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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 15, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Trump again says he stopped war between Kosovo and Serbia (media) Osmani met senior US officials, Congress members, to further partnership (media) Guerot calls on parties for compromise, “form assembly and government” (media) Ministry of Defense confirms receiving several US armored vehicles (Express) Bajrami: Special Court violated Constitution and international law (Indeksonline) Serbian Language Media:  Serbian List hands over petition against bridges reconstruction to US, EU, Germany, France and Italy (KoSSev, RTS, media) PIK recommends suspension of four Kosovo police officers in two separate cases (Kosovo Online) Agim Ceku and nine others sentenced to one year in prison each over misuse of authority (Radio kontakt plus, media) Sweden's Andreas von Beckerath to take over as EU Ambassador to Serbia from August 1 (Tanjug) Macut thanks Giaufret for strengthening Serbia-EU cooperation (Tanjug, media) EC’s Mercier: We expect Serbian authorities to act on attacks on journalists (N1) International Media:  Kosovo ex-PM among 10 convicted of falsifying war veterans’ lists (PI) Hague Court cuts jail time for Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ (BIRN) Kosovo Tax Administration scrutinises construction sector’s compliance with Labor Law (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 14, 2025

Albanian Language Media: US Embassy on visit by Hanrahan to Kosovo (media) President Osmani to return to Kosovo this mid-week (media) Osmani congratulates Macron, “look forward to strengthening our ties” (media) Court suspends decision to five companies moving to free energy market (media) Ahmetovic: We need to make sure that minority rights apply everywhere (media) Deda demands accountability from leaders for Kosovo's security crisis (media) Serbian Language Media: Former Mitrovica North mayor: Failure of international community to react to Kurti’s acts deteriorates security (RTV, media) Hanrahan visits Gracanica Monastery (Radio kontakt plus, social media) Lawyer: Hearing in case of Dragan Ristic adjourned as case files were not provided in Serbian language (Kosovo Online, media) Serbian Democracy Vice President Veljkovic on hate speech and online attacks against party (social media) Giaufret in a farewell visit to Vucic (Tanjug, media) Opinion: Why must the EU integrate the Western Balkans into its cybersecurity agency? (EWB) International: Kalina Yordanova: The war as a dirty job assigned to heroes (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 14, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 14, 2025 Albanian Language Media: 46th attempt to constitute Assembly, fails (media) Kurti at dinner with Hanrahan: Kosovo, a loyal partner of the US (media) Opposition leaders meet with U.S. official Hanrahan (media) COMKFOR briefs senior U.S. official on security in Kosovo and region (media) KFOR after Osmani's statement: We are committed to stability (Koha) Grenell reacts to Osmani: You manipulated Trump’s words (media) Osmani meets members of Albanian-American diaspora in the US (media) Serbian Language Media: SL met with Hanrahan: Urgent need to establish the CSM and protect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) Grenell to Osmani: Shame on you, you manipulate with Trump's words; Announced conference in Pristina (KoSSev) Vucic met with US Assistant Secretary of State Hanrahan (Tanjug, media) Djuric: A breath of fresh air in Serbia-US relations (Kosovo Online, mfs.gov.rs, media) Jovanovic: The term Kosovo and Metohija is fully in line with international law (Kosovo Online) Durmishi: Unseen intensity of work on the bridges, we will cross them in September (Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) Bisevac: Call for conciliarity and unity in the interest of Serbs in Kosovo (KiM radio, KoSSev) Mustafa: For four years, Osmani and Kurti have been talking only about the war, the president should say which conflict was prevented (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 11, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Kosovo hand in hand with US, in line with Trump's vision (media) • Police Director : All resources to investigate death of 27-year-old (media) • 45th attempt to constitute ninth legislature fails (media) • Gashi: A government must be formed, whatever it may be (Nacionale) • Kurti to attend ceremony of 30th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide (media) • Osmani: Voice of Srebrenica mothers, strongest call against injustice (media) Serbian Language Media: • Milovic: Citizens do not want Kurti’s bridges, we expect KFOR to prevent the construction (RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Residents of