• Price: We asked Kurti to postpone deadline, not implement in stages (media) • EU: Decision on plates is legitimate, but should be within the dialogue (RTK) • Kryeziu: All terms of the Agreement have expired (Koha) • Police publish reprimand form for illegal license plates (Kallxo) • Svecla: Kosovo Police will start issuing reprimands from Tuesday (media) • UK Foreign Secretary meets Kurti, values Kosovo achievements (media) • Serbs: New decision, a choice between burned or confiscated cars (Telegrafi) • In Northern Kosovo, Tensions Threaten to Boil Over (Foreign Policy) • Compromise on license plates doesn’t abate intl pressure on Kosovo (Exit) • KFOR’s Regional Command-East welcomes new maneuver battalion (army.mil) • The right to act does not necessarily mean the right act (Euractiv) • We need to empower women, engage them as active agents of peace (media) • Roma language becomes official language in municipality of Prizren (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 31, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Reprimand measures for drivers with illegal licence plates start tomorrow (RTK) • Kurti calls for international monitoring of census process in the Valley (media) • Scholz to meet with the Presidents of the Balkans this week (Express) • Over 100,000 Albanians living in Presevo Valley, census shows (media) • CDHRF slams both government and opposition (media) • Limaj calls for united democratic front against Kurti-led government (Kallxo) • “Kurti put pride before national interests” (Zeri) • Haziri on French-German proposal: Govt must use the momentum (Albanian Post) • Analysts: Government not transparent regarding the French-German document (RTK) • PDK: Government has started seizure of the Public Administration (media) • Sheholli: Kurti disappointed the U.S.; Serbian List is installing fear among Serbs (EO) • Kosovo govt signs memorandum with Albanian Council from Presevo Valley (media) Serbian Language Media: • EC spokeswoman: The decision on the plates not in accordance with the agreements from the dialogue (N1) • Radojevic: We do our utmost to maintain peace, but we do not accept unilateral decisions (Kosovo Online) • Dacic: New withdrawals of recognition real and possible; With full force against the admission of Kosovo to CoE (KoSSev, Kurir) • Kosovo cannot get more than 83 votes for UN membership, says Dacic (FoNet, N1, TV Happy) • Djuric: If Pristina starts Council of Europe process, de-recognitions notes would surface (N1) • Petkovic: We wait concrete action of Washington and Brussels (Tanjug) • Office for KiM: Pristina bans holding of elections for national minority councils (Kosovo Online) • Botsan- Kharchenko: The introduction of sanctions would disappoint us, no trade of Kosovo for Donbass (media) • Serbian List on latest decision on re-registration (Kosovo Online) • Vucic, Brnabic with the US economic delegation (FoNet, N1) • Lazarevic about license plates: The police in the north of Kosovo have not received any instructions (N1) • Von der Leyen announces 160 mln euro energy assistance to Serbia (Tanjug) Opinion: • Restrictive EU visa policy risks further Western Balkan disillusionment (BIRN) • In Josep Borrell’s garden utopia, Balkan savages are a threat (Sbunker.net) • Rada Trajkovic: "Kurti's punishment of Serbs reminiscent of Milosevic's disciplining of Albanians" (KiM radio) International: • Family First: The Rise of the Anti-Gender Movement in North Macedonia (BIRN) • Richard Grenell: Republican or Democrat, Albin Kurti has rejected every idea that the Americans have put forward (The Pavlovic Today) • Does Spain Support Proposal to Link Kosovo’s Visa Liberalisation Process With the Operationalisation of ETIAS? (schengenvisainfo.com) • US Sanctions towards Western Balkan entities: “Red flags” without much effect on the ground (EWB)

• Kurti: Implementation decision ensures rule of law, peace and security (media) • Kosovo PM postpones controversial licence plate change for Serbs (BIRN) • Kosovo backs off from Serb car plate rule after West warnings (Reuters) • Kosovo should give Serbs more time to change car plates, EU says (Reuters) • The U.S. urges Kosovo to extend licence plate implementation deadline (media) • Calm situation in north, "reprimand measures" start on November 1 (media) • Serbs ask Belgrade to allocate €2 million for license plate fines (Telegrafi) • PDK: Decision not serious; Kosovo turning into destructive party (RTK) • Haradinaj: Decision on plates not coordinated with strategic partners (Telegrafi) • Bislimi speaks about the Franco-German draft (Klan) • European capital where Kosovo-Serbia deal will be signed, selected (AP) • Serbia continues efforts to block Kosovo path to the Council of Europe (media)

