Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti comments on reports Kosovo could be used as transit point for MiG-29 fighter jets (media)
• Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss recent developments (media)
• Bislimi: Kosovo's main geopolitical objective is EU membership (media)
• LDK's Hoti criticises Lajcak, says dialogue has been demoted to a technical level (Kallxo)
• Speaker Konjufca meets Danish minister, Hækkerup (media)
• COVID-19: 37 new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Nuland welcomes Serbia’s progress on European path, support for Ukraine (N1)
• Germany FM on Western Balkans: We will not abandon region in heart of Europe (B92, media)
• German FM Annalena Baerbock's first official visit to the Western Balkans (Politika)
• Mojsilovic met COM KFOR (Radio KIM)
• Selakovic: Serbia grateful to Brazil for its principled support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo-online)
• Office for KiM: Returnee house in Kovrage village, Istok municipality, robbed (Radio KIM)
• Rakic: There is no sincere will and desire for the return process to succeed (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• RFE: Strategic product supply in Kosovo is in crisis
• Vucic reacts to Haradinaj’s statement on bombing (Kosovo-online, B92)
• Jeremic: It is most obvious in Kosovo and Metohija how much bad politics can bring (KiM radio)
• Covid-19: Three new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 10, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kosovo establishes working group for NATO integration (media)
• Kosovo lifts visa regime for Ukrainian citizens (media)
• PDK: Now is the right time for Kosovo to apply for CoE membership (media)
• Kosovo is protected by KFOR, assures German ambassador (euronews.al)
• CEC calls for expulsion of Russia and Belarus from ACEEEO (media)
• IMC to identify media outlets spreading disinformation, roundtable hears (Kosovapress)
• COVID-19: 49 new cases, two deaths (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic on April 3 elections and voting in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
• Vucic announces measures aimed at protecting fuel, food markets (Tanjug)
• Hearing in property usurpation case of Dusko Arsic postponed again (Radio KIM)
• European Federation of Journalists against the abolition of RT and Sputnik: Do not fight propaganda by censorship (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Covid-19: Three new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM)
Opinion:
• How the ‘Kosovo Precedent’ Shaped Putin’s Plan to Invade Ukraine (Balkan Insight)
International:
• Balkan Fighters Risk Criminal Charges for Joining Ukraine’s Defence (Balkan Insight)
• How is the oil crisis manifesting itself in Kosovo? (Euronews Albania)
• Kosovo Says NATO, EU Risk Repeating Ukraine Mistakes in Balkans (Newsweek)
• Across South-East Europe, Marchers Stand Up for Women’s Rights (Balkan Insight)
• Ukraine War May Change Balkan Calculations, for Greece Too (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 8, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• "Germany supports Kosovo's membership in Council of Europe" (RTK)
• Ukraine to recall its troops from Kosovo (media)
• U.S. to support KSF towards becoming capable of defending Kosovo's territorial integrity (media)
• On International Women's Day, Kosovo leaders call for women's empowerment (media)
• COVID-19: 32 new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Selakovic: Serbia strongly against initiating the procedure for Pristina's admission to the CoE (media)
• Escobar: Russia should not hold back Western Balkans (N1, Danas)
• Stano: EU welcomes Serbia’s support of UN resolution on Russia (N1)
• Exposing false news about the war in Ukraine (KiM radio)
• Lajcak: Advocating for the Western Balkans more important than ever (Kosovo Online)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: We have no date set for applying for EU candidate status (Kosovapress)
• Gervalla-Schwarz: We have asked KFOR to close Kosovo's airspace to Russia (media)
• Kosovo expresses support for Ukraine at Pristina rally (media)
• Kurti confirms millions have been poured into "Security Fund" (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: If Kosovo joins intl organisations, Serbia will have surprising answer (media, N1)
• Aleksandar Vucic SNS’ candidate for President of Serbia (N1, media)
• Von Cramon: Important to show that K. Serbs are an integral part of Kosovo; We cannot compare Moscow and Belgrade (KoSSev)
• Gracanica mayor announced the opening of a new school and condemned the new incident in Suvi Do (KiM radio)
• SPC Patriarch: We pray for peace in Ukraine, for talks to start as soon (N1, Beta)
• Vucic, Macron discuss EU integration, bilateral ties, Ukraine (Tanjug, media)
• Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Ukraine, geopolitics (Tanjug, media)
• UNS and DNKiM: Call to ban Kosovo Online work is denial of the right to freedom of speech (Kosovo Online)
• UNDP Public Pulse: Unemployment, poverty and the environment are major problems (KiM radio)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Konjufca: Serbia’s aggression against Kosovo cannot be ruled out (Koha)
• Musliu: No room for panic; we’re not threatened by any insecurity (EO)
• Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Defense: KSF ready for any challenge (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila: Serbia is a Small Russia in the Balkans (RTK)
• COVID-19: 52 new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic: Pristina used to create tensions, undermine peace (Radio KIM)
• NGOs and media: Unfounded speculations threat to security of people in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Marinkovic: Campaign and statements of Pristina officials stir concern among Kosovo Serbs (KoSSev, media)
• Rasic: Statements of Kosovo officials are not surprising but worrisome (Radio KIM)
• KLA graffiti inscribed on several Serb houses in Suvi Do village (Radio KIM)
• Brussels: Enlargement process has not changed (Radio KIM)
• Vucic speaks with Johnson (Tanjug)
• Von Cramon: There is no reason for concerns about security in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Escobar: US supports Serbia on its EU path (Kosovo-online)
• Mojsilovic: All conditions for securing administrative line have been met (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic calls public not to believe nonsense about shortages of food and fuel (N1)
• NATO official: Kosovo cannot join Alliance (BETA, N1)
• Vulin: Kosovo membership in NATO is ‘a threat to Serbia by armed confrontation’ (Kosovo-online)
• Ponos: Democratically elected government won’t recognize Kosovo (N1)
• Aleksic: Regime uses Ukrainian war to spread fear among population ahead of elections (N1)
• German FM to visit Belgrade on March 11 (Tanjug)
International:
• Kosovo Whistleblower ‘Fired’ for Warning of Safety Risks at Airport (Balkan Insight)