UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Ministry officials and businessman arrested, suspected of state reserves abuse (media)
• Osmani: Seven Serb police officers resigned so far; EU should take measures (media)
• Rasic to new Serb police officers: Let us triumph over fear (media)
• Serbian activist who said Kosovo should join UN threatened and insulted (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Greatest pressures on Serbia to come, West afraid of Kurti’s bots (N1)
• Medications and sanitary materials stocks in hospitals on verge (Kosovo Online)
• Media: Seven Serbs left Kosovo police in northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Lucic: We will appeal next week Pristina’s decision to revoke MTS.doo licence certificate (Euronews Serbia)
• European Union requests additional information on MTS.doo licence certificate revocation (RFE, Radio KIM)
• Kurti refuses to comment on arrests in Ministry of Trade (Kosovo Online)
• Mihajlovic: Release arrested Serbs first, and only then elections in northern Kosovo can be held (Danas)
• Vucic on abuse of AI by Pink TV: It must not be done (N1)

International:

• Kosovo President Blames Intimidation for Serb Police Officers’ Resignations (BIRN)
• Ancient Inscription’s Discovery Thrills Kosovo’s Archaeologists (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 17, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Government: We expect EU measures to be lifted as soon as possible (Telegrafi)
• Stano on further steps for Kosovo; doesn’t say if measures will be lifted (Kallxo)
• Sources: At least another three new Serb police officers in north resign (veriu.info)
• Kurti meets head of Kosovo Judicial Council, Albert Zogaj (media)
• Census in 2023, still not known if process will start on September 1 (TeVe1)
• House arrest for second suspect in assault against Nacionale team (Nacionale)
• North Macedonia Prime Minister: Kurti was misused for daily politics (RTV21/Nacionale)
• “Construction of Prizren-Tetovo tunnel could start in six months” (media)
• Gjeloshaj: We want govt that will support without question Kosovo sovereignty (Sinjali)
• Increase in cases with meningitis, Health Ministry calls for increased vigilance (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Drecun: Survival of North Macedonia and Montenegro is defended in Kosovo (RTS, Danas, N1, Politika, Euronews)
• Milovic denies Hovenier: We have not received medicines or medical supplies for months (Kosovo Online)
• Telekom Serbia Director General on Ambassador Hovenier’s statement, MTS.doo situation (Kosovo Online)
• EU: Elections in northern Kosovo should be organised as soon as possible (Radio KIM, N1)
• The Embassy of Serbia "with fear and concern" responds to the text in "Berliner Zeitung" (DW, NMagazin)
• Although some think that Germany has had enough of Vucic, there is no change in the attitude of the West (N1, NMagazin)

Humanitarian/Development:

• We’ll write our own history (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media:

• Hovenier: US does not support either "Greater Albania" or "Greater Serbia" (Reporteri)
• Abbott meets Maqedonci, wishes him success in his new task (media)
• Swiss press: Kurti part of SP election campaign in Switzerland, other parties see it as "completely wrong" (Reporteri)
• Minister Aliu meets Ali Ahmeti at Kurti's request, discuss Prizren - Tetovo road (media)
• Peci against the petition: Why should someone else sack us? (Koha)
• Daka: Asking international help to organize elections in north, a step back for Kosovo (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• Simic: Each Kurti’s decision is attack on Serbs, new elections not “magical solution” (RTS)
• Odalovic: The process of finding the missing is stopped by Pristina, not Belgrade (Politika, Tanjug)
• KFOR announced the increased movement of vehicles and testing of capabilities (Tanjug)
• The citizens of Leposavic greeted the Deputy Minister for Communities and Return with whistles (Danas, Kosovo Online, KiM radio, KoSSev))
• Peci does not support petition to dissolve mayors, says better to make different agreement (Kosovo Online, media)
• Public parking lot construction started, Pristina sends message it holds power (Tanjug, Novosti)

International:

• Over Half of Kosovo Nationals Don’t Intend to Move to EU After Visa Liberalisation, Survey Shows (schengenvisainfo.com)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 15, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Legal basis for petition for elections in north, a matter of days (Albanian Post)
• Osmani comments on reactions to Kurti’s visit in North Macedonia (Dukagjini)
• Gervalla: New recognitions of Kosovo expected (RTK)
• Police confiscate over 1,200 bullets in a village near Zvecan (Nacionale)
• Government comments on media reports about number of Kurti’s advisors (media)
• VV municipal councillor in Pristina arrested in anti-drug operation in Tirana (Koha)
• AJK condemns lynching campaign against Nacionale reporters in Prizren (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• Von Cramon: Pristina to meet its obligations, then talk about Serbia, special police to leave municipal facilities (KoSSev)
• Deadline for vacating public spaces in Mitrovica North expired, what will happen with decision (KoSSev)
• Serbian List reacts to Atiq’s decision on free public spaces in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online, media)
• Odalovic: Kurti playing with fire, Europe on vacation, Belgrade does not suit idling (RTS)

International:

• Kosovo Presses Montenegro Not to Allow Serbia to Sell its Assets (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Abdixhiku: Government has not been able to take a single step in infrastructure (media)
• The Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister meets the head of the PDK (media)
• Thaci's defense asks court to tell that charges in this case are not related to organ trafficking (media)
• Special Prosecutor's Office begins investigations into lack of wheat and oil reserves (Albanian Post)
• Experts advise cooperation with EU and US regarding elections in the north (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Sentic: Citizens and journalists in Kosovo have right to receive documents in Serbian language (KoSSev)
• Covic says some Quint states tolerate Kurti’s behaviour (RTS, Radio KIM)
• Maric: “Kurti is now promoting the “Great Albanian” idea in North Macedonia as well” (TV Most)
• "Kurti is a miracle from God": How is the support group for the Kosovo Prime Minister commented in Kosovo? (Danas)

Opinion:

• Are Kosovo and the "lithium trade" connected? (Danas, FoNet)
• "Kosovo should get a seat in the UN" and Serbia has committed to that, says Todorovic from YIHR (FoNet, Danas, RTK2)

International:

• Serbian Pride Condemns President’s Vow to Veto Law on Same Sex Unions (Balkan Insight)
• Pilot Exhibition Explores Enduring Legacy of Yugoslavia’s ‘Fateful Decade’ (Balkan Insight)