• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media) • Principal Deputy PM Bislimi meets Palmer and Lajcak (media) • Parties encouraged in dialogue; compromises considered necessary (Koha) • Lajcak briefs EU heads of missions on new dialogue meeting (media) • Palmer calls for respect on court’s ruling on Decani Monastery Land (media) • Serb minister says position of his superior, PM Kurti, is hypocritical (media) • Involvement of Russia and China is impossible, civil society argues (Koha) • Serwer skeptical about mutual recognition soon (media) • President Osmani to meet political parties for date of local elections (media) • Kosovo minister and Serbian official clash on Twitter (media) • “Four trains from Serbia operating illegally in Kosovo” (Koha) • Deprived of a childhood (Prishtina Insight) • Balkan corruption risks derailing bid to join European Union (VOA)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media) • Vitia: we will provide two million vaccines until the end of the year (media) • Kurti: Dialogue to be held in middle of June (RTK) • Lajcak and Palmer meet with international community in Kosovo (media) • EU is optimistic about the Balkans, U.S. wants Serbia to recognize Kosovo (Koha) • Lajcak informs heads of EU missions on the future meeting (RTK) • Palmer and Kosnett meet Haradinaj (media) • Mehaj: Defender Europe 21 fortifies Kosovo’s path to NATO (euronews.al) • Four northern municipalities do not pay for consumed water, debt reached 15 million (RTK) • GAP: Over 190 thousand job seekers registered during March-September (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • No new Covid-19 cases in Serbian communities in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Lajcak and Palmer in Pristina, ''normalization of relations with Serbia is a key factor in attracting US investments'' (KoSSev) • Vucic: EU, US increasing pressure to recognize Kosovo (N1) • Moscow will support solution for Kosovo that suits Belgrade (N1) • Serbia’s Min: Kosovo lacks knowledge, willingness to guard Serb heritage (N1) • Kostic: Letter from Kosovo leaders to UNESCO - provocation (KiM radio, N1) • Serbian Orthodox Church Holly Assembly of Bishops concluded in Belgrade (SOC, media) • Dacic: Russia and China would have to get involved in resolving Kosovo issue (Kosovo-online) • Petkovic and Davidoiu on situation in Kosovo, dialogue (Radio KIM) • Greece: We do not recognize Kosovo; our position remains unchanged (media) International: • Top U.S., EU Envoys Tell Kosovo That Better Ties With Serbia Will Open Door To Europe (RFE) • EU, US Push for ‘New Dynamics’ in Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue (Balkan Insight) • Civil Society Forum kicks off by taking stock of the eight years of Berlin Process (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Children's book "Nature colours with Uta and Miljana" published (Kallxo) • Civil society organisations issue report on human rights in Kosovo (Koha) • The trails in the Western Balkans worth the trek (euronews.com)

• COVID-19: 5 new cases, no deaths (media) • Health Minister to report today about management of COVID-19 (media) • President Osmani meets Palmer and Lajcak (media) • Prime Minister Kurti meets Lajcak and Palmer (media) • Foreign Minister Gervalla meets Lajcak and Palmer (media) • Palmer meets Serbian List representatives, discuss dialogue (media) • Palmer: Kosovo-Serbia agreement, crucial to attracting US investments (media) • US Embassy says Palmer’s meetings were constructive (media) • Palmer, Lajcak to hold joint press conference today at 10:45 (media) • Spanish Foreign Ministry: No plan to open liaison office in Kosovo (Express) • Government wants direct communication with Serb Orthodox Church in Kosovo (Koha) • Local Government Minister: Association is anti-constitutional (media) • Former judge: EU mission in Kosovo politically handled KLA Cases (Exit News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 31, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media) • Palmer arrives in Pristina, meets Kosnett (media) • Palmer meets Kosovo opposition leaders (media) • Palmer or Montgomery expected to replace Grenell's role in dialogue (Klan/RTK) • Sources: Spain expected to open liaison office in Kosovo (Demokracia) • Kusari-Lila says more on Kosovo’s position on dialogue will be known soon (media) • United States plans to allocate USD 200 million for Kosovo (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • One new case