Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 285 new cases, five deaths (media) • Lajcak:Dialogue to continue immediately after the formation of the government (Lajmi) • EU’s message is clear: New government of Kosovo to continue dialogue with Serbia (Express) • Redzepi: Vucic elected Bosnian MPs in Kosovo (media) • Kosnett urges Kosovo winning parties to form a government quickly (Express) • Orlando encourages Kurti to form new government as soon as possible (Koha) • Kosovo hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic as economy contracts by 6%, IMF report (Express) • Diaspora vote counting goes on (media) • PDK’s Lladrovci demands in an open letter mass resignation in party structures (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • 42 new cases of Covid-19, three deaths registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Gracanica: The number of Covid-19 cases growing; The Crisis Staff calls for strict compliance with the measures (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) • Media: If Pristina makes a move, five countries are ready for de-recognition (B92) • Selakovic: Serbia doesn’t violate Washington agreement, but is not “silent observer” either (Kosovo-online) • Kurti for Vreme weekly: To overcome formulas such as historical dialogue and reconciliation (media) • Parties in Kosovo fined with more than EUR 120.000 over election irregularities (Radio KIM) • The RTS crew cannot enter Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Pavicevic: Journalists have no obligation to announce the crossing (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, UNS) • Serbian List: Freedom of media and right to hear truth - essentials need of all societies striving for democracy (Radio kontakt plus) • "A good strategic move by the Serbian List, but only if they use it" (KiM radio) Opinion: • EU and US so far show no interest in renewed threats to unify Albania and Kosovo (greekcitytimes.com) International: • Kosovo snap election: A chance for action (ecfr.eu) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia vaccinated more than a million people (B92)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 17, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 297 new cases, five deaths (media) • Kosovo's political leaders congratulate anniversary of independence (media) • Blinken congratulates Kosovo on independence anniversary (media) • MEP Von Cramon calls for visa liberalisation, continuation of dialogue (media) • German MP Beyer calls on EU to grant Kosovo visa liberalisation (media) • Elezi: CEC assessing ballot packages from diaspora (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Jarinje: Journalists' protest due to the prevention of the RTS crew to enter Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio, TV Most, Radio Gracanica, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Are Serbs really integrated into Kosovo society? (RTK2) • Anniversary of Kosovo declaration of independence: Survival of Serbs endangered more than before (Radio kontakt plus) • Maliqi for Danas: The Serb community still lives either in segregation or in the ghetto (Kosovo Online) • Beqaj: Kosovo far below expectations of citizens (Radio KIM) • RTS on February 17 in Kosovo, former Serbian diplomat terms it “failed project” (RTS) • Lajcak: I still believe that it is possible to find a solution for Kosovo (Danas) • Vucic to German “Bild” on Kosovo issue, Merkel (B92) • Senior Duma official says Russia, Serbia have closest possible relations (N1) • NUNS condemn an obstruction of journalist Dejan Kozul's work in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Canadian Ambassador, Serbian President hope for direct flights (N1) • Romanian ambassador calls for joint infrastructure and energy projects (N1) Opinion: • What were the elections like for Kosovo Serbs? (Kosovo 2.0) • In Serbia, State’s Ties to Crime Become Hard to Miss (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Historic Images of Kosovo Peace Talks Go on Display (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 249 new cases, three deaths (media) • Kosnett meets Kurti and Osmani (media) • Former KLA leaders face the Special Court (media) • DiA: February 14 elections in line with democratic standards (Koha) • KSF in a six-month peacekeeping mission in Kuwait (Express) • Italian President congratulates Kosovo on 13th anniversary of independence (media) • Italian Ambassador congratulates LVV (media) Serbian Language Media: • 28 newly infected in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev) • UNS: Detention of RTS crew at Jarinje a blow to the freedom of press (Kontakt plus radio, Kosovo Online, RTS) • Office for KiM: It is inadmissible to prevent journalists to report (Danas) • Office for KiM: 20 long years there is no justice for the crime in Livadice (Kosovo Online) • Dacic: No government in Pristina is to the liking of the Serbian people, but Serbs should be in institutions (Kontakt plus radio, TV Pink) • RTK: Leaders of Bosniak parties on Adrijana Hodzic’s victory, she unavailable for comment (KoSSev) • Fila: Campaign against Special Court empty story, the West