Albanian Language Media: Hovenier: Foreign actors want to undermine Kosovo’s democracy (RFE) EU confirms new round of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue on December 17 (RFE) Osmani: Gender equality must be a priority for all institutions (Kosovapress) Svecla: Serbian List members were involved in continuous riots in the north (RFE) Maqedonci: There was coordination of attacks in Ukraine and Kosovo (media) Institute: Water from Iber Lepenci canal safe to drink (RFE) Svecla: Hundreds of attacks on police and media in the north (RTK) Hungarian Minister Boka meets Osmani, Bislimi and Gervalla (media) Terras thanks intl missions in Kosovo “for sharing candid assessments” (media) Kosovo launches system of bracelets for electronic surveillance (Kosovapress) Friendly room for domestic violence victims at Leposavic police station (media) Nexhmi Rexhepi, new president of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo (media) Hoti: With no mutual recognition, Kosovo-Serbia relations can’t normalize (media) Joseph meets Lajcak, “no one has been more dedicated to the task” (media) Serbia says Kosovo’s aid to farmers in Presevo Valley is illegal (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Hipper: New round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina on December 17 (RTV, RTS, Kosovo Online) SRSG Ziadeh: UNMIK reiterates commitment to advancing human rights (Kosovo Online) Serbian List met Terras: Pristina carrying out institutional and physical violence (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) Incident in Zvecan: Police officer fires shot during taxi search; Driver alleges ongoing harassment; KP: Unintentional discharge (KoSSev) Verdict in wounding case at Bistrica bridge to be made on Friday, lawyer expects convicting one (Alternativna.com) EU Office on Development Fund for North: Political events affected income of Fund, 4 million EUR undistributed (Kosovo Online) Serbian Democracy to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections in Kosovo (Alternativna.com) Professors of the University of Pristina in Mitrovica North support student blockades (Danas) Rector's College of the University of Pristina : The academic community in Serbia should not be politicized (Kosovo Online) Hungarian Minister for European Affairs in a visit to Gracanica Monastery (Kosovo Online, eparhija-prizren.com) Vucic arrives in Germany, to meet with Scholz in Freiberg (Tanjug) International Media: Kosovo making slow progress on ambitious e-services agenda (BIRN) Serbia ranked among European countries with most SLAPPs in 2023 (BIRN) US blacklists North Macedonia ex-deputy PM for bribery, corruption (BIRN) Humanitarian: BIRN’s ‘Reporting House’ contributor awarded for preserving Jashari family children’s notebook

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Kosovo, a champion of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (media) Terras condemns terrorist attack on Iber Lepenci water canal (Koha) Kurti meets Terras, calls for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media) COMKFOR Barduani meets Terras (media) Interethnic relations in Kosovo, prey to disinformation (RFE) Kurti: Fight against corruption among key priorities of our government (media) Unfounded asylum requests from Kosovo increased by over 100 percent (RFE) Kurti: Proud that Kosovo will organize the Mediterranean Games (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Serbian Labor Minister: “Kurti brags about result of expulsion of more than 200.000 Serbs from Kosovo after 1999” (Kosovo Online, social media) Development Fund for North suffers losses: Who benefits? (Kosovo Online) Turkish KFOR soldiers patrol in Zubin Potok (media, social media) Minister Popovic: No to EU membership if Kosovo is the price (N1, BETA) EC: Serbia implementing visa-liberalization recommendations (N1) Montenegro Defense Minister on detained soldiers: Draconian punishment, I am calling for their release (Radio KIM) Berliner Zeitung from Zurich: Vucic’s "Insights without illusions" (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Approximately 20kg of explosives were used in November 29 attack (media) • Government about attack: Communicating with our international partners (RTV21) • Lajcak: I strongly condemned terrorist attack in Kosovo (media) • Pyrotechnics and bottles thrown at police officers in Mitrovica North (media) • Osmani meets Schoof, “committed to deepening our cooperation” (media) • Hovenier: US committed to sovereign and multiethnic Kosovo (media) • Hajredin Kuci pleads not guilty to charges at Specialist Chambers (RFE) • CDHRF criticizes proceedings at Specialist Chambers, “a racist court” (media) • Low percentage of women in KSF; Osmani: We can and must do more (media) • COMKFOR Barduani meets Local Government Minister Krasniqi (media) • FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa to visit Kosovo today (media) • Training held on reporting regarding local government and municipalities (media) Serbian Language Media: • Osmani and Vucevic on conversations with Trump and Musk; Serbian PM: Trump greeted Vucic (KoSSev) • ‘Professionalism’, ‘integrity’ and ‘trust’: What did Kurti not say about Kosovo police and the north? (Alternativna.com) • SL: "Kurti forgot to explain in Sarajevo that the number of Serbs in Kosovo is decreasing because of his terror" (Kosovo Online) • Djuric: Decision by Becirovic, Komsic to receive Kurti erodes Serbia-BiH relations (Tanjug) • Zoran Kostic and Dragan Milovic pleaded not guilty to alleged war crimes in Vucitrn (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Mijacic: Development