Albanian Language Media: • Rama to Stoltenberg: Kosovo should be included in the partnership for peace (media) • Germany provides 400,000-euro assistance to KSF (media) • Government of Kosovo vows to take measures on staple products (Koha) • Ereza Vela, first woman to run for chair of Kosovo Chamber of Commerce (Express) • Krasniqi: We need to prepare for a higher influx of patients (media) • Albania calls for Kosovo admission in Council of Europe (media) • Millions from Kosovo budget for neglected facilities in Serb-majority municipalities (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic banned from entering Kosovo again (Kosovo Online) • Ministry of Culture of Serbia: A campaign of attempted seizure of cultural treasures (KiM radio) • Mihajlovic: Vulin is the leader of a tiny party (FoNet, N1) • Serbia didn’t join new EU restrictive measures against Iran (BETA, N1) • Brnabic to Italian Ambassador: Important for Serbia to open cluster 3 in December (N1) • Hoxhaj: Kosovo should join the Open Balkan initiative (N1, Beta) Opinion: • Never again, but nothing has changed (Kosovo 2.0) • French proposal will encourage extreme nationalists (EWB) International: • Serbian Peace Activists’ HQ Vandalised After Srebrenica Anniversary (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Vienna Institute: No economic growth in Serbia if war in Ukraine continues (N1)

• Kosovo refutes Russian propaganda about “mercenaries” in Ukraine (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Agreement with Serbia is crucial not to have crisis again (media) • Kosovo, Montenegrin Foreign Ministries hold political consultations (media) • Krasniqi: Bigger mobilisation over a greater infection wave (EO) • Kosovo minister conveys Serbia’s messages in Gjilan (Koha) • Kosovo’s annual inflation accelerates to 14.1 percent in June (SeeNews) • Status conference in the case of Thaci and others today (media) • Kosovo Political Prisoners Recall Brutal Internment on ‘Barren Island’ (BIRN) • US rejects ‘Serbian world’ advocated by Serbian minister (AP) • Albania Registers Sharp Increase in Visitors from Serbia (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 12, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • EULEX departs a convoy of aid to Ukraine (media) • Szunyog: Proud of Kosovo standing alongside EU on Ukraine (Klan) • Konjufca receives e delegation of UK Parliament (media) • Citaku: Kurti lacks transparency, consistency, and clear vision for dialogue (Nacionale) • Gervalla-Schwarz receives representatives of British Inter-Parliamentary Union (RTK) • Two died from COVID-19 on Tuesday (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Peace and stability in Western Balkans a priority (N1) • Selakovic: Belgrade respects territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine (Danas) • OSCE Chair Zbigniew Rau to visit Western Balkans (N1) • Arlov banned from entering Kosovo again (Kosovo Online) • Gojkovic: Pristina attempting to falsify history (KoSSev, Radio KIM) International: • Kosovo’s Pandemic Response Left Women-Led Businesses Struggling (BIRN) • Albanian PM to meet with NATO over new naval base (Euractiv) • Srebrenica Peace March Relives Painful Memories (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • KFOR donates two medical containers to villages Babus and Babljak (Kosovo Online)

• Kurti: Europe's security and defence will be decided this decade (media) • In Greece, Kurti meets envoy Lajcak, Montenegrin FM Krivokapic (media) • Citaku criticises Kurti for Greece visit, says Kosovo is being run by DPM Bislimi (media) • Two more Ukrainian journalists arrive in Kosovo (media) • Association of journalists condemns attack on RTK crew (media) • EUROSTAT: Kosovo's population has shrunk by 10 percent since 2003 (Koha) • Kosovo looking for piece of Israeli normalization pie (Jewish News Syndicate)

Albanian Language Media: • No date yet for meeting between Kurti and Vucic (Kosovapress) • Prime Minister Kurti meets Lajcak in Greece (media) • Kosovo leaders commemorate Srebrenica massacre (media) • Kosovo-Serbia dialogue EU's 'instrument' for the non-liberalization of visas (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Selakovic: Policy of withdrawing the recognition of Kosovo's independence alive and active (N1, Beta, RTS) • Europa Nostra meets Kosovo officials, Decani Monastery calls for implementation of CC decision (Radio KIM, media) • Decani Monastery says it is endangered (Beta, N1, KoSSev) • Drecun: I do not know what the optimism of Lajcak was based on; dialogue meaningless without progress (RTS) • Jovanovic thanks Scholz, EP for confirming what his party was already saying (N1) • UNS and its branch in Kosovo condemn Jevtic’s attitude toward journalist, Jevitc denies allegations (Radio KIM, media) • Rakic met NATO Deputy Secretary General (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Attacks on Serbs consequence of Pristina authorities’ anti-Serb rhetoric (Kosovo Online) International: • ‘March of Death’: Women Recall Harrowing Escape from Srebrenica (BIRN) • Balkans Confronts Another Wildfire Season Badly Prepared (BIRN) • EU, US urge North Macedonia to move forward on EU bid (AP) • Montenegrin Opposition May Help Embattled Govt Survive Confidence Vote (BIRN)

