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UNMIK Headlines 27 June

• PM Haradinaj in no rush for border demarcation with Montenegro (Koha) • Early parliamentary elections, most likely in autumn (Zeri) • Hoxhaj critical of Russia’s return to Council of Europe (media) • PM Haradinaj to travel to Paris for visa liberalization (Epoka) • Pacolli: Kosovo will apply again for INTERPOL membership (RTK) • Kosovo’s Trade Minister warns with tariff for Albania, North Macedonia (media) • PSD, NISMA say negotiating team in dialogue must not be overlooked (Epoka) • Demarcation as continuation of the idea for border changes (RFE) • “Improvised humanitarian crisis in the north, threat to stability” (Epoka)

UNMIK Headlines 26 June

• Haradinaj: Evidence that humanitarian crisis in the north is being staged (RTK) • Pacolli: There is no crisis in the north (Epoka) • Shala: Lack of food products, Serbia’s propaganda against tariff (RTK) • Serbia starts implementing plan for a “humanitarian crisis” in the north (Zeri) • Leaflet calling on Serbs not to buy products from Albanians (Kosovapress) • Re-evaluation of visa liberalization requirements (Koha) • Fajon: Lack of visa liberalization for Kosovo, injustice by EU (Zeri) • Norwegian Foreign Minister: Dialogue to resume as soon as possible (Zeri) • Government withdraws draft law on funding of political parties (media) • Coalition of NGOs calls on MPs to adopt child protection act ASAP (Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 25 June

• Thaci: Region can become unstable if agreement is not reached (media) • Norwegian FM: Agreement with Serbia opens closed doors for Kosovo (Zeri) • Thaci: Dialogue with Serbia to resume without conditions (RTK) • Mustafa: Opposition should bring down PAN coalition (Bota Sot, Express) • Serbia continues to invest in Kosovo, Hoxhaj calls on EU to react (media) • Bahtiri: We will not allow humanitarian crisis in the north (Telegrafi) • Kosovo Assembly adopts report on expulsion of Turkish nationals (media) • U.S. Ambassador praises police work in fighting human trafficking (Indeksonline)

UNMIK Headlines 24 June

• Haradinaj aims to bring back technical dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Scott: U.S. will not lead dialogue process, but it will help it (Fo-Net, RTK) • Vucic: Remove the tariff, we will stop lobbying against recognitions (Koha) • Dacic: Macron will not allow second failure (RTK) • “Merkel, Macron have more urgent matters than Kosovo-Serbia relations” (Koha) • Ahmeti ready to cooperate with LDK and VV to oust the government (media) • Kosovo Assembly to discuss today on expulsion of Turkish nationals (media) • European Parliament Vice-President to visit Kosovo today (Telegrafi) • Canak: Kosovo is not part of Serbia (media) • Dodik invites Thaçi at SEEP Summit (Klix.ba, RTK) • Serbia’s plan for “humanitarian catastrophe” begins today (Zeri) • AAK against Veseli’s idea to clean veterans’ list (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 22 June

  • Pristina-Belgrade meeting in Paris postponed  (RTK, DW, VoA)
  • Haradinaj informs Veseli about the meeting in Berlin  (media)
  • Haradinaj: Meetings in Berlin are not trumpeted, but they are not secret (RTK)
  • Haradinaj: Tariff may remain eternally, if Serbia does not recognize us (RTK)
  • Pacolli: Kosovo will not remain hostage or isolated due to Serbia’s whims (RTK)
  • Justice Minister responds

UNMIK Headlines 21 June

• Kosnett: Kosovo should temporarily suspend tariff (Epoka) • Kocijancic: Tariff blocked dialogue and Kosovo’s European integration (Koha) • Haradinaj’s associates met Djuric secretly in Berlin (media) • Prosecution to begin collecting information into Thaci’s advisor (T7/Zeri) • A government of calculations with corruption (Koha) • Tahiri: Veseli’s decision may damage PDK vote, but standard is important (media) • Apostolova: Visa liberalization requires patience (Koha) • U.S.: Kosovo has not met standards for elimination of human trafficking (media) • Haradinaj: Unemployment in Kosovo reduced to 26.9 percent (Epoka) • CSOs to protest today against draft law on funding of political parties (media) • Baraliu: Election reform cannot conclude this year (Epoka) • Kosovo to chair three regional initiatives this year (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Headlines 20 June

• Thaci: EU is unjust toward Kosovo, isolation and stagnation must end (media) • Veseli sacks PDK officials with active indictments from public and party posts • Thaci dismisses advisor allegedly working for Serbian intelligence (Zeri/Telegrafi) • Kosovo and Serbia to face off over Interpol membership bid (RFE) • “Peace cannot be reached without addressing war crimes” (media) • Kosnett: Kosovo, Serbia to speed up normalization of relations (media) • Hoxha: We expected an objective assessment on visa liberalization (media) • Bahtiri calls on Kosovo leaders to halt construction in the north (Zeri/Epoka) • Apostolova calls for end to monopoly in vehicle homologation (media)

UNMIK Headlines 19 May

• Haradinaj: Council knows importance of visa liberalization for Kosovo (media) • Haradinaj: EU Council conclusions do not fade visa liberalisation (media) • Hahn: Difficult to motivate Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks (RTK) • Kosnett seeks support for Truth and Reconciliation Commission (RTK) • Trump signs extradition agreement with Kosovo (media) • Rama promotes “Balkans Schengen” idea in London (Koha) • EU objects to draft law on funding of political parties (RTK) • Police raid six money-laundering suspect sites (media) • International Day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict to be marked today • Government approves Concept Document on missing persons (media) • Russia, Serbia stepping up intelligence activity in Kosovo and North Macedonia

UNMIK Headlines 18 June

• Hahn: Kosovo, Serbia must see EU rewards investments in compromise (media) • EU Council disappointing for Kosovo: No visas, tariff to be lifted ASAP (Klan) • Former U.S. army commander in Europe calls for new approach on Kosovo (KP) • Kosovo has no dilemma about Paris summit (Radio Free Europe) • War crimes amnesty would undo Specialist Chambers (Koha Ditore) • LDK won’t agree to bring down government with Serbian List votes (RTK) • Ahmeti wants guarantees that Mustafa won’t enter coalition with PDK (KTV) • Xhaferi: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to end in mutual recognition (Bota Sot) • Apostolova: Public administration reform, necessary (Zeri) • Scott: Balkan political leaders should leave nationalist rhetoric aside (Epoka) • Law on government to be adopted this year (Epoka) • Civil society activists accuse PDK security staff of attack (media)

UNMIK Headlines 17 June

• Haradinaj: We don’t need freedom when we’re isolated (Zeri) • Thaci: Paris Summit to pave way to agreement with Serbia (L’Express) • Civil society refuses to be part of Kosovo negotiating team (RFE) • Johnson: Trump supports reaching of Kosovo – Serbia agreement (VoA, RTK) • Serwer: Without U.S. and EU consent, there can be no agreement (Koha) • Joseph: Idea of unification with Albania incites separatism of Serbs (Koha) • EU responds to Thaci’s claim that Association is dead (Express) • Kadri Veseli reelected PDK leader (dailies) • Kosnett calls recent appointment at Kosovo ministry, insult to citizens (Kallxo) • Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media)