UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 12, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 345 new cases, 8 deaths (media) • Kurti: Governing programme to be technically finalised soon (media) • PDK: Kurti focusing on Albania's election rather than securing vaccines (media) • LDK’s Abdixhiku slams Kurti government (media) • Kosovo officials accused of ‘irresponsible’ meddling in Albania election (BIRN) • “Government to treat vaccination of teachers as priority” (media) • Expert: Youth more threatened by UK variant of the virus (media) • Caplan: There will be pressure on Kurti for dialogue (Radio Free Europe) Serbian Language Media: • Eight new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Sunday (Kontakt plus radio) • Father Sava reacts to accusations: Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you (social media, KoSSev) • Brnabic, Office for KiM, Serbian List react to accusations against Father Sava (Radio KIM) • Europa Nostra: Decani should not be a source of conflict, but a valuable link between citizens (KoSSev) • Harsh reactions in Kosovo media to Decani Monastery’s inclusion in 7 Most Endangered 2021 (KoSSev) • Fr. Sava: Paradox that Church must remind Kosovo to respect its own laws and Constitution (KoSSev) • Health house in village of Gojbulja broken into (RTS) • Kurti posts about LVV candidates in Albanian elections; the media and the opposition accuse him of running a campaign (KoSSev) • Petkovic: There is no place at the negotiating table for guns (KiM radio) • Gogic: Stability while the "honeymoon" lasts (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski) • Russian Ambassador says partnership with Serbia has ''cosmic prospects'' (N1, Beta) • Lajcak: Agreement possible in a few months if there is political will in Belgrade and Pristina (Beta, Kosovo Online) International: • Generations of Albanians lived off cannabis production. Can they stop? (BIRN) • Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment (AP) • Death of British Queen’s Husband Severs a Balkan Link (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Digital Trustbuilding Week (RTK2) • Rakic with UN and IOM representatives on return of displaced persons (Kosovo-online)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 684 new cases, seven deaths (media) • Kurti, Osmani react to Decan Monastery included in endangered religious sites list (media) • Europa Nostra reply to Kurti and Osmani's letter (media) • Kosovo leaders mark Constitution Day by underlining document's importance (media) • Stano: Kosovo to focus on dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Almost half a million euros allocated for defence of KSC accused (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 16 new cases, one death (KoSSev) • UN Security Council on April 13 on Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Zakharova: Meeting of Lavrov and Selakovic on April 16 in Moscow (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TASS) • Brnabic: I am glad if Pristina wants to continue the dialogue (RTS) • Father Sava on the situation of Visoki Decani Monastery (social media) • Office for KiM: Kurti and Osmani reaction confirmation of Serbian cultural and religious heritage endangerment (Kosovo-online) • Constitution with the greatest rights for minorities, but only on paper (KiM radio) • Vucic. Schieb said nothing new (B92) • Schieb: The 1999 bombing was justified, inadmissible comparison with the Second World War (Danas) • Bogujevci: Justice is important for all victims, the burden of the past should not be left to future generations (Nova S, KoSSev, RTK2) • RCC: Tourism key strategic sector in Western Balkans (FoNet, N1) • Popovic, Rakic with Devenport and Salijevic discussed COVID-19 (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) Opinion: • Balkans in the EU: a future to be designed together (balcanicaucaso.org) International: • How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces (euronews.com) • Serbian media on the assistance in the pandemic: China the savior, EU left Serbia stranded (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • The fear of Kosovo women to report sexual harassment at work (Prishtina Insight) • From Belgrade to London, Roma Girl Band Sings for Female Empowerment (Balkan Insight) • The ruling of the ECHR: Compulsory vaccination is legal (B92)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 8, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 897 new cases, 14 deaths (media) • Blinken to Kurti: You will have our full support (media) • Osmani: Dialogue with Serbia cannot have priority over vaccines (media) • PDK criticises government: Implement law on economic recovery (media) • Osmani holds telephone conversation with Slovenian counterpart (media) • Minister Haxhiu meets some of the representatives of UN