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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 1, 2020

• COVID-19: 46 new cases, no deaths (media) • KLA War Veterans leader to appear before Specialist Chambers today (media) • Klinaku, Gashi refuse summons by Specialist Chambers (media) • Konjufca: Hoti must address Specialist Chambers about mandate (media) • Selimi: I expressed to EULEX chief my concern on recent SPO actions (Koha) • Drecun admits Serbia cooperated with Specialist Chambers (media) • Serwer: Specialist Chambers in favor of Serbs (Express) • EU: Association to establish based on Constitutional Court’s opinion (Koha) • PDK senior member Enver Hoxhaj’s interview to Telegrafi • Lushtaku: We will join government if we get PM or President post (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 30, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 30, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 46 new cases, no deaths (media) • German ambassador calls on MPs to adopt economic recovery law (media) • EU insists the Brussels meeting was called off due to pandemic (Klan) • VV accuses other parties of trying to manipulate election process (media) • Municipality of Decan expresses concern over 'unjust' arrest of former KLA fighters (media) • Kosovo Government entry restrictions based on nonexistent list (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: • Four newly infected with Covid-19, eight recovered in Serb areas in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Trial of KLA crimes – diversions, (in)justice, and covering-up (RTS) • US envoy to Serbia: Washington agreement shows political commitment, carries huge benefit (Nova S, N1) • Novosti: Pristina still lobbies for recognitions despite Washington agreement • New head of EU Office: Northern Kosovo important for Union (KoSSev,N1) • Serb child attacked in Plemetina (Radio KIM) • Brnabic: It is not suitable for Pristina for truth on Ivanovic’s murder to come out (B92) • SANU President Kostic: The future of Serbia is in academic competence, education, understanding the signs of the times (Radio Mitrovica Sever) International: • COVID-19 Exacerbates Ethnic Serb Limbo in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Hague court begins long-delayed hearings on Kosovan war crimes (The Guardian) • 'Leaked files, organ removal and irrepressible anger': What's behind the Kosovo war crimes probe? (euronews.com) • Risi: KFOR is still dealing with a complex security situation in Kosovo (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 30

• COVID-19: 53 new cases, no deaths in last 24 hours (media) • Haradinaj says he does not recognise Specialist Chambers (media) • Gashi: EULEX did not carry out arrests in Kosovo (T7/RTK) • Hoti: Agreement on Kosovo's energy independence to enter into force (media) • Kosovo minister accuses Serbia of violating Washington agreement (media) • Godfrey: Washington agreement is political commitment, not legally binding (Express) • Stano: Work on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue continues (RFE/Koha) • Haziri: Elections viable option, Kosovo war needs to be purified (media) • EU HR Borrell warns of threat from misinformation in Western Balkans (RTK) • MP Arifi set to serve prison sentence after surrendering to authorities (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo parliamentarians establish Group of Greens (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 29, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 53 new cases, no deaths in last 24 hours (media) • EU Head of Office: Association must be discussed in Brussels (media) • PDK leaders Veseli slams Hoti government (media) • Convicted MP hands himself over to police (media) • PM advisor: We don’t expect any difficulties after Arifi went to jail (media) • Serwer: Americans are wrong, Vucic won’t recognise Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: The signed in Brussels must be implemented, but not according to the Pristina's regulations (media) • Dacic: Azeri-Armenian conflict a warning to the region (FoNet, N1) • Djuric: If the idea of ZSO is dead, the possibility of success of the dialogue is also dead (TV Prva, Tanjug, Politika) • Serbian FM: Thaci facing indictment soon (FoNet, N1) • KFOR Commander: The formation of the ZSO is a controversial issue (Kontakt plus radio) • Petkovic: Necessary to establish permanent police and international presence in Babin Most (Kosovo Online) • Robbery attempt in Babin Most village (KIM radio) • ''Fatherland'' movement: Banner placed on Vucic's initiative; he will need to say now "I will not give Trump" (KoSSev) Opinion: • A self-inflicted drama (Koha) • Are ‘Serb’ churches Serb? Critique of an unwise choice (EWB) International: • “Western Balkans should join the EU, but regional political elites should do their job” (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 29

• COVID-19: 48 new cases, three deaths (media) • In first court appearance, Mustafa refuses to plead (media) • German government: Association in accordance with Kosovo law (DW/media) • Grenell: Washington agreement, result of parties seeking U.S. involvement (media) • COMKFOR: Establishment of Association of Serb-majority municipalities, disputed (media) • Haxhiu: We should dismiss the Prime Minister who hugged Vucic (media) • Biserko: Serbia, Russia seem to divert focus from Kosovo to Montenegro (Zeri) • Kosovo War: Salih Mustafa's case is the first for Hague court (BBC) • Op-ed: How to defend the liberation war? (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 28, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 28, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 48 new cases, three deaths (media) • Assembly fails to pass economic recovery law, yet again (media) • North Macedonian health authorities recommend easing border restrictions (Koha) • Hoti: If dialogue stalls, it means Serbia is not ready for final agreement (media) • Kosovo Assembly elects new Ombudsperson (media) • Kosovo to open support office for Presevo Valley residents (media) • Agim Ceku concludes interview with specialist prosecutor (media) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: Hoti can lie the public, but he will not escape the creation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online) • Milivojevic: Dialogue under question mark again, EU on test (Kosovo-online) • Kandic: The goal of the campaign against the court met – there are no witnesses (KoSSev) • Mihajlovic: Analysts think Ceku is first one Thaci “let go off” (N1) • Vucic on Kosovo: We are ready for difficult solutions, as there are no easy ones (media) • SDP: Someone wants to prolong and cover-up Ivanovic’s murder case (Radio kontakt plus) • Vucic on the ''Trump Lake'' banner: Kosovo Serbs love Trump, they made and hung the banner themselves (KoSSev) • Trump on Serb & Kosovo leaders: They hugged in the Oval Office, it was a beautiful thing to see (KoSSev) • Serbs and Albanians from Decani are jointly erecting a monument to Bosko Ciric (direktno.rs, KoSSev) Opinion: • Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel (Aljazeera) International: • Access Denied: Most Balkan War Crimes Case Files Not Public (Balkan Insight) • Middle East’s troubles spill over to the Balkans (arabnews.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo's adoption of Istanbul Convention hailed by international community (social media) • Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures (Balkan Insight) • N. Macedonia Minister: Balkan states considering simultaneous opening of borders (N1, Beta)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 28

