• U.S. Secretary of State Blinken writes to Prime Minister Kurti (media) • Kurti answers to Secretary Blinken: Looking forward to work together (media) • Konjufca: We don’t accept the Serbian association; this is a closed matter (T7) • Commentators: Borrell is proving he is not impartial (Kosovapress) • Vucic warns serious consequences if referendum in Kosovo not allowed (Koha) • Ex-prosecutor: Serbia impeded probe of Kosovo Serb politician’s murder (BIRN) • Kosovo human rights concerns raised in new report (Exit) • Hague prosecutors accused of failing to protect Kosovo case files (BIRN) • Meta on Open Balkan: Ambiguous initiative imposed from above (euronews.al)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 13, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo Serbs vote by mail or at the liaison office (DW Albanian, media) • Hovenier meets Bislimi: Committed to mutual recognition through dialogue (RTK) • British Embassy: Announcement of competition for Chief Prosecutor, surprising (RTK) • Borrell on Serbia’s referendum: Citizens should be allowed to vote (media) • From today, KSF can embark anywhere in the world (Klan) • Von Cramon: Shocked that Serbia wiretapped Russian opposition (media) • Kosovo Albanians Applying for EU Residency Reaches Over 70,000 (Exit) • COVID-19: 427 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 138 new cases registered in Serbian areas, no deaths (KoSSev) • Borrell spoke with Vucic on referendum, says people should be able to vote (B92) • “REC ready for referendum in KiM, waiting for response of those in charge” (KoSSev) • Serbian List, Municipality condemn police action in Gracanica, urge international community to react (Kosovo-online) • Kosovo special police units raided Gracanica municipal building (Radio KIM) • Gracanica: Organized transport for celebration cancelled because of special police action (Radio KIM) • OSCE Mission confirmed it received Belgrade’s request regarding referendum (KoSSev) • Odalovic: Voting took place during times of Haradinaj and Thaci (Radio KIM) • “3.000 people from Serbia filed lawsuits against NATO” (B92) • Threatening leaflet posted at church gate in Vitomirica village (Kosovo-online) • Oliver Ivanovic’s family says investigation into his murder obstructed (N1)

• Escobar reconfirms support for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (VOA/media) • Hovenier, Bislimi discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kurti: Serbs in Kosovo can vote in referendum through mail or liaison office (media) • EU wants Serbia's referendum to be allowed in Kosovo (Koha) • Vucic warns of consequences if Serbia's referendum is not allowed in Kosovo (Koha) • Stoltenberg: NATO intervened in Kosovo to stop atrocities (media) • COVID-19: 424 new cases, one death (media) • IMF projects 7.5 percent economic growth for Kosovo (Klan) • Used To Free Electricity, Kosovo's Bitcoin Miners Are Now Facing Difficult Times After Ban (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 12, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Bühler: The American base in Albania is evidence of strategic importance of the region (media) • KPC announces vacancy for Chief State Prosecutor, Lumezi's term ends in April (Albanian Post) • Government decision: No more pensions under 100 euros (media) • 12,000 Presevo Valley Albanians still without Kosovar citizenship (euronews.al) • Swiss analyst sharply criticizes EU: You are terrified of Vucic (Express) • Zaharova ironically asks if America has given up supporting Kosovo's sovereignty (ekonomiaonline) • COVID-19: 424 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Office for KiM: By spinning Pristina authorities attempt to ban Serbs from voting in referendum (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Defense Minister says Kosovo PM planning to destabilize region (N1) • Diplomats: Kosovo will more and more become topic in Russian-US negotiations (Kosovo-online) • Court of Appeals upheld indictment against Dejanovic (Radio KIM) • “Kosovo government did not receive any request from Serbia regarding referendum" (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus) • Brnabic: Serbia, Qatar have begun new stage of cooperation (Tanjug) International: • World Bank lowers Kosovo's 2022 GDP growth projection to 4.1% (SeeNews) • Andric Rakic: Causes of weak anti-corruption institutional framework in Kosovo need to be discovered (EWB) • Kosovo continues crackdown on crypto (Euractiv)

