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UNMIK Headlines 16 May

• Thaci seeks unity from international representatives in Kosovo (media) • Thaci criticizes ‘efforts’ to condition visa liberalisation with lifting of tax (media) • Haradinaj: Based on polls, AAK has 20 percent of overall electorate (media) • Haradinaj meets Heldt, discuss Berlin and Paris meetings (media) • Limaj: No agreement with Serbia without full coordination with U.S. (media) • Zeri: Serbian List’s threats ahead of elections in the north • Government silent over criticism by U.S. Embassy (Koha) • Committee on deportation of Turkish nationals completes report (Epoka) • Webber: Berlin Summit was held to take dialogue away from Mogherini (Bota)

UNMIK Headlines 15 May

• Thaci: No Serb convicted for 400 massacres in Kosovo (media) • Veseli: Serb perpetrators cannot evade justice (Zeri) • Haradinaj on resolution for Serbian genocide: Time to clarify the past (Koha) • Haradinaj: Mogherini called for tariff removal “to divide Kosovo” (media) • Mogherini: KSF mandate can change only in line with Constitution (Lajmi) • Veseli calls on Albanians in the north to vote on Sunday elections (Klan) • Hodzic: Elections in the north to be free, fair and democratic (Epoka/Klan) • One-year “war” between Thaci and Haradinaj (Zeri) • Daut Haradinaj: President Thaci to act in line with Constitution of Kosovo (Koha) • U.S. Embassy concerned with appointments of ‘unqualified’ individuals (media) • Poll: PDK and LDK could get 200,000 votes each in new elections (media) • Trajkovic presses charges against Vucic and Djuric (media) • Kosovo to open embassy in Qatar (Kallxo)

UNMIK Headlines 14 May

• Thaci insists on Presevo Valley joining Kosovo (Bota Sot) • Haradinaj: Big decisions on Kosovo to be made in Pristina not elsewhere (media) • Thaci: No reconciliation without resolving fate of missing persons (media) • Collaku: Momentum for agreement with Serbia this year is lost (media) • Assembly to debate setting up war crimes tribunal on Thursday (media) • Citaku: I spoke to President Trump about U.S. involvement (Telegrafi) • No dialogue, Serbia continues provocations (Zeri) • Debate: Border change, not an option for Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Epoka/Koha) • Judah: Merkel buried border correction idea (media) • Hoti: It was proved that U.S. were involved in the Berlin Summit (media) • Almost 60,000 registered voters for Sunday elections in the north (media) • PSD MP, Dardan Molliqaj, arrested then released yesterday (media) • Government adopts regulation reorganizing Ministry of Defense (Koha) • Another Kosovar killed in Syria (media)

UNMIK Headlines 13 May

• Thaci: We have U.S. support for peaceful agreement with Serbia (Epoka) • Chabert: Kosovo cannot afford to remain in ‘status quo’ (Koha Ditore) • Haradinaj condemns detention of Serb officials, EU silent (Zeri) • Study into effects of import tax presented in Pristina (media) • Mustafa: Veseli’s idea for international tribunal, only a political initiative (Klan) • Election campaign in northern municipalities begins today (media) • Serbia alarmed: KSF part of NATO drill in Croatia (Bota Sot) • UN approves budget for UNMIK (Klan Kosova) • Uran Ismaili elected PDK leader in Pristina (Epoka e Re)

UNMIK Headlines 11 May

• Thaci, Haradinaj to hold separate meetings with U.S. Congressman Ed Case (media) • Thaci: Kosovo – Albania borders must be removed (media) • German diplomat: Germany does not support border changes (media) • Kosovo war rape victim awarded international peace prize (media) • UNMIK-funded debate on Serb challenges to obtain Kosovo documents (media) • Scott: It’s a shame that war criminal led military parade on Europe Day (media) • Election campaign in the four northern municipalities to begin on Monday (media)

UNMIK Headlines 10 May

• Western Balkans leaders adopt conclusions at Tirana Summit (media) • No breakthrough in Kosovo-Serbia relations during Tirana summit (media) • Thaci does not attend leaders’ lunch in Tirana due to Dodik’s presence (media) • Haradinaj: Serbia to recognise Kosovo under existing borders (RTV21/Telegrafi) • Thaci reveals his conversation with Putin in Paris last year (media) • “I showed the door to an Albanian PM due to a partition plan in 2002” (media) • Mustafa: LDK will not get involved in dialogue before elections (RTK/Telegrafi) • Analysts warn of dangerous scenarios for Kosovo (Zeri) • Albanians in the north call on EU to reopen Mitrovica bridge (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 9 May

• Thaci meets Mogherini, discuss the dialogue (media) • Mogherini: If tax was revoked tonight, I’d call for dialogue tomorrow (RTK) • “Vucic, Thaci, Rama discussed partition under Mogherini's mediation” (media) • Rama rejects involvement on plot to divide Kosovo (media) • Haradinaj: Liberalisation of visas might happen in September (RTK) • Thaci in Tirana mentions Presevo Valley’s unification with Kosovo (Zeri) • Swiss ambassador: Border correction idea could lead to trouble (media) • O’Connell calls for civic pressure on politicians over corruption (Koha) • U.S. General: In ten years, KSF will fully transform into an army (media) • Ex-intelligence chief refuses to report on deportation of Turkish nationals (Koha) • Zvizdic: Bosnia will lift visas for Kosovo, if tariff is removed (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 8 May

• Haradinaj warns supporters of border correction with “political burial” (Koha) • Tax no longer obstacle to U.S. officials visiting Kosovo (Koha) • Thaci annuls EBRD Summit due to relations with Bosnia (media) • Haradinaj: Kosovo committed to prevent Russian impact (RTK) • Mogherini to meet Thaci and Vucic separately in Tirana (Indeksonline) • Vucic: You can kill me, but I do not recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, Klan) • Mustafa meets O’Connell: Political situation, complicated (media) • Haradinaj meets Apostolova (media) • KFOR replaces borderline markings (RTK) • Assembly committee approves draft resolution on condemning genocide (media)

UNMIK Headlines 7 May

• U.S.: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to end in mutual recognition (Zeri) • Kocijancic: Mogherini, the only facilitator in dialogue (media) • Analysts: No breakthrough in dialogue expected from Tirana meeting (Zeri) • Ischinger: No EU membership for Serbia without Kosovo recognition (media) • Veseli initiates setting up of international tribunal on Serbia’s crimes (media) • Daka on elections in the north, clarifies OSCE role (Bota Sot) • Hoxha: This is last year that Kosovo citizens will be isolated (media) • Minister Mustafa warns with reciprocity measures against Serbia (RTK) • Iowa National Guard Commander to visit Kosovo today (media) • Vetevendosje to protest in Tirana against Vucic’s visit (media) • Uran Ismaili announces candidacy for head of PDK Pristina branch (media)

UNMIK Headlines 4 May

• Haradinaj claims he has prevented division of Kosovo (media) • The three leaders in Paris (Zeri) • Macron’s Balkan breakdown (Politico, media) • Limaj: No agreement with Serbia without the U.S. (RTV21) • Mustafa: Change of borders is change of Declaration of Independence (media) • Thaci hosts a meeting with Kai Eide in Pristina (RTK) • Veseli: I am not going to Hague, I was not invited by Special Court (media) • Kosnett against Sylejman Selimi’s nomination for ambassador (Klan)