UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Hovenier on Serbian elections: Kosovo set the conditions in its territory (Klan)
• Police special units to protest on Saturday, after no deal with Kurti (media)
• Gervalla: Dacic addressed me like a thug and wanted physical confrontation (AP)
• Selimi on conversion of plates in north, “possibly to prevent sanctions” (media)
• Tahiri: Focus should be on Kosovo’s membership in NATO and EU (media)
• Opposition blames government about poor result in PISA (media)
• Specialized Chambers still not allowing former KLA leaders to make phone calls with their families (media)
• A new Serb party registered in Kosovo (Koha)
• Kosovo outside INTERPOL – opportunity for criminals and terrorists, report reveals (AP)

Serbian Language Media:

• Nine construction sites without permits, says Municipality of Gracanica (KiM Radio, KoSSev)
• Milicevic: EULEX advisers in the north because of numerous complaints about the work of special police units (Kosovo Online)
• Vucevic: I do not expect early elections in north, nor formation of CSM (ZSO) (Kosovo Online)
• Will petitions lead to new local elections in the north? (KoSSev)
• Missing Persons Resource Centre: What is more important than human lives? (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Sava Janjic served liturgy in temple near Podujevo; KP refused to accept criminal complaint filed by Diocese for desecrating church
• Ballot printing starts for December 17 elections (N1)

International:

• Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system (AP)
• Kosovo Civil Society Advocates Legal Framework for Lobbying (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• EU Council will ask Kosovo to do more for measures to be lifted (RFE)
• Kurti on Ademaj’s murder: Arrest is not enough, merited penalties needed (media)
• Protest in Pristina today with motto “no peace without security of women” (Klan)
• Stano: We don’t publish documents as they’re being discussed (TV Dukagjini)
• Tahiri: If Association draft is worth defending, why is it being kept secret (media)
• Uglanin: Request to dismiss mayor, in opposition with instruction (RFE)
• Civil society says judicial reforms stuck at crossroad: “Government failed” (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• Council of Europe experts report: Kosovo violates rule of law in case of Visoki Decani Monastery, no will to establish ZSO (Kosovo Online, media)
• Citizens attempted to submit requests for dissolution of mayors in northern municipalities, their requests not accepted (Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: SNS will keep Kosovo in Serbia (N1, Kosovo Online)
• Djuric opens Serbian-American Economic Forum in Las Vegas (Tanjug)
• Vucic thanks outgoing Slovak ambassador for respect for Serbia's sovereignty (Tanjug)
• Ziadeh with Fresco on compliance of Kosovo legal framework with CoE (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Devised in a Cell, Kosovo Political Prisoner’s Literary Epic Celebrates Freedom (BIRN)
• ‘Trojan Women – Replica’ Unveils the Universal Power of Art to Advocate for Peace (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 4, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani continues with meetings at COP28 (media)
• Peach: UK at helm of war against destabilizing activities in Western Balkans (AP)
• "La Repubblica": Meloni asked Vucic to recognize Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Haxhiu: Authors of Liridona’s murder must get merited punishment (media)
• Haziri: Association can lead to a kind of confederation in Kosovo (media)
• Bosch: NATO must have information that situation could get out of control (Paparaci)
• Court decides on visits and communication for Thaci, Veseli and Selimi (media)
• The investigation commission on state reserves did not agree on work plan (RTK)
• Damage and Cyrillic inscriptions reported in a house under construction in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• Minister rejects claims of government discrimination against Albanians (N1)
• RIK: At upcoming elections 6.500.165 people have right to vote (Radio KIM)
• Aleksic, Milivojevic, Cuta and Ivanovic visit Gracanica, say they are against European plan (KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Duda Balje: 1,700 women achieved the status of rape victims during armed conflicts in Kosovo so far (KiM radio, medijacentar.info)

Opinion:

