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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 13, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Vucic wants to leave open the possibility of invading Kosovo (media)
• State Department: Kosovo can continue procedures to purchase Javelins (Klan)
• New pamphlets in north, police initiate case for call to resistance (Koha)
• Uglanin: Pamphlets calling for resistance, threat to population (Telegrafi)
• EU: IMC draft law should not negative effect on media freedom (RFE)
• "Postponed prohibition" of dinar, Rohde surprised "how deadlines are given without a plan?"(Nacionale)
• Gjoshi: CBK has become a shelter of Kurti’s militants (media)
• Shala: Situation in north can escalate; protest led by Belgrade-backed SL (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• Elek: Kurti’s goal is to displace Serbs, I hope reason will prevail (Radio KIM)
• Gogic: CBK measures are phrases, they won’t ensure stable flow of funds to Serbs and Serbian institutions (Kosovo Online)
• Escobar: Unilateral moves in Kosovo will have consequences (Tanjug, RTS, KiM radio)
• Hill: We were clear about the concerns regarding the dinar ban (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Leaflets for “resistance to Kurti’s police” allegedly appeared in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• How will elections in the USA affect Serbia? (Danas, FoNet, ipese.rs)
• Szijjarto: Serbia ready to join EU tomorrow, membership not to be conditioned with Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online, Insajder)
• Livadice victims' commemoration on Friday (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, radio Mitrovica sever)
Opinion:
• How a German journalist misinterprets unrelated facts: Dragutin Nenezic’s answer to Mihael Martens (Danas)

International:

• Former Allies Argue Over Prishtina Coalition Crisis (Prishtina Insight)
• As Serbian Journalist’s Murder Goes Unpunished, Verdict Comes Under Scrutiny (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 12, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti to Bloomberg: Euro rules won’t be reversed (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti travels to United Kingdom (media)
• Kosovo Police initiate case for new graffiti in the north (Koha)
• Rrahmani on the Dinar: Every action must be in agreement with U.S. (Gazeta Blic)
• Serbs protest: Cancel the decision on dinar (media)
• 108 million euros used for armament of KSF during 2023 (media)
• Journalists’ Association condemn threatening messages against reporter (media)
• Lack of progress in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, one of main challenges of EU Growth Plan (Albanian Post)
• Hoti: Data from 2023 budget report create impression that there is no master of house (media)
• Tahiri: PDK to propose establishment of two Inquiry Parliamentary Commissions (media)
• Tahiri: The average salary in the public sector should be 1000 euros (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbs protest in Mitrovica North: CBK’s decision means end of life for Serbian people (Kosovo Online, N1, media)
• Kurti on 17th anniversary of demonstrations against Ahtisaari: We rightly opposed mono-ethnic concessions (KoSSev)
• Arsenijevic: The more Kurti speaks in Serbian; the more Serbs get beaten (Danas)
• “People are frustrated, situation on the brink of survival” – Atmosphere ahead of protest in Mitrovica North (N1)
• Serbian National Council (SNV) supported protest in North Mitrovica (Danas, KiM radio)
• President of Trade Union of Private Sector: 140,000 workers have left Kosovo since visa liberalization (Kontakt plus, N1, FoNet)
• Orban: ‘I’m afraid we’ll lose Serbia, it is key for entire EU’ (N1)
• Vucic: Serbia, Greece have always supported each other's territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• Mitsotakis: Our position on Kosovo unchanged, dialogue only path (Tanjug)
• Dacic speaks by phone with FMs of Romania, Spain, Cyprus (Tanjug)
• North Macedonia rejects allegations from Pristina regarding Kurti’s assassination (N1, BETA, media)

International:

