UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 23, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Assembly does not adopt PDK-sponsored resolution on strike in education (RFE) • Nagavci: We have addressed all demands, except for the additional €100 (Sinjali) • SBASHK: We can emerge from this situation only through an agreement (Demokracia) • SBASHK receives letter of support from American Federation of Teachers (Express) • CDHRF calls for understanding from SBASHK: The strike must end (Nacionale) • AmCham calls for dialogue and compromise to end strike (Telegrafi) • NATO: Additional troops from UK will take part in routine drill (Express) • NATO and security experts fear possible tensions in the north of Kosovo (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • EU invited 44 countries to the summit in Prague (media) • Vucic meets Iranian President Raisi (Tanjug) • Vucic meets US Under Secretary Nuland in New York (Tanjug) • Petar Miletic, former Deputy PM: The information that I was appointed as an adviser to Kurti is only half correct (Danas) • Rasic, Trajkovic on the Miletic's appointment (medijacentar.info, Kosovo Online) • Tour guide on incident in Pec (Radio KIM) • MFA: Serbia's strong diplomatic activity in UN continues (Tanjug, media) • ''Which countries have recognized Kosovo and which have not?'' (Danas) • Establishment of government war crimes institute in Kosovo – related risks and timeframe (Radio KIM) Opinion: • "Kurti is trying to place Serbia alongside Russia, and as a Marxist-Leninist he knows that Kosovo is neither a state nor independent" (Danas) Humanitarian/Development: • Rizvanolli asks citizens in Kosovo* if they are willing to pay for power imports (balkangreenenergynews.com)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Assembly discusses ongoing general strike (media) • Osmani: NATO membership is Kosovo’s strategic objective (media) • Osmani meets Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic States (media) • Justice Minister meets President of Specialist Chambers (media) • Dutch Foreign Ministry on whether they will support visa liberalisation (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: How is Ukraine's territorial integrity different from Serbia's? (Tanjug) • Vucic: Everyone invokes int'l law when it suits them to do so (Tanjug) • PM Brnabic explains delay in formation of new Government (RTS, FoNet, N1) • Selakovic at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in New York (RTS, Blic) • Aleksic: Vucic's announcement about the state-building bloc a prelude to elections at all levels (Nova, FoNet, N1) • Council of Europe in 2008 considered UN membership as precondition for Kosovo – what has changed? (Kosovo Online) • ''Kosovo and Serbia: Narratives unrelated to the situation on the ground, but increase tensions'' (N1) • Office for KiM: Freedom of movement of Serbs threatened once again (Kosovo Online) • Bo: Vucic and Yi confirmed the partnership between Serbia and China (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • The Cynicism of Serbia’s Kosovo Policy (Balkan Insight) International: • Serbian President Vucic to Newsmax: Putin Not 'Bluffing' (newsmax.com) • FBI: Iranian Hackers Accessed Albanian Systems Over Year Ago (BIRN) • Hackers Likely Accessed Emails of Serbia’s Cadastre Staff, BIRN Reveals Humanitarian/Development: • Air Serbia says tickets for Moscow-Belgrade flights in September sold out long time ago (Blic)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 21, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti on the strike: We’ve made many steps, but the blackmail doesn’t stop (Koha) • Jasharaj: I’m ready to take part in meeting between Flocken and Kurti (Kosovapress) • Kurti on “new framework”: No author; it was published to test the pulse (Express) • U.S.: We support dialogue based on mutual recognition (Koha) • “No EU membership without mutual recognition; Kosovo to initiate Association” (Koha) • Osmani: Kosovo’s unwavering commitment to prevent violent extremism (media) • State Department Counselor: Good meeting with President Osmani (Lajmi) • Lajcak meets Escobar in New York: Grateful for excellent cooperation (media) • German MP: Visa liberalisation for Kosovo in the final phase (Kallxo) • Three ministry officials among arrested in latest raids in “Brezovica Operation” (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic met Guterres on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (Politika, Tanjug) • Vucic: Important decisions coming soon (N1, RTS) • Serbian President's meetings yesterday with world officials on the sidelines of the 77th UNGA session (Politika) • On second day in New York, Selakovic held 27 bilateral meetings with foreign ministers (Kosovo Online) • Vucic on his meeting with Lajcak (Kosovo Online) • Brnabic: Pressure on Vucic and Serbia never greater (N1) • People’s Party (NS) asking Vucic to urgently send letters to Putin and Xi Jinping on Kosovo (Danas) • Which EU country will be the first to change its position on the independence of Kosovo (Danas) • Trendafilova: Trial of Thaci to start soon (Radio KIM) • Kurti: Decision on land in Brnjak and