UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 11, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti meets with Borrell and Lajcak (media)
• Chollet to visit Kosovo in early December, sources say (Klan Kosova)
• Osmani: Cannot make friends with someone with war tendencies or goals (Indeksonline)
• Kurti: Ready to stretch our hand to Serbia if it is ready to free its fists (Koha)
• Osmani expected to announce extraordinary elections for north municipalities (RTK)
• Kurti in Paris: Serbia wants more conflict than cooperation (media)
• Konjufca: We feel threatened by Serbia’s claims over our country (Koha)
• Two envoys for Balkans, Sarrazin and Franges, visit Jarinje border crossing (Telegrafi)
• Guerot: We are waiting for a favourable decision on visas (media)
• Abazi: Government has wrong approach to internationals’ requests (RFE)
• Abdixhiku: French-German plan is not the one that is circulating in the media (media)
• Krasniqi's to travel for official visits to Washington and Brussels (Indeksonline)
• Musliu: Kurti to safeguard sovereignty and friendships created by PDK (EO)
• Haradinaj proposes a resolution on the situation in the north (Koha)
• Austrian MP: All EU member states and Serbia should recognise Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Ex-Interior Minister warns: Serbia may victimise Serb citizens in north (media)
• Molliqaj: Way we treated north and Serbs lately, I think there is small similarity to how Milosevic treated us (Gazeta Express/T7)
• Maloku: Molliqaj’s statement about Serbs treatment is hatred against Kurti (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: There were drones on the administrative line, I can't say whose they were (NMagazin, Beta, RTV)
• Vucic at working lunch with Borrell and Lajcak (RTS)
• Vucic says good talk with Macron, no meeting with Kurti (N1)
• Vucic tells Chollet that Serbia is focused on peace, despite provocations (N1)
• Vucic on sanctions on Russia, pressure Serbia is facing (N1)
• Vucic met Hungarian president in Paris (Tanjug, media)
• Dacic: Independent Kosovo the starting point of Franco-German proposal (Beta, N1)
• Kosovo officials meet Macron, accuse Serbia of destabilising north Kosovo (KoSSev, N1)
• Jaksic: Vehicle plates nonsense to Kurti, for Serbs the only remaining link with Serbia (N1)
• Poll: Citizens’ opinions on issues concerning the north are divided (KoSSev)
• Arlov sends letter to Ambassador of Croatia in Pristina over his latest ban to enter Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Ambassador of Slovakia: Bratislava's clear position on the independence of Kosovo, which is based on international law (RTS, Tanjug)
• Miners about their fate, Todic claims: KoSSev spreads disinformation, there is no strike (KoSSev)

International:

• EU might mulled in Kosovo-Serbia Paris rendez-vous (euractive.com)
• Decision on Visas for Kosovo to be Taken Soon: EU Countries Support France’s Proposal for Visa-Free Regime on November 2023 (schengenvisainfo.com)
• The Kosovo Crisis: A risky all-or-nothing game (EWB)
• Metsola: Western Balkans should receive strong signal from the EU (EWB)