Mitrovica about the petition against the new bridges: We’ve been sold a long time ago, it’s all in vain (KoSSev) • How did the members of the Serbian List avoid a minute of silence for the victims of Srebrenica? (Danas, Kosovo Online) • Demokracia: Tender for Ibar Bridge construction awarded to company close to the government, suspicions of abuse ahead of elections (Kosovo Online, Demokracia) • Diocese of Raska-Prizren: Fires caused great damage, appeal for aid (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Rada Trajkovic on Vucic's message on the anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica (Danas) International: • Kosovo’s annual inflation speeds up to 4.3% in June (intellinews.com) • In Srebrenica, genocide victims live on in names of newborns (BIRN) • Serbia: Media freedom continues to decline at alarming speed, EU must take action (ipi.media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 11, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 11, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Trump recently prevented escalation by Serbia in Kosovo (media) Haziri on Osmani’s remarks: The situation is way more serious (media) MPs to meet today in 45th attempt to form new Kosovo Assembly (media) Special prosecution investigating contract for new bridges over Iber (Koha) Protest in front of Lipjan police station on Saturday over 27-year-old death (media) Ombudsperson visits Leposavic, meets with residents of Leshak (RTV21) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Serbia always on side of peace, UN Charter (Tanjug, Beta, Danas, media) Starovic: We rely on KFOR troops to halt construction of two new bridges over the Ibar (Kosovo Online, Newsmax Balkan) Leposavic residents presented a series of problems to Ombudsperson, proposed to open an office in the North (Kosovo Online) Sutanovac met with Netanyahu in Washington (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 10, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Murati hails World Bank decision to remove Kosovo from FCS list (media) • Senior U.S. official to visit Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (media) • Trump mentions Kosovo and Serbia again (media) • Police commander in Lipjan resigns after case of 27-year-old (media) • Svecla: We support any action that raises readiness (Dukagjini) • Kurti attends farewell reception of UN Resident Coordinator in Kosovo (media) • Kamberi: Five requests of Presevo Valley Albanians for Kosovo, Albania (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic spoke to Jenca about Pristina's escalating moves (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Mitrovica: Despite the petition, the machines continue working, a bridge is being built for road and pedestrian traffic (Alternativna) • Rapajic: MPs will automatically lose their mandates if the deadline set by the Constitutional Court is not respected (Kosovo Online) • The Conference for the Reconstruction of Ukraine begins in Rome, Minister Djuric represents Serbia (Tanjug) Opinion: • Frozen funds, frozen progress: Impact of EU’s measures against Kosovo (media) • No, nationalism has not taken over the student protests in Serbia (EWB) • The EU's fence-sitting as Serbia's Vučić steps up violent state (EUobserver) International: • Rule of Law Report 2025 for EU candidates: Pressures on judiciary and corruption remain issues of concern (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 10, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 10, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Kosovo committed to deepening strategic cooperation with US (media) Osmani may ask for clarification from court if Assembly not constituted (media) 30-day detention for five policemen over Agon Zejnullahu’s death (media) Kurti: We have put economic growth at service of democratic progress (media) Kosovo removed from the List of Countries in Conflict (media) Haradinaj: Court’s ruling in line with Kurti’s approach (Klan Kosova) Serbia extends detention of former Kosovo policeman for another 30 days (Klan) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo allocates €580,000 for cultural projects in Presevo, continuing support to Albanians in Southern Serbia (KoSSev) New appeals to the Constitutional Court: Tit-for-tat or a way out of Kosovo’s political crisis? (Kosovo online) Kosovo removed from World Bank’s Fragile Areas List (KoSSev) Trump again about sealing the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia, now in front of African leaders (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 9, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti calls for thorough investigations into 27-year-old’s death in Lipjan (media) • Gruda: On behalf of PDK, I call for Xhelal Svecla’s resignation (Nacionale) • MPs fail to constitute Assembly