Albanian Language Media: • Kurti comments on reports Kosovo could be used as transit point for MiG-29 fighter jets (media) • Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss recent developments (media) • Bislimi: Kosovo's main geopolitical objective is EU membership (media) • LDK's Hoti criticises Lajcak, says dialogue has been demoted to a technical level (Kallxo) • Speaker Konjufca meets Danish minister, Hækkerup (media) • COVID-19: 37 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Nuland welcomes Serbia’s progress on European path, support for Ukraine (N1) • Germany FM on Western Balkans: We will not abandon region in heart of Europe (B92, media) • German FM Annalena Baerbock's first official visit to the Western Balkans (Politika) • Mojsilovic met COM KFOR (Radio KIM) • Selakovic: Serbia grateful to Brazil for its principled support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo-online) • Office for KiM: Returnee house in Kovrage village, Istok municipality, robbed (Radio KIM) • Rakic: There is no sincere will and desire for the return process to succeed (Radio Mitrovica sever) • RFE: Strategic product supply in Kosovo is in crisis • Vucic reacts to Haradinaj’s statement on bombing (Kosovo-online, B92) • Jeremic: It is most obvious in Kosovo and Metohija how much bad politics can bring (KiM radio) • Covid-19: Three new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)

• Price hikes in Kosovo, Kurti: This is the cost of freedom! (media) • LDK leader calls on PM Kurti to act, “unbearable crisis” (media) • German Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media) • Lajcak meets Escobar in Brussels (media) • Kosovo Police checks citizens leaving to fight in Ukraine (BIRN) • Working group on NATO integration holds first meeting (media) • Clark: Kosovo should join NATO as soon as possible (KTV) • Kosovo’s Interior Minister Svecla meets US special envoy Escobar (media) • Bislimi calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo in European Parliament (media) • Haradinaj: If Serbian soldiers step in Kosovo, Belgrade “will be bombed” (TV Dukagjini/Telegrafi) • COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo establishes working group for NATO integration (media) • Kosovo lifts visa regime for Ukrainian citizens (media) • PDK: Now is the right time for Kosovo to apply for CoE membership (media) • Kosovo is protected by KFOR, assures German ambassador (euronews.al) • CEC calls for expulsion of Russia and Belarus from ACEEEO (media) • IMC to identify media outlets spreading disinformation, roundtable hears (Kosovapress) • COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on April 3 elections and voting in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus) • Vucic announces measures aimed at protecting fuel, food markets (Tanjug) • Hearing in property usurpation case of Dusko Arsic postponed again (Radio KIM) • European Federation of Journalists against the abolition of RT and Sputnik: Do not fight propaganda by censorship (KoSSev, KiM radio) • Covid-19: Three new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM) Opinion: • How the ‘Kosovo Precedent’ Shaped Putin’s Plan to Invade Ukraine (Balkan Insight) International: • Balkan Fighters Risk Criminal Charges for Joining Ukraine’s Defence (Balkan Insight) • How is the oil crisis manifesting itself in Kosovo? (Euronews Albania) • Kosovo Says NATO, EU Risk Repeating Ukraine Mistakes in Balkans (Newsweek) • Across South-East Europe, Marchers Stand Up for Women’s Rights (Balkan Insight) • Ukraine War May Change Balkan Calculations, for Greece Too (Balkan Insight)

• Make membership easier, Kosovo PM tells NATO, EU (AFP) • Kosovo President Osmani interview for Huffington Post (media) • President Osmani discusses Ukraine situation with Kosovo ambassadors (media) • Lajcak: Support for Western Balkans, more important than ever (media) • Kosovars protest in red over violence against women (BIRN) • “Open Balkan failed as Serbia did not condemn Russian aggression” (media) • Ukraine to withdraw troops from Kosovo NATO mission (BIRN) • Sheholli: Some Serbs who wear Kosovo Police uniforms, serve Serbia (Express) • Hovenier, Ceku discuss investments in heritage sites (media) • COVID-19: 32 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media: • "Germany supports Kosovo's membership in Council of Europe" (RTK) • Ukraine to recall its troops from Kosovo (media) • U.S. to support KSF towards becoming capable of defending Kosovo's territorial integrity (media) • On International Women's Day, Kosovo leaders call for women's empowerment (media) • COVID-19: 32 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Selakovic: Serbia strongly against initiating the procedure for Pristina's admission to the CoE (media) • Escobar: Russia should not hold back Western Balkans (N1, Danas) • Stano: EU welcomes Serbia’s support of UN resolution on Russia (N1) • Exposing false news about the war in Ukraine (KiM radio) • Lajcak: Advocating for the Western Balkans more important than ever (Kosovo Online)