• Osmani, Kurti hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron (media)
• Escobar: Kosovo to meet requests on Association and licence plates (VOA)
• Borrell to meet separately with Kurti and Vucic today (Koha)
• EU presses Serbia, Kosovo to normalise ties as tensions flare (Bloomberg)
• Chollet expresses disappointment about decision on license plates (Koha)
• Luehrmann: Kosovo and Serbia to be ready for compromise (Koha)
• Kosovo to replace resigned Serb MPs amid pish to ‘defuse tensions’ (BIRN)
• Other Serb mayors ready to resign too (Klan Kosova)
• Bislimi received emissaries of Germany and Slovenia, discuss dialogue (RTK)
• U.S Embassy: Not time for Kosovar ministers to travel to the USA (Klan)
• Czech EU Presidency: No consensus on visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Kallxo)
• Von Cramon: No reason why liberalization shouldn’t happen immediately (RTK)
• Bassuener: French-German plan, discriminatory towards Kosovo (RFE)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani travels for official visit to Paris (RTK)
• Gervalla: EU should not tolerate criminal actions (media)
• Borrell to meet Kurti and Vucic separately in Paris on Friday (Klan)
• CEC replaces the ten resigned MPs of the Serbian List (Koha)
• EULEX chief: Seven EU countries ready to send police to the north (Paparaci)
• Kusari-Lila: Even when in parliament, SL did not address needs of Serb citizens (Klan)
• Haxhiu: For first time, Kosovo has dignified position in talks with Serbia (Klan)
• Tahiri: We don’t want early elections, but solution to problem in north (Indeksonline)
• Haradinaj mentions four actions to overcome current situation (Telegrafi)
• PDK MP: I believe today we’ll have much-anticipated visa liberalisation date (media)
• Buja: North will never be quiet, only land swap brings stability (Nacionale)
• Analysts: Ambassador Hovenier's appeal should be taken seriously (RTK)
• Bislimi claims Tahiri insulted and threatened him, Prosecutor's Office invited to investigate (media)
• 11 officials of Serb nationality resign from Kosovo Customs (RTK)
• Possibility of transferring prosecutors in the north being considered (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Rakic and Simic spoke with Sarrazin, Franges (media)
• Dacic met Colomina, UK ambassador (Tanjug)
• DefMin Vucevic to NATO official: No obstacle to cooperation (N1)
• Ambassador of Cyprus: Pristina does not respect obligations; we do not change stance on Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vucic to begin two-day visit to France (Tanjug)
• Stano: Borrell will meet in Paris tomorrow with Vucic and Kurti in separate meetings (Kosovo Online)
• Hovenier on visits of Kosovo ministers to US (Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic to meet Sarazzin today (Kosovo Online)
• Hovenier on situation in northern Kosovo, Community of Serb Municipalities (KoSSev)
• Customs staff at Jarinje and Brnjak submit resignations (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Jaksic: Kurti lost advantage; the question is whether the Serbian negotiators will know how to use it (N1, KoSSev)
• Why Albanians are Leaving, and What They Leave Behind (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Friend or Foe? For Balkan LGBT Community, TikTok is Mixed Blessing (BIRN)
• Kosovo Court Approves Confiscation of ‘Illegal’ Villas in National Park (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Berlin Declaration of the WB Youth Forum: An example of youth agency and commitment (EWB)

• Kurti indicates meeting with Vucic in Paris (Koha)
• Hovenier: Kosovo should urgently start negotiations on Association (media)
• Leak: Franco-German plan to resolve Kosovo-Serbia dispute (Euractiv)
• Kurti says reprimands issued, US calls situation in north ‘worrying’ (BIRN)
• Kurti meets German and Slovenian envoys for Western Balkans (media)
• Abdixhiku: We need to coordinate with U.S.; not fall on Serbian traps (media)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo must not go to elections, govt must not fall (media)
• EU Boosts Police Presence in North Kosovo After Serbs Quit (BIRN)
• For Kosovo Serbs, It’s Not Just About Licence Plates (BIRN)
• EU Council working group to discuss visa liberalisation today (RTK)
• Svecla: Kosovo has met visa liberalisation requirements (RTK)
• Mehaj denies reports about resignation of 10 Serb members of KSF (media)
• Solidarity Stories #2: Serb Saves Albanian Neighbours in Kosovo (BIRN)
• “Zvonko Veselinovic and Milan Radoicic criminals” – Serbian MPs clash over their dirty work (The Geopost)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 9, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo, reliable partner of its friends, Serbs should not abandon institutions (media)
• The U.S. ambassador to UN speaks about developments in north of Kosovo (TV Klan)
• Musliu: The security situation is calm, let us be careful in our actions (RTK)
• Haxhiu about past governments: They indulged Belgrade by saying "yes" to everything (Koha)
• Svecla to the French delegation: Kosovo has met the criteria for visas (media)
• Abdixhiku: Leaving Kosovo without allies is treason (Albanian Post)
• Poland opens consulate in Pristina (media)
• Exclusive: Three-point proposal of internationals to exit current situation in the North (Albanian Post)
• Tahiri: Increasing presence of EULEX risks turning the north into protectorate (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to meet Macron, Lajcak, says it is your turn to fulfil agreement (N1)
• Officials of the municipal election commissions in the north of Kosovo submitted their resignations (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Employees of Kosovo institutions in the north of Kosovo submitted their resignations (RTK2)
• Ten Serbs left KSF (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian President decorates Kosovo Serb police officers (N1)
• Strpce Mayor: If Pristina continues with violence, the Serbs south of the Ibar should also leave the institutions (Danas, euronews.rs)
• Dacic: Greece will not yield to pressure and surprise Serbia (Tanjug)
• Romania confirms it will not recognize Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Preteni: Resignations of Serbs create problems in functioning of basic prosecution in Mitrovica (Kosovo Online)
• NATO official calls for restraint in Kosovo (N1, FoNet)

Opinion:

• For Kosovo Serbs, It’s Not Just About Licence Plates (Balkan Insight)
• After K.Serbs left the institutions: Kurti in the 1990s, Serbs in the 2000s (KoSSev)

