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Petkovic reacts to Kurti’s remarks at rally in Podujevo (media)
• Mijacic reacts to Kurti’s latest statements (social media)
• Kurti: “When you have a bad neighbor, you need high morale and a loaded gun” (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, Alternativna.com, Radio KIM)
• Caslav Jolic pleaded not guilty in new trial (Kosovo Online)
• Blagojevich: Belgrade perfect place for Putin-Trump meeting (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian pensioners rally: “Long live the students, baby boomers are with you” (media)
• Marta Kos: No violence should be tolerated in Serbian protests (N1, RTS, Beta)
• Varoufakis: Let Serbian students show us way forward (N1, Danas)
Opinion:
• Fear-mongering from Western Balkan leaders is no longer working on their citizens - or the EU (Atlantic Council)
• Lessons from the student protests in Serbia (balcanicaucaso.org)
International Media:
• In Kosovo election, four bidders for post of PM (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Bislimi: In upcoming term, VV will govern with same coalition partners (media)
GAP: Trump’s order on foreign aid affects 18 active projects in Kosovo (media)
Police find weapons and ammunition in Mitrovica North (media)
Bislimi: Serbia trying to block our support for Albanians in Presevo Valley (media)
Three ex-KLA members sentenced to prison for obstruction of justice (media)
Italian and Hungarian KFOR troops conduct training (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic speaks with von der Leyen (Tanjug)
Djuric: We oppose Pristina's membership in the Hague Conference and other organizations (Kosovo Online, media)
Djuric meets Bernasconi, talks about difficult situation of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
Cafe incident in Leposavic: Provocation or just a good cup of coffee? (KoSSev)
Buzhala: “Albin Kurti has polarized Kosovo both internally and externally“ (KoSSev, social media)
117 new Kosovo police officers deployed in northern Kosovo, including 79 Serbs mainly from municipalities south of the Ibar River (KoSSev, media)
National Convention on EU warns of deep crisis (N1)
Serbia, Albania to co-host UEFA Euro Under-21 2027 (media)
International Media:
Kosovo ex-fighters sentenced for obstruction of justice after plea deal (BIRN)
Leading Serbian CSOs suspend cooperation with authorities and support students (The European Western Balkans)