Albanian Language Media: Osmani: U.S. support was the strong hand that helped us move forward (KSP) Begaj in Dayton: Without the U.S., there would be no independent Kosovo (AP) Kurti blames opposition for blockade: Secret voting the only solution (media) PDK: No cooperation with LVV with regards to government (Sinjali) Sejdiu: Inter-party dialogue is key to breaking the deadlock (media) Kallas on her key messages during visit to the Balkans (media) Kosovo Judicial Council chair describes meeting with Kallas (Klan Kosova) “KSF with nearly 1,000 troops in US-led exercise Defender Europe 2025” (KSP) GAP publishes report on “financial impact of EU measures on Kosovo” (media) AmCham: Kosovo to consider removing customs tariffs on U.S. products (media) Haradinaj remembers 27 Albanians killed by Serb forces in Prizren in ’99 (media) Musliu: Serbia in Kosovo north educating youths in hatred, nationalism (media) Shala says Kosovo Online medium “is a proxy structure used by Serbia” (media) AJK, NWJK condemn Mayor Rama’s sexist remarks directed at journalist (media) Serbian Language Media: "Pupils in blockade" condemned incident in Mitrovica: Violence against students is an open violation of human rights (KoSSev, KiM radio) Kovac: Pristina’s request to be a special guest not on agenda of PACE political committee (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Blic, media) Shala: “Kosovo Online portal serves Belgrade's hybrid operations through propaganda content” (Kosovo Online, FB) Musliu after Mitrovica incident: “Serbian structures led by Radoicic fuel youth hatred and blind nationalism” (KoSSev) Arsenijevic reacts to statements of Minister Svecla and Kosovo Police Director (social media) Reaction of Petkovic to EULEX HoM statement on incident at Mitrovica North promenade (social media) German Embassy on questions about incident in North Mitrovica: We can refer to statements of EULEX head (Alternativna) New operational plan of Kosovo police to prevent sexual harassment: Five Serbian NGOs say they did not attend meetings (Alternativna) Spasojevic enters plea agreement on ‘inciting discord’ charges (Radio KIM) Students on Vucic: "How I betrayed the Serbian people - from Brussels to the Ohrid Agreement" (KoSSev) Bajatovic: Annex on gas supplies signed with Russia, to remain in effect until Sept 30 (Tanjug) Opinion: BJEF – A Joint Expeditionary Force for the Balkans (RUSI/Albanian Post) International: Keir Starmer asks Kosovo to take Channel migrants as part of 'return hubs' plan (gbnews.com) Monday Briefing from the Balkans (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 26, 2025 Albanian Language Media: MPs fail to constitute Assembly for 21st time in row, call for reflection (media) Citaku: Citizens did not vote for a blockade (media) “Defender Europe 25” starts today, Kosovo welcomes U.S. command (media) Police Director: Color, not blood, on the neck of high school graduate (media) Osmani: Kosovo strengthening its position as a Euro-Atlantic partner (media) Osmani meets U.S. Congressional delegation in Dayton (media) Serbian Language Media: ‘Determined to serve with honor’: Officer speaks out after Mitrovica incident, Online support highlights ‘only Albanian language’ (KoSSev) KCA: PIK to launch an investigation against the police officer, trust in institutions is fragile, especially among Serbs (KoSSev) Rasic condemned the incident in N. Mitrovica, demands an investigation into the behavior of the police towards the high school graduate (KoSSev) Serb NGOs condemn police conduct during graduation celebration (KoSSev) Diocese condemned the use of force against high school graduate: Continuation of systematic pressure on Serbs (KoSSev, Kosovo Online) Dacic: Attack on Serbian graduate a brutal and unacceptable act by a KP officer (Tanjug, RTV, TV Prva, Kosovo Online) Ministry of Justice of Serbia demand an urgent international investigation into the attack on Serbian high school graduate (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media) Outgoing Kosovo’s Justice Minister visits North Mitrovica to address sexual harassment (KoSSev) Elshani an honorary citizen of North Mitrovica (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • Another failed attempt to make way for constitution of new Assembly (media) • Gervalla: Opposition is blocking us to form new government (EO) • Citaku: Kosovo is being held hostage due to Kurti’s stubbornness (Nacionale) • Civil society reacts: Institutional crisis has crossed every boundary (media) • Coalition of NGOs for child protection protests in front of Assembly (EO) • Kurti meets Kallas, calls for full implementation of Brussels agreement (media) • Kallas visits North Mitrovica: I came to see for myself what is happening on the ground (media) • Barduani meets Kallas, highlights close KFOR-EU coordination (media) • Kosovo’s Ambassador to U.S. meets Congresswoman Greene (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kallas visits Mitrovica North, says it is important to hear voice of people (Kosovo Online, media) • Dragovic after meeting with Kallas: We hope that the education system in Kosovo will remain in the Serbian system (KoSsev) • Vucic, Orban meet in Belgrade to discuss geopolitical situation, economy, defence cooperation (Tanjug) • Pantic in a trial: I saved 250 Albanians during conflict (KoSSev) • Petkovic: De-escalation is the priority, without it, dialogue cannot continue (RTS) • Serbian