Albanian Language Media:
• Varhelyi: Dialogue is the European path of Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Osmani and Infantino talk about improving sports infrastructure in Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Specialized Chambers to reconsider reduction of sentence against Salih Mustafa (Koha)
• Constitution of the investigative committee for school textbooks fails (Reporteri)
• Selmanaj: Kurti not worried about miners, but about election results (RTK)
• Tahiri to Kurti: Enough with promenades in Paris, deal with Trepca’s unpaid miners (media)
• Kurti: Dear migrants, we welcome you today in "Skenderbeu" square in Pristina (Klan)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric: Dialogue with Pristina challenging, we are proud to be Cyprus’s true friends (Tanjug, RTS)
• Varhelyi: Negotiations on Cluster 3 with Serbia should be opened (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug)
• Srdjan Lazovic's detention extended for another two months (Radio Mitrovica Sever, Kosovo Online)
• Haxhiu: Serb policeman shot dead on eve of lithium contract signing, near planned mine site (KoSSev)
• KFOR: We carefully monitor all relevant security developments in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Rakocevic: UNESCO protection important; establishing Kosovo's cultural heritage not possible (Kosovo Online)
• “No to Rio Tinto – we want clean air, water”: Protests against lithium mining in Serbia (N1)
International:
• EU’s endorsement of lithium mining will further tarnish its reputation in Serbia (EWB)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 30, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 29, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kosovo receives a loan from Saudi Fund for Pristina - Mitrovica road (media)
• Murati accuses Constitutional Court of delay in publishing full verdict on Law on minimum wage (media)
• LVV MPs call "illegal" meetings of Investigative Committee without presence of head and deputy head (media)
• Albania's FM: Bosnia should reassess its approach to Kosovo (RTK)
• Head of "Friends of America" Association: Political relations with U.S. "cracked" (media)
• Szunyog: Proud to be supporting the next generation (RTK)
• Mustafi: EU report states that Vucevic's Serbia is on a reverse path (RTK)
• NGO "Voice of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians" with demand for 11 municipalities (Klan)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric: Serbia has its own position regarding Kosovo and military neutrality, this is not in question (Kosovo Online, Novosti)
• Petkovic: As a result of Kurti’s terror, 15 percent of Serbs left northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Politika, Danas)
• Rada Trajkovic: The condition for Macron's arrival is the arrest of Radoicic (Beta, NMagazin, N1, media)
• Vucic met Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug, media)
International:
• Kosovo man given life sentence for femicide in retrial (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 26, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
Two vehicles belonging to Zvecan municipality set on fire (Koha)
Kosovo marks Memorial Day for police officers killed on duty (Koha)
Union of RTK Workers reacts to developments at public broadcaster (Nacionale)
EU Council appoints new Special Representative for Kosovo (media)
Haxhiu: From now violators will be monitored with electronic bracelets (EO)
Kurti: Honor to sit among world leaders hosted by IOC President (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Radosavljevic: Pristina engaged in forced integration of territory, not integration of population in the north (Kosovo Online)
Former KIA chief inspector claims Svecla did not pass security verification, run away from Gazivode when shooting occurred (KoSSev)
Two vehicles of Zvecan municipality torched last night (KoSSev)
D.D. sent to one month detention (Radio KIM)
Vucic: Macron to visit Belgrade within next fifty days (Tanjug)
Kosovo in June imported goods worth 500 million euros, exported 73 million (Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
Montenegro needs to right itself, now (media)
International:
Kosovo public broadcaster’s director quits over controversial article (BIRN)
New EU Spec. Rep. for BiH, the Great Lakes Region, Kosovo*, and the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, and the mandates of three others extended (consilium.europea.eu)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 25, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• UNDP Kosovo publishes Public Pulse Brief 26 (media)
• Bislimi: Serbian PM tells EU there is no Basic Agreement for them (Koha)
• Police arrest suspect for violence against KFOR troops in Zvecan last year (RFE)
• Rexhaj: Bridge over Iber river will be opened soon (RTV21)
• SafeJournalists calls on VV MPs to stop smear campaign against media (media)
• Bislimi: Unemployment rate decreased to 10.7% in 4th quarter of 2023 (media)
• Guterres appoints Milbert Dongjoon Shin as deputy head of UNMIK (media)
• Osmani travels to Paris for opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Petkovic to Bislimi: Pristina to fulfill agreements and form CSM (Kosovo Online)
• Edward Ferguson: Britain shares Belgrade's concern for the Serbian community in Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, Euronews Srbija, media)
• UNDP’s Public Pulse: Serbs in Kosovo express a high level of insecurity (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio)
• Nenezic: Decisions of Kosovo Government step toward ‘formal round-up of police occupation of north’ (KoSSev)
• Stosic: Pristina is denying Serbs right to handle documents in their native language (Kosovo Online)
• UNS: Worrisome degree of professional standards violation at RTK (Radio KIM)
• Weekend houses visited by the inspection at Gazivode, eight people invited to document their ownership within 7 days (KoSSev)
• Qelaj: Svecla’s visit to north after EU Council’s decision on visas – meaningless (Kosovo Online)
• Mitrovica North residents on Svecla’s visit: Provocations, people do not feel safe (Kosovo Online)
International:
• International connections in the fight against femicide (Kosovo 2.0)
• Promised Land: Hope and illusion characterise Kosovo’s love affair with Albania (BIRN)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Balkan Countries Eye Potential Medals at Paris Olympics (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 24, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
Radoicic’s seized properties in north will be managed by Kosovo Police (media)
Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss latest developments (media)
Szunyog: Killing of Serb policeman, Banjska, completely different cases (media)
Kurti says Faton Hajrizi should not be glorified (RFE)
NGOs, activists call for resignation of Radio Television of Kosovo Board (media)
Haxhiu gives information to prosecution about Slobodna Bosna article (media)
UK Ambassador Hargreaves visits north of Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: Italy key partner to Serbia, region, in economic development, preservation of peace (Tanjug)
Visa-free Coordination Directorate passports: Too little too late or freedom and new horizons? (KoSSev)
Mijacic: New decision on visa-free passports in force no later than October 1; Andric Rakic: Reactions in Kosovo worrisome (Alternativna.com)
Jelena Petkovic on IMC law: Attack on media freedoms (KoSSev)
Sljuka: Insistence on Kosovo and Serbia peace agreement is distraction from problems (Kosovo Online)
EULEX on Hajrizi case: We received request from Serbian police, processed it in line with our mandate (Kosovo Online)
EC Report: Political pressure on Serbian judiciary still high, concern over safety of journalists (N1)
International:
Kosovo’s media law enables political capture of regulatory body (IPI)