Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Serbia is aggressive; this makes us cautious, not scared (media)
• Kurti in Caber: 15 internet stations set up in the north (Kallxo)
• Gervalla begins official visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels (media)
• Serwer: There is an aggressor in north Kosovo, we should be clear who (media)
• Begaj: Kosovo needs to listen more to advice from U.S. and EU (media)
• Vllasi: Dinar to be removed from dialogue agenda; an imaginary problem (media)
• Kurti commemorates Serbia’s PM on 21st anniversary of assassination (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Containers were solution for Serbs to live, vote, receive medical treatment in them and from now on for payments of wages and pensions (KoSSev)
• NGO Aktiv opens telephones lines for residents to get information and report problems with deposits and disbursals in dinars (Radio KIM)
• Viola von Cramon: Attacks orchestrated by bots of the Kurti's government (N1, KoSSev)
• Lucic: Telekom Srbija as the biggest company in Kosovo bothers Pristina (KiM radio, Tanjug, TV Prva)
• Raska-Prizren Diocese: Caring for our sanctuaries is not an act of hatred but a civilizational duty and a matter of religious freedom (media, social media)
• Djuric after photo with Radoicic: I’m in contact with Serbian representatives, I still like to meet with them (KoSSev)
• Rada Trajkovic: The Serbian and Kosovo secret services trying together to discredit Marko Djuric (KiM radio, Danas, Beta)

International:

• Expanded Institutionalism: North Mitrovica Mayor Erden Atic (Prishtina Insight)
• Photo of Serbia’s Ambassador to the US with Kosovo Serb Kingpin Radoicic Draws Reactions (Prishtina Insight)
• Religious And Social Conservatives In Kosovo Block Controversial IVF Bill (RFE)
• Concerns Grow over AI-Generated Abusive Content among Children (Balkan Insight)
• Secret Trade: Serbia Hides Arms Exports to Israel after Hamas Attack (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• In Sickness, Ethnic Barriers in Kosovo Often Fall (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 08, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: Feminist policies are advancing democracy (RFE)
Kurti congratulates Sweden on becoming 32nd member of NATO (media)
Osmani on Sweden in NATO: Strengthens European peace and security (media)
New UK Ambassador reconfirms support for EU-facilitated dialogue (media)
Elshani on Banjska: We confiscated 55 RPGs, they fired seven or eight (media)
Kosovo “needs a law on the currency” (RFE)
Two premises owned by Zvecan deputy mayor set on fire in north (media)
Awareness-raising campaign for census starts today (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric: Kurti causes crisis because he is not faced with adequate consequences (RTV, Tanjug)
Zecevic: International community not ready to pressure Kurti in the right way (RTS)
Filipovic: Cooperation between Serbia and NATO continuously good, important for preservation of peace in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Antonijevic: For membership in Council of Europe, Kosovo needs to meet broader set of standards (Kosovo Online)
German Ambassador: Transition period necessary (N1, BETA)
New Serbian parliament to elect speaker on Monday (Tanjug)
Kosovo police said business premises in Zvecan set on fire (KoSSev)
Vucevic: Belgrade elections should be called as soon as possible (media)

Opinion:

Yugoslavia Pioneered Abortion Rights in Constitution Long Before France (BIRN)

International:

Women in Albanian Textile Sector Pay High Price for Lek’s Rally (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 07, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Specialist Chambers conducting operations in Kosovo (media)
• Customs carry out operation against smuggled medical products in north (RFE)
• Central Bank Governor meets Swedish Ambassador to Kosovo (media)
• New UK Ambassador to Kosovo: Can’t wait to get to know you (media)
• Qalaj: 3 policemen that arrested Russian official of UNMIK for barricades in the north are now on Interpol list (Express)
• Mehmetaj: Charges against me came from the ruling party (Albanian Post)
• Sandulovic publishes photo of Jashari children killed in Prekaz in 1998 (media)
• Day when Serb clerics visited church in Studenica, woman told police fence was damaged (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Education workers in Leposavic did not manage to withdraw their salaries (Kosovo Online)
• Fico: I see not a single reason for us to recognize Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug)
• Raska-Prizren Diocese: Our Church objects are still endangered, they need protection (Kosovo Online)
• Office for KiM: Instead of de-escalation, Kurti makes new escalatory acts (Tanjug)
• Pharmacies searched in Mitrovica North and Zvecan (Radio KIM, media)
• EU adopts joint position on Growth Plan for WB, stipulates conditions (BETA, N1)
• Brnabic meets with Mitsotakis (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: I am preparing for new role, I will build stronger ties with MEPs (Tanjug)

International:

• Kosovo Police Arrest Serb for Wartime Sexual Violence (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 06, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Leaders’ homage in Prekaz: Jashari family personify highest sacrifice (Telegrafi)
• Cameron mentions Kosovo visit: Investing in countries that need stability (media)
• Martens: If govt doesn’t act, Council of Europe doors remain closed (media)
• Surroi: The Decani Monastery as a turning point (Koha)
• Bajrami: We don’t coordinate with VV on vote for international agreements (media)
• Hoti: Level of capital investments in Mustafa’s government was bigger (media)
• Haradinaj: Kurti must manage relations with allies in a better way (Kanal 10)
• Basic Prosecution in Pristina issues statement on summon for Mehmetaj (media)
• Explosive device thrown at closed store in Ranillug, no injuries (Klan Kosova)
• Stradner warns about “another round” of escalation (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Workers of utility companies in northern Kosovo cannot withdraw their salaries (RTS)
• Novo Brdo residents after CBK’s decision: They want to expel us, what should we live from? (Kosovo Online)
• Economy minister says 60% of FDI from EU (Beta, N1)
• Dragisic: NATO base in Albania can be useful for Serbs in Kosovo (KiM Radio, Danas)
• Stosic: If number of Kosovo Serbs becomes a statistical error, solutions to their problems will not be of essential importance (Kosovo Online)
• Lajcak: Implementation of Basic Agreement blocked by Kosovo; formation of A/CSM inevitable (Kosovo Online, Politika, Tanjug, Euronews Serbia, Nacionale)
• Antonijevic: Appointment of Nemec as EP Rapporteur good news for Serbs from Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Dacic receives new Syrian ambassador to Serbia (Tanjug)

International:

• TikTok Used Across Balkans to ‘Slutshame’ Women and Girls (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak plans to organize meeting of chief negotiators in coming days (media)
• Kosovo marks 26th anniversary of KLA Epopee (media)
• Kurti says it isn’t true he’s ruining relations with internationals (EO)
• Hoxhaj: Serbia wants to north municipalities to be tensest point in Europe (media)
• Kurti joins call for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release, more humanitarian aid (media)