• COVID-19: Two new cases, no deaths (media) • Borrell: EU and U.S. enjoy close cooperation on dialogue (media) • Osmani to pay official visit to Austria (media) • Kurti meets Kamberi, discuss position of Albanians in Presevo Valley (media) • PDK to elect new leader on 3 July (media) • Analysts debate on possible candidates for PDK leader (Telegrafi) • Kosovo sues Montenegro over property on the coastline (Koha) • Serbia's minister not permitted to visit Kosovo (Zeri) • Haxhiu announces steps towards establishment of commercial court (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 2 new cases, no deaths (media) • Montenegro donates anti COVID vaccines to Kosovo Security Force (media) • Konjufca: The Bundestag stands strongly with people of Kosovo (media) • PDK’s Hoxhaj slams Kurti ahead of Paris meeting (media) • PDK MP: When will Kurti report about meeting with Vucic? (Indeksonline) • Borrell to inform EU ministers about Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (RFE) • Italian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo on Tuesday (media) • Gerxhaliu on reciprocity with Serbia: Now is not the time for experiments (EO) • Kosovo Police seize over 82 kilograms of marijuana (media) • Kosovo reporter implies chief state prosecutor will soon be dismissed (Express) Serbian Language Media: • No newly infected in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus) • Office for KiM: Minister of Youth and Sports Udovicic banned from entering Kosovo (KiM radio) • Raska-Prizren Eparchy on police preventing pilgrims to visit cemeteries and attend liturgy in Kosovo (media, social media) • Church near Urosevac broken into, electric cables stolen (Kosovo-online) • Will the opposition talk to Vucic about Kosovo? (KoSSev, nova.rs) • Vucic congratulates Guterres on his second term as Secretary General (RTS)

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, one death (media) • PM Kurti to meet French President Macron this week (media) • Borrell to brief EU ministers of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (KP) • Government official says Washington agreement carries no legal value (media) • Opposition reacts to Kryeziu's statement on Washington agreement (media) • Hasani warns of international repercussions if Kosovo leaves agreements (Koha) • Miftaraj: Washington Agreement is obligatory (Telegrafi) • Simmons: EULEX handed over to Serbia war crimes files (media) • "Europa Nostra" to consider removing Decan Monastery from endangered list (Koha) • Kurti: Survivors of sexual violence during war have faced horror, stigma (media) • Kosovo MP Condemned for ‘Biased’ Comments About Missing Serbs (BIRN) • Government says it doesn't treat missing persons on ethnic basis (Koha) • Virtual Museum Preserves Kosovo War Refugees’ Memories (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 18, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 9 new cases, no deaths (media) • Austria to donate 1 million COVID-19 vaccines for Western Balkans (Kosovapress) • Lajcak about the dialogue: No reason to be pessimistic (Koha) • EFJ calls on VV to stop harassing journalists (Express) • Council of Albanian Ambassadors hails continuation of dialogue (Klan Kosova) • Informal Coalition to Face the Past reacts to VV MP remarks (Kallxo) • RTK Deputy Director General insults Vetevendosje MP (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Brnabic: Region frustrated over EU’s attitude towards enlargement (RTS) • EU Commissioner: We want Serbia in EU, reforms and implementation needed (N1) • Brnabic: Vjosa Osmani referred to Brussels agreement (Radio KIM, B92) • Godfrey: Great nations face mistakes from past (N1) Humanitarian/Development: • Rakic announces closure of collective centre in Leposavic (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Belgrade website and UNDP promote city as attractive location for digital nomads (N1)

• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti against ethnically-based Association, Quint ambassadors visit Bislimi (Koha) • Association is putting Kurti in a difficult position, analysts argue (Telegrafi) • Mounting pressure on the Association/Community (Radio Free Europe) • Osmani demands Kosovo’s recognition by participating states at SEECP (media) • Osmani demanded footnote to be removed from SEECP statement (Koha) • Marred by tensions, Kosovo–Serbia dialogue awaits new momentum (BIRN) • PDK MP: LDK has not given signatures to send Osmani to court yet (T7) • Kurz: Kosovo, Serbia must find way to an agreement (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti responds to Kosnett on the issue of the Association (KosovaPress) • President Osmani to participate in the annual SEECP Summit (media) • Abbott, Konjufca and Kurti sign memorandum of understanding (media) • Kusari-Lila and Citaku react to Lajcak, call his statement arrogant (media) • Pacolli: We will not vote on any statement if Kosovo is marked with a footnote (Telegrafi) • PDK has signatures to send Daka’s dismissal to the Constitutional Court (RTK) • Prime Minister Kurti received head of American-Jewish Committee, Avital Leibovich (media) Serbian Language Media: • No new Covid-19 cases in Serbian communities (KoSSev) • Diocese of Raska and Prizren: Essential that KFOR continues to protect Visoki Decani (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Raska-Prizren Eparchy: Kurti’s statement in Brussels yet another in series of insults and lies (Kosovo-online) • Brnabic and Selakovic attend SEECP Summit (RTS) • Denial of crime - The peak of problems in public discourse (RTV Puls, KiM radio, Sporazoom) • Jevtic: Return difficult with no support from other institutions (RTK2) • Dacic: Serbia grateful to Morocco over support to its territorial integrity (RTS) • Ambassador: Romania’s stance not to recognize Kosovo remains (N1) • Odalovic: I remain the head of the Commission for Missing Persons - I was not elected by Kurti, but by the Government (N1) International: • GLOBSEC: Need for a restart of the enlargement policy discussed by officials (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Dasar and Filip fierce rivals on the tennis court, off the field good friends (Kosovo Online)

• COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kosnett: It is Kosovo's duty to establish Association of Serb-majority municipalities (media) • UK supports establishment of Association of Serb-majority Municipalities (Kallxo) • Croatian FM calls on five EU states to recognise Kosovo (media) • A joint formula for minorities in Western Balkans sought out (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Osmani serves Kurti, Daka’s dismissal part of authoritarian mentality (Telegrafi) • Limaj: Opposition should consider election boycott (Klan) • Jevtic: Kurti started local elections campaign in Brussels (Tanjug, Klan) • Pyper poll: 49% of citizens think dialogue concludes during Kurti's term (Telegrafi) • Serbian President Confirms 11 Bodies Found in Mass Grave (BIRN) • SPO argues in favour of extending detention for Krasniqi, Selimi (media) • Assembly scheduled to vote on privacy commissioner today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 16, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media) • Lajcak: If you don't trust the EU, go somewhere else (Koha) • Kosnett: Kosovans can achieve peace by working together (media) • Hyseni slams Kurti's appearance at Brussels meeting (media) • Budget committee recommends dismissal of RTK board (Kallxo) • Opposition boycotts meeting of CEC, called by new chief (Telegrafi) • Konjufca expresses Kosovo's goal to join OSCE (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Pristina wanted to avoid dialogue, report to the Assembly on June 22 (RTS, Blic) • The only news from the Belgrade - Pristina dialogue was that a meeting was held (RTS) • Odalovic: Kurti’s statement about me for internal use (N1) • Spahiu: Kurti should not use derogatory terms for Odalovic; Kandic: Odalovic can't lead Commission for Missing Persons (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic on Kurti, dialogue in Brussels (Kosovo-online) • Serbia’s MFA: Pristina delegation shows ''frivolity, irresponsibility'' (N1) • Serbian List conveyed security concerns in meeting with US Ambassador (RTS) • Selakovic: ''Viola von Cramon increasingly lobbying for a self-proclaimed Kosovo'' (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) International: • Serbia, Kosovo restart EU-brokered talks, remain far apart (AP) • Serbia, Kosovo remain at loggerheads as talks resume (DW) • Kosovo President Osmani: Today’s challenges require ‘an entirely different governing mindset’ (Atlantic Council) • Serbia, Kosovo Leaders’ First Meeting Marred by Disagreement (Balkan Insight) • National Digital Transformation: A Conversation With Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (forbes.com) • Carla Del Ponte: "I Keep Telling Myself that Justice Will Prevail" (spiegel.de) Humanitarian/Development: • Finding shelter in Kosovo (Kosovo 2.0)

• COVID-19: 13 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti and Vucic clash in first Brussels meeting (Prishtina Insight) • Bislimi: Churches issue was neither raised nor will it be discussed (Koha) • PDK accuses Kurti of breaking promise on dialogue with Serbia (Koha/Klan) • Haradinaj to Kurti: Withdraw from many points, seek only recognition (RTV21) • Haziri: There were no negotiations, only a meeting (Klan Kosova) • Presevo Valley Albanians request from Kurti to be part of the dialogue (media) • Konjufca: Serbia using double standards in the dialogue process (media) • EU, U.S. at Brussels Summit make commitment to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) • Haradinaj: Vjosa Osmani is a servant of Kurti (Zeri) • Abrashi: Idea of Association won’t be implemented, it would be fatal (media) • President Osmani extends technical mandate of EULEX (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • Vitia: Mass vaccination process begins today (media) • Local elections will be held on October 17 (media) • Borrell pleased that Kurti-Vucic meeting is happening the day US President Biden is in Brussels (Express) • Kurti: Serbian party with old ideas, we made four new proposals (media) • Lajcak: Kurti and Vucic confirmed there is no other way but normalization (RTK) • Daka: My dismissal was illegal and ordered (media) • EU Office in Kosovo reacts after Osmani sacked CEC chair Valdete Daka (Express) • Women’s Network reacts to Valdete Daka’s dismissal (media) • Kosovo Police chief: We had no information about the liturgy (Klan Kosova) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian areas: One new case, no deaths (Kosovo Online) • Lajcak about the Vucic, Kurti meeting: It was not easy, but it is important that it happened (N1) • Kurti after meeting with Vucic: Meeting without incident; it will be difficult, but I am optimistic (N1) • Vucic after talks with Kurti: I have not attended a meeting like this yet; continuation by the end of July (RTS,media) • Petkovic: Belgrade emphasized its commitment to the continuation of the dialogue (Blic, TV Pink) • Jevtic: Those who are bothered by liturgies, today in Brussels said that they are bothered by Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Borell: Belgrade and Pristina to use the new momentum in the dialogue (media) • Problem or solution? (B92, DW) • Vucic arrived in Brussels (Tanjug, B92) • EU expects Vucic and Kurti to continue dialogue, not start new talks (Beta, N1) • NATO leaders value partnership with Serbia (N1) • KFOR on inquiries of British soldiers in Gorazdevac: Routine activities, to feel the pulse of the population concerning different topics (KoSSev) • Lawyer Pantovic: I filed an appeal; Djokic was sentenced based on false statements (Beta) International: • EU foreign policy chief urges Serbia, Kosovo to move forward (AP) • Without consent within EU on opening new chapters with Serbia in June (EWB) • Nora Visoka-Weller: “Silence is a victory for every genocide” (BIRN) • Serbia Commemorates 1999 Battle Against Kosovo Guerrillas (Balkan Insight)