• Osmani: Parties in the dialogue have not been treated equally (RTK) • Dialogue dominates the agenda of Emissary Peach in Kosovo (RFE) • Lajcak: Spain is supporting my work in the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue process (media) • French Ambassador: Association is not another “Republika Srpska”, Kosovo to define what it will be (Express) • International organizations demand an end to attacks on journalists in Kosovo (RFE Albanian) • Kosovo and EUROPOL reach agreement on information exchange (media) • We distance ourselves from Rama on Open Balkan, says PDK chair (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 717 new cases, four deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 10, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo PM Kurti meets UK envoy, Sir Stuart Peach (media) • Osmani: United Kingdom, among Kosovo's key allies (media) • British Embassy: Sir Stuart's priority support for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) • AAK calls on Government to repeal energy price decision (media) • Vetevendosje pays tribute to its activists on anniversary of their killing (media) • Albania’s Peleshi warns Ukraine’s invasion could affect Kosovo-Serbia relations (Klan) • COVID-19: 717 new cases, four deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • 54 newly infected in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • US Ambassador releases memory video before leaving Serbia (N1) • Ambassador Godfrey in interview with Nedeljnik talks on media freedom, Open Balkans, EU (N1, Nedeljnik) • COM KFOR visits Visoki Decani Monastery (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Parliament approves constitutional amendments (Tanjug) • Russian envoy to Serbia: Pristina should implement all agreements, including CSM (N1, Politika) • Zuroff said he was proud to help the project of restoration of Deva's house to stop (KoSSev) • Mihajlovic: It was mistake Belgrade didn’t insist upon return of displaced persons (Radio KIM) International: • Publication of MPs Costly Travel Expenses Draws Fury (Prishtina Insight)

• UK envoy to the Balkans, Sir Stuart Peach, visits Kosovo (media) • U.S. dedicated to help Kosovo in the long-term energy plan (media) • No quorum to vote opposition's draft resolution against energy price increase (media) • Who and how much will pay more for electricity? (RFE) • Kosovo’s Kurti Gives Signs of Softening on Serb ‘Association’ (BIRN) • Cingel: Slovakia paying the price for non-recognition of Kosovo (RFE/Koha) • Vehicles without license plates obstructed the police near Lake Ujman (media) • The missing persons issue remains an unhealed wound (RTK) • Sadriu: My statement intentionally misinterpreted, I support free speech (Koha) • The 'Ghost Hotels' Of A Kosovo Ski Resort (RFE) • COVID-19: 1,140 new cases, five deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Opposition calls Assembly session in light of energy price increase decision (media) • Kosovo President's Office: Our comments partially considered by ERO (media) • Kurti: All families will be subsidised for first 800 kilowatts (Kallxo) • EU comments on the next Kosovo-Serbia meeting in Brussels (Kallxo) • Ceku: Xhafer Deva's house needs to be restored, debate on it originates in Serbia (Klan) • PAK instructed not to put up for sale assets transferable to Sovereign Fund (Koha) • Kosovo sanctions Belarus individuals and entities (RFE) • Osmani expresses institutional engagement for addressing Presevo Valley problems (RTK) • COVID-19: 1,140 new cases, five deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Stano on dialogue: Readiness of both sides needed for concrete progress (KiM radio, Tanjug) • Petkovic with Peach: International community to enable Serbs in Kosovo to vote in elections (Kosovo-online) • Stoltenberg: NATO has crucial role in maintaining peace in Kosovo, supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Kosovo-online) • KFOR: Close cooperation key to stability in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2, Blic) • Trajkovic: I thought at least our common history of the fight against Nazism could bring Serbs and Albanians together in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Stano: Serbia free to conclude an agreement with China, but must withdraw from it when joining the EU (Beta, NMagazin) • Petkovic: Important that EU and UNDP have given up restoration of Xhafer Deva’s house (TV Most) International: • Renovation of Nazi Ally’s House in Kosovo Halted After Outcry (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Pipe Dreams: Much of Kosovo Still Waiting for Proper Sewage System (Balkan Insight) • EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Energy Regulatory Office approves plan for energy price hike (media) • Krasniqi: PDK will oppose electricity price increase (RTK) • LDK gathering support to call special session on energy price increase (Kallxo) • Prime Minister Kurti holds virtual meeting with Baroness Arminka Helic (media) • UNDP and EU put on hold restoration work at Xhafer Deva’s house (media) • Von Cramon: The case of Xhafer Deva's house worries me (media) • Weller: Reactions to restoration of Xhafer Deva's house, unreasonable (Koha) • Mitrovica historians support restoration of Xhafer Deva's house (Telegrafi) • MD denies reports that hundreds of soldiers are applying for visa to Germany (media) • Quint welcomes Kosovo’s Representative for Contact with Vatican (Express) • COVID-19: 787 new cases, two deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 8, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • The price of electricity increases for those who exceed 800 kilowatts (Klan) • Opposition requests annulment of ERO decision and dismissal of the board (media) • Biden talks with German Chancellor on Western Balkans, vows for its EU integration (Klan) • Six candidates for the position of Chief State Prosecutor are confirmed (media) • Minister Ceku responds to the German Ambassador: Xhafer Deva's house has aesthetic values, we are not rehabilitating his figure (media) • COVID-19: 787 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Stano denies that Pristina handed Lajcak a proposal to hold elections (Kosovo Online, media) • Petkovic with Botsan-Kharchenko on situation in Kosovo and dialogue (RTS) • Vucic and Peach: UK with EU and US supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Tanjug) • Serbian PM: World Economic Forum centre opening in Serbia (N1) • Vucic always ready to talk to Kurti (media) • Rakic with Arduk: Returns process in stagnation (Kosovo-online) • ‘Stealth Omicron’ coronavirus subvariant confirmed in Serbia (N1, RTS)

