Albanian Language Media:

• U.S.: NATO will continue to provide vital support to Western Balkans (media)
• Blinken: NATO will help the Western Balkans on the Euro-Atlantic path (RTK)
• Kurti meets Ambassador Rohde, discuss latest developments (RTK)
• Rohde on pros and cons of report on Kosovo's membership in CoE (Reporteri)
• EU: Not allowing Serbia to hold elections in Kosovo does not comply with spirit of dialogue (Koha)
• Protest warnings, great number of police gather at hotel where Trendafilova will hold meetings (Reporteri)
• Kosovo authorities arrest six people for fake money (media)
• Gervalla attends “Dakar International Forum on Peace, Security in Africa” (media)
• Haxhiu listens to demands of Ukrainian and Afghan women in Kosovo (media)
• Police arrest Serb for smuggling in Zvecan, was wanted by Interpol (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Trendafilova: I am here to answer all questions, without lies and deception (KoSSev)
• KFOR: Our presence in northern Kosovo increased by fourfold, number of patrols by threefold (Kosovo Online)
• Germany to send 150 additional troops to Kosovo (N1, Beta)
• Strpce Municipal Assembly demands suspension of construction in Sevce village, one of proposal is to demolish object (Radio KIM)
• Stoltenberg: The proposal on the CSM (ZSO) could be the way forward in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Blic)
• Residents of Mitrovica North: Passports of Coordination Directorate must be visa (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Minister of Justice of Montenegro suggested signing an extradition agreement between Montenegro and Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTCG)
• Vucic, Nurtleu discuss Serbia-Kazakhstan cooperation (Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Not the same, but nothing new either (KoSSev)

International:

• How Swiss participation in Kosovo peace mission lays bare the neutrality debate (swissinfo.ch)
• Letter: Is Kosovo a model for a post-conflict Gaza? (ft.com)

Albanian Language Media:

• NATO and EU with mission to prevent conflicts in the Balkans (Koha)
• Blinken: NATO ready to face different challenges, including in Western Balkans (media)
• Borrell: We will ensure stability in north of Kosovo and border with Serbia (Express)
• Increasing number of Serbs in north get Kosovo license plates (VoA)
• VV MP: Association draft statute will be made public at the end of the process (media)
• Trendafilova in Pristina today; PSD says “she is not welcomed” (Gazeta Express)
• Hovenier: Always a pleasure to visit Peja (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Borrell calls Belgrade, Pristina to show will for agreements (N1)
• Dacic: 13 percent of Serbs left Kosovo over last year (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Petkovic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Russian Ambassador meets with Serbian Defense Minister (N1, media)
• Hill: Serbs in Kosovo must know what they will get by establishment of CSM (KoSSev, media)
• Ambassador Hovenier visits Pec Patriarchate (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, social media)
• Vucic to meet with Kazakh FM on Wednesday (media)
• Albanian flags flying in southern Serbia (BETA, N1, Bujanovacke)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 28, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Stoltenberg: NATO will do what is needed to ensure stability in Balkans (RFE)
• NATO prudent steps to ensure KFOR has forces to fulfill its UN mandate (media)
• Kurti attends flag raising on 111th anniversary of Albania’s independence (media)
• Hoti and Selmanaj meet Escobar, discuss challenges in dialogue (media)
• Molliqaj: It would’ve been better to send back Trendafilova (media)
• Miftaraj: Fear that Kosovo could be targeted again by attacks from Serbia (KTV)
• Kastrati: Serbia will try to stage a massacre in the north (Telegrafi)
• Constitutional Court Panel assigned to deal with Haradinaj’s referral (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: OSCE to enable Serbs in Kosovo to enjoy all internationally guaranteed rights (Politika, N1, Beta)
• Petkovic meets Argentinian Ambassador, discuss Kosovo issue (media)
• Jeremic: Three red lines for post-election coalition, unity needed regarding Kosovo (Tanjug, Danas)
• Two more electoral lists approved for parliamentary polls (Tanjug)
• Dialogue and other processes one month later: Is there an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia? (KiM radio)

Albanian Language Media:

O'Brien: Causing unrest in the north means confronting NATO (RFE)
Kurti: In two and a half years, 58 agreements with Albania have been reached and implemented(media)
Opposition criticizes Kurti about Association, government criticizes Serbia for not implementing agreements (Koha)
Rama: Kosovo-Serbia issue should be finally resolved with full recognition (media)
KFOR commander speaks on the phone with commander of Serbian army (RTK)
Gervalla-Schwarz meets with Defense Minister of Gambia (media)
PSD with slogan "KLA cannot be tried" opposes visit of Specialist Chambers president (Reporteri)
Aliu: Five municipalities in the north of Kosovo now have cadastral offices (RTK)
Ibishi: Radoicic still in action, continuing to gather people for another possible act (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:

