• 52 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours (media) • Another patient succumbs to COVID – 19 (media) • Air transport in Kosovo to resume on June 28 (media) • Thaci: No land swap discussions in Washington (media) • Hoti: Visits to Brussels doesn’t substitute meeting in Washington (media) • Veseli: Kosovo’s negotiating position is very weak (Telegrafi) • EU confirms continuation of Kosovo – Serbia dialogue in July (Lajmi) • Stoltenberg: No one can dictate a solution for Kosovo and Serbia (Koha) • Assembly fails to endorse international financial agreements (media) • Internationals want Serbs to try Serb cases in Kosovo (Koha) • U.S. Embassy calls on government to appoint experienced professionals (media) • Vucic: We talked about things you cannot discuss publicly (media) • Kosovo government declares Hezbollah a terrorist organisation (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Grenell: We will try to build an economic zone between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Hoti meets Thaci prior to his travelling to Brussels (media) • EU borders may remain closed for Western Balkans (media) • Osmani requests voting of international agreements (media) • Assembly has no quorum to vote on the million-dollar agreements (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic and Hoti at the end of the week in Brussels, but not about the dialogue (RTS) • Vucic: We are dealing with painful issues, compromise is not easy for Serbia (Tanjug, B92) • New round of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on June 25 in Brussels (N1) • Djuric: SNS in Kosovo won 86 percent of votes (KoSSev) • Returnee family robbed in the village of Veliko Krusevo (Kosovo Online) • MEPs: Mocking of democracy in Serbia, stop opening negotiating chapters (N1, EWB) Opinion: • Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's stabilocrat (DW) • Serbia’s Strongman Wins Big in Election Boycotted by the Opposition (The New York Times) • Serwer: Vucic's victory convincing but stained (VoA, N1) International: • Serbia's Vucic To Discuss Kosovo With Putin In Moscow On Wednesday – Ambassador (urdupoint.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Number of COVID-19 hospitalisations peaks (Prishtina Insight) • Serbia’s anti-COVID-19 Crisis Team: Face masks mandatory in public transport (N1) • OpisMEDIJavanje: Sometimes a politician’s refusal to answer a question will be the answer (KoSSev) • Serbia Under-Reported COVID-19 Deaths and Infections, Data Shows (Balkan Insight) • SO2 emissions in Western Balkans coal plants six times above limit in 2019 (balkanenergynews.com)

• Covid-19: 47 cases reported over last 24 hours (media) • Kosovo, Serbia leaders to meet in Brussels on Thursday (media) • Hoti reveals details of upcoming trip to Brussels (media) • Thaci: Washington meeting will be very difficult (RTK/Telegrafi) • Borrell insists only “structured dialogue” is led by EU (Zeri) • Lajcak in Belgrade: Dialogue to continue without delay (RFE) • U.S. Ambassador Kosnett’s interview to Klan Kosova • Haradinaj: Three key principles in dialogue with Serbia (media) • VV MP: Thaci has violated Constitution, Hoti unprepared for dialogue (Klan) • “Thaci’s another term in office believed to be damaging” (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Presidents Thaci, Vucic to lead delegations in Washington (Indeksonline) • Collaku: Economy and other issues that may arise to be discussed at White House (RFE) • Hoti's cabinet: Mainly economic issues to be discussed in Washington (Klan) • Kosovo-Serbia final agreement to go through four stops (Klan Kosova) • Competition between EU and U.S. on Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Koha) • Weber: Kosovo and Serbia could get closer to final agreement by end of year (media) • Serbian man sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes (media) • One more coronavirus-related death reported in Kosovo (media) • Ministry of Health denies contact tracing will not be pursued anymore (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kommersant: Vucic now must make a choice (Danas) • New REC data: 62.73 percent of electorate processed, 3 lists passed threshold (B92) • Vucic’s SNS scores landslide victory in Serbia’s general elections (media) • What kind of proposal does Lajcak bring to Belgrade today? (B92, Tanjug) • President Vucic: Let's not be arrogant in forming government; experts say turnout 49 pct (N1) • OSCE: Final turnout in Kosovo was 55.178, respectively 57.88 percent of registered voters (Kosovo-online) • SzS: Fake elections have not succeeded, boycott did, turnout less than 50 percent (N1, BETA, FoNet) • Director of Factor Plus: Turnout expected, boycott failed (Prva TV, B92) • Varhelyi: "Important day for Serbia" (RTS, B92) • N. Macedonian President: Kosovo issue could lead to domino effect (RFE, N1, FoNet) • Newsmax TV founder: Trump is man who can bring peace to Balkans (Newsmax, N1) Opinion: • Serbia elections: Who's left besides Vucic? (DW) • Wanted: EU-US cooperation on Kosovo (EUobserver) • ''Trump and the Kremlin know very well who they are dealing with'' (KoSSev) • Kosovar politics needs rebellious women (Prishtina Insight) International: • Serbia President’s Party Scores Landslide in Election Boycotted by Opposition (Balkan insight) • Ruling Conservatives Set to Win Serbian Parliamentary Vote (VoA) • Serbian parliament left without clear opposition as the ruling party wins partially boycotted elections (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • BIRN Videos Tell Emotional Stories of Missing Fathers (Balkan Insight) • 22 years since kidnapping of Belacevac miners (TV Most)

• 96 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours in Kosovo (media) • Hoti to report to MPs on Washington visit and reciprocity on Tuesday (media) • Several senior LDK members voted against Osmani’s dismissal (Koha) • Kurti: Allowing Serbian elections, cancelling local ones, unacceptable (media) • Braathu: Only ballot collection for Serbian elections conducted in Kosovo (Klan) • Serbia President’s Party Scores Landslide in Election Boycotted by Opposition (BIRN) • Veseli: Kosovo Army, best argument for those that deny success (media) • North Macedonia President: Kosovo-Serbia deal would help the region (media) • Pushing for Serbia-Kosovo Peace Deal, U.S. Roils Allies (NYT)

