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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 25, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Orav: Kosovo needs stable govt, continuous dialogue with Serbia (EO) • PD and AKR will consider LDK’s offer for a preelection coalition (Telegrafi) • Two-hour strike at RTK, no news editions over unpaid salaries (RTK) • Kelmendi’s dismissal from KPC: US Embassy calls for respect of laws (RFE) • Bislimi meets German Minister of State of Europe (media) • UN report: One woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member almost every 10 minutes (media) Serbian Language Media: • Human remains discovered in Pec and Prizren, families await identification (KoSSev) • Miftaraj: The EC report did not show the harsh reality in which Kosovo found itself (Kosovo Online) • Doyle: Protests against the Specialized Chambers will not affect their work (Kosovo Online) • Lucic: With the US administration always about the company’s operations in Kosovo as well (Kosovo Online, TV Prva) International: • Kosovo's trade gap expands 7.5% y/y in Oct (SeeNews) • In smalltown Serbia, a Kosovo war protest inspired a journalist to act (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 25, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 25, 2025 Albanian Language Media: LDK nominates Lumir Abdixhiku as candidate for prime minister (media) CEC adopts budget of nearly €8 million for December general elections (media) Ulutas and U.S. Congress delegation discuss security in Kosovo (media) Orav: EU has invested €3.7 billion in Kosovo since 1999 (media) Murati on RTK salaries: We’re trying to find a solution through savings (media) OSCE calls for govt action to ensure continuity of RTK operations (media) Direct investments by Kosovo business abroad increase by 55 percent (RFE) Kurti: Allowances for children with 50 percent increase (media) Spiropali and Grlic Radman discuss Albania–Croatia–Kosovo agreement (media) From principles to action, delivering on Kosovo’s promise to women, girls (media) Serbian Language Media: Djuric, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss bilateral affairs, regional and geopolitical challenges (Tanjug, media) Brnabic: Why do the UN Charter and the international legal order not apply to Serbia (Kosovo Online, media) Dacic at the session of the Interpol GA: "There is no possibility" that Kosovo will be admitted to Interpol (NMagazin, Beta) Indictment filed against D.N. for alleged war crime (RTS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 24, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets two US congressmen, talk furthering cooperation in defense (media) • Private and public transporters protest in front of municipality and govt (AP) • Haxhiu blames opposition for not voting the budget for Pristina (media) • Abdixhiku: Pristina not asking for the government’s money, but its own (media) • “LDK in Pristina failed in transportation and almost every other area” (media) • RTK workers go on two-hour general strike over unpaid salaries (media) • Gutierrez calls on Kurti “to ensure that RTK salaries are paid” (media) • Kurti: Our candidate status has been left sitting on an EU shelf for 3 years (media) • Former Kosovo Police member released from prison in Serbia (media) • Kosovo Customs confiscates 300 kilos of explosives at Vermice crossing (media) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: With US congressmen about the position of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Deadlines for coalitions, certification of parties and candidates begin today (KiM radio, KoSSev, Kontakt plus radio) • Surlic: A return to negotiations with delegations would be a performance with the same outcome (Kosovo Online) • Kosovo with the highest inflation rate since 2023 (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Political parties in Kosovo will now pay the bills of their year-long tactics (Koha) International: • “Mirëdita, Dobar dan!” festival resumes in Prishtina, after last year’s Belgrade ban (Prishtina Insight) • “That trauma never lets you breathe”: A daughter’s 26-year search for her missing father (Prishtina Insight) • Digital rights violations pose democratic risks for Southeast Europe (BIRN) • Kosovo to offer 20 mln euro of 7-yr T-notes on Nov 25 (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 24, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Kos not pleased with Kosovo’s another round of elections, looking forward to functional government (media) CEC: One-week deadline for political parties to form coalitions (media) A campaign with buses (Koha) Osmani: Gratitude for service and sacrifice of U.S. Marines (media) MEP Reuten calls for lifting EU measures against Kosovo (media) EU suggests Kosovo seek international cooperation in Vukasinovic case (Koha) Today begins RTK’s two-hour strike (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic discusses NIS future and bilateral ties with US congressmen (N1, RTS, media) Djuric met with Congressmen Turner and Norcross to discuss Serbia–U.S. partnership (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, media) Marinkovic on December elections: Diaspora return likely to boost hardline national options (KoSSev) Incentives, sanctions, or something else: What could unlock the Belgrade–Pristina dialogue? (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 21, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • CEC: We have 37 days to organize the elections (media) • Kurti welcomes date for new elections announced by Osmani (media) • Haradinaj calls on diaspora to vote in the December general elections (media) • Kos: Kosovo and Bosnia haven’t started implementing Growth Plan reforms (AP) • Reuten: EU has had an unbalanced approach in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Special Prosecution denies Isufaj involved in KPC decisions (AP) • “Vucic accused of joining civilian-killing ‘sniper safaris’ in Sarajevo” (media) Serbian Language Media: • Macut arrives at Tirana summit of Western Balkan leaders, welcomed by Rama (Tanjug) • Rapajic: After Self-Determination’s victory in South Mitrovica, cooperation with the north will become even more difficult (Kosovo Online) • Monuments institute historian: Staff face termination threats over refusal to delist General Staff Complex (N1) International: • ‘Easy Targets’: Digital Abuse of Serb Journalists in Kosovo (BIRN) • Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principles (EFJ)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 21, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 21, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani and Prattipati discuss recent developments in Kosovo (media) Hargreaves: Kosovo cannot afford anymore lost time (media) EU expresses regret over political deadlock (RTK) Osmani says she’ll leave her political future “in hands of the people” (media) Hamza: New govt led by PDK will work to lift EU penalty measures (media) Abdixhiku: A new era begins on December 28 (media) Haxhiu: Big victory on Dec 28 “so we can no longer be blackmailed” (media) Haradinaj: No coalitions this time, only exception a joint opposition list (media) EU criticizes dismissal of Acting Chief State Prosecutor (media) Supreme Court decides: there will be no revote in Mitrovica South (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List: Transfer of power in northern municipalities must proceed without obstructions (Kosovo Online) Riker: Kosovo needs a government that can cooperate with United States (media) CEC to verify results of local elections today (media) EU: Dismissal of Kelmendi undermines reform of Prosecutorial Council and progress toward EU (media, social media) Vucic: Outcome of talks with US about new NIS licence to become known within 48 hours (Tanjug) European Federation of Journalists condemns attack on N1 (N1) International Media: Kosovo president sets December 28 as date for snap vote (Reuters) Kosovo's president calls snap vote on Dec 28 (SeeNews) Kosovo chief prosecutor sacked amid wartime massacre probe allegations (BIRN) Albanian special court suspends Deputy Prime Minister: source (BIRN) Spotlight on mining in the Western Balkans (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 20, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani dissolves Assembly, new elections on December 28 (media) Kurti to take part in EU Growth Plan Summit in Tirana (media) Kosovo acting state chief prosecutor dismissed from duty (media) Qelaj: I wasn’t allowed to take notes at meeting with Thaci and others (Koha) Shelter for domestic violence victims in Mitrovica North police station (media) Serbian Language Media: Vjosa Osmani dissolves Assembly (media) Clark said nothing new in The Hague - will his name alone be enough to secure Thaçi’s acquittal? (Kosovo Online) President of Bujanovac municipality: “There was no shooting, our hunters had a friendly meeting with Serbian Army” (Jugpres, Danas) Vucic: Everyone from Western Balkans belongs in EU, all should join together (Kosovo Online) Opinion: "Nationalist Transitional Justice Strategy in Kosovo" (KiM radio) International: Kosovo faces snap elections after second failure to elect govt (BIRN) Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principles (EFJ)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 20, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani calls political leaders to a meeting (media) Murati accuses parties of barricading against Kurti (media) PDK, LDK