• COVID-19: 25 new cases, one death (media) • Vitia: Up to 350,000 persons to be vaccinated in a month (Klan) • Osmani: Kosovo as a sovereign and independent country is a permanent project (media) • Kosovo, Serbia clash over Balkan border issues at summit (AP) • Osmani meets regional leaders at the sideline of Brdo-Brijuni summit (media) • Brdo-Brijuni Declaration: “EU is able to absorb the WB”, Serbia’s phrasing of the point on regional borders rejected (EWB) • Kurti, Merkel agree mutual recognition should be end-result of dialogue (media) • Lajcak meets Vucic in Brussels (media) • NATO attempts to appease Serbian concerns over Croatian troops in Kosovo (Reuters) • Kosovo Foreign Policy Experts Welcome Govt’s Support for Israel (BIRN) • Kosovo Police seize 400kg of cocaine in Lipjan warehouse (media) • Government plans to phase out PAK by next year (Koha) • Government building lighted up in rainbow colours, in nod to LGBTIQ+ community (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 17, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 25 new cases, one death (media) • Hoti: About 10 thousand citizens were vaccinated during the weekend (media) • Kurti: For 55 days of government, we have done a lot of work (media) • Trendafilova: KSC is not an ethnic court, victims are of different ethnic backgrounds (Klan) • President Osmani met with Croatian President Zoran Milanovic (RTK) • Gresa Caka-Nimani elected president of the Constitutional Court (media) • Protest in front of Ministry against violence of girls in schools (media) • Kosovo authorities seize over 2 tons of cocaine? (media) Serbian Language Media: • Seven new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Vucic: Serbia has always advocated for inviolability of UN recognized borders (Kosovo-online) • Stano: The dinner will be a sign of wider political engagement of the EU and the Western Balkans (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Western Balkans leaders' summit today in Brioni, Vucic after that in Brussels with Stoltenberg (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS) • Brnabic-Kurti meeting in Brussels tomorrow, geopolitics on the "menu" of the working dinner (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Serbia’s Vucic will skip Western Balkans leaders’ working dinner in Brussels (N1) • All municipal boards of the SNS in Kosovo for the removal of Stefanovic from party and state functions (KoSSev) • Vucic: I would rather lose my head than give up Serbia, seizure of Kosovo is end of everything (KoSSev) • Enthronement of Patriarch Porfirije in Pec Patriarchate postponed (KoSSev) • Bishop Teodosije requested OSCE support for survival of Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo (RTS) • Montenegro is not sending infantry platoon to KFOR (KoSSev) • Dacic: Request for KFOR withdrawal more threat, than it is realistic (Kosovo-online) • Health ministry official: More than 42 percent fully vaccinated in Serbia (N1) • Petkovic: Kurti deceives public with statements on lawsuit against Belgrade (Kosovo-online) International: • Catalysing anti-corruption in the WB achievable only by an alliance of stakeholders, latest report highlights (EWB) • Montenegro Scraps Plan to Join NATO Mission in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Another "weekend" series of domestic violence and violence against women (KoSSev) • PM Brnabic: Celebrations as of June 21 if 50 pct of population is vaccinated (N1) • How IDAHOBIT came to Kosovo (Kosovo 2.0)

• COVID-19: 47 new cases, 3 deaths (media) • Kurti to travel to Brussels this week (media) • Osmani to participate in Brdo-Brijuni process (media) • Dialogue and regional cooperation, criteria for approximation with EU (Koha) • Haziri: Dialogue, only way to resolve problem with Serbia (media) • "Serbia demanding broad autonomy for Serb-majority areas in Kosovo" (RFE) • Serwer: Serbia can still be sued for genocide in Kosovo (Telegrafi) • LDK slams Kosovo Government's foreign policy strategy (media) • Kosovo Government says Israel has a right to defend itself (Express) • Palokaj: We dream about the day when NATO would leave Kosovo (Koha) • Robelli: Russian and Serbian special war through “Zuerst” (Koha) • Protest today for safety of girls in schools (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 49 new cases, 2 deaths (media) • Decisions on UNMIK are “made by the Security Council” (RFE) • German Ambassador on genocide lawsuit against Serbia (Koha) • Demiri: All Kosovars living in Israel are safe (Albanian Post) Serbian Language Media: • Nine new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev) • NATO: We remain committed to the