Albanian Language Media: • U.S., German ambassadors react to nomination of new Chief State Prosecutor (media) • Prime Minister Kurti participates in the Delphi Economic Forum (Klan) • Kurti and Dzaferovic talk about cooperation between Kosovo and BiH (RTK) • Kusari-Lila comments on why Serbian elections weren’t held in Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Serbian List MPs return to Kosovo Assembly (Zeri) • Haziri: If government is ready, we can go to new elections (media) • COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic met UNMIK chief: Human and political rights of Serbs in Kosovo drastically regressed (Kontakt plus radio, media) • Vucic scores 81 pct of Kosovo Serbs’ votes on Sunday presidential elections (Beta, N1) • How did the Serbian citizens in Kosovo vote: Turnout severely affected by impractical voting arrangement (New Social Initiative) • Vucic to respond to opposition call for talks on new vote in Belgrade (Danas, N1) • ODIHR chief observer notes positive and negative aspects in elections (Beta, RTV, N1) • Abbott: I regret the refusal of the Government of Kosovo to hold Serbian elections (Kosovo Online, RTK2, TV Most) • Von der Leyen asks Sofia to enable start of EU talks with Skopje (Beta) • Dzaferovic: Without consent on the recognition of Kosovo in BiH (RTV, Kosovo Online) International: • EU, Civil Society, Criticise Kosovo’s Choice of Chief Prosecutor (Balkan Insight) • BIRN Fact-Check: Can Kosovo reopen its border deal with Montenegro? (BIRN) • UN to Vote on Expelling Russia from Human Rights Council (VoA) Humanitarian/Development: • 62% of citizens experienced worsening of socio-economic situation due to COVID-19, report suggests (media)

• Abbott: I believe that dialogue should be part of a broader context (RTK) • Kosovo President criticises Open Balkan, Serbia, and Albanian indifference (Exit) • Szunyog disappointed with KPC’s nomination for new chief prosecutor (media) • Head of EU Office Szunyog responds to President Osmani criticism for bias (Express) • President Osmani receives credentials of first Israeli Ambassador (media) • Thaci's appeal against continued detention rejected (Koha) • Social Democrats sue Kurti: He was in the KLA, but not a soldier (euronews.al) • Still hope for an Albanian to sit at the Serbian Parliament, says Kamberi (euronews.al) • Five KSF members experience poison-like symptoms (media) • COVID-19: 29 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Szunyog: Normalisation agreement with Serbia, first step towards EU membership (EO) • Five EU ministers seek urgent debate on Western Balkans (RFE) • Osmani begins tour of Kosovo municipalities (media) • Gara: Increased dynamics in the excavation process is expected (RTK) • Haradinaj: I invite the prosecution to look into recent electricity bills (media) • KPC nominates Blerim Isufaj to the post of chief prosecutor (media) • COVID-19: 29 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Final elections results in Serbia postponed due to repeat voting (media) • Von Cramon, Petkovic on elections in Serbia (media) • Functions are more important than citizens (KiM radio, FoNet, N1) • Putin and Vucic by phone about Ukraine, gas, Serbia’s EU path (N1, media) • Hungarian FM: Regional stability can be secured only by Serbia’s EU membership (FoNet, N1) Opinion: • Bieber: Rightists growth suits Vucic to present himself to West as moderate (VoA, N1) International: • Borrell and Varhelyi joint statement on the Serbia general elections (ec.europa.eu) Humanitarian/Development: • Employment and departure of young people problems of Serbs and Albanians in the villages of Banje and Suvo Grlo (KoSSev) • Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO (news.un.org)

• Osmani to EP President Metsola: Kosovo has proven itself as a reliable ally (media) • Kosovo and Israel ready to expand and deepen cooperation (media) • Bislimi and team present level of dialogue agreements' implementation (Klan) • Gervalla kept secret meeting with al-Maliki, Palestine demands Kosovo remove embassy from Jerusalem (Express) • Kamberi requests repeat of elections in Presevo Valley (media) • Von Cramon on Serbian elections: Denying Albanians the right to vote unacceptable (Express) • Albanians risk losing representation in Serbian Parliament (euronews.al) • Kosovo, Bosnia call for NATO membership as war rages in Ukraine (Aljazeera) • Kosovo commemorates 98 slain in Rezalle massacre in 1999 (AP) • PM Kurti urges fight against discrimination towards Roma community (Koha) • Rama and Haradinaj leave aside disagreements, meet in Tirana (Kallxo) • Kosovo health care staff protest over working conditions (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • UN: Kosovo on the Security Council agenda in April (Deutsche Welle) • Osmani hails the resolution calling on Islamic countries to recognize Kosovo (media) • Kurti: Rezalla massacre, proof of Serbian genocide in Kosovo (media) • Kosovo and Albania discuss coordination possibilities (RTK) • Israeli Ambassador Tamar Ziv visiting Kosovo today (Express) • Serb judges in Mitrovica court return to work after 7-day boycott (Betimi per Drejtesi) • EULEX: Merdare and Mutivode Common Crossing Points, fully operational (media) • Weidinger: Austria firmly supports Kosovo's EU integration and visa liberalisation (Telegrafi) • Mustafa: If Association is formed, it will be based on 2013 agreement (Teve1) • COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • The US welcomed the election results and reminded that Serbia condemned the war in Ukraine (VoA) • Serbian election commission releases preliminary results for parliament (N1, media) • Borrell, Bilcik, Sheikh Mohammed congratulated Vucic on winning the election (B92, NMagazin) • Ambassador of Palestine to Serbia: We are not changing our position on the issue of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Petkovic: ''Kurti to save his nerves because Vucic will defend Serbian interests in Kosovo and Metohija for a long time'' (KoSSev) • International election observers warn of shortcomings (N1) • Ukraine crisis won’t spill over to W. Balkans, Biden’s envoy says (Hina, N1) Opinion: • On the track of the proposal to abolish the visa regime between BiH and Kosovo (oslobodjenje.ba) International: • Regional Policy Forum about anticorruption in the Western Balkans will take place on 7 April in Skopje (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • ''Howdy, neighbor'' series – The lives of Serbs in Cernica (KoSSev)