• 82 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours in Kosovo (media) • Minister of Health implies mass testing for COVID – 19 (media) • Hoti: We allowed Serbian elections, according to earlier practices (Koha) • LDK, partners to enable Thaci to get another term in office (Kosovapress) • Pacolli, Von Cramon, Grenell tweet over visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • Lama, Biserko say land swap idea came from Serbia (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 19, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo PM Hoti: Thaci knows I will lead the dialogue (Gazeta Express) • Grenell: Land swap was Bolton’s idea, not Trump’s (Fox News, RTK) • Von Cramon hopes visa liberalization for Kosovo during Germany’s presidency (Klan) • Pompeo congratulates Hoti for peaceful government formation (media) • Osmani demands visa liberalization from the EU (media) • Number of hospitalized with COVID-19 increases, 65 today (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Talks on Kosovo as “chess game”, we are ready for compromise (RTV) • “Without rule of law, any agreement is dead letter on paper” (Radio KIM) • Dacic thanks Lavrov for Russia’s support on Kosovo issue (N1) • European Parliament to debate report on Western Balkans (N1) • Lajcak to visit Belgrade on June 22 and 23 (FoNet) • REC adopted election instruction for Sunday elections in KiM (TV Most) • OSCE will implement practice established and applied in past during these elections (RTK2) • US Embassy in Pristina: We will not observe elections on Sunday (Kosovo-online, RTV KIM) • "If exchanging territories is the way..." (Kosovo-online, B92) • Vucic urged citizens to vote on Sunday’s elections (B92) • Pre-election silence in Serbia starts at midnight until Sunday evening (N1, FoNet) Opinion: • Race for Serbia-Kosovo Deal Betrays America’s Best Principles (Balkan Insight) • Five mounting challenges for China in the Western Balkans (ECFR) International: • Moscow's Approval Necessary For Any Deal Between Serbia, Kosovo, Lavrov Says (RFE) • Serbia ready to sacrifice EU membership over Kosovo deal (Reuters) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan Countries Relax Guard Despite COVID-19’s Second Wave (Balkan Insight) • Media Literacy Project: Beware of hybrid objective journalism (KoSSev)

• 83 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours in Kosovo (media) • Hoti warns restricting measures could be reintroduced (T7/Telegrafi) • US Presidential Envoy Richard Grenell’s interview to Gazeta Express • Thaci: Meeting in Washington, a turning point in history (media) • Hoti on Washington meeting: I speak on Kosovo’s behalf (media) • Maas: Kosovo, Serbia, European perspective, they need solution with EU (DW) • Kupchan: White House meeting paves way for final agreement (RFE/Klan) • Hoti to EU ambassadors: Territory is non-negotiable (media) • Kurti: Even pondering new borders is insanity and call to conflict (media) • Veseli: Whoever leads the dialogue, must defend Kosovo (media) • LDK’s Mustafa: Agreement with Serbia might be reached this year (KTV) • OSCE to collect in Kosovo ballots for Serbian elections (RFE/Koha) • Hoxhaj: Lavrov visit, propaganda campaign against Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 18, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Grenell: Kosovo, Serbia leaders to begin new era of stability and prosperity (media) • Lajcak: Dialogue ready to resume, date to be set soon (media) • Hoti meets political leaders, VV and PDK boycott meeting (media) • Nagavci: Hoti and government to know there's a point they cannot cross (media) • Limaj: Dialogue should have a name (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic worried about ''Russia’s assessments regarding various plans and ideas'' for solving the Kosovo issues (KoSSev, B92) • Jeremic: Some announcement on Kosovo at White House on June 27 (N1) • Lavrov today in Belgrade, what are the key topics of conversation (RTS) • Vucic, Lajcak, Moscow, Washington ... and Mile (B92) • Vucic: EU doesn't know what to offer us for Kosovo's UN membership (Vecernje Novosti, Beta, N1) • Stoltenberg: Meeting in Washington right step in right direction (RTS) • Why Trump's withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Germany relates to the Balkans (Klix.ba, B92) • Lajcak meet Serbian List officials, mayors (N1) • Djuric: Hoti buries dialogue (RTS) • Vucic: If SNS doesn't win an absolute majority, it will not ask for a mandate (B92, RTS) • Rakic met northern Kosovo mayors (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Don’t count on a White House Kosovo-Serbia breakthrough (Atlantic Council) • Russia-Serbia partnership does not depend on Belgrade’s dialogue with Brussels (Info Ros) International: • Europe Worries Trump May Wreck Chunk of Merkel’s Legacy (Bloomberg) Humanitarian/Development: • Film festivals in Kosovo postponed until August (Prishtina Insight)

• 77 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours (media) • New measures put in place to prevent spread of Covid-19 (media) • Macron to host Kosovo-Serbia summit on July 17 in Paris (Koha) • Kosovo, Serbia to discuss agreement similar to mini-Schengen on June 27 (Koha) • President Trump could guarantee agreement at The White House (Klan Kosova) • Thaci: Kosovo, Serbia to lose if agreement is not reached in Washington (VOA) • PM Hoti asked to report to the Assembly before U.S. trip (media) • Hoti: We’ll form Association/Community in line with Constitution (media) • U.S. Ambassador Philip Kosnett interview to Telegrafi • German MP Peter Beyer: Kosovo must reject a dirty deal (Koha) • Haxhiu: Unlawful government to leave and pave way for elections (media)