• President Osmani, PM Kurti to meet Secretary of State Blinken today (media) • U.S. wants role in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Blic/Klan) • Prosecution explains invitation to interview the former EULEX prosecutor (media) • ECPMF, EFJ react on the interview process for RTK Board members (RTK) • Kosovo’s Security Committee meets with Commissioner of German Army (Kallxo) • Progress on Prishtina-Durres Railway in Kosovo Parliament (Exit) • Serb, Albanian farmers hit by degradation of river in Strpce (Koha Ditore) • Kosovo's capital Pristina bursts onto the global art scene with an ambitious Manifesta 14, which is more hit than miss (The Art Newspaper) • Albania’s Retired President Returns to Active Party Politics (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 25, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani, Prime Minister Kurti travel to U.S. for MCC agreement (media) • Bislimi hosts a farewell meeting with the Swedish ambassador (media) • Kurti: We are committed to spend the winter as easily as possible (media) • Tahiri: It is meaningless not to send law on wages to Assembly (Kallxo) • Kosovo with liaison officer in the United Kingdom (RTK) • Serbia and Kosovo’s millions for U.S. blacklisted persons and companies (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian citizens entering Kosovo to be issued declaration sheet as of August 1 (KoSSev) • Anniversary of a crime in Staro Gracko, no one is held responsible yet (RTS) • Rakic, Petkovic on Staro Gracko crime anniversary (Radio Mitrovica Sever) • Obradovic says constitutive session of new Serbian Parliament should take place in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Vucic: Government in mid-August, important that I withdraw as SNS leader (N1) • Hill: I would like to see a pro-West government (BETA, N1) • Schieb: No obstacles to Serbia’s EU membership once it meets all conditions (FoNet, N1) International: • Bringing the world to Kosovo and Kosovo to the world (Kosovo 2.0) • Ukraine’s EU Candidacy Might be Opportunity for Western Balkans (BIRN) • Albania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims (The Washington Post) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbian Energy Minister announces increase in price of electricity (N1)

• Kurti: Kosovo in the first place in terms of the rule of law in the Balkans (RTK) • President Osmani participated in inauguration of new President of Albania (media) • Kosovo ready to implement reciprocity measures with Serbia on ID cards (media) • Italian ambassador optimistic about visa liberalization for Kosovo (media) • Albania’s new president Bajram Begaj gets sworn into office (media) • Haxhiu leaves open possibility for Specialist Chambers to have a supervisory mechanism (media) • The Serbian List holds hostage two laws (Koha) • False bomb alert in the complex of the University of Pristina (RTK) • Fractured History: Why Kosovo has no proper wartime archive (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 22, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani meets Meta: Kosovo's membership in NATO strengthens peace in the region (media) • Osmani: We will see if Specialist Chambers are respecting the rights of the accused (RTK) • Klinaku: Government publicised proposal without waiting for feedback (media) • Pacolli meets President of South Sudan (media) • In the global fight against corruption, U.S. values Kosovo as a partner (RTK) • 100 interns from communities will carry out internships in Kosovo institutions (Klan) • Kamberi meets Kurti, thanks him for his support (media) • Trade unions request 100 euro for public sector employees pending law's approval (Kallxo) • Berisha: I've been banned from entering the UK (media) Serbian Language Media: • Visoki Decani Monastery: KFOR presence necessary because of frequent attacks (media, social media) • Defendants in Ivanovic’s case to remain under house arrest (Radio KIM) • Filipovski: Serbia will sharply react to Albanian Parliament resolution on Dick Marty’s report (Kosovo Online) • Office for KiM: Ambulance vehicles kept at Merdare crossing point (Kosovo Online) • Cadez: Meeting of the ministers of the countries of the Open Balkans on Monday in Tirana (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) International: • US Warns of ‘Threat’ to Iranian Opposition Summit in Albania (Balkan Insight) • Albanian MPs Adopt Resolution Condemning Kosovo War Crimes Report (Balkan Insight) • Energy Community Secretariat initiates infringement procedures against Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Albanian Parliament adopts resolution on Dick Marty report (media) • Haradinaj: Only U.S. President can conclude Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha) • Albanian President Ilir Meta to visit Kosovo today (media) • Delay to Kosovo-Serbia deal upsets wartime missing persons’ families (BIRN) • Bilek: Success of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, key for road toward EU (Koha) • Head of Health Insurance Fund temporarily suspended (media) • A Test for the European Union in the Balkans (Wall Street Journal) • In Tune: Young Western Balkan Musicians Ready for Regional Tour (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Assembly adopts draft law on Pristina-Durres railway line study (media) • Haradinaj and Kurti debate about energy during Assembly session (KP/Koha) • Reka: Russia blocking Kosovo's UN membership by using "power" argument (media) • Luxembourg pledges 35 million euro support to Kosovo (RTK) • Serbian List dissatisfied with media reports (Albanian Post) • KFOR talks about the security in the Monastery of Decan (Express) • Albania’s President arrives today for a three- day visit to Kosovo (media) • KLI: