• EU calls on Kosovo and Serbia to immediately end inflammatory rhetoric (RFE)
• Power cuts from Monday in Kosovo (media)
• LDK leader predicts most difficult winter ever; slams government (media)
• Newly elect President of Albania to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Swiss TV: Informer that revealed plan to kill Marty was born in Kosovo (media)
• Against bleak global backdrop, Kosovo’s Dokufest ponders ‘How to Survive’ (BIRN)
• Youth Day feels bittersweet to Balkans’ frustrated youngsters (BIRN)
• Palokaj: A major shift of the workforce from Balkans toward EU (Koha)
• “Kosovo must deliver on municipal association if it wants normalisation” (BIRN)
• Kosovo women seek end to ‘period poverty (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 393 new cases (media)

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: When Serbia talks about killing and violence, it talks about itself not Kosovo (RFE)
Kurti: We stand unwavering, but agreement depends on Serbian side (Koha)
KFOR: We are talking with security representatives of Kosovo and Serbia (Klan)
Kurti to meet NATO SG, one day prior to meeting Vucic (Nacionale/Klan Kosova)
“We don’t want instability; Serbia shouldn't encourage criminal groups” (Kosovapress)
Will police confiscate the trucks that blocked the roads in the north? (Nacionale)
Murati: Redefinition of borders with Serbia will return; there’s no other option (media)
860 new cases with COVID-19, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:

Mihajlovic: Negotiations with Pristina are getting more difficult because Kurti wants to end the dialogue (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Army Commander visits the bases in Ground Safety Zone (RTV RS)
Serbian Mayors from Kosovo warn that position of Serbs is becoming more difficult (Politika)
Rakic: We are not shying away from the possibility of forming Association/Community of Serbian Municipalities (A/CSM) ourselves (Kosovo Online)
“North of Kosovo is de facto a grey zone, Pristina wants to present reciprocal measures as being in service of fight against crime” (Danas)
International:

Serbia’s Leader Rejects ‘Little Putin’ Label Amid Fears of Russian Meddling (The New York Times)
NATO informs the public that SG Stoltenberg will meet with Vucic and Kurti on August 17 (nato.int)
Besides Red Carpets, Sarajevo Film Festival Confronts Traumatic Past (BIRN)
Opinion

Activists in Kosovo and Serbia Can Still Find Common Ground (Prishtina Insight)

President Osmani hosted U.S. Ambassador Hovenier (RTK)
German emissary for Western Balkans, meets with the U.S. counterpart (RTK)
EU does not impose a solution for Kosovo and Serbia (media)
Hill: Greater opportunity for progress in dialogue than conflict (RTK)
PDK’s Hoxhaj: Kurti has no principles in dialogue (Nacionale)
Rakic, mayors of northern municipalities meet COMKFOR (Klan Kosova)
Kastrati: An attack on Kosovo would be suicidal for Serbia (Klan Kosova)
Youngsters in Gjakova urge youth not to quit Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
Kosovo capital hosts European nomadic biennale Manifesta (BIRN)
Sunny Hill Festival-Goers Say ‘Europe, Set us Free’ (Prishtina Insight)
Govt promotes employment of people with disabilities (Albanian Daily News)
Kosovo, Germany ink WWII graves accord (Expatica.com)

Albanian Language Media:
Kurti: Disinformation led to barricades, violation of free movement in the north (media)
EU comments on possible joint statement on missing persons (Telegrafi)
PDK deputy leader Vlora Citaku interview for Ekonomia Online
780 new cases with COVID-19, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Pristina wants to attack north Kosovo, execution of Serbs being prepared (RTS)
Serbian Ministry of Culture: Çeku is diverting attention, Serbian cultural heritage is under constant threat (Kosovo Online)
“Kurti’s synchronized campaign against Serbs and Belgrade underway” (KosovoOnline)
Christopher Hill: There is a bigger possibility for progress in the talks than for the conflict on September 1 in Kosovo (euronews.rs)
Greece is not changing its position and will not recognize Kosovo-excerpt (B92)
Monks of Visoki Decani Monastery: Serbs live under the discriminatory rule of Kosovo Albanians (Radio Kontakt Plus)
International:
DokuFest Brings Kosovo and Serbia Youngsters Closer Together (BIRN)

• Kosovo PM says tensions with Serbs in north could escalate (Reuters)
• Osmani: EU to be more vocal against Serbia’s destabilizing tendencies (media)
• Kurti, Vucic expected to sign joint statement on missing persons (media)
• Kosovo minister says Belgrade backing criminals (N1)
• COMKFOR meets commander of NATO, discuss security in Kosovo (RTK)
• Haradinaj presents three options how to reach Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK)
• Kosovo: a cap gun on the wall, a mine in the drawer (TVP World)
• Kosovo allocates 40 million Euros for Serbs’ unpaid electricity (BIRN)
• Muslims in Kosovo demand that headscarf be allowed in schools (euronews.al)
• NATO evaluating proposal for naval base in Durres (Albanian Daily News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 10, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti asks Serbs to get Kosovo licence plates; ‘not fall prey to misinformation’ (media)
• Minister of Economy calls for energy savings; “an extraordinary winter ahead” (Koha)
• Kosovo government pays €40 million for energy in the north (media)
• Local Government Minister: There can be no monoethnic associations (Nacionale)
• What should we expect, when we are expecting … the Association? (Albanian Post)
• Lushtaku comments on Kurti’s remarks about “threat from Serbia” (Indeksonline)
• 1,197 new cases with COVID-19 in last 24 hours (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• What is on agenda ahead of the meeting between Vucic and Kurti in Brussels? (RTS)
• Vucic: Serbia’s natural gas reserves at historic maximum (N1)
• Stoltenberg: Close partnership between NATO and Serbia (N1)
• Andjelkovic: It is time for Serbia to establish provincial administration and civil protection in KiM (Kosovo Online)
• Shop owners in Velika Hoca stage protest (Radio KIM)
• Selakovic meets with Costa Rican counterpart (Tanjug)

