Albanian Language Media:

The "big five" in Kosovo and Serbia in an effort "to save the dialogue" (media)
Stoltenberg: It is important that NATO has increased its presence in Kosovo (RTK)
Hovenier disputes claims that dialogue is dead: EU and US make maximum effort to promote an agreement (VoA)
Hill: Interesting proposals will be presented to Kosovo and Serbia (Kallxo)
Lajcak’s adviser requests establishment of Association (RTK)
President Osmani to meet with two U.S. senators (media)
French Ambassador: We are waiting to see exactly how the attack was organized (RTK)
Albania’s Assembly adopts Resolution on Kosovo approved (media)
New details on Radoicic and drug laboratories in the north (Koha)
Candles lit for the Israeli victims, Hovenier present: Terrorism is not justified (media)
Helsinki Committee in Serbia: Opening of Draza Mihailovic’s museum is step towards fascism (Albanian Post)
Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: Elections on December 17 – parliamentary, Belgrade mayoral and provincial (RTS, Prva TV)
Petkovic warns of Pristina’s war rhetoric (Kosovo Online, social media)
Stoltenberg calls Belgrade, Pristina to behave responsibly (N1, media)
Momirovic meets with Varhelyi, calls for lifting of Pristina's ban on Serbian goods (Tanjug)
EU high delegation visits Banjska Monastery (RTS, media)
Re-construction of Albanian-owned houses in Brdjani has begun (KoSSev)
Serb from Leposavic arrested at Bistrica released, police opens case for “illegal possession of weapons” (KoSSev)
Indictment raised against Serb over attack against journalist in Zvecan (RTS)
Air Serbia to keep flying to Tel Aviv as long as security is guaranteed (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: “Increasing risk of staging violent attacks by Serbian structures” (Koha)
• Konjufca: Serbia must be sanctioned (Deutsche Welle)
• Krasniqi: Everything has changed since September 24 (media)
• Hoti: Kosovo’s leadership to be careful with conditions about dialogue (media)
• Rizvanolli: Serbia is sabotaging the energy roadmap (RFE)
• Opposition criticises absence of MPs from ruling party in session on police (media)
• Maliqi to Varhelyi: With this level of deterrence, new escalations guaranteed (media)
• Rama: Kosovo’s diplomatic self-weakening is making our efforts difficult (RFE)
• Hoxhaj: My thoughts are with Israel and families of victims (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: The only way to build peace is through de-escalation (KiM radio)
• Arsenijevic: Serbs in Kosovo left to themselves, there is a lack of medicine, food, and dinars (NMagazin, Beta, N1)
• Dveri: International community to prevent humanitarian disaster in Kosovo (Danas, FoNet)
• UN SG report on Kosovo: Main priorities are stability and reducing tensions (RTS)
• Hill: Many are telling Serbia to let Kosovo go and turn to future, but I think it's more complicated than that (Danas)
• Protected witness refused to testify against Thaci, said he is “extremely agitated” (Radio KIM)
• Serbian military gets first CASA C-295 aircraft (N1)

International:

• Kosovo Attack Casts Doubt on Future of EU Mediation (BIRN)
• Kosovo to Stop Paying for Energy in Serb-Majority North (BIRN)
• Slovenia Strengthens NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo with Additional Troops (BNN)
• Serbia’s Vucic Denounces Opposition Calls for EU to Sanction Him (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

Osmani: The EU should not be silent about what happened on September 24 (media)
Konjufca: Grateful to Germany for its steadfast partnership towards Kosovo (media)
Hovenier on Banjska attack: Most of war material they left behind was of Serbian origin (VoA)
Latvian Minister: There is no consensus for Kosovo's membership in CoE (Koha)
Assembly of Albania, with resolution on Kosovo (Kallxo)
Kearns: Radoicic should surrender to Kosovo, police officer's daughter deserves to face him in court (Reporteri)
Serwer: EU has turned into a de-facto opponent of Kosovo's sovereignty (media)
Haliti: Terrorists planned to kill some Serb civilians, then Serbian army would enter the north (media)
Why is Radojicic no longer owner of million-dollar companies in Serbia? (RFE)
Serbian Language Media:

Serbian List sends open letter to Kosovo Serbs (FoNet, media)
Petkovic and Makovec discussed political and security situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Bishop Teodosije: Tragic situation should not be excuse for Pristina to forget obligations from dialogue (KoSSev)
SAF Chief of Staff: KFOR the only legitimate security actor in Kosovo (N1, FoNet)
Vucic: Full investigation on Radoicic role in Banjska (N1)
Lawyer: Vladimir Tolic arrested in Banjska transferred from hospital to prison (Kosovo Online)
International Media:

A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege (The Guardian)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 11, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Police carries out raids in three different locations related to Banjska attack (Koha)
• Kosovo Police supplied with drones from the United States (Koha)
• Stoltenberg: Important to increase number of KFOR troops (Koha)
• Slovenia too to send additional troops to Kosovo (AP)
• Special prosecution orders release of Serb arrested on Tuesday for war crimes (AP)
• Bislimi: Aggression in Banjska can undo entire progress in dialogue (EO/Express)
• Kulla claims he has “information that Banjska can be repeated, south or east” (Express)
• Hysa: Weight of attack in north as a failed aggression is growing after events in Nagorno-Karabakh and Israel (media)
• Mujanovic: “Attack in Banjska was attack by Serbian state; dialogue is over” (Telegrafi)
• EU says measures against Kosovo remain in force (EO)
• Tahiri: Surprised by U.S., because EU needs months to decide (Express)
• Serbian opposition to Borrell: Vucic not Serbia must be sanctioned for Banjska (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic, Munsch discuss worsening of situation of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug)
• Office for KiM: International community to prevent Kurti from causing new crisis, inflaming region (media)
• Kosovo police brought in Serb from Leposavic at Bistrica bridge over photo with weapons (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Gracanica: Post Office and Commercial Bank without money (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Serb arrested under war crimes allegations at Merdare yesterday released (KoSSev, media)
• Szunyog meets Bishop Teodosije, says SOC has an important role in reconciliation process in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media)
• NATO chief says increased presence in Kosovo important (N1)
• Mojsilovic receives China's new ambassador (Tanjug)

International:

• NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power” (AP)
• ‘A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege (The Guardian)
• Serbian Journalist Testifies About Wartime Detention by Kosovo Fighters (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Osmani on Intl Day of Girl Child: We must amplify their voices and aspirations (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca: Dialogue with Serbia no longer a priority for Kosovo (RTK)

• Roth: Serbia and Kosovo must act more constructively (media)

• Rohde: Kosovo and Serbia to engage in dialogue; Lajcak has our support (RTK)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti will take part in Berlin Summit in Tirana, spokesperson confirms (Kallxo)
• Munsch: KFOR presence on September 24 prevented further escalation (Koha)
• Smith: KFOR will have capacities to face challenges (RFE)
• Ulutas officially assumes post of KFOR commander (Kosovapress)
• Palokaj: In EU there are structures that want to avoid sanctions on Serbia (Koha)
• Hoti: Comprehensive agreement is only solution that secures peace (Klan)
• Israeli Ambassador thanks Kosovo and Kurti for their support (media)
• Albania refuses to extradite and releases former KLA members (RFE)
• Lazarevic: Fake news “convinced” Serbs that Serbian army was returning (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• NATO, concerned about the security of the region, announces additional troops in Kosovo (NMagazin, balkansec.net)
• Turkish General Ulutas is new KFOR Commander (Radio KIM)
• Vucic meets Iraqi Assembly Speaker, thanks him for non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Parliaments of Serbia, Iraq sign MoU, speakers discuss Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: EU does not wish and cannot make Pristina fulfil agreement on CSM (Kosovo Online, Novosti, RTS)
• Hill: We need to know exactly what happened in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, RTS, Tanjug)

International:

