UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 29, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 342 new cases, five deaths (media) • British variant of the coronavirus in Kosovo (media) • Hoti urges Quint, EU to react to Serbian president inciting statements (Express) • Kosovo-Israel diplomatic relations to establish on 1 February (RTK) • The Supreme allows Liburn Aliu and Labinota Demi to run, Albin Kurti remains out (Express) • Former US envoy says Democrats have failed to solve Kosovo issue (media) • Excavations in Kizhevak expected to resume by the end of March (RTK) • Daka: EU election experts arrived in Kosovo (media) • Cornerstone for Krusha e Madhe victims laid today (media) • LDK-LVV coalition in Vushtrri breached (media) • Haradinaj meets Austrian Ambassador, discuss strengthening of relations (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Selakovic: New US and EU unity also means new pressure on Serbia (Kosovo-online) • 40.000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine arrived to Serbia, new shipments to follow (B92) • Head of WHO Office in Serbia says country’s results in fight against coronavirus impressive (B92, Tanjug) • No easing of Covid-19 relating measures in Serbia (B92) • Minister Joksimovic says no dilemma about Serbia’s commitment to integration (N1) • Radakovic: Democracy in Action only independent observer in upcoming elections (Radio kontakt plus) • Brnabic: When it comes to recognition of diplomas, we’re waiting for interlocutors in Pristina (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Office for KiM: Popovic banned from entering Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus) • Bolton: It would be a mistake if Biden let EU deal with Balkans alone (N1) • EU Office on Haradinaj’s statement (B92, Kosovo-online) International: • Serbia announced 'illegal' vaccine programme in Kosovo (euobsrver) Humanitarian/Development: • Emigrant Life in Switzerland Inspires Prize-Winning Kosovo Writer (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 334 new cases, three deaths (media) • Coronavirus: Serbia provokes Kosovo with vaccination scheme (DW) • Ramadani: Covid vaccines will arrive soon (Telegrafi) • Hoti: Vucic's statement does not serve peace and stability in the region (media) • Haradinaj: Vucic's threats to Kosovo don't help regional stability (media) • U.S. follows implementation of Washington agreement, Israel recognition (media) • Kurti meets Norwegian envoy for Balkans (media) • Hoxhaj: No coalition with LVV, we will lead the government (Klan/media) • Limaj: When we fought, Hoxhaj pondered seeking asylum in Serbia (Koha) • Serbian List MP candidate beats up a Serb opposition member (media) • Hodzic: I do not have an agreement with Serbian List (Kallxo/Telegrafi) • Serbia opens parallel hotline, CEC not informed (Klan) • CDHRF slams KSC for not granting release to former KLA leaders (media) • Serbian government official not allowed entry to Kosovo (Telegrafi) • In Kosovo, War Prisoners Campaign to Save Their Old Jail (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 28, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 334 new cases, three deaths (media) • Zemaj: No relaxation of Covid rules is expected (Telegrafi) • Biden administration supports the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RFE) • Hoti: Kosovo committed to reaching normalisation agreement with Serbia (media) • VV's Nagavci rules out possibility of a coalition with PDK (Gazeta Blic/Klan) • Balje: Srpska Lista interfering in elections (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: • 18 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Dacic: Serbia and US “didn’t push under the rug” disagreements over Kosovo, however, relations have positive trend (Kosovo-online) • Mihajlovic: We need strategic partnership with Washington (N1) • Vucic: We will open discussion on compulsory military service (B92) • Trial of Krstic and Shabani continues (Radio KIM) • Dacic thanked Botsan-Kharchenko for Russian help during pandemic (RTS) • Sputnik on White House foreign policy priorities, including Western Balkans (B92) • Court of Appeals confirmed indictment against former minister Rikalo and others (KoSSev) • "We don't need Serbia's permission to unite with Albania" (B92, Kosovo-online) Humanitarian/Development: • Corruption Perceptions Worsening In Balkans, Central Europe, Transparency Says (Balkan Insight) • Container in refugee camp in Mitrovica engulfed by fire, six seek medical assistance (media) • Journalist association and UN Women hold workshop on gender responsive budgeting (RTK)

