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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 5, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 284 new cases, five deaths (media) • UNICEF: Over 100,000 vaccines from COVAX dedicated for Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Hoti: No one can question my government's decisions (media) • Kurti and Osmani promise a governance free of corruption (media) • Hoxhaj discusses foreign investments with head of World Economic Forum (media) • Haradinaj vows to defend Kosovo's sovereignty and independence (media) • CEC: Votes for uncertified candidates will not be included in result forms (RFE) • Kurti pledges to bring social and legal justice (Prishtina Insight) • Rohde: Parties to agree on president's post, not head to new elections (Kosovapress) • Haxhiu: Vote for number on LV's ticket will not be invalid (media) • Haradinaj-Stublla reacts to idea of moving Kosovo's embassy from Jerusalem (Lajmi) Serbian Language Media: • Lajcak: I have strong support from EU members for the plan implementation (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Dacic: Pristina doesn’t respect what has been signed and agreed (Tanjug) • Serbian List Vice President Dalibor Jevtic: Laws to Pristina as a "Buffet table" (Vecernje Novosti) • Petar Petkovic: Haradinaj would like to win some votes for his party by attacking President Vucic (Kosovo-online) • Serbia’s Vucic & EU’s Fabrizi: Belgrade must continue toward EU (N1) • Preparatory hearing in Oliver Ivanovic’s case, defendants pleaded not guilty (Radio KIM) • The process of vaccination of the population from Kosovo continues in Kursumlija (KiM radio) • Decreased number of polling stations, voting only with Kosovo ID (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: Macron doesn’t impose France’s stances, wishes to hear Serbian side (TV Most) International: • Six Plead Not Guilty to Kosovo Serb Politician Ivanovic’s Murder (Balkan Insight) • Ties That Bind, Ties That Break: The Future of Israel-Balkan Relations (themedialine.org) • Democracy Index 2020: Albania moves up, Serbia achieves the lowest score since 2006 (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end – president (Reuters) • Air Serbia moving to JFK Terminal 1 (N1

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 4, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 4, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 318 new cases, five deaths (media) • Kosovo leaders violate Law on KIA (media) • United Arab Emirates committed to cooperation with Kosovo (media) • Kurti and Abbott meet, discuss elections (media) • Vetëvendosje clarifies what will happen to Kurti's votes (media) • Political parties outline plans for fighting corruption (Prishtina Insight) • Hoti promises to conclude dialogue with Serbia and visa liberalization this year (media) • Konjufca: No court can declare invalid ballot for Kurti (media) • Haradinaj: Vote for President is referendum for a safe homeland (media) • Kosovo allocates 210 thousand € for Ulcinj and Bujanovc (media) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo, one death, 15 new cases (Kontakt plus radio) • Until this morning almost 514.000 people inoculated in Serbia (N1, FoNet) • Vucic and Putin discussed Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines, Kosovo issue (B92, KoSSev) • Vucic with Chinese Ambassador Chen Bo on vaccines (RTS) • US grants for Serbia (N1) • Palestinian Foreign Ministry disappointed by Kosovo (BETA, N1) • Xharra: Kurti’s removal from the electoral ballot is a boomerang for the outcome of the elections (KoSSev) • Weber: Mogherini, Grenell and Bolton made damage in connection with Kosovo; story of innovative solutions nebulous (Kosovo Online) • Salijevic: The goal is to improve the position of Roma in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Sporazum TV Show: New year, new elections (RTV Puls, KiM radio) • Hodzic: Bosniak community neglected, institutional support needed (KiM radio) • Rasic: We’ll work on youth employment (RTK) • Milan Dabic: Door to door campaign of CI “For Freedom, Justice and Survival” (Radio kontakt plus, RTV KIM) • Panotivc: Prosecutor biased, presents wrongful interpretations in case of Zoran Djokic (Kosovo-online) • Western Balkan businessmen demand removal of business barriers in the region (RTV Puls, Tanjug) • SPC Synod to elect new patriarch (Tanjug, B92) International: • EU: No Kosovo accession to the EU if it opens an embassy in Jerusalem (eureporter)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 3, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 341 new cases, three deaths (media) • Humolli: First vaccines in Kosovo expected to be from AstraZeneca (RFE) • State Department: United States will stand by Kosovo (media) • Osmani: Israel's recognition strengthens Kosovo's international standing (media) • Kosovo ministry heralds new horizons in relations with UAE (media) • Hoti: We will win on February 14 (Kallxo) • Kurti and Osmani declare the arrival of "2021 spring" (Kallxo/Klan) • Haradinaj promises the opening of a new chapter for Kosovo (Klan) • Limaj: NISMA will be the surprise of February elections (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic will talk to Putin soon; main topic – vaccines (B92) • Brnabic: Vaccination is about saving lives, not geo-politics (DW, Focus, N1) • Rakic: The fight for Serbian interests is not easy, but it is an honourable duty (RTS) • Merkel: Serbia vaccinates faster than the rest of Europe (B92) • Seventeen