International:

• BIRN Fact-Check: Kosovo Sanctions on Russia – Serious or Symbolic? (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo with 25 percent more tourists compared to last year (Kosovapress)
• Serbian farmers stage protests (N1)

NATO's Stoltenberg repeats: Ready for intervention if stability is threatened (Klan)
Joseph: Leaders in Kosovo and Serbia should refrain from tense rhetoric (Klan)
EU: Energy agreement roadmap stalling due to “technical aspects” (Kallxo)
Decision on increased energy tariffs in two weeks (Koha)
PDK’s Tahiri: We will oppose any effort to increase energy tariffs (RTK)
Kosovo’s Central Bank is a Sleeping Giant that Needs a Poke (Prishtina Insight)
U.S. Ambassador Hovenier visits Shterpce (media)
Albania and Kosovo Poorest Countries in Region (Exit)
Face paint, folklore transform Chicago bride for traditional wedding in Kosovo (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 9, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• PM Kurti meets Quint ambassadors and EU Head of Mission (media)
• Interior Ministry publishes FAQs for registration of vehicles with RKS plates (media)
• Whose trucks were used for the barricades in the north of Kosovo? (Radio Free Europe)
• Two deaths and 952 new cases with COVID-19 in last 24 hours (media)
• Montenegrin Minister: Abazovic-led government will be ousted on August 19 (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

Petkovic: Kurti demonstrating he wants war, not agreement (Tanjug)
Petkovic meets family of Nikola Nedeljkovic arrested on June 28, at Gazimestan (Kosovo Online)
Two shops in Velika Hoca burglarized (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Who Is Daria Aslamova, The Russian Journalist Expelled From Kosovo? (RFE)
• A Range of Digital Rights Violations Disrupts the Region (BIRN)

• PM Kurti for RFE: Situation in north could have escalated into armed conflict
• Kosovo opposition reacts to Kurti’s mention of war (media)
• Petkovic: Kurti’s latest statements show he wants war not dialogue (media)
• Kurti meets KFOR commander, discuss security in Kosovo (media)
• Kusari-Lila: We will resist Association as we have done so far (media)
• How Russia’s Ukraine war is stoking tension in Kosovo (The Washington Post)
• Europe keeps a wary eye on Kosovo, Serbia (politico.eu)
• Bislimi meets Ambassador Ziv, talk about deepening relations (media)
• Grenell has telephone conversation with Thaci (media)
• Two deaths and 331 new cases with COVID-19 in last 24 hours (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 8, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• PM Kurti for RFE: Situation in north could have escalated into armed conflict
• PM Kurti interview with La Repubblica
• Joseph: Open Balkan undermines the Berlin Process (Deutsche Welle)
• Turkish President Erdogan to visit Balkans next month (Klan Kosova)
• Two deaths and 331 new cases with COVID-19 in last 24 hours (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Pristina claims licence plates not topic of 18 August meeting, Escobar, journalists think otherwise (KoSSev)
• I expect Brussels meeting to be constructive, Brnabic tells Hill (Tanjug)
• Peoples’ Party (NS) demands extraordinary Parliament session on Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Russian journalist declared ‘persona non grata’, banned from visiting Kosovo (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List: Do not fall for Pristina’s provocations (RTS)
• Rohde responds to Petkovic (Kosovo Online)
• Insulting graffiti and swear-words written in Donja Brnjica (Radio KIM)
• State Secretary Starovic: Kurti’s behaviour pattern unlikely to change (N1)
• Selakovic attends inauguration of new Colombian President (N1)
• Global Firepower: Serbia ranks 61 on Global Firepower index (N1)
• Brnabic: SNS consultations on PM designate, gov't to begin on Monday (N1)

International:

• ‘Spying’ Russian Journalist Rejected by Kosovo Back in Serbia (BIRN)
• 'It's a privilege to represent my country': Dua Lipa is made an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by President Vjosa Osmani (Daily Mail)
• Wild east: five Balkan countries to discover for your next holiday (The Guardian)
• Bangs for Bucks: Serbian Arms Dealer Makes Mockery of US Sanctions – Again (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Broken dreams’ of Murdered Women Become Mural in Prishtina (Prishtina Insight)
• Joksimovic: EU approves 223.7 million Euro grant for projects in Serbia (N1)
• Saudi Arabia approves meat, milk imports from Serbia (Tanjug)