even after 44 attempts (media) • Limaj: July 27 doesn’t solve anything, the solution is political (AP) • Basha: We offered them solutions, but they are refusing (media) • Haradinaj: Kurti doesn’t have political majority, doesn’t want to make it (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic met Jenca: For Serbia, UN a guarantor of the preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug, RTS, Kosovo Online, media) • Djuric with Jenca on the situation in Kosovo, UNMIK and Pristina's unilateral moves (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: Citizens clearly said no to Kurti's bridges of division (Tanjug, media) • Emergency Management Agency: 41 fires yesterday, 14 more active today (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Serbian Democracy filed a complaint with the Ombudsman for targeting and repression (Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Surlic: Quite a “creative approach” by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, new decision could paralyze the parliament (Kosovo Online) • Residents and a nun from Gorioč saved homes from fire in the Valley of Osojane (KiM radio) International: • Legal limbo: Lack of documents leaves Kosovo’s Roma fearing eviction (BIRN) • Kosovo Ombudsperson probes police brutality claims after man’s death (BIRN) • Construction in mountain resort after ‘Kallxo Përnime’ report (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 9, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 9, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Investigation and accountability regarding death of 27-year-old (media) Police clarify circumstances of death of 27-year-old (media) EULEX calls for full and transparent clarification of tragedy in Lipjan (AP) Trump: We prevented Kosovo-Serbia war three weeks ago (Klan) MPs to meet today in another attempt to form the new Assembly (media) Contract from Serbia for company involved in indictment over Banjska (RFE) Krasniqi meets Rohde, discuss recent political developments (media) Sorensen meets with Kosovo and Serbia ambassadors in Washington (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List delegation met with UN's Jenca (Tanjug, KoSSev, Kosovo Online) Rasic on the bridges on the Ibar: This will be a record for the number of bridges for such a small town (KiM radio, KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever) Lazarevic: Postponement of start date of US tariffs gives additional space for talks (Tanjug) EU ambassador to the US: With Sorensen and ambassadors from the Western Balkans on security and enlargement (Kosovo Online) Lucic: Pristina’s accusations about hybrid warfare dangerous and false – Telekom Srbija to file lawsuits against those responsible (Kosovo Online, Euronews) Captured institutions and the illusion of reform: The state of rule of law in Serbia in 2025 (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 8, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • 5 police officers arrested over “negligence murder” in case of 27-year-old (media) • Svecla: Ongoing investigations into death in Lipjan, no one above the law (media) • Haxhiu: Forensics Institute has not presented any preliminary report yet (media) • Maqedonci asks Pfister to support Kosovo membership in EU and NATO (media) • Haradinaj remembers Bytyqi brothers killed in Serbia in 1999 (media) • Krasniqi-Goodman featured in “Let’s Talk about Rape” project (media) • Increased OSCE attention requested for Presheva Valley (media) • Kos: No EU membership for Serbia without agreement with Kosovo (AP) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: No Serb supports the decision on two new bridges, we will send a petition to the international community (RTS, media) • The signing of the petition against the construction of the bridge on the Ibar continued today (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Serbian List to meet today UN Assistant Secretary General Miroslav Jenca (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Shahini: All crossings should be open for goods from Serbia, losses on both sides (Kosovo Online) • Surlic: The EU countries did not insist on Pristina to unblock the crossings for Serbian goods at all (Kosovo Online) • Marta Kos for DW: Serbia in a very difficult situation (KoSSev, N1, Beta) • The Peace March towards Potocari begins on the occasion of the anniversary of the crime in Srebrenica (KoSSev) • Donald Trump reduces tariffs for Serbia to 35 percent (N1, media) Opinion: • Kosovo’s Parliament remains hostage to its politicians’ irresponsibility (BIRN) • Kosovo’s leadership failure: A dangerous hijacking of democracy (alonben-meir.com) International: • Media in the Balkans: the rise of oligarchs (balcanicaucaso.org) • UN resolution boosts international commemoration of Srebrenica genocide (BIRN)