region; we make all decisions by consensus (Kosovo Online) • Zakharova: Only one state does not decide on the withdrawal of KFOR, it is a collective decision (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, KiM radio, Beta) • Vucic with Pahor: High level of cooperation, Serbia for respecting borders as determined by UN decision (RTS) • Odalovic: Excavations will begin at several locations in Kosovo (RTK2) • PM Brnabic: Only dialogue, compromise can ensure long-term solution (Tanjug) • Petkovic: Osmani either does not want dialogue, or doesn’t understand concept of politics of peace (TV Most) • Petkovic: None of international community models for return of displaced persons made significant success (Kosovo-online) • State Department on religious freedom: Decision on V. Decani’s land still ignored, 57 incidents targeting religious sites (KoSSev) • HLC: No chance of ICJ ruling against Serbia for genocide in Kosovo (FoNet, N1) • Office for KiM calls for investigation into all missing persons (N1) Opinion: • Western Balkans economic integration – why is it needed? (EWB) International: • Israel-Gaza Fighting Leaves Balkan Migrants Vulnerable (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • A special budget line for shelters for victims of domestic violence (Koha) • Ivanusa: Serbia shows how mass vaccination could affect epidemic (N1)

• COVID-19: 112 new cases, 1 death (media) • EU’s Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns (Reuters) • Pahor: Western Balkans must join EU, this avoids border changes (media) • Osmani: Full coordination on genocide lawsuit against Serbia (media) • Rohde: Mutual recognition must be part of final solution in dialogue (Koha) • Kosovo government pledges not to allow a monoethnic association (Koha Ditore) • Vucic says great power to demand withdrawal of KFOR, UNMIK (N1) • Greek Foreign Minister and Lajcak discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Israeli ambassador’s defence of Kosovo recognition riles Belgrade (BIRN) • Muslims throughout Balkans gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers (BIRN) • Kosovo war video collector seeks to preserve evidence of crimes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 12, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 113 new cases, four deaths (media) • Over 38,000 doses of COVID vaccine arrive in Kosovo (media) • NIPK encourages citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (media) • Distance learning fails to reach disadvantaged pupils (Prishtina Insight) • Pahor: Final time for Western Balkans to integrate into EU (Telegrafi) • LDK slams government programme as 'hollow' (media) • Police recover casings from shooting incident in Zubin Potok mountains (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Israeli Ambassador: The decision to recognize Kosovo was made under the coercion of the US (TV Prva, KoSSev) • Palestinian Ambassador: Against the relocation of embassies to Jerusalem (Danas, TV Prva) • PM Ana Brnabic to attend dinner hosted by Borrell on May 18 (Tanjug, RTV Puls) • EU: New enlargement methodology for Montenegro and Serbia (N1) • Kosovo Albanians vaccinate in Serbia, Pristina media report (N1 • Dodik: No processes being implemented towards secession of Bosnia’s RS entity (N1) • Selakovic: Constant support of Indonesia (RTS) • Rakic demands urgent protection of returnees in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) Opinion: • Without the EU, third actors will fill the void in the Western Balkans (politikon.me, EWB) International: • EU's Balkan strategy losing local support, internal paper warns (Reuters) • Democracy is in distress, finds the Council of Europe Secretary General’s annual report for 2021 (coe.int) • Serbia, Kosovo, Greece Express Hope for Sustained Interest, Investment Through US Agency (VOA) • In North Kosovo, Mining for Bitcoin on ‘Free’ Electricity (Balkan Insight) • “Investment in the Western Balkans is an investment in the shared, value-oriented future of Europe” (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • ‘Women’s Work’: COVID-19 Deals Blow to Gender Equality in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • International Nurses Day: nurses in northern Kosovo receive awards (KoSSev) • Three Serbian hospitals to step out of COVID system (N1)