• EU drafts measures against Serbia as Belgrade’s involvement in terrorist attack is under scrutiny (Euractiv)
• The Illegal Theatre of the 90’: House of God Became House of Actors (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo’s present and future cannot be held hostage by Serbia (media)
• President Osmani has traveled for an official visit to Croatia (media)
• Konjufca: Serbia's goal was to annex a part of Kosovo (RTK)
• Svecla meets NATO general Stuart B. Munsch (media)
• The Council of Europe condemns terrorist attack in Banjska (Koha)
• Hovenier says that Association should not contain executive powers (RTK)
• NATO: Kosovo will not return to the dark years (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• PACE: Dialogue is the only solution for Kosovo (RTS)
• Dacic at the UNHCR meeting: 210 000 people left Kosovo because of ethnic hatred, not even two percent returned (Tanjug)
• Petkovic to European diplomats: “Serbia was not involved in tragic events in Banjska” (N1, KoSSev)
• An online petition in support to the northern Kosovo citizens' request for the withdrawal of special forces (Kontakt plus radio)
• A Serb detained in Zvecan for questioning, then released last night (KoSSev)
• Milivojevic: Banjska investigation in interest of all, should not affect dialogue (N1)
• Brnabic requests OSCE ODIHR mission (N1)

International Media:

• Serbia-Kosovo Accusations Get Personal After Pristina IDs Attack Suspect With Ties To Vucic's Son (RFE)
• Balkan States Rush to Evacuate Citizens from War-torn Israel (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 9, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: “If Serbia is not sanctioned, it will repeat the crime” (media)
• Osmani: Serbia should withdraw its military troops from the border with Kosovo (RTK)
• EU: Serbia to cooperate unconditionally in investigation of attack in Banjska (RTK)
• Kurti travels to the United Kingdom (media)
• CoE Parliament to debate today about the attack in the north (media)
• Turkey takes over KFOR command in Kosovo from tomorrow (RTK)
• 200 soldiers of British army are coming to Kosovo as KFOR reinforcement (Klan)
• Szunyog answers on international position on confiscation of Radoicic's properties (Kallxo)
• Kurti “concerned about crimes against civilians” after Hamas attack in Israel (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Bilcik: Diplomatic solution that would help ease tensions is ZSO (RTS, Tanjug)
• Ponos: Vucic was not planning annexation of northern Kosovo, truth about Banjska must be established (N1)
• RTK director general: Tvrdisic suspended due to suspicion of omissions (Radio KIM, UNS)
• Journalist Radosevic at Thaci’s trial: KLA kidnapped and tortured me in 1998 without trial and verdict (Danas, BETA)
• Tomovic: Lack of quality journalism and low professionalism a bigger problem than fake news (Radio Gorazdevac, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• KFOR troops from Romania arrived in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• KoSSev editor wins “Katarina Preradović“ award (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Bushati: United for Kosovo (Albanian Daily News)

International:

• In Kosovo Clash, New Bullets and Freshly-Repaired Mortars from Serbia (BIRN)
• Interview: Kosovo's Top Cop On Serbian Meddling And Why It's So Hard To Stop Weapons Smuggling (RFE)
• Beyond Banjska: Rada Trajkovic on the Incident’s Implications and the Future of Kosovo-Serbia Relations (tuicakademi.org)