Democracy submitted a petition on lifting the ban on goods and congestion reduce at Jarinje/Brnjak crossings (KoSSev) International: • EU says it has begun to ease sanctions on Kosovo (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 23, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Kallas: We have started lifting measures against Kosovo, Ohrid Agreement remains in force (media) Kallas: Those responsible for the attack in Banjska must be brought to justice (RTK) Kosovo political leaders meet Kallas (media) MFA condemns killing of Israeli diplomats in Washington D.C. (RTK) Vokrri: Internationals themselves incited unrest in the north in several cases, Orav one of them (Koha) Haxhiu: We distance ourselves from Vokrri's statement, it is not VV’s position (media) PDK: Refusal to release on bail defendants in The Hague, violation of human rights (media) Specialist Chambers accept four more victims in the case of Thaci et al. (Klan) Serbian Language Media: Simic after meeting with Kallas: We requested concrete actions to stop what Kurti is doing (Kosovo Online) Serbian Democracy: People report problems with personal documents (Radio KIM, social media) Mitrovica’s City Library sealed by Kosovo Privatization Agency amid ongoing institutional closures (KoSSev) Serbian Ministry of Culture condemns closure of City Library in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online) Rizvanolli confirms 13 Kosovo Post branches opened in north, three pending (KoSSev) Macut, Kallas discuss Serbia's EU integration, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug) Vucic, Zelenskyy discuss bilateral cooperation, EU paths of Serbia, Ukraine (Tanjug) International Media: EU top diplomat tells Kosovo, Serbia, to ‘follow’ normalisation deal (BIRN) EU welcomes Serbia’s membership of Single Euro Payments Area (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Serbia carrying out ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Presevo Valley (EO) Osmani commemorates Dubrava Prison massacre (media) Citaku: We will express our viewpoints to Kallas (Gazeta Blic) Svecla meets Prattipati, talk ministry’s engagements, current situation (media) AmCham Kosovo Executive Director meets Grenell (media) Hamza meets Hargreaves, discusses the need to form new institutions (media) Krasniqi meets PDK’s Political Council, discuss political stalemate (Klan) Police arrest two suspects in anti-terror operation (Koha) Police apprehend three Serbs with nationalistic insignia and drone (media) IMF concludes review of Kosovo’s financial facilities (media) AKB: Protests are inevitable, we cannot accept this energy injustice (Express) Serbian Language Media: Vucic with Kallas: Protection of Serbs in Kosovo a priority, CSM a prerequisite for progress in dialogue (Kosovo Online, media) Kallas continues visit to Belgrade, meets with Macut, Brnabic (media) Stefanovic: Parliamentary opposition told Kallas Serbian Government doesn’t want EU membership (N1) Serbian Army Chief of Staff says situation in Kosovo, region discussed in a National Security Council session (RTS) Petkovic: Rohde's statement confirms who is behind Kurti in closing Serbian institutions (Tanjug, Blic) Serbian Red Cross President: We requested ICRC protection for our employees, volunteers and facilities in Kosovo (Tanjug, media) Vatican: Luigi Bianco the new delegate for Kosovo, we do not recognize Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS) UN High Commissioner after his visit to Serbia: I am stunned by polarization of society (Insajder, FoNet, N1, KoSSev) Opinion: Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: A litmus test for the EU’s geopolitical ambitions (BIRN) International: Kosovo's political stalemate could put EU funds at risk, trade body warns (Reuters) IMF approves further 25.4 mln euro to back Kosovo reforms (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 22, 2025 Albanian Language Media: EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to visit Pristina today (media) Keller-Sutter: Switzerland today cannot be imagined without Kosovars (RTK) Osmani: Citizens pay the burden, there are many damages (media) Rohde: 19 failures to elect Assembly Speaker, a bad world record (Klan) Guerot: Kosovo needs functional institutions, democracy under threat across continent (Klan) PDK discusses ‘political crisis’ and preparations for local elections (RTK) Haradinaj: Kosovo must return to its Euro-Atlantic integration course (AP) KSF cadets attend Eagle Strike 2025 with U.S. troops in Albania (media) Osmani commemorates massacre in Stagova in May 1999 (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: There is no dialogue thanks to Kurti, but Kallas is coming with a different agenda (Kosovo Online, TV Pink) Holders of Serbian ID cards issued for Kosovo municipalities warned they may soon be barred from entering Kosovo (KoSSev, KiM radio) Leposavic closes six collective centers, but controversy over housing allocation persists (KoSSev) Another case of sexual harassment reported to the KP in North Mitrovica (KoSSev, Alternativna)

