Number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches 16 (media)
President considering state of emergency (Indeksonline)
Thaci urges citizens to stay at home (media)
Health Institute: Go out only for emergency cases (media)
KSF raises readiness due to coronavirus (Koha)
Pristina Mayor: Stay at home! (Klan Kosova)
US Embassy calls on leaders to set aside differences (media)
Malisheva Mayor: Every village has visitors from Italy (media)
Hundreds of Kosovars from Italy came to Restelica (Indeksonline)
"If citizens aren't totally isolated, disastrous consequences" (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 16, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• 13 confirmed coronavirus cases in Kosovo (media)
• Health Institute: Please stay at home (media)
• Pristina Airport with additional explanations (media)
• The infected with CoronaVirus, in a stable condition (RFE, RTK)
• US Embassy in Pristina cancels visa appointments (media)
• Haradinaj: Government unprepared in case of escalation of situation (RTK)
• Mayor: Dumnica village in quarantine (Express)
• Podujeva’s zone with first COVID-19 case disinfected, three villages quarantined (RFE, RTK)
• Kurti nominates government Spokesperson (gazetaexpress)

Serbian Language Media:

• Government of Serbia: Measures introduced during a state of emergency (media)
• Vucic urged citizens: Respect state's recommendations, we have to win this battle (media)
• Mitrovica North: There is enough food and medications, no case of coronavirus registered (TV Most, Kosovo-online)
• Seven new cases, 55 in total (B92)
• "Don't make us impose a curfew" (B92, Prva TV)
• Trial in Oliver Ivanovic’s murder case postponed until further notice (B92, Kosovo-online)
• Vucic-Merkel video-conference postponed (Tanjug)
• Montenegro closes borders over coronavirus pandemic (BETA, N1)

Opinion:

• Coronavirus: The Pandemic Stress Test (Balkan Insight)
• Preventing panic (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• Tight-Lipped Balkan Governments Scramble to Defend Against COVID-19 (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia Imposes State of Emergency, Pleads for China’s Help (Balkan Insight)
• Albania Adopts Punitive Fines for Breaching Coronavirus Restrictions (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Coronavirus: Live Updates (Balkan Insight)
• HIV: prejudice that endures (Prishtina Insight)

Four more affected with COVID-19, 13 patients in total (RTK)
Government new measures against coronavirus (media)
Health Minister calls on PM to declare state of emergency (media)
Kosovo govt declares state of emergency for public health (media)
Kurti to people: Once I called you to protest, now it is brave to stay home (media)
PM Kurti thanks MPs for adopting budget (Koha)
Osmani: We passed budget, avoiding govt shutdown (media)
EU Special Representative welcomes budget adoption (media)
PDK's Krasniqi replies to Apostolova on budget (media)
Kosovo Assembly adopts resolution on dialogue (media)
Opposition leader criticizes resolution on dialogue (media)
Hoti: Tariff must be lifted fully and immediately (media)

Albanian Language Media:
Albania shuts down border with Kosovo (media)
Surroi: Thaci cannot sign agreement on his own (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic on Serbia’s measures against coronavirus, salary increase to medical personnel (B92)
Ministry: 31 persons infected with coronavirus in Serbia (B92)
Vecernje Novosti: Trump could get rid of Kurti? (B92)
Borrell Messages to Kurti: Tariffs need to be completely abolished, Lajcak as special envoy for Belgrade - Pristina dialogue (RTS)
Djuric: Pristina violates agreement on freedom of movement (RTV Puls)
Vucic and Merkel: Video-conference instead of meeting (Sputnik)
Detention of Zlatan Krstic extended, his deteriorated health additional problem (Kosovo-online)
Djuric with Botsan-Kharchenko (media)
International Language Media:
Health system lacking basic hygienic provisions (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 13, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• Albania shuts down border with Kosovo (media)
• Surroi: Thaci cannot sign agreement on his own (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Serbia’s measures against coronavirus, salary increase to medical personnel (B92)
• Ministry: 31 persons infected with coronavirus in Serbia (B92)
• Vecernje Novosti: Trump could get rid of Kurti? (B92)
• Borrell Messages to Kurti: Tariffs need to be completely abolished, Lajcak as special envoy for Belgrade - Pristina dialogue (RTS)
• Djuric: Pristina violates agreement on freedom of movement (RTV Puls)
• Vucic and Merkel: Video-conference instead of meeting (Sputnik)
• Detention of Zlatan Krstic extended, his deteriorated health additional problem (Kosovo-online)
• Djuric with Botsan-Kharchenko (media)

