Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets leaders of Mitrovica North municipality (media) • Sources: Lajcak to visit Kosovo on September 6 (RFE) • Stano: Kosovo to avoid uncoordinated actions that can increase tensions (EO) • Gervalla: Iber bridge must be opened; committed for rule of law everywhere (EO) • UK advises its citizens “against all but essential travel” to Kosovo north (media) • People from Kosovo, diaspora advised to avoid Kosovo-Serbia crossings (media) • Serbian List: The institutions did not violate any law (RFE) • Haradinaj: Kurti is instrumentalizing the police for electoral interests (media) • Orav: Honor to meet PM Kurti; looking forward to our cooperation (media) • Waitz: It would be an honor to be selected EP Rapporteur for Kosovo (media) • Hoti: No coalition with VV; “if we don’t win election, we’ll be in opposition” (media) • “Wrong if someone thinks north can be integrated with police measures” (RTV21) • Grennell: 4 years ago we brought Kosovo and Serbia leaders together (media) • Football Federation reacts to Romanian fans’ chants against Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian List: Political persecution of the Serbian people and part of a wider plan of institutional repression (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, TV Most, KoSSev) • Zaporozac after questioning by KP: This is a political process against me and my colleagues (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Rector's Office: The University of Pristina with its temporary seat in North Mitrovica remains (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) • Maliqi: Kosovo Serbs in a position like the Albanians during the time of Milosevic, Kurti plays similar to Vucic (NMagazin, Beta, Nedeljnik, Danas, media) • How will Serbs living outside Kosovo vote in the February elections? (Kosovo Online) • Serbian PM: Kurti pressuring Kosovo Serbs (N1, media) • Vucic refuses Putin’s invitation to BRICS summit (N1) • Vucic asks Scholz about lithium project in Germany (N1) International: • Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania next week (timesofisrael.com) • Serbian Deputy PM assures Putin that Russia an 'ally' (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: • Krasniqi: There are no more illegal institutions in north (RTK) • MFA: Avoid entering and exiting Kosovo-Serbia border crossings (media) • KFOR: Avoid actions that could create tensions (Express) • Pacolli: There is no longer reason to have KFOR soldiers on Iber bridge (Zeri) • Bislimi meets new Dutch ambassador, demands removal of EU measures (RTK) • Finnish Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (Koha) • Indictment filed against a Gorani for war crimes in Suhareka and Rahovec (RTK) • Fried: Kosovo government is making Belgrade look like vulnerable party (RTK) • Kurti: Mediation offers efficient solutions in cases of disputes (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I would go to Mitrovica if international forces allowed me to (Tanjug) • Milan Radojevic questioned by KP: A clean face and a clear conscience are the most important things to me (Tanjug, media) • Another indictment for an alleged war crime in Kosovo (RTS) • The Albanian mayor of Zubin Potok on whether he supports the closure of provisional authorities (Danas) • Stano: Maintaining ties with Russia is not in line with EU values (Danas, N1, media) International: • Reset Required: Bring VAR to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue (Balkan Insight) • Vulin with Putin: Serbia will never impose sanctions on Russia (EWB)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Intelligence Agency on visit by CIA Director William Burns (media) • Increased number of KFOR troops on Iber bridge again (RFE) • Police collecting evidence in premises used by Serbian-run structures (Telegrafi) • Zubin Potok Mayor: This is not the first time I receive death threats (media) • Hand grenade thrown in village near Zubin Potok; no injuries reported (media) • “Heb’s” opens in north; Manager: Serbs too interested to get employed (Telegrafi) • Kurti: Working every day for KSF to be modern, professional as possible (media) • Kurti meets Gorgun, discuss possible cooperation in defense industry (media) • Hoti: Kosovo lost a lot by failing to implement Washington Agreement (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: • The sixth day of the blockade of institutions in the Kosovo north, reinforced KFOR forces on the Ibar bridge (RTS) • Confiscation of equipment continues today in the PA KM municipality building; the coat of arms of Serbia and the municipality