Albanian Language Media:
Kurti calls on west to take harder line against Serbia (media)
Osmani meets Borrell; “Serbia must be held accountable” (media)
Svecla claims “close associate of Vucic’s son was part of Banjska attack” (Koha) 
Niksic: Serbia is lying, Radoicic did not buy the weapons here (media)
Advisor: “Kurti to address act of Serbia’s aggression at Berlin Process (KSP)
Stoltenberg: Situation in Kosovo is cause for great concern (Albanian Post)
NATO Deputy Secretary: Time for de-escalation (Albanian Post)
Gervalla congratulates O’Brien on confirmation of new post (media)
Von Cramon: Package of measures prepared against Serbia (media)
Reuten: European Union must sanction Serbia (media)
Knaus: Attack in north, Serbia’s attempt to change borders with force (VoA)
Kurti: Investments in weapons have increased by 191 percent (RFE)
SPO arrests Ismet Bahtjari and Sabit Januzi (media)
One-month detention for 16-year-old suspected of planning terrorist acts (media)
Lajcak: Time for Western Balkans to make rapid progress toward EU now (media)
Kosovo leaders condemns terrorist attacks against Israel (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Serbian President Vucic denies any role in violence in Kosovo (media, Sky News)
Dacic: Meeting with Baerbock difficult but fair, double standards must be avoided (Tanjug)
Vucic refutes allegations that his son has anything to do with Banjska events (KoSSev, N1, Kosovo Online)
Djuric: Kurti day after day shows that he is not partner for normalization (Kosovo Online, social media)
Stoltenberg: NATO ready to maintain peace in Kosovo, Belgrade and Pristina to return to dialogue (Tanjug, media)
Elek: Medical reserves are being spent, ambulance vehicle with patient stopped and searched (Radio KIM, RTS, media)
EULEX Head visits Visoki Decani Monastery, speaks with Abbot Janjic (Tanjug, media)
Vucic condemns attack on Israel (N1, media)

International Media: 

The spectre of a second war in Europe looms large with tensions extraordinarily high in Kosovo (Sky News)
Additional British Troops Arrive In Kosovo To Bolster NATO Forces (RFE)
Radovanovic: “Vucic commissioned, Radoicic executed event in Banjska” (The Geopost)
Kosovo to Pay Over 20 Million Following Arbitration Loss to ContourGlobal (BIRN)
Normalising Extremism: How Far-Right Narratives Spread in the Balkans (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani meets Dutch Prime Minister: “Serbia must be held accountable” (media)
• Kurti informs Szunyog about investigations of terrorist attack in Banjska (RTK)
• EU leaders discuss enlargement and the situation in Kosovo (RFE)
• Baerbock: Kosovo-Serbia conflict, threat to Berlin Process (RTK)
• Ristuccia: KFOR prevented situation in Banjska to escalate even more (media)
• Government says it has other priorities now outside dialogue with Serbia that it must address (Koha)
• Szunyog meets chair of Kosovo Judicial Council (media)
• Peci: Attack in Banjska was aimed at inciting a rebellion like in Crimea (Nacionale)
• Serbian historian: “Banjska was a copy of Russian invasion of Ukraine” (media)
• Kurti: I do not answer parliamentary questions as you are not voting on international agreements (media)
• Kearns criticises UEFA for not saying a word "about disgraceful display in Belgrade" (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Clinical Hospital Center in Mitrovica North Director: Pristina authorities prevent supplies of medications and oxygen (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Vucic managed to remove the immediate danger of the introduction of sanctions (Danas, FoNet, Kosovo Online, TV Pink)
• Orban: Impossible to introduce sanctions to Serbia, request ridiculous (N1, FoNet)
• Vucic discussed Kosovo, other topical issues in meetings at Granada (RTS)
• Dacic in Tirana at the meeting of heads of diplomacy within the framework of the Berlin process (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic with Macron: Open conversation, grateful for willingness to hear Belgrade's views (Kosovo Online, Blic)
• Kovacevski: Without changing position on "Open Balkans", Osmani presented party's position (KoSSev, N1)
• The Prosecution filed an appeal, requesting detention for Milan Radoicic (N1, NMagazin)
• Regular session of the Security Council on the UNMIK report on October 23 (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Lazarevic: K. Serbs double victims; Belgrade put itself in a position where it once again has to convince world it will not attack Albanians (KoSSev)
• Sutanovac: Kurti would act same even if someone else would be at helm of Serbia (Tanjug)
• BiH Federation PM says weapons used in Banjska clashes not from Bosnia (N1 Sarajevo, KoSSev)
• After Djakovica, remains found and in Pristina (KiM radio)

International:

• Turkey takes over NATO Kosovo mission as Serbia tensions bubble (Bloomberg)
• Divided Mitrovica calm but wary after bloody Banjska incident (bne.eu)