UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 14, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
• “Kurti talked on the phone with Decan mayor, we are doing the utmost” (media)
• KIA Inspector General reports to Assembly Committee (media)
• The PSD “launches” Kurti's campaign promises (media)
• The U.S. assists KSF with modern equipment (media)
• Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (RTK)
• Number of patients in Decan increases, possibility of viral infection not ruled out (Koha)
• CDHRF: Dragica Gasic’s return to Gjakova should not be politicised (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Easier to bring investors through progress in the dialogue (media)
• Vukcevic: EULEX did not send cases of Serbs suspected of war crimes to Belgrade (NMagazin, Danas)
• Falconi: What has already been agreed must be implemented (KiM radio, Politika)
• Serbian FM invites Non-Aligned countries to Belgrade for anniversary (N1)
• Arlov requests ban on his entry in Kosovo be revoked (Radio KIM)
• Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (Kosovo-online)
• Milena Ivanovic says she was not summoned to testify (Beta, N1)
• Kusari-Lila condemned attack against Serb boy in Gojbulja, petition against return of Dragica Gasic (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Bacic visited in hospital (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Kosovo to Restore Reciprocity Measures Against Serbia, Minister Says (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media)
• Government vows to support Decan, opposition accuses it of negligence (media)
• Hajdari: Government preparing for reciprocity measures (Kallxo)
• Dragica Gasic's case to be raised in Brussels, U.S. Embassy reacts too (Koha)
• Former EULEX judge sparks controversy over Ivanovic war crimes trial (BIRN)
• Former Judge Simmons's allegations, EU says it stands by EULEX and its achievements (Kallxo)
• Borrell: Genocide denials have no place in Europe (RFE, media)
• Kosovo buys 14 military vehicles from Turkey, Vucic expresses reservations (TV Pink, media)
• IREX: Kosovo and Albania with sustainable information system (RTK)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kurti, Vucic to meet on July 19 (Klan Kosova)
• Kurti: Kosovo becoming success story, can live without Serbia recognition (EWB)
• Rohde: I wonder why Assembly provides Simmons with a platform (media)
• US Embassy: Displaced persons have the right to return home (media)
• Montenegro PM: Demarcation agreement with Kosovo must be respected (media)
• State of emergency declared in Decan after hundreds poisoned (Koha/Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• No newly infected in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: We will seek the protection of Serbs in Brussels (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Pink)
• Gracanica Mayor asked the KFOR commander for protection of the Serb population (KiM radio)
• Serb assaulted near Klina (RTS, Radio KIM, KoSSev, RTK)
• Krivokapic: Agreement on border demarcation must be respected (Kosovo-online, RTCG)
• Petkovic: ZSO the main condition in the dialogue with Pristina (RTS)
• Office for KiM provided financial aid, food delivery for Dragica Gasic (Kosovo-online)

Opinion:

• The EU ready to "trade" Serbia's membership in exchange for a solution to the Kosovo problem (Danas)

International:

• Bieber: Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia damages EU’s credibility (EWB)

• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)
• Szunyog: Agreement on Association is law, Government needs to implement it (Kallxo)
• Petkovic makes fun of Kosovo officials, accuses them of not establishing Association (Koha)
• EULEX slams Simmons's allegations as "ill-conceived" and "unsubstantiated" (media)
• Simmons reacts to EULEX rebuttal: People of Kosovo deserve the truth (media)
• Ex-judge: EU law mission in Kosovo holds anti-Albanian bias (AP)
• U.S. supports the work of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (Klan)
• Next session against KLA leaders at The Hague scheduled for 21 July (media)
• Williamson: Terrible crimes committed against Kosovo Albanians during 98-99 (media)
• KWN urges institutions to treat crimes against girls, women as a priority (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 12, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)
• Deputy PM Bislimi reveals details from meetings in Brussels (media)
• Kurti in Greece: We need help to fight corruption (media)
• Former EULEX judge reports to Assembly Committee for Legislation (media)
• Thaci asked to be sent in house arrest in Slovenia (Indeksonline/Necenzurirano)
• Cakolli: Reporting on dialogue should happen at Assembly, not on social media (Koha)
• US Embassy urges redoubled efforts to find perpetrators of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo (media)
• Ramosaj: There are suspicions that water poisoning may be intentional (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Tanin: Unresolved situation of Kosovo Serb returnee in Djakovica, rights of all returnees must be protected and promoted (KoSSev, media)
• OSCE condemns incidents against Dragica Gasic, says return process should continue (KoSSev)
• Office for KiM enabled food delivery for Dragica Gasic (Radio KIM)
• Brnabic: ''The reactions of the international community to the case of Dragica Gasic ‘lukewarm’, better not to have them'' (RTS, TV Pink, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio)
• Gracanica Mayor on the “the latest provocation”: KFOR to increase patrols (Kosovo Online, KiM radio, RTS)
• Vucic to athletes: Feel free to compete against Kosovo judo team (KoSSev)
• Dveri Movement asks Orban to withdraw Hungary’s recognition of Kosovo (N1)
• Brnabic: No place for us in Srebrenica until attack on Vucic is resolved (N1)
• Petkovic in two-day visit in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Ambassador says Spain’s decision not to recognize Kosovo is state policy (N1, Srna, Vecernje Novosti)
• Dragica Gasic: Brave and alone (Danas)

