Albanian Language Media:
• State Department: Long-term U.S. policy is mutual recognition (Express)
• Rohde recalls 'Scholz’s clear statement during visits to Kosovo and Serbia’ (media)
• Bajrami: Without mutual recognition, there can be no normalisation (media)
• State Department comments on declaration of All-Serbian Assembly (media)
• De Riu: Opening Iber bridge has "political and electoral purposes" (media)
• Investigation of war crimes; Svecla, Haxhiu meet senior police officers (Kallxo)
• Government ministers, MPs help clean shores of lake in north Kosovo (media)
• Kurti: Walker is among Kosovo’s greatest friends (media)
• Sources: “Shabani wanted BIA to act faster, stronger in Kosovo” (Express)
• Arifi: “Elections in October; increase in public sector wages in summer” (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic says 150 Serb families to be evicted from their apartments in the north by Kosovo Verification Agency: "Ethnic cleansing continues" (Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Petkovic: Shameful and anti-civilized decision of Pristina to ban goods from central Serbia (Tanjug)
• People in the north, Strpce on Serbian goods import ban (Kosovo Online)
• Gracanica residents: "We buy what we must" - dissatisfaction with quality and prices of available goods (Kosovo Online)
• Shahini: Serbs affected the most with goods import ban, Albanians were buying those goods also (Kosovo Online)
• Gogic: Ban on Serbian goods an illegal measure violating human rights (media)
• Vucic meets with Sarrazin (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Stano on banning the import of Serbian goods: Refrain from unilateral steps (KiM radio)
Opinion:
• Qirezi: “All-Serbian Assembly is a shameful return to the 1990s” (Koha)
International:
• Kosovo ‘child of war’ wins competition to rebuild war-destroyed school in Ukraine (Prishtina Insight)
• Suffering in silence: The horrors of giving birth in Kosovo state hospitals (BIRN)
• People are convinced Tony Blair statue unveiled in Kosovo is Jason Donovan (The Independent)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 14, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 14, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Svecla on weapons found in Uglare: There is no compromise on crime (RTK)
• Osmani meets with president of North Macedonia (Klan)
• Hovenier: We’ll help protect Kosovo from cyberattacks, false information (media)
• NDI deputy chief: TV stations are the main source of information (Koha)
• Kosovo joins Demining Coalition for Ukraine (media)
• Rohde remembers “German journalists killed during war in Kosovo” (Telegrafi)
• Municipality of Mitrovica North continues to free public spaces (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucevic: We preserve peace and protect Serbs in Kosovo, but we are far from resolving status issues (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric: Serbia wants relationship of trust and cooperation with all EU member states (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serbia does not accept violations of Resolution 1244 or the rights of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic informs Latin American ambassadors of situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
• Serbs could not attend liturgy at Christ the Savior Temple in Pristina centre (Radio KIM)
• More than 1000 requests submitted to switching driver’s licences (KoSSev)
• EU: Belgrade violating agreement on path to normalisation of relations with Pristina (N1, FoNet)
• Vulin meets with Russian security services leadership in Moscow (BETA, N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 13, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Kosovo grateful to international friends and allies (Telegrafi)
• Bislimi: I have information Borrell's report recommends lifting of measures (media)
• Bislimi: We don’t send to court drafts and articles without ownership (Express)
• Haxhiu calls on internationals to pressure Serbia over arrest of Kosovars (Koha)
• Osmani travels to Skopje to attend SEECP summit (media)
• Walker: Kosovo is an exceptional success story (Albanian Post)
• Latest NDI poll: Major drop by Vetevendosje, PDK is second (Paparaci)
• EU: Serbia cannot join EU without normalising relations with Kosovo (RFE)
• The Geopost publishes “second surveillance between Shabani and Rosic” (media)
• The village in south of Kosovo where Albanians and Serbs help each other (RFE)
• Kusari comments on amendments to the IMC draft law (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• US Ambassador: Recognition of Kosovo will not be a condition for Serbia's entry into the EU, but normalisation (NMagazin, NIN)
• "The deputy from Albania persistently tried to turn off the microphone of the deputies from Serbia": the Serbian delegation left the conference in Sarajevo (Danas, FoNet, Klix.ba, Srna)
• Milicevic: Embargo on goods from central Serbia and dinar issue affected small businesses and people (TV Most)
• Lawyer: The defence attorneys are more than ready to prove Milun Milenkovic's innocence (TV Most)
• Starovic: The issue of Kosovo’s status, when and if possible, Serbs and Albanians to discuss themselves directly (Kosovo Online)
• Gasic meets with Jaqsylyqov in Astana (Tanjug)
Opinion:
• Serwer: Mealy-mouthed won’t work, riot act will (peacefare.net)
International:
• Kosovo hails NATO contribution as it celebrates quarter century of liberation (Prishtina Insight)
• Brothers indeed: Kosovo Albanians share memories of sheltering displaced families during the war (Prishtina Insight)
• Between gender and profession (Kosovo 2.0)
• Albania, Kosovo launch eased local border traffic regime (See News)