decides, not Albanians (Kosovo Online) • McCarthy: Not only Serbia to blame for the increasingly difficult accession to the EU, but also Brussels and the United States (Danas, VoA) • Bilcik: Vote on Serbia report next week (N1) Opinion: • Kosovo’s next foreign policy: A wish list (Prishtina Insight) International: • Will Biden bring changes to the Western Balkans? (EWB) • Facebook, Twitter Struggling in Fight against Balkan Content Violations (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 15, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 178 new cases, one death (media) • With 99% of votes counted, LVV stands at 47.88 (media) • LDK leader Isa Mustafa resigns post (media) • EU issues statement on the early legislative elections in Kosovo (media) • Lajcak: I am looking forward to working with new government of Kosovo (media) • Pacolli: Important to accept election result (media) • Limaj congratulates Vetevendosje on election result (Klan) • LDK's Quni congratulates LVV on its victory (media) • Albanian president, prime minister congratulate Kosovo on democratic elections (media) • Presevo Valley's Mustafa congratulates Kosovo on free and fair elections (RTK) • Spahiu: Expected election outcome (Klan) • ECAP has yet to receive any complaint over election process (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • In Serbian communities in Kosovo, 41 new cases of coronavirus, one deceased (Kontakt plus radio) • EU: New authorities of Pristina to continue dialogue with Belgrade (Tanjug, B92, RTV Puls) • Lajcak: I look forward to cooperation with incoming government in continuing Brussels dialogue (Kosovo-online) • Vakat coalition gets a large number of votes (RTK2) • Simic: 95 percent of votes for Serbian List (Tanjug, RTV Puls) • Reactions after the election (KiM radio) • Selakovic: We do not agree that the recognition of Kosovo is the only choice (RTV Puls, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug) • Blinken congratulates Serbian Statehood Day: ''Comprehensive agreement aimed at mutual recognition, with compromise on both sides'' (Kosovo Online) • Statehood Day marked in Serbia (N1) • Bishop Grigorije: I will never be a politician, but will always speak the truth (N1, DW, KoSSev) • Dusan Janjic: Verdict of Zoran Djokic must be discussed in Brussels (N1) • Lawyer Pantovic in open letter to Haradinaj-Stublla: You violated the presumption of innocence (KoSSev) • Russian Deputy PM Borisov visits Belgrade (N1) • Emini: Vote for LVV is punishment for old ruling elite for how they governed Kosovo (KoSSev) Opinion: • The end of an inglorious era (Prishtina Insight) International: • Ex-Kosovo PM Stages Comeback That May Hurt Serbia Ties More (Bloomberg) • Serbia Donates Thousands Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine To North Macedonia (RFE) Humanitarian/Development: • New doses of Pfizer’s vaccine arrived in Serbia, almost 850.000 people inoculated (Tanjug)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 372 new cases, six deaths (media) • Parties in Kosovo to hold final rallies, as Friday marks last day of election campaign (Euronews.al) • Selimi and Lumezi meet to discuss the flow of the election process (Koha) • EU expects transparent election process in Kosovo (RFE, media) • Vetevendosje and LDK split over DC deal (Prishtina Insight) • Hoxhaj for Die Presse: My government will be pro-Western (RTK) • LVV claims it has support of the Socialist International (RTK) • AAK: Vucic gets anxious from Haradinaj’s candidacy for President (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Putin congratulates Serbia’s National Day: Fraternal friendship (N1, RTS) • “Political options that offer nothing new” (Radio KIM) • Krasniqi: Voters expect changes and for the old guard to be removed from power (KoSSev) • Petkovic: No one was held accountable for murders of Serbs, families have been waiting for justice 20 years (Kosovo-online) • Office for KiM: Djokic’s verdict trampling on justice and law (RTS) • “Convicted along with absence of evidence” (Radio KIM) • HLC: Amendments to indictment in Djokic’s case submitted to court without elaboration (Radio KIM) • No political pluralism among Serbs in Kosovo (N1) • Rakic: Pressures from Pristina will not cut our ties with Belgrade (Politika, TV Most) • Rasic: Our task is to bring back the normalcy (RTK2) • AstraZeneca vaccine in Serbia soon, confirmation awaited, Brnabic says (N1) Opinion: • Dialogue, knowledge and social progress (KiM radio) • Kosovo can thrive with help from Britain (The Times) • How does Kurti see the dialogue? (EWB, Novi Magazin) • Key Challenges for the Incoming Government of Kosovo (Democracy Speaks) International: • Kosovo heads for political shake-up in elections on Sunday (Reuters) • Economy, not Serbia, dominates Kosovo election campaign (AP) • Geoană: The future of the Western Balkans lies with the Euro-Atlantic community (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • RCC and UNDP: Women’s empowerment is essential to Western Balkans’ efforts to build back better from the pandemic (EWB) • UNESCO: Pandemic Has Worsened Minorities’ Schooling in Balkans, Central Europe (Balkan Insight)