Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Kosovo has demonstrated its will for de-escalation (media) • Kurti: Allowing Basic Agreement to go without signatures, a big mistake (Koha) • Kosovo leaders’ messages on July 4 (media) • Kurti confirms meeting with Lajcak today (Nacionale) • Albanian PM Rama to stay in Pristina and Belgrade this week (Kosovapress) • Stoltenberg’s term as NATO SG extended until October 2024 (media) • Krasniqi meets Rasic: Four Serbs become part of Lulzim Hetemi’s office (Albanian Post) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic on the Serbian List appeal: A political message demanding the reaction of the state of Serbia (Beta, Kontakt plus radio, B92) • Ambassador Tolkach: Ukraine will not change stance on Kosovo (Tanjug) • Lawyer files appeal for protection of legality to Supreme Court in case of Dalibor Spasic (Kosovo Online) • Brnabic met PMs of Netherlands, Luxembourg (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic: Rada Trajkovic attacking Serbs with same forcefulness as her boss Kurti (Kosovo Online) • Rada Trajkovic: Kurti in a conflict with the EU and USA (KiM radio, N1) • Brnabic, Michel discuss in Brussels stability in W. Balkans, EU integration (Tanjug) • EC launches new Western Balkans investment package (FoNet, N1) • Stano: Lajcak arrives to finally achieve de-escalation (Beta, Danas)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 3, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Other measures against Kosovo have been warned (Koha) • Lajcak this week in Kosovo and Serbia (RFE, media) • Kurti: Vucic regrets saying 'yes' to the basic agreement (Klan) • Kurti: 45 persons identified so far for attacks against KFOR, police, reporters (media) • Kusari-Lila: Kosovo has passed the stage of holding International Conferences (media) • Abdixhiku to start meetings this week “on new path of Republic of Kosovo” (media) • Jablanovic: Kurti should have met us instead of dealing with street rumours (AP) • The LDK boycotts the meeting of Assembly Presidency due to EU measures (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Lajcak in the coming days in Pristina and Belgrade (RFE) • Serbian List: Citizens upset, a shock bomb in northern Mitrovica (NMagazin, N1) • Kurti: ''We have identified 45 persons who are in the terrorist organisations Civil Protection and the Northern Brigade'' (Danas, Kosovo Online) • Serbian List requests Serbian Government to designate all special police units Kurti sent to north as “terrorist” (Kosovo Online, KoSSev) • SNF: Kurti opened ‘hunting season for Serbs’, everybody assessed as member of CP or NB will be arrested (KoSSev) • Slavisa Ristic: Kurti’s aim is expulsion of Serbs, and Belgrade has no response to it (BETA, N1) • While the public's attention is on three other northern municipalities, what is happening under table in Mitrovica North? (KoSSev) • President of the CI “For Zubin Potok”: I will not take part in the new elections unconditionally (KiM radio, medijacentar.info) • Ponos: Serbs in Kosovo have no support in Belgrade (Danas, FoNet, Nova) • Drecun: Kurti implementing Western goals (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We don’t strengthen army to attack others, but to defend ourselves (media) • EU leaders demand de-escalation in the North according to Borell's 3 points (Express) • Germany: Designating of terrorist organisations in the north, not in coordination with us (Klan) • Day two of EU Summit: Situation in Kosovo must be de-escalated fast (RFE) • Gervalla on EU measures: Unnecessary and a dangerous message (Kosovapress) • Two prime ministers from EU to visit Kosovo and Serbia next week (Express) • North Mitrovica decides to join the Association of Municipalities of Kosovo (Koha) • Kurti's advisor reacts to Lajcak (Express) • “If sanctioned, Kosovo first country in WB with measures from EU” (Klan) • Buxhovi warns: If we refuse internationals, the north will declare autonomy (T7/Express) Serbian Language Media: • Bartolome: We support European plan, but stance of Spain on Kosovo remains unchanged (RTV) • Weapons confiscated near Podujevo, suspect arrested (KoSSev) • The SL reaction to declaration of the "Northern Brigade" and "Civil Protection" as “terrorist organisations” by Pristina (KiM radio) • The EC with a measure against Pristina, withdrew the invitation to participate in the Digital Europe program (RTS, Tanjug) • Lawyer: The case of Sladjan Trajkovic before