Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 172 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• Government approves draft law on EU financial assistance (media)
• Private labs to begin with COVID-19 testings (media)
• Haziri signals 'important' developments in Kosovo this week (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• 11 newly infected and 34 cured in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Serbian List: So-called analysts do not possess basic knowledge about the Kosovo Assembly Rules of Procedure (Kosovo Online)
• International community reacts to Law on KLA, Serbian List silent (N1)
• Vejvoda: EU will insist on fulfilling the 2013 agreement, including the Community of Serbian municipalities (KoSSev, N1)
Opinion:
• Serbia Is Sitting at the Great-Powers Crossroads (The National Interest)
• Balkan Fatalism Risks Becoming Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Rule of Law Key to Balkans’ Progress – Germany’s Schutz (Balkan Insight)
• COVID-19 School Dilemma Troubles Balkan, Central Europe Govts (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 10, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 10
• COVID-19 report: 188 new cases, 12 deaths (media)
• Hoti: Reopening of schools depends on epidemiological situation (media)
• KFOR: Serbian Armed Forces’ presence, part of synchronised patrol (media)
• Kosovo FM: Serbian gendarmerie patrol in Kosovo, unauthorised (media)
• Veliu: KFOR and KP to begin joint patrolling along border with Serbia (media)
• LVV: Interference of Serbian gendarmerie, unacceptable (media)
• PDK: Presence of Serbian forces in Karaceva, open threat to Kosovo (media)
• KLA associations call on PM Hoti to halt dialogue with Serbia (media)
• Bosnia's Izetbegovic doubts Serbia will recognise Kosovo (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 8
• COVID-19 report: 181 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Draft law on COVID-19 pandemic passes first reading (media)
• Ministry of Health licenses private labs for COVID-19 tests (media)
• Hoti reacts to reports of Serbian police patrolling in Kamenica village (media)
• KLA veterans: We did not fight to see Serbian police in Kosovo territory (media)
• Jakupi: KFOR said patrolling was part of joint exercise (Telegrafi)
• KLA values draft law not passed for lack of quorum (Kallxo)
• EU: Draft law on KLA values detrimental to freedom of expression (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 07, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 181 new cases, three deaths (media)
• Zemaj calls on MPs not to politicise pandemic crisis (Koha/Telegrafi)
• Assembly does not pass COVID-19 resolutions due to lack of quorum (media)
• LVV responds to PDK's ‘red lines’ question (Koha)
• EULEX's Formisto: Kosovo, Serbia to be willing to share information on missing persons (DW)
Serbian Language Media:
• In Serbian communities 22 new patients, 42 cured (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: On September 7, in Brussels, I will ask the fulfillment of the agreement on the Community of Serbian Municipalities from 2013 (media)
• Vucic: A clear message to Serbs in Kosovo that they are undesirable (Kosovo Online)
• Godfrey: US supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (TV Happy, Blic, Tanjug)
• Bolton: Belgrade and Pristina far from solution, exchange would not affect BiH (N1)
• Washington worried about current situation in Serbia; will help Podgorica (VoA, N1)
• Pompeo to Serbia's FM: Every leader should protect human rights (FoNet, N1)
International:
• Pompeo Announces Tour of Europe Next Week (VoA)
Humanitarian/Development:
• DokuFest’s online edition launches (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 7
• COVID-19 report: 196 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Osmani: 300 victims, result of 20-year negligence of health sector (media)
• Hyseni: Agreement with Serbia to be reached in a year’s time (Klan Kosova)
• Hoti: Opposition cannot bring down government (T7/Telegrafi)
• PDK says LVV's no-confidence motion 'political show' (media)
• AAK, NISMA will not support no-confidence motion (media)
• Kosnett: In effort to honour KLA, do not undermine its freedom legacy (Koha)
• Germany, Switzerland against law on KLA values (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 06, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 196 new cases, 16 deaths (media)
• Science and Arts Academy says pandemic, not dialogue, top priority for Kosovo (media)
• Rohde: More needs to be done to fight COVID-19 (media)
• Vetevendosje initiates no-confidence motion against government (media)
• PDK receives LVV's request for no-confidence motion against government (Kallxo)
