UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 28, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Opposition parties call for dismissal of ambassador Berishaj (Telegrafi)
• Kusari-Lila: Political parties to be conscientious about situation with Serbia (KP)
• Unions to hold one-hour strike and protest; do not rule out general strike (media)
• UK urges the West to send weapons to Western Balkans (Koha)
• EUCOM pledges support for KSF command (RTK)
• Media close to Vucic slam Putin over his statement on Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic: No harm from Open Balkan, only benefits (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Violence in Kosovo cause for concern (Tanjug, TV Pink)
• Analysts on Putin’s statement about Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Vulin: Russia could have changed its stance on Kosovo thus far, but it had not (Kosovo-online)
• Donfried on Serbia, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (RTS, Politika)
• Szunyog meets Jevtic (Kosovo-online)
• Odalovic: Search on location near Stavalj to continue on May 10 (Radio KIM)

Opinion:

• Pressured by the West Over Russia, Serbia May Look To China (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Albania’s Pioneering LGBT Activist: ‘We Should Not Be Second-Class Citizens’ (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 27, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Forcibly disappeared are our call for justice (media)
• Hovenier on National Day of Missing Persons: More to be done to ensure justice (media)
• Abdixhiku: Authors of monstrous crimes must be held responsible (media)
• Sarrazin: Kosovo’s membership of CoE, EU and NATO only through successful dialogue with Serbia (Klan Kosova)
• Vucic warned that the expulsion of Russia from the Security Council is being prepared – Ylber Hysa and Sonja Biserko say that it is unlikely (Albanian Post)
• Haziri: Blinken in Ukraine, Donfried in the Balkans, not accidental (media)
• US Embassy condemns attack on police, cautions against speculation (Lajmi)
• Police confiscate automatic rifle, gun and bullets in raids in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)
• Rama, Vucic to meet in June as part of “Open Balkan” (Indeksonline)
• COVID-19: 13 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic, Donfried discuss EU integration, Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1, Tanjug)
• Vucic meets Slutsky, says Serbia to continue EU path, preserve friendly relations with Russia (RTS)
• Brnabic meets Donfried, talks about Community of Serb-majority Municipalities (Kosovo-online)
• “Stop politicisation of missing persons issue” (Radio KIM)
• Pristina special police forces withdraw after being deployed in Mitrovica North (Tanjug, Kosovo-online)
• Bishop Teodosije: Church’s role is not to divide people, but help those who suffer (KoSSev, Politika)
• Zubin Potok journalist on attack against police, situation of local population there (Danas)
• Mihajlovic: Gas supplies to Serbia unhampered for now (Tanjug)

International:

• Hoti: EU must condition Serbia on missing persons (euronews.al)
• Children ‘invisible’ in Serbia’s response to domestic abuse (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo’s ‘Bad News Eagles’ qualify for Counter-Strike tournament (BIRN)
• Attacks in Babin Most village becoming more frequent (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 26, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani and Kurti travel to the United States (media)
• U.S. Embassy re-echoes Assistant Secretary Donfried's message in Kosovo (media)
• Gervalla: Visa liberalisation now; Kosovo’s objective is EU membership (media)
• Metsola: Calls for visa liberalisation are falling on deaf ears (RFE)
• Kosovo Police comes under fire in the north (media)
• Anti-corruption agency initiates investigations into ambassador’s wealth (Indeksonline)
• COVID-19 pandemic is not over, Health Ministry calls for vaccination (media)
• COVID-19: Seven new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic, Serbian List condemn attack on police in Zubin Potok, say it has nothing to do with Serbs (Kosovo-online, media)
• Special police units in Bosniak mahala (KoSSev)
• Vucic congratulates Macron on his re-election as president (Tanjug)
• Incidents affecting Serb community in Kosovo (Kosovo-online, media)
• Stano: Agreements on reconstruction of bridge connecting South and North Mitrovica will be implemented soon (Kosovo-online)
• Belgrade, Pristina to continue technical dialogue, N1 learns (N1)
• Beka: Hearing of Kosovo police officers for attending meeting with Vucic ongoing (Kosovo-online)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Filipovic: Private property in Kosovo legally protected on paper only (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 22, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani meets Latvian President Levits (media)
• PDK submits lawsuit against ERO board members (media)
• Ambassador Berishaj rejects allegations of money fraud (Klan)
• German reporter about Council of Europe: Russia out, Kosovo in? (Gazeta Express)
• COVID-19: 14 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Sticker regime to remain in force (Tanjug)
• Movement of vehicles at Jarinje and Brnjak crossing points without problems (Tanjug)
• Vucic speaks with his Egypt counterpart, says Serbia grateful for understanding over Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Patriarch Porfirije’s message on occasion of Orthodox Easter (N1)
• Serbian President unveils Jasenovac victims memorial (N1)
• Selakovic: No major outpourings of support for Pristina in UN SC (Tanjug)
• 23rd anniversary of RTS bombing (RTS)
• US Assistant Secretary of State Donfried to visit Belgrade on April 26 (Tanjug)
• Bilcik: Serbia could face consequences over Russia sanctions (N1)

International:

• War Childhood Museum Exhibition Opens for the First Time in Prishtina (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo against pension savings withdrawal (Koha)
• Kosovo Government support bypasses minority communities because of high unemployment rate (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 21, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Haxhiu: We’ll set up a task force to fight high-level corruption (T7)
• Kurti says over 25 thousand jobs were created during his governing (Kallxo)
• Tahiri: We won’t back down on demand for inquiry committee on energy (Telegrafi)
• Minister Gervalla Schwarz meets France's representative to UN (Klan)
• Kusari-Lila: Dialogue's success depends on Serbia's positioning (Telegrafi)
• Von Cramon: Dialogue must be priority; Kosovo to use new US-EU momentum (media)
• European Parliament debate: EU invited to keep its promises to Kosovo (RFE, media)
• Osmani: Every candidate for chief state prosecutor must have proven integrity (media)
• President Osmani meets KSF Commander Jashari (media)
• Union leader: We’ll wait another week; we have two key demands (Kosovapress)
• Latvia President Levits to visit Kosovo on Friday (media)
• Qerkini for Kandic: We lost a very powerful friend for missing persons (Klan Kosova)
• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I am concerned over threats coming from Pristina (RTS)
• Selakovic: Situation in Kosovo far from normal (Tanjug)
• Selakovic with Guterres: Continuous engagement of UNMIK crucial (Kosovo-online)
• Brnabic says Freedom House on Serbia report ‘disgraceful’ (Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Next high-level meeting discussed with Vucic (Tanjug)
• Belgrade delegation-Lajcak meeting takes place in Brussels (Kosovo-online)
• Jevtic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue hit dead end, danger that tensions will deepen (Euronews)

International:

• Serbia, Kosovo exchange destabilisation claims at UN Security Council (BIRN)
• Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic rejects sanctions on Russia (Financial Times)