• Escobar: We must redouble efforts to reach a compromise agreement between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • KFOR: Kosovo’s airspace remains open (Kosovapress) • "Russia's war on Ukraine makes Western Balkans integration an urgency" (VOA/media) • NATO: Ukrainian troops to remain serving in Kosovo (Koha) • Kosovo condemns the missile attack on Albanian Consulate in Kharkiv (media) • On International Women's Day, marches not celebrations to take place in Kosovo cities (media) • UN Secretary-General Guterres: A Sustainable Feminist Recovery (Koha) • Public Pulse poll records decrease of satisfaction with Kosovo institutions (media) • Serbs in Kosovo Govt ‘Refused to Meet’ EU Kosovo Rapporteur (BIRN) • Kosovo war widow's inspirational tale told in film 'Hive' (Reuters) • COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We have no date set for applying for EU candidate status (Kosovapress) • Gervalla-Schwarz: We have asked KFOR to close Kosovo's airspace to Russia (media) • Kosovo expresses support for Ukraine at Pristina rally (media) • Kurti confirms millions have been poured into "Security Fund" (Kallxo) • COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: If Kosovo joins intl organisations, Serbia will have surprising answer (media, N1) • Aleksandar Vucic SNS’ candidate for President of Serbia (N1, media) • Von Cramon: Important to show that K. Serbs are an integral part of Kosovo; We cannot compare Moscow and Belgrade (KoSSev) • Gracanica mayor announced the opening of a new school and condemned the new incident in Suvi Do (KiM radio) • SPC Patriarch: We pray for peace in Ukraine, for talks to start as soon (N1, Beta) • Vucic, Macron discuss EU integration, bilateral ties, Ukraine (Tanjug, media) • Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Ukraine, geopolitics (Tanjug, media) • UNS and DNKiM: Call to ban Kosovo Online work is denial of the right to freedom of speech (Kosovo Online) • UNDP Public Pulse: Unemployment, poverty and the environment are major problems (KiM radio)

• Kosovo and Serbia close to agreement on energy in the north and missing persons (Kosovapress) • Kurti: Serbia presents direct threat to security in the region (Telegrafi/RTK) • Gervalla: No Kosovo mercenaries involved in Ukraine (media) • U.S. congressman calls for Kosovo to join NATO (media) • Haradinaj: Kurti doing a service to Serbia through technical dialogue (EO) • EU concerned over prospect of tension escalation in the Balkans (RFE) • Balkan Countries Brace for Ukrainian War Refugees (BIRN) • Serbia not cooperating on Ivanovic and other judicial cases (Koha) • Powerful Kosovo Serb Businessman Accused of Threatening Politician (BIRN) • COVID-19: 46 new cases, one death (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Konjufca: Serbia’s aggression against Kosovo cannot be ruled out (Koha) • Musliu: No room for panic; we’re not threatened by any insecurity (EO) • Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Defense: KSF ready for any challenge (RTK) • Kusari-Lila: Serbia is a Small Russia in the Balkans (RTK) • COVID-19: 52 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Pristina used to create tensions, undermine peace (Radio KIM) • NGOs and media: Unfounded speculations threat to security of people in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Marinkovic: Campaign and statements of Pristina officials stir concern among Kosovo Serbs (KoSSev, media) • Rasic: Statements of Kosovo officials are not surprising but worrisome (Radio KIM) • KLA graffiti inscribed on several Serb houses in Suvi Do village (Radio KIM) • Brussels: Enlargement process has not changed (Radio KIM) • Vucic speaks with Johnson (Tanjug) • Von Cramon: There is no reason for concerns about security in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Escobar: US supports Serbia on its EU path (Kosovo-online) • Mojsilovic: All conditions for securing administrative line have been met (Kosovo-online) • Vucic calls public not to believe nonsense about shortages of food and fuel (N1) • NATO official: Kosovo cannot join Alliance (BETA, N1) • Vulin: Kosovo membership in NATO is ‘a threat to Serbia by armed confrontation’ (Kosovo-online) • Ponos: Democratically elected government won’t recognize Kosovo (N1) • Aleksic: Regime uses Ukrainian war to spread fear among population ahead of elections (N1) • German FM to visit Belgrade on March 11 (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo Whistleblower ‘Fired’ for Warning of Safety Risks at Airport (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti meets EP rapporteur Viola von Cramon (media) • Bislimi: The parties should be equal in dialogue (media) • Kurti and Szunyog, discuss war against corruption (media) • Kajari: KFOR has full control over its monitoring points (media) • NATO: Kosovo airspace remains open (Koha) • Meta meets Osmani: Kosovo in NATO as soon as possible (RTK) • Kurti: We have condemned, and continue to strongly condemn the Russian aggression (media) • Xhavit Haliti: Serbia is preparing scenarios to attack the north of Kosovo (Klan) • Balje claims her opinion against same-sex marriages is the same as of all Kosovars (Express) • Kosovo parliament urges government to start NATO membership bid (Reuters) • Ukraine is a ‘Sarajevo in the making’, warns Kosovo’s PM (The Independent, media) • Why Putin keeps talking about Kosovo (Foreign Policy) • Kosovo whistleblower ‘fired’ for warning of safety risks at Airport (BIRN)