Courts had a considerably low efficiency in trying cases of corruption in 2021 (Koha) • Rizvanolli: We plan to produce 1,400 MGW of new renewable energy capacities (media) • Kurti organises a reception for Manifesta's international and local journalists (media) • Number of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 increases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Drecun: Lajcak to state clearly that the normalisation of relations does not imply mutual recognition (RTS) • Dacic and Al Sisi: Egypt maintains stance of ‘frozen recognition’ of Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Serbian Defence Ministry denies involvement in weapons flight (N1) • Serbian List on Pristina media reports (Kosovo Online) • Detention of Salih Mutafa extended (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Peach: Corrupt politicians and criminals in the Western Balkans will face consequences (Albanian Daily News) • EU stores up trouble for its Balkan enlargement plans (Financial Times) International: • Brussels’ Emergency Plan To Reduce Gas Use To Test EU Solidarity Again (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • In Montenegro, Ukrainian Refugees Struggle with Work and Rent (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti: Serbia’s relation with Russia, an additional obstacle in talks (Koha) • U.S.: Radoicic is sanctioned for corruption and organised crime (Klan Kosova) • Serbian List: Radoicic is here to protect Serb people (media) • Interior Ministry: Greater engagement in fighting human trafficking (Koha) • KLA war veterans receive proposal from Kurti on pensions of veterans (Kallxo) • Balkan Countries Struggling to Curb Human Trafficking – US Report (BIRN) • Rama: No proof of organs trafficking by KLA leaders; CoE to apologise (Epoka) • Albanian Parliament to discuss resolution against Marty report today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20 , 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Government cannot be expected to subsidise electricity in the north (media) • Peach: Kosovo-Serbia agreement necessary as soon as possible; regional initiatives to be inclusive (Klan) • German MEP: To enter the EU, Kosovo and Serbia must recognize each other (Reporteri) • Simmons replies to Cramon: Words are not enough, people of Kosovo are tired (Reporteri) • Government aims to draft law on staple products' prices by August (Koha) • Construction in Decan zoning area led to indictment of municipal officials (Indeksonline) • 50 kg of marijuana seized and 6 people arrested at discovered lab in Zubin Potok (Telegrafi) • Alarming figures; two deaths and 1,793 new cases with COVID-19 (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • President of Egypt welcomed with military and state honours in Belgrade (N1, RTS) • Selakovic: We are grateful to Egypt for understanding Serbia’s position on Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Statistics Office official says population census in Serbia in October (N1) • Drecun: Opening negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania good news (Kosovo Online) • NADA Coalition: Serbia to condemn Edi Rama’s statements on organ harvesting (Kosovo Online) • Bogdanovic: Serbs in northern Kosovo still don’t know what to do regarding Serbian licence plates (Danas) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo with draft law on sanctioning foreign human rights offenders (RFE) • Serbian passport visa free in 134 states (N1)

• Lajcak does not see the fact that Kurti and Vucic did not meet as a tragedy (RTK) • Government informed embassies on license plates and ID decisions (Telegrafi) • "Elektrosever" misses several deadlines of the energy roadmap (Koha) • Ukraine War Makes Kosovo-Serbia Deal More Urgent – Enver Hoxhaj (BIRN) • Janjic not satisfied with Lajcak’s mediation of dialogue (Danas, media) • The U.S. Department of State publishes the report on human trafficking (media) • Kurti holds farewell meeting with Swedish ambassador Hernmarck (media) • RFE on Radoicic: U.S.-sanctioned smuggling politician that 'represents' Kosovo Serbs • Kosovo’s Online Media Lack Resources to Combat Fake News: Report (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Borrell: European Union not complete without Western Balkans (Klan) • Rama on accusations against KLA leaders: We want to tell the world that it was a masquerade (media) • Osmani congratulates Albania, North Macedonia; calls for visa liberalisation (media) • Haradinaj congratulates Albania and North Macedonia for accession talks (media) • Krasniqi congratulates Albania, North Macedonia, calls for visa liberalisation (media) • Analysts sceptical about the success of the dialogue under Lajcak's mandate (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • The Special Prosecutor's Office responded to Svecla's statement on the case in Leposavic (RTK2) • Serbian List and Petkovic reaction to Svecla's statement about Radoicic (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online) • Vlajic: One-month detention to arrested person in Leposavic, charges on ‘attempted murder’ ungrounded (Radio KIM) • President of Egypt visits Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Vucic never rejected dialogue (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Dacic says first session of new Serbian parliament next week (N1) • Rakic met the head of UNMIK: Permanent peace has no alternative (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Most, Kosovo Online) Humanitarian/Development: • Rapidly escalating COVID-19 cases amid reduced virus surveillance forecasts a challenging autumn and winter in the WHO European Region (who.int) • Belgrade Bust: Behind the Parties and Plush Condos of Serbia’s Capital (Balkan Insight)