Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Five new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo confirms first case of South Africa coronavirus variant (media)
• PM Kurti to report to Assembly on dialogue with Serbia (Koha)
• Maas: Kosovo-Serbia agreement paves way to Europe for the two countries (media)
• Osmani: Serbia not showing readiness to clarify fate of missing persons (media)
• Von Cramon: There are many other urgent issues in dialogue apart from Association (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19 in Serbian communities: Four new cases (Kontakt plus radio)
• Mass: The comprehensive agreement between Belgrade and Pristina opens the EU door (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic: Serbia will always be an advocate of a policy of peace and connecting (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic and Botsan-Kharchenko on the continuation of the dialogue between BG and PR (KiM radio)
• Petkovic: Crucial for Belgrade to resolve the issue of missing persons in Kosovo (RTS)
• Dacic says solution for Kosovo not near (Beta, N1)
• Kurti met with the Working Group formed to establish the Institute for Crimes Committed during the war, a document being prepared (KoSSev)
• The EU Council extends the EULEX mission mandate until 2023 (Kosovo Online)
• Rakic with Davenport on the security situation in returnee communities (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Why is Serbia not going to join EU sanctions on Belarus? (euobserver.com)

International:

• ''NATO committed to building a strong partnership with Serbia'' (EWB)

• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Kosovo Assembly to debate on Brussels agreements on Friday (Koha)
• Konjufca: The Association must not happen (media)
• Berlin: Agreement with Kosovo, criteria for Serbia’s EU accession (Klan Kosova)
• Western Balkans Foreign Ministers to meet today (Deutsche Welle)
• Women’s Network calls for women representation in dialogue with Serbia (media)
• KLA War Veterans to hold protest on June 10 (media)
• Lajcak, Palmer criticised for discussing dialogue with Serbian Patriarch (Exit News)
• Robelli: A solution without a solution: Mr. Palmer’s difficult statements (Koha)
• Hoxhaj: Russian paramilitaries were part of Serbian Army in Kosovo (RTK)
• Daut Haradinaj: We support genocide lawsuit against Serbia (media)
• Greek Foreign Minister Dendias briefs Lajcak on his visit to Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Konjufca after meeting Ruci: We are in difficult situation with Serbia (media)
• Berlin Process: Maas to chair foreign ministers’ conference (RTK)
• Kosovo initiates establishment of the War Crimes Research Institute ( Express)
• Szunyog in the North, says electricity should be paid by everyone (Klan)
• Kurti-Schuepp meeting: Enlightenment of the fate of the missing, priority (RTK)
• The Presevo Valley demands seats in the talks in Brussels (RFE, media)
• Telekom Director resigns (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Will new "internal dialogues" follow? (KiM radio, Danas, RTS)
• Dacic: Vucic to submit report on dialogue to Assembly on June 22 or 23 (Radio KIM)
• Brnabic: We investigate all mass graves, remains of nine Albanians found recently (N1)
• Pendarovski: We are grateful to Serbia for its help, Skopje should not lobby for Kosovo (FoNet, Politika, N1)
• Trial for Oliver Ivanovic’s murder scheduled on July 6 and 7 (RTS)
• Minister says Serbian security services ready to defend country (N1)
• Viola von Cramon: Besides ZSO, a lot of other urgent things in the dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• Selakovic thanked Turkmenistan for its position on Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Centuries of discrimination still run deep for Roma in Europe (euronews)

International:

• EU Parliament President Backs Letting Western Balkan States Into Bloc (RFE)

Humanitarian/Development:

• The collective memories of the village shop (Prishtina Insight)
• Opera diva Natasa Tasic Knezevic performs in Gracanica (KiM radio)
• WHO official warns fight against COVID not over in Europe (N1)

• COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media)
• Blackmail with recognition before the resumption of the dialogue (RFE)
• Kosovo Assembly President Konjufca to visit Albania today (media)
• Albanian Prime Minister Rama meets Kosovo opposition leaders (media)
• Constitutional Court judge suspected of working for Serbian List’s interests (Koha)
• War veterans threaten with mass protest (media)
• Kurti, Brnabic to meet in Ohrid on July 1 (Telegrafi)
• In Western Balkans, ethnic nationalism threatens the path to Europe (Euronews)
• World Environment Day marked in Kosovo (Indeksonline)
• An agronomist’s ambition to create most beautiful village in Kosovo (Exit News)
• War victims hope for double genocide conviction for Ratko Mladic (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 4, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: Seven new cases, one death (media)
• Resolution for pardoning COVID-19 fines fails to pass Assembly (Koha)
• Dendias: Greece supports visa liberalisation, Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• Kosovo President Osmani meets Greek FM Dendias (media)
• Gervalla: Independence of Kosovo is irreversible (media)
• Konjufca meets Dendias, discuss Kosovo's EU integration path (media)
• The Netherlands on visa liberalisation: Fight corruption and organised crime (KP)
• Court clears former FM Haradinaj-Stublla of charges (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Kosovo: We do not advocate for frozen conflict, dialogue will continue (RTS)
• Lajcak: I came to prepare dialogue (Tanjug, Radio KIM)
• "Kosovo is not ready to negotiate borders" (Blic, B92)
• Palmer says meetings in Belgrade successful (N1)
• Vucic: Serbia – Hungary relations never better (FoNet, N1)
• Kandic: The Tribunal did not find any indications of genocide in Kosovo (Al Jazeera)
• Petkovic: “Great Albania” graffiti written on wall of Vitosevic’s house (Radio KIM)
• Rakic with international and non-governmental organizations on the return of displaced persons (Kontakt plus radio)
• KFOR remains in Kosovo as long as needed, NATO official says (N1)
• Von der Leyen: The future of the Western Balkans is in the EU (Tanjug, B92)
• Vucic asks vaccination of North Macedonia citizens be enabled in Serbia (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume (AP)

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
• U.S. to donate vaccines to Kosovo (media)
• Bulgaria to provide up to 150,000 COVID vaccines to Balkan countries (Reuters)
• Greek FM Dendias visits Kosovo today (media)
• Kurti-Vucic meeting between 14 and 17 June (Klan/Telegrafi)
• Government of Serbia not happy with Kurti's remarks on dialogue (Koha)
• After Kosovo, Top U.S., EU Envoys Visit Serbia To Press For Renewed Dialogue (RFE)
• Can EU-US coordination salvage the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue? (Prishtina Insight)
• Assembly adopts draft law to try war crimes in absentia (media)
• Kosovo Post CEO sacked by board (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti received a delegation from Austria (RTK)
• The EU sees dialogue as a continuation and not as a new beginning (RFE, media)
• Greek FM Dendias discusses with Lajcak prior to visiting Kosovo (Klan)
• German MEP, Ernst: I am against KFOR, Kosovo must be disarmed (Klan)
• Assembly debates on education organising during COVID-19 pandemic (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Antonijevic: No new coronavirus cases in Serbian areas (KiM radio)
• Europa Nostra to Pristina: Nomination and decision on V. Decani in line with professional standards (KoSSev)
• Lajcak: "Kurti knows that, as well as Vucic" (Tanjug, B92, KiM radio)
• Greek minister talks with Lajcak ahead of tomorrow's visit to Kosovo (Beta, Danas)
• West launches "idea of two Germanys" again (Danas)
• Selakovic with Palmer: Pristina avoiding its obligations, insist only on recognition (N1, FoNet, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic with Palmer: Dialogue with Pristina in the focus of the Government, full support of the USA (RTS)
• Grubjesic: No essential dialogue if ZSO is not on table (Kosovo-online)
• Simic: Kurti is running away from dialogue, the West should direct pressure on Pristina (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Pink)
• RTS: Community of Serb-majority Municipalities on hold for 3000 days (RTS)
• Dveri Movement: We’ll alert public in case of treason over Kosovo (N1)
• New non-paper about the Balkans has arrived in Brussels; Five countries joined forces (B92, Klix.ba)
• Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina can vaccinate in Serbia free of charge (Tanjug)

