Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19: 296 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Government decides to ease measures in the fight against coronavirus (media)
• Hoti presents economic recovery program, promises pensions’ increase (media)
• EU Ambassador signs three projects worth € 11.8 million (media)
• Kosovo leaders pay homage to Recak victims (media)
• Kosnett and Orlando remember Recak victims (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 14, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 279 new cases, four deaths (media) • Vetevendosje and Osmani's list to run under joint ticket (media) • Hoti: Kosovo entered dialogue with Serbia on clear principles (media) • ECAP rejects VV's complaint over verification of Diaspora voters (media) • CEC warns of an unauthorised online application form (media) • Votes from Serbia to arrive through transit post (RFE) • Former Kosovo Police director, Rashit Qalaj, joins PDK (media) • AAK to present candidates for MPs on Friday (media) Serbian Language Media: • Eight newly infected persons, two deaths in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: Reeker and Lajcak very important, but to change the Washington agreement someone must ask Serbia too (KoSSev) • Dacic: Kosovo is also mine, as it is Thaci’s and Kurti’s (Kosovo-online) • Petkovic banned from entering Kosovo to deliver aid (N1) • Serbian List: EU to react to violation of agreement on freedom of movement (KiM radio) • EC: EU’s position on Kosovo status is known and unchanged (RTS, Tanjug) • On eve of 3rd anniversary of Oliver Ivanovic’s murder, Serbian weekly publishes book (KoSSev) • The Tanjug team after seven hours of waiting allowed to enter Kosovo (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Serbian power company buys shares in Montenegrin counterpart (N1) International: • Erdogan’s great game: Turkish intrigue in the Balkans (Financial Times) • Kosovo State Radio Accused of Censorship and Discrimination (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Denmark Allocates €6 Million to Western Balkans Countries to Help Them With Border Controls & Repatriation of Migrants (schengenvisainfo.com)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 299 new cases, one death (media) • Acting President Osmani visits the Belgian Parliament (media) • Sassoli firm: Fighting corruption and crime brings Kosovo closer to EU (Koha) • Human Rights Watch Annual World Report (HRW) • Kosovo minister of Economy offers resignation (Gazeta Express) • Samedin Mehmeti elected director of the Kosovo Police (media) • Police: Three police officers injured during PSD protest yesterday (RTK) • Radio Kosova stops broadcasting audio plays after story of Serb woman (Koha) • Kurti: The rain highlighted the failures of 20 years of misgovernance (media) • AAK is aiming president position with an economic governing program (media) Serbian Language Media: • Ten new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • WHO official in Serbia: End of epidemic far away (N1) • US Embassy in Belgrade: Regional cooperation and BG-PR dialogue remains a priority (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • “More pressure on Serbia about Kosovo pushes it closer to Russia and China” (RFE, FoNet, N1) • Father Sava: The Church position on Kosovo is united (KiM radio) • European Commission service deleted disputable post on Twitter about Vjosa Osmani (RTS) • Sava Janjic: I hope EU would remind Kosovo to implement Constitutional Court decision on Decani (Kosovo-online) • Petkovic: Let’s meet half-way with Pristina (N1, Happy TV, Kosovo-online) • Two minority pre-election coalitions have applied for upcoming Kosovo elections (RTK2) Opinion: • How Biden can make a big difference in the Western Balkans (ECFR) International: • Albania carries out 1st vaccinations with donated doses (AP) • Bishop with Attitude Threatens to Shake Up Serbian Politics (Balkan Insight) • Last Despatches: Mystery Shrouds British Reporter’s Death in Kosovo Border Shelling (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 12, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 279 new cases, four deaths (media) • Zemaj: We’re looking into the possibility of relaxing some measures (RTK) • Osmani begins official visit to Brussels (media) • Haradinaj reacts to Vucic: Kosovo will join NATO (media) • LDK – AKR, the first pre-election coalition? (media) • PDK to run alone in elections, other parties free to join its ticket (Kallxo) • Daka: We verified Diaspora votes before, will do so with applicants in Serbia too (EO) • VV appeals CEC's decision on Diaspora voter registration (Klan) • NGO Germin to appeal CEC’s decision on Diaspora voters (media) • CDHRF: Constitutional Court cannot ban Kurti or others to run for election (Koha) • Qatar pledges continued support for Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo 24 new cases of Covid-19, one death (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: Albanians and Europeans want defeat of Serbia; frozen conflict is a danger (TV Happy, KoSSev) • Selakovic: Serbia expects continuation of China’s support regarding Kosovo (N1, FoNet) • Petkovic: No one talks to Serbia with language of blackmail (BETA, N1) • Spahiu: Citizens already know who they will vote for, campaign won’t have an impact (Kosovo Online) • Lajcak and Reeker on the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • How to fight disenfranchisement, Kosovo style (Prishtina Insight) International: • Kosovo Parties Flout Ban on Gatherings Ahead of Election (Balkan Insight) • EU and the Western Balkans in 2021: Searching for a Way Back to Normal (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • More than 85.500 citizens have applied for vaccination (B92, Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 206 new cases, six deaths (media) • Hoti warns of possibility to return reciprocity with Serbia (RFE, media) • Hoti: Agreement for the Office at Presevo Valley, to be signed on Monday (RTK) • CEC decides on political entities’ campaign expenses (Indeksonline) • Hoti: We are in the process of finalizing MP list (RTK) • Enver Hoxhaj reveals PDK offer for Presevo Valley (RTK) • Justice Party boycotts elections (media) • Hoti monitors closely the situation after the recent floods (media) Serbian Language Media: • Seven new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Election calculations in Kosovo: Kurti the favorite; what the Serbian list will do (KoSSev, N1) • Jeremic: Firm stance on Kosovo status precondition for normalization of living circumstances (Danas) • Petkovic: To Jeremic Kosovo is a prey, to us highest value (TV Most) • Serbian Crisis Team: Anti-coronavirus measures unchanged, schools open Jan 18 (N1, RTS) • Serbia launches platform for citizens to apply for vaccination (N1, BETA, FoNet) • Poll: Over 40 pct of Serbia’s people believe in coronavirus conspiracy theories (BETA, N1) • Office for KiM promised assistance to families affected by floods (Radio KIM) International: • Shaped by Kosovo’s war, Vjosa Osmani won’t blink in her battle to cut out the rot (The Times) • Apparent Body-Shaming Shows Even Kosovo's Top Official Must Endure 'Disgusting Misogyny' (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • Floods across Kosovo cause disruptions and evacuations (Prishtina Insight) • Floods throughout central Kosovo, Grabovac village in the north under the water (KoSSev, KiM radio, RTV puls, Radio Mitrovica sever)