• COVID-19: 76 new infections, six deaths (media)
• Hoti: Washington agreement, major step towards mutual recognition (media)
• Lajcak: High time to bring dialogue to successful end (media)
• Haradinaj-Stublla: Mutual recognition, a decade overdue (media)
• Palmer: U.S. sees no parallels between Kosovo and Republika Srpska (Koha)
• PM Hoti to visit Brussels again (media)
• EU official: Kosovo cannot apply for European Union membership (Koha)
• Haxhiu: Serbia recognises Kosovo when it gets association and resources (RTK)
• Selmanaj: AAK does not support LVV's no-confidence motion (Koha)
• Erdogan has separate telephone conversations with Thaci and Vucic (media)
• Dzaferovic: U.S. reminded that Kosovo's case has nothing to do with BiH (Sarajevo Times)
• Abazovic: I leave the government if derecognition of Kosovo is initiated (media)
• Russia welcomes Serbia, Kosovo economic normalization (Anadolu Agency)
• Trump’s Serbia-Kosovo Deal ‘Middle-Easternizes’ the Balkans (Balkan Insight)
• EC approves financial assistance to Kosovo (Zeri)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 76 new infections, six deaths (media)
• US to open office in Belgrade on implementing the White House Agreement (Express)
• Grenell Explains Significance of Kosovo-Serbia Agreement (Express)
• LVV criticizes again the Washington deal (RTK)
• New Montenegrin government: Kosovo’s independence undisputed (RTK)
• U.S. expert disappointed with Washington agreement (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Two cases of Covid-19 registered Serbian communities (Radio Mitrovica Sever)
• Lavrov says Moscow to support any agreement reached between Belgrade and Pristina voluntarily (RTS)
• Grenell: The goal of the Agreement is to set aside borders as much as possible (RTS)
• "The relocation of the Serbian embassy from Tel Aviv is not final, it all depends on one thing," says Vucic’s media advisor (TV Prva, B92, Tanjug)
• Serbian security services warned Vucic about point 10, says President’s media advisor (media)
• Djuric on iron friendship with Russia and China (KoSSev)
• Vucic tells Sarajevo daily he was polite and responsible at White House (N1, Dnevni Avaz)
• The director of US DFC announced the opening of an office in Belgrade (media, Twitter)
• Blakaj: KLA veterans must not use the received documents of the Special Court in any way (Kosovo Online)
• EPS didn’t use Gazivode to produce electricity (Politika)

Opinion:

• Webb: Serbia and Kosovo move forward ... with the help of the United States (thehill.com)

International:

• U.S. government's development finance institution to support Serbian SMEs (seenews.com)
• Israel’s Accord with Serbia and Kosovo Rattles EU but Fails to Rouse Arab Wrath(tntribune.com)
• Serbia won’t move embassy if Israel recognizes Kosovo (The Jerusalem Post)
• Hague Prosecutors ‘Take War Crime Case Files’ from Kosovo Veterans (Balkan Insight)
• Let’s finally talk about the final deal (European Western Balkans)
• Presidency member: US envoy said Kosovo status has nothing to do with Bosnia (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbia, Kosovo Must Commit to Credible Missing Persons Investigations (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 97 new infections, no deaths (media)
• Kosovo PM Hoti meets NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg (media)
• In Brussels, PM Hoti meets Commissioner Varhelyi (media)
• “Another major deal! How President Trump brought Serbia and Kosovo together” (Express)
• LVV: Washington agreement in violation to Constitution of Kosovo (media)
• PDK welcomes Hoti’s reporting next week, LVV considers it is too late (RTK)
• “Mini-Schengen strengthens Serbia's influence over regional market” (Koha)
• Grenell: One thing is for sure, Albin Kurti is always against the United States (Express)
• Osmani speaks about cooperation with LVV (Kanal10)
• KLA association official publishes footage of man who ‘dropped off Specialist Court files’ (media)
• Specialist Chambers do not comment on whether they visited KLA associations (Koha)
• Member of Bosnia's presidency seeks a session for recognition of Kosovo (Klan)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 97 new infections, no deaths (media)
• 6.5 percent of Kosovo teachers to be randomly tested for COVID-19 (media)
• Hoti seeks to report to Assembly on Washington agreement (media)
• LVV: Kosovo delegation went to U.S. for recognition, brought shame and damage (media)
• AAK meets to discuss Washington agreement (media)
• Wilson: Agreement at White House, part of a broad historic process (RFE)
• Kosovo PM Hoti to meet NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg (media)
• Specialist Chamber investigators pay visit to KLA war veterans associations (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Gracanica: One case of Covid-10 registered yesterday (KIM radio)
• Stano on Kosovo's candidacy: European Union accepts only recognized states (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• US NSC applauds to Serbia's Vucic courageous respond to Russia's spokesperson (N1, Beta)
• A new "apple of discord" in the US - EU relations lies in the Washington Agreement (B92, Sputnik)
• Moscow finds details about Serbia's Vucic US visit bewildering, daily says (Beta, N1)
• Petronijevic: The story of the leak of 4,000 files, a blow to the Special Court's integrity and a threat to witnesses (Kosovo Online)
• Irinej: SOC will only support the agreement according to which Kosovo is part of Serbia (Nova.rs, Kontakt plus radio)
• Jevtic: Kosovo Serbs proud of Vucic and his advocacy of their interests in Washington and Brussels (Kosovo Online)
• Simic: Dialogue continuation is significant for stabilization of the situation on the ground (TV Most)

