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UNMIK Headlines 22 February

• Mogherini sees progress on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) • Kurz: We support exchange of territories (Zeri) • Thaci and Negotiating Team with different views on Kosovo borders (Zeri) • Ahmeti: No one in Brussels mentioned correction of borders (Epoka) • Platform review delayed, shortcomings identified (Koha) • Japan to open embassy in Kosovo in 2020 (media) • UNDP publishes latest public pulse poll (dailies) • Bahtiri submits petition for Mitrovica unification to the President (Epoka) • Vetevendosje: President has blocked the CEC (Epoka) • MP Blerim Kuci, summoned by Specialist Chambers (dailies)

Headlines - 22.02.2019

UNMIK Headlines 21 February

• Meeting of coalition leaders concludes (Epoka e Re) • Kosovo citizens with different views on final agreement with Serbia (media) • Thaci warns of destabilisation if there is no agreement this year (media) • LDK seeks ‘political legitimacy’ for resolving problems with Serbia (media) • LDK sets conditions to become part of eventual broad-based government (Koha) • Kurti calls for document outlining Kosovo’s demands to Serbia (media) • Limaj: Kosovo will never accept negotiations on its sovereignty (Indeksonline) • EU denies secret talks (KTV) • Veseli: Kosovo doesn’t yield to Serbia, but to the U.S.A (Bota Sot/KTV) • Kurz requests from Trump more engagement on Kosovo (RTK) • Pahor: Kosovo-Serbia agreement should not be based on ethnic principles (media) • Russia’s stance against independence of Kosovo remains unchanged (Kosova Sot) • NATO delegation visits Kosovo (Epoka e Re) • Bahtiri to submit petition for unification of Mitrovica to Thaci (RTK) • KP denies any standoff with Serbian side at northern border crossing (Klan) • Specialist Prosecutor could file first indictments by June (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 20 February

• Haradinaj claims Mogherini led secret Kosovo-Serbia talks (media) • Kocijancic: Final Kosovo-Serbia agreement to be sustainable and realistic (RTK) • PDK tries to avoid early elections by seeking partnership with LDK (Koha) • Pacolli calls for urgent meeting of Kosovo leaders with U.S. officials (media) • Hoti: We are waiting to collect 61 signatures to bring Haradinaj down (T7, RTK) • Ahmeti: PSD will not help PDK overthrow Haradinaj-led government (media) • Ymeri: LDK wants an all-inclusive government (RTV Dukagjini, RTK) • Nitaj: No cooling of relations between coalition partners (Epoka e Re) • EP delegation to visit Serbia and Kosovo (Bota Sot) • Kosovo to open new embassies (Klan Kosova)

Headlines - 20.02.2019

UNMIK Headlines 19 February

• Mogherini: No dialogue as long as tax is in force (dailies) • Haradinaj: Tax will not be lifted while I am Prime Minister (Epoka) • Divisions between ruling coalition partners deepen (dailies) • Haradinaj: We are blessed to have U.S. friendship (Zeri) • Hoti: New elections, broad-based government before dialogue resumes (media) • Platform doesn’t ask Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s territorial integrity (Koha) • Serwer makes remarks on Kosovo’s platform (Kosova Sot) • EU against government’s decision to remove excise on tobacco (media) • Veseli at World Business Angels Investment Forum in Istanbul (Epoka)

Headlines - 19.02.2019

UNMIK 18 February

• Haradinaj: Trump’s support, very beneficial (RTK) • Haradinaj makes negative remarks believed to be against Veseli (KTV) • U.S. delegation: We work to stop Russian aggression in the region (RTK) • PDK MP on tariff: There will be concrete steps in the coming days (Klan Kosova) • BDI leader Ali Ahmeti calls on Pristina to suspend 100-percent tariff (media) • Bomb in Mitrovica North (RTK) • Bahtiri: Albanian villages from Leposavic to join united Mitrovica (media) • Simic: Serbs celebrate Serbia’s Day, not Kosovo’s (Tanjug, RTK)

Headlines - 18.02.2019

UNMIK Headlines 16 February

• Thaci, Haradinaj and Pacolli participate at Munich Security Conference (media) • Haradinaj wants Germany’s involvement in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Trump writes to Vucic, asks for recognition of Kosovo (media) • Trump congratulates Thaci on 11 anniversary of independence (media) • EU: Lifting tariffs would enable an early resumption of Dialogue (media) • Veseli: Kosovo cannot be defended by ignoring America (RTK)