• COVID-19: 301 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Hoti: The country to return to normality by early spring (RTK/Kallxo) • Kurz says vaccine to roll out in all Western Balkans at the same time (media) • Zemaj appeals for respect of Covid rules, days after flouting them (Koha) • Lajcak warns against land swap idea, calls it 'dangerous' (media) • Parties appeal ECAP decision with Supreme Court (media) • Mustafa says he would prefer to see Kurti lead VV's ticket (Lajmi/RTK) • Haradinaj: Not allowing Kurti to run is not good for democracy (media) • Rasic accuses Serbian List of vote theft in the north (Kallxo) • CEC has so far approved 46,000 voter requests from Diaspora (Telegrafi) • Kosovo justice institutions put in service of Veseli's defence (Koha) • Kosovo Must Take Three Crucial Steps During Biden’s Presidency (Balkan Insight) • Ceremonies Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day Across Balkans (Balkan Insight) • TI: Kosovo and Albania have made no progress in fighting corruption (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 27, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 301 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Interim release denied for Thaci, Selimi and Krasniqi (media) • Klinaku: Rejection of former KLA leaders’ conditional release, political (media) • Kosovo leaders congratulate U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (media) • Minister Haradinaj-Stublla: Kosovo is ready for dialogue with epilogue (media) • Joint Kosovo-North Macedonia governments meeting postponed (Gazeta Express) • Osmani: Today we are proud of help that Albanians gave to Jewish people (RTK) • Kosovo’s Acting President receives death threat on Facebook (Gazeta Express) • Hoti: Those who have problems with the law cannot take public office (Koha) • Hoxhaj: LVV intends to overthrow the legal system (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: War for human lives, but also for future of our country is being waged (B92) • Vucic: Serbia has no right to irresponsible statements (Kosovo-online, RTS) • Silva: Enlargement remain in focus during Portuguese EU presidency (N1) • Serbian Defense Minister: KFOR only legitimate force in Kosovo (N1, FoNet) • “Allies will support unification with Albania“ (KoSSev) • Petkovic: Why is international community silent at Haradinaj’s threats (Kosovo-online, KoSSev) • Andjelkovic: ICG provokes, offers Serbia capitulation, division of Kosovo real compromise (Kosovo-online) • Vucic: Government providing another EUR 2.5 billion in aid to population and economy (N1, RTS) • Holocaust Remembrance Day marked in Belgrade (N1) • Health House in Kursumlija receives 800 requests for vaccination from Kosovo residents (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Eastern Europe wakes up with Trump hangover (EUobserver) International: • Europe Is Flirting With a Vaccine Disaster (Bloomberg) Humanitarian/Development: • Financial Times ranks Serbia 2nd in Europe on vaccination list (N1)

• COVID – 19: 313 new cases, seven deaths (media) • Kosovo ex-PM Albin Kurti barred from running in election (BIRN) • CEC spokesman: We’ll wait for decisions from Supreme Court (Indeksonline) • Kosnett: Respecting court decisions vital to Kosovo’s democratic future (media) • VV: ECAP acted in line with Daka, LDK and PDK (media) • Haradinaj: Albin Kurti must not be stopped from running in elections (Kallxo) • Kosovo’s prime time TV debates are becoming a farce (Prishtina Insight) • Kosnett: Washington agreement remains in force until eventual change (media) • Hague judge extends detention for Kosovo ex-commander (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 26, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 313 new cases, seven deaths (media) • U.S. Ambassador Kosnett gives interview to Gazeta Blic (media) • Sannino: Political turbulences in Kosovo have not helped dialogue (RFE) • Kurti: Dialogue with Serbia to take place without presidents and maps around (media) • AAK replaces names of candidates convicted by courts (media) • KWN calls on parties to refrain from intimidating and offensive language (media) • KSC judge extends detention for Salih Mustafa (media) Serbian Language Media: • 25 new