Opinion:

• Montenegro’s Election Victors Should Beware Kurti’s Fate in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• On the crossroads between Serbia and Kosovo (israelhayom.com)
• Serbia's fmr president: Vucic's promise to move Tel Aviv embassy against UN & EU (FoNet, N1)

International:

• Kosovo’s Bosniaks, Struggling to Survive Between Albanians and Serbs (Balkan Insight)
• Peskov calls incident over Zakharova's Facebook comment about Serbian president misunderstanding (interfax.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Southeast European countries lead Europe in COVID-19 cases per 100k People (Balkan Insight)
• WHO Director: This is not the last pandemic, the world must be ready (B92, Reuters)

• COVID-19: 85 new infections, five deaths (media)
• Lajcak hails progress in Kosovo Serbia-dialogue (Prishtina Insight)
• Thaci: Where America wins, the Albanian people do too (media)
• Selmanaj: We accepted Mini-Schengen as it was requested by President Trump, (Klan)
• Haradinaj on Mustafa’s statements on Ujman (TV Dukagjini)
• LVV asks Hoti to report to Assembly on Washington agreement (media)
• Kelmendi: Kosovo delegation was split heading up to Washington meeting (Klan)
• Kosovo experiences backlash over Jerusalem embassy plans (Prishtina Insight)
• EU warns Serbia, Kosovo over Israel embassy move (AP)
• EU warns Serbia and Kosovo over Jerusalem embassy plans (DW)
• Kosovo speaker of parliament sends warm message to Israel (The Times of Israel)
• Hoti meets Tusk, requests lifting of visas (media)
• Specialist Chambers do not comment KLA War Veteran’s claims (RTK)
• Osmani "parts ways with LDK" (Koha)
• Vetevendosje’s Haxhiu responds to Thaci’s ‘knives on the maps’ (RTK)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 85 new infections, five deaths (media)
• Borrell: Dialogue in Brussels, dealing with all open issues (RFE, media)
• Vucic and Hoti with a joint statement ahead of their meeting in Brussels (media)
• Thaci: Agreement in Washington, result of a two year process (media)
• EU’s position on the opening of Kosovo’s Embassy in Jerusalem (Express)
• Gucati: Someone wearing glasses and a hat, brought four thousand files of the Special Court to our offices (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Five new cases of Covid-19, three people recovered in Serbian communities (Kontakt plus radio)
• Vucic: We harmonized the issues of the missing and displaced, opened the topic of the ZSO (Beta, N1)
• Borrell: It is not easy, we are here to find common positions (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Very good meeting with EU's Varhely, says Vucic (Beta)
• Palestine warned Serbia (media)
• Kommersant: There will be geopolitical consequences, Moscow warned Vucic (B92)
• Stano to daily Blic: Steps that would call into question the EU's position on Jerusalem represent serious concern
• Vucic informs Lavrov about his talks in Washington and Brussels (N1)
• Dacic: We have closed Zaharova's case, there is no doubt left concerning relations with Russia (media)
• Zakharova compares Vucic's meeting with Trump to scene from 'Basic Instinct' (media)
• Analyst: Belgrade - Pristina agreement is also a message from the US to the EU (N1)

Opinion:

• Serbia Must Choose Soon Between Despotism and Rational State (Balkan Insight)
• Milivojevic: Vucic criticizes those who advocate a frozen conflict, while also leading the same policy (KoSSev)
• Trump was Real Winner From Kosovo-Serbia Deal (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo and Serbia Sort of Agree to Sort of Disagree (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Trump Says Balkan Rivals Serbia, Kosovo Agreed to Economic Deal (Bloomberg)
• Turkey ‘disappointed’ by Kosovo’s move to recognize Israel (The Times of Israel)
• Israeli ex-envoys blast deals with Kosovo, Serbia (jpost.com)
• Kosovo is a test of Israel’s moral character (jpost.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• QAnon Gets Foothold in Balkans, Claiming COVID-19 “Does Not Exist” (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 92 new infections, seven deaths (media)
• Hoti meets Palmer, Lajcak: Pleased to see EU-U.S. coordination (media)
• Hyseni speaks after Brussels meeting: There is approximation of stances (media)
• Osmani: It took Vucic little more than 24 hours to breach the agreement (media)
• Stano: Agreement to be in line with EU legislation (Koha)
• Biden: Recognition between Kosovo and Israel, good news (RTK)
• Turkey calls on Kosovo not to open embassy in Jerusalem (media)
• White House publishes part of PM Hoti’s remarks (media)
• Grenell to German diplomat: Lift visas promised to Kosovo (media)
• Agreement point on Ujman Lake almost brought down Kosovo government (Koha)
• Judah: No winners or losers in Kosovo-Serbia agreement in Washington (Telegrafi)

