Albanian Language Media: • Kurti visits two Serb families: Every citizen deserves prosperity (media) • Bislimi: French-German plan, de-facto recognition between both states (media) • Government approves three agreements of the Berlin Process (media) • Mehaj in Brussels talks about possibilities of cooperation with NATO (media) • Hill: Association could implement by summer, French-German plan by end of the year (media) • German MP: It's good that Kosovo accepted the European proposal (media) • CEC sets deadlines for elections in northern municipalities, starting from March 9 (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to receive Quint ambassadors on Thursday (Tanjug) • Vucic: Not a good time for early elections (N1, TV Pink, Tanjug) • The National Order of Merit presented to KoSSev portal editor, Tatjana Lazarevic (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) • U.S. Embassy: Serbia and the US military cooperation developing at the highest level (Blic) • Serbia, Hungary establishes strategic cooperation in energy sector (FoNet, N1) • Rakic, Simic discussed security situation with Wigemark (Tanjug) • Suspects detained and released for damaging the mural in Orahovac (KoSSev) • 138 hectares of land - what is being expropriated in the North; The Kosovo government has scheduled public hearings (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Serbia deprived northern municipalities of development (media) • Konjufca: A new form of Association must be found (media) • The U.S. welcomes Kosovo's decision to accept the EU proposal (media) • Kurti met US Permanent Representative to OSCE, Michael Carpenter (media) • Konjufca to Szunyog: dialogue with Serbia must conclude with mutual recognition (media) • Abdixiku: Two years of governing to be celebrated with unkept promises (media) • LDK: Kosovo does not need a basic agreement that does not contain recognition (media) • Hoti: Five points that should be included in Kosovo's agreement with Serbia (media) • Hoxhaj: The dialogue has never been more non-transparent than now (media) • Tahiri: Plan accepted without opposition or LVV consent, without mutual recognition, with Association (media) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: We are ready to organise high level dialogue, but no date yet (RTS, Tanjug) • Vecernje Novosti: Elections in October or November (Danas) • Dacic: I expect MP Stevic to resign today (RTS, Nova, N1, media) • SPS supports President Vucic's policy regarding Kosovo and Metohija (RTS, Tanjug) • Lajcak: I am glad Kosovo accepted EU proposal in principle (Beta, N1) • Vucic: ''Mutual recognition? Dream on'' (Kontakt plus radio, media) • Milivojevic: The smouldering conflict between the SNS and the SPS should not be viewed fatalistically (Beta, NMagazin) • Criminal complaint filed against a wounded Serbian young man and a minor of Albanian nationality (N1, Srna, RTS) • A criminal complaint filed against the young man who was attacked by the Albanians (N1, Srna, RTS) • Mural of the world's best tennis player destroyed in Orahovac (KiM radio) • Savo Manojlovic: ROSU must go from the north of Kosovo (Danas) • Serbian military chief meets US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (FoNet, Tanjug, N1) Opinion: • Tadic: West created precedent now used by Putin (N1, media) International: • EU’s carbon levy poses new test for Western Balkan integration (Euractive) • Countries Worldwide Mobilize Aid Following Earthquake in Turkey, Syria (VoA) Humanitarian/Development: • Europe, US, Balkan Countries, Pledge Aid for Quake-Hit Turkey (Balkan Insight) • Serbia sends rescue teams to Turkey (N1)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets Quint ambassadors; meeting focused on dialogue, European proposal and the way forward (media) • PM Kurti’s interview with Associated Press (media) • Kosovo leaders react to earthquake in Turkiye (media) • Pristina University Student Parliament to march against Association (EO) • Hoti: Serbia not giving information about location of missing persons (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • PM Brnabic on Lajcak’s visit to Belgrade, Pristina: Pressure is increasing (Beta, N1, RTS) • Trajkovic hearing postponed until February 16; The family protested in front of the Prosecutor's Office (KiM radio) • Vucic today with Lajcak in Belgrade (RTS) • NSI: Criminal charges rejected for spreading hatred in the