• Palokaj: Still not late for unity on dialogue (Koha)
• Collaku: Special Court of Kosovo, a theater without an audience (media)
• Shasha: The Surprising Trajectory of Albania and Kosovo EU Membership (BIRN)

International:

• What Does Multipolarity Mean for Kosovo? (The National Interest)
• Deus ex lex: The long and tortured road of Serbian media reform (International Press Institute)
• EC Country Reports 2023: Unveiling shared trends and persistent challenges in Western Balkans’ anti-corruption landscape (EWB)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kurti attends awards ceremony of International Film Festival “Art Without Limit” (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: No normalization of relations without security (Kosovapress)
• EU wants Serbia’s integration conditioned with agreements’ implementation (RFE)
• Tajani: Banjska attack, a very serious act; dialogue must continue (media)
• Opposition parties confirm they received Association draft statute (Telegrafi)
• Svecla meets Bozinovic in Zagreb, discuss security in Kosovo (media)
• Tahiri: Govt must reflect on demands of police officers, firefighters, veterans (EO)
• SIU to protest again, will be joined by other police units (Dukagjini)
• U.S. State Department country reports on terrorism: Kosovo (media)
• Journalists’ Association reacts to threats against KIKS Kosova reporters (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets world leaders in Dubai: Time for concrete action (N1, FoNet)
• Visoki Decani: Disinformation that monastery buys property of Serbs from neighboring villages (KiM radio)
• Trendafilova: Over 140 of 157 persons designated as victims are connected to Thaci’s case (KoSSev)
• Vucic: They want us to recognize Kosovo so Serbs can vote in elections there (Kosovo Online, B92)
• Another 15 days for re-registration, but without solution for driver’s license (Radio KIM)
• Podujevo Municipality: None of our representatives officially participated in ceremony in church (KiM radio)
• Hill: Serbia knows what it needs to do (FoNet, KiM radio)
• Media expert: ‘No limits’ to aggressiveness, vulgarity of Serbian pro-government media

International:

• Same Words, Different Language: A New Dictionary Highlights Just How Much Serbs And Albanians Have In Common (RFE)
• Kosovo Claims Victory Over Yugoslav-era Disputed Enterprise in Montenegro (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 30, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Assembly discusses EC report on Kosovo (media)
• Osmani’s office expects new process of selecting Chief State Prosecutor (media)
• Investigations launched into police reaction to reporters at PSD protest (AP)
• Investigative committee on state reserves formed after seven failed attempts (EO)
• Calls to extend deadline for registration of vehicles in the north of Kosovo (media)
• Foreign Ministry reacts to Vucic’s claim of “removing 28 recognitions” (Euronews)
• Police officer attacked by a Serb at Jarinje crossing on Wednesday (media)
• Lajcak meets Sarrazin, discuss state of play in the dialogue (media)
• Prosecution: Working to resolve all circumstances of two killings (Telegrafi)
• Citaku reacts to killings in Pristina; “someone must be held accountable” (media)
• Kurti meets new Swiss Ambassador, thanks him for ongoing support (media)
• Vela will no longer be chief of staff for President Osmani (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Sentic: SOC property protected by Constitution, intrusion into church requires immediate reaction from authorities (Kosovo Online)
• Albanian Orthodox Church: Hzufka is laic and self-proclaimed priest (Kosovo Online)
• Protest in Dragas over electricity cuts, similar problems in Donja Gusterica and Laplje Selo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: Gratitude to Azerbaijan for respecting Serbia’s territorial integrity (RTS)
• Trajkovic meets Peach, discus situation of Serbs in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Elshani: We asked deadline for re-registration be extended for 15 days, government to decide (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Additional pressure expected over re-registration, a potential trigger for new crises, says Andric Rakic (Kosovo online)
• Dacic meets with ODIHR director (Tanjug)

International:

• ‘Make Sure It’s Documented’: How Ukrainian Journalists are Defying the Invasion (BIRN)
• Serbia’s Azeri Gas Move a Win-Win, for the EU Too (Balkan Insight)