• Kurti: Dialogue, institutions have no alternative (media) • KFOR: Monitoring situation, differences to be addressed via dialogue (media) • Hill: Serbs to return to institutions, Kosovo to respect its obligations (media) • U.S.: Form Association and postpone licence plates measures (Koha) • President’s statement on withdrawal of Serbs from institutions (media) • Borrell speaks to Kurti and Vucic, “refrain from unilateral actions” (media) • Kurti: No alternative to dialogue and institutions (media) • President’s chief of staff comments on developments in north (media) • Kurti: Belgrade incited, intimidated Serbs into abandoning institutions (media) • Interior Minister Svecla visited Brnjak and police station in Jasenovik (RTK) • Mehaj: Threat to Serb community are groups directed by Belgrade (Koha) • Serbs stage mass resignation from Kosovo state institutions (BIRN) • Serbs rally in North Mitrovica a day after Serbs quit Kosovo government (RFE) • Police officers in north already replaced by others from Kosovo cities (AP) • New resignations of Serb policemen (RTK) • Property of Serb police officer in Leposavic set on fire (RFE) • Tajani talks to Kurti and Vucic, calls for restraint (RTK) • Lajcak agrees with NATO Deputy Secretary Geoana (RTK) • Serb members of EULEX's security resign (Kossev, Koha) • Ethnic tensions flare again in northern Kosovo (politico.eu) • Kosovo Serbs gather in latest protest after quitting institutions (euronews.com) • Vucic hopes KFOR, EULEX to carry out police work in north (RFE, media) • Begaj phone conversation with Osmani, discuss developments in north (RTK) • Albanian Foreign Minister: Time when dialogue needed more than ever (media) • Dodik: Ready to help Serb people in Kosovo (Sarajevo Times) • War crime case against Kosovo’s Thaci moves closer to trial (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: I’ve asked Borrell to condemn burning of vehicles in north (Klan) • Kurti about the drones: I cannot comment on what happens in Serbia’s territory (Klan) • Borell: Let's avoid Russia's intervention in the affairs of the Western Balkans (media) • Government statement on travelling without visas between Kosovo and Bosnia (Zeri) • Weber about French-German plan: You can't get anywhere without recognition (Koha) • MEP: Dialogue is between Kosovo and Serbia and not Pristina and Belgrade (Paparaci) • Abazi: Serbian List and structures created by Belgrade, political and blackmailing instruments against the stability and security of Kosovo (Indeksonline) • Abazi: Government should be more flexible on the licence plate issue (Albanian Post) • Head of IMF mission for Kosovo: 2 to 3 percent economic growth this year (Nacionale) • Protest in Gjakova, support for woman who was mistreated in nursing home (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic talked with Serbs from Kosovo all night, government meeting tomorrow, Vucic to meet the Synod of the SOC; Petkovic to address media today (media) • Petkovic: Suspension of Djuric beginning of an end to Brussels agreement (Kosovo Online) • Vucic to meet Lajcak in Belgrade today (Tanjug) • Dacic: We must continue de-recognition campaign, no solution for Kosovo without verification in UN (KoSSev) • Brnabic: We will respond to French-German plan with non-paper (Tanjug) • Covic: German-French proposal has nothing that Serbia could accept (Kosovo Online) • How serious are the warnings of the Serbian List that they will leave Kosovo's institutions (Danas) • Rosic, Spasojevic, Basara no longer under house arrest (KoSSev) • Former KFOR commander Kajari: I tried to convince Pristina not to send special police to the north (balkansec.net, media) • Kosovo police issued arrest warrants for six Serbs over alleged war crimes (RTS) • NUNS: Serbian List to stop discriminating against independent media (Radio KIM) • Giaufret: EU demonstrating it wants to stand by Serbia in good and bad times (RTS, N1) International: • Police Chief In Northern Kosovo Suspended Over Alleged Refusal To Implement License Plate Conversion Rule (RFE) • Serbia agrees 2.45 bln euro standby deal with IMF (seenews.com) Humanitarian/Development: • CEFTA at the Western Balkans Summit: Four agreements await adoption (RTS) • Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Osmani: Agreements to contribute to strengthening regional cooperation (media) • Kurti: I won’t sign any agreement