International:

• Serbia: New Internal And External Challenges – Analysis (eurasiareview.com)
• 17 military exercises in the Balkans and in Serbia’s neighbourhood from May to June (euractive.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• The Kosovo government to provide better protection of religious sites and full enforcement of the Law on SPZ (KoSSev)
• BIRN Launches Database of Mass Graves from Yugoslav Wars (Balkan Insight)
• ‘Coffee and Cigarettes’: Albanian Miners Seek Special Status, Fair Pension (Balkan Insight)
• Kopač tells Kosovo* there is no future for coal power plants (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Palmer assures Kosovo: U.S. is a stakeholder in dialogue process (RTK)
• Greece: We support visa liberalization, but we will not recognize Kosovo (TV Dukagjini)
• Presidency: date of the local elections is to be set in the following days (RTK)
• LDK to vote for Association if it passes Court’s filter (Koha)
• Palmer, Lajcak to meet Serbian President Vucic today (media)
• Another non-paper on the Balkans submitted to the EU (Koha)
• Editor of the Swiss newspaper responds to Gervalla (RTK)
• Poll: 44% of respondents believe Gervalla is defending KLA (Telegrafi)
• KLA War Veterans call for Gervalla’s resignation (T7)
• The Hague summons witness who was 8-years-old during Kosovo war (Exit News)
• Serbia and Kosovo leaders to meet for reconciliation talks, says Miroslav Lajcak (Euronews)
• Top U.S., EU envoys tell Kosovo that better ties with Serbia will open door to Europe (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 2, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media)
• EU supports Kosovo in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic (media)
• Kurti on Brussels meeting: It is about the future dialogue, not the previous one (media)
• On third day of visit to Kosovo, Palmer meets Konjufca (media)
• Von der Leyen: EC will advocate for a positive decision on visa liberalisation (media)
• Bislimi: France, the Netherlands, Belgium have visa liberalisation concerns (media)
• Abdixhiku: Kurti-led government is weak (media)
• Haradinaj urges government to adopt new recovery measures (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: If Kurti doesn't want to talk about ZSO, but about Kosovo's recognition, they don't even have to invite me for talks (KoSSev, RTS)
• Vucic tomorrow with Palmer and Lajcak (media)
• Kurti's lawsuit - between law and political points (RTS)
• US envoy Palmer meets Bishop Teodosije at Visoki Decani monastery (N1)
• Serbian Railway: Since pandemic trains operate up to Rudnica only (KoSSev)
• Petkovic congratulates Rakocevic on his election as UNS President (Radio KIM)
• APA: EU do not want to publish "non-paper" on Western Balkans, where border change is proposed (Tanjug, Blic, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Jevtic on attacks against SOC, non-provision of vaccines to Serbs and ‘good relations’ in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Indictment for assassination of Oliver Ivanovic confirmed, defence lawyers ‘embittered’ (TV Most)
• Popovic: Production of Russian Sputnik V vaccines starts in Belgrade this Friday (Dnevnik)

Opinion:

• Palestine, Kosovo and the dilemma faced by ‘small states’ (Kosovo 2.0)

• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Principal Deputy PM Bislimi meets Palmer and Lajcak (media)
• Parties encouraged in dialogue; compromises considered necessary (Koha)
• Lajcak briefs EU heads of missions on new dialogue meeting (media)
• Palmer calls for respect on court’s ruling on Decani Monastery Land (media)
• Serb minister says position of his superior, PM Kurti, is hypocritical (media)
• Involvement of Russia and China is impossible, civil society argues (Koha)
• Serwer skeptical about mutual recognition soon (media)
• President Osmani to meet political parties for date of local elections (media)
• Kosovo minister and Serbian official clash on Twitter (media)
• “Four trains from Serbia operating illegally in Kosovo” (Koha)
• Deprived of a childhood (Prishtina Insight)
• Balkan corruption risks derailing bid to join European Union (VOA)