• Osmani: Kosovo stands determined on its Euro-Atlantic path (media) • Prime Minister Kurti’s interview with CNN • Osmani: Kosovo remains committed to joining NATO family (media) • Escobar: Ukraine crisis renews Europe’s interest in the Balkans (media) • Kurti: KSF a modern force for security in Kosovo and the region (media) • EU expects Serbia to be more constructive in dialogue after elections (Koha) • Haxhiu: Everyone’s wealth can be checked (media) • Kosovo criticised for slow progress in prosecuting war crimes (BIRN) • COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • AAK calls on the Government to urgently review budget (Koha) • Nagavci: Now is not the time for strikes in educational system (Kosovapress) • Police initiates case after shots fired during celebration in Mitrovica North (media) • Latifi: 6,000 addresses of Albanians in Serbia deleted (media) • Kurti: Authors of Bucha massacre to be brought to justice (media) • COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbia’s Election Commission (RIK): SNS will have 121 parliamentary seats, main opposition 37; Vucic wins (N1, Beta) • Vucic says Serbia moved dramatically to the right (N1) • Ponos: Start of the end for Vucic (N1) • CRTA: The secrecy of the ballot for voters from Kosovo threatened (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Igor Simic: Another victory of a decent Serbia (TV Most) • Subaric: Citizens supported the development and prosperity of Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Radovic: After the celebration in North Mitrovica bullet cases found; the prosecutor ordered an investigation (Kosovo Online) • CRTA: Many irregularities, but no effect on results; Worst damage done before (N1) Opinion: • Brussels or Moscow – Vucic must decide (DW) International: • Serbia’s Aleksander Vucic claims re-election victory (AlJazeera) • Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić cruises to reelection (Politico) • Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia's populist leader seeks to extend reign (France24) • Putin’s European allies (The New York Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Import of wheat from U.S. to cost more (Koha) • EBRD lowers economic growth projections for Western Balkans (RTK) • First Roma mini library opens in Kosovo (Kallxo) • The trials in Kosovo have been going on for more than 10 years (Danas, Beta, KiM radio) • Kosovo NGO Complains of Slow Progress in Prosecuting War Crimes (Prishtina Insight)

• Serbian President, Ruling Party Won Elections (BIRN) • Elections in Serbia, Albanians eyeing to secure over 3 seats in parliament (euronews.al) • Shaip Kamberi expected to be the only Albanian MP in Serbia (Klan) • Osmani: According to reports, 6,000 Albanians denied vote in Serbia (media) • Svecla: The day was successfully concluded, thanks to Enver Zymberi's colleagues (media) • German and French ambassadors visited border crossing in Merdare (media) • Wigemark: Traffic between Kosovo and Serbia without any major delays or incidents (media) • End of practice - Kosovo Serbs head to Serbia to vote (Koha) • Cramon reacts after reports that Albanians are being removed from voter lists (RTK) • Still no agreement on license plates, EU calls for engagement (Koha) • Ahmeti: Kosovo to apply to international organisations at the right time (Kosovapress) • Pentagon official talks Ukraine war, Russian interference in Balkans (VOA) • Germany and Austria in favor of accelerating Western Balkans’ EU membership (Express) • Justice Minister Haxhiu meets KSC President at The Hague (media) • Kosovo Courts Too Lenient in Femicide Sentences, NGO Warns (BIRN) • Kosovo Muslims Want Ban on Religious Dress in Schools Lifted (BIRN) • COVID-19: 19 new cases, one death (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 31, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: American people pledge $32 million for Kosovo (media) • Lajcak discusses Balkans security with France's secretary of state (Klan) • Rizvanolli: Kosovo not depended on Gazprom; Government focused on energy efficiency projects (Klan) • Nagavci: We have discontinued payment of 32 Serb officials (Kosovapress) • AAK presses Government to pass law on salaries (media) • COVID-19: 32 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • “180 incidents against Serbian community recorded during pandemic” (Radio KIM) • Office for KiM on Zoran Djokic’s case: No right to fair trial (Radio KIM, media) • Brnabic on ban to hold Serbian elections in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Dacic: Kurti respects neither Brussels agreement nor international community (Kosovo-online) • EU Ambassador says sanctions on Serbia not considered (N1) • Vucic stepping down as party leader after new government formed (N1) International: • Kosovo Opposition Party Criticises PM Kurti Over Serbs’ Vote (Balkan Insight) • Belgrade Slams War Crimes Conviction of Serb in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Bound by a Sense of Victimhood, Serbia Sticks With Russia (NYT) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia donates 35 tons of food to Lesotho (Tanjug)

• Prime Minister Kurti interview with Le Monde • Haradinaj threatens Kurti about veterans’ list (media) • Draft law on wages – risk of outbreak of social dissatisfaction (RFE) • Hovenier: Kosovo’s multiethnic diversity, among its greatest strengths (media) • 5 to 7 percent increase in prices by end of year, financial expert says (Koha) • COVID-19: 30 new cases, no deaths (media) • Serbia sues person who “discovered” killer of Oliver Ivanovic (Koha)