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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 23, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo leaders extend condolences to North Macedonia following tragic bus accident (media)
• President of Kosovo Osmani to meet Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau (media)
• Parliamentary committee holds meeting with UK ambassador (Kallxo/KP)
• Kosovo authorities have paid over €27 million for electricity in the north (Kosovapress/Koha)
• Szunyog condemns incidents against non-majority communities (media)
• COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic with Lajcak on the continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS, Tanjug)
• Vucic "nearly absolutely certain" Spain will not change stance on Kosovo (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev)
• Selakovic: Relations with Holy See good, stable (Tanjug)
• Petkovic banned from entering Kosovo again (Radio KIM)
• Srdjan Popovic appointed new head of Kosovo District (KoSSev)
• Dacic on Kurti, number of recognitions (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian Assembly President, Ivica Dacic announced a referendum on January 16th (B92, RTS)
• Spahiu: Kurti’s statement on unification with Albania is a betrayal and a hostile act against Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Vulin: Kosovo's membership in Interpol will not be considered this year either (Novi Magazin, Beta, N1)
• Vucic extends condolences to North Macedonian president and prime minister over bus crash in Bulgaria (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia's economic progress also due to ties with Russia, China, said Vucic (Tanjug)
• ISAC Fund says majority of Serbians see Russia as ally, oppose NATO membership (N1)
• CEC revokes Todosijevic’s mandate in Zvecan (Kosovo-online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 22, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 22, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Prime Minister Kurti on a two-day visit to Austria (media)
• Disagreement over association and stalled dialogue (DW Albanian)
• Hajdari: We must prepare for reciprocity (Ekonomia Online)
• Assembly Presidency meeting fails due to lack of quorum (media)
• PDK demands resignation of the Ombudsman (RTK)
• Kosovo Bar That Refused to Serve Minorities Condemned (Prishtina Insight)
• The American Chamber of Commerce calls on companies in Kosovo to avoid discrimination actions (media)
• Kosovo to Release Energy Strategy Amid Controversy Over Gas Pipeline (Prishtina Insight)
• COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 58 new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Vucic to meet Lajcak in Belgrade tomorrow (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic reacts to Kurti’s statement on possible unification with Albania (Euronews, Tanjug)
• Petkovic: International community must react to Kurti’s unification statements (N1)
• Serbian List: Kurti is against ZSO, yet he would vote for mono-national “Greater Albania” (Kosovo-online)
• Oliver Ivanovic murder case trial continues (Radio KIM)
• Vasic family house in Cernica village pelted with stones (Radio KIM)
• EU and Western Balkans: Membership blocked; only aid and investment in return (Beta, Danas)
• Serbian goods placement in Kosovo only half of the one before the taxes (Danas)
• Adviser to the UN Secretary-General: Please remove the Mladic mural (N1)

Opinion:

• Kosovo 2022 census and the Serb community (KiM radio)
• Is this the end of the peace pact holding Bosnia together? (politico.org)

International:

• North Macedonia: On the Edge (cepa.org)
• Croatian Contingent Given Send-Off to Kosovo Without Presence of Media, Minister (total-croatia-news.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 19, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Rohde on dialogue: you cannot determine what the other party says (media)
• Two international agreements ratified by the Assembly of Kosovo (RTK)
• President Osmani leaves for an official visit to Canada (media)
• Stoev: Relations with Western Balkans should not be limited to expansion only (RTK)
• Kajari and Skerbinc discuss security situation in Kosovo (RTK)
• Kosovo presidency congratulates the new U.S. Ambassador (media)
• Berisha urges Konjufca to remove Serbian products from Kosovo Assembly buffet (media)
• COVID-19: 7 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Belgrade on Pristina’s announcement of another anti-dumping measure: Violation of CEFTA (KoSSev)
• “Caution regarding measures on Serbian products, so that there are no repercussions” (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic: Pristina not interested in normalization (Tanjug)
• Selakovic meets with Giaufret, EU ambassadors (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Regional cooperation priority for Serbia (RTS)
• KEDS: ''With an increase in imports and consumption, astronomical prices for citizens expected'' (KoSSev, Koha)

Opinion:

• Legal framework for Kosovo Serbs tailored to Pristina (part two): Energy (KoSSev)

International:

• ‘Greater’ Balkan dreams a potential nightmare (ekathimerini.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 18, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 18, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Energy Strategy to offer stead supply for households and businesses (Telegrafi)
• Enver Hoxhaj elected vice president of Kosovo Assembly from PDK (Lajmi)
• Krasniqi to Kurti: The people have spoken, your pace is insufficient (Koha)
• Kusari-Lila: We will engage maximally on election reform (Koha)
• Kosovo launches inquiry into import of certain products from Serbia (Klan)
• A group of Afghan citizens leave Kosovo for U.S. (media)
• COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 47 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
• US donates 3.7 million Dollars to Serbia to fight pandemic (N1)
• Svetomir Bacevic pleaded not guilty at hearing in Pristina (Radio KIM)
• EUObserver: EU documents say Western Balkans, Turkey, Dubai are crime hotspots (N1)
• Rakic and Radojevic with Szunyog on important issues for the Serbian people (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• “Procrastination and unreadiness for any sort of compromise” (Radio KIM)
• Pristina announcing possibility of introducing new measures on products from central Serbia (KiM radio, Beta, N1)

International:

• Kosovo and Serbia Fail to Agree on Dialogue Topics (Exit News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 17, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• The dialogue in Brussels ends without a tripartite meeting (Radio Free Europe)
• US Embassy calls for real progress on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Telegrafi)
• D4D survey on people’s perception of first six months of Kurti government (media)
• Mustafa: Synergy was created not to leave Prishtina to Vetevendosje (Kosovapress)
• EULEX: We’re supporting communication between Kosovo and Serbia (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 17 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Grenell and Palmer lobbying for Serbia - terrible lie; Pristina does not want to fulfill its obligations (KoSSev, TV Happy)
• Serbian PM expects opening of one cluster in talks with EU, hopes for two (N1)
• Mijacic: Exaggerated assessment that Kurti lost the elections due to non-acceptance of the Washington agreement (Danas)
• “No need to ask your grandfather or grand-grandfather about genocide in Kosovo” (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Pristina refused to take part in direct talks, refused to talk about ZSO (Kosovo-online)
• Remains of only 15 missing people from Kosovo have been found over the last two years (RTV Puls)

Opinion:

• Kosovo and Serbia expose Summit for Democracy’s conundrum (atlanticcouncil.org)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbian QR COVID-19 code valid in EU with some exceptions (N1)