Fund for North marginalized by opening only Merdare for Serbian goods (Kosovo Online) • Student blockades spread to over 30 university faculties across Serbia (N1, KoSSev) International: • Serbia and Kosovo’s Trump optimism (politico.com) • Kosovo’s ex-president appears in court on charges of obstructing justice (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 9, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Osmani meets Trump, “reaffirmed commitment to strength our alliance” (media) Osmani meets Musk, “great conversation about government efficiency” (media) Kurti: Stability and peace in Balkans require unified and decisive reaction (media) Kurti: Serbia is keeping hostage Western Balkans because of Moscow (media) Turkish troops from KFOR’s reserves deploy to Kosovo (media) Cupric: Terrorist act that constitutes a serious threat (media) AJK condemns “Kurti's dangerous language against the media” (media) Calls on TikTok for Albanians to damage Serb monuments (Dukagjini) Serbian Language Media: Kurti published a video about the explosion on the Ibar-Lepenac canal; Petkovic called it a cartoon (Beta, NMagazin, KoSSev) Petkovic: Belgrade strongly supports SL’s decision to participate in elections (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) KFOR after Kuci's claims about the SPC and weapons: Avoid inflammatory rhetoric (KoSSev) Elek: Lack of response of the international representatives to the violations of Serbian MPs' rights concerning (Vecernje Novosti, Kosovo Online, RTS) Djuric on Kurti's accusations: If it weren’t sad and dangerous, it would be laughable (RTS, Kosovo Online) Kurti in Sarajevo: Serbia is a “kitsch state”, it wanted to start a religious war (N1, KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti meets members of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RFE) Gervalla: Kurti visit to Sarajevo, another example for regional cooperation (media) EU: Serbia with insufficient steps for perpetrators of attacks in Kosovo (media) Osmani on 25 years of Kosovo-Germany development cooperation (media) “Adoption of Law on Bureau, important step in fight against corruption” (media) Citizen of Serbia arrested in Kosovo, suspected of preparing a murder (media) Serbian Language Media: Stojanovic tells OSCE Ministerial Council that situation of Serbs in Kosovo deteriorated (Kosovo Online) Vucevic: Kurti’s ‘poor directing’, Serbia insists on international investigation (RTS, Radio KIM) Gogic: Kosovo undertook obligation to recognize documents from ‘not-integrated’ Serbian bodies, back in 2015 (media) Antonijevic: Registration in central civil status register is important for exercising rights (media) Delevic: Evidence show that M.J. in no way endangered life of Kosovo special police officer who shot at him (KoSSev) Deda on Konjufca’s clash with Serbian List: Diverting attention from nepotism (Kosovo Online) Nezir Mehmetaj from Kosovo sentenced to 6 years in prison by first-instance court in Belgrade (Radio KIM) Kosovo police on confiscation of keys of Innovation Centre in Zubin Potok (Alternativna.com) Vucic meets with BIE's Kerkentzes (Tanjug) Opinion: Politics that exhausts the people and erases their future (KoSSev) International: Kosovo’s parliament speaker ejects ethnic Serb lawmakers because of their truancy (AP) Three reported arrested in Kosovo in Hague court justice obstruction probe (PI) Overlooked taxi drivers (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 6, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Kosovo Assembly adopted four exceptionally important laws (media) Osmani meets NATO Assistant Secretary General Goffus (media) Konjufca stops assembly session, tells SL MPs “you should be ashamed” (media) PDK calls for “impartiality and transparence” from Specialist Chambers (media) Specialist Chambers end investigations against Sokol Bashota (media) Knaus on attacks in north: Intl community should help end impunity (media) CPJ reacts to death threat against journalist Berat Buzhala (media) Serbian Language Media: Self-determination MPs attempted to prevent Serbian List MPs from entering Kosovo Assembly, Konjufca interrupted session (Radio kontakt plus, Kosovo Online) Reactions to attempts to prevent Serbian List MPs from attending session, Konjufca’s decision to interrupt the session (media, social media) Kosovo Albanian students visit Visoki Dečani Monastery in rare community outreach event (social media) Abbot Sava informs KFOR Commander about problems of Church and people in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus, media, social media) Party of Kosovo Serbs announced participation at parliamentary elections (Radio KIM) Arlov: Absurd - Kurti is in Sarajevo, and I cannot enter Kosovo (media) International Media: Conference: Vulnerable groups bear runt of digital rights violations in Balkans (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Attack was from playbook of Russia (media) KFOR enhances security measures to protect critical infrastructure (media) Water on the tense border: Can Serbia change the course of Iber? (RFE) Maqedonci meets U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallander (media) Specialist Prosecutor’s Office conducts several operations in Kosovo (media) Republika Srpska ministers will boycott meeting because of Kurti visit (RFE) Media: Two soldiers went to Kosovo without permit, will be suspended Serbian Language Media: Serbian Orthodox Church targeted with misinformation; journalists warn atmosphere reminiscent of 2004 (Alternativna.com) Raska-Prizren Diocese: Spreading false information about SOC incitement of religious and ethnic