UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 10, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti meets representatives of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (media)
• Gervalla: The world should stand together to protect peace (media)
• On Monday EU Foreign Ministers meet those of Western Balkans (Albanian Post)
• Serbian analysts say that Serbia has de facto recognized Kosovo (Klan)
• The IMC approves regulation for the chief executive officer (media)
• Bislimi: Gender equality a prerequisite for European integration (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• EC Report: Relations of Kosovo Government with Serbian community significantly deteriorated (KoSSev)
• Vucic in Paris for Peace Forum (N1)
• Vucic meets Macron on sidelines of Paris Peace Forum (RTS, social media)
• EU foreign ministers on Monday with the heads of diplomacy of the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online, Danas)
• State Department’s O’Brien to meet Western Balkan leaders in Paris (N1)
• Another truck with medications from central Serbia arrived at Clinical Hospital Center in Mitrovica North (Tanjug)
• Party of Kosovo Serbs: CSM must be in line with Resolution 1244 and interests of Serbs (Radio KIM)
• Djuric: Israeli recognition of Kosovo was strongest blow to Serbian-Israeli relations (Tanjug)
• 1,140 vehicles re-registered to Kosovo license plates since November 1 (Beta, N1)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani attends Ahtisaar's funeral (media)
• Scholz talks about security in Kosovo: Germany stands by NATO (Klan)
• Hovenier: The association will not have executive powers (media)
• Kosovo and Serbia do not benefit financially if they do not progress in dialogue (RTK)
• Assembly approves statement in support of EP Resolution on the attack in Banjska (Kallxo)
• Special Prosecutor's Office invites Minister Haxhiu for interview on Dehari case (media)
• Mortal remains found in Prekaz, suspected to be of missing persons in the war (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Pristina's referring on the Constitutional Court of Kosovo cannot annul Resolution 1244 (Danas, Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Jeremic: After der Leyen’s visit no dilemma that Franco-German proposal means recognition of Kosovo (Danas, BETA)
• Dacic: Serbia to submit candidacy for UNESCO Executive Council (RTV, Tanjug)
• Zeqiri says work in Zubin Potok municipality goes normally, calls Krasniqi ‘party’s militant’ (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic confirmed participation in new round of negotiations with Pristina on November 16 (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug)
• Kapetanovic: Financial fine and court proceeding for usurper of socially owned property in Caglavica (Radio KIM)
• Lucic: Kurti wants to shut down MTS in Kosovo, we managed to avoid his trap (Kosovo Online, TV Prva)
• United Media brings Forbes to Serbia (N1)
• Media: Indictment raised against Self-determination members over statements on release on bail of Dejan Pantic (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)

International:

• Online Disinformation Surges in Balkans Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 8, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Von der Leyen: Implementing Association draft statute, great step forward (RTK)
• Lajcak: I proposed straightforward agenda for meeting in Brussels (media)
• Osmani: We embarked on a journey of a values-based state building (media)
• Kurti appoints Hetemi as head of institute for researching war crimes (AP/Koha)
• Haxhiu: Statute doesn’t offer autonomy for Serb-majority municipalities (media)
• Kurti, Osmani and Konjufca are preparing genocide lawsuit against Serbia (Klan)
• Abazi: I have seen the draft statute, points 7 and 10 violate the Constitution (ATV)
• Osmani received by President of Singapore, “deepening bilateral ties” (media)
• Hoxha: I expect solution to be found in Kurti’s meeting with Special Unit (Telegrafi)
• Women police officers in Kosovo, a model in the region (Kosovapress)

Serbian Language Media:

• European Commission presents Growth plan for Western Balkans (N1)
• Petkovic met Troccaz: The Albanian side's only goal to cause new tensions and aggravate the situation on the field (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Prominent public figures call public to change reality in Serbia (N1)
• Usurpation of municipal property in Caglavica – works completed (Radio KIM)
• KoSSev: Tape on construction site in North means STOP, in Gracanica that procedure is underway
• City celebration marked in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• Dacic says opposition is not Pro-Europe (Happy TV, N1)
• Since 2020, 70 Albanians, three Serbs and two Roma employed in Bujanovac municipal administration (Bujanovacke, Danas, BETA)

