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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 1, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Assembly Presidency meeting fails due to lack of quorum (media) • Basha holds consultative and informative meeting with Osmani (media) • Murati: Ready to elect government even without Serb Deputy Speaker (ekonomia) • Rasic against Serbian List being declared a terrorist organization (media) • Court confirms receiving Serbian List complaint about Deputy Speaker (media) • Gervalla in Slovenia, participating at Bled Strategic Forum 2025 (RTK) • Serwer: Assembly deadlock damages Kosovo’s image as a success story (RTK) • Stojkovic calls on Serbs in Kosovo not to vote for the Serbian List (Kosovapress) • Police: Graffiti in the north calling for peace are old (AP) • Serbian national released after distributing hate-inciting leaflets (media) • AJK: Man arrested after threatening journalist Vehbi Kajtazi (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic in China, planned meetings with Putin and Jinping (Kosovo Online, N1) • Bled strategic forum starts today, Djuric to represent Serbia (Beta, Kosovo Online) • North Mitrovica: Marking of ten months since the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad (Alternativna) • North Mitrovica: Minors in the police station because of T-shirts with controversial inscriptions (KiM radio, Alternativna) • Posters with the tricolor appeared in Serbian areas in Kosovo, one person arrested in Leposavic (Kontakt plus radio, Alternativna, Kosovo Online, RTS) • A mural dedicated to the KLA appeared in Decani, while in the north all murals have recently been painted over (Kosovo Online) International: • ‘Normalised’: The reality of online violence for Kosovo’s young (BIRN) • Kosovo’s justice system unprepared in the battle against disinformation (PI) • Back to school in Serbia? Universities seek to break student boycott (RFE) • Leaked recordings reveal Vučić’s plot to neutralise Serbia’s few remaining independent media (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 29 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kosovo’s leaders pay homage at Monument of Missing Persons (media) Prattipati joins remembrance of victims of enforced disappearance (media) Names carved on wood: Memorial for missing from the war in Kosovo (RFE) Osmani: New assembly and government must be formed urgently (media) EU calls for swift completion of the Assembly's constitution (media) Kurti: Our problems today are from previous govts, not Basha’s article (media) War veterans call on parliamentary groups and MPs to dismiss Basha (media) Court rejects Vetevendosje’s appeal against Serbian List certification (media) Rasic: MPs hesitate to vote for me thinking they’ll violate Constitution (media) “Neither the place nor day” Kurti asked to comment Aliu’s resignation (media) Graffiti calling on Kurti to go to the prosecution appear in Pristina (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: There will be many problems with elections in Kosovo, Kurti wants to prevent Serbian List participation (Kosovo Online, media) Vucic receives Lebanese Ambassador for a farewell meeting, expresses gratitude over her country stance on Kosovo (media) Djuric: It is important for Serbia to advance its position in Japan, we also discussed Kosovo issue (Tanjug) EU: Deputy speaker from Serbian community should be elected in line with Constitution (media) Sljuka: Opposition to election of Serbian List representative constitutes degradation and destruction of institutions (media) Bisevac: Decision to repurpose land in Mikronaselje contrary to interests of Serbian community (Kosovo Online) Kamp met civil society and media from non-majority communities, discussed challenges and their work (media, social media) Another protest held outside Novi Sad Faculty of Philosophy: Students, professors demand dean’s resignation (N1) Letter with three bullets sent to Minister Dacic, police identified sender (N1) International: Mystery of Kosovo girl’s wartime disappearance still ‘mired in shame’ (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 28 2025

Albanian Language Media: Assembly session interrupted, fails to elect Serb Deputy Speaker (media) Murati: If not Rasic, who from Serb community should be elected? (media) Basha: The war of KLA and the people’s sacrifices are sacred to me (media) Krasniqi: Demonizing the KLA is the philosophy of Kurti and VV (media) Kurti: Documentation of economic crimes committed by Serbia is vital (media) Balje: I will not give my vote to any Serb candidate (RTK) One day after opening, new bridge over Iber attracts pedestrians, vehicles (RFE) Turkiye to reassume command of KFOR in October (media) Kosovo, Albania, Croatia increase defense through purchases from US (media) Court orders 30-day detention for Croatian pilot and his Serbian partner (media) Serbian woman who allegedly spied for Serbian List arrested with her partner, a Croatian pilot (Gazeta Express) Serbian Language Media: Yet another unsuccessful voting for deputy speaker from Serbian community (KoSSev) Simic announced complaint to