UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 21, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Mehaj: US reconfirmed support to build KSF at military level (media) • Lajcak: I trust concrete findings will be presented in six months (media) • “Government to focus on final agreement, no return to technical dialogue” (Lajmi) • Haradinaj: Reforms in judiciary in partnership with US and EU (media) • GLPS on EC report: Kosovo has not achieved desired results (Koha) • Ex-intelligence employee arrested, suspected of leaking information (media) • COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • 56 new Covid-19 cases in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Petkovic: Von Cramon relativizes the violence against the Serbian people in the north of Kosovo (NMagazin, N1) • “Impermissible to try Serbs in Kosovo without solid evidence” (Radio KIM,Kosovo-online, RTS) • Von Cramon tells N1 Kosovo police operation “was necessary” (N1) • Odalovic: Pristina has maximalist demands (Radio KIM, RTS) • Bislimi: There will be no CSM (ZSO); Serbian List is manipulating (Kosovo Online, RTK2) • Petkovic: Bislimi's statement that Community of Serbian Municipalities will not be formed, culmination of irresponsibility (RTS) • Dacic: Greece is reassuring us they will not recognize Kosovo (Kosovo-online)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: No individual or group will be more powerful than the state (media) • U.S. and EU support Kosovo’s commitment to fight corruption (RTK) • Enlargement Package 2021 delivered to Konjufca (RTK) • Stano speaks about meeting tomorrow between technical teams of Kosovo and Serbia (RFE Albanian) • Rohde: Germany is Kosovo’s steadfast partner (media) • Public debt increases to 1.5 billion euros during the COVID-19 pandemic (media) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Borrell and Blinken called for a "sustainable reduction of tensions" in Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Stano: The Working Group goal is to find a permanent solution for license plates (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Tomorrow in Brussels on freedom of movement and license plates (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Bilcik: Western Balkans should focus on reforms (N1) • Elections should have been postponed until demilitarization is carried out, security marketing is dangerous (KoSSev) • Serbian List: Winning the local elections was not very pleasant for those who worked against the interests of our people (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Momcilo Trajkovic: Ever since I wrote an open letter to Vucic, I have been "on measures" (N1, KoSSev) Opinion: • America’s new instrument in the Balkans (Euractive) International: • Kremlin says Putin-Biden meeting this year is possible (Reuters) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo* Supreme Court: Kelag’s three small hydropower plants must be shut down (balkangreenenergynews.com)

Albanian Language Media: • Local elections proved Kosovo is a true democracy (media) • Kurti, Haradinaj clash over operations in the north (Telegrafi) • Heated debate at the Assembly between ruling and opposition parties on the issue of gas (Kallxo) • LDK leader: A great comeback (media) • Visoka Weller says she was not allowed to speak about Decan Monastery at conference (Kallxo) • Kosovo: More than 50 percent of adult population vaccinated against COVID-19 (Koha) • COVID-19: One death, 17 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • 37 new Covid-19 cases in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Pristina suffered political defeat; new police actions possible (RTV) • Elek: Sofronijevic transferred to Belgrade for further treatment (Radio KIM) • Switzerland condemns threats to Embassy and Serbian leadership (RTS) • Serbian Journalists Association calls Serbian List to invite all media in Kosovo to conferences (KoSSev, N1, KiM radio) • Serbian List has monopolised the lives of Serbs in Kosovo (RTK2, KoSSev, KiM radio) International: • Kosovo Ruling Party Loses Ground in Municipal Elections (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • ‘Someone’s Daughters’: Unpunished Revenge Porn’s Terrifying Toll in the Balkans (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 18, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Counting of all votes in 33 municipalities completed, these are the results (RTK) • LVV without any municipality against other winning parties (RFE Albanian) • Kurti satisfied with the result of Vetevendosje in the local elections (Koha) • Xhacka: Kosovo and Albania have the common future (media) • EU Ministers expected to discuss situation in Western Balkans (RFE Albanian) • Mustafa: The LDK voters showed that they cannot be deceived for long (KosovaPress) • Progress in dialogue with Serbia helps Kosovo join NATO (Ekonomia Online) • Kosovo ruling party loses ground in municipal elections (Prishtina Insight) • COVID-19: No deaths, 1 new case (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 28 new cases registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Brnabic congratulated the Serbian List: They showed what unity and harmony mean (RTS) • Selakovic: The victory of the Serbian List is an indicator of the persistence, courage and indomitability of Serbian people (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Convincing victory shows importance of Serbian unity (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • In Serbian communities Serbian List's mayors (KoSSev) • CEC: Run-off possible in Serb-majority Klokot municipality (N1) • Janjic: Results in Kosovo expected, Kurti knew he was losing elections (N1) • Crosses at Orthodox cemetery in Orahovac broken (Radio KIM) • “False narrative that no KLA soldier committed any crime” (Radio KIM) • KFOR withdrew from Jarinje (Radio KIM) • Serbian Embassy in Bern receives threats in relation to Kosovo (Politika, Tanjug) • Rakic to KoSSev: You get what deserve (KoSSev) • Danas: Last October, Rakic also announced that Serbian List would leave Kosovo institutions • "Ljiljana Subaric will be the mayor the least, people from shadow will come out'' (KiM radio) Opinion: • Chronicle of the Tragedy Announced (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani to address UN Security Council session at 16:00 (media) • Borrell, Blinken call for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to continue (RFE) • “Der Standard”: Belgrade seems to be writing Borrell’s Twitter posts (Koha) • Kosovo offers to U.S.opportunity to build permanent military base media) • 30 days of detention for suspects arrested in police operation in north (media) • New COMKFOR: We remain committed to peace and stability (Klan Kosova) • 3,500 police officers, 35 judges and 80 prosecutors for election security (media) • MacShane: Hope Hill puts map of independent Kosovo in his office (Express) • COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to Borrell: Serbia wants peace, stability, ready for talks with Pristina (N1) • Rada Trajkovic on police action in northern Kosovo, responds to British Embassy (Kosovo-online) • Marko Jaksic points out the demands to boycott the institutions in Pristina (Danas, FoNet) • House of Rumena Ljubic in center of Pec stoned for second time (RTS) • The last day of the election campaign, Serb candidates for president in 11 municipalities (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Vucic with Putin on November 25 (Vecernje Novosti) • UNS: To investigate who was behind hacker attack on Kosovo-online portal (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Kurti generates crisis for handful of votes (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Bieber: Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia unsurprising considering the state of EU policy (EWB) International: • US Names Wartime Serbia-Kosovo Negotiator as Belgrade Ambassador (BIRN)