Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: CBK regulation aims at legality, not punishment (RTK)
• Kosovo, Serbia to discuss Serbian Dinar in Brussels on Wednesday (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo off the agenda at meeting of CoE Committee of Ministers (Koha)
• Statistics Agency: Over 1,420,000 persons registered in census so far (EO)
• Heads of opposition parliamentary groups also refuse Kurti’s invitation (media)
• Svecla and Tomlinson discuss intensifying cooperation on border security (media)
• Osmani commemorates Korisha massacre: Serbia wanted extermination (Koha)
• Zimmerman: Kosovo can be accepted in CoE as associate member (Albanian Post)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I informed Scholz about the almost unbearable situation for the Serbian community in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Ukraine’s first lady pays visit to Belgrade (N1, Tanjug)
• Lawyer: Slobodan Miletic did not take part in clash in Zvecan, was standing next to church, watching what was going on (KoSSev)
• Petkovic meets with Quint ambassadors, EU delegation head (Tanjug)
• Komazec: Jedinstvo newspaper expelled for second time, threatened by forced eviction (Kosovo Online, media)
• SPM formed Municipal Committee, opened office in Zubin Potok (Radio KIM)
• Pristina’s admission to the CoE opens numerous questions: Is Serbia ready for thousands of lawsuits from Kosovo (NIN)

International:

• Fresh start for Belgrade-Pristina after the elections? (Euractive)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 10, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Albanians of the Valley have their unwavering support (media)
• Kurti: All evidence of crimes committed during war is being collected (RTK)
• Lajcak meets with DiCarlo, discuss the Western Balkans (ekonomia)
• EC: Progress in dialogue, condition for financial benefits for Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Rohde urges Kosovo to take bold decision: the agenda in CoE can change (Koha)
• Osmani in Texas visits the 'Bell' helicopter company (RTK)
• Kosovo inaugurates General Consulate in Poland (media)
• Conversion of illegal driver’s license to RKS, Italy congratulates Kosovo (Koha)
• Biserko: Serbia "Trojan Horse" of Russia and China in Europe (Albanian Post)

Serbian Language Media: 

• EU: Serbia and Kosovo risk missing out on funds from the Growth Plan due to lack of dialogue (RFE, KiM radio)
• Joint statement of presidents Vucic and Xi: Objecting imposition of solution on Kosovo issue and call for compliance with Resolution 1244 (Kosovo Online, Novosti)
• Djuric: Awarding Kosovo membership in Council of Europe would be an international scandal (Kosovo Online, euronews.rs)
• Serbian List: Displaying and posting national symbols is an internationally recognized right, even according to the Kosovo constitution (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Novosti daily on new incriminating video in Leposavic municipality (Kosovo Online)
• Two Serbs arrested at Jarinje crossing point (KoSSev)
• RCC: The Western Balkans citizens' support for EU membership has declined significantly (Beta, KiM radio)
• KFOR gets new Chief of Staff (N1)
• Vucic receives UAE defense minister (Tanjug)
• Djuric meets ambassador of Mexico, expresses gratitude for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani congratulates first woman president of RNM: I am looking forward to deepening cooperation (RTK)
• Gervalla: Kosovo supports Ukraine unconditionally, even though it does not recognize us (Albanian Post)
• Kosovo not on next week’s agenda of Council of Ministers (Koha)
• Belgian presidency in favor of lifting measures against Kosovo (media)
• Basha: Europe committed to keeping Kosovo out due to lack of favors to Serbia (Reporteri)
• Serwer: The U.S. should reevaluate its policy towards Serbia (RTK)
• Hoti: When Kosovo coordinates with its allies, it becomes member, it is not conditioned (media)
• Hoxhaj: Kosovo without a single recognition in four years (media)
• Haxhiu: Kurti divided Albanians in North Macedonia, unified Macedonians around VMRO (ekonomia)

Serbian Language Media:

• Hasani: The French and the Germans conditioned Kosovo because of distrust towards Kurti (KiM radio, KoSSev, Beta)
• Press Council of Kosovo rejected the UNS appeal regarding the RTK's repeated fake news (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio, Kosovo Online)
• Giafreut: Focus on expansion (N1, RTS)
• Blakaj on European of the Year award – Confirmation that we are doing right (Radio KIM)
• Vitia with the managers of the health sector in the North, appointed in the Kosovo system (KoSSev)
• Vucic congratulates new North Macedonian President on election win (Tanjug)
• Mali: Xi's visit opens new chapter of cooperation and Serbia's economic growth (Tanjug, media)

International:

• Russian Hackers Accused of Cyberattacks on Kosovo Government Websites (Prishtina Insight)
• North Macedonia's Right-Wing Nationalists Win Both Presidential And Parliamentary Polls (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 8 May, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Conditioning membership in CoE with the Association is absurd (media)
• Hacker: Linking Kosovo CoE membership with Association, grave mistake (media)
• Kurti on the Dinar: I cannot put myself above the Central Bank Governor (Express)
• Zulfaj: EU must lift measures in order not to damage its credibility (EO)
• Kosovo Police, EULEX and KFOR conclude “Golden Sabre 2024” exercise (KSP)
• Police find camera on mountain road on eastern border with Serbia (RFE)

Serbian Language Media: 

• Vucic: We are making history today, Xi's visit historic (Tanjug, media)
• Xi Jinping: China supports Serbia’s efforts to preserve territorial integrity regarding Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
• Rajic: We can expect China's support both on the issue of Kosovo and on the issue of the Resolution on Srebrenica (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS)
• RTK website changed name of page in Serbian, instead of “RTK2” it now says “Serbian” (Radio KIM)
• The State Department had insight into the draft amendments of the Montenegro to the resolution on Srebrenica (KiM radio, Beta, N1)

Opinion:

• EU’s ‘Foreign Agent Law’ is Misguided (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Berlin hints at insistence of Serb association in Kosovo before CoE membership (Euractiv)
• Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (politico.eu)
• China's Xi Arrives In Belgrade In Push For Greater Influence In Europe (RFE)
• Montenegro Accused of Kowtowing to Serbs on UN Srebrenica Resolution (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Germany expects from Kosovo “other concrete steps” on Association (Koha)
• France: Sending draft statute to court would secure membership support (Koha)
• France calls for postponed decision on Kosovo CoE membership (Albanian Post)
• Osmani: U.S. decisive role for Kosovo’s fate; U.S. in DNA of our success (media)
• 1,204,560 citizens registered in Kosovo so far (EO)
• Govt enables Serbs to replace drivers’ licenses with Kosovo licenses (media)
• Kosovo Police installing cameras in Zvecan municipality today (Indeksonline)
• Numerous graffiti inciting hatred in Mitrovica North (Kosovapress)
• Osmani meets President of Liberia, discuss furthering cooperation (media)
• Lajcak meets Escobar, “in-depth discussions” (media)
• Kurti meets Jashari, praises him for “unprecedented growth” of KSF (media)
• Pahor won’t give interviews until completion of EUSR selection (media)
• Albanian President meets Pope Francis, mentions Kosovo’s progress too (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• For Kurti, Serbs killed in domestic violence are "proof" that violence against Serbs is propaganda from Belgrade (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: By criminalizing north, Kurti justifies violence against Serbian people (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, social media)
• SL: Ethnically motivated attacks on Serbs are not propaganda (KiM radio)
• Surveillance cameras installed in Zvecan (Radio kontakt plus)
• Xi in Belgrade on anniversary of embassy bombing (N1)
• Kosovo families dependent on remittances (N1)

International:

• Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans adopted (consilium.europa.eu)
• FDI Alone Won’t Close Gap Between Balkan and EU Economies (BIRN)
• ‘A Special Voice’: How a Much-Loved Kosovo Singer Was Silenced Forever (BIRN)
• 53 Civilians Were Massacred In This Home In Kosovo. Now It's A Museum (RFE)
• Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras Are Spreading Across Eastern Europe, Despite Security Concerns (RFE)