• ‘Kurti Hates The United Nations,’ Declares President Vucic In Interview (The Pavlovic Today)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 9, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 9, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• CBK launches the toll-free line for citizens 0800 222-55 (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti’s address at the UN Security Council session (media)
• Zulfaj: Kurti asked for the fourth time for the agreements to be signed (media)
• Kadiu: Broadcast in Serbia stopped when Kurti started his speech (media)
• Rama: A pointless session of the UN Security Council (media)
• PDK: Kurti’s wrong policy made western powers agree with Russia, China (Koha)
• Hoti: Last night for first time allies criticized us at a UNSC session (media)
• Kupchan: Kurti and Vucic are making solution difficult by playing nationalist cards (RFE)
• Rohde calls for a four-month transition phase for dinar prohibition (RTK)
• Ramadani: U.S. named group that attacked on September 24 as paramilitary (RTK)
• WB security discussed between Kosovo MPs and German delegation (Koha)
• Juratovic: Serbs manipulated by Kosovo and Serbia, Vucic under tension (Ekonomia)
• OSCE: Resignation of Serb judges and prosecutors, setback for justice system (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• CBK opened ‘toll-free line’ for Serbs to get informed about regulation, but we were unable to get a line (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Serbia spoke with facts about problems in Kosovo, Kurti responded with personal insults (Kosovo Online, media)
• Elek: Vucic pointed out everything Kurti does to our people in Kosovo (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: Thursday's UNSC session historic, truth about Kosovo was heard (Tanjug)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: UNSC session a glimpse of hope (Tanjug)
• Szunyog: EU expects that Pristina does more on de-escalation and implementation of agreements (Tanjug)
• Rohde: Kosovo Government to postpone CBK for four months (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Abbott: CBK regulation unilateral and harmful action (Kosovo Online)
• Member of Serbian Gendarmerie arrested at Jarinje (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Kosovo Looks to Commercial Banks to Enable its Euro-Only Rule (Balkan Insight)
• Hoti: Momentum for Kosovo-Serbia Agreement Has been Lost (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 8, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo today following Serbia’s request (Koha)
• Kurti travels to U.S., expected to take part in UNSC session on Kosovo (media)
• Tahiri: Partners earlier advised us for PM or President not to go to UNSC (Express)
• Citaku criticizes Kurti for issue of Dinar being discussed at UNSC (media)
• Konjufca: Serbia used the Dinar to blackmail the Kosovo Serbs (Koha)
• Muja: Don’t expect Dinar issue to threaten Kosovo’s partnership with allies (KTV)
• “Romas in north can be blackmailed via uncontrolled entrance of Dinar” (Koha)
• Serbian List MPs return to Assembly to ensure continuation of mandates (media)
• “The fabricated exodus’ of Serbs from Kosovo (Deutsche Welle in Albanian/FAZ)
• Aliu: Contract signed to expand and finalize Pristina-Mitrovica road (Koha)
• KFOR MSU conducts live firing exercise (media)
• Svecla: Kosovo’s security is challenged by Russia’s satellite, Serbia (RTK)
• Danish Justice Minister to visit Kosovo on February 12-13 (Klan Kosova)
• Bregu launches new platform of Regional Cooperation Council in Pristina (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbian List writes to Quint, requests prevention of Serbian people exodus from Kosovo (Tanjug)
• CSOs: Blatant violation of media freedoms and direct attack on civil society (Radio KIM)
• NBS: Commercial Bank was forced to close branch office in Mitrovica because of pressure (KoSSev)
• Gogic: It is only matter of time when Pristina will go against schools and hospitals (Kosovo Online)
• Andric Rakic: Kurti is intimidating Serbs with his moves, West can prevent that, but it balances (Kosovo Online)
• Jevtic says KSF member who shot at Serbian children on Christmas Eve pressed lawsuit against him (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Serbian products expelled from the shelves in the north of Kosovo, Mitrovica residents say they "live like in a ghetto" (N1)
• Deputies of the Serbian List at the session of the Kosovo Parliament in order not to lose their mandates (NMagazin, Beta)
• Office for KiM: Fire in Odanovce village most probably planted, pressure continues (Tanjug)
• Serbian List: About a dozen Serbian families in the village of Odanovce attacked by arsonists (Kosovo Online)
• European Court of Auditors wants better protection for growth plan (N1)
• European Parliament adopts Resolution on Serbian elections (N1)

International:

• ‘Stability is fragile’: An overlooked European conflict zone is at a tipping point between peace and combat (CNBC)
• Sandulovic: I was beaten by 10 persons, Radoicic was present (Euronews Albania)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 7, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 7, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Stano: Kosovo risks lagging in EU path because of unilateral actions (media)
• Central Bank Governor meets Minister for Communities and Returns (media)
• Rasic on CBK regulation: We are in a period of transition (RFE)
• Qalaj: Svecla is making a mistake by taking part in police actions (Indeksonline)
• Kurti meets Director of Open Society Roma for Europe, Zeljko Jovanovic (media)
• Bislimi on IMC draft law: It increases transparency of media ownership (Koha)
• Prelec: It is likely Kosovo will form an empty Association or none (RFE)
• Dimic to Kurti: I’m returning to Kosovo; Vucic’s dictatorship intolerable (RTK)
• Serbia fears documentary novel about crimes in Kosovo (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

Dacic: I received information that UNSC session will be open to public, President Vucic to attend (Tanjug, RTS, media)
First shipment of dinars following CBK decision banned from entering Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Democracy calls upon EU to establish Fund in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
China Ambassador Li Ming: The issue of Kosovo should be resolved through dialogue (RTS)
Hovenier: Reactions of Kosovo authorities have direct impact on quality of our partnership (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
Pistorius: I am concerned, Germany has been sending additional forces to Kosovo since April (Blic, Kosovo Online, media)
Sentic: Serbs in Kosovo deprived of basic rights, existence, and dignity (Kosovo Online)
Gogic: Pristina closes down Serbian institutions, and does nothing to return Serbs in institutions in the north (N1, Kosovo Online)
10 years of KoSSev: Awards to Milivoje Mihajlović and posthumously to Belul Beqaj 
Brnabic: Draft EP resolution contains no arguments (Tanjug)

International:

Kosovo Allows Consumers to Terminate Contracts with Cable Operators Escaping Penalties (Prishtina Insight)