Constitutional Court, said rights of Serbian people violated (media) Krasniqi: Self-determination continues blockade, more engaged for Rasic, than for Haxhiu and Basha (Kosovo Online) Mitrovica: Bridge nr. 36 on Ibar River connecting or separating people? (Radio KIM, DW) Radojevic: Security of Serbs in north threatened; international community silent (Kosovo Online) A young man from Mitrovica South arrested under charges of serious theft in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online, KoSSev) Djilas writes to European institutions, officials: We urge your active involvement in resolving crisis in Serbia (N1) Opinion: Integrated walls and painted-over lives (Alternativna.com) In Serbia, women’s sexuality is being weaponized to silence dissent (BIRN) International: Kosovo’s long quest to break parliament deadlock continues (BIRN) Türkiye to resume command of NATO’s KFOR mission in Kosovo (Turkiye Today)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 27, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Aliu resigns minister’s post, citing Basha’s election as Assembly Speaker (media) Durmishi: Aliu is not an MP, not a MP candidate and not in VV presidency (Kallxo) Rasic says he’ll nominate himself again for Assembly Deputy Speaker (media) VV appeals to Supreme Court over certification of Serbian List by ECAP (RFE) Krasniqi meets Troccaz, highlights PDK role in breaking the stalemate (media) Abdixhiku meets French diplomats, focus on political developments (media) Haradinaj: France, an important partner of Kosovo in many areas (media) Barduani thanks France for contribution to KFOR and peace in the region (media) Gashi (LDK): Vetevendosje has a plan to block state institutions (media) Sorensen emphasizes importance of Kosovo-Serbia normalization (media) Turkey to increase investments in Kosovo, joint free economic zone (Telegrafi) Police stop 18-year-old in Leposavic over shirt with provocative message (media) Serbian Language Media: ANEM: Police officer who recorded commemoration to missing journalists had KLA emblem on his phone (N1) Djuric met US Congressman Swalwell in Belgrade, discussed Serbia-U.S. partnership (media, social media) Serbian List met McGurk and Kamp: OSCE must respond to Pristina’s repression against Serbian people (Kosovo Online) Serbian Democracy met OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Head of OSCE Mission (social media) Former president of Constitutional Court: Rasic cannot be proposed as deputy speaker on behalf of Serbian community, it is unconstitutional (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media) Deda: Candidates from non-majority communities cannot be imposed by other MPs (media) Bugaqku from KDI: Basha violated Constitution three times in election of deputy speaker from Serb community (Kosovo Online) Sorensen after visiting Belgrade: Normalization important because of people on ground (KoSSev, social media) Trial to Milovic and Kostic continues with hearing witnesses of defense (Radio KIM, KoSSev, media) US again delays imposing sanctions on Serbian Oil Industry (N1, RTS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 26, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Vetevendosje’s Dimal Basha elected Kosovo Assembly Speaker (media) Krasniqi: Even VV MPs were not happy with Basha’s election (media) Abdixhiku reacts after Basha’s election: LDK aspires higher (media) First congratulations for Basha’s election Speaker of Parliament arrive (media) German Embassy congratulates Dimal Basha (media) Limaj after Basha’s election: VV to explain why they delayed the country (media) New bridge over Iber River opened for traffic (media) Kurti: Kosovo stands in solidarity with Ukraine (media) Ninic: Milan Radoicic is behind the group “Corridor” (Telegrafi) Police stop a person for painting provocative messages in Leposavic (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: I informed Lavrov of persecution against Serbs in Kosovo, silence of larger part of international community (media) Vucic met Sorensen: Bring dialogue back to obligation to form Community of Serbian Municipalities and protect rights of Serbs (Tanjug, media) Djuric met Sorensen, discussed current situation in Kosovo (media) Starovic met Sorensen, said meeting was productive (media, social media) Serbian List: All our deputies voted against Basha because of his anti-Serb stance (media) Petkovic: Bridge opening violation of dialogue agreements, slap to face of EU (media) Elshani: Competent authorities made decision to open bridge for traffic today (Kosovo Online, media) Lawyer: Miljkovic sent to one-month detention (media) Kovac: Organization of sports events permitted to Albanians only (Kosovo Online) Residents of North Mitrovica on recent events: This isn’t culture – it is all politics (Kosovo Online) Underage girl apprehended over graffiti inscriptions in Socanica settlement (KoSSev) Complaint against senior police officer moved between prosecutors (N1, FoNet) Faculty of Philosophy dean changes locks, says exams must be held (N1, media) Opinion: Trump should kickstart Kosovo-Serbia talks into making real progress (Atlantic Council)