International:

• Share Your Experience: Medical Treatment in Kosovo’s Divided Healthcare System (Balkan Insight)
• Albania-Italy Deal to Set Up Migrant Centres Raises Alarm in Both Countries (Balkan Insight)
• Key findings of the 2023 Report on Serbia (ec.europa.eu)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Konjufca: UN 2030 Agenda brings Kosovo closer to EU and UN membership (AP)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak meets opposition leaders and other interlocutors in Pristina (media)
• Report criticizes Kosovo and Serbia for non-implementation of agreements (RFE)
• Krasniqi: Threats related to tense situation in the north (Kosovapress)
• Protest of Special Intervention Unit suspended, Kurti promises solution (Telegrafi)
• “We miss going to work”: Stories of Serbs that left Kosovo institutions (RFE)
• Osmani travels to Singapore, to meet senior state representatives (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EC report on Serbia: Bad grades in key chapters (KiM radio, FoNet, RFE, N1)
• Meeting of Lajcak with Serbian List planned for next visit (Kosovo Online)
• Jeremic: EU offers continuation of membership illusion for real recognition of Kosovo (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Vucic receives Azerbaijani Foreign Minister (Tanjug)
• Gracanica Inspection: Construction near church in Laplje Selo started during time of previous mayors (KiM radio)
• Illegal construction next to church and cemetery in Laplje Selo? The priest reported several times (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
• NIPHK: Continued increased presence of manganese in Lake Gracanica (KiM Radio)
• Jevtic meets KFOR commander Vacca, discuss security situation in Strpce (Kosovo Online)
• Journalists from Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Pristina visit KoSSev offices: Same problems, limited cooperation (KoSSev)
• Searches at three locations in Zubin Potok (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM)

International:

• Russia’s Second Front in Europe (Foreign Affairs)
• Politics, Smuggling, and Kosovo Relations, a Talk with Former Montenegrin PM Dritan Abazovic (Prishtina Insight)
• Serbia’s election campaigns all highlight Kosovo and inflation (Euractive)
• Palestinian, Israeli Diplomats in Balkans Differ Sharply on Gaza Conflict (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani travelled for an official visit to Singapore (Reporteri)
• Lajcak today in Kosovo for meetings with Kurti and opposition (RFE)
• LDK MP expects Lajcak to present Association draft to opposition leaders (Express)
• Kurti to participate at Paris Summit on Friday (Reporteri)
• Serwer: Vucic’s ambitions are biggest threat to the region (media)
• Maqedonci promises increased cooperation with Turkish drone company (media)
• Survivor of sexual violence in war confesses, wants justice (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic meets Xi Jinping in Beijing (RTS)
• Petkovic: Pristina refused invitation for dialogue that was supposed to happen on November 7 (Tanjug, RTV)
• Civic Initiative Serbian Survival to become political party (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic sends request to OSCE in relation to upcoming parliamentary elections (Radio KIM, Tanjug)
• SMS message to MTS d.o.o. numbers for switching to “RKS” plates; more than 470 vehicles re-registered since the deadline extension (KoSSev)
• Specialist Court extends detention of Isni Kilaj (Kosovo Online)
• Poll shows Kosovo Serbs fear Serbian List, don’t trust Pristina (N1, NMagazin, Beta)

Opinion:

• Ben-Meir: EU’s Serbia-Kosovo mediation has hit a brick wall (Weekly Blitz)
• Zoric: Peace has no alternative (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski)

International:

• Media in Kosovo, Serbia, Focus too Much on Conflict – Report (Prishtina Insight)
• US Blacklists Former Kosovo Procurement Official for Corruption (BIRN)
• Kosovo University Offers First Master’s Course in Transitional Justice (BIRN)