• COVID-19: 57 new cases, four deaths (media) • Government publishes four-year programme and legislative plan (media) • Government to condition final agreement with UN seat and recognition from EU five (Koha) • Aliu: Kosovo to introduce reciprocity measures towards Serbia (Klan) • What status is being sought out for Orthodox Church in Kosovo? (Klan) • FM Gervalla denies authoring governing plan posted on Instagram (media) • Croatia to deploy 150 peacekeeping troops to Kosovo (media) • Hoxhaj reacts to Serbia awarding Handke highest state honour (RTK) • Kosovo Court Confirms Indictment in Oliver Ivanovic Murder Case (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 11, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 49 new cases, three deaths (media) • Before confronting Vucic, Kurti plans to invite party leaders to a meeting (media) • Maas to Kurti: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, decisive for European perspectives (media) • Gervalla publishes 20 key government program points (RTK) • Hoti publishes evidence that he handed over the dialogue file to Kurti (Kallxo) • CDHRF: Strengthening justice in Kosovo, most effective method to tackle Serbia's crimes (media) • Minister Mehaj talks to Montenegrin Defense Minister (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian areas: 8 new cases, one death (KoSSev) • Borrell: Western Balkans has key geostrategic role for the European Union (Beta, N1) • Vucic invited to Brussels (B92) • Diocese of Raska-Prizren concerned over attacks on religious sites (KoSSev) • Father Sava with Szunyog on Visoki Decani Monastery problems (Kosovo-online) • Jutarnji List: Forget Bosnia-Herzegovina, it is a nightmare; EU has a priority, and that is Serbia (B92, Blic) • Grubjesic: EU to convince Kurti that dialogue is a priority (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Court of Appeals rejects appeals filed by defense in Oliver Ivanovic murder trial (Kosovo-online) • Serbian official says almost four million doses of vaccine administered (N1) • Petkovic: Two returnees’ families in Dubrava village attacked (Kosovo-online) International: • Balkan Muslims Find Second Pandemic Ramadan a Challenge (Balkan Insight) • Landmine Blasts on Albania-Kosovo Border Blight Survivors’ Lives (Balkan Insight) • Serbia Honors 2019 Nobel Prize-Winner For Literature, Who Denies Srebrenica Genocide (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbian Chamber of Commerce to organize info day on Western Balkans common market action plan (Kosovo-online)

• COVID-19: 47 new cases, two deaths (media) • Borrell: Kosovo – Serbia dialogue to resume before end of June (media) • “Debate on Western Balkans result of serious difficulties in region” (EWB) • German Foreign Minister: If not careful, we will lose Western Balkans (media) • “Shadows of nationalism hindering cooperation in Balkans” (media) • Opening Pandora’s Box: The EU’s dangerous Bosnia game (euractiv.com) • Dialogue, key issue to advance toward EU (Koha Ditore) • Kurti government aims Kosovo to have candidate status by 2025 (Koha Ditore) • Balkan migrant-smuggling business ‘worth €50m a year’: Report (BIRN) • China increases its influence in Balkans through universities in Serbia (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 47 new cases, two deaths (media) • New shipments of Covid vaccines to arrive to Kosovo in coming days (media) • Swedish FM: Kosovo and Serbia to treat dialogue as priority (media) • Croatian FM pledges support for Kosovo in visa liberalisation process (Koha) • Police begin interviewing witnesses of yesterday's incident in Zubin Potok (Klan) • Human remains recovered from Kizevak grave site (EO) • Annual budget exceeding €100 million allocated to Ministry of Defence (media) Serbian Language Media: • 13 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Kontakt plus radio) • EU: Chance for an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, no time to lose (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, RTS) • EU Ministers to Discuss Urgent, Reinforced Engagement in Western Balkans (Beta) • Fabrizi: Urgent need of rule of law reforms in Serbia, BG-PR dialogue not a condition for opening more chapters (RTS, Beta, N1) • Selakovic informed Davenport on the position of the Serb population in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTV) • Office for KiM: Stoned church in Kosovska Vitina (Kosovo Online, RTV) • Radman: Recognition of Kosovo is a reality; Vulin: What the reality is in Republika Srpska? (Hina, N1, KoSSev) • Patriarch: Persecution of believers, occupation of their homes, and destruction of churches is a culturcide (KoSSev) • Vucic awards Austrian writer Peter Handke the Order of Karadjordje’s Star (N1, RTS) Opinion: • Resuming Kosovo – Serbia Dialogue: What can be expected over next six months? (KoSSev) Humanitarian/Development: • EU kicks off year-long Conference on Future of Europe (N1) • Visoki Decani and Pec Patriarchate open to limited number of visitors (Radio KIM)