UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 23, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 181 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Lajcak meets Hyseni and Djuric (RTK) • Hoti: Technical dialogue is over, today the dialogue for mutual recognition starts (RTK) • Assembly endorses five international agreements (media) • Assembly does not endorse neither LVV’s nor PDK’s resolutions on COVID-19 (media) • Heldt: I leave a major piece of luggage in Kosovo (media) • Geci: I was warned from Brussels that my life is in danger (Telegrafi) • Hoti meets Telecom trade union representatives, promises solution (media) Serbian Language Media: • 21 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Janjic: The topic of today's talks between Belgrade and Pristina is not recognition (NMagazin, TV Prva) • Vucic: Two new Covid-19 hospitals; Something strange in the region; New government by the end of August (media) • Anniversary of killing of 14 Serb harvesters in Staro Gracko marked (Kosovo-online) • Serbian DefMin Vulin discusses military cooperation with Russian ambassador (N1, Beta) • WHO Director: Coronavirus trend in Balkans and South Europe worrying (FoNet, RTS, N1) • Damon Wilson: Russia wants status quo in Kosovo (RFE) • "No serious negotiations without USA and Russia, there'll be none in a hundred years" (B92) • NATO Week in Belgrade: Only nine pct of people support membership (N1) • KOMS: 36 percent of young people think de-recognition campaign on Kosovo should continue (KoSSev) • Covic: The only capital of the Albanian nation is Tirana (Radio Mitrovica Sever, TV Most) Opinion: • Why the opinion of the International Court of Justice did not put a seal on Kosovo’s independence (KoSSev) • A fork in the road for Serbia (euobserver.com) International: • Questions Shadow Kosovo’s Financial Support for War Suspects (Balkan Insight) • Hague Prosecutors Summon North Macedonia’s Albanian Leader (Balkan Insight) • Turkish-Financed Mosque Sparks Rival Protests in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo Court Ruling Pushes Telecom Closer to Bankruptcy (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Asylum Outsourced: McKinsey’s Secret Role in Europe’s Refugee Crisis (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 241 new cases, six deaths (media) • Newly founded COVID-19 advisory board holds first meeting (media) • Haradinaj: Thaci will resign if indictment is confirmed (Klan Kosova) • Hoti's delegation of dialogue powers to Hyseni, deemed unconstitutional (Koha) • Wilson: Russia wants a status quo in Kosovo (Radio Free Europe) • Limaj: We cannot have dialogue with Serbia without all leaders at table (T7) • Haradinaj-Stublla: Agreement with Serbia needs U.S. leadership (media) • Mothers’ Cries: Do not rush in finalising talks with Serbia (media) • Ali Ahmeti summoned as witness by Specialist Chambers (media) • KLA associations demand resignation of EP rapporteur (media) • Vucic: I expect greater engagement by the U.S. in the dialogue (Lajmi) • Board of Kosovo Telecom resigns over Z-mobile dispute (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 241 new cases, six deaths (media) • Thaci: Kosovo has faith in international justice (media) • Hyseni: Kosovo status not up for negotiations (Telegrafi) • Hoti: Osmani doesn’t have experience to lead Assembly (media) • Kurti: Kosovo failed to capitalise on Serbia's failure at ICJ (media) • Quni: KSF able to guarantee Kosovo's sovregnity by 2027 (EO) • Thaci: Kosovo, the best model of interreligious tolerance and coexistence (media) Serbian Language Media: • 22 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas (Kosovo-online) • Risi: KFOR to do 750 tests per week (Tanjug) • Djuric: Economic cooperation and Pristina’s obligations to be discussed in Brussels (Tanjug) • EU allocates € 12.5 billion for Western Balkans (N1) • Fabrizi says new budget important for Serbia (FoNet, N1) • Romania does not change stance on Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Serbian DefMin Vulin warns Germany not to arm Kosovo (N1, FoNet) • Media: Angela gave the green light, the Germans are arming Kosovo (B92, Sputnik, Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Restarted, but... (Peacefare/Koha) International: • Kosovo Needs National Strategy for Sustainable Peace, Report Says (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • How McKinsey Put ‘Productivity’ At Heart of European Refugee Policy (Balkan Insight) • Loncar says letter signed by almost 800 doctors “political” (N1)

• COVID-19: 168 new cases, 157 recovered (media) • COVID-19 puts strain on Kosovo health system (Prishtina Insight) • LDK’s Skender Hyseni appointed state coordinator for dialogue (media) • President Thaci welcomes Hyseni’s appointment as state coordinator (media) • Osmani comments on Hyseni's appointment as coordinator (Klan/Kallxo) • Osmani slams Hoti: He has renounced state sovereignty (Klan Kosova) • EU asks unity from Kosovo in dialogue (Express) • Von Cramon responds to allegations of interfering with SPO's work (media) • Cakaj: Specialist Chambers, a political problem (RTK) • Kosovo Telecom board resigns (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 21, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 168 new cases, 157 recovered (media) • LVV rejects again Hoti’s invitation for a meeting (media) • LDK, AAK, NISMA and AKR at the Leaders’ forum (RTK) • Meliza Haradinaj: Kosovo concerned over Serbia’s purchasing of drones and missiles (RTK) • Krasniqi to ARKEP: You are not preventing IPKO’s selling to Serbia (media) • Hoxhaj: Viola Von Cramon going to the Hague, a political interference (RTK) • Musliu concerned about MEP’s interference at the Special Court (RTK) • British Embassy: We did not block communication with anyone (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Antonijevic: Six newly infected of Covid-19 in Serbian communities (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Pleasant afternoon with Quinta, EU reps; support of resumed dialogue (N1, FoNet) • Vucic consults on new Serbian government with coalition around SNS party (N1, FoNet) • Armored vehicles purchased in US arrived in Pristina (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Beyond Kosovo: How Protests Transformed Serbia’s Relations with Russia (Balkan Insight) International: • EU Summit’s ‘Historic’ Budget Pleases Central, South-East Europe Leaders (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Ivanusa: First coronavirus vaccines on market perhaps by end of year (N1)

