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)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 3 May, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Press freedom is a basic human right, crucial for democracy (media) • US Embassy: A strong democracy encourages a free press (media) • Reactions to Reporters without Borders latest report on Kosovo (media) • Nissen: Kosovo’s membership in NATO will become reality (media) • Kurti meets Yildirim, thanks his group for choosing to invest in Kosovo (media) • Osmani joins dedication ceremony of U.S. embassy conference rooms (media) • Petkovic says Kosovo authorities rejected his visit request (RFE) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucic: I believe in new government, challenging times are ahead (Tanjug) • Yet another illegal expropriation in the north of Kosovo? New road through Banov Do village, residents say they did not need it at all (Radio kontakt plus, Alternativna) • Vucic: Eswatini's support especially important amid pressure on Serbia (Tanjug) • Kosovo drops 19, Serbia 7 points on RSF Press Freedom Index (KoSSev) • Matic: Commission for investigating murders of journalists in Kosovo must have an international mandate (Kosovo Online) • A year of pain: Serbia marks school shooting anniversary (N1, media) Opinion: • Mujanovic: The Case for Admitting Kosovo to the Council of Europe (media)   International: • An Artist From Kosovo Takes Flight (The New York Times) • Serbian Media ‘Lost Public Trust’ Amid School Shooting Hysteria (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 2 May, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We met all EU requests to lift restrictive measures (RFE) • Kosovo and MCC launch largest energy program in Kosovo (media) • Tahiri: Assembly must meet and discuss date of new elections (EO) • Kusari-Lila: State Department report has errors and inaccuracies (Koha) • Kurti meets deputy mayors of Mitrovica North, Zvecan and Leposavic (media) • Tuppurainen: Careful with Association not to be Vucic’s instrument (Express) • Tahiri argues Association should not be given to join Council of Europe (media) • Balje: I will not vote for same sex marriages (media) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucevic says Serbia has its red lines, no recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug) • Belgrade supports Lajcak’s process for establishing CSM (Kosovo Online) • Albanian Top Channel citing a 1943 census claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were "exterminated", "converted to Serbs" and their "churches taken over" by Serbia (KoSSev) • Three persons arrested over attack on Serb in Bosniak Mahala sent to house arrest (KoSSev) • Pristina banned Milorad Arlov from visiting Kosovo for Easter (Kosovo Online) • 25th anniversary of siblings Marija and Nikola death in Luzane bus attack commemorated in Gracanica (Radio KIM, KoSSev, RTS, media) • 25 years since bombing of MUP building in Mitrovica North (KoSSev, media) • Radio KIM: Kurti at ceremony of already handed over keys of apartments in Suvi Do, near Lipljan (media) • Surveillance cameras installed near Tzar Lazar Monument in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online) International: • UK warned to pay more attention to risks of conflict in the Balkans (The Standard) • Forgetting Covid: Kosovo Sleepwalks Towards the Next Pandemic (BIRN) • Ukrainian Photo Exhibit In Kosovo Offers Hope For The Future (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 30 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: €200 million U.S. grant will transform our energy sector (media) • Kurti on Banjska attack: I think they wanted a new war (media) • Kryeziu reacts to Stano: Lack of progress is not due to both sides (media) • Gervalla: Kosovo, a champion of democracy and rule of law in Balkans (media) • Pahor preparing a document for dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia (Koha) • Kosovo Teacher’s Union to protest on Wednesday (Indeksonline) • Kurti attends opening of exhibition “Ukraine, a war crime” in Pristina (media) • Kosovo Assembly committee adopts Code of Conduct for MPs (media) • U.S. sanctioned Serbian politician nominated for Deputy Prime Minister (media) • Stradner: Vucic “preparing new escalation” to remain in power for years (media) Serbian Language Media:  • Vucevic announces composition of new Serbian Government (N1, media) • Pro-Russian sentiments rising in Serbia, EU losing support (VoA, N1) • Kilometers-long queues at Jarinje crossing point (KoSSev, Radio KIM) • Serbs in the north of Kosovo on census: Neither is one knocking on our door, nor would we have open it (RFE) • SRSG meets Partes mayor, encourages work on building trust between people (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, social media) • Vukicevic: We are finding ways as best we can; Pristina's regulations make life difficult for everyone (Kosovo Online) • Kosovo police installing cameras at another four locations in Mitrovica North (KoSSev) • Trial to Thaci and others: KLA legal adviser requested release of two Albanian women from KLA prison camp, both found dead (KoSSev, BETA, media) • Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in CEE - Chinese MFA (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo Lacks Capacities to Fight Disinformation (Prishtina Insight) • Hindered in many ways (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 29 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti call with Scholz, asks for support for Council of Europe bid (media) • Tahiri: Association is not a condition for CoE; govt must be careful (media) • Muja: I believe Kosovo has met all conditions to become CoE member (EO) • Statistics Agency: Serbs in north resist to register, those in the south not (RFE) • Bislimi: We are always vigilant, always calculate worst possible scenario (media) • Von Cramon: Reason for EU measures against Kosovo no longer exists (Kallxo) • “EU must immediately lift measures against Kosovo” (Kosovapress) • Kurti remembers 376 killed in Meja and buried in Batajnica mass grave (media) Serbian Language Media:  • Office for KiM says Kurti’s regime responsible for surge of violence against Serbs (media) • Serbian List reacts to the latest incidents targeting Serbs (media) • Kosovo Central Bank decision made lives of Serbs difficult (Blic, Kosovo Online) • Arlov handed over scholarships to children from Kosovo at Jarinje crossing point (Kosovo Online) • Elshani: Prosecution informed of audio recording with Radomirovic (Kosovo Online, Novosti) • Chinese President Xi Jinping coming to Serbia in May (N1) • Lawyer: Pristina needs to deliver autopsy report for Serbs killed in Banjska (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Baerbock: Showing courageous responsibility for our Europe (media) International: • Kosovo-Serbia Declaration on Missing Persons Remains Unimplemented (BIRN) • Slovenia President Backs Predecessor as New Kosovo-Serbia Envoy (BIRN) • British man, 53, is 'wrongly' detained in 'hellhole' prison for war crimes dating back to 1999 after being rounded up by police while trying to cross over into Croatia (Daily Mail) Humanitarian/Development: • Petition launched for draft law on suicide prevention in Kosovo (RFE)