protected witnesses to testify at Kosovo former leaders’ trial (Beta, N1) • Dacic: ''We have always said that Kosovo is our Jerusalem'' (RTV, Tanjug, Politika) • Now, Serbia could not fulfill what has been signed (B92, Sputnik) • Shooting in majority-Serb Kosovo village (media) • KLA graffiti inscribed on a wall in Gorazdevac, Office for KiM reacts (Radio kontakt plus, Radio Gorazdevac) • Arlov: KP rejected appeal to ban on entry with no explanation and a “rejected“ stamp (KoSSev) • NGO Aktiv launches initiative to amend the Law on the Use of Languages (KiM radio) • Slavisa Petkovic: We will try to change everything (Radio KIM) • Telekom General Director: Ambitious plans to expand “Telekom Serbia” in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Still no answer from Serbia’s Commission to Telekom-Telenor deal; Others react (N1) • Fabrizi: Serbia showed resilience during coronavirus pandemic (N1) Opinion: • Could the Kosovo story end in Greater Albania? (opendemocracy.net) • Thunder On, Sistes! (Kosovo 2.0) International: • Lunić: It is understandable why Serbia wants KFOR to stay in Kosovo (EWB) • Kosovo Visa Liberalization Not in Portuguese Council Presidency Agenda Either (schengenvisainfo.com) • French citizens’ convictions against enlargement are not firmly held (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo film wins three awards at Sundance Film Festival (Prishtina Insight) • Varhelyi and Viola Von Cramon tackle issue of illegally kept lion in Gnjilane (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 2, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 2, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 245 new cases, three deaths (media) • Election campaign starts tomorrow, CEC in process of verifying final list of voters (media) • European Parliament MP: Recognition of Kosovo by Israel, clear signal for EU (RTK) • Dialogue with Serbia, visa liberalization do not find place in parties’ campaign (media) • Mustafa slams Kurti: No one is the first if he must barricade from citizens (media) • LVV accuses CEC for not making lists from abroad public (media) • PSD with a symbolic action: “All power to the Soviets” (media) Serbian Language Media: • 26 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Selakovic: We are not happy with the actions of Israel (RTS, B92, Beta, N1) • Vucic on meeting with Macron, Kosovo issue, Israel • Mihajlovic: Kurti will win, there is no Hashim or Grenell any longer (KoSSev) • Prosecutor Smith: Possible new indictments for crimes in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • KFOR: Situation in Kosovo calm, we do not interfere in politics (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Grubjesic: An innovative solution would be for Serbs and Albanians to solve problems on their own (Tanjug, Kosovo online, K1) • Drecun on visits of Albanian politicians to the north (Kosovo-online) • Mehmeti: Police has operational plan for elections in Kosovo (RTK) • More than 1.400 people from Kosovo vaccinated in Kursumlija (Kosovo-online) International: • Kosovo, Israel establish diplomatic ties (AP) • Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo, says it will impact ties (The Times of Israel) • Kosovo's embassy move violates UN resolutions: Turkey (Anadolu Agency) • EU urges Kosovo to rethink Jerusalem move (Euobserver) • Balkan nations turn to China and Russia for jabs (FT) • China Is Helping a European Ally Get Ahead on Vaccines (Bloomberg) • Book Unpacks Balkans’ ‘Love-Hate’ Relationship With Turkey (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • 'You are not alone': Balkan women seize #MeToo moment (japantimes.co.jp)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 1, 2021

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 282 new cases, five deaths (media) • Zemaj insists: Covid vaccine will arrive in February (media) • Kosovo and Israel formally establish diplomatic relations (media) • Osmani: Kosovo-Israel relations, historically strong (media) • Hoti and Szunyog discuss current developments in Kosovo (media) • CEC draws ballot determining order of parties in elections (media) • CEC approves over 100,000 voter applications, rejects nearly 30,000 (media) • Survey shows perception of citizens in Kosovo and Serbia on Dialogue (media) • Status conference in Mustafa case held today at Specialist Chambers (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic with Macron in Paris, solemn reception in front of the Elysee Palace (RTS) • Janjic: Formation of government in Pristina will depend exclusively on Serbian List (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Hysteria in Kosovo; Serbs exposed to provocations (B92) • Brnabic: Serbs in KiM kept their composure and showed dignity (RTV) • “What awaits us in dialogue with Pristina after arrival of new White House administration” (RTS) • Szunyog: EU expects Visoki Decani monastery’s property to be registered in cadastre (KoSSev) • Serbian List officials and Office for KiM Director received Covid-19 vaccines in Raska (KoSSev) • Serbia signing contract for another 11 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, PM says (N1) Opinion: • Elections 2021: Week 2 — What Did I Miss? (Kosovo 2.0) International: • Serbian President Sends Lieutenant To Washington As Belgrade Seeks Tighter U.S. Relations (RFE) • Justice on Hold: War Trial Delays Jeopardise Serbia’s Progress to EU (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • "Vaccine nationalism" (B92, Tanjug) • Serbia’s foreign trade at EUR 40 billion in 2020 (N1)