• COVID-19: 142 new cases over last 24 hours, four deaths (media) • Technical teams to meet Thursday, Kosovo without a coordinator (Koha) • Hoti: Drafting of final agreement starts this week (Prishtina Insight) • Who will be appointed state coordinator for dialogue? (Klan) • Hoti called to report to Assembly on dialogue with Serbia (media) • Von Cramon: I never interfered in Specialist Chambers’ work (Klan) • Thaci: Women of Krusha are a symbol of survival and force (media) • “There’s still a mindset that women are not worthy of inheritance” (Koha) • Djuric: We will never discuss recognition of Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 142 new cases over the last 24 hours, four deaths (media) • Zemaj sets up advisory board in the fight against COVID-19 (media) • Ministry of Health reacts to COVID-19 'cure' being shared on social media (media) • Task force recommends doctors diagnose COVID-19 without testing (Koha) • Hoti: Dialogue coordinator to travel to Brussels for final agreement (media) • Thaci: Dialogue not to in mutual recognition not technical aspect (media) • EU expects parties to confirm delegations for experts' meeting (RFE) • Hoti: There is no technical dialogue with Serbia (media) • The U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • 31 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus) • 7 new cases of Covid-19 in the municipality of Gracanica (KIM radio) • Gnjilane: 21 more people infected (RTV Puls, KIM radio) • Persons positive on Covid-19 obliged to be in isolation (RTV Puls) • "Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama lead the dialogue" (Danas, FoNet, KIM radio) • Anniversary of Serb and Roma killings in Orahovac in 1998 marked (Radio KIM) • Vucic continues consultations on new Serbian government with Dacic (N1) • Djuric (YIHR): Resolving missing persons issue means revealing hitherto unknown crimes (KoSSev) • Savkovic: Little maneuvering room for Serbia to avoid agreement; Recognition unrealistic (KoSSev) • Ilazi: Brussels meeting was symbolic, more important for the EU than for Kosovo or Serbia (KoSSev) Opinion: • Kosovo needs an election (Transconflict/Koha) • Why “Kosovo i Metohija” offends (KoSSev) International: • COVID-19 Fuels Prejudice towards People of Asian Descent in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Muddy Waters: The Pollution Killing Kosovo’s Lakes and Rivers (Balkan Insight) • France bans travelers from Serbia (N1, FoNet)

• COVID-19: 118 new cases in last 24 hours, five dead (media) • Health minister: New measures resulting successful (media) • CDHRF: Health authorities preferentially testing people for COVID-19 (media) • UN chief: We are at the breaking point (media) • President Thaci calls for civic and political unity (Kallxo) • Thaci defends war record, calls for unity after return from Hague court (RFE) • State Department backs EU-brokered talks between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Collaku: Resumption of technical dialogue, not in Kosovo’s interest (media) • Tahiri criticises EU for lack of visa liberalisation (media) • Ischinger calls for visa liberalisation: EU credibility at stake (media) • Haziri says Hoti’s meeting in Brussels “catastrophic” (media) • Dacic: Serbia has suspended derecognition campaign (Koha)

COVID-19: 137 new cases in Kosovo (media) • Thaci returns to Kosovo (media) • Hoti: I did not go to Brussels to take pictures with Vucic (T7, media) • Viola Von Cramon values highly work of the Specialist Chambers (RTK) • Hoti cannot predict if PDK is to join the government (media) • Assembly aims online sessions after increase of COVID-19 cases (Koha) • Gucati: The Hague Special Court is biased (RTK) • Crowds Welcome Kosovo President Returning From Questioning (NYT)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 17, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 103 new cases in the last 24 hours (media) • Clashes between Presidency and PM’s Office over the dialogue (Express) • Von Cramon to visit Specialist Chambers in the Hague (Ekonomia Online) • Vetevendosje: Meeting in Brussels was not productive (media) • Weber hopes on a new flow of Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • 34 infected with Covid-19 in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: We aren't negotiating here only with Pristina; Two principles have been agreed (Tanjug, B92) • Covic: KLA archives to open, EU to conduct dialogue based on chapter’s system (Kosovo-online) • "Kosovo authorities intend to abolish Special Court" (Kosovo Online, B92) • Russian FM spokeswoman says Moscow supports Vucic on Kosovo (Beta, N1) • Djuric reacts to Haradinaj-Stublla’s statement on book in Serbian Mission in Brussels (Kosovo-online) • Serbian opposition calls EU to help resolve political crisis (N1) • MEPs call on EC to form expert group to publish reports on situation in Serbia (EWB, N1) International: • Serbia ‘Ready to Help Find Missing Kosovo Albanians’: Vucic (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo President ‘Pleased’ after Four-Day War Crimes Questioning (Balkan Insight) • Serbia and Kosovo resume rocky road towards an accord (Euractiv) Humanitarian/Development: • Dokufest and Anibar go online for 2020 (Prishtina Insight)