cases of Covid-19, two deaths registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • 11.700 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived in Serbia (media) • There won’t be “poisoned” envelopes from Serbia (Danas) • Rakic, Simic and Jevtic visit Gracanica municipality (Radio KIM) • Selakovic: Serbian foreign policy adjusted to new situation in world; priorities remain (N1) • Kurz: Political will and courage of Belgrade and Pristina needed for agreement (Kosovo-online, Kurir) • Merkel and Biden on strengthening cooperation and Western Balkans (Kosovo-online, RFE) International: • Don't Call Us, We'll Call You: Kosovo's Vetting Strategy For Diaspora Voters Adds To Election Chaos (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • EU calls for global coal power phase out (Politico)

• COVID – 19: 311 new cases, 10 deaths (media) • Quint: CEC to ensure transparent process free from political interference (media) • Orlando: Future of the country depends on free and fair elections (media) • ECAP to decide today on the complaints of political parties (media) • Kurti: Things will be different with the Biden administration (media) • LDK’s Hoti presents government plan: €6 billion for investments (media) • Haradinaj: We will create 30,000 new jobs (media) • LDK’s Haziri on possible coalition with PDK (media) • Haxhiu: With PDK in power, we will vaccinate all citizens in six months (media) • Impact, fairness of Kosovo pre-election ‘transfer window’ questioned (BIRN) • Political parties hide pre-campaign expenses (Koha) • “Cooperation with Biden administration will bring results in Balkans” (media) • Lajcak welcomes France’s support in the dialogue process (media) • Serbia’s ethnic Albanians fear Belgrade silently deleting addresses (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 25, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 311 new cases, 10 new deaths (media) • Deadline on ECAP decision on LVV, AAK and NISMA complaints, tomorrow (Telegrafi) • Over 122,000 people still with UNMIK documents, removed from the voter list (Koha) • Political entities violate anti-COVID measures, Inspection imposes fines (Telegrafi) • Varhelyi: Western Balkans to have quick access to anti-Covid vaccine (media) • Hoti compares LDK to Liverpool: It is not a team of the seasons (Koha) • Kurti and Osmani promise students in Lipjan equality in labor market (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • 18 new cases of Covid-19, two deaths registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo on Saturday (Kontakt plus radio) • Loncar: 217.000 people vaccinated so far, half a million doses of vaccine more at disposal (KoSSev) • Protest walk of health workers in Mitrovica North, end to harassment demanded (Kosovo-online) • Vucic: “I am a ‘coward’ because I am protecting Kosovo and Kosovo Serbs” (KoSSev, Prva TV) • Call to internally displaced persons from Kosovo to vote in February 14 elections (Kosovo-online) • Selakovic: Gratitude to Slovakia for consistent and principled position on Kosovo issue (Kosovo-online) • Russia: Haradinaj’s statement impermissible political blackmailing (RTS) • Petkovic replies to Rada Trajkovic: State gives equal opportunity to its citizens to be vaccinated (Kosovo-online) • International Crisis Group: Three options to resolve Kosovo issue, none of which is ideal (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Can America Be Trusted Again? (Project Syndicate) International: • EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo (Modern Diplomacy) Humanitarian/Development: • 67 cases of domestic violence registered in north in 2020, women and children most common victims (KoSSev) • Serbian awarded expert in emergencies dies from COVID-19 (media) • Media: WHO plans to approve two Chinese vaccines (N1)

• COVID – 19: 392 new cases, six new deaths (media) • First-time voters hoping for a change (Prishtina Insight) • Osmani says “integrity of Central Election Commission will be protected” (media) • Three scenarios in final decision for candidates list (Koha) • CEC: We’ll act based on decisions by ECAP and Supreme Court (Telegrafi) • Mustafa: If we fail to elect president, we’ll go to new elections (media) • Haradinaj: February 14 is a referendum for Kosovo in NATO (media) • Another former KLA soldier summoned by Specialist Chambers (media) • “Kosovo-Serbia dialogue needs compromise to move forward” (Balkan Insight)