• Kosovo FM Haradinaj-Stublla talks dialogue with British Minister Morton (media)
• German ambassador echoes U.S. objection to KLA law (Kallxo)
Serbian Language Media:
• 23 new cases in Serbian communities in Kosovo (KIM radio)
• Serwer: It would be useful if Pristina made clearer the readiness to form the Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
• PM Brnabic: Epidemiological situation in Kosovo calming down, but still unstable (Radio Mitrovica Sever)
• Blakaj: There is no law that can deny any crime (Kosovo Online)
International:
• Balkan Leaders Made Big Mistake in Politicising the Pandemic (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Claims About US Support in Serbia Dialogue Disputed (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia Turns the Tables, Investigates the Investigative Journalists (VoA)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Education minister appoints party member to Quality Council (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 6
• COVID-19 report: 218 new cases, 15 deaths (media)
• Thaci: The more careful we are, the faster we will return to normality (media)
• Kosovo begins negotiations to obtain COVID-19 vaccine (RFE)
• Zemaj backtracks over drug pricing regulation (Prishtina Insight)
• Vetevendosje MP: Situation with COVID-19 graver than reported (KTV)
• Serbia plans to open a COVID-19 testing facility in Kosovo's north (media)
• Palmer: We are focused to support EU in Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (media)
• Dialogue with Serbia shaking the foundation of Kosovo government (Koha)
• Ismaili: Joining the government, not an option for PDK (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 05, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 218 new cases, 15 deaths (media)
• Hoti urges MPs to endorse economic recovery package (media)
• OSCE prepares COVID-19 manual for the visually impaired (Kallxo)
• Mustafa plans to meet Haradinaj and discuss coalition concerns (Indeksonline)
• Despite U.S. objections, PDK pushes for law on KLA war values (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• No data on newly COVID-19 infected in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic and Botsan-Kharchenko: Important implementation of the agreement on the Community of Serbian Municipalities (N1)
• Spahiu: The question is the price that Kosovo will pay for the recognition, it is a matter of an agreement between the Americans and Vucic (Kosovo Online)
• Jevtic on Twitter: A returnee house shot at from a moving vehicle (N1)
• Fila: Kosovo Assembly can pass any law; the question is whether it will be applicable in practice (Kosovo Online)
• Dveri movement will not join United Opposition of Serbia because of Kosovo (FoNet, N1)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Understaffed Kosovo Health System Close to Collapse, Doctors Warn (Balkan Insight)
• WHO: Most likely - bats; "Surprises are possible" (B92, Tanjug)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 5
• COVID-19 report: 225 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Hyseni: I received great support from Grenell (media)
• Haradinaj: There is no dialogue without the U.S. (RTK)
• Trump's nominee for ambassador criticized intervention against Serbia (Koha)
• Arrest warrant issued against MP convicted of fraud (Prishtina Insight)
• Thaci: Kosovo stands by Lebanon in this difficult time (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 4, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• COVID-19 report: 225 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Kosovo’s Deputy PM infected with COVID - 19 (media)
• "Around 40,000 jobs lost in Kosovo due to COVID-19 pandemic" (Kosovapress)
• EU delivers 30 ventilators to Kosovo (media)
• Italian Ambassador: Kosovars are downplaying coronavirus impact (media)
• MP Pacolli: A prime minister that avoids responsibility should leave post (Klan)
• Hoti-led government dismisses temporary boards of public enterprises (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Today no report on the coronavirus situation: samples sent to newly open laboratory in Nis (media)
• Serbs expect international community reaction on the Law on KLA Values (Kosovo Online, RTV)
• Brnabic claims to be one of two candidates for Serbian Prime Minister (Beta, N1)
• United Opposition of Serbia formed, Dveri movement not among the members (KoSSev)
• Brestovik returnees without water more than a month (KoSSev)
Opinion:
• Remembering Elizabeta Hasani (Prishtina Insight)
• The term Metohija is a matter of identity (KoSSev)
International:
• UN warns of 'generational catastrophe' over school closures (DW)