Albanian Language Media:

• Western Balkans Declaration on increasing cooperation before Berlin Process Summit (media)
• Kurti in Poland: Kosovo and USA have an unwavering partnership (media)
• Kurti: Serbia continues to undermine peace in the Western Balkans (media)
• Osmani: Serbia benefits from EU more than other countries of Western Balkans (Koha)
• Baerbock and Osmani discuss progress in CEFTA, normalisation of Kosovo-Serbia relations (media)
• Osmani meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis (RTK)
• Gervalla: Kosovo remains committed to strengthening key relations (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Authorities to look into possibilities of prosecuting those behind threats to Tanjug (Tanjug)
• Vucic: In Pristina talk about war, in Belgrade about development (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric with Baerbock about Kosovo (KiM radio, media)
• Baerbock: The rule of law, CEFTA and normalization with Kosovo are key on the way to the EU (Kosovo Online)
• Regional cooperation at a crossroads: Tensions in Kosovo and the perspectives of the Berlin process (Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic: Cultural heritage in Kosovo is one of the most endangered cultural assets in the world (Kosovo Online, Euronews Serbia)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani travels to Germany to meet German President Steinmeier (RTK)
• Osmani meets Baerbock: Germany remains key ally for our Euro-Atlantic journey (media)
• Kurti and Maqedonci in Poland to participate in the Warsaw Security Forum (Klan)
• Gervalla in Germany, to participate in meeting of Berlin Process Foreign Ministers (Klan)
• Kosovo leaders congratulate NATO SG on resuming his duty (media)
• Haradinaj: Assembly can unblock salaries blocked by government (Telegrafi)
• EP appoints former Croatian diplomat head of delegation for relations with Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Rrahmani, Korenica leave Vetevendosje, join List for Family (Koha)
• Lajcak shares moments from meetings with Osmani and Kurti (Klan Kosova)
• Kosovo expected to get around €880 million from European Commission (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Milo Djukanovic, Serbia, Kosovo, opposition, and lithium (Beta, NMagazin, Nova, Danas)
• Miroslav Aleksic on Kosovo and lithium (Beta, NMagazin, RTV)
• “Money isn’t what we need, it’s peace and freedom“: Poll highlights skepticism toward Vucic’s Kosovo measures (KoSSev)
• Raska-Prizren Diocese: We are here with our people, sharing joy and tribulations as we have done for centuries (KoSSev, media)
• Serbian People's Movement demands dismissal of CHC Pristina-Gracanica director (medijacentar.info, KiM radio)
• FB and Instagram profiles of women's rights organization "Pravo na Pravo" shut down (medijacentar.info)
• Pros and cons to the union of the Serbian opposition in Kosovo and the opposition in Serbia; Gogic: Belgrade will try to prevent it (KiM radio, RFE)
• Atiq announces works on road infrastructure in Mitrovica North, on information board in Albanian only (KoSSev)
• Stano: Threats to Tanjug journalists unacceptable, case must be investigated (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications says email threats to Tanjug agency came from Albania (Tanjug, media)
• UNS asks international forces in Kosovo to determine who’s behind threats to Tanjug journalists (NMagazin, media)

International:

• Koopman in EP: We are expecting to close as many chapters in the next months as in the past decade (EWB)
• NATO chief Mark Rutte takes charge at critical time (DW)
• Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison (CNN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 1, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti at Yale: “Serb parallel structures in Kosovo have lost the battle” (media)
Gervalla: “Terrorism, radicalism have no room in our society and state” (media)
Bajqinovci: There are 70 Kosovo Serb police officers working in the north (media)
Two Vetevendosje MPs to announce departure from party (media)
Kajtazi: Internationals strongly engaged for Kurti not to remain in power (media)
Todorovic: Radoicic is somewhere in Serbia (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric: Serbia committed to eradicating terrorism, actively cooperating with partners (Kosovo Online)
Djuric to attend FMs meeting today within Berlin Process (Kosovo Online)
Committee: Security situation in Kosovo tense, unstable (Tanjug)
Office for KiM: Impermissible threats to Tanjug journalists (media)
Outgoing KFOR Commander visits Tirana (N1)
Svecla and Krasniqi visit Mitrovica North again, met with whistling from Serbian Democracy members (KoSSev)
Protest starts minutes before Brnabic calls special session (N1)