that violates Kosovo integrity (media) • Konjufca: Serbia, threatening security in the region (media) • Bosnia, Kosovo take down last visa “wall” in Balkans (BIRN) • Lajcak praises Berlin Process Summit (RTK) • Next Berlin Process Summit in Tirana in December (Albanian Daily News) • Kosovo Police director in the north suspended, Serbia reacts (RFE) • Rakic will call on Serbs to withdraw from Kosovo institutions in north (media) • Vucic: Serbia will ‘play naïve’ on who sent downed drone (BIRN) • Despite best efforts, Kosovo’s trade ties with Serbia hard to supplant (BIRN) • Nurses’ assault of elderly woman in care centre horrifies Kosovo (BIRN) • Nurses that assaulted elderly woman placed in one-month detention (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Western Balkan countries sign the three agreements at the Berlin Summit (Ekonomia) • Scholz: War in Ukraine is a danger for Balkans, conflicts must be overcome (Express) • Kurti meets Lajcak and Borrell: Decision on license plates, determination for the rule of law (Koha) • Borell: Setting cars on fire in the north is unacceptable (RTK) • Scholz: Process of normalising Kosovo-Serbia relations must be accelerated (media) • Kurti on Vucic’s absence at Berlin Summit: I did not miss him (Telegrafi) • Osmani: Agreements reached in Berlin contribute to regional cooperation (Koha) • Kurti at the energy session: Russia's cheap gas, costly for Europe's security (Koha) • Gervalla: The agreements must be implemented, including Serbia (RTK) • Von Cramon: The EU failed in the case of Kosovo (Koha) • IPK recommends suspension of the police director in the north (Kallxo) • Tahiri: No place for Vucic in a summit for peace and stability (media) • Shots fired at police station for border monitoring in Jasenovik (Telegrafi) • Clark, Walker and Kouchner to testify in Thaci’s favor at Specialist Chambers (media) Serbian Language Media: • Brnabic: Borrell and Lajcak for neutral licence plates, but they say they can't do anything (RTS) • Vucic: We are not in conflict with anyone, but we cannot allow someone to spy on our army (Beta, media) • Scholz: It is time to overcome internal conflicts in the Western Balkans (Beta, Danas, N1) • Borrell met Kurti on the sidelines of the Berlin Process Summit: Agreements on dialogue must be respected (euronews.rs, media) • Djuric confirms police of region north will not issue reprimands (KoSSev) • Petkovic: Creation of new tensions (Radio KIM) • Dacic: Belgrade can’t let go of Moscow’s hand (N1) • Lavrov congratulates Dacic, says Russia ready to continue cooperation (Kosovo Online) • Serbian military downs drone near barracks (N1) • Sarazzin: Acceptance of Franco-German proposal up to Pristina, Belgrade (N1) • Pristina prosecution raises indictment for war crimes against D.A. (Radio KIM, KoSSev, RTS) • Council of EU to call on Serbia to align with bloc's foreign policy (Tanjug) • Trajkovic: I endure threats ever since I spoke about Ivanovic’s murder (Radio KIM, Nova, N1) Opinion: • Wrong to think that re-registration is unsuccessful only because of intimidation, says Andric Rakic (Danas) • Radakovic: Decision of police officers in North was completely legitimate (Radio Mitrovica sever) International: • Western Balkans Youth Forum 2022: Young people have potential for solving the crisis of today (EWB) • UN extends EU peacekeeping force’s mandate in Bosnia (BIRN)

• Berlin Summit begins today, three agreements expected to be signed (Koha) • Agreement to remain silent about the plan, source says (RTK) • Kosovo Police in the north refuses to issue reprimand letters (RFE) • Svecla: Members of Serbian BIA and Russian GRU in the north (media) • Serbia says drones enter its airspace from Kosovo amid rise in tensions (Reuters) • LDK leader calls on government to cooperate closely with U.S. and allies (Klan) • Franz welcomes decision for official use of Roma language in Prizren (media) • Courts ignore aggravating circumstances when journalists are attacked (BIRN) • “Withdrawing funds from Pension Trust would further fuel inflation” (RFE) • Political leaders condemn mistreatment of elderly woman in a care home (media) • Albania PM accuses media of ‘Blackmail’ with negative coverage (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 2, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • U.S. condemns burning property; calls for full extension for