• Easyjet to launch two routes to Pristina (See News)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 13, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti on the 19th anniversary of LVV: I thank the people who support us so much (RTK)
• Osmani: Freedom will have no meaning without justice for 1133 children killed during war (Klan)
• EP Vice-President: I hope we will soon welcome Kosovo into big EU family (Express)
• NATO: Our work remains ensuring peace and freedom of movement for all without distinction (Reporteri)
• Ulutash: KFOR role remains essential, I will spare no effort (Reporteri)
• UK Chief of Defense Staff: Our troops continue to support Kosovo's sovereignty (Reporteri)
• Hovenier: NATO's entry into Kosovo ended the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Milosevic regime (Reporteri)
• Lajcak talks with O'Brien about developments in Western Balkans (Koha)
• Maqedonci in Brussels to sign agreement on demining (media)
• Serbian delegation leaves meeting in Sarajevo after "Kosovo's membership in CoE" mentioned (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: Foreigners take only what they like from UNSCR 1244 (Tanjug, Dnevni avaz, media)
• Pristina must be put under pressure to continue dialogue, Vucevic tells UK ambassador (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: The decision to ban the import of Serbian goods into Kosovo threatens basic European values (Kosovo Online, TV Most)
• Djuric: Serbia unequivocally supports Dayton Agreement; Vranjes: I did not bring or hand Sarajevo's protest note to Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vladimir Orlic appointed director of Serbia’s Security Intelligence Agency (N1, media)
International:
• ‘Administrative Silence’: FOI Requests Go Unanswered in Balkans, BIRN Report Says (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 12, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Media: Kosovo Assembly meets on 25th anniversary of liberation
• Clinton: Today I give thanks for 25 years of peace in Kosovo (media)
• Solana: Kosovo must be transformed into a strong state (RTK)
• Robertson: Inaction would allow continuation of ethnic cleansing of Albanians by Milosevic (Klan)
• Robertson: Kurti, Vucic to find agreement, or we could face a situation like 90s (media)
• Hovenier: What Kosovo has achieved is remarkable (media)
• British Ambassador: We remember and mourn all human suffering that happened in Kosovo (Klan)
• Kurti: Kosovo army has never been bigger and better armed (media)
• Haradinaj: In one week, Serbia humiliated intl community and QUINT twice (media)
• EU: Borrell’s report on Kosovo measures hasn’t been submitted yet (media)
• Ex-NATO Commander comments on Kushner real estate project in Serbia (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 25 years after the end of conflict Serbs have no reasons to celebrate (Radio KIM)
• Was the Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly necessary? (KoSSev, Danas)
• The State Department calls for stability and reconciliation in a comment on the Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly (RFE, N1, media)
• Vucevic: If Kosovo issue is closed, why is there pressure on Serbia? (RTS)nb
• Serbian Justice Minister: Serbia not denying crimes or glorifying criminals (N1, FoNet)
• Vucic: I congratulated Orban on another victory, we continue friendly cooperation (Tanjug)
Opinion:
• Mjeku: Kosovo has many reasons to celebrate its Liberation Day (Arab News)
International:
• War stories: Exhibition recalls coverage of Kosovo conflict, 25 years later (BIRN)
• From war to peace: Before and after photos of Kosovo’s transformation (RFE)
• British brigadier recalls ‘World War Three’ moment in Kosovo (BIRN)
• Kosovo special prosecution indicts eight for abuse of office after Kallxo.com investigation (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 12, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• U.S. calls for stability, reconciliation in Balkans, after All-Serbian Assembly (RFE)
• Rohde: We are not here to punish but to support (media)
• Kurti hosts Walker, Robertson, Begaj and Mesic for dinner (media)
• Lajcak briefs Council of Europe members on state of dialogue (media)
• Osmani attends opening of Reporting House exhibition by BIRN (media)
• Kurti meets representatives of “Yes-EU” innovation group (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric speaks by phone with Schallenberg, informs him of difficulties Serbs face in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: Position of Serbia is such that Kosovo can never be member of UN (Tanjug, RTV)
• Petkovic responds to Hovenier: For Serbia, UN Charter, UNSCR 1244 and international law are power (Tanjug, media)
• Vucevic: Serbia looking after its interests, that’s cooperation with Russia (FoNet, N1)
• Sentic: Law on use of languages is broad in granted rights, but its implementation in practice is problematic (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List on organized criminal-espionage network being increasingly exposed (Kosovo Online)
• Indictment raised against one more Serb in relation to protest in Zvecan (Kosovo Online)
• Zoran Kostic and Dragan Milovic pleaded not guilty for alleged war crimes in Vucitrn (RTS)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 10, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: The history of the war in Kosovo needs to be studied (RTK)
• Tony Blair: I look forward to Kosovo taking its place in the family of nations (RTK)
• Blair: Kosovo is still facing challenges, but it should become part of EU in future (media)
• Rama and D'Alema meet with Osmani (RTK)
• D'Alema: We are far from the Balkan stability that Ibrahim Rugova intended (RTK)
• Rama: Bridges built by late President Rugova should not be destroyed by today’s politicians (media)
