UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 1, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti welcomes EC declaration that Kosovo fulfils conditions for liberalisation (RTK)
• Kurti: Belgrade warning to walk out from dialogue, scared someone in Brussels (media)
• PDK sends the Law on the KPC to the Constitutional Court (Koha)
• Miftaraj: Sending KPC law to Constitutional Court, regrettable (Nacionale)
• Kurti: Missing persons are priority of my government (media)
• The Assembly establishes an ad-hoc commission for electoral reform in Kosovo (Klan)
• Kurti: It was not unusual for me as a child wto hear and speak another language (media)
• Czech Republic presents priorities during leadership with Council of the EU (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano reads and extracts only what suits him from the agreement, says Petkovic (TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: Pristina’s decision puts Serbia in complex situation (Tanjug)
• EU envoy Lajcak discusses Kosovo, integration with opposition in Belgrade (N1)
• IFIMES: Latest Pristina’s acts do not contribute to normalisation of relations with Belgrade (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic: The Brussels Agreement, an international legal agreement; Hrnjaz: The Constitutional Court disagrees (KoSSev)
• Manojlovic (DS): ''The fate of Milorad Djokovic from Pec is the fate of our people in Kosovo and Metohija'' (Danas, NMagazin, KiM radio)
• Hill: US wants to friends and partners with Serbia (N1)
• The results of the Serbian parliamentary elections possible next week; the Assembly and the Government in August and November the latest (Danas)
• Nikola Nedeljkovic rendered one-month detention (Radio KIM)

International:

• Albanian Coalition Tipped to Win Contested Seat in Serbian Parliament (Balkan Insight)
• The war in Ukraine and gas in the Western Balkans (atlanticcouncil.org)

• President Osmani: International should be vocal on all matters (Koha)
• Quint, EU were aware of decision on reciprocity (Koha)
• EU spokesperson: Kosovo has the right to remove KM license plates (media)
• Lajcak: “A new situation” in relations between Kosovo and Serbia (RFE)
• Abazi on Vucic: Warning that electricity in north won’t be paid (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo receives confirmation on EU: No need for new roadmap (media)
• Kurti: Never promised fixed date for visa liberalisation (KP/Euronews Albania)
• Kurti: Kosovo will apply for status of EU candidate country this year (media)
• President Osmani meets U.S. Ambassador Hovenier (media)
• ‘New Wave’ of COVID Surges Again in Central, Southeast Europe (BIRN)
• Poor help to the poor (Kosovo 2.0)
• Macron: Compromise found on membership talks for North Macedonia (RFE)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani’s interview with Kosovapress
• Lajcak: Prishtina’s decision has changed the situation (media)
• “Decision to issue provisional ID documents in line with 2011 agreement” (Nacionale)
• Prime Minister Kurti meets AAK representative, discuss vetting (Gazeta Express)
• Arifi criticises Lajcak: Double standard has a name, it is the EU (RTK)
• Ukrainian journalist interview with Telegrafi

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak: Pristina's decision changed the topics; we must not allow a crisis to occur (N1)
• Dacic and Lajcak: Dialogue and compromise the only way for an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina (Beta, N1)
• Petkovic met Lajcak: Serbs from Kosovo will not allow them to be persecuted (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic on Pristina's decision: A direct blow to all Serbs south and north of the Ibar (RTS)
• Vucic: Pristina preparing assault on north Kosovo (N1)
• Brnabic: Vucic explained ‘essence of hypocrisy’ we endure every day (N1)
• Musliu: “Kosovo government sacrifices Albanians from Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja by introducing measures against Serbia” (Kosovo Online, bujanovacke)
• Demostat: Third of Serbians want to join EU (N1)
• NATO says Western Balkans of strategic importance (N1)
• Kosovo gave up on joining Interpol this year (Kosovo online, Novosti)
• Selakovic thanks Vatican for its stance on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Rakocevic: We have been living these "Storms" for 20 years, we have been pushed into the ghetto (N1)
• Radosavljevic: Vucic threatening with war and “Storm” to hide the sale of land (Beta)

International:

• Kosovo Move in Car Plates Row Aims to ‘Expel Serbs’ – Vucic (BIRN)
• Why Albania’s Edi Rama ‘Misses’ Thaci’s Presence in Kosovo (BIRN)

• PM Kurti publishes decisions on license plates and ID cards (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila on government decisions: Credibility state is growing (Indeksonline)
• Vucic accuses Pristina of preparing assault on Serb-majority area (Euractiv)
• Osmani: Invitation for Finland and Sweden to join NATO, historic (RTK)
• Mehaj: Kosovo needs NATO and NATO needs Kosovo (Ekonomia Online)
• Lajcak after meeting with Rakic: We talked about the dialogue process (media)
• U.S. Ambassador Hovenier interview with Klan Kosova
• Rama: I asked for Kosovo to be invited to Partnership for Peace (media)
• Italy supports visa liberalization for Kosovo (media)
• Unpaid bills and a mounting debt (Kosovo 2.0)
• EBRD, EU, Raiffeisen to support greener leasing in Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 29, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak: We’re working to have Kurti-Vucic meeting before summer break (media)
• Kurti: We have met the criteria; Svecla travels to Brussels for visas in 48 hours (EO)
• Osmani received the EU Special Representative for Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak (media)
• Visit of Specialized Chambers President postponed (Koha)
• PDK leader: I hope for a favourable decision on visa liberalisation by end of year (EO)
• 70% of respondents of poll in Kosovo, Serbia unsatisfied with EU role in dialogue (Koha)
• Krasniqi after meeting Kurti: PDK proposed Vetting years ago (media)
• KIA reports to Assembly Committee, situation in Northern municipalities, fragile (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak in Mitrovica North with Rakic and mayors (Kosovo Online)
• Ministry of Communities and Returns: CSM (ZSO), the only way to improve the position of Serbs (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• “Djokovic knows nothing about crime he is accused of” (Radio KIM)
• Vejvoda: Serbia cannot maintain neutrality (KiM radio, FoNet, TV Insajder)
• Turkey has agreed to support Finnish and Swedish NATO membership bids (N1, CNN)
• NATO summit in Madrid: USA announces increased presence in the Balkans (Kosovo Online, Klix.ba)
• Filipovic: I am waiting call from court regarding young man arrested at Gazimestan (Kosovo Online)
• Dveri Movement demands immediate release of man arrested yesterday at Gazimestan (Radio KIM)
• Brnabic: Independent position is difficult, but best (N1)