KSF day in Kosovo marked with symbols of “Greater Albania” (KoSSev, media)
Serbian List reacts to KSF celebration day with “Greater Albania” symbols, terms it as public promotion of mono-ethnic Kosovo (KoSSev)
Petkovic: Militarisation of KSF biggest threat to peace in W Balkans (Tanjug)
Starovic, Mijacic on KSF day celebration (Kosovo Online, social media)
Dusan Obrenovic released on bail, arrived to Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online, media)
KFOR, Serbian military chief discuss developments, cooperation (N1)
CoE warns of polarized election campaign (N1)

Albanian Language Media:

• Blinken to attend NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels (media)
• Stoltenberg: Proposal for Association, important step for constructive dialogue (Reporteri)
• KSF Day, Kurti and Osmani visit the "Adem Jashari" barracks (media)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo Army continues to be most trusted institution (media)
• Biserko: Banjska showed that potential for conflict is huge (media)
• Romanian chief diplomat meets Lajcak, supports Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan)
• Opposition unites against the Draft Law on the Sovereign Fund (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Re-registration: Does the silence of the authorities in Belgrade mean agreeing to Pristina's conditions (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Zarko Ristic: Peace comes where law and order are respected (Slobodno srpski, KiM radio)
• Gogic: Kurti would rather go for new elections than accept CMS (Kosovo Online)
• Deadline for submitting lists for parliamentary elections in Serbia expired (KiM radio)
• Unplanned electricity restrictions continue in returnee villages in Istok municipality (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: There are three candidates for new Security Information Agency chief (Tanjug, Pink TV)
• Dacic thanks Belarusian ambassador for support for Serbia's territorial integrity (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)

International:

• Serb Ex-Policeman Denies Kosovo War Crime Charges (Balkan Insight)
• Rita Ora celebrated her birthday in Kosovo (AFP)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Osmani: Let us raise our voice against gender-based violence (RTK)
• BIRN Study Reveals Kosovo’s Inability to Combat Disinformation (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• British troops patrol Kosovo-Serbia border as tensions remain high (Reuters/media)
• Kosovo leaders’ messages on Intl Day for Elimination of Violence against Women (media)
• Maqedonci: In last three years, 3,459 KSF soldiers trained abroad (media)
• Vucic reiterates that he will not sign agreement with Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• Sovereign Fund experts react to Hoti: Fund does not affect competition (Koha)
• New platform for public-private dialogue presented (media)
• Blast in downtown Mitrovica North after midnight on Saturday (media)
• Rohde on reducing impact of global warming: Good to see Kosovo on its way (media)
• Kurti meets Rita Ora: An honor to host her (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic says Serbia will not let Kosovo into the UN: “I said 1,000 times that I will not sign off on it” (FoNet, N1)
• Bp. Grigorije: Those who are ready for dialogue are the only people who can “defend” Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
• 51 polling stations designated for voters from Kosovo for election on 17 December (KoSSev, Tanjug, KiM radio)
• The Serbian National Council Assembly held in Belgrade (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Mojsilovic: Situation in Kosovo very complicated; I hope KFOR will be a factor that will protect the Serbian people (Kosovo Online)
• Members of the NADA coalition visited Grncare and Strpce (Blic)
• Seven cases of violence against women on Saturday, campaign of ambassadors (KoSSev)
International Media:
• Skopje Says Blinken To Attend OSCE Summit That May Include Lavrov (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Publication of the draft statute is in the hands of internationals (media)
• Belgian Minister: De-escalation - the only way for long-term peace (RTK)
• Gervalla on draft statute: Not very good but we do not allow damage to state (media)
• The EC will respond to government regarding visas for Kosovo Serbs (RTK)
• EULEX strengthens its advisory and monitoring capacity (RTK)
• Rohde: Association obligatory for Kosovo to normalize relations with Serbia (Reporteri)
• Serbia certifies electoral list "For the army to return to Kosovo" lead by the US-sanctioned (Klan)
• Timothy Less: Dialogue will continue, but I see no chance for progress (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets with Peach to discuss developments in Kosovo, region (Tanjug)
• Belgian minister Lahbib: New investments in Serbia are on the way (RTS)
• Haziri: Kurti spreads fear with statements about new conflict, diverts attention from internal problems (Kosovo Online)
• Where did Kurti's tweet thanking Kearns for "raising the alarm about Serbian aggression" disappear? (KoSSev, N1)
• Gogic: Banjska remained isolated event without significant consequences for dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Ashton: Compromise has a bad reputation because it gives the impression that it’s surrender, and it’s not (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• How Feminist Activism Offers Balkan War Survivors Hope for Change (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Hague Prosecutors Accuse Kosovo Guerrilla Leaders of Witness-Tampering (Balkan Insight)
• What is NATO’s Balkan plan as Kosovo and Bosnia wobble? (DW)
• Kosovo Serbs to Cast Votes in Serbian Elections Inside Serbia (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Analysis of EU’s Western Balkans decarbonization policy: decarbonization to remain disorderly if nothing changes (balkangreenenergynews.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Bislimi travels to Brussels, will attend meeting on EU Growth Plan (media)
• Rohde welcomes ratification of international agreements by Assembly (media)
• Kosovo steps up security level (RTK)
• Prosecution in Bosnia: Weapons in Banjska not from time of war in Bosnia (Koha)
• EC proposal on liberalization for Serbian passport holders seen as ungrounded (Koha)
• Specialist Chambers suspend visits for Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (media)
• Selimi on Special Chambers suspending visits: This is outrageous (media)
• Petritsch: I fear that progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue will not be fast (VoA)
• Belgian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: West should do more than issue statement on Kurti's vote ban (Tanjug)
• RIK: No conditions for holding of December 17 elections in Kosovo (BETA, N1, KoSSev)
• UN Forum concluded in Thessaloniki: Trust-building gains new momentum (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets his Cypriot counterpart (media)
• Dacic: Normalization of relations with Kosovo does not mean its recognition (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije meets Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (Radio KIM)
• EU Ambassador: Serbia’s engagement in peace missions important (FoNet)
• Eleven helicopter gunships arrive in Serbia from Cyprus (BETA, N1)
• Bulgarian defense chief makes official visit to Serbia (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti is optimistic about building trust between Serb community and government (RTK)
• Osmani from Tirana to Albanians in the Valley: You are not alone (Reporteri)
• CoE report for the region: Confront a violent past or risk a return to conflict (Koha)
• Assembly voted international agreements (media)
• German ambassador reacts after passage of international agreements in Assembly (media)
• The prosecution requests suspension of visits to Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (RTK)
• Krasniqi: The EC's report on Kosovo reflects poverty and scarcity (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Palatova: Kosovo needs to form ASM, and implement legal framework for protection of minorities (KoSSev)
• The Hague: Prosecutor requests visits to Thaci, Veseli and Selimi be suspended (Tanjug)
• Milivojevic: By banning Serbs from voting, Kurti and those who support him violating all agreements (TV Most, Kosovo Online)
• Burazer on Coordination Directorate passports: It makes no sense for them not to be visa-free after Kosovo was granted liberalization (KoSSev)
• Milenkovic: Letter from Albanian NGOs proves that there is a lack of understanding for Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Assistants to Office for KiM Director banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti)
• Petkovic: Some kind of "silent alliance" between Kurti and part of the Serbian opposition is clear (Kosovo Online)
• Obradovic: Government should request UN SG to provide conditions for voting of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• Vucic: Memorandums signed with Cyprus to further strengthen our cooperation (Tanjug)
• CoE Human Rights Commissioner warns of failure to deal with past (N1)

International:

• Janjevo: The Picturesque Town In Kosovo Losing Its Best And Brightest To Migration (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Gender-related killings of women and girls: Global estimates of female intimate partner/family-related homicides in 2022 (reliefweb.int)

Albanian Language Media:

Serbian parliamentary elections will not be held in Kosovo (media)
Kosovo Assembly to meet today, to discuss EC report on Kosovo (media)
AAK unblocks voting of international agreements (Koha)
Osmani meets Hovenier, highlights importance of close cooperation (media)
Bislimi meets Abbott, briefs him on latest meeting in Brussels (media)
KFOR conducts Golden Sabre exercise (media)
Krasniqi meets Szunyog: EU measures are damaging wellbeing of citizens (media)
Kurti: Public Administration Reform enables and fosters other reforms (media)
PSD warns to use teargas if Kurti tries to form the Association (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: Serbia, Cyprus are true friends (N1, FoNet)
Christodoulides: Cyprus's position on support to Serbia's integrity unchangeable (Tanjug)
EULEX chief Barbano: Trust is the cornerstone for sustainable peace, Kosovo still faces challenges (KoSSev, N1, NMagazin)
Petkovic with Kosovo Serbs in Raska: Talks on how to vote after the "Pristina ban" (KoSSev)
DNKiM:"White peony" to the Gracanica Cultural Center; "Black peony" to Albin Kurti (KiM radio)

International Media:

Hague Prosecution Tries to Undermine Witness in Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla’s Trial (Balkan Insight)
Albanian PM Calls For More Significant Increase In NATO Troops In Kosovo (RFE)