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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 16 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani’s message to members of PACE on Kosovo’s membership vote (media)
• PACE committee rejects all amendments of Serbian, Italian members (media)
• Woman killed in Peja, “situation is alarming” (media)
• Hoxha: Radoicic’s group is free; there is threat of another attack in north (KTV)
• Rohde on Palkowitsch appointment: Testament of growing partnership (media)
• EU conditions Serbia’s integration with normalizing relations with Kosovo (RFE)
• Osmani: At first govt meeting, I’ll propose withdrawal from Open Balkan (Express)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: PACE expected to adopt recommendation to admit Kosovo (N1, media)
• PACE Political Committee approved no amendments filed by Serbia, dismissed those from Italy related to CSM (KoSSev, media)
• Biljana Pantic Pilja: PACE Committee voted against our amendments, we will file objection (Tanjug)
• Gathering because of armed persons appearing in Suvi Do village, near Lipljan (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Xharra: More than 700 police officers with criminal offenses part of Kosovo police (Kosovo Online)
• Protest over the murder of women, demands to confront Osmani: Enough with the conference, introduce a state of emergency (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic meets with Lajcak in Mostar (Tanjug, social media)
• Dacic, Bayramov discuss strategic partnership between Serbia, Azerbaijan (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: A new round of dialogue on Thursday (Tanjug)
• EU ambassadors adopted the updated text for chapter 35 with Serbia (Tanjug, RTS, media)

International:

• Wider Europe Briefing: Kosovo could finally get in the Council of Europe (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 15, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 15 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• International Forum for Women Peace and Security starts in Prishtina (media)
• Clinton: Kosovo has made “important progress” toward gender equality (RFE)
• Gervalla: Vote tomorrow will pave way to Kosovo’s membership at CoE (RTK)
• MFA: Serbia’s propaganda in full opposition with reached agreements (media)
• Bislimi meets deputy director of European Foreign Service, emphasizes need for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media)
• Lajcak expects Bislimi and Petkovic to be “open-minded” in the following meeting (Albanian Post)
• Statistics Agency: Census expected to conclude before targeted date (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media: 

• Vucic: Pristina prepared a trick with A/CSM (KoSSev, RTS)
• Starovic: There is no normalization while north is occupied by Kosovo police (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Lawyer files appeal over Sofronijevic’s detention (RTS)
• Serbian List: Arrest of Sofronijevic and beatings of Stevanovic “new values” for CoE (Radio KIM, Danas, BETA)
• Serbian Democracy: A Serb beaten by special forces in the village of Bube; KP: Case reported, PIK takes over the investigation (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Why Serbs in the north don’t want to take part in the census? (Radio KIM)

Opinion:

• Dimitrijevic: Crème de la crème of journalists from Albanian community seek to glorify their values through their reporting, that’s where we differ (KoSSev)

International:

• Prosecution Investigates Claims of Professor’s Sexual Harassment after BIRN Investigation (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 12 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Maqedonci to Viehe: Deployment of Serbian military troops around border, threat to stability (Reporteri)
• Rohde on Kurti-Sarrazin meeting: Berlin process is key element (media)
• Paris conditions Serbia’s purchasing of combat aircraft with normalization of relations with Kosovo (Klan)
• Gervalla calls on diaspora to participate in population census process (Klan)
• Krasniqi repeats call for early elections: main race will be between PDK and LVV (media)
• Specialized Chambers clarify rejection of Thaci's request to replace Judge Guillou (Reporteri)
• Analysts: Dialogue needs mediators from powerful European states (RTK)
• Indictment against a Kosovar for crimes against humanity committed in Syria and Iraq (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to Troccaz: Pristina's membership in the CoE a reward for discrimination and pressure on Serbs (Kosovo Online)
• Mali: Vucic sent letters to European leaders this morning regarding the reception of Kosovo to the CoE (Tanjug, TV Happy, media)
• Petkovic and Dacic today to meet the head of UNMIK (Kosovo Online)
• Hill: Serbia faces very difficult political issues (N1)
• The British Telegraph editor in bulletproof vest and without a helmet from the Leposavic hill determines whether there will be a "Serbian invasion of Kosovo" (KoSSev, N1, X)
• Vucic met Chinese Ambassador, discussed challenges awaiting Serbia (Tanjug, media)
• Vucic receives Ghanaian FM (Tanjug)
• Serbian leadership with Dodik, Cvijanovic: Vucic to ask UN to review procedures (N1, RTS)