• Kosovo bus slides off road in Serbia, nine injured (media) • Konjufca, Hovenier vow to strengthen Kosovo-U.S. relations (media) • Appointment of Hovenier-Hill duo to boost dynamic of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha) • Kosovo to have liaison officer at State Department (media) • Kosovo Veterans’ Deputy Leader: ‘Nothing New’ in Leaked War Court Files (BIRN) • Kosovo's former chief negotiator charged for inaccurate declaration of assets (media) • COVID-19: 356 new cases, no deaths (media) • Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks - WHO (BBC)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 11, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 356 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti: Government committed to modernization of army (Telegrafi) • Kosovo moves to address concerns of Serbia’s Presevo Valley Albanians (BIRN) • After U.S., EU doesn’t rule out sanctions in Western Balkans (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 100 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo-online) • Milivojevic: New US ambassadors to bring stronger pressure on Serbia (Radio KIM) • MAT Magazine: China to become top five export destination for Serbian products (Tanjug) • Vucic: Referendum important for future of our country (B92) • Kosovo Serbs and referendum: Deafening silence of Belgrade (Radio KIM) • Jevtic requests permanent presence of police at Brezovica ski center (Kosovo-online) • Hodges: Serbia today is not Serbia of 1999 (Kosovo-online) International: • Kosovo Intensifies Hunt for Banned Crypto-Mining Machinery (Balkan Insight) • Bulgarian President Reconfirms Hardline Stance on North Macedonia (Balkan Insight) • EU funds have little impact in Western Balkans, auditors say (Politico)

• Kurti meets new U.S. Ambassador: We will stand in unshakable alliance (media) • Hovenier's mission in Kosovo, to complete unfinished business (Koha) • Kurti: We will take Kosovo Telecom out of the crisis and put it on the development tracks (media) • European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at 65 (media) • Can Serbs from Kosovo vote in Serbia's referendum? (RFE) • Specialist Chambers confirm Kadri Veseli was granted custodial visit to Kosovo (Express) • Under tight security measures, Veseli concludes visit to Kosovo (media) • COVID-19: 236 new cases, no deaths (media) • Great Britain’s Special Envoy, Stuart Peach: We support ‘Open Balkan’ (euronews.al) • Kosovo protesters urge Serbia to free war crimes defendant (BIRN) • ‘Active Citizens’ Charge Officials With Destroying Mirusha Waterfall (BIRN)

• New U.S. Ambassador arrives in Kosovo (media) • Rizvanolli on action in Leposavic: We saved over €50,000 per month (RTK) • Finance minister on crypto ban: One man’s gain is everyone else’s burden (euronews.al) • Kosovo Police Seize Crypto-Mining Equipment After Govt Ban (BIRN) • Focus on final settlement overshadows implementation of other agreements (Koha) • Minister Haxhiu sees undoing of Specialist Chambers as "impossible" (EO/media) • Gervalla: Unlawful decisions taken in last years to be invalidated (media) • Abrashi: Declaration of UNMIK officials “persona non grata” is inapplicable (Koha) • Haradinaj to Kurti: Weren’t you the government of hope? (media) • Meir: Turkey’s influence hinders Kosovo’s EU integration process (Lajmi) • Police Errors Blamed for Woman’s Murder by Husband (BIRN) • Mothers’ Stories Highlight Tragedy of Kosovo’s Disappeared (BIRN) • Serbia's back-door bid to embed Chinese snooping tools in Kosovo (RFE) • COVID-19: 304 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kosovo braces for new wave of COVID-19 as it records over 1,000 cases in nine days (Express)

• Some anti COVID measures will become stricter, Health Minister says (KTV) • Kosovo reports over 100 new cases with COVID-19 on Wednesday (Express) • Escobar expected to visit Kosovo in January (Albanian Post) • Hasani: Kosovo Serbs cannot be part of Vucic’s referendum (media) • “Kosovo violated international relations by expelling Russian UN staff” (Telegrafi) • Kosovo’s energy crisis halts cryptocurrency production (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo experts question legality of cryptocurrency mining ban (BIRN) • U.S. imposes new sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik (Reuters) • Osmani on sanctions on Dodik: A decisive and much-needed decision (media) • Why Serbia’s President is a threat to Europe (foreignpolicy.com) • A hotbed of cloak-and-dagger skullduggery in the Hague (nationalinterest.org)