Albanian Language Media:
Kurti: Government has always respected rulings of Constitutional Court (media)
Blakaj: Special Prosecution indictment for civilians’ expulsion is important (media)
Kosovo Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against business power cuts (Koha)
Maqedonci: We exceeded planned number of armored vehicles by 207% (media)
EU Office welcomes in-principal approval of RTK’s loan request (media)
Indictment filed against individual for inciting ethnic hatred (media)
Streetball tournament organized in Mitrovica North on Sunday (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Ziadeh concludes her mandate as UNMIK Head: Opened new space for dialogue (Kosovo Online, social media)
Arlov presents scholarships to students at Jarinje crossing point, denied entry to Kosovo for 19th time (Radio KIM)
Landfill at Orthodox cemetery in Caglavica (Radio KIM)
Marko Jaksic mayoral candidate in Mitrovica North (Radio KIM)
Metropolitan Teodosije from Banjska: “We are witnesses to suffering, but also to resurrection” (KoSSev)
“We must be our neighbours’ sunshade and umbrella – never a threat to life“ Bishop Grigorije urges in Banjska Monastery (KoSSev, media)
Ex-construction minister Vesic’s condition deteriorates, undergoes emergency surgery (N1)
Six suspects in Cobras unit assault case questioned, five jailed, one under house arrest (N1)
Opinion:
(No) context required: State violence against protesters in Serbia (BIRN)
International:
US donates 50 armored vehicles to Kosovo (Railly News)
Krasniqi-Goodman: Fighting for justice is what every survivor deserves (The Geopost)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 15, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
• Prosecution: International arrest warrant issued for persons accused of expelling population from Kosovo (media)
• Prattipati: Inclusion of Serb community in institutions is essential (media)
• German Embassy: Respect Constitutional Court’s decision, work toward political compromise (ekonomia)
• Appeals Chamber also rejects Veseli, Selimi, and Krasniqi’s temporary release request (Klan)
• Tahiri on Gjilan protest: Vetevendosje is the real address for public outrage (media)
• LDK MP: We won’t vote for LVV, neither for Assembly nor government (ekonomia)
• Hundozi: RTK seeks government loan to overcome financial crisis (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• The appeal of the member of the MIA of Serbia against the decision on deportation from Kosovo was rejected (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Detention of the accused for war crimes Djordjevic extended for two months (KiM radio)
• Prattipati met Serbian List: Important participation of Serbs and their representatives in Kosovo institutions (Kosovo Online)
• Three Serbs and one Albanian in the race for mayor of Gracanica? (medijacentar.info)
• Six presidents of temporary authorities were relieved of their duties (Alternativna, Zubin Potok info)
• Fresh protests across Serbia (N1)
• Dacic: 114 people detained after yesterday's protests, 75 police officers were injured (KiM radio, N1)
• Belgrade Center for Human Rights: Police protected exclusively safety of SNS members (Beta, N1)
International:
• Serbia clashes escalate as ruling party loyalists and police battle protesters (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 14, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti at closing of Ambassadors’ Conference: Security is Kosovo’s priority (media)
• Deadline ends, CEC meets to certify nine political entities (RTK)
• Serbian Interior Ministry arrests two suspects for “War Crimes” in Rahovec (Klan)
• Kosovo Customs details eligibility rules on removal of tariffs for U.S. Goods (media)
• Bajrami: Kosovo has right to monitor proceedings in The Hague; it is not interference (Paparaci)
• Lutfiu: 200 addresses in the Valley deactivated this year (media)
• War crimes suspect Ramadan Morina appears before Pristina Basic Court (media)
• RTK without salaries: Bajrami calls for immediate actions by Special Prosecution (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• SL demands the Quint to protect Judge Laban, and ask the authorities to end his persecution (Kosovo Online)
• Two people arrested at Horgos for the war crime in Orahovac in 1999 (Kosovo Online)
• Incident involving police in North Mitrovica-arrests, pepper spray and fines for breach of the public peace and order (KoSSev)
• Vucic holds impromptu rally in Belgrade (N1)
• Protests spread across Serbia after ruling party supporters attack demonstrators (N1)
Opinion:
• Marinkovic on the formation of the Albanian Alliance: The motive of supremacy and the change in the ethnic structure of the municipality of Gracanica (KiM radio)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 13, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
• Haxhiu expected to once again be VV’s candidate for Speaker of Assembly (media)
• Deadline for election candidate certification ends tonight (media)
• ERO: Power supply to be cut off for non-compliant businesses starting August 16 (media)
• Hoti criticizes court ruling on energy market liberalization (media)
• Mentor Hyseni appointed new director of Kosovo Tax Administration (media)
• Numerous reactions on appointment of KTA Director (media)
• Concrete slab poured over new bridge over Iber River in Mitrovica (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• The anniversary of the murder of Serbian children in Gorazdevac - 22 years of silence (Radio Mitrovica sever, Danas, KiM radio, media)
• The father of the victim from Gorazdevac told Kurti: Open an investigation and find the killers (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev)
• The Office for Kosovo and Metohija recalled the crime in Gorazdevac (KoSSev)
• Serbian List: Remembering Pantelija and Ivan (KiM radio)
• Cafe “Vuk” outdoor patio removed (KoSSev)
• In the presence of the Austrian chancellor, Vucic on whether he would change the Constitution because of his mandate (FoNet, Danas)
• Coordinated attack by Serbian Progressive Party activists on people of Backa Palanka and Vrbas (N1)
• N1 says crew assaulted in Vrbas, police fail to react (N1)
Opinion:
• Kosovo à la Trump, and other misconceptions of Serbian politics (Part 1) (KoSSev)
International:
• 2024 Report on Human Rights Practices: Serbia (state.gov)
• Leaked Files Reveal Serbia's Secret Expansion Of Chinese-Made Surveillance (RFE)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 12, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti on Constitutional Court decision: We must wait for full judgment (RTK)
• Kurti: Customs has been pillar of sovereignty and first line against crime (media)
• Kamberi warns multiethnic Police in Serbia facing extinction (RTK)
• Suspect arrested for massacre of 34 Albanians in Burim, Malisheve (RTK)
• CEC certifies first group of 10 political entities and 64 candidates (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• RFE: Kosovo, Albania and Croatia plan to jointly purchase American weapons (KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Radojevic: The most difficult situation for Serbs in Kosovo since '99, we are trying to save people (Tanjug, TV Pink)
• The North Mitrovica municipality announced a sports event: Streetball tournament near the main bridge (Alternativna, KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
• Milivojevic: Serbia prevented a “chain reaction” of Kosovo recognitions in Africa (Kosovo Online)
• Picula to EWB: reactions to X post not surprising (N1)
International:
• In Ten Years, 2.5 Million People left the Western Balkans in Search of a Better Life (Sarajevo Times)