• COVID-19: Three deaths, 47 new cases (media) • Salih Mustafa to appear before Specialist Chambers courtroom today (media) • Hoti: KSC activity part of legal and constitutional responsibilities (media) • Kurti: VV would’ve protected KLA members from specialist chambers (media) • “Serbia, Specialist Chambers fabricating evidence against KLA” (media) • LDK’s Mustafa: We have removed red lines for PDK (media) • Osmani: Justice has not been served (media) • Vucic: Prishtina must understand that compromise is only solution (media) • Etno Fest celebrates women and the sun in its 10thyear (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 26

• COVID-19: 49 new cases, one death (media) • EU Police Raid Kosovo War Veterans’ HQ, Arrest Leader (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo War Cimes Court publishes details after Gucati’s detention at The Hague (media) • Specialist Chambers to start with hearings on Monday (RTK) • Thaci: Kosovo has always been on the side of justice (media) • PDK MP: Friday’s arrests, a humiliating scene (RTK) • Lajcak: Belgrade – Pristina expert teams meeting postponed (N1) • Israeli Ambassador to Belgrade: Recognition of Kosovo is a fact (media) • Kuci and Abrashi meet DFC delegation, discuss projects (media) • Kosovo veterans leader arrested on witness intimidation charges – tribunal (Reuters) • EU police arrest Kosovo war veterans’ leader, raid offices (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 25, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 49 new cases, one death (media) • EULEX raids KLA war veterans’ offices (media) • Head of KLA war veterans, Hysni Gucati, arrested by EULEX (media) • Specialist Chambers do not comment on today's operation (Kallxo) • Haradinaj: Kosovo has always stood on the side of justice (media) • EU confirms: Next meeting in Brussels on 28 September (Klan) • Assembly fails to pass law on economic recovery (media) • PDK pushes for approval of its version of economic recovery plan (media) • No quorum to vote draft law on KLA values (media) Serbian Language Media: • Four infected with Covid-19, five cured in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic ahead of meeting Erdoğan: Turkey is one of most significant power in world (media) • Drecun: First arrest of Court for KLA crimes crucial step, new indictments underway (RTS) • “EU not responsible for agenda of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue” (Tanjug, Radio KIM) • Dacic to Lajcak: When would Brussels deal with ZSO? (NMagazin, TV Prva, Beta) • Djuric: On Monday talks at technical level only (Radio kontakt plus) • Vucic: "They will prepare a new March 17th and they'll finish the job" (B92) • “Trump Bridge“ over Gazivode: Serbs grateful to Trump for “bringing peace“ (KoSSev) • KEK violated Law on use of languages (Radio KIM) • Trial of Nenad Arsic continues (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Israel in the Balkans: Why did Serbia and Kosovo sign up to Trump's deal? (middleeasteye.net) • Russia and Serbia: A Partnership Past its Prime (RUSI, media) • Next year in Jerusalem: The Serbian Embassy and Kosovo go on pilgrimage with Trump (diem25.0rg) International: • Week in Review: The Possible and the Impossible (Balkan Insight) • Adam Boehler On New Era Of Serbia-US Relations (The Pavlovic Today) • Undermining EU enlargement: The destructive effects of state capture in the Wester Balkans (N1, clingendael.org) • Hague Prosecutors Publish Kosovo Guerrilla’s War Crimes Indictment (Balkan Insight) • Ex-army leader is first suspect arrested by Kosovo war crimes tribunal (The Guardian) • PM’s Welcome For ‘Lake Trump’ Proposal Baffles Kosovo Officials (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Gracanica municipality donates computers, UNMIK tablet devices to primary and secondary schools (Radio kontakt plus)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 25

• COVID-19: 63 new cases, no deaths (media) • Specialist Chambers publish indictment against Salih Mustafa (media) • KSC calls on victims to apply for participation in proceedings (media) • KLA war veterans: Salih Mustafa’s arrest, a sad day for Kosovo (media) • Thaci tells T7: Mistake to discuss Association now; was not asked about ‘Yellow House’ (media) • Abazi: Security institutions know where 'SPO files' are coming from (media) • Kastrati: Specialist Chambers must be stopped (RTK) • Hoti: We will use Ujman Lake as we did in the past (RTK) • Lajcak: Dialogue to continue Monday, Association not on agenda (media) • Grenell says parties agreed to rename disputed lake to Lake Trump (media) • Abbott: We don't encourage Kosovo to open embassy in Jerusalem (Klan) • Haradinaj requests UK’s active involvement in dialogue (media) • Von Cramon: Kosovo and Serbia to engage on hard topics (media) • Meta: International community would also benefit from Kosovo's UN seat (Koha)