Organisations (media) • EU in Kosovo congratulates Roma community in their International Day (media) • Popovic asks Schieb to apologise about genocide remarks (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian municipalities: 26 new cases, two people died (KoSSev) • Roma Day - the position of the Roma community (RTK2, KoSSev) • Odalovic: It is good Albanians emphasize missing persons issue; we also want locations to be searched and identification of 300 bodies in Pristina • "Continuation of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina has no alternative" (RTK2) • For one hundred days, Vucic is silent about energy system in Kosovo (BETA) • An apology sought for the statement of the German ambassador on the bombing of the FRY (Beta, KoSSev) • Father Sava: Decani Monastery on list of seven the most endangered sites in Europe (Kosovo-online) • Dr Antonijevic: The epidemiological situation is better, but still serious and unfavorable (KiM radio) • WHO and EMA on AstraZeneca: Safe vaccine (KoSSev) • In Serbia, 1.130.000 citizens fully vaccinated (RTS) International: • International Roma Day: Remembering history to ensure a brighter future (CoE) • Eyeing re-election, Albania’s Rama touts earthquake recovery effort (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Belgrade vaccinates homeless persons (N1)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 714 new cases, 15 deaths (media) • Zemaj argues against lockdown, “economic and mental consequences” (RTK) • Gerxhaliu: Lockdown is not a solution; a comprehensive fund is needed (EO) • Kosovo MP urges Albania to offer his country COVID vaccines (BIRN) • “Around 8,000 businesses closed today, we’ll protest after April 18” (Koha) • After formation of institutions, Kosovo is asked to focus on the dialogue (Kallxo) • Why do Kosovo citizens still see Serbia as the country’s biggest threat? (BIRN) • PM Kurti meets COMKFOR Federici (media) • AAK asks government to review law on salaries (media) Serbian Language Media: • 29 cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Belgrade asks UNMIK to remain committed to UN Resolution 1244 implementation (N1) • Dacic: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue doesn’t depend on Kurti and Osmani (Kosovo-online) • Rakic and Davenport on political situation, security and pandemic (Kontakt plus radio) • Bocan-Harchenko: Russia has opportunities to influence the issue of Kosovo even without participating in the dialogue (Kosovo Online, Sputnik) • Jovanovic: Genuine negotiations on Kosovo when West accepts fact that experiment has failed (Kosovo-online) • EU still without date for continuation of dialogue (Tanjug) Opinion: • Crumbs of the government recovery package (Kosovo 2.0) • Who runs Kosovo’s Public Sphere: Citizens or ‘Balkan Experts’? (Kosovo 2.0) International: • Kosovo: the lost battle against corruption (balcanicaucaso.org) • Governments In Europe, Central Asia Used Pandemic To Clamp Down On Human Rights, Amnesty Says (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • WHO urges countries to build a fairer, healthier world post COVID-19 (who.int)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 6, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 489 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Osmani officially takes post of Kosovo president (media) • Hoxhaj refuses participation in Osmani's inauguration ceremony (media) • Reshitaj says she is still part of AAK despite attending presidential vote (media) • Former PDK MP Grainca explains why she chose to join LVV (media) • Osmani and Vitia visit vaccination centre in Pristina (media) • Vitia addresses reports of increased police presence around hospitals (Telegrafi) • Updated coronavirus measures angers restaurant owners (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 40 new cases (media) Vucic: Statements from Kosovo authorities are not encouraging (KoSSev) Djilas: 20 years of attempts to resolve the Kosovo issue by putting pressure on Serbia to recognize it, and nothing was done (KoSSev) A Serb from Strpce stopped today at Breznica crossing, interrogated by BIA? (KoSSev) Rasic: New political energy in Kosovo (KiM radio) Professor Celic on election of Vjosa Osmani: three main players more extreme than KLA (Sputnik) Spahiu: Reconstruction of the road Jarinje-Mitrovica is more than needed (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) Gerxhaliu: Chambers of Commerce of Kosovo and Serbia are cooperating behind the eyes of the public (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski) International: • Serbia’s leader chooses Chinese-made vaccine for own shot (AP) • Victims Discouraged by ‘Lenient’ Sentences for Sex Crimes in Serbia (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • In Kosovo, System ‘Failing to Protect’ Domestic Abuse Victims (Balkan Insight)