UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 17 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Serbia blocks around 300 Kosovars at border with Croatia (media) • MFA and MIA call on citizens of Kosovo: Avoid at all costs passage through Serbia (media) • Apart from Croatia, Kosovars are also blocked in Hungary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs QUINT (media) • Zulfaj on blocking of Kosovars in Serbia: "little Putin" cannot stand success of Kosovo (Koha) • Von Cramon: Serbia should release the Kosovars, stop embarrassing itself (media) • Kusari-Lila: Serbia should be removed from Council of Europe (Klan Kosova) • Hoxhaj condemns behavior of Serbian Police (media) • Kandic on PACE vote for CoE: Serbia's opposition is an own goal (EO) • Pacolli: Parties in Brussels are discussing how to find a way for Serbia to legally bring money to Kosovo (media) • U.S. Embassy flag at half-mast, Hovenier: Recent killings of women show urgency to do more (media) • Osmani commemorates Poklek massacre; “six-month-old victim called Liberty” (Telegrafi) • Police arrest one of the leaders of group that blackmailed women (Koha) • Retrial: 35 years imprisonment for man who killed his wife in 2022 (media) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucevic: Voting in Strasbourg continuation of the festival of hypocrisy (KiM radio, RTS) • Pantic Pilja: In PACE, it was shown that international law means nothing, they trampled on everything they advocate for (Kosovo Online) • Elek: Members of the CoE trampled on international law and the rule of law (Kosovo Online, TV Most, Tanjug) • Kurti from Strasbourg: No need to talk about A/CSM, when Serbs are boycotting the Assembly (Danas, Kosovo Online) • Gogic: Growth Plan will be reason for another promise from Kosovo to form CSM (Kosovo Online) • Trajkovic and Gogic on Kosovo and CoE: It’s part of geopolitical regrouping, nothing to do with Kosovo and Serbia (N1) • Vehicle of a driver of Provisional Authority President in Leposavic set on fire (Kosovo Online) • Drecun: What follows the CoE adoption of the recommendation for the admission of Kosovo is very dangerous (Blic, Blic TV) • KP on the shooting on the Gracanica-Laplje Selo road: Attempted murder, two people arrested (Kosovo Online, KiM radio) Opinion: • Are the Kosovo media repeating the mistakes of 2004? (KoSSev) • UN Resolution on the Balkans Would Be a Mistake (Real Clear World)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani’s message to members of PACE on Kosovo’s membership vote (media) • PACE committee rejects all amendments of Serbian, Italian members (media) • Woman killed in Peja, “situation is alarming” (media) • Hoxha: Radoicic’s group is free; there is threat of another attack in north (KTV) • Rohde on Palkowitsch appointment: Testament of growing partnership (media) • EU conditions Serbia’s integration with normalizing relations with Kosovo (RFE) • Osmani: At first govt meeting, I’ll propose withdrawal from Open Balkan (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: PACE expected to adopt recommendation to admit Kosovo (N1, media) • PACE Political Committee approved no amendments filed by Serbia, dismissed those from Italy related to CSM (KoSSev, media) • Biljana Pantic Pilja: PACE Committee voted against our amendments, we will file objection (Tanjug) • Gathering because of armed persons appearing in Suvi Do village, near Lipljan (Radio KIM, KoSSev) • Xharra: More than 700 police officers with criminal offenses part of Kosovo police (Kosovo Online) • Protest over the murder of women, demands to confront Osmani: Enough with the conference, introduce a state of emergency (Kosovo Online) • Vucic meets with Lajcak in Mostar (Tanjug, social media) • Dacic, Bayramov discuss strategic partnership between Serbia, Azerbaijan (Tanjug) • Petkovic: A new round of dialogue on Thursday (Tanjug) • EU ambassadors adopted the updated text for chapter 35 with Serbia (Tanjug, RTS, media) International: • Wider Europe Briefing: Kosovo could finally get in the Council of Europe (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 15 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • International Forum for Women Peace and Security starts in Prishtina (media) • Clinton: Kosovo has made “important progress” toward gender equality (RFE) • Gervalla: Vote tomorrow will pave way to Kosovo’s membership at CoE (RTK) • MFA: Serbia’s propaganda in full opposition with reached agreements (media) • Bislimi meets deputy director of European Foreign Service, emphasizes need