UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 31, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Journalists protest in downtown Pristina in support of Klan Kosova (media)
• Ministry: First decision on Klan Kosova was right (Kosovapress)
• Kusari-Lila: All facts to be revealed; no one can threaten media freedom (media)
• Ministry suspends certificates of five more businesses (Koha)
• Rohde welcomes decision to send KPC draft law to Venice Commission (media)
• Turkish Ambassador to Kosovo: No military solution for the north (Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo is in deep crisis; opposition to unite on no-confidence motion (KSP)
• Abdixhiku asks for support for “New Road”: National awakening is necessary (AP)

Serbian Language Media:

• Disconnecting water supply in Kosovo with violation of citizens’ rights (Voice of America, Kosovo Online, media)
• Petkovic meets Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, discuss with him security situation in Kosovo (RTS)
• Vucic thanks Uganda for supporting Serbia's territorial integrity (Tanjug)
• N.Mitrovica municipality promised to be at service of citizens, yet they refuse to answer journalists’ questions (KoSSev)
• Djuric: Not sure US will supply evidence for sanctions against BIA chief (N1)
• UNS: Unobstructed work of Klan Kosova TV should be enabled (Radio KIM)
• MTS DOO: We acquired operators when Act on which investigation was based was in force (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• With destructive ambiguity, EU itself sank dialogue, and now sanctioned Kosovo (Koha)

International:

• Kosovo journalists protest government's suspension of private television station (AP)

Albanian Language Media:

The U.S. and Italy reaffirm their commitment to de-escalation in the north (RTK)
Zvecan mayor does not see resignation as an option (Klan)
Mandl reacts to scandalous choreography of fans in Serbia (RTK)
PDK MPs remove barrier tapes that have limited space for journalists (media)
Session fails to be held due to lack of quorum, Assembly goes on leave (RTK)
PDK: We will engage for new elections as soon as possible (media)
Prosecution files indictment against Serb for war crimes, and 'inhumanely torturing a person' (media)

Serbian Language Media: 

Serbian List officials met Escobar in Washington (Kosovo Online, media)
KFOR donates modern water pump system to Devic Monastery (Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
Dacic meets with El Gebaly (Tanjug)
Mitsotakis thanks Serbia for assisting Greece's firefighting efforts (Tanjug, media)
Radojica Mrdjinac and Dardan Beqiri new members of RTK board (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 27, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• German embassy calls Kurti-Sarrazin meeting "informal and confidential" (Nacionale)
• Turkish Ambassador: Arrival of drones in Kosovo was result of agreement not donation (media)
• PDK leaves the assembly hall, does not participate in the vote (Klan)
• Trajkovic: The northern Serbs must accept the new policemen of Kosovo (media)
• Threats against new Serb KP policemen continue (Kosovapress)
• Analysts: Internationals should pressure Serbia to stop blackmailing (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Odalovic tells RTS Kurti obsessed with north (RTS)
• Trial of Sladjan Trajkovic stars today (Kosovo Online)
• Lawyer Vasic terms acts of prosecution as scandalous, says Trajkovic sent to detention before being interviewed first (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM)
• Daka: There are two ways to snap elections in north of Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Miftaraj: Resignations of mayors solution to new elections in northern Kosovo (RFE, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: Serbia has become full EU member in digital sphere (Tanjug)

International:

• On the Trail of an Elusive Organ-Trafficking Decision in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: It is logical for measures to be removed before the new elections (Koha)
• Szunyog: EU measures towards Kosovo remain unchanged (RTK)
• Osmani: Threats to policemen in the north come from Serbia and its criminal groups (media)
• Kurti: Internationals should be vocal against Belgrade's pressure against integration of Serbs (Koha)
• Hovenier: Intimidation against young police officers is unacceptable (Koha)
• Rohde: Stop intimidation of Serbs who were employed in Kosovo Police (media)
• Haradinaj: Threats to policemen in the north, unacceptable (media)
• Serbs welcome work of new policemen from this community in northern municipalities (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo imposes the 11th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus (Klan)
• Criticism of Kosovo's contract for lobbying in America returns - what did Serbia sign? (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Dacic: Kurti wants to create environment of fear and drive Serbs out of Kosovo (Radio KIM, TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Arsenijevic: More than 1000 Serbs left northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Head of EU Office in Pristina: There will be negative consequences if requests and expectations of EU are not respected (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Nis-Merdare motorway to boost development (Tanjug)
• Giaufret: “Peace Highway” to be backbone of regional road network (Tanjug, media)
• Ambassadors in Pristina: Intimidation campaign against new Serb members of KP should stop immediately (KoSSev)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo’s Other Deadlock: LGBT Rights in a Time of Strife (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 25, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti to meet the German emissary Sarrazin today (media)
• EU on Bislimi's condition for elections in north: To be announced as soon as possible (Express)
• Szunyog and Abdixiku talk about situation in north and fight in Assembly (RTK)
• New policemen from communities, 45 of them Serb, start work in the north (Koha)
• Threats against Serb policemen who have just started serving in KP begin (Kosovapress)
• The Czech Republic appoints an ambassador to Kosovo for the first time (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila warns of criminal charges against Simic and media that published recordings (Koha)
• AAK asks opposition to support motion to overthrow government (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• "Unfortunately for Kurti, truth is slightly different” – Danas interlocutors on his statement that Serbs in Kosovo live better than those in Serbia (Danas)
• Arsenijevic reacts to Kurti’s interview for Vecernji list (social media)
• Haradinaj: After US sanctions on Vulin, Kurti fears he can become next (Radio KIM, BETA)
• Drecun: Pristina laying groundwork for further escalation (Tanjug)
• Vucic receives credentials of seven new ambassadors (Tanjug)