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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 4 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo and Serbia without an agreement on the dinar in Brussels (RFE) • Kurti met British emissary Stuart Peach, discuss developments in Kosovo (media) • Gervalla meets Japan’s Speaker of Parliament, bilateral relations highly valued (Klan) • Haxhiu: 31 vehicles of "Banjska" case have been given to police for use - court's decision must be waited for the villa (Klan) • Weller: Lands of Serb churches in Kosovo should be managed by institutions (RTK) • German MEP: I hope Lajcak will not cloud EU-Swiss relations as well (Reporteri) • EULEX's donation helps reactivate KP substation in Suhodoll (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic from the Government extraordinary session (RTS, Tanjug) • Belgrade-Pristina dialogue – trilateral meeting started in Brussels (RTS) • Petkovic: We reiterated our proposal, Pristina not ready for compromise (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Bouyx visited Visoki Decani Monastery, Father Petar says Serbs currently experience most severe form of ethnic repression (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, social media) • Pantic Pilja: Admission of Kosovo to Council of Europe would represent violation of international law (Tanjug) • UNS: Inaccurate information about March violence against Serbs for longer than two weeks on RTK2 website (Radio KIM, media) • Andric Rakic: Voting by mail is problematic, it can call into question impeachment of mayors (Kosovo Online) • KFOR: We are ready to take all necessary measures for safety, regardless of where danger comes from (Kosovo Online, social media) • EULEX: Kurti's visit to the municipalities in the north was not announced to us (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) International: • Bridging Borders: Roma NGOs Unite For Peace And Inclusion In Serbia And Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 3, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 3 April, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti visits north, participates in inauguration of memorial plaque for Enver Zymberi (Reporteri) • Gervalla in Tokyo talks about new Japanese projects and investments in Kosovo (media) • LVV asks US and EU to be more rational in their demands towards Kosovo (ekonomia) • General Bernacca: Who messes with our people, faces most powerful military organization in world (Reporteri) • Vehicle of Serb police officer in the north set on fire, prosecution suspects deliberate act (Reporteri) • LVV officially enters competition in North Macedonia’s elections, competes with three candidates for MP (Reporteri) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic reacts to Kurti’s visit to the north (Kosovo Online, media) • Serbian List: Kurti’s visit to the north aims at destabilization and inciting tensions (Kosovo Online, media) • Vucic: Discussion with Hill open, substantial (Tanjug, media) • Dacic meets with Bouyx (Tanjug) • Mojsilovic visits Cyprus (Tanjug) • “No one has informed us” – Non-majority community uninformed about census (Radio Free Europe) • Fatherland: Census in Kosovo starts in two days, and “kitty has got Belgrade’s tongue” (KoSSev) • Brnabic to call Belgrade local elections for June 2 on Wednesday (Tanjug) International: • One Year into Kosovo War Leaders’ Trial, Much Remains Unclear (Balkan Insight) • Prosecution Probes Allegations of Grant Misappropriation in Kosovo’s Community Programs (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 2 April, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti reveals the achievements for the support of non-majority communities (RTK) • Stano: Association establishment, a long-standing requirement and obligation (media) • Osmani: Burning the children of Kosovo alive, the truth of Serbia (RTK) • Kurti pays tribute in Gjakova: Killing of children and elderly proves Serbian genocide (media) • KFOR talks about the security situation in Kosovo (Kallxo) • Krasniqi on KLA leaders: You can imprison them, but you cannot deny their presence (media) • Abazovic: EU should be more concrete in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: Urgently form the A/CSM, that is one of the conditions and topics of every meeting (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug) • The UNSC session, addressing the UNMIK report, scheduled for April 22 (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, RTS) • Deadline for registration of voters outside Kosovo until April 3, complicated CEC procedure in Pristina (Tanjug) • Gasic to Svecla: Whatever you say is a lie, the attack on Vucic announces new violence and pressure on Serbs (KoSSev, media) • O’Brien to Osmani: Important to form CSM, it is a dialogue commitment (N1) • Danijela Vujicic at the head of the Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija (KoSSev) • Anatomy of a bot campaign (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 29, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, 29 March , 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo is strengthening as preferred destination for energy investments (media) • Osmani remembers massacre of Beleg, demands clarification of fate of the missing (RTK) • Konjufca: Majority do not want country to go to elections with resignation of government (media) • Maqedonci meets Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosetton (media) • Lajcak from September with a new post (RTK) • Svecla and Balla agree for Kosovo Police to join Joint Migration Taskforce (media) • Abazovic: Montenegro's vote against Kosovo shows a new reality (media) Serbian Language Media: • People’s Party claims closure of EPS branch offices planned in Kosovo, treason of national interests continues (KoSSev) • Starovic: Adoption of PACE Committee recommendation for Kosovo to become CoE member represents expression of injustice and arrogance (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Stosic: Kurti's signature worthless for Serbs; membership in CoE should be conditioned on formation of CSM (Kosovo Online) • Ambassador Djuric says US concerned by Pristina (N1, Politika) • Barbano: We follow cases of property disputes of Serbs in Kosovo, a large number of cases are returned by the Court of Appeal for retrial (Kosovo Online) International: • ‘It’s Devastating’: BIRN Maps Illegal Landfills Blighting the Balkans (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 28, 2024

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 29, 2024 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: The fundamental values of CoE naturally fit our government (RTK) • Kurti: We are not stopping aid to Serbs, but they should be in euros (media) • Kurti called on prosecution to do more about Podujeva massacre (RTK) • Maqedonci: "Bayraktar" drones fly in the skies of Kosovo every day (media) • Serbian Minister of Defense says they are strengthening military capacities (Klan) • Bujar Osmani expects Kosovo to be admitted to CoE in April (RTK) • Tahiri: Single-source contracts were signed without any transparency, figure goes up to €200 million (media) Serbian Language Media: • “Evidence Death”, “Permission Funeral”, “Certificate Ofcitizensip” – Linguistic nonsenses in Kosovo official documents in Serbian (KoSSev, Media Center Caglavica. Radio KIM) • Dacic: Recommendation of Kosovo admission to CoE represents violation of Serbia’s interests (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic: Those deciding should think if Pristina membership to CoE would contribute to peace, stability or whether it would have opposite effect (KoSSev, media) • Dveri: Council of Europe violates its own fundamental principles (Danas, BETA) • Tadic: In negotiations on Kosovo, Serbian authorities are giving everything (Radio KIM) • Vucevic: We are strengthening defense capabilities to protect our sovereignty (Tanjug, media) • Stojanovic: Closure of three EPS branch offices in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • KFOR: There were no joint activities with the KSF (Kosovo Online)