UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 24, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti calls on people to respect govt decisions (media) • Thaci addresses Constitutional Court on government’s restriction measures (media) • Thaci writes to Kurti: Suspend the decision, you have caused panic, fear and uncertainty (media) • Quint Ambassadors: Prioritise fight against COVID-19 (media) • Thaci welcomes Quint statement (media) • EU calls on Kosovo leaders to work together (media) • Kosnett: Follow guidance to protect our families and communities (media) • Stjernvall: No more fights against each other (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbia, 27 newly infected coronavirus patients, a total of 249 (B92) • Pristina quarantine measure creates problems for emergency transportation of patients from Kosovo Serb communities (KoSSev) • Pristina Mayor: The City of Pristina offers assistance to all communities in Kosovo (RTK2, Kontakt plus, RTV Puls) • "There is no flour in Gracanica for ten days" (RTK2, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev) • Djuric: We are not interested in their ‘games of thrones’ (Tanjug, B92, Politika) • 21 years since NATO bombing of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Tanjug, B92) • 21 anniversary of NATO bombing marked in Mitrovica North (RTV Puls, TV Most) International: • President calls on citizens to disobey government measures (Prishtina Insight) • Europe’s Other Coronavirus Victim: Information and Data Rights (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo Opposition to Back No-Confidence Motion in Govt (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Inspired by NATO Bombing, Serbian Artist Turns Trauma into Art (Balkan Insight)

• Government restricts movements of private vehicles and citizens (media) Thaci opposes government decision, calls it anti-constitutional (media) • Mustafa: Government decision, anti-constitutional (Koha) • Haradinaj: Govt decision, a flagrant violation (media) Nagavci: Citizens to submit to government’s decisions (T7, RTK) • Abazi: Government’s decision in accordance with the Constitution (RTK) • Merkel hails lifting of the tariff (RTK) • Assembly chairmanship to decide today on non-confidence motion session (Express) • Kurti’s government to establish reciprocity measures towards Serbia on April 1 (media) • 21 new cases of coronavirus confirmed (media) Albanian reporters assaulted in Mitrovica North (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani asks Institute for professional opinion on Assembly session (media) • LDK Minister: We will proceed with non-confidence motion (Express) • Merkel and Kurti to have videocall today (Express) • Swiss MPs: Stop the political games (Koha) • Heldt: Include Kosovo in corona global updates (media) • Kosovo Serbs send COVID-19 tests to Belgrade (RFE, Express) Serbian Language Media: • Petritsch: Kosovo issue put on hold due to pandemic (Kosovo Online) • Borrell: Lajcak will do an excellent job mediating Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta, N1) • Jevtic: We are working to provide help, in particular to vulnerable groups in return areas (Kosovo-online) • Vucic and Orban discuss economic cooperation after coronavirus pandemic ends (FoNet, N1, RTS) • 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed - total of 222 infected (B92) • Chinese team: 29 days needed to calm down COVID-19, will present new steps (FoNet, N1, RTS) • DW: People in Balkans fear coronavirus the least (N1) Opinion: • COVID-19: Truth and Viral Consequences (Balkan Insight) International: • MEPs: Western Balkans should be included in EU+ export authorization scheme (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Schools emptying in Drenica’s villages (Prishtina Insight)

 

• Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed, total of 33 (media)
• First fatality from coronavirus in Kosovo (media)
• Assembly President calls for unity (media)
• Vetevendosje's Nagavci: Non-confidence motion is a great irresponsibility (media)
• Mustafa: I want to judge myself for backing a coalition with Vetevendosje (media)
• Abazi reacts to non-confidence motion (RTK)
• Non-confidence motion reached Assembly two days ago, Osmani has yet to call meeting (RTK)
• LDK blames LVV for the political crisis in Kosovo (RTK

