UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: It is logical for measures to be removed before the new elections (Koha)
• Szunyog: EU measures towards Kosovo remain unchanged (RTK)
• Osmani: Threats to policemen in the north come from Serbia and its criminal groups (media)
• Kurti: Internationals should be vocal against Belgrade's pressure against integration of Serbs (Koha)
• Hovenier: Intimidation against young police officers is unacceptable (Koha)
• Rohde: Stop intimidation of Serbs who were employed in Kosovo Police (media)
• Haradinaj: Threats to policemen in the north, unacceptable (media)
• Serbs welcome work of new policemen from this community in northern municipalities (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo imposes the 11th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus (Klan)
• Criticism of Kosovo's contract for lobbying in America returns - what did Serbia sign? (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: Kurti wants to create environment of fear and drive Serbs out of Kosovo (Radio KIM, TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Arsenijevic: More than 1000 Serbs left northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Head of EU Office in Pristina: There will be negative consequences if requests and expectations of EU are not respected (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Nis-Merdare motorway to boost development (Tanjug)
• Giaufret: “Peace Highway” to be backbone of regional road network (Tanjug, media)
• Ambassadors in Pristina: Intimidation campaign against new Serb members of KP should stop immediately (KoSSev)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo’s Other Deadlock: LGBT Rights in a Time of Strife (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

Public Pulse Brief shows growing satisfaction with government’s work (media)
EULEX chief reacts to threats against new Serb police officers in north (Telegrafi)
EU asks Kosovo to announce elections in north “as soon as possible” (RFE)
Citaku slams Bislimi for “setting conditions” (media)
Analysts: Measures to be removed gradually, there is a compromise for elections (RTK)
Haradinaj meets Szunyog, express concern over “government’s legislative agenda” (media)
Who is the White House official that will visit Kosovo? (Albanian Post)
Rafuna criticizes government for lack of capital investments (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

Two Kosovo flags hoisted in front of Mitrovica North municipality (KoSSev)
EULEX chief: Any intimidation of non-majority communities membres in Kosovo police unacceptable (N1, KoSSev)
Rakic-Andric on EULEX chief statement about Kosovo police (Kosovo Online, social media)
Vucic: Pristina does not want elections, we ask EULEX to take part in saving lives of Serb detainees (RTS)
Serbia sending firefighters to Greece (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 25, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti to meet the German emissary Sarrazin today (media)
• EU on Bislimi's condition for elections in north: To be announced as soon as possible (Express)
• Szunyog and Abdixiku talk about situation in north and fight in Assembly (RTK)
• New policemen from communities, 45 of them Serb, start work in the north (Koha)
• Threats against Serb policemen who have just started serving in KP begin (Kosovapress)
• The Czech Republic appoints an ambassador to Kosovo for the first time (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila warns of criminal charges against Simic and media that published recordings (Koha)
• AAK asks opposition to support motion to overthrow government (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• "Unfortunately for Kurti, truth is slightly different” – Danas interlocutors on his statement that Serbs in Kosovo live better than those in Serbia (Danas)
• Arsenijevic reacts to Kurti’s interview for Vecernji list (social media)
• Haradinaj: After US sanctions on Vulin, Kurti fears he can become next (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Drecun: Pristina laying groundwork for further escalation (Tanjug)
• Vucic receives credentials of seven new ambassadors (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media:

Bislimi: Elections in north shouldn’t be announced until penalty measures lifted (media)
Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry does not permit Petkovic visit (media)
War veterans suspend opposition to minimum wage law pending Court decision (Koha)
Kurti on wildfires in Greece: Our government ready to assist any way we can (media)
Osmani: Austria remains an important ally of Kosovo (RTK)
Products from Serbia being replaced with products from other countries in region (Koha)
Feith: U.S. is losing patience with Kosovo (Teve1)

Serbian Language Media:

N.Mitrovica Municipality, with police assistance, halts construction of at least one more building (KoSSev)
Office for KiM: Mitrovica mayor halts social projects because beneficiaries are Serbs (Kosovo Online, Novi Magazin)
Brnabic: Serbia to boost cooperation with Suriname in all fields (Tanjug)
Dacic thanks Al-Maliki for principled stance of Palestine on Kosovo (media)
New Kosovo police officers join service (KoSSev)
Pieter Feith: US losing patience with Pristina (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Norway is and remains our important partner (RTK)
• Sinani: A silent ethnic cleansing is taking place in the Valley (RTK)
• Interior ministers of Kosovo and Albania visit Vermice border crossing (media)
• AAK meets with representatives of associations emerging from war (media)
• Baraliu: 25 strange conditions on Kosovo's path to the EU (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Iranian President says his country to continue respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia (N1)
• Dacic: Retractions of Kosovo recognitions started with Suriname (RTS)
• Djuric: Albin Kurti 'persona non grata’ in political Washington (Tanjug)
• High US official said no one supported Kurti in his policy in northern Kosovo, his approach impaired relations (KoSSev)
• Drecun: Turkey’s behaviour indicates it will play significant role in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Rasic: There are people interested to return to Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic receives group of Serb children from region (Tanjug)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Institutions do not take measures if family does not send child with disabilities to school (Klan)

Albanian Language Media:

Prime Minister Kurti’s interview for Vecernji List (media)
Lajcak describes meetings with leaders from Kosovo and Serbia (media)
AAK to hold new roundtable today on “grave political situation” (media)
Gap between opposition and government grows amid thirst for power (Koha)
Mustafa: Government can be ousted with a stronger opposition strategy (Kosovapress)
Demiri thanks European MP for “tireless engagement” in Kosovo’s processes (media)
Pristina University to have course on Roma language soon (Radio Free Europe)

Serbian Language Media:

Commemoration of Staro Gracko crime held, families still wait for justice (RTS, media)
Pristina authorities banned Petkovic from attending commemoration of Staro Gracko crime (RTS, Kosovo Online, Radio KIM)
Jevtic: “Plainclothes officials” filmed those present at Staro Gracko crime commemoration ceremony (Tanjug, Radio KIM)
EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak compares April elections north of Kosovo to “landmine“ (N1, FoNet)
US delivers 66 Humvee light armored vehicles to Serbian Army (N1)
Serb arrested at Jarinje on Friday released after making statement (RTS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 21, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti says that Kosovo embodies the same values as the Council of Europe (RTK)
• Kurti: Kosovo is becoming a worthy partner for consolidation in NATO (Koha)
• AAK sent the Law on the minimum wage to the Constitutional Court (media)
• Hoti: Reporting to the Assembly, a constitutional obligation (RTK)
• Haradinaj suspects that PDK and LDK are serious about overthrowing government (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Pristina does not wish de-escalation, meeting in Brussels only performance to them (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Stoltenberg understands situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vucic handed over eight documents to Stoltenberg on “Kurti’s terror against Serbs in Kosovo” (Kosovo Online, Novosti)
• DefMin: Pristina arming its forces (N1, BETA)
• Arsic: Kosovo authorities started direct attack on University, they promised us construction of a new building (Kosovo Online)
• Zaporozac: By banning school reconstruction in Mitrovica North, they ban our right to education (Kosovo Online)
• New team of Danish KFOR soldiers donates 8.000 euros to school in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• Vujovic on Escobar’s testimony in Congress: Too late for advice, Serbia can only do damage control (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media:

Dialogue goes on "break" without implementation of Agreement (Koha)
PDK asks Court to rule on decision to hold Assembly session on July 13 (media)
Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss developments and dialogue process (media)
Haradinaj: We will not keep silent about situation Kurti has brought us in (Kosovapress)
Kadrijaj: When we secure vote from majority MPs, we’ll initiate no-confidence motion (KTV)
Krasniqi: Violence in the Assembly was a scenario of the Kurti government (RTV21, media)
Serwer: A well-briefed committee, but Administration isn’t listening (media)
U.S. Embassy hosts reporters and camera crews that reported from the north (media)
Mitrovica North stops constructions; Mayor: Laws must be respected (media)
Indictment against two Serbs for attacking reporters and KFOR soldiers (Kallxo)
Serbian Language Media:

Indictment raised against two Serbs arrested at Jarinje crossing point on May 31 (KoSSev, RTS, media)
Mitrovica North inspection department halts construction of projects financed by Serbia (KoSSev)
Serbian List: Kurti seizes Serbian land and bans reconstruction of social buildings and school in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online)
Vucic discusses key national issues with Patriarch, Dodik (N1)
Milorad Djokovic pleaded not guilty for allegedly committed war crimes in Pec (RTS)
International Media:

Bislimi: EU Plan Gives More Attention to Serbia’s Demands Rather than Kosovo’s (BIRN)
Kosovo Serb Pleads Not Guilty to War Crime Charges (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca meets French President of the National Assembly Yawl Braun-Pivet (media)
• Stoltenberg: 93 KFOR troops were injured by the violence in the north (Klan)
• Szunyog: The EU's priority is the de-escalation to the north (RTK)
• Hovenier: We support KSF as it transforms into territorial defence force interacting with NATO (media)
• Rama appeals to EU: We cannot allow north of Kosovo to become a small Donbas (media)
• Krasniqi meets Hovenier: Elections have no alternative (Express)
• Borrell extends Tomas Szunyog’s mandate as EU head in Kosovo for another year (Express)
• Milorad Djokovic's trial for war crimes in Kosovo begins today (Koha)
• Specialized Chambers on summer break, KLA leaders’ trial continues in August (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: We want dialogue with Pristina, not war (Radio KIM, Nova)
• Ledwidge at Thaci’s trial: KLA in 1998 kidnapped and murdered 47 Serbs, Roma and couple of Albanians in Orahovac (KoSSev, BETA)
• Why are some defendants in the Brezovica case in detention for 19 months? (VoA, KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Vucic: We are prepared for any surprises, people need not worry (Tanjug)
• Milivojevic: KFOR to influence Pristina immediately so de-escalation can happen (RTV)
• Dacic: Kurti’s plan is escalation, Pristina dissatisfied with negotiations (Kosovo Online, Kurir)

Albanian Language Media:

​​Lajcak meets Kosovo and Serbia chief negotiators in Brussels (media)
Kosovo joins International Committee for Missing Persons (media)
Lajcak meets Vucic; “agreed on importance to urgently take steps to de-escalate” (media)
Stoltenberg after meeting Vucic: Parties to refrain from tensions (RFE/Klan Kosova)
Kurti meets Bakoyannis and Papandreou during stay in Greece (media)
Haradinaj: High time for Kurti to properly read messages of Kosovo’s friends (Kosovapress)
Mehaj: Our military capacities are built in cooperation with the U.S. (Koha)
Abdixiku: Kusari-Lila committed criminal offense by talking to a terrorist like Radojicic (Klan)
Szunyog writes to Konjufca, asks him to send new draft law for KPC to Venice (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: I requested that NATO take control to ensure life worthy of humans to Serbs (Tanjug, media)
Vucic: Latest round of Belgrade-Pristina technical dialogue discussed with Lajcak (media)
Brussels meetings on dialogue conclude, no trilateral meeting held (Tanjug, media)
Uros Vukasinovic from Leposavic released on bail (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian List: Silence about Serbian victims done on purpose (Kosovo Online, social media)

International Media:

U.S. Envoy Optimistic About Progress On Normalization Between Kosovo And Serbia (RFE)
Distant Goal: Balkan Women’s Football Struggles to Get Ball Rolling (Balkan Insight)