Albanian Language Media: • 19th attempt to constitute new Assembly fails (media) • Haxhiu: It is not clear what the opposition wants (Koha) • Citaku calls on Kurti to change candidate for Assembly Speaker (media) • Deliu-Kodra: Before talking about PDK, Kurti should end blockade (media) • Peci: Opposition cannot impose its candidate on us (Koha) • Osmani received by Keller-Sutter at Residence of Swiss Federal Council (Klan) • Kallas to travel to Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia (media) • “Defender Europe 25” starts Sunday, military exercises in Albania, Kosovo (Koha) • TV Dukagjini publishes photo “proving sports hall was used by Civil Protection” • U.S. KFOR soldiers team up with KMSRS for three-day training (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kaja Kallas from today until Friday in Belgrade, Pristina and Skopje (NMagazin, Beta, Danas, EWB) • Awards given for trust building between communities in Kosovo (KiM radio) • Petkovic: Kurti admitted all Serbs’ votes that did not go to Serbian List, were for him (Kosovo Online, social media) • Sport coaches in Mitrovica North still can not use Sports Hall (media) • Milenkovic: Abolition of institutions in north makes process of integration meaningless (Kosovo Online) • Jevtic: Licensing Serbian institutions following examples of MTS and Elektrosever a possible solution until CSM formation (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Serbia grateful for everything Zuroff has done for truth about suffering of Serbs in Jasenovac (Tanjug) Opinion: • The murder of a dream: Prishtina’s lost vision (Kosovo 2.0) • Essential tasks ahead (KoSSev) • How Trump could fix Bosnia’s flawed peace deal (BIRN) International: • Serbia: War on journalists continues (International Press Institute) • ‘Not Normal’: Acclaimed professor decries the rise of surveillance in Serbia (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:  Kurti: Those who don't believe me that I have 61 votes, let them test me (RTK) Sorensen in Berlin, discusses normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia (Koha) Osmani to start her  visit to Switzerland today (media) Police initiate criminal case after life threat to President Osmani (media) Hargreaves: Kosovo should form assembly and government as soon as possible (media) Krasniqi: Kosovo urgently needs to break the blockade (media) PDK blames Kurti for political blockade and price hike (media) Croatia sends military contingent to Kosovo (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Reactions to seizure of Red Cross facility in Zubin Potok continue (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, media, social media) Hargraves: Actions in north undermine Pristina’s claims that all those living here are welcome (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, Radio KIM) OSCE: We are concerned about developments in north, including latest operation at Gazivode (Kosovo Online) Diocese of Raska-Prizren files new criminal complaint against fake priest Nikolla Xhufka (media, social media) Italian KFOR donates new spotlights for Visoki Dečani Monastery (KoSSev, social media) Djuric: Serbia regional leader in remembrance of genocide victims (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti avoids questions again about the formation of institutions (media) Hasani warns: If Thaci is convicted, there will be unrest in the region (Klan) US, Swiss, and Hungarian troops fly over Bondsteel (media) Police action at Lake Ujman, intervention on a parallel institution (Klan) Abdixhiku: Italy, a strong supporter of Kosovo's state-building (RTK) Bajrami demands postponement of energy market liberalization (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List: Raid on Red Cross facility jeopardizes mandate of one of the most significant world humanitarian organizations (Kosovo Online, media) KP: Ibar-Lepenac company takes over Red Cross facility on Lake Gazivode (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, N1, Beta) European Commission on hermitage of St. Peter near Prizren: Kosovo institutions to respect special protection zones (N1, KoSSev) First witnesses in case of Shaqir Lutvia interviewed, lawyer claims identification process unlawful (Radio KIM) Lawyer: I expect acquittal of Caslav Jolic (Kosovo Online) Regional Water Company from Mitrovica South announces vacancies for workers in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Danas) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Belgrade today (FoNet, Danas) Cadez: Brussels discussion with Kos was constructive (Tanjug) International: ‘He stood up for us’: Albanians, others honor Walker for uncovering massacre in Kosovo (Fredericksburg Free Press) Kosovo’s Gjirafa becomes Starlink retailer in Western Balkans (SeeNews)

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani, Barduani talk cooperation between KFOR and K-institutions (media) Prattipati visits north of Kosovo, “stability and security is key” (media) SL calls for compromise, while Pristina closes Serbia’s institutions (RFE) Osmani meets Limaj regarding efforts to constitute the new Assembly (media) President Osmani received life threatening threat email, advisor confirms (media) Antonini meets Kurti, discuss recent developments (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic meets with Fidan (Tanjug) Djuric meets with Turkish FM (Tanjug) Prattipati visits north: It is responsibility of Kosovo Government to ensure all can live in a peaceful manner (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, media, social media) Bishop Teodosije met new OSCE Head: Pressing need to preserve SOC cultural and spiritual heritage (KoSSev, social media) Serbian PM Macut cancels meeting with academic community (Danas, N1, BETA)