Albanian Language Media: • Konjufca: The management team presented the interests of Serbia, not Kosovo (Koha) • Presidency: Management team submitted a draft statute similar to one of Vojvodina (Koha) • Haradinaj believes U.S. and EU have a draft statute for Association in accordance with Constitution (media) • Reactions on the Declaration on the missing accepted by Kurti (Reporteri) • Osmani: We defend the role of free and impartial media (media) • Statement of the AJK Board on the World Press Freedom Day (media) • Haradinaj: The attacks on the media and journalists are disturbing (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Abolishment of Management Team leads to abolishment of ZSO and dialogue (Kosovo Online) • European officials extend condolences over shooting at Belgrade school (N1, media) • Association of Kosmet Victims’ Families welcomes adoption of Declaration on Missing Persons (Radio KIM) • Dacic: Meeting in Brussels confirmed our fears, we must not lose majority in UN (RTS) • Rakic Andric: By raising opening of Ibar River bridge topic Self-determination wants to score political points (Kosovo Online) • Reporters Without Borders: Serbia drops 12 places on Press Freedom Index (N1) • Blakaj: Adoption of the Declaration on the Missing a step forward (KiM radio) • Lawyer Vasic writes to Quint ambassadors over Trajkovic’s health condition (Kosovo Online) • Families of the missing on the adopted Declaration: Political camouflage (KiM radio) • Borrell: Important, symbolic step taken towards forming Community (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo, Serbia fall short of diffusing tensions, agree to resolve war missing cases (Euractive) • Kosovo and Serbia agree to help find war's missing (BBC) • Southeast, Central Europe – Bar Serbia and Turkey – Rise in RSF Freedom Index (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • World Press Freedom Day: Joint Declaration on Media Freedom and Democracy (article19.com) • 2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry (rsf.org)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 2, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti and Vucic to meet in Brussels today (media) • Lajcak: A statute acceptable for both parties is needed (media) • Selmanaj: Constitutional Court must have final say (media) • Kurti commemorates Studime massacre; 116 Albanians civilians were killed (media) • Decision to open Ibar bridge sent to Ministry of Local Government (Insajderi) • Rasic: Media in Serbia close to government constantly attack me (media) Serbian Language Media: • EU’s Lajcak says not right moment to open bridge in Mitrovica North (N1, RTS) • KFOR: Ibar Bridge opening an issue that should be resolved in political dialogue (Kosovo Online) • Milan Radojevic: Only Serbs can make decision on bridge opening in Mitrovica (Tanjug, social media) • Vucic ahead of Brussels meeting with Kurti, says it will be difficult (Radio KIM, media) • Dacic: Pristina to continue to avoid establishment of ZSO (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic: It is not up to Kurti to allow or not allow something for CSM (ZSO) (RTS, Beta, Danas) • Anniversary of NATO attack on bus near Luzane marked yesterday (RTS, Radio kontakt plus, Gracanica-online) • Visoki Decani Monastery: Robberies becoming more frequent (Radio KIM) • The Declaration on the Missing, first on the agenda of the new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (BBC) • The director of the "Dajana Paunovic" Foundation banned from entering Kosovo (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media: • The EU confirms the agenda of the May 2 meeting between Kurti and Vucic (RFE) • Kurti at the Economic Forum in Delphi, meets Lord Stuart Peach (RTK) • Lajcak meets Dendias, discuss the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Albanian Post) • The Assembly of Mitrovica decides to open for traffic the bridge over river Iber (Koha) • The ruling MPs are boycotting the Parliament, says KIJ (Koha) • The CEC certifies elections results for mayors of four northern municipalities (Kallxo) • Krasniqi: The door of autonomy for Serb community, opened (TV21, ekonomia) Serbian Language Media: • Security Council on Kosovo – between ZSO, UNMIK and war crimes accusations (RTS) • Dacic: Dialogue with Pristina in very complex, decisive moment (Tanjug, media) • Dacic: UN SC members noted Pristina's obligation to form