International Media:

New EU Line-Up, But No Quick Fix for Balkan Enlargement Woes (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

First deployment of NATO ARF to focus on readiness support to KFOR (media)
British troops deploy into Kosovo by testing new strategic NATO corridor (media)
Muja: Serbia abused free trade to arm the northern part of Kosovo (Kosovapress)
On Banjska, Serbia is ignoring “the elephant in the room” (RFE)
Gjenero: Narrative on Banjska is international (Nacionale)
Kurti pays homage to US-Albanian brothers killed in Serbia in July 1999 (media)
Kurti, Plenkovic talk deepening cooperation on higher education, defense (media)
Serb opposition in Kosovo aims to form front against Serbian List (Koha)
Osmani attends event, “our shared commitment to upholding CEDAW” (media)
SBASHK submits petition to amend law on pension schemes (RFE)
Kosovo government allocates €100,000 for Global Coalition against ISIS (media)
Police interview person in Pristina, was wearing shirt with inciting content (media)

Serbian Language Media:

KP on beaten and robbed couple in Gracanica: They reported that a masked person attacked them (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, gracanicaonline.info, media)
Dusanka Aleksic: Attacker was kicking us and hitting with a baton (Tanjug)
Office for KiM: Attack on Aleksic family in Gracanica made Serbs in Kosovo worried (Tanjug)
Gogic: Attack in Gracanica testifies security situation in Serbian areas is undermined (Kosovo Online)
While police are yet to determine cause of explosion in Zvecan, mayor Peci condemns “people who caused incident” (KoSSev)
ERO: Possible difficulties in the supply of electricity during the winter; Gerxhaliu reacts (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Parliament to hold session on lithium (N1)

International:

Kosovo feminist festival highlights sisterhood in times of war and peace (BIRN)
Aleksandar Vučić’s diplomacy à la carte (Politico.eu)
Pollution and skulduggery claims stalk projects to mine Bosnia’s resources (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Agreement with EFTA countries will be signed next year (RTK)
• Osmani: Vucic will only postpone Crimea-style annexation plan (RTK)
• Osmani meets Cardinal of Vatican, emphasises importance of recognition of Kosovo by Holy See(media)
• Kurti and Gervalla meet Secretary of State of the Holy See (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila: Proposal to impose measures on Kosovo was Lajcak's (media)
• Rasic: Serbian List is working to boycott February 9 elections (Dukagjini)
• Explosive device thrown on property of an Albanian in Zvean (Dukagjini)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Intense week in New York, difficult talks about Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
• Vucevic: Enormous pressure by Kurti on Serbs in Kosovo (Blic, Kosovo Online, TV Prva)
• Opposition and Kosovo Serbs discuss alternatives to Serbian List, emphasise community survival (FoNet, N1, KoSSev)
• Explosion in Zvecan, gas station guarded by Kosovo police damaged (N1, KoSSev)
• Albanian PM: “Kosovo’s statehood irreversible, rejects Ukraine parallel at the UNGA (KoSSev)
• Mijacic: Closure of temporary authorities an act of brutal force, not the integration of the Serbian community (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani after meeting Biden: “Alliance at the foundation of our state” (media)
• Kurti tells UN USG Xu: “I look forward to continuing cooperation” (media)
• Police put security barriers on bridge near Brnjak to prevent smuggling (media)
• Over 1 ton of drugs worth around €5 million confiscated in Peja (media)
• “Kosovo ranked among countries with highest index for law and order” (media)
• Kusari-Lila:“The truth of Radoicic conversation” (media)
• Group of Serbs protest in front of police station in Zubin Potok (Koha)
• What is it like to be an Albanian in Serbia? (Radio Free Europe)