plates (media) • KFOR refutes Serbia’s claims about drones from Kosovo: No evidence! (Indeksonline) • Rohde: More common sense needed on issue of licence plates (media) • Serbia continues provocations; sends heavy artillery to Kosovo border (Indeksonline) • Vehicle with RKS plates belonging to a Serb set on fire in Zubin Potok (Lajmi) • Jamie Shea comments on Vucic’s objectives with army mobilisation (Albanian Post) • Germany confirms: EU-Western Balkans summit to be held on December 6 (RTK) • Berlin Process and Open Balkan as two parallel initiatives for a final goal (Albanian Post) • “Relations with Serbia determine Kosovo’s European future” (Dukagjini) • European MP: Kosovo now has a key role for peace in Europe (Klan Kosova) • Memli Krasniqi for an official visit to Washington and Brussels next week (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • KFOR: At the moment, no evidence of drones flying over from Kosovo to Serbia (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Vucevic to RTS: Drones were coming from several directions to central Serbia, MiGs-29 were not raised because of them (media) • Aleksic: Agreed transfer of authorities to Pristina, Vucic presents as ‘snatching’ (N1) • Balkan leaders off to Berlin: Serbia to choose between EU and Russia (FoNet, N1) • Dacic meets Chen Bo: Gratitude to China for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online) • Orlic to Ambassador Tolkach: We thank Ukraine for its support on Kosovo issue (N1) • Orlic: We appreciate principled stance of Russia on Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Trajkovic: I’m being threatened for testifying in Oliver Ivanovic’s murder case (KoSSev) • Bislimi: Licence plates can no longer be part of the dialog (RFE, media) • KP in north to also issue reprimands (KoSSev, Kosovo Online) • Ambassador Koshar: We are not guided by the logic of blackmail in our relations with Belgrade (Tanjug, media) Opinion: • Expert says Belgrade has advantage over Pristina (N1) International: • Serbia, Kosovo, Trade Accusations Over Mystery Drones (BIRN) • Berlin Process 2022: Western Balkans week in Berlin (EWB) • Relations between Serbia and Kosovo should be normalized (EWB)

• Western Balkans leaders to sign deals on closer integration in Berlin (Reuters) • Number-plate crackdown raises tensions in Kosovo (BBC) • Serbia sends troops to Kosovo border as NATO could face conflict (Newsweek) • Tension brews anew between Kosovo, Serbia over car plates (AP) • KFOR ready to intervene if stability comes under threat (Nacionale) • “Kurti sent proposals to Scholz and Macron on agreement with Serbia” (RFE) • Mehaj refutes Vucic’s remarks about drones: Fabrication to instill fear (media) • UK MPs promise support for Kosovo membership in intl institutions (Koha) • Haziri: Early elections, even if agreement reached with Serbia (media) • Tadic calls for protection for Rada Trajkovic (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak to participate at the Berlin Process summit (RTK) • Latest poll: Abdixhiku’s LDK continues to rise, Vetevendosje declines (Nacionale) • Rizvanolli: Can’t rule out energy price increase after temperatures drop (Kosovapress) • Caplan: Kurti is within his rights, but he should consider how dangerous the license plate decision is (Albanian Post) • MPs and Swiss ambassador talk about continuation of Swiss KFOR mandate (Koha) • Maliqi: Kosovo in danger of losing in peace what it gained in war (Express) • Over 125,000 Albanians registered in Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja (Klan Kosova) Serbian Language Media: • Radojevic: Serbs will not change stance on re-registration (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Hill: Licence plates dispute will not resolve crucial issues (KoSSev, RTS) • COM KFOR visits Visoki Decani Monastery (Kosovo Online) • Odalovic: US offered “honourable way out” to Pristina, Kurti ignored it (Kosovo Online) • Dacic: We will not invite the Serbs to accept licence plates with 'Republic of Kosovo' markings (NMagazin, Beta) • Vucevic: Army in state of alert because of Kosovo, combat readiness level raised (N1) • Malikovic: Usurped property and bureaucracy are the main problems of the Serbian community in Istok (KoSSev, Radio Gorazdevac, KiM radio) • Kosovo police start handing out warnings over licence plates (N1) • Vucic meets IMF delegation (Tanjug) • Office for KiM: KLA inscription on a family house in Suvi Do (RTS, KiM radio) • Rada Trajkovic says she “de facto lives under house arrest”, Serbian and Albanian stakeholders cooperate in her persecution (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Full Euroization of Kosovo: A Sustainable Strategy? (Prishtina Insight) • Synchronicity is the path to the solution for Kosovo (Euractiv) • Vucic Keeps Options Open With Serbia’s new Govt (Balkan Insight) International: • Expired: Unused COVID Vaccines Cost Balkans Tens of Millions (BIRN)