of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Vucic says he won’t recognize Kosovo; talks about dialogue, non papers (KoSSev) • SOC to the Serbian Ministry of Culture: Postpone the adoption of the Law on Cultural Heritage (media) • Dacic in Moscow: Serbia will never join sanctions against Russia (RTS) • Selakovic: Firm relations between Serbia and China reflected in all areas (N1) • Zivojin Rakocevic elected president of the Association of Serbia's Journalists (UNS) (B92, N1) • Zecevic: European values important, but one cannot escape national interests (RTS) • Djuric: Biden administration fully accepts Washington Agreement (N1) • The road sign to Draganac damaged again; the KiM office recorded it as the 13th incident since the beginning of the year (KoSSev) • US SFAB unit in military exercise in Balkans to curb Russian, Chinese influence (N1) • Parliamentary party SPAS joins ruling SNS in Serbia (N1) • Serbia donates more than 100.000 Pfizer vaccines to Czech Republic (Kosovo-online, Tanjug) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan Investors Join Crypto Trading Craze (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 23 new cases, no deaths (media) • New COVID-19 measures enter into force on Monday (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo buys first coronavirus vaccines as it speeds up rollout (Reuters) • Final agreement in 2021, during Slovenian EU Presidency, EU report (Express) • EU denies writing document that circulated in Kosovo media (media) • Behrami: The EU document is authentic (RTK) • Lajcak and Palmer to visit Kosovo on 31 May, 1 June (media) • Western diplomats support dialogue, analysts don’t rule out surprises (Koha) • LDK nominates award-winning architect to run for Pristina mayor (Express) • Kosovo Police detain police officer suspected of inciting hatred (media) • Kosovo feminists aim to climb rural town’s ‘patriarchal’ walls (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media) • Osmani and Kurti visit KSF participating ‘Defender Europe 21’ military exercise (media) • Palmer to visit Kosovo next week (media) • German Minister: Kosovo has fulfilled visa liberalization criteria (Express) • Greek Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo next week (democracia.com) • Kurti introduces the new RAEPC Board (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic after meeting with the patriarch and bishops: The ''play'' of Kurti; Hillary's ''idea'' of Kosovan heritage (KoSSev) • Diocese: Without previous respect of judicial decisions and the rule of law, pointless to answer Kurti’s letter (KoSSev) • Office for KiM: With series of attacks message sent to Serb returnees they are not welcome (RTS) • Gogic: By recognizing Kosovo, Greece would create itself problem with Cyprus (RTK2, Kosovo-online) • Petkovic informed the French ambassador about the position of the Serbian people and the SOC in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Simic, Ceranic with Szunyog on political situation, work of Assembly and challenges in Kosovo (TV Most) • Kurti learned a lesson, the right decision to give up reciprocity towards Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Vucic with Botsan-Kharchenko: Difficult days await our country (Kosovo-online) • Lajcak and Palmer next week in Belgrade also (Tanjug, Kosovo-online) International: • Mystery plans to redraw Balkan borders alarm leaders (BBC) • Is Kosovo taking a harder line with Serbia? (emerging-europe.com) • Problems in Greek-Serbian relations over Kosovo? (greekcitytimes.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe (balkangreenenergynews.com) • Why we must show feminist solidarity with people on the long road West (Kosovo 2.0) • Kosovo reports alarming figures of domestic violence with a staggering 500 cases in 5 months (euronews.al)

• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo receives 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines (Koha) • Kurti vows to dissolve PAK, Assembly dismisses agency's board (media) • Kurti: This is first step toward dissolution of PAK (media) • Orthodox Church responds to Kurti's request to visit Decan Monastery (media) • Sources: Palmer, Lajcak to visit Prishtina on Monday (Klan Kosova) • Haziri: Presevo Valley to be part of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Zeri) • Osmani, Kurti to visit KSF soldiers taking part in “Defender Europe 21” (media) • Rama: Kosovo kept hostage to visa liberalisation (Koha/Klan) • Mimoza Kusari-Lila could run again for Gjakova Mayor (T7) • Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (BIRN) • “Brussels must revive its weakened ‘power currency’ in Balkans” (BIRN) • Simmons wants to testify to Kosovo Assembly “how EU perverted justice” (media) • New status conference in Haradinaj and Gucati case to be held today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media) • Kurti: Reciprocity will happen, but gradually (Klan) • U.S. Army supports KSF’s transition to a defense army (RTK) • Kamberi: We expect inclusion of Presevo Valley Albanians in dialogue with Serbia (media) • Albin Kurti: I don’t believe KLA members are war criminals (Express) • Health Minister: We will start with massive vaccination from 15 June (Telegrafi) • Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serb communities: Four new cases (KiM radio) • Vucic with Falconi: Serbia for compromise with national interests (Tanjug, Blic) • Important consultations, then dialogue continuation; Greece assures us that it will not recognize Kosovo, Vucic said (KoSSev, TV Pink) • US Commerce Secretary’s tweet about Serbia draws varied reactions (N1) • Pentagon: Serbian-Russian exercises sovereign right of two states (RTS) • Iranian Ambassador: We fully support territorial integrity of Serbia (RTS) • Kosovo Police launched operational "Kulti" plan to protect the SOC property (Kosovo Online) • Serbia receives final shipment of Chinese coronavirus vaccine (N1) • Frequented thefts affect remaining Serbs in Ceranovici village (Radio KIM) Opinion: • "If it can't be demolished, then it is appropriated" (KiM radio) International: • Slovenia’s Janša describes plans to Balkanize the EU (politico.eu) • Money laundering pushes up property prices in Western Balkan cities (intellinewes.com) Humanitarian/Development: • The closure of Kizevak (Kosovo 2.0) • The end of the epidemic is in sight (DW, B92)

• COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media) • Ministry of Health speaks about plan to relax COVID-19 rules (media) • PM Kurti writes to Father Sava, asks to visit Decan Monastery (media) • Lajcak meets Palmer, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kosovo PM Faces Pressure to Involve US in Serbia Dialogue (BIRN) • Haziri: LDK will not attend any more meetings called by Kurti (Klan) • VV MP says reciprocity measures towards Serbia will be applied (Klan) • Greek FM Dendias to visit Kosovo in June (Albanian Post/RTK) • Vucic: We have been assured Greece will not recognise Kosovo (media) • Gerxhaliu: Exhumations in Serbia accompanied by many challenges (Klan) • Slovenia to host EU-Western Balkans summit in October (RTK) • CEC resumes work, minus two members (media) • Belgrade court refuses to amend detention measure against Mehmetaj (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media) • Curfew expected to be lifted as part of new measures against COVID-19 (media) • Abdixhiku: Kurti has changed position on several topics of dialogue (Koha) • Opposition call for US involvement in the dialogue (Prishtina Insight) • Remains of at least nine people exhumed from mass grave in Serbia (BIRN) • Konjufca: Identities of perpetrators of massacres to be revealed (media) Serbian Language Media: • Tanaskovic: Pristina's attempts have no chance of success (RTS) • Vecernje Novosti: Kurti has visions of tanks in Medvedja (Kosovo Online) • Jovanovic: US created Kosovo; they can ‘break it up’ if it is in their interest (Kosovo-online) • Kamberi: Only the United States can force Vucic (B92, Kosovo Online, Euronews) • Brnabic: Serbia supports Swedish OSCE priorities (N1) • Exhumation process in Kizevak concluded (Radio KIM) • ''The obligation that 50 percent, of registered voters must go to the polls for the referendum, will be abolished'' (Vecernje Novosti) • The second protest held in Stanisor village in Novo Brdo municipality (Kontakt plus radio) • Western Balkans a Priority of Slovenia's EU Council Presidency (Beta, STA) • Rakic, Mladenovic on implementation of law on use of languages (Kontakt plus radio) • Serbian Government to financially support families affected by floods in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Western Balkan Border Changes Must Remain An EU Red Line (globalsecurityreview.com) • Spain’s Impact on Kosovo’s Accession Process into the EU (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • City official says almost half of Serbian capital’s adults vaccinated (N1) • Brnabic: Environment, green economy are priorities (N1)