International:

• Police Disperse Protest for Kosovo Professor’s Firing over Harassment Claims (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 11, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 11 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani receives OSCE chairman, discusses Kosovo's membership in the CoE (media)
• Gervalla informs OSCE chairman about situation in the north (media)
• Dinar gathers chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia again next week in Brussels (media)
• FH: Serbia's refusal to recognize Kosovo, big challenge in democratization (media)
• KSF receives logistic equipment from Germany worth €2.7 million (media)
• Elezi on placing cameras at polling stations in north: They apply to all election processes (Klan)
• Citaku: Kurti brutally interfering in North Macedonia’s elections (ekonomia)

Serbian Language Media: 

• Vucic refuted that he “was preparing for invasion” of Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Trajkovic: Both Belgrade and Pristina see Radoicic as “a danger if he speaks what he knows about both of them” (KoSSev)
• Dacic: Serbia to contribute to dialogue amid global crisis (Tanjug)
• Djedovic Handanovic: "Elektrosever" and EPS stand behind the citizens, there is a lot of misinformation (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Pink)
• EU Spokesperson: Still without date for meeting in Brussels next week (Kosovo Online)
• Szunyog meets Bishop Teodosije, discusses SOC matters, including returning land to Decani Monastery (Kosovo Online, social media)
• EU ambassadors supported visa liberalization for holders of Serbian passports from Kosovo (KiM radio, Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Dimitrijevic: Kurti causes animosity among Serbs in Kosovo, the SL decisions not in their interest (KoSSev)

International:

• Serbia: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report (freedomhouse.org)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 9 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Implementation of Constitution accelerates Kosovo’s integration process (RTK)
• Kurti: Dedicated to preserving the legacy of liberation war (media)
• Hovenier: Proud to support people of Kosovo on Constitution vision (media)
• Krasniqi: In these three years, we mostly needed to protect Constitution from government (Koha)
• EU calls on Serbian List to reconsider its decision not to participate in April 21 elections (Reporteri)
• German Embassy: Boycott is not in interest of citizens in the north (Koha)
• Removal of visas for holders of Serbian passports, voted (RTK)
• Lajcak meets Polish official, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Reporteri)

Serbian Language Media:

• Macron: The future of Serbia being written now (Danas, Beta, X)
• Starovic: Facts are clear why Serbs decided to boycott referendum (Blic, social media)
• European Parliament Committee supported lifting visas for Serbian Coordination Directorate passport holders (Kosovo Online)
• Momirovic writes to ministers of trade, warns of Serbian goods import ban in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Macron: Reached agreements should be implemented, Pristina needs to make progress in establishing Community of Serb-majority Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
• Fazliu: Kosovo Prosecutor's Office conducting an extensive investigation in the Banjska case, the publication of evidence may harm the case (Beta, N1, KiM radio)
• Opposition People’s Party calls for unity on Srebrenica resolution (N1)
• Varhelyi: Serbia making progress on EU path, Cluster 3 ready for opening (N1)
• Kosovo: Zana Avdiu in the fight against domestic violence, sexism, macho culture, patriarchy...(en.vijesti.me, N1, DW, KoSSev)
• Masralli: The EU encourages Serbs to participate in the census and Srpska list to reconsider the decision to boycott the vote (Kosovo Online)
• Andric Rakic: We will see another boycott of future local elections in the north (Kosovo online, X)

Opinion:

• Marinkovic to Demostat: Possible postponement of Kosovo's admission to the Council of Europe (Kosovo Online)