UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kosovo President Osmani’s speech at National Prayer Breakfast (media)
Kurti: Our relations with the U.S. have never been better (media)
Rohde, Taylor hand over servers, equipment to Election Commission (media)
FAZ: Grenell is interfering in Kosovo elections (media)
Terras: EU measures against Kosovo, very negative effect on dialogue (AP)
Sorensen speaks separately with Bislimi and Petkovic (media)
Kurti sends condolences to Swedish people after tragic school shooting (media)
Barbano attends conference on EU – NATO partnership (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: We cannot afford divisions in Kosovo, Serbs under great pressure (Euronews in Serbian, Kosovo Online)
Sorensen spoke separately with Petkovic and Bislimi (media, social media)
Witnesses: We did not see Kostic and Milovic at place of our relative’s murder (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
Albanian and KLA flags in a playground in Serb-populated part of Orahovac (RTS, Radio kontakt plus)
Arsenijevic: Pristina simulates dialogue, no progress without international engagement (Kosovo Online)
Rasic: Who prime minister is should not concern us; time for Serbs to return to police and judiciary (Kosovo Online)
Stojanovic: Renewal of dialogue depends on international community, important to form Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Government increases budget for higher education (BETA, N1)
Opinon:
Body cameras can reduce the rising allegations of police abuse in North Kosovo (Sbunker)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Osmani meets U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Louis Bono (media)
Osmani: Kosovo, an unwavering ally of U.S. in Europe and the Balkans (media)
Kurti rules out possible coalition with opposition parties (Koha)
Rohde: Germany will continue close cooperation with any future govt (media)
Turkish KFOR soldiers patrol in the north of Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric spoke with the assistant for Europe and Eurasia at the State Department (Tanjug)
The CEC accredited around 60 local and international media for monitoring the parliamentary elections (KiM radio)
A car with Serbian license plates burned near Podujevo, suspected that there was a person inside (KiM radio, KoSSev)
Rod Blagojevich: Kurti condemns Serbs for various reasons; this is his method of ethnic cleansing (Kosovo Online, RTS)
Velvet in Serbia (pescanik.net)
ANEM steps out of government working group (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Bislimi: In upcoming term, VV will govern with same coalition partners (media)
GAP: Trump’s order on foreign aid affects 18 active projects in Kosovo (media)
Police find weapons and ammunition in Mitrovica North (media)
Bislimi: Serbia trying to block our support for Albanians in Presevo Valley (media)
Three ex-KLA members sentenced to prison for obstruction of justice (media)
Italian and Hungarian KFOR troops conduct training (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic speaks with von der Leyen (Tanjug)
Djuric: We oppose Pristina's membership in the Hague Conference and other organizations (Kosovo Online, media)
Djuric meets Bernasconi, talks about difficult situation of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
Cafe incident in Leposavic: Provocation or just a good cup of coffee? (KoSSev)
Buzhala: “Albin Kurti has polarized Kosovo both internally and externally“ (KoSSev, social media)
117 new Kosovo police officers deployed in northern Kosovo, including 79 Serbs mainly from municipalities south of the Ibar River (KoSSev, media)
National Convention on EU warns of deep crisis (N1)
Serbia, Albania to co-host UEFA Euro Under-21 2027 (media)
International Media:
Kosovo ex-fighters sentenced for obstruction of justice after plea deal (BIRN)
Leading Serbian CSOs suspend cooperation with authorities and support students (The European Western Balkans)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 4, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 4, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kurti asks Kallas for full investigation on massacre in Mitrovica in 2000 (media)
Kallas: Full normalization, only way for Kosovo and Serbia to join EU (media)
Grenell: Kurti’s rhetoric about being close to the U.S. is absolutely false (media)
18-member delegation of PACE to observe parliamentary elections (media)
ECAP fines Vetevendosje with €35,000 after several complaints by PDK (media)
Jablanovic: Serbian List will lose in the February 9 elections (media)
Police finds a rocket launcher while patrolling in Zubin Potok area (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: EU membership in Serbia’s interest, dialogue with Pristina slowed down due to unilateral actions of other side (Kosovo Online)
Grenell: Kurti’s claims that he is close to US are absolutely false (Kosovo Online, media, social media)
Young man from Zvecan placed under house arrest over alleged threats to high Kosovo official (KoSSev, media)
Hearing in case of Kostic and Milovic postponed as witnesses did not show up (Radio KIM)
18-member PACE delegation to arrive in Kosovo ahead of elections (KoSSev)
Prosecutors launch investigation into corruption at train station (N1)
Djuric congratulates new Belgian FM on taking office (Tanjug, social media)
International Media:
Opposition parties highlight importance of essential medicinal products list (PI)
Marco Rubio taking over as acting head of USAID amid agency turmoil (The Hill)
USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency (AP)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 3, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 3, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Three children die after uninhabited building collapses near Gjakova (media)
DiA notes “intensification of campaign, expenditures and hate speech” (RFE)
New incident in Skenderaj, Albin Kurti’s poster set on fire (media)
Olenik: It is time for Kosovo Serbs to separate politically from Belgrade (media)
Orav meets Sorensen, “excellent first meeting” (media)
Facebook page calls for boycott of supermarkets in Kosovo on Feb 10 (media)
Selimi: Maybe boycotts are warranted in Kosovo too just like Croatia (media)
Osmani sends condolences on passing of former German President (media)
Lirim Mehmetaj opens a new media outlet, VOX Kosova (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Petkovic: CSM awaits both Kurti and his successor, it is Pristina's obligation (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
Kurti: We will not share Gazivode with anyone, with this government there will be no Community (Kosovo Online, Koha, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev)
Serbian Democracy reported vote buying to the police (KiM radio, radio Mitrovica sever)
Rasic signed an agreement with the German GIZ worth more than 7 million euros to improve the position of non-majority communities (KoSSev)
Serbian List: A flat tire on the President of the PA Vucitrn vehicle (KiM radio)
Students in North Mitrovica today in an action of silence for the victims in Novi Sad (KoSSev)
Madonna voices support for Serbian students (media)
Kovacevic: Serbian students officially nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (N1, media)
Opinion:
A brief analysis of election slogans (Kosovo 2.0)
International Media:
Kosovo allocates €500,000 in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza (PI)
Western Balkan consumers join boycott of retailers in protest over prices (BIRN)
One pleads guilty of securing weapon in Prishtina femicide case (PI)
Serbia’s students fight for rule of law (Kosovo 2.0)
How a train station tragedy is threatening to bring down a hardline European president (CNN)
EU silent as protests in Serbia gain momentum (Euractive)
Serbian State media shift tune in coverage of huge protests, testing leader (The New York Times)
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say (AP)