• COVID-19: 119 new infections, three deaths (media)
• Kosovo and Serbia agree to normalise economic ties (media)
• Trump hails Kosovo-Serbia agreement as 'historic' (media)
• U.S. State Department: Economic Normalization between Kosovo and Serbia (RTK)
• Hoti: Agreement with Serbia, huge step towards full normalisation of relations (media)
• Vucic: Bilateral agreement with the USA, I am extremely satisfied (RTS)
• U.S. in close touch with EU on Serbia, Kosovo agreement: Grenell (Reuters)
• Grenell: Serbia, Kosovo deserve vibrant economies (N1)
• Biden: Kosovo to be an independent country, not part of Serbia (media)
• Thaci hails Kosovo-Serbia agreement (media)
• Mustafa thanks the U.S. for role in Kosovo-Serbia agreement (media)
• LVV: Same road leads to same failures (media)
• Haradinaj hails agreement with Serbia, says his concerns are put to rest (media) PDK: Kosovo delegation missed opportunity for mutual recognition (media)
• NISMA welcomes Kosovo-Serbia agreement (media)
• Haxhiu: Kosovo delegation renounced independence, agreement unconstitutional (media)
• Netanyahu says Kosovo to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem (Reuters/media)
• EU ‘took note’ of Kosovo-Serbia agreement in Washington (Klan)
• Serbian List: Agreement in Washington preserves Serbian state and interests (Radio Kim)
• Serwer: Much ado about nothing (peacefare.net)
• Ahmeti: Agreement, a colossal step toward peace in Balkans (RTK)
• Hoti and Haradinaj-Stublla meet U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo (media)
• Mixed reactions to Belgrade - Pristina agreement from Kosovo and Serbia (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 4, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 119 new infections, three deaths (media)
• WHO recommends use of steroids in critically-ill patients (VOA/Kallxo)
• Grenell: There are no negotiations without surprises (media)
• EU informed about White House meeting agenda (RFE)
• Osmani: Final agreement with Serbia to go through Kosovo Assembly (media)
• Serwer: Serbia will be in a difficult position if it does not recognise Kosovo (media)
• Petritsch: EU to be involved in Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Klan)
• Tahiri: Agreement in Washington to have a clear political framework (Kosovapress)
• President Thaci meets new head of EU Office, Szunyog (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• One new case of Covid-19 registered in Serb areas in Kosovo, six persons recovered (KoSSev)
• Grenell: There must be surprises in negotiations, we will continue pressure (Tanjug)
• Meetings in Washington – how removal of point on recognition is interpreted (RTS)
• Vucic on Washington meeting: Point referring to recognition is no longer there (RTS)
• Dacic: Point 10 in document proposal has no significance at all (BETA)
• Dodik: Demand to recognize Kosovo would raise issue of Bosnia's RS entity status (N1)
• Bieber: It is not true point 10 demands recognition of Kosovo, Trump using dialogue (N1)
• Serbian Government adopts declaration in support of Vucic in US talks (N1)
• Obradovic: Negotiations in Washington itself represent recognition of Kosovo (N1)
• Jeremic: What is behind ‘hastily’ adopted declaration of support to Vucic (N1)

Opinion:

• Szunyog: I will do my best to support Kosovo on its European path (media)

International:

• Serbia, Kosovo ‘to Sign Economic Deal’ at White House (Balkan Insight)
• In Search for Serbia-Kosovo Deal, Everything is Political (Balkan Insight)
• Hague War Crime Prosecutors Call Kosovo Ex-PM for Questioning (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 78 new cases, nine deaths (media)
• Hoti, Vucic to sign agreement with Trump in attendance (media)
• Hoti confirms there is consent for an agreement on Friday (RTK)
• O'Brien pleased with progress of discussions in Washington (media)
• Grenell denies Serbian minister’s recognition claims (Prishtina Insight)
• Vucic: Recognition of Kosovo is not on the agenda (media)
• Thaci: Kosovo to make courageous steps (media)
• Kurti: Delegation from Kosovo in a sightseeing tour of Washington (media)
• AP: Leaders of Kosovo, Serbia at White House for economic talks
• The Guardian: Donald Trump hopes for election boost from Kosovo-Serbia talks
• DW: In DC, US seeks to force new deal between Serbia and Kosovo
• LDK leader Mustafa against border change idea promoted by his deputy Haziri (Koha)
• Haradinaj reacts to Specialist Prosecutor’s summoning of former PM Ceku (media)