• COVID-19: 13 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti and Vucic clash in first Brussels meeting (Prishtina Insight) • Bislimi: Churches issue was neither raised nor will it be discussed (Koha) • PDK accuses Kurti of breaking promise on dialogue with Serbia (Koha/Klan) • Haradinaj to Kurti: Withdraw from many points, seek only recognition (RTV21) • Haziri: There were no negotiations, only a meeting (Klan Kosova) • Presevo Valley Albanians request from Kurti to be part of the dialogue (media) • Konjufca: Serbia using double standards in the dialogue process (media) • EU, U.S. at Brussels Summit make commitment to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) • Haradinaj: Vjosa Osmani is a servant of Kurti (Zeri) • Abrashi: Idea of Association won’t be implemented, it would be fatal (media) • President Osmani extends technical mandate of EULEX (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • Vitia: Mass vaccination process begins today (media) • Local elections will be held on October 17 (media) • Borrell pleased that Kurti-Vucic meeting is happening the day US President Biden is in Brussels (Express) • Kurti: Serbian party with old ideas, we made four new proposals (media) • Lajcak: Kurti and Vucic confirmed there is no other way but normalization (RTK) • Daka: My dismissal was illegal and ordered (media) • EU Office in Kosovo reacts after Osmani sacked CEC chair Valdete Daka (Express) • Women’s Network reacts to Valdete Daka’s dismissal (media) • Kosovo Police chief: We had no information about the liturgy (Klan Kosova) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian areas: One new case, no deaths (Kosovo Online) • Lajcak about the Vucic, Kurti meeting: It was not easy, but it is important that it happened (N1) • Kurti after meeting with Vucic: Meeting without incident; it will be difficult, but I am optimistic (N1) • Vucic after talks with Kurti: I have not attended a meeting like this yet; continuation by the end of July (RTS,media) • Petkovic: Belgrade emphasized its commitment to the continuation of the dialogue (Blic, TV Pink) • Jevtic: Those who are bothered by liturgies, today in Brussels said that they are bothered by Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Borell: Belgrade and Pristina to use the new momentum in the dialogue (media) • Problem or solution? (B92, DW) • Vucic arrived in Brussels (Tanjug, B92) • EU expects Vucic and Kurti to continue dialogue, not start new talks (Beta, N1) • NATO leaders value partnership with Serbia (N1) • KFOR on inquiries of British soldiers in Gorazdevac: Routine activities, to feel the pulse of the population concerning different topics (KoSSev) • Lawyer Pantovic: I filed an appeal; Djokic was sentenced based on false statements (Beta) International: • EU foreign policy chief urges Serbia, Kosovo to move forward (AP) • Without consent within EU on opening new chapters with Serbia in June (EWB) • Nora Visoka-Weller: “Silence is a victory for every genocide” (BIRN) • Serbia Commemorates 1999 Battle Against Kosovo Guerrillas (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media) • The first Kurti-Vucic meeting to be held today in Brussels (media) • NATO leaders urge a lasting political solution between Kosovo and Serbia (Koha) • Biden-EU summit has Kosovo-Serbia dialogue on the agenda (Klan) • Konjufca: The dialoguing manner needs to change (media) • Vucic says he does not expect Pristina to implement Brussels agreement (N1) • Central Election Commission head sacked (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo President appoints Judge Kreshnik Radoniqi as new head of CEC (media) • PDK, AAK react to Osmani's decision to replace CEC head (media) • Civil society organizations oppose the dismissal of the CEC Chairperson (media) • Mayor of Istog sentenced to one year imprisonment (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 14, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media) • Osmani: Whereabouts of missing persons, top priority in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Konjufca: Kosovo's internal issues will not be raised in Brussels (Telegrafi) • Minister Aliu cleared of abuse of power charges (media) • Sources: Osmani asked Daka to step down from CEC post (media) • Hungary expected to take KFOR command in November (Klan Kosova) • EU plans to invest €2 million in Janjeva, to boost tourism (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian areas in Kosovo without newly infected (Radio kontakt plus) • Petkovic: We are going to Brussels to defend the position of Belgrade (RTS, N1) • Dacic: Pristina puts dialogue in the background by an announcement of a lawsuit for genocide (N1, FoNet, Beta) • Brnabic: No talks, accords or joint agreements with Kurti (Radio KIM) • Dacic: Cultural heritage in Kosovo endangered, attempts to revise history (Kosovo-online) • Serb cemetery in Orahovac desecrated (Kosovo-online) • Bilčík: Army Exercise with Belarus, Russia doesn’t help Belgrade’s road to EU (RFE, N1) • NATO summit starts (Tanjug, B92) • "Serbs in Kosovo do not have institutional protection" (KiM radio, RTK2, Kosovo Online) • Two busses from central Serbia banned from entering Kosovo (RTS) Opinion: • Can Albin Kurti reshape the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue? (Prishtina Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia allows Pfizer-Biontech vaccine for 12-15 years olds (N1)

• COVID-19: Seven new cases, one death (media) • Half of NATO troops in Kosovo already fully vaccinated (Koha) • Kurti on unification of Albanians: Our goals remain unchanged (media) • Kurti's chief of staff comments on Orthodox Church liturgy (media) • Ceku: Interfaith harmony is a quality that distinguishes Kosovar society (media) • Von Cramon: Association to be part of the final agreement package (KP) • Quint had asked Hoti to explain delays in discussing Association (Koha) • COMKFOR, Quint ambassadors discuss security situation in Kosovo (media) • KLA veterans react to picture of Serbian flag t Koshare, police refute news (media) • Police: Buses with passengers from Serbia did not submit request to visit Kosovo (media) • CEC ready for local elections estimated to cost €7.5 million (media) • LDK's Veliu rejects decision to remove him from party branch's top post (media) • Biden’s Balkans Test Has Arrived (Foreign Policy)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 11, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti: Previous governments inflicted damage through the dialogue (RFE) • Tahiri: Liturgy in Milosevic’s church, a provocation on eve of dialogue (media) • PSD: Church on university campus, “a symbol of chauvinism” (media) • Prishtina University students say liturgy was a provocation (media) • Gazeta Express claims to have copy of document on Association/Community • Philips: Only US has power to push forward agreement (media) Serbian Language Media: • Raska-Prizren Eparchy: Temple in Pristina is SOC property, graffiti open threat (Radio KIM) • Jesus Hates Serbs painted on church in Pristina (N1, KoSSev) • Petkovic, Visoki Decani Monastery react to graffiti (Kosovo-online, social media) • Protests of students started in Pristina, new graffiti on Christ the Savior Temple (Radio KIM) • Minister of Justice: ''Kosovo and Metohija remains in the Serbian Constitution preamble'' (Blic, TV Prva, Tanjug) • Petkovic: Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic banned from entering Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Humanitarian organization from Novi Sad banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Serbian parliament official says Pristina wants fully operational military (RTS, N1) • Botsan-Kharchenko: When it comes to dialogue, Russia will support Serbia and justice (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Tirana Summit without joint declaration (Tanjug, Blic) • In case of problems, Borrell, Biden to discuss dialogue – sources (Tanjug) • MEST: North Mitrovica has the right to invest in the university building without our consent (KoSSev) International: • Property issues in Kosovo: Intact problem solvable only with the greater role of international actors (EWB) • Liturgy at Contested Serbian Church Prompts Protests in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, one death (media) • Coronavirus cases continue to drop in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight) • PM Kurti to report to Assembly today before the dialogue in Brussels (Express) • Culture Minister: Police were not informed about liturgy (media) • Prishtina University says it will undertake legal actions after liturgy (media) • CDHRF: Orthodox Church liturgy is a provocation on eve of dialogue (media) • Hoxhaj: Liturgy was held with the permission of the Kosovo government (media) • Two activities today in front of the church on university campus (RTK) • Kurti, Brnabic clash over Kosovo independence at Western Balkans Summit (Exit News) • Western Balkan leaders pleased with EU investment plan (AP)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 12 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo receives donation of 10,000 vaccines from Croatia (Koha) • In Estonia, Osmani