International:

• LEAK: Franco-German plan to resolve the Kosovo-Serbia dispute (EURACTIV)

• President Osmani, CEC chief discuss elections in northern municipalities (media)
• Konjufca: French-German plan, biggest step to solve problem since ‘99 (media)
• Price: Kosovo to form the Association; situation in north can escalate (media)
• U.S. call for formation of Association of Serb-majority municipalities (Klan)
• Italian Carabineri deploy in Kosovo after tensions in the north (Express)
• Osmani briefed on latest developments in the north by intelligence chief (media)
• Bogujevci: Deadline for licence plates won’t be postponed (A2 CNN)
• Kosovo Serb MPs’ Mass Resignation Causes Constitutional Dilemma (BIRN)
• Opposition Urges Kurti to Listen to International Community (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Opposition leaders are more unsatisfied than disagreeing (Indeksonline)
• Kurti received leaders of opposition parties today (media)
• Krasniqi: I didn’t get assurances that govt will keep situation under control (media)
• Abdixhiku: We didn’t hear concrete plan from Kurti to emerge from situation (media)
• Haradinaj leaves meeting: Kurti was lecturing (Koha)
• Citaku: In relation to Serbia, we don’t want Kurti to fail (Nacionale)
• Trajkovic would consider offer for MP; wants guarantees from Kurti (Indeksonline)
• Delawie: Kosovo’s non-recognition by Serbia caused tensions in north (VoA)
• “If you don’t sign, your car will be burned”: Stories of workers that withdrew from Kosovo institutions (RFE)
• Another vehicle with RKS licence plates set on fire in the north (Koha)
• PSD painted the windows of the government building in black (media)
• Suttora on border correction: Better peaceful division, than another Donbas (Nacionale)
• Civil society activist places 17 U.S. flags in front of govt building (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: Brussels Agreement must be respected for Serbs to return to institutions; KFOR must supersede Serb police officers (media)
• Dacic: Pristina to make EU bid, Serbia to start discussions (Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: Latest escalation in Kosovo sole responsibility of Pristina (Tanjug)
• Petkovic says Kurti without grounds accuses Belgrade for crisis in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Stoltenberg, Vucic spoke by phone (media)
• MFA of Spain: Stance on Kosovo remains unchanged (Kosovo Online)
• Dacic meets Greek President, expresses gratitude for Greece support to Serbia’s sovereignty (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic with Diacofotakis, briefs him on latest developments in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Kohli: India supports Serbia’s stance on Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Kurti: More than 900 reprimands issued, fines for licence plates as of November 21 (Kosovo Online)
• Minors detained for incident in Kisnica (KiM radio)
• Nenad Rasic acquitted of charges for misusing official duty (Radio KIM)
• Lazarevic, Jaksic on Serbs’ leaving Kosovo institutions; Shala on 'paralyzed' judicial system in North (KoSSev, Nova S, Kosovo Online)
• Car set on fire in Zvecan with BG licence plates, the police say with RKS plates (KoSSev)

International:

• Serbia Convicts Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla of War Crime (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Policy Brief: Environmental degradation is an alarming problem in the Western Balkans (EWB)