International:

• Albania Proposes Controversial Amnesty for Undeclared Assets (BIRN)
• ‘Montenegro has Wasted a Decade Delaying EU Reforms’ (BIRN)
• Fleeing Putin’s War, Russians Confront Pro-Kremlin Feeling in Serbia (BIRN)

• Prime Minister Kurti meets Quint ambassadors, discuss dialogue (media)
• Lajcak: Serbia considers Association most important point in dialogue (Kallxo)
• Lajcak to give press conference at end of his Kosovo visit (media)
• Kosovars fume at new delay in accessing EU visa-free travel (AP)
• Kurti meets Davenport, discusses respect for minority rights (media)
• The European Commission confirms - there is no new visa roadmap (RTK)
• Coordinator for establishment of Sovereign Fund is appointed (RTK)
• Minister Haxhiu admits she is being hindered in the Vetting process (media)
• Kosovo police arrest Serb for ‘inciting hatred’ after battle commemoration (BIRN)
• Kosovo dancers feel out of step with neglectful governments (BIRN)
• “Let’s light up the Balkans” (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media:

• PDK leader meets Lajcak; dialogue to end with mutual recognition (Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj after meeting Lajcak: U.S. involvement in dialogue is needed (media)
• Abdxhiku meets Lajcak, discuss dialogue and visas (media)
• Haxhiu: First efforts for meeting opposition leaders on vetting, very soon (Kosovapress)
• Serbian Church leader: In our birthplace here; we’re brothers with Albanians (Express)
• KLI: The Specialist Chambers work followed by serious irregularities (media)
• New visa roadmap, EU’s attempt to 'buy time' (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Patriarch Porfirije on Vidovdan: “In Kosovo and Metohija we are in our own place, called to be brothers to Albanians” (media)
• Lajcak in Belgrade from June 29 to July 1 (media)
• Petkovic calls on Lajcak to address Kosovo entry bans issue (Tanjug, media)
• Kosovo police arrest war crimes suspect; KiM Office: Intimidation (Beta, N1)
• Kosovo police searched premises of Pec Interim Authority in Gorazdevac (Radio KIM)
• US Ambassador calls Serbia to align with EU policies (N1)
• Selakovic thanks President of Romania for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)
• Giaufret: We want Serbia to demonstrate EU values (N1)
• Vucic, Hill discuss geopolitical situation, investments, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• It’s Time Bosnia Looked Beyond EU Membership (BIRN)

International:

• ‘I Love 3D’: Albanian PM’s Promises Glitter – Realisation Falls Short (BIRN)

• Kurti: I won’t allow a second Serbian Republic in Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak begins Kosovo visit, meets Prime Minister Kurti (media)
• Lajcak: Resolving fate of more than 1600 missing is urgent (media)
• Osmani strongly condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian civilians (RTK)
• Várhelyi points out reason for delay in visa liberalization for Kosovo (RTK)
• Government preparing plan to unilaterally resolve license plates issue (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo arrest of war crime suspect angers Serbia (BIRN)
• US Ambassador to Montenegro: In Open Balkans, there is no footnote (VOA)
• Serbs celebrate St. Vitus’ Day today; police undertake security measures (RTK)
• Special Court goes on summer vacation for two and a half months (Reporteri)
• Balkan football hooliganism linked to politics, organised crime – report (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 27, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Haxhiu: We need to be united for reforms in judiciary (Ekonomia Online/Koha)
• Tahiri: Not enough for Lajcak to feel bad about lack of visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
• President Osmani meets with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob (media)
• Supreme Court chief denies political pressure in case of new energy fees (Kosovapress)
• Serbian reporter talks about Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Kostilnik: Reaching a final Kosovo-Serbia agreement is urgent (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Serbia's membership in the EU: Everything depends on the geopolitical situation (RTS)
• Director of the Office for IT and e-government not allowed to cross Jarinje (RTS, Tanjug)
• New construction near Gazimestan Monument (Radio KIM)
• Vucic, Donfreid discuss bilateral relations, EU integration, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1)
• Kalin: Turkiye will not impose sanctions on Russia (Kosovo-online)
• Leader of opposition initiative from Mitrovica North invites Lajcak for meeting (Danas)
• Fatherland: Facilities were relinquished to Pristina (Jugpress)

International:

• Total foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5.4% y/y in Jan-Apr (seenews.com)
• How Turkey’s Extremist ‘Grey Wolves’ Built a Cell in Bosnia (BIRN)

• Lajcak to meet Kurti and opposition leaders during his visit today (media)
• Svecla: No Kosovar is fighting in Ukraine (euronews.al)
• “No room for disappointment; visa liberalization was never closer” (Koha)
• Kurti meets mayors; discuss rule of law and respect for human rights (media)
• President Osmani visits Thailand (media)
• ERO licenses Serbian electricity supplier in north Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
• EU has finally buried Balkan dreams of membership (BIRN)
• Croatian MEP appointed Rapporteur on new EU Enlargement Strategy (media)
• Online learning in Kosovo left kids and parents frustrated (Prishtina Insight)