• Geoana: Dialogue, only path toward normalisation of relations (media) • Lajcak: 3-4 agreements between Kosovo and Serbia are ready (media) • “Only compromise between Kosovo and Serbia is mutual recognition” (EO) • Ceku: 1,247 artifacts from Kosovo held illegally in Belgrade museums (media) • UNMIK chief visits Islamic Community on Eid al-Adha, speaks Arabic (media) • 2,000 new cases with COVID-19 confirmed last week; three deaths (Telegrafi) • Failure to reopen Kosovo-Serbia air link blamed on COVID-19 (BIRN) • Serbian ex-fighter testifies in Kosovo war massacres trial (BIRN) • Djukanovic cuts off support for Abazovic-led government (Radio Free Europe)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 7, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Railway line with Albania, MCC programme, two capital projects (media) • Elektrosever violates deadlines set by the energy agreement (Radio Free Europe) • Assembly fails to review draft laws due to lack of quorum (Kallxo) • Kosovo approves fourth COVID-19 shot for over 60s (media) Serbian Language Media: • Municipality of Strpce: There is no question of espionage, illegal cameras, and structures (KiM radio) • Vucic: Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia or recognize Kosovo (N1) • Edi Rama: Serbia will have to recognize Kosovo and get rid of the burden (NMagazin, Danas) • Office for KiM: “ROSU raided school, post office, TV Hertz, Provisional Authority, pressure on Serbs to leave their homes” (KoSSev, RTS, Blic) • Supreme Commander of NATO Naval Forces and COM KFOR visit Decani Monastery (KoSSev) • Northern Kosovo residents on Pristina’s request to change licence plates (KoSSev) • Lajcak: We prepare Vucic-Kurti meeting for July (Tanjug) • Vucic, Bom Jesus discuss advancement of cooperation (Tanjug) • Cyprus Ambassador: Relations between Cyprus and Serbia founded on a firm friendship (RTS) International: • Kosovo Police Remove Surveillance Cameras in Mainly Serb Town (Balkan Insight) • North Macedonia Arrests Armed Man at Ethnic Scuffle in Capital (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Risk of insufficient wheat supply in Kosovo (RFE)

• Police remove illegal cameras in Serb-majority Shterpce (media) • Wanted Serb businessman ‘must be arrested’ if return to Kosovo confirmed (BIRN) • Serbian List reacts to Radoicic's video, LVV MP's remarks (Koha) • Have Serbian President’s Kosovo warnings ever come true? (BIRN) • Kosovo PM Kurti meets former U.S. State Secretary Pompeo (media) • Kosovo Assembly to discuss lack of visa liberalisation decision (Kallxo) • Gervalla-Schwarz: Nothing can stop institutional reform (media) • Osmani: Increasing trend of cases of sexual violence is concerning (Zeri)

Albanian Language Media: • NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Kosovo tomorrow (media) • EP: Independence of Kosovo irreversible, visas to be liberalised (RTK) • Von Cramon on Kosovo’s application at EU: It is not the right time (Reporteri) • Arrest warrant against Radojicic "still in force" (RFE) • Musliu: Radojicic’s threat, Vucic’s new card in Putin’s hybrid war (Kosovapress) • Maliqi on Radojicic return: Escalatory move by Belgrade (media) • Kurti appoints new deputy minister of culture (media) • Europa Nostra representatives meet KFOR Commander Kajari (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Radoicic's arrival in Kosovo, meeting with Kurti, EP resolution (KoSSev) • The EP adopted a resolution on Serbia: Rule of law, Kosovo, and sanctions against Russia (N1) • EP Report on Kosovo: ZSO to be established, visa liberalisation granted (Kosovo-online, media) • Petkovic: Pristina wants to halt talks on missing persons (Tanjug, media) • Visoki Decani: Role of KFOR crucial in protecting monastery (N1, SRNA) • “Anniversary of KLA crime near Pec in 1998, no one was held accountable for” (BETA, N1) • Selakovic: Serbia has strong leadership, preconditions for maintaining peace (Tanjug) • Nova.rs: Serbia no longer in focus of EU attention (N1) • Hill: Americans and Serbs have the same trait, they do not like to be told what to do (N1, Danas) • MEPs say Serbia cannot move forward to EU without imposing sanctions on Russia (N1, Hina) • Radoicic recorded a video message, also: "I'm back" (KiM radio) • Rada Trajkovic on Radoicic’s video address (Danas) • Crnac and Belo Brdo miners ended their protest (KoSSev) International: • Environmentalists Protest Sunny Hill’s Return to Pristina’s Germia Park (BIRN) • Dozens of Police Hurt in North Macedonia Protests Over EU Deal (Bloomberg) • EU Kosovo Mission ‘Unaffected’ by UK Payout to Whistleblower (Balkan Insight) • EU enlargement: Parliament takes stock of developments in the Western Balkans (europarl.europa.eu) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo with good legislation on languages, implementation remains a challenge (KP) • Murtezi: Over 64,000 persons employed in the last three years in Kosovo (Telegrafi)

• UK envoy Peach expresses willingness to assist in the dialogue process (media) • Kurti meets Dendias, emphasizes the need for visa liberalisation (media) • Kosovo government says Cyprus supports visa liberalisation (media) • Milan Radojcic announces return to Kosovo (media) • Von Carmon calls for immediate liberalisation of visas for Kosovo (Telegrafi) • U.S. pollster shows Kurti as most trusted leader, followed by Osmani (media) • Analysis: Kosovo and Albania, history of agreements but non-implementation (Exit) • Krypometer to verify facts of publications on Facebook and Instagrm (Kallxo) • University of Prishtina counts on authorities' help on disputed property (Koha)