demand election date; VV pledges CEC funding (media) Cakolli: Election delays risk institutional and budgetary crises (media) Hamza meets Prattipati; “US is Kosovo’s main ally” (media) Bislimi attends EU-Western Balkans informal ministerial dinner (media) More time requested for closing statements at Specialist Chambers (media) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Serbia must accelerate reforms on its European path, we firmly protect national interests (Kosovo Online)  Kosovo Parliament rejects Konjufca for PM, snap elections likely in late December (Beta, N1, media) Simic: You will be remembered for your dictatorship, you made a hundred decisions against the Serbian people (Kosovo Online, Danas) Vucevic: Important that the Russians decided to sell their package in NIS (Tanjug)  Serbian architects to Kushner: Terminate the General Staff deal (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 19, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Assembly meets on budget amid boycott and criticism (RFE) • Kurti: There is no economic crisis that’s why people are not protesting (media) • Citaku: Osmani should set the date for new elections as soon as possible (media) • Police find Serbian military uniforms, antitank grenade, in the north (media) • Svecla says “we will continue to uproot every terrorist remnant of Serbia” (media) • Petition calling for respect for human rights at Specialist Chambers (Vox Kosova) • Consequences for Serbs in the north even three years after withdrawing from institutions (RFE) • Osmani: Kosovo committed to Japanese investments in many areas (media) • Rama submits urgent request to court to “unblock” budget for Pristina (media) Serbian Language Media: • Svecla again accuses “Serbia of terrorism” after weapons found in Donje Jarinje, while photo shows Yugoslav Army insignia (KoSSev) • KLI: Today's session of the Assembly convened contrary to the Constitution (Kosovo Online) • Constitutional Court: Serbian List’s appeal regarding election of Vice-President of Assembly still under consideration (Kosovo Online) • After last year’s ban in Belgrade, “Mirëdita, Dobar dan!” moves forward in Pristina (KoSSev) • N1 in Brussels: Montenegro and Albania take lead, Serbia to start harmonizing with EU foreign policy (KoSSev) • German FM: Serbia has hard work ahead on its EU path, me speaking only to N1 is a statement (N1) • Vucic: OSCE still represents most significant security platform for dialogue (RTS, media) • Macut: Serbian GDP to grow 2.3 pct in 2025, Serbia attractive for investments (media) • NIS files new request for license with OFAC (N1, KoSSev, media) Opinion: • TikTokcracy: When algorithms manufacture support and decide elections (BIRN) • Dayton excluded Bosnian women, and the effects are still being felt (BIRN) International: • Kosovo’s opposition PDK chooses new leader as elections loom (BIRN) • Clark: Organ-trafficking allegations were disinformation (Euronews Albania) • Albania's booming tourism, EU membership prospects draw Kosovo investors (SeeNews) • Despite unfair conditions, elections remain solution for political crisis in Serbia (EWB) Humanitarian: • Office for KiM announced aid for Serbian households affected by floods in Kosovo (Tanjug, Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 19, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 19, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Wadephul urges swift formation of functional Kosovo government (media) Osmani urges swift EU measure removal, seeks Germany’s support (media) Kurti: Radoicic and his group continue to threaten Kosovo security (media) Two sessions in Assembly today, RTK funding on agenda (media) Osmani: Critical situation if we do not have budget extension (media) VV urges MPs to act with maturity, approve laws and agreements (media) PDK, LDK, AAK, and Nisma to boycott the 11:00 hours session (media) Mustafa: Ramush Haradinaj has special merits for creating the army (media) Serbian Language Media: Djuric met Pesko, said role of OSCE Mission crucial for monitoring rights of Serbs in Kosovo (media) Wadephul met Osmani, said progress in dialogue needed (Kosovo Online, media) Djuric to attend informal dinner of EU and Western Balkans foreign ministers in Brussels (media) Drecun: Arming of Pristina is security threat to Serbia (Kosovo Online) Hunters from south of Serbia released, each fined 1,000 euros (KoSSev) Brnabic in Brussels: If Serbia opens Cluster 3, that’s not just Vucic’s success, but everyone’s (N1) Prosecution calls for public trial for Novi Sad Railway Station tragedy (N1) International Media: Kosovo Liberation Army ‘didn’t commit ethnic cleansing’: NATO Ex-Commander (Balkan Insight) EU enlargement in this decade realistic, but challenges remain (EWB)