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Association of Serb municipalities after parallel structures are dissolved (Koha)
• Kosovo leaders commemorate 26th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide (media)
• Borrell, Varhelyi statement on Srebrenica genocide anniversary (media)
• Gervalla: EU should not be blamed for our mistakes (media)
• Tanin: Kosovo to ensure an enabling environment for all returnees (media)
• President Osmani requests support from EULEX, experts urge caution (Koha)
• Kadri Veseli released to visit family following father's passing (media)
• Op-ed: Kurti’s momentous opportunity to transform Kosovo (The Jerusalem Post)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kurti: Recognition of Kosovo, cooperation and region's EU integration - key to lasting stability (media)
• Kurti meets Mitsotakis, calls on Greece to recognise Kosovo (media)
• Think tank: U.S. proposal on Ujman Lake, not suitable for implementation (Koha)
• Rohde: We support return of displaced persons to Kosovo (media)
• Rushed dismissals harm public institutions, U.S. Embassy says (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stefanovic to Osmani: There is no border with Kosovo and Metohija (RTS, Tanjug)
• Orban: Serbia is key country in the Western Balkans (N1)
• Odalovic: Pristina refuses requests to search locations (Radio KIM)
• Media: Linde violated the status neutrality of the OSCE mission (Danas, FoNet, Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic thanks Ambassador of Tunisia for principled stance on Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian List: We strongly condemn the violence against Dragica Gasic and Vuksan Gojkovic (Kosovo Online)
• HLC and YIHR Kosovo: Lawsuit against Dragica Gasic is unconstitutional (Radio kontakt plus)
• Ambassador Rohde: Return to your own home is a basic human right (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic: Problems at the table better than incidents on the ground, in which Serbian people suffer (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Prva)
• Jevtic: Pristina institutionally trying to seize property of Serbs and Serbian Orthodox Church (Kosovo-online)

Opinion:

• Seeking justice for Kujtim (Kosovo 2.0)

International:

• World's Safest Countries 2021 (Global Finance)
• Balkan Corruption Is Russia’s Faithful Friend (cepa.org)

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, two deaths (media)
• Kosovo, Serbia trade blame for logjam in dialogue (BIRN)
• Osmani: If Serbian army crosses the border it will be met by US troops (media)
• Kosovo Government has no timeline for reciprocity toward Serbia (KTV)
• Ker-Lindsay blames EU for setbacks in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Telegrafi)
• Kosovar city's first Serb returnee reopens wartime wounds (RFE)
• HLCK, YIHR support Serb returnee in Gjakova (Klan Kosova)
• UN: 2022 budget for UNMIK approved (Deutsche Welle)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 8, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, two deaths (media)
• Vitia: We won’t take vaccines from China and Russia (Ekonomia Online)
• Kosovo Assembly dismisses members of public broadcaster board (media)
• “Those why deny Srebrenica genocide, keep alive dream of it repeating” (media)
• Ann Linde: OSCE supports the Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (media)
• Concrete barriers at Decani Monastery replaced with wooden ones (Klan Kosova)

Serbian Language Media:

• No new coronavirus cases in Serbian areas (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Rakic with Ann Linde on problems Serbs face in Kosovo, Dragica Gasic’s case (Kosovo-online)
• Missing persons families excluded from dialogue (Radio KIM)
• U.S. Embassy in Serbia: Statement on the 22nd Anniversary of the Murder of Bytyqi Brothers (rs.usembassy.gov, media)
• Serbian List: We refused to give legitimacy to the intention to "stick the label of genocide" on the Serbian people (KiM radio, Facebook)
• Dacic on resolutions: Justice is when all crimes are condemned (Kosovo-online)
• Milena Popovic: I respect Vucic, it’s clear to all what I think about Radoicic; Trajkovic: Popovic protecting Vucic from the investigation (Danas, Nedeljnik)
• Szunyog on Dragica Gasic: We are closely monitoring the situation, the competent institutions to ensure the right to return (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• A Global US Can’t Avoid Confronting China and Russia (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Kosovo Special Prosecutor: ‘Wartime Rape Victims Must Speak Out’ (BIRN)
• Kosovo Adopts Resolution Condemning 1995 Srebrenica Massacre (RFE)
• Is Greece moving towards Kosovo recognition? Fears of Serbian retaliation against Cyprus (greekcitytimes.com)
• Serbia ignores West’s concerns, praises China’s Marxism (euractive.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• As Vaccination Campaigns Falter, CEE Countries Get Creative (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: Nine new cases, one death (media)
• Kurti: Those who deny Srebrenica genocide have to face their past (media)
• Kurti, Vucic to meet in Brussels on third week of July (media)
• Kosovo, Serbia exchange accusations for failure to respect obligations (Koha)
• No dialogue with Kosovo Serbs before negotiations in Brussels (Koha)
• Kosovo ex-minister indicted for hiring firm to promote border changes (BIRN)
• Deputy Defence Minister: We’ll try to repeal Thaci-KFOR agreement (Klan)
• Demiri: Looking forward to strengthening Kosovo – Israel relations (media)
• In Serbia and Montenegro, Srebrenica is still politically toxic (BIRN)