Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 767 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Hoti on COVID-19 situation: We are in a state of war (media)
• Ahmeti: Someone from Kacanik can go to Skopje but not to Pristina (media)
• Hoti: Missing persons, priority in dialogue with Serbia (media)
• Mustafa: No dialogue meetings until after Christmas (Periskopi/Zeri)
• Kosovo Government announces agreement on use of Decan roads (media)
• Ramosaj: Blockade in construction of Decan-Plave road ends (Telegrafi)
• DPM Tahiri on Serbian List: It can leave the government just as it joined (Koha)
• Speaker of Swiss parliament visits Krusha e Madhe memorial site (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: 1.800.000 doses provided, most likely of Pfizer vaccine; Better to reach a solution for Kosovo sooner than later (media)
• Construction of a road in the municipality of Decani in accordance with the Law on Protected Zones, EU Office says (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev)
• Abbot Sava: An arrangement adopted to protect the monastery from the construction of an international road (Kosovo Online)
• The United States will work with the EU in the Balkans, but also with Britain (Danas)
• Stano: It would be good for Belgrade and Pristina to prepare for the next round of dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Roma Party President: More than 100,000 Roma expelled from Kosovo, large number killed (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Serbian List to Fatherland Movement: Only those who trade with lives of others can wish for conflicts in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Fatherland Movement: What the example of Nagorno-Karabakh teach us, will Vucic visit his friend Hashim Thaci in The Hague (nspm.rs)

Opinion:

• Kosovo War Crimes Court Can Promote Justice on All Sides (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Two KelKos hydropower plants granted 40-year licence (Prishtina Insight)
• The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19 (nytimes.com)

• COVID-19: 785 new cases, four deaths (media)
• Government to say tomorrow if new measures are approved (media)
• Economic recovery draft law fails to pass second reading (media)
• Calls for national protest, demanding Health Minister’s resignation (media)
• Prishtina mayor strongly disagrees with new anti coronavirus measures (media)
• Chamber of Commerce calls on businesses to respect new measures (media)
• Reshitaj: AAK has asked for new measures to be reviewed (KTV)
• EU: Kosovo must understand dialogue has no alternative (RFE)
• Tahiri: New elections if our offer for President is not accepted (media)
• Vetevendosje, PDK don’t support Haradinaj’s candidacy for president (KTV)
• VV refuses PDK's call to suspend parliamentary activity (RFE/Telegrafi)
• Olluri: LDK, PDK are negotiating President and government (Express)
• Status conference for Thaci at The Hague on November 18 (media)
• Italian ambassador visits Prekaz memorial site (media)
• Court calls public session on complaint against government formation (Express)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 733 new cases, four deaths (media)
• PM Hoti announces new measures to combat COVID-19 (Prishtina Insight)
• Hoti: Suspension of dialogue does not serve the state interests of Kosovo Telegrafi)
• Selimi pleads not guilty at the Hague war crimes trial (media)
• Abbott: Kosovo is showing it has courage to face its past, through rule of law (media)
• Haradinaj-Stublla: Kosovo should be represented with state symbols (RTK)
• PDK postpones Assembly activities for a week (Koha)
• Governing partner AAK, against lockdown (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 52 new cases in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)
• Gracanica Crisis Staff: 11 new Covid-19 cases (KIM radio)
• Simic: We are seriously considering leaving Hoti's government (Kosovo Online, Indeksonline.net)
• CEFTA adopts Western Balkans' Declaration on common market (N1, Beta)
• Serbia marks Armistice Day (N1, Beta)
• New - third indictment filed in the case of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic (KoSSev)
• Stano: Krasniqi's claim that the EU cooperated with the KLA is nonsense (RTV Puls, Kosovo Online, Vecernje Novosti)
• Klan Kosova: Milo Djukanovic could be a key witness in the trial against former KLA leaders (KoSSev)
• Osmani: Veer away from the dialogue at present; Serbia should not be trusted, they do not respect what they signed (KoSSev, DW)

Opinion:

• This is not about organ trafficking (peacefare.net)

International:

• Sofia Summit Conclusions: Western Balkans Leaders remain dedicated to regional cooperation (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Lockdown Has Increased Terrorist Risk to Kosovo, Experts Warn (Balkan Insight)
• Study Underscores Link between Human Trafficking and Online Abuse (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 596 new cases, five deaths (media)
• PM Hoti talks of total lockdown (Radio Free Europe)
• Zemaj: We’ll do everything not to close schools (media)
• Balkan leaders adopt plan for common regional market (Balkan Insight)
• Macron: Dispute between Kosovo and Serbia, EU security issue (Telegrafi)
• Osmani: There are no immediate dialogue meetings planned (Telegrafi/Kallxo)
• Veseli pleads not guilty to war crimes charges (media)
• Haradinaj reveals offer to PDK for post of Kosovo President (media)
• Hoxhaj: PDK cannot think now about election of new President (media)
• Konjufca: I am in favor of Vetevendosje forming a broader government (media)
• Millions lost on integration efforts (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 596 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Osmani, Zemaj agree anti coronavirus measures should correspond to current situation (media)
• In DW interview, Osmani says this is not time to continue dialogue with Serbia (media)
• Borrell: Western Balkans are at the heart of Europe, their future is in the EU (Koha/Klan)
• Kosovo women lambast exclusion from men-only dialogue (Prishtina Insight)
• MG Franco Federici to become new KFOR Commander (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 47 cases of COVID-19 in Serbian areas (Kontakt plus radio)
• Spahiu: At my request, the Hague removed from the indictment the part about the attacks on the Catholic community (Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic: Improving regional cooperation among government priorities (RTS)
• Vukcevic: I expect a conviction against Thaci (KoSSev, Nova S)
• Blakaj: Special Court work seriously, the process will be long, the families of victims of the KLA await justice (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• US Balkans Policy is Set to Change, but There’ll be No Quick Fixes (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Some 'Pro-Russian' Voices Tamed In Serbia, But Vucic Keeping His Options Open (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Ministry: We are working on finding a solution for the lion in Gnjilane, a ''working group'' was formed (KoSSev)

