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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 10, 2025

Albanian Language Media: NATO SG Rutte to visit Kosovo on Tuesday (media) Kurti: Results first, certification, then government led by VV and me (media) Konjufca: Aim to form government with support of non-Serb communities (media) CEC decides to recount 50 polling stations - 35 of them in Vushtrri (media) LVV warns of appeal to Supreme Court on issue of postal voting (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic attends Serbian Government session, says particular focus on security challenges in Kosovo, BiH (media) Students in blockades: "What's the next step? All in the citizens’ assembly" (NMagazin, media) Trial of Milorad Djokovic from Vitomirica for alleged war crimes continues (Kosovo Online, RTS, media) Zaporozac: Kurti trying by all means to push Rasic into parliament and form a Government through him (Kosovo Online, TV Prva) Arsenijevic reacts to Kurti’s claims that Belgrade pressured him (social media) Rubio: The US officially suspending 83 percent of USAID programs (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, RTV) Opinion: Trump, people/authority, and Kosovo: A missed opportunity, turning point, or final collapse? (KoSSev) EU mustn’t betray Serbian protesters’ clarion call for change (Balkan Insight) International Media: Delay in certifying election results puts Kosovo coalition talks on holds (BIRN) Kosovo: a new government or a political crisis (balcanicaucaso.org) Street protests aren’t enough to transform Serbia (Foreign Policy) Heightened political tensions in Serbia spill over into the national and local parliaments (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • NATO chief to visit Kosovo on Tuesday, to meet with President Osmani (Reporteri) • EU: Serbia violated the Ohrid Agreement (media) • British Embassy on Kurti's failure to appear at Prosecution (Klan) • Kosovo's CEC rejects reassessment of invalidated postal votes (media) • Kurti avoids journalists' question about post-election coalitions (ekonomia) • Haradinaj rules out cooperation with Kurti (KosovaPress) • Florian Dushi appointed deputy mayor of Pristina (media) Serbian Language Media: • CSO: Random detention of minors and ethnic bias of the police (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Serbian List condemns apprehension of underage children, calls on EULEX ‘to wake up’ (KoSSev) • Apprehended underage Bosniak boy claims he was mistreated at police station North last night (KoSSev) • Three Serb minors detained in North Mitrovica released after police admit mistake (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever, N1) • EU: Serbia's behavior in the CoE a clear violation of the Ohrid Agreement (RFE) • Trial of Gavrilo Milosavljevic from Istok continues (Kosovo Online) • General strike in Serbia, part 2 (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 6, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kosovo leaders honor sacrifice of the Jashari family (media) UNMIK marks International Women’s Day in Kosovo (KosovaPress) U.S. Defense Department: No plans to change presence of troops in Kosovo (RFE) KFOR U.S. soldiers patrol in northern Kosovo (media) KOHA editor in chief elected chairwoman of Kosovo Press Council (media) Serbian Language Media: Instead of SOC shrine from XIII century, “Ilirian Fortress” appears on Google maps, Eparchy says - falsification of history (KoSSev, media, social media) Selakovic condemns desecration of Saint Petar of Koris Hermitage near Prizren (Tanjug, KoSSev, media) Seventh 15 Minutes of Silence vigil held in Mitrovica North (KoSSev) Belgrade high schoolers call for general strike over prices, conditions in Serbia (N1) N1 Serbia joins general strike (N1) Opinion: Trump poses unprecedented challenges for Kosovo (Emerging Europe) International Media: Kosovo’s special status request removed from CoE Committee agenda (PI) The power, and pitfalls, of viral vox pops in Kosovo (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 5, 2025

Albanian Language Media: UK Embassy: Respect for rule of law, key feature of Kosovo democracy (Express) AmCham’s on importance of rule of law and accountability in governance (media) Kosovo’s request for special guest status at CoE removed from agenda (Telegrafi) Barduani delivers lecture at Kosovo Leadership Academy in Mitrovica (media) Mortal remains found in Podujeva, suspected to be of persons missing in war (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Vucic, Dacic call for accountability over incident in parliament (N1) FM Djuric: Long-standing friendship between Serbia, Burundi (N1) Pristina’s request for special guest status at PACE taken off agenda (Kosovo Online, media) Invitation to attend ''lining up of quadrat and quadrant'' in Pristina, what does it mean?! (KiM radio) Kosovo celebrates Jashari, formal session in Mitrovica North held (KoSSev) "Fulfill the students' demands and preserve the University of Pristina in the Serbian system,'' says Proactive of the Pristina University relocated in N. Mitrovica (KoSSev) "15 minutes of silence" tomorrow for the 7th time in N. Mitrovica (KoSSev) Opinion: Serbian students stand firm on their demands as Vucic’s regime falters (Sbunker) International Media: Report:Turkey and Serbia among Europe’s worst media freedom violators (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 4, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Rutte and NATO ambassadors expected to visit Kosovo (RTK) • Maqedonci meets Hargreaves: Discuss importance of coordination (Express) • Kurti does not appear at the Prosecutor’s Office, despite Court order (media) • Kurti from Gjilan: The Prosecution is fighting the government (media) • Prosecution on Kurti's failure to appear for interview (media) • AJK condemns Kurti's attacks on media (media) • Kurti speaks about eventual coalition with Nisma (Blic) • CorrWatch: Stop practice of operating with acting CEOs (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Fight in the Serbian Parliament: Smoke bombs, torches, banners, mutual accusations (KoSSev, media) • Petkovic: Now it is clear why Kurti supported the attack on Serbia from the beginning (Tanjug) • Serbian List: Shameful scenes in the Serbian Parliament (KiM Radio) • Endangered hermitage of St. Petar Koriski near Prizren (Radio KIM, Politika) • Attorney Pantovic: When can we talk about espionage and when not (KiM Radio, KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Prosecution in Belgrade charges three over canopy collapse (N1) International Media: • Serbia, students and emperors (balcanicaucaso.org) • ‘Eldorado’: Profits, politics and pitfalls of Balkan Green Energy subsidies (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian: • Sport brings communities together at children’s swimming classes in Pristina (Prishtina Insight)