Jasenovik in accordance with the law (Kosovo Online, euronews.rs) Opinion: • The government vs the teachers’ union (Kosovo 2.0) International: • Kosovo War Crime Court President Suggests KLA Leaders’ Trial is Near (BIRN) • Chopping Down the Future: Heating Crisis Worsens Illegal Logging in Balkans (BIRN) • Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil (news.un.org) • Serbia’s Vucic Announces New Political ‘Movement’ Within Six Months (Balkan Insight) • Commission OKs plant acquisition by Serbian Gazprom-owned oil company (euractive.com) • Russian Flights Tickets to Serbia, Turkey, Sell Out After Mobilization (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • On International Day of Peace UNMIK recalls “Howdy Neighbor” series (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani announces launch of first edition of Women, Peace and Security Forum (media) • Germany refutes “new framework” of dialogue: We don’t know who invented it (Express) • NATO ready to deploy more troops in Kosovo in case of new tensions (RFE) • Konjufca in Tirana: Serbia is very hostile toward Kosovo (Paparaci) • Jasharaj: There are solutions … we’re not asking for billions (RFE) • Svecla: Terrorism and violent extremism on the rise; threat to Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Rama on Vucic: On Kosovo, we agreed to disagree (Nacionale/Der Spiegel) • KLA War Veterans to join protest against visit by Specialist Chambers’ President (media) • LDK MP says Kurti is stubborn and unable to resolve problems (Indeksonline) Serbian Language Media: • Non-paper sent on Kosovo's admission to the CoE (Kosovo Online) • The new summit of the EU and Western Balkans leaders in December, in one of the countries of the region (RTS) • Serbian president refused document from EU envoy (N1, Tanjug) • “Vucic should explain details of letter he has not received” (Radio KIM) • Vucic, Tenney discuss strengthening of bilateral ties (Tanjug) • Selakovic held 20 bilateral meetings with foreign ministers in New York (Danas) • Putin: We continue supporting Serbia in protecting its sovereignty (Kosovo Online) • Vucic announces formation of movement for Serbia’s survival (N1, FoNet) • Vasic: Prosecution did not qualify attack on two Serbs in Babin Most as attempted murder (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • New Agreement proposal: Trial balloon or beginning of the end? (Beta, Danas, KiM radio) • Grubjesic: Non-papers as trial balloons used to check the mood of the public (RTS) International: • Pristina Says Third Serb Targeted for Taking Kosovo Licence Plates (BIRN) • In One Corner of Kosovo, Cheers Still Ring Out for Putin (The New York Times) • Pupils and Parents in Peja March Against Teachers’s Strike (Prishtina Insight) • Albanian Journalists Condemn Ban on Republishing Hacked State Information (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 19, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Borrell to meet Western Balkans leaders in New York (Radio Free Europe) • President Osmani meets King Charles and PM Truss (Klan Kosova) • PDK leader calls on Kurti: Find a solution, for the sake of the children! (Klan Kosova) • PDK’s Tahiri: Kurti is directly responsible for the situation in education (Klan Kosova) • AAK MP: Kurti should resign – poor management in all sectors (Ekonomia Online) • Kosovo Assembly to discuss ongoing strike in education on Thursday (media) • German ambassador on statement of Germany, France and Poland about visas (Zeri) • Tirana-based A2 reports on plans to assassinate Prime Minister Kurti (media) • Haliti on reports about his planned assassination: I was warned (Express) • PM Kurti’s interview with Vecernji List, reactions from the opposition (media) • “Open Balkan can be misused by big predators against the small” (Express/Pobjeda) • Denmark suspends agreement to rent prison cells in Kosovo (media) • PSD expects Wednesday’s protest to be massive (Zeri) • EBRD Vice President for Policy to visit Albania and Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • EU on the alleged agreement between Belgrade and Pristina published in the media (Blic, KiM radio) • Hill without comment on the alleged plan for Kosovo and the ''two Germany'' model (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug) • PM Brnabic signs book of condolence for Queen, to attend funeral (N1) • Kurti: ''Serbia arming itself, war in Kosovo possible''; Petkovic: ''Albin Kurti's threats and war cries again'' (Politika, Kosovo Online) • Osmani on “genocide“ and other crimes committed by Serbia (KoSSev) • Petkovic reacts to Osmani’s remarks (Kosovo Online) • Ischinger: The "two Germany" model can provide a bridge to a solution for Kosovo and Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Jovanovic: Steel ‘no’ to Pristina in UN, claims that Kosovo is a ‘fait accompli’ no longer stands (Kosovo Online) • Botsan-Kharchenko: We will support what suits Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Starovic: Serbia’s highest-level present at UN General Assembly (N1, RTS) International: • For Sexual Harassment Victims in Kosovo, Justice is Hard to Come By (BIRN) • The faces of Europride (Kosovo 2.0)