• Kosovo partially lifts import tariff on Serbian, Bosnian goods (media) • LDK ignores calls, activates non-confidence motion (Koha) • Abazi: LDK pressured yesterday not to vote lifting of the tariff (RTK) • Number of confirmed cases with coronavirus reaches 24 (media) • All parks in Kosovo to be closed from today (media) • Thaci: Lajcak's mission destined to fail (media) • EU spokesman reacts to Thaci tweet (media) • EP member: Fight corona, not each other (RTK) • Meanwhile, America’s Kosovo Strategy Is Melting Down (Foreign Policy)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 20, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • EU calls for unity among party leaders (Telegrafi) • Mustafa: Kurti to lift tariff, annul dismissal decision, and apologize (RTK) • Thaci: KPHI and the police are promptly doing their job, KSF ready (RTK) • KDI argues against non-confidence motion (media) Serbian Language Media: • New 15 cases of coronavirus in Serbia - 118 in total (B92) • Serbia closed its borders, intercity traffic stops at noon (B92) • Vucic: Curfew will be extended (B92, RTS) • Most of us will be affected for some months, UN's Antonio Guterres says (N1) • Website of Trustbuilding Platform in Kosovo introduced (KoSSev) • Passengers at Jarinje crossing point told they would have to be quarantined in Pristina? (KoSSev) • COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic (KoSSev) • Serbian Commissioner says right to information not suspended (N1) • Norway donates to Serbia EUR 5 million to fight coronavirus (RTS) International: • Pandemic Forces Balkan Politicians to Get Serious, At Last (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo seeks help from Turkey to fight coronavirus (aa.com.tr) • Prishtina protests from its balconies (Prishtina Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia’s virologist: Vaccine is urgent, or coronavirus will be seasonal disease (N1) • Kon: Epidemic will last another six weeks in this regime (Tanjug, B92)

Another case of coronavirus confirmed (media) Health Minister: Infected persons in stable condition (RFE) Prishtina protests from its balconies (Prishtina Insight) Osmani and two other LDK MPs do not sign no confidence motion (RTK) LDK deputy leader: We can continue governance if Kurti removes tariff and returns Veliu (KTV) PDK: We will come up with a statement very soon (KosovaPress) Limaj: NISMA will support no confidence motion (RTK) Haradinaj: I wont be part of any govt that talks about partition (T7) 834 citizens request to return to Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Haradinaj does not rule out joining a technical government (media) • EP Rapporteur warns against non-confidence motion (Koha) • NATO Chief requests lifting of tariff and resumption of dialogue (RTK) • LVV continues to ignore no confidence motion (Express) • Veliu: LDK does not allow breach of partnership with U.S., Kurti is a coward (RTK) • Number of coronavirus cases in Kosovo reaches 20 (RFE) • Daniel Serwer writes a letter to President Thaci (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbia, eight new cases of coronavirus - a total of 97 (B92, covid19.rs) • Brnabic: If needed, state of emergency could last four months (B92, Tanjug) • RFE: Agreement reached on Lajcak as EU Special Representative (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2) • Stoltenberg: Tariffs on Serbian goods not helpful, NATO operational in coronavirus circumstances (Tanjug, Kosovo-online) • Rakic responds to Bahtiri: In sea of Bahtiri’s lies, only true thing is that he did not get permit from us (Kosovo-online) • Vucic and Merkel’s video meeting: Fast dialogue resumption (Tanjug, B92) • Radovic: Kosovo police are proceeding according to an operational plan (KoSSev) • Fabrizi: EU will continue helping Serbia (FoNet, N1, Blic) Opinion: • Listening To The Pandemic: Time To Get Real (Balkan Insight) International: • Kosovo’s Crisis-Hit Govt Threatened with No-Confidence Vote (Balkan Insight) • Belgrade Streets Empty as Serbian Curfew Begins (Balkan Insight) • The Latest: Serbia closes main airport for passenger flights (wboc.com) Humanitarian/Development: • As Cities Around the World Go on Lockdown, Victims of Domestic Violence Look For A Way Out (time.com)

LDK initiates motion of no confidence (media) Prime Minister Kurti press conference (media) Veseli: PDK will soon decide on no-confidence motion (Indeksonline) Osmani: Me and Lumir Abdixhiku were against the motion (media) Kurti and Risi discuss security implications of COVID-19 (RTK) Merkel and Vucic for reopening of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue as soon as possible (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 18, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • PM Kurti dismisses Interior Minister (media) • Mustafa to Kurti: Cancel Veliu's dismissal, remove tariff (media) • Mustafa: Veliu's dismissal is unacceptable (media) • Thaci: State of Emergency could last 30 days (media) • Veseli supports state of emergency proposal (media) • President’s decree has not reached the Assembly (RTK) • Reactions on Thaci’s request to adopt decree for a state of emergency (social media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian List: We reject Pristina's hidden intention to deploy troops in northern Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Djuric to Serbs in Kosovo: Respect measures of Serbian Government on coronavirus (Kosovo-online, Radio kontakt plus) • New 11 cases of coronavirus in Serbia, a total of 83 patients (B92) • Serbia introduced new measures last night to fight coronavirus (RTS, B92) • Chinese Ambassador tells Vucic: Aid to battle coronavirus coming (N1) • It's confirmed, new phase: Coronavirus hit the last country in Europe (B92, CDM) • "Europe is epicenter of crisis" (BETA, B92, Bild) Opinion: • Mushkolaj: Politics with people's lives (Express) International: • Serbia Restricts Movement for Migrants, Asylum-Seekers (Balkan Insight)