hatred (media, social media) Andric-Rakic: ‘Aimless wandering’ of police in north, dialogue with local community only solution (Kosovo Online, Danas) Residents of central Kosovo in fear and uncertainty over situation in north (Radio KIM) Milojevic: Forceful incursion in Serbian Post Office in Socanica (Kosovo Online) KFOR enhances security measures for protection of critical infrastructure (Kosovo Online, social media) Construction of police substation at main Mitrovica-Leposavic road underway (Alternativna.com) Court of Appeals orders new trial in case of Caslav Jolic accused of alleged war crimes (Radio kontakt plus) Vucic: Hungary to call new session on Cluster 3 (Tanjug) Opinion: Vucic’s responsibility (Koha) International: Kosovo takes careful steps towards remembrance of wartime rape (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 5, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Latest attack, highly calculated operation, targeting civilians (media) Osmani Costa discuss latest developments, including “terrorist attack” (media) Kurti received by EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos (media) Kurti will take part in conference in Sarajevo on relations in the region (media) Surroi: Kosovo and Serbia risk bringing new cold war to their borders (VoA) KFOR Commander meets UNMIK chief Ziadeh (media) AJK condemns Mujka’s lynching language against KTV journalist (media) Student Resource Center opened for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian youths (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: As long as I am president, Serbia will not recognize Kosovo and will remain militarily neutral (Kosovo Online) Vucic: Serbia frontrunner of development in Western Balkans, economy always wins (Tanjug) COM KFOR meets SRSG Ziadeh, discuss security situation in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media) Main hearing in case against KSF member: Lawyer someone who wounded young persons is charged with ‘causing general danger’ (KoSSev, media) Jevtic on Kurtaj’s trial: It comes as no surprise that he feels no guilty (KoSSev) Kosovo police officers armed with long-barreled weapons near ‘crucial infrastructure’ in Leposavic (Alternativna.com) Brnabic: Serbia deserves to open Cluster 3, already working on other clusters (media)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: I demanded accountability for ongoing threats to Kosovo’s security (media) Kurti meets O’Brien, “focus on November 29 terrorist attack” (media) Osmani and Costa discuss Iber-Lepenci, Banjska, and EU measures (media) Maqedonci: Serbia’s policies aimed at destabilizing Kosovo’s security (media) Rohde: Only candidates that recognize each other can get into EU (media) Kearns: UK must stand resolutely with Kosovo against terrorism (media) Kusari-Lila skeptical about progress in next chief negotiators’ meeting (media) Three municipalities face water cuts again due to water canal attack (media) “Groups of local Serbs in north could be working for Russian intelligence” (media) Mitrovica North, War Crimes Institute sign memorandum of cooperation (media) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo, election campaign in a ‘state of war’ (Danas) Head of Serbian Democracy Leposavic Municipal Board files request to Kosovo police to reduce presence in front of schools and health facilities (social media) Keys of Innovation Centre in Zubin Potok confiscated, they appeal to international community to help resolve issue (Alternativna.com, social media) RTS: Who is mining (sabotaging) peace in northern Kosovo? Vucic meets with Kos in Brussels (Tanjug) Vucic: I will not change policy on Russia sanctions (Tanjug) 12-hour restrictions in water supply in Mitrovica and Zvecan (KoSSev) Hearing in Srdjan Lazovic’s case held in Pristina, he pleaded not guilty (media) Investigation opened into sexual harassment report in Mitrovica North (KoSSev) Opinion: Illicit finance: Western Balkans must act to clean up dirty money problems (BIRN) Green Deal, we have a problem (Kosovo 2.0) International: Kallxo.com crew threatened while reporting Kisnica mine power outage (Kallxo)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 4, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kurti meets Costa: Kosovo ready for advance on EU path (media) Kurti meets Kallas; “I discussed terrorist attack on critical infrastructure” (media) Osmani talks with O’Brien about attack in Zubin Potok (RFE) Police Director: Attack on Iber Lepenc similar to a war-time sabotage attack (RTK) Svecla publishes photos of confiscated ammunition, weapons and arms (media) Osmani to meet with new president of EU Council and EP president today (media) Bislimi accuses Serbia of aggressive discrimination against Albanians in the Valley (media) Osmani honors “extraordinary contribution of persons with disabilities” (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: Whoever caused incident on water canal did not do it in Serbia's interest (media) Vucic: Discussion with Kallas open, difficult (Tanjug) Kallas: Normalization of relations is only path to EU membership (media, social media) Vucic meets Lajcak: Serbia will insist on truth and protection of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media) Djuric meets Chinese Ambassador Li Ming (media) Lin: China condemns attack on infrastructure in Kosovo, rights of all ethnic groups should be protected (media) Jevtic: Incident on Ibar-Lepenac water canal benefits Kurti, I’m increasingly convinced it was preplanned (Kosovo Online) Gogic: Pristina did not receive desired outcome from EP Foreign Affairs Committee (media)