• Price: We asked Kurti to postpone deadline, not implement in stages (media) • EU: Decision on plates is legitimate, but should be within the dialogue (RTK) • Kryeziu: All terms of the Agreement have expired (Koha) • Police publish reprimand form for illegal license plates (Kallxo) • Svecla: Kosovo Police will start issuing reprimands from Tuesday (media) • UK Foreign Secretary meets Kurti, values Kosovo achievements (media) • Serbs: New decision, a choice between burned or confiscated cars (Telegrafi) • In Northern Kosovo, Tensions Threaten to Boil Over (Foreign Policy) • Compromise on license plates doesn’t abate intl pressure on Kosovo (Exit) • KFOR’s Regional Command-East welcomes new maneuver battalion (army.mil) • The right to act does not necessarily mean the right act (Euractiv) • We need to empower women, engage them as active agents of peace (media) • Roma language becomes official language in municipality of Prizren (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 31, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Reprimand measures for drivers with illegal licence plates start tomorrow (RTK) • Kurti calls for international monitoring of census process in the Valley (media) • Scholz to meet with the Presidents of the Balkans this week (Express) • Over 100,000 Albanians living in Presevo Valley, census shows (media) • CDHRF slams both government and opposition (media) • Limaj calls for united democratic front against Kurti-led government (Kallxo) • “Kurti put pride before national interests” (Zeri) • Haziri on French-German proposal: Govt must use the momentum (Albanian Post) • Analysts: Government not transparent regarding the French-German document (RTK) • PDK: Government has started seizure of the Public Administration (media) • Sheholli: Kurti disappointed the U.S.; Serbian List is installing fear among Serbs (EO) • Kosovo govt signs memorandum with Albanian Council from Presevo Valley (media) Serbian Language Media: • EC spokeswoman: The decision on the plates not in accordance with the agreements from the dialogue (N1) • Radojevic: We do our utmost to maintain peace, but we do not accept unilateral decisions (Kosovo Online) • Dacic: New withdrawals of recognition real and possible; With full force against the admission of Kosovo to CoE (KoSSev, Kurir) • Kosovo cannot get more than 83 votes for UN membership, says Dacic (FoNet, N1, TV Happy) • Djuric: If Pristina starts Council of Europe process, de-recognitions notes would surface (N1) • Petkovic: We wait concrete action of Washington and Brussels (Tanjug) • Office for KiM: Pristina bans holding of elections for national minority councils (Kosovo Online) • Botsan- Kharchenko: The introduction of sanctions would disappoint us, no trade of Kosovo for Donbass (media) • Serbian List on latest decision on re-registration (Kosovo Online) • Vucic, Brnabic with the US economic delegation (FoNet, N1) • Lazarevic about license plates: The police in the north of Kosovo have not received any instructions (N1) • Von der Leyen announces 160 mln euro energy assistance to Serbia (Tanjug) Opinion: • Restrictive EU visa policy risks further Western Balkan disillusionment (BIRN) • In Josep Borrell’s garden utopia, Balkan savages are a threat (Sbunker.net) • Rada Trajkovic: "Kurti's punishment of Serbs reminiscent of Milosevic's disciplining of Albanians" (KiM radio) International: • Family First: The Rise of the Anti-Gender Movement in North Macedonia (BIRN) • Richard Grenell: Republican or Democrat, Albin Kurti has rejected every idea that the Americans have put forward (The Pavlovic Today) • Does Spain Support Proposal to Link Kosovo’s Visa Liberalisation Process With the Operationalisation of ETIAS? (schengenvisainfo.com) • US Sanctions towards Western Balkan entities: “Red flags” without much effect on the ground (EWB)