reaffirms position against border changes (media) • Implementation of agreements, hostage to renegotiations (RFE) • Kosovo will purchase military equipment over €5 million (media) • Liturgy at unfinished orthodox church in Prishtina for first time after war (media) • Daut Haradinaj: Liturgy in campus of Prishtina University, an insult (media) • Vucic: Kurti shouldn’t travel to Brussels if he wants to talk recognition (Koha) • Mini-Schengen returns; Rama: It is a strategic project with Brussels (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian areas: One new case out of 37 tested samples (KoSSev) • Kurti: ''Do you want to occupy us?; Brnabic: How we to occupy our own territory?'' (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • The Western Balkans one of the topics of US President - EU leaders meeting (RTS) • Vucic expects difficult dialogue in Brussels (Danas) • Daut Haradinaj: Liturgy at Temple in Pristina insult to Kosovo citizens (Kosovo-online) • Jevtic: Inappropriate response of the authorities to the call of Bishop Teodosije for peace and coexistence (Kosovo Online) • Demolition of the old school and the construction of a new university building (KoSSev) • Hoxhaj: Kurti to cancel talks with Vucic if Serbia doesn’t apologize (KoSSev, N1) • YIHR: Belgrade official reactions to Mladic’s verdict ‘disgraceful’ (BETA, N1) International: • Reactions from the EU and US to Mladic verdict: Regional leaders should respect the decision (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Promotion of bilingualism in Kosovo through "Uta and Miljana's colors of nature" (Kontakt plus radio) • Official: Western Balkan countries are ‘milking coal power plants until the bitter end’ (euractive.com)

• COVID-19: 21 new cases, one death (media) • Fear about agreement produced by dialogue that will start on 15 June (Koha) • Osmani: Justice is precondition to peace (media) • Konjufca: Serbia to open state archives (media) • Kusari-Lila: Reaching final agreement with Serbia, difficult (Telegrafi) • Tirana to host summit of Western Balkans leaders (media) • US Extends Blacklist of Persons Destabilising, Corrupting Balkans (BIRN) • Kurti meets representatives of the Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation (media) • Gervalla holds virtual meeting with Swedish FM Ann Linde (media) • Kosnett: Parties to refrain from spreading disinformation (media) • LDK announces eight candidacies for upcoming local elections (media) • Kamberi: EU should set conditions to Serbia to recognize its crimes (RTK) • Serbia begins construction of university in the north of Kosovo (media) • Petkovic: Belgrade ready for dialogue, recognition is not a topic (Tanjug, Klan)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 9, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 21 new cases, one death (media) • Kurti and Vucic to meet on 15 June (RFE, media) • Kosovo-Serbia dialogue on the 'specific' agenda of the G7 (Klan) • PM Kurti received the Minister of the Republic of Guyana, George Hallaq (media) • U.S. Embassy: Corruption damages our foreign policy (RTK) • Hoxhaj: If Serbia does not apologize, Kurti should not go to dialogue (media) • LDK on LVV employments in institutions: You are violating human rights (media) • Mustafa case: Presiding judge announces “ex parte” sessions (media) • PDK to elect new party leadership during June (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: Vucic and Kurti in Brussels on June 15 (Tanjug, Kosovo-online) • Stano: No comment on US decisions, EU does not sanction partners in Western Balkans (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Djuric on "updated sanctions" for the Western Balkans: We will carefully analyze the content of Biden's decree (Blic, Tanjug) • ‘Mladic’s guilt is only his,’ UN Chief Prosecutor says after the verdict (N1) • Vucic’s address at the session of the UN Security Council (B92) • Brnabic: The Hague with its verdicts moved region away from reconciliation (Tanjug) • Political parties, lawyers on Mladic’s vedict (N1, RTS) • N1 guests: It was known Mladic would get life sentence, justice selective (N1) • Odalovic: Hague tribunal is not a court that brought law and justice (RTS) • Judge Agius: Mladic verdict a strong message for victims and survivors (N1) • Russian Embassy in Washington: US to suspend arming Pristina (Kosovo-online) • Balkan Chiefs of Staff end 14th Conference (N1) Opinion: • After Mladic’s Verdict: Six Lessons to Learn from Hague Trials (Balkan Insight) International: • U.S. 'Modernizes' Sanctions Policy For Western Balkans To Go After Corruption (RFE)