• COVID-19: 635 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Government might fail to adopt new coronavirus measures (Klan Kosova)
• Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes (Prishtina Insight)
• Thaci’s decision to reduce sentence for murder convicts could backfire (Koha)
• Veseli to appear in court today (media)
• Haliti refutes reports that he was summoned by Specialist Chambers (media)
• Mustafa: If no agreement on President post, we go to elections (media)
• Tahiri: No one should think about dissolving the Specialist Chambers (media)
• Hoti: We’re doing the impossible to resolve fate of missing persons (media)
• LDK deputy leader: We are in favor of coalition with PDK (RTK)
• “Belgrade failed to remove Kosovo symbols at Berlin Process meeting” (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 635 new cases, 13 deaths (media)
• Zemaj: Strict measures for some cities will continue (media)
• Hoti: We agreed to have inter-institutional coordination (media)
• Mustafa: Let us support our people at Specialist Chambers (media)
• Krasniqi: Never in my life have I treated people the way you treated me (media)
• KLA veterans: Defamed indictments do not honor anyone (RTK)
• Hoti to attend Sofia Summit (Koha)
• Haradinaj pays a surprise visit to PDK offices (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Five new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serb areas in Kosovo, one person passed away (Radio KIM)
• Three Western Balkan countries sign memorandum to fight coronavirus (N1)
• Ambassador Schieb: Implement the idea of "mini Schengen" in all countries of the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Vucic congratulates Biden, hopes that good cooperation with US will continue (FoNet, N1)
• Covic on Biden’s relation towards Balkans: Destiny of Washington agreement first test (RTS)
• Belgrade insists on dialogue with Pristina, implementation of all signed deals (FoNet, N1)
• Office for KiM: Cemetery in Svinjare village desecrated (Radio KIM)
• Dodik: There will be no Pristina office in Sarajevo (Kosovo-online)
• Both Serbs and Albanians have wrong expectations of Biden (KIM radio)

Opinion:

• Biden presidency no magic fix for Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• Kosovo Guerrillas’ Ex-Spokesman Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Struggling to be Seen: In Croatia, Albanian Women Fight Prejudice, Patriarchal Norms (Balkan Insight)
• Animal Rights Foundation: A smuggled lion is still illegally locked up in a cage in a Gnjilane resort (KoSSev)

• COVID-19: 735 new cases, 12 deaths (media)
• Government, municipalities to discuss new measures (media)
• Health Minister implies new measures against COVID-19 (Kallxo)
• Measures may be assessed after increase in new COVID-19 cases (Koha)
• Prishtina Mayor: €5 million for businesses, €100,000 for the media (media)
• Thaci, Krasniqi to appear before court today (media)
• Enver Hoxhaj elected acting leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (media)
• Analysts: Biden will shut down idea for territorial exchange (Koha)

• COVID-19: 12 deaths, 728 new cases (media)
• Hoti: Political forces decide if Kosovo heads to fresh elections (RTV21/Klan)
• Mustafa: President’s post belongs to PDK (media)
• PDK says situation 'difficult' after KSC indictments against Veseli and Thaci (media)
• Haradinaj insists on halting dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• Legal experts find fault with the use of term "Catholics' in KSC indictment (Telegrafi)
• KLA veterans call off protest amid spike in COVID-19 cases (media)
• Thaci reduced prison sentences to five convicts prior to being indicted (Kallxo)
• Prishtina and six other municipalities quarantined (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• EU missions in Kosovo: We strongly support Specialist Chambers (media)
• Hoti: Crucial to maintain stability of Kosovo institutions (Telegrafi)
• Interior Minister: Kosovo Police has stepped up readiness (media)
• Government: We will not suspend the dialogue (Koha)
• Osmani in Prekaz: This is where the proof of Serbia's genocide lies (media)
• Thaci to appear before court on 9 November (media)
• Search operation carried out in residences of Thaci, Veseli, Selimi (media)
• Minister Selimi demands government suspend dialogue with Serbia (Koha/Klan)
• EU recalls Kosovo has pledged to continue dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• No quorum to vote economic recovery draft law (media)
• AKR leader Pacolli calls for roundtable of political parties (media)
• COVID – 19: 12 deaths, 728 new cases (media)
• Kosovo could go into lockdown this weekend (Radio Free Europe)

Serbian Language Media:

• SPO charges Kosovo's Thaçi and other of at least 98 murders (N1)
• Antonijevic: Increase in number of infected persons expected next week (Kontakt plus radio)
• Dacic: Washington agreement remains regardless of who wins US presidential elections (Tanjug)
• The acting president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani on ''peace'' and ''genocidal state'' (KoSSev)
• Mihajlovic: Change of generations in Kosovo, there will be no big drama about indictments (N1)
• Serwer: Serbia should not be afraid if Biden wins (Kosovo Online)
• Natasa Kandic: Serbia soon will have to answer where are the bodies of killed Albanians (Danas)
• Trial of Nenad Arsic continues (Radio KIM)

International:

• Confirmed indictment of Kosovo’s President for war crimes brings victims one step closer to long-awaited justice (Amnesty International)
• Week in Review: Fake News and Hard Realities (Balkan Insight)
• 'We need a fresh start in the US, in the Balkans, in Europe, and in the world' (N1 Sarajevo, Atlantic Initiative)
• Albanians Praise ‘Just War’ after Indicted Kosovo President Resigns (Balkan Insight)