removed (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) • Trajkovic and Jaksic held at Merdare crossing (KoSSev, Danas) • A bomb thrown at the house of a Serb in the village near Zubin Potok (Kosovo Online) • Andric Rakic: Necessary to insist on ensuring the votes of voters from central Serbia arrive by mail (Kosovo Online) • Support to the Serbs in the north, the state will not allow a pogrom, says Jevtic (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Vucic met with Brammertz (Tanjug, media) • Brnabic: Kurti conducting open ethnic cleansing (Tanjug, TV Prva) • Dacic on the relocation of Serbs from the north: I have not yet heard that Biserko and Canak defended the Serbs somewhere (Danas, TV Pink) • Giaufret: One and a half billion euros to Serbia in the next three years (RTS) • U.S. State Department’s reaction to Aleksandar Vulin meeting with Putin (Danas, VoA, serbianmonitor.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 4, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kurti meets Hargreaves, discuss bilateral relations, developments (media) Gervalla: Serbia is the one threatening the region (Koha) Haxhiu: Serbia should be pressured to hand over war criminals, terrorists (TeVe1) Canak: Info about plans to displace Serbs to Sandzak from sources (media) Five Serbs summoned for interviews for “falsification of documents”(Koha) Shea: Kosovo government needs to engage fully in the dialogue (Klan Kosova) Serbian Language Media: Petkovic: Hearings of the leaders of the Serbian List - brutal political persecution of Serbs from the north (Kosovo Online) Milovic: The presidents of the provisional authorities of the municipalities were summoned to the police for questioning (RTS, Kosovo Online) Serbian democracy: Through dialogue, Serbian institutions were recognized as a reality (KiM radio) Leaders of closed Serbian institutions summoned for interview - suspected of "falsifying documents" (KoSSev, alternativna.com, KiM radio) "If a child is born, there is nowhere to register": While Serbs in Kosovo live without institutions, Albanians open shops (N1, NMagazin) Peci announces investment in agro-tourism in the North, reacts to claims of Serbian discrimination: “I cannot imagine any reason for it” (KoSSev) Minister Miscevic in Bled: Serbia understands the importance of dialogue; Hill: EU enlargement a very complex process (RTS) Lajcak, Miscevic discuss EU Growth Plan for Western Balkans (Tanjug) ProGlas on the meeting with the delegation of Serbs from Kosovo: The situation in Kosovo a consequence of Vucic's policy (Danas) RFE: EU says relations with Russia can’t be business as usual (N1, NMagazin, Danas)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Kosovo has met all conditions to get candidate status for EU (RFE) • Kurti: Annual average of Foreign Direct Investments is €705.6 million (media) • Biserko: Info that Serbia building houses for Kosovo Serbs must be verified (RFE) • Ministry changes law on bureau for confiscation of unjustifiable wealth (media) • Zubin Potok mayor says he has been receiving death threats (media) • Serbs warn to block crossings until police withdraws from Kosovo north (media) • Employees of parallel structures in north protest again (Kanal 10) • Finnish Foreign Minister to visit Albania, Kosovo and Serbia (Albanian Post) • Turkey arrests person for transferring money to Mossad operatives (media) Serbian Language Media: • Provisional institutions in the north of Kosovo still blocked, workers are prevented from working (RTS, RTV, media) • Jankovic: Violation of human rights of Serbs (KiM radio) • The closure of Serbian institutions as compensation, because KFOR did not allow opening of the Ibar bridge? (Danas, KiM radio) • Moma Trajkovic: In Kosovo, the people are in agony (KiM radio, Danas) • Marsenic: Imposing a "cancel culture" on Serbs (Kosovo Online) • Congressman Eric Swalwell on the Pristina action: Unilateral provocations are unacceptable (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Biserko and Canak story on the resettlement of Serbs from Kosovo: "Unfounded and dangerous, Milan Radojicic is missing to make the joke complete" (Danas) • Macron’s visit to Serbia: Business, bromance or transactional politics? (BIRN) International: • Out of the shadows: Kosovo hosts pioneering exhibition on queerness (BIRN) • Making history: Kosovo’s debut at the Paralympic Games (RFE) • Kosovo’s EFT joins Alpex power exchange (SeeNews) • Suspect arrested in Turkey for allegedly transferring money to Mossad operatives, report says (AP)

