• COVID-19: Nine new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo to be among first in Europe to receive vaccines from U.S. (media) • UN Court Confirms Ratko Mladic’s Life Sentence for Genocide (BIRN) • Kosovo welcomes court's upholding of Mladic's genocide conviction (media) • U.S. blocks property and suspends entry of persons contributing to destabilisation of Western Balkans (media) • Gervalla: Rule of law, crucial for cooperation and stability in the Balkans (Koha) • COMKFOR Federici speaks about security of Serb religious sites (Koha) • Albania as member of Security Council could be an opportunity for Kosovo (Koha) • Kandic: Serbia will not agree to open state archives (RFE) • EULEX's mandate extended until 2023 (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Five new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo confirms first case of South Africa coronavirus variant (media) • PM Kurti to report to Assembly on dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Maas: Kosovo-Serbia agreement paves way to Europe for the two countries (media) • Osmani: Serbia not showing readiness to clarify fate of missing persons (media) • Von Cramon: There are many other urgent issues in dialogue apart from Association (EO) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: Four new cases (Kontakt plus radio) • Mass: The comprehensive agreement between Belgrade and Pristina opens the EU door (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Selakovic: Serbia will always be an advocate of a policy of peace and connecting (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic and Botsan-Kharchenko on the continuation of the dialogue between BG and PR (KiM radio) • Petkovic: Crucial for Belgrade to resolve the issue of missing persons in Kosovo (RTS) • Dacic says solution for Kosovo not near (Beta, N1) • Kurti met with the Working Group formed to establish the Institute for Crimes Committed during the war, a document being prepared (KoSSev) • The EU Council extends the EULEX mission mandate until 2023 (Kosovo Online) • Rakic with Davenport on the security situation in returnee communities (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Why is Serbia not going to join EU sanctions on Belarus? (euobserver.com) International: • ''NATO committed to building a strong partnership with Serbia'' (EWB)

• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kosovo Assembly to debate on Brussels agreements on Friday (Koha) • Konjufca: The Association must not happen (media) • Berlin: Agreement with Kosovo, criteria for Serbia’s EU accession (Klan Kosova) • Western Balkans Foreign Ministers to meet today (Deutsche Welle) • Women’s Network calls for women representation in dialogue with Serbia (media) • KLA War Veterans to hold protest on June 10 (media) • Lajcak, Palmer criticised for discussing dialogue with Serbian Patriarch (Exit News) • Robelli: A solution without a solution: Mr. Palmer’s difficult statements (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Russian paramilitaries were part of Serbian Army in Kosovo (RTK) • Daut Haradinaj: We support genocide lawsuit against Serbia (media) • Greek Foreign Minister Dendias briefs Lajcak on his visit to Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Konjufca after meeting Ruci: We are in difficult situation with Serbia (media) • Berlin Process: Maas to chair foreign ministers’ conference (RTK) • Kosovo initiates establishment of the War Crimes Research Institute ( Express) • Szunyog in the North, says electricity should be paid by everyone (Klan) • Kurti-Schuepp meeting: Enlightenment of the fate of the missing, priority (RTK) • The Presevo Valley demands seats in the talks in Brussels (RFE, media) • Telekom Director resigns (media) Serbian Language Media: • Will new "internal dialogues" follow? (KiM radio, Danas, RTS) • Dacic: Vucic to submit report on dialogue to Assembly on June 22 or 23 (Radio KIM) • Brnabic: We investigate all mass graves, remains of nine Albanians found recently (N1) • Pendarovski: We are grateful to Serbia for its help, Skopje should not lobby for Kosovo (FoNet, Politika, N1) • Trial for Oliver Ivanovic’s murder scheduled on July 6 and 7 (RTS) • Minister says Serbian security services ready to defend country (N1) • Viola von Cramon: Besides ZSO, a lot of other urgent things in the dialogue (Kosovo Online) • Selakovic thanked Turkmenistan for its position on Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Centuries of discrimination still run deep for Roma in Europe (euronews) International: • EU Parliament President Backs Letting Western Balkan States Into Bloc (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • The collective memories of the village shop (Prishtina Insight) • Opera diva Natasa Tasic Knezevic performs in Gracanica (KiM radio) • WHO official warns fight against COVID not over in Europe (N1)

• COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media) • Blackmail with recognition before the resumption of the dialogue (RFE) • Kosovo Assembly President Konjufca to visit Albania today (media) • Albanian Prime Minister Rama meets Kosovo opposition leaders (media) • Constitutional Court judge suspected of working for Serbian List’s interests (Koha) • War veterans threaten with mass protest (media) • Kurti, Brnabic to meet in Ohrid on July 1 (Telegrafi) • In Western Balkans, ethnic nationalism threatens the path to Europe (Euronews) • World Environment Day marked in Kosovo (Indeksonline) • An agronomist’s ambition to create most beautiful village in Kosovo (Exit News) • War victims hope for double genocide conviction for Ratko Mladic (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 4, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Seven new cases, one death (media) • Resolution for pardoning COVID-19 fines fails to pass Assembly (Koha) • Dendias: Greece supports visa liberalisation, Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kosovo President Osmani meets Greek FM Dendias (media) • Gervalla: Independence of Kosovo is irreversible (media) • Konjufca meets Dendias, discuss Kosovo's EU integration path (media) • The Netherlands on visa liberalisation: Fight corruption and organised crime (KP) • Court clears former FM Haradinaj-Stublla of charges (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Kosovo: We do not advocate for frozen conflict, dialogue will continue (RTS) • Lajcak: I came to prepare dialogue (Tanjug, Radio KIM) • "Kosovo is not ready to negotiate borders" (Blic, B92) • Palmer says meetings in Belgrade successful (N1) • Vucic: Serbia – Hungary relations never better (FoNet, N1) • Kandic: The Tribunal did not find any indications of genocide in Kosovo (Al Jazeera) • Petkovic: “Great Albania” graffiti written on wall of Vitosevic’s house (Radio KIM) • Rakic with international and non-governmental organizations on the return of displaced persons (Kontakt plus radio) • KFOR remains in Kosovo as long as needed, NATO official says (N1) • Von der Leyen: The future of the Western Balkans is in the EU (Tanjug, B92) • Vucic asks vaccination of North Macedonia citizens be enabled in Serbia (Kosovo-online) International: • Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume (AP)

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • U.S. to donate vaccines to Kosovo (media) • Bulgaria to provide up to 150,000 COVID vaccines to Balkan countries (Reuters) • Greek FM Dendias visits Kosovo today (media) • Kurti-Vucic meeting between 14 and 17 June (Klan/Telegrafi) • Government of Serbia not happy with Kurti's remarks on dialogue (Koha) • After Kosovo, Top U.S., EU Envoys Visit Serbia To Press For Renewed Dialogue (RFE) • Can EU-US coordination salvage the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue? (Prishtina Insight) • Assembly adopts draft law to try war crimes in absentia (media) • Kosovo Post CEO sacked by board (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • Prime Minister Kurti received a delegation from Austria (RTK) • The EU sees dialogue as a continuation and not as a new beginning (RFE, media) • Greek FM Dendias discusses with Lajcak prior to visiting Kosovo (Klan) • German MEP, Ernst: I am against KFOR, Kosovo must be disarmed (Klan) • Assembly debates on education organising during COVID-19 pandemic (media) Serbian Language Media: • Antonijevic: No new coronavirus cases in Serbian areas (KiM radio) • Europa Nostra to Pristina: Nomination and decision on V. Decani in line with professional standards (KoSSev) • Lajcak: "Kurti knows that, as well as Vucic" (Tanjug, B92, KiM radio) • Greek minister talks with Lajcak ahead of tomorrow's visit to Kosovo (Beta, Danas) • West launches "idea of two Germanys" again (Danas) • Selakovic with Palmer: Pristina avoiding its obligations, insist only on recognition (N1, FoNet, Kosovo Online) • Brnabic with Palmer: Dialogue with Pristina in the focus of the Government, full support of the USA (RTS) • Grubjesic: No essential dialogue if ZSO is not on table (Kosovo-online) • Simic: Kurti is running away from dialogue, the West should direct pressure on Pristina (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Pink) • RTS: Community of Serb-majority Municipalities on hold for 3000 days (RTS) • Dveri Movement: We’ll alert public in case of treason over Kosovo (N1) • New non-paper about the Balkans has arrived in Brussels; Five countries joined forces (B92, Klix.ba) • Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina can vaccinate in Serbia free of charge (Tanjug) International: • Serbia: New Internal And External Challenges – Analysis (eurasiareview.com) • 17 military exercises in the Balkans and in Serbia’s neighbourhood from May to June (euractive.com) Humanitarian/Development: • The Kosovo government to provide better protection of religious sites and full enforcement of the Law on SPZ (KoSSev) • BIRN Launches Database of Mass Graves from Yugoslav Wars (Balkan Insight) • ‘Coffee and Cigarettes’: Albanian Miners Seek Special Status, Fair Pension (Balkan Insight) • Kopač tells Kosovo* there is no future for coal power plants (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media) • Palmer assures Kosovo: U.S. is a stakeholder in dialogue process (RTK) • Greece: We support visa liberalization, but we will not recognize Kosovo (TV Dukagjini) • Presidency: date of the local elections is to be set in the following days (RTK) • LDK to vote for Association if it passes Court’s filter (Koha) • Palmer, Lajcak to meet Serbian President Vucic today (media) • Another non-paper on the Balkans submitted to the EU (Koha) • Editor of the Swiss newspaper responds to Gervalla (RTK) • Poll: 44% of respondents believe Gervalla is defending KLA (Telegrafi) • KLA War Veterans call for Gervalla’s resignation (T7) • The Hague summons witness who was 8-years-old during Kosovo war (Exit News) • Serbia and Kosovo leaders to meet for reconciliation talks, says Miroslav Lajcak (Euronews) • Top U.S., EU envoys tell Kosovo that better ties with Serbia will open door to Europe (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 2, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media) • EU supports Kosovo in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic (media) • Kurti on Brussels meeting: It is about the future dialogue, not the previous one (media) • On third day of visit to Kosovo, Palmer meets Konjufca (media) • Von der Leyen: EC will advocate for a positive decision on visa liberalisation (media) • Bislimi: France, the Netherlands, Belgium have visa liberalisation concerns (media) • Abdixhiku: Kurti-led government is weak (media) • Haradinaj urges government to adopt new recovery measures (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: If Kurti doesn't want to talk about ZSO, but about Kosovo's recognition, they don't even have to invite me for talks (KoSSev, RTS) • Vucic tomorrow with Palmer and Lajcak (media) • Kurti's lawsuit - between law and political points (RTS) • US envoy Palmer meets Bishop Teodosije at Visoki Decani monastery (N1) • Serbian Railway: Since pandemic trains operate up to Rudnica only (KoSSev) • Petkovic congratulates Rakocevic on his election as UNS President (Radio KIM) • APA: EU do not want to publish "non-paper" on Western Balkans, where border change is proposed (Tanjug, Blic, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Jevtic on attacks against SOC, non-provision of vaccines to Serbs and ‘good relations’ in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Indictment for assassination of Oliver Ivanovic confirmed, defence lawyers ‘embittered’ (TV Most) • Popovic: Production of Russian Sputnik V vaccines starts in Belgrade this Friday (Dnevnik) Opinion: • Palestine, Kosovo and the dilemma faced by ‘small states’ (Kosovo 2.0)