Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We need to jointly discuss a way out of crisis (Kallxo/Express)
• Abdixhiku: Government's delayed response on energy shows regime's inexplicable fear (Klan)
• PDK: Institutions were indifferent to announcements of energy price increase (Kallxo)
• Kusari-Lila: No going back to past practices regarding Serbia's elections (Telegrafi)
• Greece's Dendias expresses support for progress in Kosovo-Serbia relations (media)
• COVID-19: 2,243 new cases, two deaths (media)
• Haradinaj asks Kurti to lift COVID-19 border measures (media)
• North Macedonia urges Kosovo to review recent COVID-19 measures (media)
• Why Kosovo Shrugged off Balkan Conspiracy Theories About Vaccines (Prishtina Insight)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 155 new cases registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Kosovo-online)
• Blakaj: Kosovo institutions have not done enough to gather evidence of the war (Danas, KiM radio)
• Greek FM lends support to Lajcak’s efforts on Kosovo (N1)
• Complaints over new decision of Kosovo government that booster dose is needed to enter Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Vucic on voting in Kosovo on April 3 elections (TV Most)
• Dacic says international community should ensure that Serbs vote in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• US, UK & German embassies deny PM claim they finance protests in Serbia (N1)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Olympic dreams come true for Kosovo skier Kiana Kryeziu (AP)
• Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO (france24.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 21, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,943 new cases, one death (media)
• Kosovo commemorates 16th anniversary of Ibrahim Rugova’s death (Express)
• U.S. Ambassador’s video address: Kosovo has achieved a lot for these 13 years (RTK)
• The Assembly approves five international agreements (KosovaPress)
• Kosovo Army soon will get its first helicopters, says Deputy Minister of Defence (Express)
• LDK does not exclude protests against increase of electricity price (media)
• Ambassadors Minzhozi and Hovenier talk about political developments in Kosovo (media)
• Heated debate between Murati and Hoti on a loan to finance social schemes (Ekonomia)
• New anti-COVID measures to enter into force tomorrow (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: International community without adequate reactions, election will be held on April 3 (Kosovo-online)
• Peoples’ Party: Carelessness of authorities for appropriation of Serbian property in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: We have not handed over Brezovica, we continue fighting (Radio KIM)
• Kosovo-online says portal Siri endangers safety of their journalists by publishing ungrounded accusations (Kosovo-online)
• France, Germany support Serbia on path to EU (N1)
• First flurona case confirmed in Serbia (N1)
• Brnabic: Administrative acts related to Rio Tinto Company abolished (B92, Tanjug)
• Rio Tinto very concerned over Serbian PM’s statement (N1)

International:

• Afghans Housed at Military Base in Kosovo Risk Being Denied Entry to U.S. for Alleged Terrorist Ties (Wall Street Journal)
• NATO Dismisses Russian Demand to Withdraw from Romania, Bulgaria (Balkan Insight)
• Erdogan’s Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention ‘Illegal’, Top Prosecutor Says (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 20, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,708 new cases, one death (media)
• Kurti justifies increase of energy price (media)
• Rizvanolli: We are working to resolve lack of electricity bills’ payment in north (media)
• “Even if tariffs proposed by ERO are approved, price of electricity in Kosovo is the lowest in Europe” (Ekonomia)
• Gashi: We will stop increase of energy price with resolution, LVV made it impossible for us to debate (Ekonomia)
• Coordination and Evaluation Committee proposes new measures to slow down increase of COVID-19 cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 235 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic: Serbia paid for every KW of electricity consumed in north until 2021, it was Serbian electricity (KoSSev)
• Unvaccinated students to miss exams at Mitrovica North University (Kosovo-online)
• Mojsilovic: Serbian Army will react to attempts to endanger Serbs in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Serbian school children going to school every other day (N1)
• Gov't set to confirm Rio Tinto's departure from Serbia (Tanjug)

International:

• Kosovo War Victims ‘Fear Betrayal’ over Compensation Hopes (BIRN)
• Berisha’s Antics Are Useful Distraction for Albanian Govt’s Failures (Balkan Insight)
• Israeli Historian ‘Will Correct Srebrenica Death Toll in Bosnian Serb Report’ (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 19, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,050 new cases, no deaths (media)
• Lajcak and Escobar expected to visit Prishtina and Belgrade (RFE)
• Arrival of new SRSG and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh (media)
• From crisis to convergence: A strategy to tackle Balkans instability at its source (media)
• “Kosovo selectively discriminated against for visa liberalization” (media)
• Haradinaj suspects energy situation created to benefit “the energy mafia” (Koha)
• Kosovo in 2022: No end in sight to life in limbo (BIRN)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 51 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
• HLC: Investigations still opened on days of arrests of defendants (Radio KIM)
• Lawyer: Second witness in case of Dusko Arsic interviewed, says he never heard about him (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic with French Ambassador Koshar on situation in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Epidemiologists warn of rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases (N1)
• Djuric with Escobar: Serbia ready to contribute to progress of region (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic: Peace, stability priceless (Tanjug)
• Erdogan: 2021 was exceptional year for Turkey-Serbia ties (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Kurti wants to interrupt practice of Serbs voting in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 18, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 720 new cases, one death (media)
• What caused the outbreak of COVID this week in Kosovo (Express)
• Pupils, teachers get infected; many schools move to online classes (Indeksonline)
• Negative signals from France for visa liberalization (Express)
• PDK: Increased electricity tariffs, biggest blow to the people (Telegrafi)
• LDK: Government’s inaction forced ERO to increase electricity tariffs (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19: 171 new cases registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev)
• EU in Serbia: Higher turnout would be better, but referendum results positive (N1)
• Pristina banned Serbs from voting in referendum; what about April elections? (N1)
• UNS and its branch in Kosovo request police and prosecution to find out who was behind cyber-attack on Kosovo-online portal (media)
• Vucic to pay one-day visit to Turkey (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Pristina’s decision disgraceful, I will ask EU officials about it (Kosovo-online)
• Andric Rakic: Failure to hold referendum in Kosovo an overture to a ban on elections in April (Danas)
• Escobar and Lajcak to visit Pristina on January 31, Belgrade on February 2 (Kosovo-online)
• Visoki Decani Monastery: 133 attacks against Serbs recorded in Kosovo in 2021 (Kosovo-online)

International:

Kosovo Court Struggles to Contact Ivanovic Murder Trial Witnesses (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

Kosovo families fear losing homes in post-war legal shambles (BIRN)
Kosovo Expects Doubling of Electricity Price as Energy Crisis Bites (Prishtina Insight)