Albanian Language Media: • EU: Failure of parties to reduce tensions will have consequences (Koha) • Ursula von der Leyen: In Kosovo, economic reforms are bringing benefits (RTK) • Minister Gervalla at Bled Forum, welcomed by Tanja Fajon (RTK) • Aivo Orav starts work as new ambassador of EU in Kosovo (RTK) • Rohde to new head of EU: Looking forward to make Kosovo a success story (RTK) • Elshani: As long as Radojcic is free, there is danger (Express) • Krasniqi and Hamza meet Ambassador Hargreaves, discuss current developments (media) • Indictment against two Serbs, suspected of war crimes against civilian population (media) • Director of Media 10: We will be filter of truth for every resident also in north of Mitrovica (Gazeta 10) Serbian Language Media: • A new war crime indictment filed, two persons of Serbian nationality suspected (KiM radio, KoSSev, Kosovo Online, media) • NKEU: Do not stop Radosavljevic and Todorovic at the crossings (KiM radio, media) • The special political program from the Pristina studio moved to the Mitrovica promenade (KoSSev) • ProGlas initiative for the first time with representatives of Serbs from Kosovo (KoSSev, Danas, Beta) • Djuric met Azerbaijani FM in Baku (Tanjug) • Vucevic: Shameful statement by Canak and Biserko about the resettlement of Serbs from Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, RTV) • Vulin: Quint, the EU, and NATO supported the actions against the Serbs in the north of Kosovo, Kurti doing nothing independently (Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti) • Starovic: Without concrete actions against Kurti, no one will take the State Department's statements seriously (Kosovo Online, Politika) International Media: • Serbia Urged to Stop Holding Activists at Borders (Balkan Insight) • Von der Leyen: I will appoint a dedicated Commissioner for enlargement (EWB) • Transforming the Western Balkans: Trade, Energy, and Mobility as Catalysts for Growth (EWB)

Albanian Language Media: • EU considers new round of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue a priority (media) • Police: Protests in Mitrovica north took place peacefully, without incidents (media) • Shea: Opening of Bridge has caused concern about possibility of violence (Albanian Post) • Kupchan: Maneuvers in the north serve Kurti, not Kosovo (Klan) • Tahiri: Any reckless action from wherever it comes from cannot endanger Kosovo (Klan) • Kurti: The Kosovo Telecom has been returned to the people (media) • Orav: Looking forward to work closely with local and intl partners (media) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: The main goal of the EU an urgent meeting of the main negotiators, many unresolved issues (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever, media) • The Association of the Kosovo-Mitrovica district announced the blockade of all crossings from September 6 (KoSSev, KiM radio) • Simic: The usurpers snatched the property of the Serbian state, the right to work and life of the Serbs in Kosovo was denied (Kosovo Online) • Veljkovic: The closure of the Provisional Authorities is a direct violation of human rights (KiM radio) • Kosovo Serbs protest closure of municipality building (N1, KoSSev, Kosovo Online) • Vucic on the visit of Biserko and Canak to Kurti: ''I have never seen a circus like this before'' (Danas) • Head of the School Administration: About 1,100 first-year students and the same number of high school students are enrolled (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev) • Rada Trajkovic: Kurti destroying the sovereignty of the international community (KiM radio, N1) • Citaku: Criminal gangs encouraged, the government is reduced to propaganda (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Palokaj: Societies are fed up with dialogue (Koha) International: • Kosovo parents struggle for textbooks as new school year begins (BIRN) • Bulgarian military contingent departs for NATO mission in Kosovo (novinite.com) • Vučić denies close links to Putin and says Serbia is on the path to the EU (euronews.