• Kurti: We have continuous communication with US and EU (RTK)
• Kurti: Kosovo did not reject French-German plan, gave its remarks (media)
• Kurti: Serbia rejects French-German plan with tensions in north (media)
• Kurti meeting with opposition leaders this morning (media)
• Kosovo leaders meet to discuss developments in north (Koha)
• Osmani meets COMKFOR: Dedicated to public security (media)
• Stoltenberg: Kosovo and Serbia to refrain from unilateral actions (media)
• Hovenier visits Osmani, discuss latest developments in north (media)
• Minister Svecla informs President Osmani about developments in north (media)
• Berlin: We’ll continue to work on an agreement together with France (Express)
• Germany highly concerned over tensions between Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Haradinaj: Here are some facts; Kurti is included in Serbia’s scenario (media)
• EULEX has not taken over police duties in north Kosovo (media)
• Rama reacts to situation in north, calls for restraint and dialogue (media)
• North Macedonia FM: Mutual recognition, only way for normalisation (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 7, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca: I would not like Vucic to lead us to the elections (media)
• Konjufca proceeds with the request for replacement on MPs (media)
• PDK’s Krasniqi writes to Kurti: PDK ready to communicate (Indeksonline)
• AAK: Maybe elections would be the solution (media)
• Mehaj: We condemn Serbia’s actions to destabilise our country (media)
• Serbian List MPs submitted resignations today (Indeksonline)
• Serb judge after resigning: I’m never coming back (Nacionale)
• Many Serbian flags and slogans “This is Serbia” seen in Leposavic streets (Kallxo)
• “Association to be formed according to Constitutional Court recommendations” (Klan)
• Deputy Minister of Justice accuses CDHRF of abusing €100,000 (Koha)
• EULEX police at the police station north of Mitrovica (media)
• Haziri: Point zero now; tense situation in north should’ve been prevented (Indeksonline)
• Police investigating attack with suspected Molotov cocktail on Serb house (Telegrafi)
• New local elections expected in four municipalities of northern Kosovo (RTK)
• Brussels: We do not comment on Lajcak’s every interaction with partners (RTK)
• Former Dutch Ambassador: Protest in north reveals true face of Vucic regime (media)
• Tahiri: Vucic wants to take the north from Kosovo (Gazeta Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano: Kosovo has a clear obligation to form the CSM (ZSO) (N1)
• Dacic: Masks should fall, it should be seen whether there is a Brussels agreement or not (RTS)
• Vucic: Tectonic changes with the Serbs' resignations; important that we act responsibly (TV Pink, RTS, media)
• Kosovo institutions in northern Kosovo without Serbs as of today (RTS, media)
• Serbs gather in Mitrovica North, send messages of peace and that they are on their own land (RTS)
• Minister of Defense: KFOR not to allow Pristina to send Albanian police to northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Petkovic responds to Vela: Propaganda in vain (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Petkovic: Why didn’t the EU insist on formation of CSM earlier? (N1)
• Petritsch: An urgent step that must be taken is establishment of Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug)
• Dacic: French-German plan on Kosovo unacceptable for us (N1)
• Opposition MPs: Brussels agreement ‘has died’, Orlic to call elections in northern Kosovo (N1)
• Vuk Jeremic banned from entering Kosovo (Danas)
• Gracanica: Molotov cocktail thrown at Trajkovic's family house in Kisnica village (KiM radio, gracanicaoline.info, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Serbia Should Admit it’s the ‘Author’ of Kosovo’s Independence (BIRN)
• Anti-western sentiment in Serbia is not rooted in support for Putin (The Guardian)

International:

• EU urges Serbs to return to institutions, Kosovo to form municipal association (BIRN)
• Kosovar PM addresses security situation as more police officers in north resign (RFE)
• Kosovo Serbs Continue Mass Resignations from State Institutions (BIRN)
• Serbia ‘in a hurry’ to ease energy dependence on Russia (Financial Times)

Humanitarian/Development:

• First Regional Summit for Protection against Racial Discrimination in Pristina (media)
• National Network for Research and Education – KREN is inaugurated (media)

• Kurti: Dialogue, institutions have no alternative (media)
• KFOR: Monitoring situation, differences to be addressed via dialogue (media)
• Hill: Serbs to return to institutions, Kosovo to respect its obligations (media)
• U.S.: Form Association and postpone licence plates measures (Koha)
• President’s statement on withdrawal of Serbs from institutions (media)
• Borrell speaks to Kurti and Vucic, “refrain from unilateral actions” (media)
• Kurti: No alternative to dialogue and institutions (media)
• President’s chief of staff comments on developments in north (media)
• Kurti: Belgrade incited, intimidated Serbs into abandoning institutions (media)
• Interior Minister Svecla visited Brnjak and police station in Jasenovik (RTK)
• Mehaj: Threat to Serb community are groups directed by Belgrade (Koha)
• Serbs stage mass resignation from Kosovo state institutions (BIRN)
• Serbs rally in North Mitrovica a day after Serbs quit Kosovo government (RFE)
• Police officers in north already replaced by others from Kosovo cities (AP)
• New resignations of Serb policemen (RTK)
• Property of Serb police officer in Leposavic set on fire (RFE)
• Tajani talks to Kurti and Vucic, calls for restraint (RTK)
• Lajcak agrees with NATO Deputy Secretary Geoana (RTK)
• Serb members of EULEX's security resign (Kossev, Koha)
• Ethnic tensions flare again in northern Kosovo (politico.eu)
• Kosovo Serbs gather in latest protest after quitting institutions (euronews.com)
• Vucic hopes KFOR, EULEX to carry out police work in north (RFE, media)
• Begaj phone conversation with Osmani, discuss developments in north (RTK)
• Albanian Foreign Minister: Time when dialogue needed more than ever (media)
• Dodik: Ready to help Serb people in Kosovo (Sarajevo Times)
• War crime case against Kosovo’s Thaci moves closer to trial (BIRN)