for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media) • Lajcak expects Bislimi and Petkovic to be “open-minded” in the following meeting (Albanian Post) • Statistics Agency: Census expected to conclude before targeted date (Kosovapress) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucic: Pristina prepared a trick with A/CSM (KoSSev, RTS) • Starovic: There is no normalization while north is occupied by Kosovo police (Kosovo Online, social media) • Lawyer files appeal over Sofronijevic’s detention (RTS) • Serbian List: Arrest of Sofronijevic and beatings of Stevanovic “new values” for CoE (Radio KIM, Danas, BETA) • Serbian Democracy: A Serb beaten by special forces in the village of Bube; KP: Case reported, PIK takes over the investigation (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Why Serbs in the north don’t want to take part in the census? (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Dimitrijevic: Crème de la crème of journalists from Albanian community seek to glorify their values through their reporting, that’s where we differ (KoSSev) International: • Prosecution Investigates Claims of Professor’s Sexual Harassment after BIRN Investigation (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Maqedonci to Viehe: Deployment of Serbian military troops around border, threat to stability (Reporteri) • Rohde on Kurti-Sarrazin meeting: Berlin process is key element (media) • Paris conditions Serbia’s purchasing of combat aircraft with normalization of relations with Kosovo (Klan) • Gervalla calls on diaspora to participate in population census process (Klan) • Krasniqi repeats call for early elections: main race will be between PDK and LVV (media) • Specialized Chambers clarify rejection of Thaci's request to replace Judge Guillou (Reporteri) • Analysts: Dialogue needs mediators from powerful European states (RTK) • Indictment against a Kosovar for crimes against humanity committed in Syria and Iraq (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to Troccaz: Pristina's membership in the CoE a reward for discrimination and pressure on Serbs (Kosovo Online) • Mali: Vucic sent letters to European leaders this morning regarding the reception of Kosovo to the CoE (Tanjug, TV Happy, media) • Petkovic and Dacic today to meet the head of UNMIK (Kosovo Online) • Hill: Serbia faces very difficult political issues (N1) • The British Telegraph editor in bulletproof vest and without a helmet from the Leposavic hill determines whether there will be a "Serbian invasion of Kosovo" (KoSSev, N1, X) • Vucic met Chinese Ambassador, discussed challenges awaiting Serbia (Tanjug, media) • Vucic receives Ghanaian FM (Tanjug) • Serbian leadership with Dodik, Cvijanovic: Vucic to ask UN to review procedures (N1, RTS) International: • Police Disperse Protest for Kosovo Professor’s Firing over Harassment Claims (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 11 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani receives OSCE chairman, discusses Kosovo's membership in the CoE (media) • Gervalla informs OSCE chairman about situation in the north (media) • Dinar gathers chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia again next week in Brussels (media) • FH: Serbia's refusal to recognize Kosovo, big challenge in democratization (media) • KSF receives logistic equipment from Germany worth €2.7 million (media) • Elezi on placing cameras at polling stations in north: They apply to all election processes (Klan) • Citaku: Kurti brutally interfering in North Macedonia’s elections (ekonomia) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucic refuted that he “was preparing for invasion” of Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Trajkovic: Both Belgrade and Pristina see Radoicic as “a danger if he speaks what he knows about both of them” (KoSSev) • Dacic: Serbia to contribute to dialogue amid global crisis (Tanjug) • Djedovic Handanovic: "Elektrosever" and EPS stand behind the citizens, there is a lot of misinformation (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Pink) • EU Spokesperson: Still without date for meeting in Brussels next week (Kosovo Online) • Szunyog meets Bishop Teodosije, discusses SOC matters, including returning land to Decani Monastery (Kosovo Online, social media) • EU ambassadors supported visa liberalization for holders of Serbian passports from Kosovo (KiM radio, Tanjug) Opinion: • Dimitrijevic: Kurti causes animosity among Serbs in Kosovo, the SL decisions not in their interest (KoSSev) International: • Serbia: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report (freedomhouse.org)