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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 11, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • Mehaj: Russia wants to destabilise Kosovo at any cost (Kosovapress) • Third dose of the vaccine in Kosovo in a matter of days (RFE) • Citizens concerned with Delta Plus, ready to take third vaccine dose (EO) • COVID-19: Six new cases, no deaths (media) • Police seize 75 kg of drugs, three cars and cash, five arrested (media) • Grenell comments on claims he asked for fall of Kurti I government (Express) • Serbian Gendarmerie entering Kosovo in civilian clothes, residents say (Lajmi) • Pendarovski: Kosovo no longer a priority for the U.S. (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 70 new cases registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM) • The next round of dialogue in Brussels on November 16 (RTS, Tanjug) • Serbia against Kosovo membership in UNESCO (Kosovo-online, media) • Vucic: Electricity prices for households unchanged, nuclear power under consideration (N1) • Grenell visits Kosovo, talks to journalists at Merdare crossing point (B92, media) • Bilcik urges reconciliation in Western Balkans (N1) • Armistice Day marked in Pristina; the French ambassador calls for reconciliation between Kosovo and Serbia (Kosovo Online, Ekonomia Online) • State Department: We do not comment on why some countries were not invited to summit (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Legal framework for Kosovo Serbs tailored to Pristina (KoSSev) • Turkey’s Pragmatic Policy in the Balkans has its Limits (Balkan Insight) International: • US Warns Berisha Not to Retake Albanian Democratic Party (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Group of young Albanians visited Visoki Decani Monastery (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 10, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 10, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Civil society urges U.S. to invite Kosovo to Biden’s Democracy Summit (Prishtina Insight) • Government forms mechanism to document war crimes (Indeksonline) • Reka: Balkans in a geopolitical vacuum; Escobar has a lot of work (Klan Kosova) • President’s Office reacts to Mladic mural in downtown Belgrade (media) • Government pledges €100 million investments in agriculture (Telegrafi) • Ministry of Health could be given to “Guxo” List (Koha) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: "ZSO to print three lighters and to deliver two pencils, so that Osmani is satisfied'' (KoSSev) • “ZSO must be established with all competencies that belong to it” (Radio KIM) • US stance on ZSO remains unchanged: Respect Brussels agreement (RTS) • One more Serb accused of war crime in Kosovo (Radio KIM, media) • Serbian Chamber of Commerce Office opens in Jerusalem today (Kosovo-online) • Arlov: Kosovo police grossly violates my rights, banned from entering Kosovo for third time (Kosovo-online, media) • EU: Time for Serbia to muse on reforms of judiciary and election process (N1) • Dodik meets with Erdogan in Ankara to discuss political situation in Bosnia (N1) • US embassy: Accusations against congressmen absurd, offensive, false (Beta, N1) International: • In Albania, a Worrying Rise in Drug Gangs Hiring Minors (Balkan Insight) • North Macedonia PM Parks Resignation Ahead of No-Confidence Vote (Balkan Insight) • Ratko Mladic Mural Hit by Paint Attack in Belgrade (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 9, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • Prime Minister Kurti confirms he will attend Peace Forum in Paris (media) • Escobar officially takes post of US Representative to Western Balkans (media) • Civil society asks U.S. to reconsider non-invitation for Kosovo (RFE) • Mehaj: Kosovo's next destination, joining the U.S.-Adriatic Charter (media) • “Key point for Balkans, Kosovo’s recognition by Serbia” (Kosovapress) • Government: We are working on Law on Salaries (Telegrafi) • “Kosovo among first in region in terms of assembly transparency” (Indeksonline) • AJK hires legal professional to represent journalists (media) • Ministry: Vaccination against COVID-19 open to non-Kosovo citizens (media) • COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: Two people died, 85 new cases (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic and Botsan-Kharchenko: "Putin understands Serbia" (B92, Kosovo Online) • Paris: Serbia’s and Kosovo’s PMs to take part at Peace Forum (N1, Beta) • PM Brnabic: US congressmen letter written by paid lobbyists, it’s child’s play (FoNet, N1) • US Embassy: Not all partners could be involved in the initiative (Danas) • Petkovic: Osmani was not paying attention in class, US advocates the respect of all agreements, including ZSO (Kosovo Online) International: • Without a clear commitment of Member States to enlargement, EC reports lose power they once had (EWB) • In Bosnia, US overtakes EU as crisis boils (Politico) • Mutiny in Serbia: How a State Security Unit’s Rebellion Went Unpunished (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 8, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani travels to U.S. (media) • COMKFOR: Security situation stable, we support Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Kosovapress) • Run-off mayoral election campaign kicks off today (media) • AAK leader Haradinaj warns of an imminent social crisis (media) • Healthcare workers with ultimatum for the government (media) • Union of Education, Science and Culture warns with strike in January (media) • COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 76 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus) • The campaign of the second round of local elections begun (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Petkovic: Member of people who had SS division is comparing Serbia to Nazi Germany (KoSSev) • Trajkovic: Kurti's double standards, he doesn't mind the "ethnic basis" when he promotes "natural Albania" (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Kurti's statements he will not form ZSO not only annul dialogue, but also humiliate EU and USA (Kosovo-online • Vucic: Everyone can evaluate someone else’s democracy however they want (N1) • Pristina court sentenced Zlatan Krstic, family claims he was not in Kosovo when crime took place (Radio KIM) • Kosovo Polje: Desecrated tombstones at cemetery, landfill at entrance (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM, RTV Gracanica) • Von Cramon: We do not want RS to be a coin for Serbia's concession to Kosovo (Kosovo Online, AlJazeera) Opinion: • Latifi: In a country without economy, parties turn into important business (media) • Issuance of a license for Elektrosever d.o.o. is the only possible solution (KiM radio) International: • A dangerous crisis is brewing in the Balkans. Will the West do anything to stop another war? (CNN) Humanitarian/Development: • Survivors’ Stories Describe Terror and Trauma of Wartime Rape (Balkan Insight) • Detainees clean the Orthodox cemetery in Mitrovica South (KoSSev) • A bakery within the Correctional Center in Lipjan (arbresh.info)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 5, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 5, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak from Thessaloniki: Remove visas for Kosovars (Klan) • Another group of Afghan citizens leave Kosovo for U.S. (media) • Kurti: We cannot be at peace until justice for Astrit is served (media) • Kosovo not invited to Biden's democracy summit (Koha) • Isufi: KSF expected to deploy to a mission in Poland (Klan) • Open Balkan, still in the wishful phase leaving room for speculation, says expert (euronews.al) • Rama interferes in Kosovo-Serbia relations without fully grasping them, says analyst (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I expect Pristina will soon attempt to takeover Valac power station (Radio KIM, BETA, N1, KoSSev) • Drecun: Possible that Pristina will attempt to take over transmission substations in the north of Kosovo (RTS) • Petkovic with Schieb on situation in Kosovo, agreements on energy (Radio KIM) • Djilas to VOA: We only expect support for democracy; reconciliation but not recognition of Kosovo (VoA, N1) • Petkovic: Djilas bothered by the Serbian List, but not by Albin Kurti (Radio Mitrovica sever) • US Embassy in Pristina: Kosovo and Serbia to honor their commitments (Radio KIM) • Open Balkan leaders call EU to speed up integration (N1) • Stefanovic thanked Spain for principled position on Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • WHO appoints new head of Serbia office, envoy for the Balkans (N1, RTS) • Serbian opposition leaders meet Escobar in Washington (N1) • Pension of Rada Trajkovic blocked (Radio KIM) • Supreme Court: Serbian List fined 8,100 euros (RTK2)