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UNMIK Headlines 13 July

• Papadopoulou: Kosovo still needs EULEX (Koha Ditore) • Djuric granted permission to visit Kosovo (media) • Veseli: Initiative on KLA veterans’ lists protects ex-fighters (RTK) • Kosovo authorities release two Serbs suspected of espionage (media) • U.S. State Department: Corruption still an obstacle to doing business in Kosovo (VOA) • Veseli nominates Muzafer Shala Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Klan Kosova) • Prizren court declares 400 missing persons as dead (Klan Kosova)

UNMIK Headlines 12 July

• Thaci: Zaev has apologised to me and to Kosovo for his remarks (media) • Haradinaj: All leaders in the region fear border changes (media) • Haradinaj: Relations with NISMA are no threat to the government (Koha) • Macaraeg: U.S. has no plans to withdraw troops from Bondsteel (media) • Kosovo leaders in farewell meetings with EULEX head, Papadopoulou (media) • Kosovo ministry defends lobbying contract with U.S. firm (Klan Kosova) • Haradinaj confirms Holland skeptical about visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RTK) • Deda: We could have brought down the government in June (RTK) • Gjilan prosecution speaks about two arrested Serbs (Kallxo) • Reconciliation coalition launched in Pristina (Koha/Klan) • Serbian general leaves meeting in Brussels due to Kosovo’s presence (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 11 July

• Haradinaj insists on broad-based consensus on dialogue with Serbia (RFE) • Haradinaj: We will protect Kosovo’s sovereignty at all costs (media) • Limaj and Haradinaj have cut off communication (Koha Ditore) • Daut Haradinaj: No clash between AAK and NISMA (Indeksonline) • Selimi: Thaci, Vucic have secret plans for Kosovo’s partition (Koha/Zeri) • Serbian Defence Minister Vulin not allowed to enter Kosovo (media) • Position of the Netherlands, Slovakia and Bulgaria on visa liberalisation (Zeri) • Rugova: We need three more votes to bring down the government (Telegrafi) • Naim Maloku called by Specialist Chambers for interview (media) • McAllister: Kosovo and Serbia working hard to reach an agreement (RTK) • CDHRF: Serbs in the north still don’t pay electricity bills (Zeri) • Mexico warns with vote against Kosovo’s membership at INTERPOL (Klan)

UNMIK Headlines 10 July

• Apparent differences at Summit that aimed regional cooperation (Koha) • Borissov calls on Kosovo and Serbia to resume talks (Zeri) • Tahiri: Mogherini started well, but ended badly (Zeri) • Lekaj: Claims by opposition, a boring chorus line (Epoka) • Haavisto: It is time for Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations (media) • Serwer: EU is harsh with Kosovo, tariff is not functioning (RTK) • Haradinaj: Justice must be served for the Bytyqi brothers (Zeri) • Thaci: Good neighborly relations between Kosovo and Greece (Bota Sot)

UNMIK Headlines 9 July

• Scott: Tariff should be lifted so dialogue can resume (media) • Pacolli: Kosovo, Albania are pillars of Euro-Atlantic spirit in the region (media) • Moscow: Albania-Kosovo joint diplomatic missions, a provocative move (RTK) • Kosovo, Montenegro commissions for border demarcation to meet soon (media) • Government discordance (Zeri) • Rugova: This government cannot survive autumn (Epoka) • Dodik: I will not participate when the summit takes place in Kosovo (RTK) • Auditor confirms abuses with Central Election Committee’s budget (Koha) • Shllaku: Soros doesn’t interfere in internal affairs of states (Koha) • Kosovo Commerce Chamber strengthens cooperation with UNDCO (Klan Kosova)

UNMIK Headlines 8 July

• Kosovo President rejects participation at SEECP summit in Sarajevo (media) • Pacolli: We won’t attend SEECP, Bosnia does not treat us as a state (RTK) • Dodik reacts to Thaci’s decision not to participate at SEECP (RTK) • Albania shows solidarity with Kosovo, won’t attend Sarajevo Summit (Koha) • Lekaj: Opposition lacks numbers, it is ridiculing the people (Zeri) • Kryeziu: Borrell can be an advantage for Kosovo (Epoka) • The liberalised politicians of an isolated state (Zeri) • Citaku: I will be the first Kosovo diplomat to visit Israel (Zeri) • Vucic ridicules Kosovo: Serbian goods are falling from the sky (media) • French President Macron to visit Serbia on July 15 (Indeksonline)

UNMIK Headlines 6 July

• Haradinaj meets Theresa May at Western Balkans Summit in Poznan (RTK) • Mogherini: No conditions for dialogue without liftin the tariff (RFE, media) • Haradinaj and Engel meet behind the closed doors (media) • Hoxhaj: Responsible for Ivanovic’s case, hide in Belgrade (RTK) • Hoti: Kosovo needs a Prime Minister (media) • Haziri reelected LDK leader for Gjilan (media)

UNMIK Headlines 5 July

• EU Commissioner says tariff issue must be resolved ASAP (media) • U.S. Congressman Engel opposes border changes ideas (Radio Free Europe) • Prime Minister Haradinaj doesn’t accept to lead dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Prime Minister Haradinaj doesn’t accept to lead dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Fabrizi: EU’s position on dialogue does not change (Zeri) • EU reacts to decision of Kosovo to ban Serbian officials (Indeksonline) • Russia considers Kosovo’s entry ban on Serbian officials, legally void (TASS, Klan) • U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel to visit Gjakova today (media) • “Kosovo should allocate budget to help Presevo Valley” (Kosova Sot)

UNMIK Headlines 4 July

• Two days of “humanitarian disaster” against the tariff (Koha) • Kosovo’s position in dialogue becomes more difficult (Zeri) • What can Borrell’s nomination mean for Kosovo – Serbia dialogue? (RFE) • Ahmeti: We will not bring down government with Serbian List votes (media) • Vetevendosje: Leaders are blocking transformation of the army (media) • Tahiri: Vucic is sheltering Oliver Ivanovic’s murder suspects (RTK) • Haradinaj: Kosovo has fulfilled criteria for visa liberalization (RTK) • After Belgrade, Engel to visit Pristina to inaugurate new Embassy building (Klan) • COMKFOR visits Serbia, discusses Kosovo (Express) • Tahiri: Kosovo, a trusted ally of the EU in the fight against terror (media) • Haradinaj and O’Connell discuss political developments in Kosovo (RTK) • Palestinians oppose Kosovo’s membership at INTERPOL (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 3 July

• Haradinaj has two conditions to represent Kosovo in talks with Serbia (Koha) • Haradinaj: Serbian scenario can destabilise the north (Koha) • “Serbs are buying Kosovo goods; no Serbian truck will enter Kosovo” (Express) • Bahtiri: Serbia’s plan to stage humanitarian catastrophe has failed! (media) • Tahiri: We should be vigilant and cautious with situation in north (Epoka) • Failed scenario in the north ends, shops to open today (RTK) • Borrell nominated for EU foreign policy chief (media) • Haziri: There will be early general elections in autumn (Telegrafi) • Kosnett: Government to act quickly on vehicle homologation contractct (Epoka) • Kosovo and Albania with joint diplomatic missions (Epoka)