• EU: We are the sole facilitators in Pristina – Belgrade dialogue (Koha/media)
• Beyer: Unconditional removal of tariff, dialogue to resume ASAP (Telegrafi)
• Meeting called by Haradinaj does not result in political unity (Koha)
• Kosovo bans visit by senior Serbian official (media)
• Govt suspends air and landlines from Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy (media)
• Government forms special commission against coronavirus (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Public health institute dispatches medical staff all over Kosovo (media)
• Minister wants strict measures against businesses that increase prices (media)
• Interior minister Veliu calls for closure of schools in north of Kosovo (media)
• CEC to consult President and Government regarding elections in Podujeve (Kallxo)
• Kosovo prisons freeze visits over coronavirus fears (Koha)
• PM Kurti meets EULEX chief, Wigemark (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Djuric: Schools in Serbian communities in Kosovo will not work from Monday (TV Most)
• All schools in the municipality of Gracanica working today (KIM radio)
• Gracanica: Police will start implementing the decision of the Government of Kosovo (KIM radio)
• Head of WHO office in Belgrade: Serbia is doing what it takes (BETA, B92)
• Goran Rakic, Milena Popovic suggested as witnesses in Milan Radoicic defamation lawsuit against Rada Trajkovic (KoSSev)
• Rakocevic: UN SC Resolution 1244 would be most realistic offer for normalization of relations (Kosovo-online, RTV Puls)

International:

• Is the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue really reaching and historic moment? (K2.0)
• MPs discuss Kosovo-US relations (Prishtina Insight)
• EU or US: Who's in charge of Kosovo-Serbia talks? (Euobserver)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Further measures taken by Kosovo Govt to tackle coronavirus pandemic (Prishtina Insight)
• Serbia closes some border crossings with regional countries (N1)
• Hungary declared a state of emergency (B92, Tanjug)

• Kosovo MPs discuss relations with the U.S. (media)
• In a Facebook post, Thaci calls Kurti ‘coward’ and ‘devilish’ (media)
• Osmani: Tariff and president to be removed simultaneously (KP/Telegrafi)
• Government adopts 11 preventive measures from coronavirus (media)
• Kurti speaks after government’s preventive steps against coronavirus (media)
• NATO remains committed to mission in Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
• Kosovo Government opposes Lajcak’s appointment (media)
• State Department: Corrupt officials in Kosovo are not punished (Epoka)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 11, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• Thaci: Statements about withdrawal of US troops, serious messages (media)
• Haradinaj calls leaders to meet: Let's unite on important topics (media)
• Haxhiu: Kosovo will never damage relations with U.S. (media)
• KFOR commander: KSF needs permission to go to the north, police don’t (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• “Vucic goes to Berlin to reiterate his clear position to Chancellor Merkel” (Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
• Dacic requests urgent and unconditional revocation of tariffs (N1)
• Confirmed for B92.net: Vucic canceled all SNS election rallies (media)
• Dacic: We continue work on retracting recognitions of Kosovo (Dnevnik, FoNet)
• Djukanovic: United States resolved to unblock Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS)

International:

• Donald Trump Junior Urges US Troop Withdrawal from Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo government approves delayed 2020 budget (Reuters)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kurti: Fighting poverty and inequality remains a priority on which we must work together
• Remarks of SRSG Zahir Tanin at UNKT Strategic Prioritisation Retreat
• Balkan Countries Tighten Security as Coronavirus Cases Surge (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Prosecutors Accuse Serbian Company of Wrecking Medieval Fortress (Balkan Insight)

• Thaci calls on government to accept U.S. requests: Clashes are dangerous (media)
• Kurti: Differences of opinions should not become contradictions (Koha)
• Isa Mustafa: I have sent an envoy to meet Grenell (media)
• Veseli to Kurti: You triggered most dangerous debate in Kosovo-US relations (media)
• Trump Jr: There are 650 troops in Kosovo. Time to bring them home (media)
• PM Kurti meets Franco-German delegation (Zeri)
• Haradinaj meets Veseli, Limaj; discuss plans for a “Unity Conference” (media)
• Kosovo government approves €10 million action plan to face coronavirus (media)
• Ministry: Kosovo schools to remain open until further notice (media)
• Pristina municipality takes first preventive measures against coronavirus (Telegrafi)
• Serbian man wanted for war crimes arrested in Budapest (Koha)