• Institutional leaders meet to discuss international empowerment of Kosovo (media) • Blinken meets Borrell, Western Balkans among issues discussed (media) • President Osmani met with Austrian MEP Sagartz (RTK) • Energy office board to review tariff proposals (media) • German diplomat criticises renovation of Nazi ally’s house in Kosovo (BIRN) • RTK board dismisses director of Radio Kosovo (media) • Kosovo charges two company officials over water poisoning case (BIRN) • Serb forces alleged to have raped Albanian women in UP campus, authorities have no information (Reporteri.net) • Police confiscates money in a raid in Mitrovica North (Kallxo) • COVID-19: 754 new cases, eight deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 754 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Prosecution files charges against two officers related to poisoning in Decan (RTK) • Assembly presidency meeting interrupted due to a dispute (media) • ERO to review comments on new energy tariffs this week (Koha) • Scandalous: Hundreds of KSF soldiers apply for work visas at the German embassy (Albanian Post) • "The entire Bar will be blown up" threat raises concern in Montengrin city (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 79 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev) • Diocese: Campaign against decision on Visoki Decani land ongoing, prevent discrimination (KoSSev, Radio KIM) • Djuric to US congressmen: Thank you for supporting my country (N1) • Vucic discusses free trade agreement, Kosovo issue with President Xi (N1, media) • Fatherland Movement from Kosovo supports Ponos and United Serbia opposition at upcoming elections (N1) • Vucic to meet UK envoy Stuart Peach tomorrow (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Culture and Information Minister Gojkovic urge EU, UNDP to give up the Deva's house renovation project (Kosovo Online, media) Opinion: • Lajcak should say the same things both in Pristina and Belgrade (Koha) Humanitarian/Development: • Difficult journey of returnees in Kosovo – story of Marija Novakovic (Radio KIM, Voice of America) • Specialist Chambers Criticized Over Closing Hearings and Edited Testimonies (Prishtina Insight) • Millions of euros spent, and the projects did not come to life (Kontakt plus radio)

• COVID-19: 1,283 new cases, six deaths (media) • Kosovo introduces new COVID-19 measures (media) • No more mandatory vaccination to enter Kosovo (euronews.al) • Kurti: We will engage in preserving legitimate rights of Decan Monastery (Koha) • Serbian Orthodox Church: Kurti and Konjufca not telling the truth (media) • Kurti received members of German Bundestag (media) • Kosovo Defence Minister warns EU and NATO of Russian-Serbian influence in the region (media) • Demokracia: Government of Kosovo has four conditions for Serbian elections in Kosovo (media) • France's ambassador speaks visa liberalisation, dialogue (Telegrafi) • Sainovic: If we were offered Resolution 1244 in Rambouillet, there would be no war (media) • Kosovo War Crime Victims Failing to Get Compensation, Official Warns (BIRN) • Op-ed: The hypocrisy of Serb Municipality Associations while the Presevo Valley is ethnically cleansed (Exit) • Belgian constitution interesting for Kosovo, says ambassador (EurActiv) • Ukraine’s Ambassador to Tirana speaks on war, Albania, and Kosovo (Exit) • Montenegro’s pro-Serbian governing coalition collapses (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 4, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 1,853 new cases, one death (media) • KPI recommends suspension of three border police officers (RTK) • Scandalous: Cameras did not work when Milan Radoicic escaped from border crossing (Kallxo) • Status conference on cases of Thaci, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi to take place today (media) • LVV MPs withdraw from travel expenses (media) • PSD: Dardan Molliqaj was illegally deprived from freedom (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic travels to China for working visit (Tanjug) • US, EU envoys: All agreed between Belgrade and Pristina must be implemented (N1) • Escobar meets Serbia’s opposition; US says doesn’t support political parties (Beta, N1) • Brnabic: Serbia expects formation of ZSO (N1) • US Embassy: Kosovo Serbs should be allowed to vote in Serbian elections (FoNet, N1) • Mihajlovic, Besiri on the visit of Lajcak and Escobar (KoSSev, N1) • Varhelyi: EU ready to work on energy transition in Western Balkans (N1) • Raska-Prizren Eparchy once again expresses deep concern due to frequent cases of burglaries of its churches in Kosovo (Eparchy website, media) • Petkovic, Serbian List on Radojicic’s arrest attempt (Kosovo-online) • Businessmen with Lajcak on the problems of placing goods on the Kosovo's market (Kontakt plus radio) • Mijacic: Goal of Escobar and Lajcak is to prepare negotiations with Pristina after elections (Radio kontakt plus) Opinion: • Serbia can never reverse Kosovo’s Independence (Tirana Times) International: • Wanted Kosovo Serb Businessman Escapes Arrest on Border (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Nagavci reacts after autistic student was dismissed from school (RTK)