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UNMIK Headlines 9 March

• U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to visit Kosovo today (RTK)
• Haradinaj: Serbia’s recognition cannot come by giving away lands (media)
• Limaj: Vucic with war-inducing rhetoric just like his chief, Milosevic (RTK)
• Hoxhaj is not surprised with Serbia’s reactions towards the platform (RTK)
• Pacolli: Tax is not something powerful that we have in our hands (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 8 March

• Kosovo Assembly endorses platform for dialogue with Serbia (dailies)
• Palmer: Mutual recognition, the essence of the agreement (RTK)
• Vucic calls security council after Kosovo adopts law on dialogue (Koha)
• Djuric: Kosovo’s platform spells end of dialogue (Telegrafi)
• Hoxhaj: Consensus on dialogue is vital (Epoka)
• Minister: U.S. has refused visas to over 20 officials after tax decision (Koha)
• Lekaj: Independence and territory are not negotiated with Serbia (Indeksonline)
• Sherifi: Ramush is not alone, NISMA maintains position on tariff (media)
• Swiss ambassador: Redrawing of borders has never worked (media)
• Silent initiative to join Interpol (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 7 March

• Assembly to review platform for dialogue with Serbia (dailies)
• Mustafa: Dialogue team is degradation of Kosovo’s statehood (media)
• Hoti: Constitution is the law and platform for the dialogue (RTK)
• Hoxhaj: Our relations with U.S. must not suffer because of tariff (media)
• Ramadani: Better no agreement than to meet Vucic’s conditions (RTK)
• U.S. Gen Scaparrotti: Security situation in the Balkans, fragile (RFE)
• Serwer: Border changes would destabilize the region (media)
• Vucic: Serbia cannot join EU without agreement with Kosovo (Epoka)
• Malta supports Kosovo’s membership in international organisations (Zeri/Klan)
• Gjini: Vucic must apologize (media)
• Bahtiri: No post-war government did anything for the north (RTV Dukagjini)
• Kosovo accepted at International Commission on Missing Persons (Epoka)

UNMIK Headlines 6 March

• Haradinaj insists on a recognition contract with Serbia (dailies)
• Haradinaj: Change of borders, Russia’s and Serbia’s idea (RTSH, RTK)
• Veseli: No one can derail Kosovo from pro-western orientation (media)
• Kosovo PM Haradinaj to invite Serbian PM Brnabic to Kosovo (Koha)
• British MP: Thaci spent a lot of money in lobbying for change of borders (media)
• Limaj: Dialogue platform this week, good opportunity for unification (RTK)
• Radoicic confirms meeting Thaci and Haradinaj (Klan Kosova)
• Interpol confirms receiving Kosovo’s membership bid (Presheva Jone/Bota Sot)

UNMIK Headlines 5 March

• Haradinaj: Tax will remain in force (media)
• Veseli: Any government endangering relations with U.S. can fall (media)
• Reeker: Import tariff threatening U.S.-Kosovo relations (media)
• U.S.: Kosovo – Serbia mutual recognition may happen in 2019 (Koha)
• Kosovo’s tariff is questioning credibility of the White House (Klan Kosova)
• Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (media)
• Merkel’s top advisors to visit Pristina next week (Kosova Sot)
• Vucic does not exclude recognition of Kosovo (RTK)
• Mustafa: New elections, the only solution (media)
• Zuno: KFOR will not change its role in Kosovo (Zeri)
• Slovenian President against changes to Kosovo’s borders (Koha)
• Hoxha: EU could deal with visa liberalization after June (media)
• Kusari: Thaci, biggest violator of Constitution (media)
• Serbs hinder registration of Trepca as joint-stock company (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 4 March

• Thaci’s “tactical retreat” over land swap idea (Zeri)
• Thaci: Daily agendas cannot hamper relations with U.S. (Bota Sot)
• Thaci doesn’t comment Haradinaj’s remarks on borders (Koha)
• Haradinaj: Whosoever touches Kosovo borders will find us there (Klan Kosova)
• Serbian List: Kosovo Army wants to invade north and expel Serbs (Koha)
• Latifi: Tax used as tool for internal political competition (Epoka e Re)
• Bondsteel commander: No changes to our military mission in Kosovo (media)
• “Russia ready to stir up trouble in the Balkans” (Zeri)
• Pacolli: Kosovo and Colombia to establish diplomatic relations (Zeri)
• Awaiting border correction, Presevo Valley stripped of competencies (Koha)
• Masked man paints KLA graffiti on Serb house in Gorazhdec (Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 2 March

• Thaci: Partition of Kosovo over my dead body (media)
• Haradinaj: Thaci has caused great damage to Kosovo (Koha/RTK)
• Palmer: Serbia to recognise independence of Kosovo (media)
• U.S. confirms support for KFOR and Bondsteel (media)
• Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (Zeri)
• Matoshi: More pressure on tax from inside than outside Kosovo (Koha)
• Mustafa: I will not join Thaci and Veseli, even if Haradinaj wants to (media)

UNMIK Headlines 1 March

• “U.S. delivers harsh blow to Kosovo” (media)
• Klan Kosova lists measures U.S. plans to take against Kosovo in case tax remains
• Haradinaj: Agreement with Serbia to respect Kosovo’s existing borders (media)
• Thaci: Negotiating team members agreed to respect U.S. counsel on tax (media)
• Ahmeti says he did not call for suspension of tax (RTK)
• LDK leader Mustafa describes meeting with President Thaci (media)
• Thaci’s initiative for becoming ‘godfather’ to a PDK-LDK coalition (Zeri)
• Limaj and Ahmeti: Americans asked what our requests are on tax (media)
• Limaj: We will not allow opening of issue of territory of Kosovo (Epoka)
• Konjufca: Government mustn’t lift tariff without recognition (Koha)
• Deda: Thaci did not tell the truth about border correction idea (media)
• Selimi: Thaci plans to undo the Republic (Zeri)
• The personalization of the tax (Kosova Sot)
• Vucic: Serbian forces at Kosovo border in state of emergency (media)
• Ramadani: International partners should react to Vucic’s threats (RTK)
• Dacic: Kosovo issue can be resolved by Serbia and Albania (Express)

Headlines - 01.03.2019

UNMIK Headlines 28 February

• U.S. officials fail to convince Haradinaj to suspend tax (dailies)
• Limaj: I hope we have a solution in line with U.S. advice (RFE/Zeri)
• President Thaci visits LDK leader Mustafa (media)
• Tahiri: Relations with U.S. are being damaged due to tax (media)
• Arifi: Tariff on Serbia is not linked to Kosovo – US relations (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo FM Pacolli writes open letter to Serbian President Vucic (Kallxo)
• Tahiri: Tax, the only instrument blocking idea of border changes (Epoka)
• Ahmeti: EU should not remain silent to Serbia’s behaviour (RTK)