Community (Tanjug) • Poll shows low support for Franco-German agreement (NSPM, N1, Beta) • Vucic: Kurti to open Ibar bridge in Mitrovica to expel the Serbs (RTS) • Petkovic reacts to decision of Mitrovica North councillors on opening main bridge, says Pristina wants conflict (Tanjug) • Serbian List: International community to prevent implementation of decision on opening main bridge (Kosovo Online, social media) • Aleksandar Arsenijevic opposes decision to open bridge on Ibar River (social media) • Councillors in North Mitrovica voted to open the Ibar Bridge (Kosovo Online) • Lajcak: Serbia dissolved parallel structures; Kosovo did not form the CSM (ZSO) (RTK2) • Strpce Missing Persons Association president: To stop separating missing persons based on nationality (RTK2) • Qerkini: During Kurti's government, solving the issue of missing persons stagnated (Kosovo Online, ekonomiaonline.com) • EEAS: Vucic, Kurti confirm attendance on May 2 (N1) • Fidesz MEPs reject EP report on Serbia (N1) Opinion: • Vuletic: The words heard in the UNSC sound nice, but do not mean much, the most important thing not included in the report (RTS) Humanitarian/Development: • 24 years waiting for his son, the sad story of a father who still lives with hope (euronews.al) • Statistics office publishes Serbian census results (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 27, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • A new report on Kosovo at the UN Security Council (RFE) • Kurti expects May 2 meeting to treat missing persons issue with urgency (Telegrafi) • Kosovo marks National Missing Persons Day (RFE) • Germany: We expect unconditional implementation of Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK) • Krasniqi: Management Team didn’t respond to invitation for meeting (RFE) • Vela: Meja massacre, a crime that Serbia cannot deny! (media) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic meets with US ambassador to UN (Tanjug) • 15-year prison verdict to Goran Stanisic upheld (Radio KIM) • Dacic thanks Greece's Syriza party for supporting Serbia, Vucic thanks Azerbaijan (Politika, Tanjug, media) • SNS to hold extraordinary assembly session on May 27 (Tanjug, media) • Post of Serbia employees released after being apprehended by police in northern Kosovo (RTS) • Another Serb from Kosovo arrested for undermining the constitutional order of Serbia (KoSSev, Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) International: • Inadequate State of Social Services in Kosovo, Analysis Shows (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Visa liberalisation and CoE application confirm we are on right track (media) • Osmani in Skopje: Future of our countries is in Euro-Atlantic family (media) • U.S. representative to UN meets Kosovo Foreign Minister (media) • Very slim to no chances to agree on statute of Association (Radio Free Europe) • Kurti, Vucic “out of the game”: U.S. and EU preparing Association statute (Nacionale) • Rasic: A temporary solution was made in the north (Express) • Kosovo initiates procedures to join International Commission on Missing Persons (RFE) • Muja: We should’ve protected Nagip Krasniqi even more (Gazeta Metro/TeVe1) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: Fight for Kosovo and territorial integrity of Serbia was and will be diplomatic priority (Tanjug) • Serb officials warn of consequences of new expropriation law prepared by Pristina (Kosovo Online) • Guterres welcomes normalisation deal, voices concern over regression (Tanjug, media) • Jeremic: Vucic to go to UNSC session and demand Russia and China use veto on possible Pristina’s membership request of (Danas, BETA, RTV) • Brnabic to Stano: Serbia takes note that EU violated Brussels Agreement (N1) • Serbian Government confirms working on new foreign policy strategy (N1) • Petkovic: The draft of the statute of the CSM (ZSO), a job for the Management Team (RTS) • Office of Saint Nikola Church in Strpce robbed (Radio KIM) • Party of Kosovo Serbs: Serbs who won one vote each received mandates (N1) Opinion: • A deal or a trap? (Kosovo 2.0) • Radosavljevic: The elections in the north of Kosovo are illegitimate, the legality questionable (KiM radio, Insajder) International: • Serbia ‘disappointed’ with Ukraine, Greece, Slovakia over CoE Kosovo vote (Euractive.com) • Serbia Calls on European Commission to Abolish Visa Requirements for Kosovo Serbs (schengenvisainfo.com)