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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 9, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Assembly constitution fails again (media) Haxhiu: Opposition cannot interfere with VV’s right to propose candidate (media) Krasniqi: It is no longer politics, it is a tendency to blockade (Klan) LDK’s Haziri calls for a unity government, “best provisional solution” (media) Mustafa: LDK will publish 15 points of unity government (Telegrafi) Gervalla: We need unity for state, not unity for power (media) These are the first penalty measures the EU will lift on Kosovo (Kosovapress) Gervalla: We are engaged for release of former special police unit member (Koha) Koci: Former special police member must be immediately released (Telegrafi) President’s Office reacts to Behrami about extension of EULEX mandate (media) Serbia violates pledge to cooperate in resolving Iber Lepenci canal attack (Koha) Serbian Language Media: 26 years since Kumanovo agreement: Between peace, withdrawal and new security challenges (KoSSev) Serbian National Forum sends letter to international community over treatment of Serbs in Kosovo (N1, BETA) Residents of Braca Matovic Street in Lesak seek help, following notices from Leposavic municipality to demolish their houses (GracanicaOnline, media) Veljkovic urges political parties to join Serbian Democracy in opposing Leposavic municipality decision to demolish houses in Lesak (social media) One more case of sexual harassment reported in Mitrovica North (KoSSev, media) Two men detained in Gazivode yesterday, then released with a fine; different accounts of police behavior (KiM radio, KoSSev, Alternativna) Residents of Mitrovica North, critical of municipal authorities' work, claim they have discriminatory attitude towards Serbs (KoSSev. media) Radakovic: Young people without documents are invisible in system (Radio Gorazdevac, KiM radio) Lawyers of defendants in Banjska case: First witness did not specifically accuse defendants (KiM radio) Kosovo trade deficit reaches six billion euros, exports to U.S. drop from 200 to 20 million (Kosovo Online) International: Ignoring warnings, Kosovo President plans transitional justice commission (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 5, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • 27th attempt to constitute Assembly fails, VV drops to 50 votes (media) • Kryeziu: Opposition is violating the Constitution by refusing to vote (media) • LDK against idea of holding local and parliamentary elections together (media) • Haziri on govt decisions today: Motive is known, smells like campaign (Express) • Osmani: Alliance with U.S. strengthens sovereignty of Kosovo (AP) • Beke Berisha, AAK’s candidate for Pristina mayor in upcoming elections (media) • BIA agent pleads guilty to espionage (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric, US philanthropist Elaine Beck discuss Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo (Tanjug) • 21 years since murder of 17-year old Dimitrije Popovic in Gracanica (Radio KIM, media) • Serbian Democracy Vice President Radosavljevic on contradicting numbers of inhabitants in northern Kosovo (social media) • Eugen Cakolli calls idea of holding parliamentary and local elections at same time ‘irresponsible’ (social media) • The fixing agency initiative presented in Kosovo - "Fixing Kosovo" (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) • Education minister, Belgrade University chief clash over enrollment (N1, Nedeljnik) International: • SKY ECC raids: Exclusive footage from the Kosovo Police operation (PI) • Trump has asked Balkan states to accept deportees, Bloomberg reports (Reuters, Bloomberg)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 4, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Saga of failures to constitute the new Kosovo Assembly continues (RFE) Haxhiu doesn’t rule out local and parliamentary elections at same time (media) Citaku: Kosovo blocked because of Vetevendosje’s political stubbornness (media) Limaj: We need a political agreement that will bring new institutions (Nacionale) Haradinaj: We are ready for elections (Klan Kosova) Osmani: KSF is our pride; alliance with US is our anchor (media) Serbian Language Media: Systematic (non)compliance with the Law on the Use of Languages: Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (social media) Reduction in the number of councilors in the north of Kosovo: Discrepancy between the census and voter lists (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) Simic: We have always called for peace, while those who set fire to international vehicles are now in the Kosovo government (Kosovo Online) Sentic: We treat all human rights violations issues with high attention (Kosovo Online, media) Petkovic: Killers of Stolic family from Obilic have not been brought to justice 22 years later (media, social media) International: Kosovo Police arrest 22 in major anti-drug operation (PI) Hidden graves: Kosovo’s race against clock to find wartime missing (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 3, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani summons parties tomorrow, will set date for local elections (Express) • Besa Shahini to run for mayor of Pristina in next local elections (Koha) • Kos: Kosovo's path to EU goes through dialogue, not unilateral steps (Koha) • Police operation in three regions against drugs trafficking, cybercrimes (media) • UN Kosovo Team reacts: We cooperate strongly with the government (Express) • US citizen who trained and fought for ISIS sentenced to 10 years in prison (media) Serbian Language Media: • KFOR: Kosovo Security Force on joint exercise (N1) • Kosovo Serbs again sent a request to the EU, USA and Quint due to institutional violence of Pristina (Danas) • Milenkovic about the intention of the Leposavic Mayor to evict 17 families (Danas) • Vucic, Djuric met Troccaz (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, media) • Kovac: We are pointing out to PACE representatives that Kosovo must not be rewarded for unfulfilled obligations (Tanjug, RTV, Tanjug) • Annalena Baerbock elected President of the UN General Assembly (Beta, AFP, KiM radio, KoSSev) • The University of Belgrade among the best in the latest Global 2000 list (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 2, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Peace is the beginning of transformation (media) Parties fail again to find solution to deadlock in the Assembly (media) Haxhiu: Opposition with irrational rancor, calls me divisive (Reporteri) Citaku: Economy and people at risk, Assembly is being blocked (media) Rafuna: More protests if govt doesn’t act on energy market liberalization (media) Bislimi meeting Sorensen in Brussels (Koha) Growth of remittances, €402.93 million in first quarter of 2025 (media) Hehir: Specialist Court was created for Serbia’s interests (media) Osmani awards Presidential Medal to mothers of Srebrenica (media) Serbian Language Media: Petkovic and Sorensen to meet tomorrow in Brussels (Kosovo Online) Vranjes: Konakovic in Pristina misused BiH symbols - a new slap in the face of political Sarajevo to Serbia (Kosovo Online) Local municipal authorities in Leposavic ordered Serbian families to vacate their homes in Lesak (RTS) Employees of Sports Hall in Leposavic still without access to it, trainings halted (Kosovo Online) Minister calls rebuttal ‘a propaganda’ (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM) Proaktiv warns of “systematic dismantling” of University of Pristina (KoSSev, KiM radio) Minister says up to 30,000 at all protests (N1) Vucevic: Why demand elections now, not earlier (N1, BETA) Students’ speech read out at protests across Serbia, demand early elections (N1)