UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 13, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti in Albania for an unexpected meeting with Rama (media)
• Meeting between government and strike council ends without results (Koha)
• Kurti: I presented three offers to the strikers, they insist on the strike (Koha)
• AAK’s Tahiri: Kurti misused the readiness of the unions (media)
• People’s Attorney: Both sides must reflect for the good of the pupils (RTK)
• Bislimi: We’re confident in a final solution for visa liberalisation (Telegrafi)
• Szunyog: Kosovo’s integration in EU is linked to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Kosovapress)
• Basic Court in Prishtina orders arrest of former EULEX prosecutor Bamieh (Sinjali)
• Albanian PM to address Council of Europe on October 12 on Marty’s report (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Serbia will not recognise Kosovo directly or indirectly (Tanjug, N1)
• Two Serbs wounded in Babin Most, attackers arrested (Radio KIM)
• Office for KIM: Attack on Mitrovic consequence of anti-Serb politics (Radio KIM)
• Visoki Decani Monastery: Lack of security undermines minimum trust Serbs have in Kosovo institutions (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic to submit today a report on the negotiations with Pristina to the MPs (NMagazin, media)
• Stefanovic: Parliamentary group 'Ujedinjeni' will not vote for Vucic's report on Kosovo (Beta, NMagazin)
• Jeremic: The Parliamentary debate on Kosovo must not end without a resolution (Beta, NMagazin, Politika)
• Dacic: We will vote for report, recognition of Kosovo out of question (N1)
• Vucic invited to funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (Tanjug)
• Prosecutors: "Many important witnesses loyal to Thaci, or afraid to testify'' (Beta, KoSSev)
• German envoy says EU could fail in Western Balkans (N1, TV Prva)
• EC spokeswoman says no room to glorify war criminals (VoA, N1)

Albanian Language Media:

• President Osmani welcomed by Slovenian counterpart Pahor (Kosovapress)
• Albanian President: Full support for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan Kosova)
• Djukanovic meets Osmani, talk about stability in the region (Telegrafi)
• Assembly to debate on strikes on Thursday; opposition blames Kurti (Telegrafi)
• Kusari-Lula calls on teachers to return to work (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 9, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak after meeting with Kurti: We had a deep and important discussion (RTK)
• Kurti: Kosovo has shown willingness and readiness for dialogue (media)
• Kosovo and Montenegro with a cooperation agreement in the field of defence (media)
• Former Prime Minister Hoti demands transparency in the dialogue process (RTK)
• The President of the Special Court will visit Kosovo (RTK)
• COVID-19: 42 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Svecla's statement: There were many rulers, few of them stayed (Kosovo Online)
• Lajcak and his reinforcements, Bonne and Ploetner, in Pristina, then in Belgrade (KoSSev)
• Activists from Serbian communities do not participate but support the protests in Pristina (KiM radio)
• Petkovic: Pristina wants conflict (Radio KIM)
• Serbian List: Kurti and Svecla’s attempts to intimidate Serbian people will fail (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List: We were not ‘criminals and villains’ when our MPs voted for Osmani to become president (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian President sends message of condolence on death of Queen Elizabeth (N1)
• Office for KiM: Bacevic convicted although victim said she doesn’t know him (KoSSev)
• Selakovic thanks Dendias and Greece for confirmed support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic: Serbia-Hungary ties at historic high (Tanjug)
• Drecun elected chairman of Serbian Assembly Committee on Kosovo and Metohija again (Radio KIM)
• Fajon: Vucic’s statement is absurd (N1)
• Selakovic: An absurd that Slovenia has a more legitimate interest in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS)

International:

• Kosovo Serb Jailed for Mistreating Couple During War (Balkan Insight)
• What Turkey’s Erdogan can offer the Western Balkans (intellinews.com)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Serbia increasing aggressiveness, we must understand this as its weakening (Koha)
• Osmani: Iran should be held responsible for the cyber attacks in Albania (Reporteri)
• Svecla: Kosovo Police begins water patrolling on the border with Serbia (media)
• Kurti and Nagavci call for start of classes in schools (media)
• Jasharaj: If Kurti wants schools with students, let him fulfil our demands (media)
• Official: MP Doarsa Kica-Xhelili joins the LDK (media)
• Svetomir Bacevic sentenced to five years in prison for war crimes in 1998 (media)
• COVID-19: 25 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• NGOs express concern over verdict to Nedeljkovic (KoSSev)
• The Nedeljkovic's verdict made known to Serbs they are unwelcome, says CI "Serbian Survival" (KiM radio)
• Lawyer Vasic on verdict to Bacevic, terms it ‘shameful’ (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic reacts to Kurti’s statement (Kosovo Online)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Russia not requesting to set up military base in Serbia (Tanjug)
• Vucic to host Hungarian President Katalin Novak on Friday (Tanjug)
• Jeremic calls for unity on the issue of Kosovo (Beta, N1, Insajder)
• Vucic: Relations with Turkey at historic high (Tanjug, media)
• Vucic scheduled a meeting of the National Security Council (Tanjug, Politika)
• Commander of Ohio National Guard decorated by Vucic (Beta, N1, RTS)

Opinion:

• ‘Wine Vision’ Offers Taste of Open Balkans in Action (Balkan Insight)

International:

• What is the future of Kosovo-Serbia relations? | A Debrief with Ambassador Christopher Hill (atlanticcouncil.org)
• Serbian president reveals grandfather was murdered in Holocaust (The Jerusalem Post)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 7, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti writes to Prime Minister Truss: We expect you to help Europe (RTK)
• Gervalla-Schwarz congratulated James Cleverly (KosovaPress)
• Trajkovic: Visits to the north and Presevo bring back idea of exchanging territories (Koha)
• Cyber-attack on government and media related to headscarf issue (Nacionale)
• Albanian government cuts off diplomatic ties with Iran (media)
• COVID-19: 51 new cases (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic at the UN General Assembly on September 21 (RTS)
• The verdict against Nedeljkovic an indication that the function of the Pristina judiciary is to put pressure on the Serbs, says Petkovic (Beta, NMagazin)
• Serbian List: Pristina continues with the practice of condemning Serbs without any evidence (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Eparchy: Verdict to Nikola Nedeljkovic yet another discrimination against Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Djuric on verdict to Nedeljkovic: No justification for ethnically motivated persecution and human rights violations (Kosovo Online)
• Mayors of municipalities in the north of Kosovo: Nobody in the north perceives Osmani as their president (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio)
• Petkovic: Brnabic welcomed in northern Kosovo, Kurti ‘snuck’ around (N1)
• Zubin Potok municipality: Pristina silent about the construction of the police base and the actions of the special police (Kosovo Online)
• NGO Aktiv: Inaccurate statements in the New York Times article "Blame, hate, license plates" (Danas, FoNet)
• European Court says Serbian authorities did not violate journalists’ rights (N1)
• Vucic welcomes Erdogan (Tanjug)