Albanian Language Media: • Kurti talks with Chollet, calls for unconditional implementation of agreement (media) • Czech and Finnish presidents call for Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Gazeta 10) • Bislimi: Kosovo evaluated for highest economic growth in the region (media) • Kosovo Police Union admitted in European Council of Police Unions (Klan) • Police ready for swearing-in of new mayors of northern municipalities (RTV21) • Selimi says Kosovo falling for traps set up by Vucic in the north (media) • Expropriation in the north, a slippery slope for the Kosovo Government (RFE) • Pamuk’s visit to Kosovo postponed to autumn, Ministry says (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic says situation in northern Kosovo is very tense (Danas, FoNet, Kosovo Online) • Vucic speaks with Chollet (Tanjug) • Serbian Government says security situation stable (FoNet, N1) • Vucic, Serbian patriarch discuss fateful matters (Tanjug) • “Serbia forced to reconsider meaningfulness of Council of Europe membership” (BETA, Radio KIM, media) • PIK launches preliminary investigation of Rakocevic’s complaint about police mistreatment (KoSSev) • West's plan being prepared for Kosovo, Dayton 2? (Blic) • Ficovic: Local media are essential for objectively informing Serbs in Kosovo (KiM radio) Opinion: • If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It: Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans After the Elections (EWB)

• Kurti meets Wieland, “unconditional implementation of agreement” (media) • Chollet, Escobar to discuss about Western Balkans at U.S. Senate (Dukagjini) • Chollet: Provocations between Kosovo and Serbia must be avoided (media) • Koopman meets Kurti: Kosovo is part of the European family (media) • Kosovo Police joins the operational network against organized crime (media) • Zubin Potok mayor: Harmonizing actions with U.S. and other factors (media) • LVV MP: Lajcak should’ve made his statement in Belgrade (Telegrafi) • Switzerland grants visa-free travel to Kosovars starting on 2024 (Schengen Visa) • Kosovo failing to punish violent crime, BIRN Finds (BIRN) • Kosovo government building illuminated in colors of LGBTQI+ flag (media) • SL List claims persons that shot in Uglare were speaking in Albanian (media) • OSCE mission releases guidelines on domestic violence coordination (media) • EU Council urges Kosovo to step up energy transition (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 17, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Hovenier: We expect new mayors to take on technical not political role (Telegrafi) • Kurti: Kosovo’s progress acknowledged in international reports (media) • Vela: Criminal groups in north preparing lists to send Serbs to Vucic rally (media) • Shala: Some MPs from majority have different positions from their party (Demokracia) • Switzerland decides to lift visas for Kosovo (media) • Police conduct raids over suspected abuse of duty at Public Housing Enterprise (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Shooting in Ugljare, no one was injured (Radio KIM, RTS) • Petkovic reacts to shooting in Ugljare (Kosovo Online, TV Pink) • Serbian List condemns shooting in Ugljare (Kosovo Online) • Hill: Solving technical issues is not for people who want quick fixes; In the end we will have CSM (ZSO) (KoSSev, Nova S) • Wigemark: Opening of a bridge should not be a unilateral decision (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Rally of hope not of anger (N1) • European Commission welcomes gun amnesty campaign in Serbia (N1) • Vucic: 20,000 pieces of weapons handed in, SNS to elect new leadership on May 27 (N1) • Complaint to the mayor of Gracanica about abuses; Municipality: Anonymous document (medijacentar.info, KiM radio) • Gracanica municipality on the construction in Caglavica: The building permit has not been issued (KiM radio, KoSSev) International: • In Kosovo, Fake Online Accounts are Turbocharging Tensions (BIRN)