Albanian Language Media: • EU: Parties to respect the agreement on official visits (media) • Osmani: Serbia wants tensions (media) • LVV MP asks to postpone deadline for licence plates for another two months (Koha) • The opposition demands licence plate issue coordinated with internationals (EO) • “Let’s solve issue of licence plates in partnership with U.S.” (Gazeta Express) • Besnik Bislimi will participate online in the conference held today in Serbia (media) • Szunyog: Kosovo is on the right track (RTK) • Zemaj: Kurti-led government incapable of managing healthcare sector (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Official Kyiv - Goncharenko is not authorised to represent the position of Rada in Kosovo (Politika, Tanjug, Interfax Ukraine) • Mojsilovic met with Bauer (Tanjug) • Vucic meets Bauer (Kosovo Online) • Hovenier: Important to postpone implementation of new rules on licence plates (Kosovo Online) • Bishop Teodosije: We are facing a serious crisis, we appeal to everyone to preserve peace (Kosovo Online) • European Commission: Deadline for re-registration expires in three days, we hope for solution (Tanjug) • People in northern Kosovo complain of mistreatment by special police, Kosovo police say its officers do not provoke but ensure safety (KoSSev) • Police confirms stoning of bus transporting Serbs in Mitrovica South (KoSSev) • Dacic: There will be no pogrom, do not force us to defend ourselves (TV Pink, Danas, FoNet) • Trajkovic on Bislimi’s cancelled visit (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Trajkovic: “CSM last stone in foundation of independent Kosovo, yet Kurti doesn’t want it either, but emigration of Serbs” • How Karadzic tried to dodge justice, claiming US ‘immunity deal’ (BIRN) • Jovana Radosavljevic: In Kosovo, there is silence, and not the good kind of silence (Insajder) • Mijacic: "If the decision on the plates is not postponed next week, a conflict in Kosovo is possible" (N1) International: • EU revisits Balkans to win friends, seek more influence (AP) • Open Balkan and Berlin Process for successful regional cooperation (EWB) • ‘I never imagined this could be done also to men’ (Kosovo 2.0) • To US Concern, Turkish-Russian Trade Flourishes in Face of Sanctions (Balkan Insight)

• Blinken’s advisor calls for postponement of licence plates deadline (media) • Kurti thanks Von der Leyen for supporting Kosovo (media) • Serbs warn they will block roads if license-plate deal not extended (RFE) • Sources: “Northern Brigade”, criminal group terrorising Serbs in north (media) • Incidents on eve of expiry of deadline for re-registration of vehicles (RFE) • Bislimi banned from his visit shortly before arriving to Belgrade (media) • Hovenier congratulates Kosovo on progress in rule of law index (RTK) • “Erdogan may mediate in dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia” (media) • Haradinaj: Final agreement will regulate Kosovo-Serbia relations (Express) • Kurti: Kosovo stands in support and solidarity with Ukraine (media) • Kurti meets with EULEX chief Lars Gunnar Wigemark (media) • Art world came to Kosovo. What happens when it leaves? (NYT) • Manifesta: Turning rubble into art (Prishtina Insight) • Albania opposition parties join forces for 2023 local elections (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 27, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti calls again on Serbs to convert their licence plates to RKS (media) • Osmani: We fight against gangs, not citizens, we expect support (media) • Von der Leyen on licence plates: Very short and very clear, the rules must be respected (media) • Kurti meets Von der Leyen: Kosovo to apply for EU membership this year (media) • NATO: If stability is endangered, KFOR is ready to intervene (Klan) • Interior Ministry: Three incidents in the north related to RKS licence plates (RFE) • Serwer: Kurti wielding sovereignty; hope he is ready to face consequences (Express) • Rohde: Kosovars deserve visa liberalisation (RTK) • Bajrami: LVV ignores WJP report, goes to page 40 to find something to be proud of (Express) • A car burned in Leposaviq after the conversion of licence plates (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Ambassador Hill: We are disappointed by Pristina's refusal to extend the deadline for re-registration (Blic, N1) • Stano: Kosovo's decision on the plates is legitimate, avoid increasing tensions and violence (N1) • Vucic: We fully stand by the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS, media) • New Serbian Government elected (N1) • Djuric urges international community to maintain peace in Kosovo (Tanjug) • Zarrazin: Kosovo to demonstrate flexibility on licence plates (Kosovo Online) • Vucic with Serbs from Kosovo, Rakic: “If Pristina starts violently, we will block the roads” (media) • Serbian Minister of Defense: Kurti’s threats undermine peace (Kosovo Online) • Office for KiM: Bus transporting Serbs pelted with stones in Mitrovica South (Kosovo Online) • COM KFOR meets Raska-Prizren Eparchy Bishop Teodosije (Kosovo Online) • Von Cramon: "The Kosovo government does not hold a dialogue with the Serbs, and it promised that" (Kosovo Online, Blic, Kallxo) • Moscow’s Kommersant: Serbia’s new Government turned toward East (N1) International: • In Race to Lure Russian Talent and Capital, Serbia Emerges as Front-Runner (The Wall Street Journal) • EU announces €500 million energy support package for Western Balkans (euractive.com) • North Macedonia Pays Dear for Cancelled Power Plants (BIRN) • Kosovo will not delay Serbian car plate rule despite calls by the West (eureporter)