the Supreme Court in Pristina (Kontakt plus radio) • UK Embassy in Pristina: The United Kingdom was not consulted (Radio Mitrovica sever) • FM Dacic announces “resetting of relations” with Israel (Beta, N1, TV Pink) • Serbian Armed Forces contingent to join US troops in peacekeeping mission in Sinai (N1) Opinion: • Janjic: The decision to declare Northern Brigade and Civil Protection as terrorist is the “worst possible response” (KoSSev) • AI Models-R-Us Has Big Implications for Democracy (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 29, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • “Civil Protection” and “Northern Brigade” declared terrorist organisations (media) • Kurti on measures: EU finds in Kosovo most honest ally and partner in region (media) • Kusari-Lila reacts to the measures that the EU may eventually impose on Kosovo (RTK) • Borrell: If there is no contribution for de-escalation, there will be costs (media) • Stoltenberg: Situation in Kosovo demonstrates importance of NATO-EU cooperation (Koha) • Charles Michel supports Rama's idea for an international conference (RTK) • Svecla: Kosovo's borders are being protected better than ever before (media) • Scholz calls for new elections in the municipalities of northern Kosovo (DW, media) • Svecla: Vucic is a chronic liar; his son was stopped only once (Koha) • Explosive device thrown at KP in north, a static point/container burned (Express) • Abdixhiku: We’ll soon present LDK plan to overcome isolation and crisis (media) • Haradinaj: Government should listen to Secretary Blinken’s advice (media) • Weapons and licence plates of Novi Pazar in North Mitrovica confiscated (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Situation in northern Kosovo calm but tense, Patriarch Porfirije visits Pec Patriarchate (RTS) • Serbian List reacts to Kurti’s visit to north (Radio KIM, media) • Molliqaj: Kosovo police arrested Serbs without court order (Kosovo Online) • Pristina declared "Northern Brigade" and "Civil Protection" as “terrorist organisations” (KiM radio, Danas) • Arsenijevic: "Civil Protection" and "Northern Brigade" do not exist in the north of Kosovo (KiM radio) • NGOs Aktiv and KIPRED published report on institutional responses to incidents targeting non-majority communities in Kosovo (media, social media) • Pyrotechnic device with “inflammable material” thrown at police kiosk in Mitrovica North (KoSSev) • Kosovo special police pursued a car in Mitrovica North, disturbing local residents (KoSSev) • Vucic says guns pointed at his son, his jersey was not taken off (Kosovo Online, social media) • Lawyer: The Pristina court extended Dusan Obrenovic's detention for another two months (NMagazin, Beta, Kosovo Online) • The EU demands de-escalation in northern Kosovo, warns of negative consequences (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS) • A new international conference on Kosovo? (Danas, FoNet) • Ilazi: Equating protests with criminal gangs means you don't know the situation in the north (KiM radio) International: • BIRN Presents ‘Telco Accountability Research Using Ranking Digital Rights Methodology’ (Balkan Insight) • Balkan Mobile Users Roam Freely – Unless They’re in Kosovo (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: I call on Serbia to cease its incitements to violence before lives are lost (media) • Von der Leyen talks to Kurti, requests de-escalation and return to dialogue (media) • Borrell thanks Rama for engaging in dialogue: Happy to work with you on this issue (Klan) • Osmani: I am in Podgorica to reaffirm Kosovo's peace efforts (RTK) • Atic reacts to hand grenade attack: “organised terrorist attack” (media) • Rama: Kurti and Vucic should not leave next conference without an agreement (Klan) • Serbian reporter seeks help from KP, says he was assaulted at Gazivoda Lake (media) Serbian Language Media: • The Vidovdan declaration read in Gracanica and Mitrovica (RTS) • Vucevic: Security situation complex, we will protect Serbs in Kosovo (Beta, Vecernje Novosti, N1) • Vucic: Everybody knows who wishes war at any cost, Serbia does not want it (Kosovo Online) • Serbs gathering today in North Mitrovica, Gracanica on St. Vitus; a declaration expected (Kosovo Online, Blic) • Drecun: I do not rule out new provocations by Pristina (Kosovo Online, TV Pink) International: • Bajrami: Our strategic orientation is Euro-Atlantic integration. We have no doubts about this (Diplomatic World Institute)