Serbian Language Media:

• Rector Arsic: I hope KFOR’s promise that no one will invade faculties is still valid (NMagazin, Beta, Vecernje Novosti, media)
• Local elections in north nowhere in sight – EU's demand for elections to be held "as soon as possible" has faded (Kosovo Online)
• Following news of cancellation of training for KP, US Embassy: We have not made any decision "at this time" (KoSSev)
• Qerkinaj: Politicians blocking process of shedding light on missings fate, families will not give up (KoSSev, Medija centar Caglavica)
• Petkovic: Accusations against Serbia are indicator of retrograde nature of Pristina's politics (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Protest in Zubin Potok over endangerment of Serbian Orthodox Church objects (ZubinPotok.info, Radio kontakt plus, media)
• Elshani says police investigates desecration of sacred site near Zubin Potok (Radio KIM)
• Lawyer: Health condition of Svetomir Bacevic deteriorated, I requested extraordinary commutation of sentence (Radio KIM)
• Vucic, Netanyahu discuss situation in Kosovo, Israel (N1, Beta, media)
• Brnabic: After EU institutions form and US elections, I expect shift in measures toward Pristina (Beta, N1, RTS)

International:

• A walk through resistance: A visitor’s take from Kosovo’s Reporting House (Prishtina Insight)
• New EU line-up, but no quick fix for Balkan enlargement woes (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• “It is all so sad” (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev)
• Why thousands of Kosovo residents are on hospital waiting lists for years (RFE)
• Back in my day … (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani meets with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jim O'Brien (media)
• Osmani: Kosovo should have more coordination and cooperation with the U.S. (media)
• Kurti: Diplomatic and economic ties with Greece have increased (RTK)
• Gervalla meets her counterpart from Monaco, discusses joint projects (media)
• Pacolli: Hovenier's message should not have been conveyed to Kosovo but to Serbia (RTK)
• Haxhiu hosts Danish Minister of Justice, discusses implementation of agreement on prisons (media)
• Rasic: Radomirovic fired for involvement in suspicious activities in the north (Dukagjini)
• KFOR and Serbian army carry out synchronised patrolling (media)
• Anti-smuggling measures, police set up obstacles for trucks at the Bernjak/Brnjak bridge (Dukagjini)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets SG Guterres in New York, discusses Kosovo, cooperation and geopolitical challenges (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic: We know they deceived us with the Brussels Agreement (Kosovo Online, media)
• Petkovic: “Pristina continues police occupation of northern Kosovo” (media)
• Serbian List: Decision on allocating building in "Bosiak" Mahala made by illegitimate Albanian councillors (Radio KIM)
• Serbian List: Possible abolishment of Serbian goods import ban decision is not a merit of Nenad Rasic (Radio KIM)
• Gerxhaliu: U.S. and Europe have taken Serbian goods blockade seriously; compromise will certainly be reached (Kosovo Online)
• Kosovo police placed concrete barriers on Bernjak/Brnjak bridge (KoSSev)
• Vucic not sure he can make it to parliamentary debate on lithium, will attend that on Kosovo (N1)
• Serbia, Azerbaijan sign agreement on additional gas supply (N1)

International Media:

• Serbia-Albania joint bid with political history set to win hosting of soccer’s Under-21 Euros (AP)

Albanian Language Media:

Kosovo Police deny that U.S. has canceled training for them (Klan Kosova)
Osmani joins world leaders for summit on Ukraine (media)
Haradinaj after U.S. warnings: We are entering a worse period (EO)
Svecla: Radoicic’s group being trained to cause instability in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric with Sybiha: Serbia's commitment to peace and resolving issues through dialogue is universal (Kosovo Online)
Radosavljevic: No functional local governments in the north without new mayors and councilors (Kosovo Online)
Mazreku: Municipalities in north, like all others, should have legitimate authorities (Kosovo Online)
Building housing Office for KiM and other Serbian services handed over to Kosovo MIA (KoSSev)
Dismissed deputy minister Radomirovic accuses Rasic of neglecting northern Serbs (KoSSev)
Rasic responds to Radomirovic, calls him ‘controversial’ personality (Radio KIM)
European Greens stand with anti-lithium protesters (N1)

International:

Kosovo postpones trial for Banjska attack, awaits Supreme Court ruling (Prishtina Insight)
Massacres relived: Book sheds new light on Kosovo war’s atrocities (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

Borrell: Leaders of the region must take bold decisions to move towards integration (media)

KFOR: Serbia should help on urgently bringing perpetrators of attack in Banjska to justice (Koha)

Osmani and Carpenter talk about importance of Kosovo-USA cooperation (RTK)

Kurti: Serbia violating agreement, harbouring Radoicic (media)

Bislimi: Kosovo is working intensively for membership in SEPA (RTK)

Kurti meets Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, talk about cooperation (RTK)

Gervalla: Full Euro-Atlantic integration of Kosovo, necessary (RTK)

Maqedonci: KSF will have three infantry regiments (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic says health care, education to stay out of Kosovo system (Beta, N1)

Mijacic: Svecla's statement inappropriate; education and healthcare are resolved within the framework of dialogue (Kosovo Online)

Imeri: All open issues with the Serbian community in Kosovo should be resolved through the A/CSM (Kosovo Online)

Directors of CHC Kosovska Mitrovica and CHC Pristina-Gracanica deny Svecla's statement (Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online)

COMKFOR: Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue crucial and possible (N1)

Vucic: China's support even stronger, I conveyed our frustration to Lajcak (Tanjug, media)

Serbian FM met Greek FM, OSCE Acting SG (Tanjug, media)

Momirovic: A meeting of the Joint Committee of CEFTA has been called, the unblocking of the agreement expected (Kosovo Online)

Radomirovic dismissed from the post of Deputy Minister for Returns (Blic, Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti travels to NY, to take part in UN General Assembly High-Level Week (media)
Hovenier calls on Kosovo and Serbia to fulfill obligations and take dialogue more seriously (media)
Rohde calls for concrete steps to establish the Association (media)
Lajcak meets Plotner, talk how to unblock implementation of Ohrid deal (media)
Maqedonci: Groups near border with Serbia are a threat to Kosovo (Dukagjini)
Torres: Those responsible for Banjska to be held accountable in Kosovo (media)
Hoxhaj says diplomacy turned Banjska victory into isolation, sanctions (media)
Osmani at Summit on Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats (media)
Kurti: Public administration reforms in the service of economic development (EO)
Kosovo confirms another statistic: “Serbia has stolen 3,274 artifacts” (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

Banjska case preliminary hearing: Names of all accused read out, trial to those arrested; Hearing postponed for October 9 (KiM radio, media)
"Broader autonomy": Kosovo Minister of Internal Affairs, Svecla on Serbs’ health and education system in Kosovo (Danas, Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio)
Hovenier: No other way for Kosovo and Serbia than dialogue (Kosovo Online)
Vucic meets China FM Yi, tells him of difficulties Serbs in Kosovo face (Tanjug)
Vucic meets Iranian President, discuss Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian opposition submits request to hold debate on Kosovo, Vucic invited (N1)
EU Justice Commissioner: EC’s enlargement package “in a couple of weeks” (N1)
German Minister: Important for the CEFTA agreement to be concluded (DW)

International:

Silence over Kosovo’s stalled Council of Europe bid as France, Italy dig in their heels (Euractive)
Kosovo commemorates police sergeant killed in 2023 Banjska attack (BIRN)
Kosovo says indictments ignore Serbian role in deadly siege (RFE)