• Escobar: Franco-German plan details expected to be made public soon (VoA) • Osmani: Request to postpone license plate deadline is not pressure (media) • Serbia and Russia ‘using licence plate dispute’, Foreign Minister says (BIRN) • Ursula von der Leyen to meet with Kosovo leaders today (RTK) • U.S. intends to implement the license plate ruling peacefully (RFE) • EU: Kosovo, Serbia should refrain, we don't want escalation (Klan) • Kurti: Our justice reforms are working fast (RTK) • Haradinaj: I’ve seen Franco-German plan, it includes recognition (RTK) • Vehicle of Serb who converted licence plates to RKS, set on fire (media) • Grenades, equipment seized during anti-drug operation in Leposavic (media) • Corruption File: How 150,000 euros was paid to sway court verdict (BIRN) • EU assesses food safety situation in Western Balkans (Food Safety News) • EU gives €80 million to North Macedonia to tackle energy crisis (Reuters)

Albanian Language Media: • KFOR: We have no changes in our presence in the north (media) • EULEX confirms there were armed people during July 31 tensions in the north (Kallxo) • EULEX: We have not seen armed people in the north since July 31 (Gazeta Express) • Contingent of Serbian and Russian forces in Kosovo north, security expert says (EO) • Car of Serb police officer, who was attacked three days ago, set on fire (Kosovapress) • Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, tomorrow in Belgrade (RTK) • Special Prosecution starts investigations into major bribe affair (media) • Kosovo government adopts co-funding agreement for Prizren-Tetovo road (Telegrafi) • Police arrest person for burning Serbian flag in Gjakova sports hall (Koha) • Mustafi accuses Vucic of trying to distort number of Albanians in Serbia (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic scheduled a session of the National Security Council (Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti) • President Vucic will respond to the invitation of the Serbian List within the most urgent deadline, says Petkovic (Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: We demand an urgent meeting with President Vucic (Kosovo Online) • Serbian List and the new KFOR commander on the situation in the north (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic, Rama and Kovacevski on the energy situation (media) • Brnabic to MPs: Serbia’s interests and independence are the red lines (N1) • Petkovic cuts his visit in Kosovo short, says most of his program not approved (Kosovo Online) • European Commission wants new Frontex agreements in Western Balkans (N1, Tanjug) • Former US ambassador: Serbia seems to be siding with Russia (N1, FoNet, VoA) • IPKO: SMS requested by the Kosovo MIA; The Deputy Ombudsperson demands an investigation (KoSSev) • Vucic: Major military exercise underway in Serbia (Tanjug) • Von Cramon visited Gorazdevac, spoke with local Serbs (Radio KIM) • “In a wave of fake news, Serbian media in Kosovo are more careful” (Radio KIM) • Von der Leyen to visit Western Balkans (N1) International: • Armed Persons ‘Worryingly Present’ in North Kosovo in July, EULEX Confirms (BIRN) • Rape Used as Weapon During Kosovo War, Says NGO (BIRN) • “The Other Serbia” Srdja Popović (Sbunker.net) • Serbia Shuns Ukraine’s Crimea Summit After Russian Diplomat’s Plea (BIRN) • Why Putin has proposed an energy hub in Turkey (arabnews.com) • Electricity prices in Balkans: highest in Montenegro, lowest in Kosovo* (balkangreenenergynews.com) • Authoritarianism as a Cause of War and a Duty to Resist (EWB)

• Kosovo will not delay Serb car plate rule despite calls by West (Reuters) • Hovenier: Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia to end as soon as possible (Koha) • Kurti: Now isn’t the time for neutrality but for solidarity (media) • Bislimi: The United Kingdom is a powerful ally of Kosovo (RTK) • Ministry invites Serbs to convert license plates through text-messages (Euronews) • 18 Serbs converted their illegal number plates to "RKS" (RTK) • Surroi: Association is not possible within our constitutional system (Klan Kosova) • Swiss keep an eye on tensions in Kosovo (Swissinfo) • December deadline for European Council’s vote on Kosovo visa (Euractiv) • Four key takeaways from EU’s Kosovo report (Prishtina Insight) • Who should the government help? (Kosovo 2.0) • Presevo Valley Albanians want to be part of Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 25, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • The Western Balkans Summit starts in Prishtina (media) • Kurti: We have achieved a lot during a year and a half of governance (media) • Peach: UK supports Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe (media) • Hovenier: Kosovo should be in NATO (Klan) • Kurti confirms, there is no postponement of deadline for license plates (RTK) • “There are hopes for positive response on visa liberalisation by year’s end” (Telegrafi) • Deputy PM: Another solution must be found for the Association (Kosovapress) • PDK supports government on license plates if it is in coordination with the USA (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • About phone messages from Kosovo MIA, Vucic says: ''We are facing a difficult time'' (KoSSev) • Petkovic on licence plates issue, says Kurti changes tactics in vain (Kosovo Online) • Survey: Two thirds of Serbs in northern Kosovo ready for protests and civic disobedience (Kosovo Online) • The Kosovan MIA calls for vehicle re-registration via SMS in the Serbian language • (KoSSev, media) • Survey says most Serbs against sanctions on Russia (N1, Blic) International: • LNG Alliance ensuring energy security for landlocked Balkan nations (gasworld.com) • Fiscal pressure grows in Western Balkans as region heads into new storm (intellinews.com)