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 2, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kosovo closes five Serbia-run institutions in the north (media) Osmani meets Kasanof, “insightful discussion on recent developments” (media) Plaques of Kosovo institutions put up in former “parallel municipalities” (media) Osmani: Our true power lies in partnerships that have kept us strong (media) Lajcak: Societies in Kosovo and Serbia not ready for normalization (RFE) Lajcak will travel to Pristina to prepare next meeting of chief negotiators (media) Canak and Biserko: Belgrade plans to displace Kosovo Serbs to Sandzak (media) Serbian Language Media: SRSG Ziadeh on the situation in northern Kosovo (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, NIN, Euronews.rs, media) Controversy Erupts at Ulpiana Fest Over Burning of Christian Crosses (KoSSev) The Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemns the burning of crosses at the Ulpiana Fest (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, N1, media) Hargreaves: The Kosovo government must do more to ensure Serbs feel secure about their future here (KoSSev) How identity verification looks like in North Mitrovica (KoSSev) Biserko, Canak informed Kurti that Belgrade plans to move Serbs from the North to Raska, asking him to prevent it (KoSSev) Lajcak after Bled travels to Pristina (RTS, media) Signs of Kosovo institutions placed on the buildings of Serbian institutions in North Mitrovica (Kosovo Online, media) BIRODI: The GoK to fulfil its obligations towards Serbs in Kosovo, instead of discrimination (NMagazin, N1, Beta, KoSSev) Kosovo’s Northern Security Sweep: An Overview (KoSSev, media) Vucic criticizes Kosovo’s provocations and expresses doubts about Serbia’s EU accession by 2028 (N1, Beta, media) International Media: Protest from US after Kosovo closes Serbian offices (The Guardian) Taking Heat From Allies, Kosovo President Blames 'Dark Forces' (RFE) After greeting Macron in Belgrade, Serbia's Vučić sets off to meet von der Leyen in Prague (euronews.com) EU's Balkan Envoy Says Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate Risks 'Outbursts Of Instability' (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Over 1,600 remain forcibly disappeared, many of them children (media) Kurti on the missing: In Serbia, there is no will, in Kosovo, close to 3 thousand excavations (RTK) Kurti: France, allied country and partner, “we want close cooperation” (Gazeta10) Goffus: Uncoordinated actions increase the risk of violence (media) Osmani decrees 31 judges, nearly half of them women (media) Albanian Defense Minister “friendly and open meeting” with Kurti (media) Hovenier: We repeat call to solve missing persons cases (RTK) Osmani travels to Prague, represents Kosovo at GLOBSEC (Zeri) Kurti meets with head of OSCE, talk about strengthening cooperation (Reporteri) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: Purchase of French Rafale aircraft is huge for Serbia (N1) Vucic, Macron want Serbia and France as AI powers (N1) Arsenijevic: Kurti, as if wanting to go to war with someone, because he has nothing to offer to people (N1) Office for KiM: Verdict to Zlatkovic proof Pristina continues to oppress and intimidate Serbs (Kosovo Online, media) International Day of Disappeared (Radio KIM) Hovenier: Institutions and officials to overcome differences and work to resolve missing persons cases (Kosovo Online, social media) International: ‘It was Wartime’: Kosovo man still waits for word of missing daughter (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Macron: Kosovo's unilateral moves, not a good signal (media) • Kurti and Goffus discuss importance of continuous coordination with NATO (media) • Osmani asks senior NATO official to draw up joint plan for opening of Iber Bridge (Reporteri) • Osmani meets Manuel Sarrazin, discuss political developments and security (media) • Kurti to Sarazin: Kosovo is fully engaged in Berlin Process (RTK) • Sarrazin: We need difficult compromises between Kosovo and Serbia for EU membership (Koha) • Abdixiku to Sarrazin: LDK will give priority to Berlin Process (Koha) • Maqedonci meets Goffus, discuss security in Kosovo and the region (RTK) • KSF members are being trained for battles by Turkish military (Koha) • EULEX and IML Forensic Team visiting Novi Pazar (RTK) • Maqedonci: The CIA chief's visit to Kosovo was to curb Russian influence in Balkans (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Macron arrives to Belgrade, contract on purchase of 12 Rafale aircrafts signed (media) • Odalovic: Kurti is trying to hide Pristina has done nothing regarding missing persons issue (Kosovo Online) • EULEX and IFM collaborate as excavations begin in Novi Pazar (KoSSev) • Serbian man sentenced to five months in prison and deportation from Kosovo for ‘insulting KLA’ (media) • Sopjani: Presence of ministers during opening of Kosovo Post office in Mitrovica North unnecessary (Kosovo Online, social media) International Media: • Serbia signs deal to buy French fighter jets as Macron visits Belgrade (Balkan Insight) • Serbia announces $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from Russia (AP) • Serbia buys 12 Rafale jets from France's Dassault Aviation for 2.7 billion euros (Reuters)