campaign to boycott Serbian products (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Chief of NATO MLO in Belgrade: We respect Serbia’s military neutrality (N1, Beta) • Friday shooting in Gracanica: KP report; Gracanica Mayor condemnation (N1, KoSSev, KiM radio, RTS) • Father of young man who was attacked in Kosovo asks Serbia to provide lawyer (N1, RTS) • The Kosovo Ministry of Trade banned the sale of edible oil from Serbia, they say it does not meet the criteria (KoSSev) • Serbian Ministry of Economy: Criteria for opening of Chapter 1 in negotiations with EU met (N1, Beta) International: • Kosovo PM calls on West not to put pressure over Serb entity (AP) • Government Launches Youth Employment Platform (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 3, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • EU reiterates: Agreement on Association must be implemented (RTK) • Haradinaj: AAK will not support motion to dismiss Kurti (TeVe1) • Mujanovic: Kurti is right – Kosovo must resist (media) • Tahiri: Kurti must ask for guarantees from Escobar and Lajcak (media) • Osmani received by Speaker of Assembly of Iceland, Birgir Ármannsson (media) • LDK decides to officially boycott public broadcaster (media) Serbian Language Media: • The session of the Serbian Assembly on Kosovo continued today (BBC, N1) • Kosovo Government’s decision on new expropriations in Leposavic and Zubin Potok (KiM Radio, KoSSev, Kosovo Online) • EU concerned over works in Leposavic, asks government to respect law and property rights (KoSSev, media) • Locals from Dren and surrounding hamlets protest for third day (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Lawyer says Trajkovic’s health condition deteriorates (Kosovo Online) • Dacic in Washington: US thinks Belgrade is constructive, unlike Kosovo’s Kurti (Beta, RTS, N1) • Peskov: Kremlin understands that Serbia is under enormous pressure from West (RTS) • Egypt, Serbia working on FTA, respect each other’s territorial integrity (Tanjug) • Chief of Serbian Army visits US (RTS) Opinion: • West Piles Pressure on Kosovo Over Serb-Majority Municipalities Body (BIRN) International: • Kosovo Govt Moves to Expropriate Land in North Despite Protests (BIRN) • Escobar Exclusive Interview: The View of the Western Balkans from inside the State Department (The Pavlovic Today)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti talks about conditions for formation of Association (Koha) • Abdixhiku: February 2 is date when Kurti accepted Association (Telegrafi) • President Osmani travels to Iceland (media) • Osmani: Important to advance Kosovo’s membership at Council of Europe (media) • Krasniqi: Kosovo is happy and proud to have an ally like the U.S. (media) • Citaku: Senior members of government with shameful remarks against allies (Nacionale) • Court of Appeals reduces sentences for Gucati and Haradinaj by three months (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • At the same time, Vucic and Kurti talk about ZSO in their assemblies (KoSSev) • Hill: Serbia chose to go West, relations with Russia weakening by the day (N1, media) • Works in Dren village halted, special police left village (media) • Rakic sends protest letter to international community over expropriation (RTS) • Lawyer says owners of properties affected by expropriation to file complaint to Supreme Court (Kosovo Online) • Dacic: Discussions at US State Department successful (Tanjug) • State Dept spokesman says Blinken thanked Vucic (N1) • Group of public figures urges government to accept Franco-German plan (Beta, N1) • Proclamation with a petition against the European proposal, Kostunica among signatories (KoSSev) • UNS says “most media in Serbian language not invited” at meeting on CSM (Beta, N1) • Jevtic visits US, to talk about difficult position of Serbs in Kosovo (media) • Djurovic: Quint states changed stance on Pristina's CoE bid in past two weeks (Tanjug) • Office for KiM report: Serb side fulfilled its obligations from the roadmap, a contract to be signed for Elektrosever to become operational (KoSSev) • Cramon: No ultimatums were given to Serbia regarding the Franco-German plan (KiM radio, Vreme, FoNet) • UNMIK calls for responsible reporting (KoSSev) International: • Government Reveals Coefficient for Wages in Public Sector (Prishtina Insight) • Serbia could become 'pariah' over Kosovo, president warns (The Washington Post)