Albanian Language Media: • President Thaci resigns after indictment against him is confirmed (media) • EU welcomes Thaci’s readiness to cooperate with Specialist Chambers (media) • PDK leader Veseli says indictment against him confirmed (media) • Government: We strongly believe in the honorable fight of the KLA (media) • Hoti: Constitution guarantees clear transition with no room for vacuum (media) • Vjosa Osmani, Acting President of Kosovo (Koha) • AAK: Dialogue with Serbia to be stopped immediately (media) • Haradinaj: I strongly believe in Thaci and Veseli’s innocence (media) • Limaj: We will come out glorious at the end of this process (media) • Albanian President: I believe in Thaci’s innocence (media) • Albanian Prime Minister: Thaci has Albania’s support and solidarity (media) • COVID – 19: 713 new cases, six deaths (media) • Sources: Prishtina expected to be isolated in the weekend (Indeksonline) • “Restricted movement from 18:00 to 05:00 starting this Friday” (Telegrafi) • Health Minister bans rallies for local elections (media) Serbian Language Media: • 52 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Stano on Thaci: EU continues to monitor situation in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • “End of one political epoch” (Radio KIM) • Council of Europe: ''No one submitted a request for Kosovo's membership'' (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Serbian FM tells CoE ministers pandemic measures proportional (N1) • Serbian Orthodox Church head tests positive for coronavirus (N1) • Vucic and Petkovic wished Patriarch Irinej speedy recovery (Kosovo-online) • Four Albanians among arrested over Vienna attack, two from Kosovo (KoSSev) • Hodzic: Municipality works with limited capacity due to infection of several officials with coronavirus (KoSSev) International: • Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges (AP) • Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci resigns to face war crime trial (Deutsche Welle) • Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed (Reuters) • Thaci Trial ‘Should Have Happened Before’, Victims’ Families Say (Balkan Insight) • Braže: NATO and Serbia established a reliable, mutually beneficial partnership (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 4, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19 report: Nine deaths, 546 new cases (media) • Kosovo Government reacts to today's police operation (media) • Krasniqi's lawyer says his client expected to be transferred to The Hague (media) • NISMA: No one can stain Krasniqi's actions (media) • Haradinaj comments on SPO's operation, calls it 'concerning' (media) • KLA veterans: We are working with MPs to have court interpret KSC mandate (media) • KSC calls reports on Thaci's indictment 'speculations' (Koha/Klan) • Kosovo's FM Haradinaj-Stublla meets Italian counterpart Di Maio (media) • Daka meets Szunyog, discuss elections in two municipalities (media) • Sale of IPKO mobile operator suspended (Koha) • RTK union calls on Assembly to dismiss broadcaster’s board (Koha/Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • North Mitrovica Crisis Staff reported 19 new cases of Covid-19; Gracanica Crisis Staff reported one new case (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio) • In central Kosovo the epidemiological situation stable, in the north complicated (KIM radio) • CBS: Discussion on north at Kosovo Assembly: Populist expositions and false claims (KoSSev) • PM Brnabic: Serbia ready to continue dialogue with Pristina (media) • Jeremic: Kosovo issue will not be solved soon, regardless of who would be new US president (KoSSev) • Belgrade in show of support for Vienna (N1) • Petkovic with Botsan-Kharchenko on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1) • RTK management elected (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio) • Russian Parliament ratifies free trade agreement with Serbia (BETA, N1) Opinion: • COVID-19 restrictions on the elderly are just cruel (Prishtina Insight) International: • Fake News Rivals Real News for Albanians Reading about COVID-19 (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19 report: 8 deaths, 334 new cases (media) • Kosovo leaders condemn Vienna terror attack (media) • "Three police officers that fought terrorists are from Kosovo" (media) • EU doesn’t comment on Thaci’s statement for dialogue (Radio Free Europe) • “Serbia’s armament by Russia, a serious threat to peace and stability” (media) • Hoti travels to Italy, will visit the Vatican and meet PM Conte (media) Serbian Language Media: • 34 new cases of Covid-19 in Serbian communities in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Serbian President and Foreign Minister extend condolences to Austria (FoNet, N1) • Simic: Mitrovica North is only truly multi-ethnic environment, where are Serbs from Pristina and Vucitrn (TV Most) • Radovic: Decisions of Kosovo Government relating to Covid-19 also implemented in north (Kontakt plus radio) • Twinning of Belgrade and Mitrovica North (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: Mutual recognition meaningless story (BETA, N1) • Western Balkan leaders to meet in Sofia within Berlin Process (EWB, N1) International: • Vienna Terror Attacker was Citizen of North Macedonia (Balkan Insight) • Havliček: Islamist and far-right extremism mutually reinforcing, liberal democracy absolutely threatened (EWB) • Kosovo Activist’s Son Recalls 25-Year Search for Abducted Father (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Ministry of Culture, UNKT with joint programs for youth empowerment (media) • ‘Life in the municipality’ debates put local governance in the spotlight (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 2, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19 report: Nine deaths, 486 new cases (media) • Minister Zemaj warns anti-coronavirus measures may be toughened (media) • Thaci: If no recognition proposal, dialogue destined to fail (media) • Hoti urges Bosnia to lift visa regime and open liaison office (media) • Kosovo FM Haradinaj-Stublla sets on official visit to Germany (media) • Osmani: Government to reveal what it agreed in Brussels about missing persons (Koha) • Selmanaj: Full integration happens when communities act within legitimate institutions (Klan) • "Government's attempt to dissolve anti-corruption task force failed" (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • 41 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serb areas in Kosovo on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Borrell: Thaci's proposal to change mandate of SC and SPO beyond Kosovo legal obligations towards EU (KoSSev) • Vucic spoke at panel of young leaders forum, Zaev and Rama participate as well (RTS) • Metropolitan Amfilohije buried on Sunday, numerous reactions to his death (KoSSev) • Godfrey: Whoever wins elections, Serbia will remain important to Washington (N1) • Four candidates for Mitrovica North mayoral elections (Kontakt plus radio) • CEC still has no instructions of Kosovo Public Health Institute regarding elections in two municipalities (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Serbian List reacts to Jablanovic’s statements (Kosovo-online) • United opposition: EU must help us force government to ensure freedom of media (BETA, N1) Opinion: • Albanian Americans and Trump: An empty friendship (Prishtina Insight) International: • US Election Splits Central Europe (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Government tighten COVID-19 measures (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19 report: Four deaths, 418 new cases (media) • Kosovo in negotiations to obtain Covid-19 vaccine through World Bank (media) • Hoti dismisses claims abolishment of task force will delay visa liberalisation (media) • KWN writes to Hoti calling for implementation of UN SC resolution 1325 (media) • Kosovo's Islamic Community condemns terror attack in Nice (media) Serbian Language Media: • Belgrade insists on ZSO in Brussels talks; EU: Step forward (N1) • Milan Radojevic candidate for Mitrovica North mayor (Radio KIM) • China congratulates Serbia on new government (FoNet, N1) • Increase in domestic violence cases in northern Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Constitutional reforms inevitable in Kosovo and Serbia (KIM radio, TV Show 'Sporazum') • Metropolitan Amfilohije passes away (KoSSev, media) • Petkovic: Hoti deceives the public by misinterpreting the agreements from Brussels (TV Most) Opinion: • Washington could force Kosovo recognition onto Greece and other EU states (greekcitytimes.com) International: • CDT: The countries of the region are stagnating and even regressing in the field of democratization (EWB) • Serbian Ministry Protects ‘Right to Privacy’ of Fugitive War Criminal (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Tiodorovic: Schools won't be closed in Serbia yet as they are not closed in Europe (B92, RTS) • Ivanusa: The situation in Serbia is very serious (B92, Blic) • Enabled channel for emergency filling of Lake Badovac from Ibar-Lepenac (KoSSev)