• Osmani appeals to EU to honor agreement and address Serbia’s violations (BIRN) • Kosovo: Serbia normalisation dialogue articles not conditional on each other (euractiv) • Largest international military exercise to start this week in Kosovo (euronews.al) • Census in north will be difficult, says Kosovo’s Statistics Agency (euronews.al) • Council of Europe summit started Tuesday, Kosovo not on agenda (euronews.al) • U.S. criticizes govt again for not implementing decision on Decani Monastery (media) • Why is the South Tyrol model seen as harmful for Kosovo? (RTK) • Tahiri: Kurti should condition Association with amendment of Constitution of Serbia (Klan) • EBRD raises Kosovo’s economic growth forecast to 3.5% in 2023 (SeeNews) • Poll finds optimism with Serbia, progress fighting corruption, support for EU membership (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Need to convince partners, every process in line with Constitution (EO) • Kurti says Association is part of agreement, but not the whole agreement (EO) • Kurti: Forcible disappearances were part of Serbia’s project (media) • EBRD: Kosovo’s economic growth, highest in the Balkans this year (Telegrafi) • Municipalities ask govt to urgently amend law to unblock own revenues (Nacionale) • Gola: Serb Orthodox Church will not have additional competencies (KTV) • Borrell: We need a safe and peaceful Western Balkans (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Situation difficult, Bislimi's behaviour was scandalous (Tanjug, RTS) • Brnabic: Continuation of UNMIK’s engagement is of key importance to Belgrade (Danas, FoNet) • Dacic discusses Kosovo, peacekeeping with UN officials (N1, media) • Decani: SOC sites in Kosovo are of particular importance for Orthodox Serbs, but also source of pride for all Kosovo residents (KoSSev) • State Department Report: Constitutional Court decision on returning land to Visoki Decani had not been implemented (Kosovo Online) • Dacic thanks Cypriot ambassador for non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug) • Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina: "Neighbour, are you okay" (KiM radio, Danas, FoNet) • Demostat: Pristina's refusal to form the CSM (ZSO) a risk for the security of the region (NMagazin, Beta, Danas, Euronews Serbia) • The Party of Kosovo Serbs calls for a rally on May 26 in Belgrade: We support Aleksandar Vucic (KiM radio, Danas) • “The Serbian List will use the mechanism of blackmail to bring the Kosovo Serbs to the SNS rally” (Danas) • Belgrade insists on resolution of visa liberalisation for Serbs from Kosovo: Are they going to be only ones who need visas? (Euronews) International: • High gas prices and inflation dampen growth in EBRD regions (ebrd.com) • ‘We have a violent society’: hate speech in spotlight after Serbian mass shootings (The Guardian)

• Lajcak: Discussions will continue (media) • No results from new round of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Bislimi: Petkovic not interested to hear about the Constitution of Kosovo (media) • Wigemark: Situation in the north is fragile (RTV21) • Kurti: Communities and diversity are assets for Kosovo (media) • Serbia continues its attempts to prevent Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Koha) • Strpce man reported as missing found in Suhareka in good health (Klan) • Kosovo Women Leaving Their Mark in ICT (Prishtina Insight) • EU Director-General for DG NEAR Koopman visits Western Balkans (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 15, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Budget for municipalities for 2024 is €740 million (media) • Bajrami to Kurti: You have blocked over €37 million for the municipalities (Nacionale) • Sarrazin: There might not be an agreement yet, but there are concepts (media) • Szunyog: Non-implementation of Ohrid agreement will have consequences (Reporteri) • Government and opposition clashes over World Bank's report on Kosovo (media) • Muja: Lajcak’s goal is to offer an extreme version for the Association (Reporteri) • Dugolli writes to Specialist Chambers again; “I won’t stop seeking justice” (media) • Five persons arrested in police counter-terrorism operation (media) Serbian Language Media: • Miroce village residents’ another appeal to the Kosovo authorities and international representatives over their usurped properties (KoSSev) • Petkovic met Lajcak ahead of the new round of dialogue with Pristina (RTS, Tanjug) • Power visits Gracanica Monastery while visiting Kosovo (KoSSev) • New “Serbia Against Violence” protest held in Belgrade (N1, media) • Dacic on protest: Not a word about the victims, just threats against Vucic (N1, Tanjug) • Dacic regrets Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo independence (BETA, media) • Ambassador of Cyprus: Stance on Kosovo principled and consistent (Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: Entering the municipalities may endanger the peace (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) • Fatherland Movement fully supports the requests of the opposition (KoSSev) • Detention of Trajkovic extended for two more months (Kosovo Online) International: • Serbian president says snap election on cards after mass shootings spark protests (Politico) • Ruling Socialists Defeat Divided Opposition in Albanian Local Polls (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo Assembly hosts seminar “Promoting a gender-sensitive parliament” (EO) • Share Your Experience: School Violence in South Eastern Europe (Balkan Insight) • Awareness march for mental health for first time in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)

• Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia continues in Brussels (RFE) • Lajcak: I expect chief negotiators to be ready to agree on next steps (media) • Osmani hosts USG: Kosovo, model for promoting Women’s Agenda (media) • World Bank Group’s New Strategy in Kosovo Supports Competitiveness for Higher Job Creation and Living Standards (worldbank.org) • Kosovo Opens Auction for First Solar Park (BIRN) • Conference calls for stronger collaboration among prosecutors investigating war crimes in Western Balkans (BIRN) • Kurti to meet mayors of municipalities today (RTK) • KSF launch search for Serb man from Strpce who went missing (Kosovapress)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We’d like to see dialogue acceleration, implementation of agreements (Koha) • EU statement on govt decision on land expropriation in north (media) • Quint ambassadors don’t talk to media after meeting Kurti today (Indeksonline) • Power: Major political decisions require courage (RTK) • Krasniqi: We’ll individually schedule sessions with new mayors (Telegrafi) • Haliti: There could be elections in September, Kurti govt could fall (TeVe1) • Hoti: Management Team existed since 2013; “Kurti’s work catastrophic” (Klan) • Waltz calls on non-recognizing countries to recognize Kosovo (media) • CDHRF: Lajcak is using dialogue for his rise in career (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic after meeting Lajcak: I am concerned over Kosovo, Kurti provoking conflicts (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic with Lajcak: Talks about the tensions raised by Kurti in the municipalities in the north (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Kosovo police harassed Serbs in Preoce (KiM radio, medijacentar.info, Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: ''Police officer who tried to kill Milan Jovanovic released under house arrest, the legal violence continues'' (Danas, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Dacic: Serbia will abstain from voting in the CoE on the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine (NMagazin, Beta) • A new multi-ethnic center for dialogue "launched" in Pristina - a gathering place for those who share the same values (KoSSev) • Gracanica municipality refuses to issue permits for the construction of houses approved by the ministry (medijacentar.info) International: • Roma and Sinti Holocaust Victims’ Stories Told in Kosovo Exhibition (BIRN)

• Lacroix hosted by Kurti, says “results are apparent” in several areas (media) • Trust, an important component for social and economic development (RTV21) • After meeting Lajcak, Kurti says he will draft "vision" for Serbs (Koha) • Lajcak: What I heard left me worried (media) • Serbian List: We’ll not return to institutions without Association forming (Koha) • Konjufca: Lajcak is biased, he conceives dialogue as if Kosovo's status has not yet been defined (RTV21) • Power: The U.S. wants mutual recognition (RTK) • Von Cramon: Vucic should end the dialogue with Kosovo (Albanian Post) • More political will needed for progress of Serbia and Kosovo on the EU path (EWB) • Osmani asks for Kosovo to have seat at COP28: Climate change knows no politics (Koha) • Kurti: We have had cyber-attacks on our government system (media) • Osmani invited to inauguration of Montenegro President Milatovic (media) • Maldives presidency refutes Vucic: We have not withdrawn recognition of Kosovo (media) • Kosovo: RTK continuing to push for EBU membership (Eurovoix)