• Hovenier on statement of Serbia and Republika Srpska: It is not our position (media)
• Clark: Russian ambitions hinder stability between Kosovo and Serbia (RFE)
• Svecla: Close to 40 members of Serb community joined Kosovo Police (media)
• Rizvanolli: Energy Efficiency Fund opening office in Mitrovica region (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Greek Ambassador: Our position on non-recognition of Kosovo unchanged (N1, Beta, Politika)
• Vucic: Compromise solution needed, and not that Albanians have it all, and Serbs nothing (Radio KIM)
• Giaufret for N1: EU enlargement key priority regarding Western Balkans
• Petkovic: Resolution 1244 still a valid document, Kurti cannot diminish its importance (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Drecun: NATO did not achieve its goal in Kosovo in 1999, Resolution 1244 is our ownership right (Kosovo Online)
• Celic: Resolution 1244 is Serbia's only legal asset regarding Kosovo territory (Kosovo Online)
• Court in Pristina sentenced Caslav Jolic to eight years in prison (Kosovo Online)
• Conference “Rugova and the West” without translation into Serbian (Radio KIM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 11, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Our problem is with the Serbian govt, not with Kosovo Serbs (media)
• Vulin reacts to Hovenier and uses derogatory term for Kosovo Albanians (media)
• Hovenier: Dialogue should conclude with recognition (RFE)
• Maqedonci: Kosovo will join coalition for demining of Ukraine (media)
• Kurti: I have good relations with Prime Minister Rama (media)
• Municipality of Mitrovica North continues to free public spaces (media)
• KFOR: Italian soldiers conduct on-foot and motorized patrols along ABL (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• On expropriation first hand: What will happen to the base? (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Kurti's messages about democracy and the rule of law in Kosovo a joke (Kosovo Online)
• High time to continue the work on finding the missing, families say (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS)
• Media in Albanian and Serbian – is there enough cooperation? (KoSSev)
• Vucic: US Embassy in Sarajevo to get answer to its claims about All-Serbian Assembly (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Claims Assembly conclusions erode Dayton Agreement are hypocritical (Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: Serbia ready to create network of friends in new EP (Tanjug)
International:
• Digital defence: Kosovo’s newly formed center aims to educate public officials on cyber security (Prishtina Insight)
• Icons of liberation: The interesting ways that Kosovo pays tribute to Clinton, Blair, Albright (RFE)
• Kosovo convicts Serb ex-policeman of war crimes (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 11, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti after meeting Blair: I sincerely thanked our friend for his unwavering support (Nacionale)
• Kurti met with Director of Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Center, Emir Suljagic: Serbia must face its past (Telegrafi)
• USA: "All-Serbian" declaration, dangerous attack on Dayton and Bosnian institutions (media)
• Edi Rama, advised Kurti to get out of trap of "cat and mouse" game with Serbia (Telegrafi)
• Szunyog visited "Bllaca 99" memorial center (RTK)
• Municipality of Pristina announces Kouchner's visit has been cancelled (RTK)
• Express: Lord Robertson arrives in Pristina for the 25th anniversary of liberation (Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric: Solution for Kosovo can be sought only through dialogue within framework of UNSCR 1244 (media, social
media)
• Dacic: UNSCR 1244 still valid, everyone must comply with it (media)
• Vucevic thanks Mexico for abstaining in UNGA vote, stance on Kosovo issue (Tanjug, media)
• US and West do not agree with positions of Declaration of the All-Serbian Assembly (RFE, N1)
• Vulin: Serbia highly appreciates Russia’s consistent support (N1)
• UNS: It is unacceptable to deny translation into Serbian for journalists (Radio KIM, media)
International Media:
• 'I Never Regretted Helping Kosovo', UK's Tony Blair Says (Prishtina Insight)
• BIRN Marks End of Kosovo War with ‘Reporting House’ Exhibition (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 10, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: 2024 is the year of integration (media)
• Borrell’s report expected on Tuesday; govt skeptical of lifting measures (Koha)
• Gervalla: We’ll consider Association draft only if Serbia implements Basic Agreement (media)
• LDK, AAK react to declaration adopted by All-Serbian assembly (media)
• EU spokeswoman in Kosovo: Russia trying to disrupt Western Balkans integration (media)
• Police arrest Russian national in Zvecan for illegal border crossing (RFE)
• Barbano: Banjska aggression proved fragility of the situation in the north (media)
• Kurti: Another successful Pride Parade took place in heart of Pristina (media)
• Surroi: June 8 as a metaphor of two societies (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Fatherland: The All-Serbian Assembly marginalized Kosovo, served to cover up betrayal (N1, NMagazin, Danas)
• Vucevic on the All-Serb Assembly: A new political reality that everyone will have to get used to (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric: Spreading falsehoods about the character and nature of the All-Serb Assembly is harmful and destructive (Kosovo Online)
• Governments of Serbia and RS adopt Declaration on Protection of National and Political Rights and the Joint Future of the Serb People (N1, Beta, FoNet)
• Petkovic, Djuric met representatives of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug)