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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 20, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Ceku: Serbia violated the Brussels agreement (media) • Joint session of Kosovo’s and Albania’s Assembly MPs to be held today (media) • Italian President: Without KFOR, violence would have devastated region (RTK) • Wisner: Trump administration shouldn’t be tempted by territorial solutions in Balkans (RFE) • Albanian-American community organizations “regarding injustice” at the Hague (media) • Kurti at Hovenier's farewell reception: Ambassador, Kosovo will always be your home (media) • Rohde surprised no senior officials attended handover of head of Constitutional Court duty (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Cluster 3 to be opened, respect given to Serbia more important (media) • Vucic meets with O'Brien (Tanjug) • Djuric meets with President of China Institute of International Studies (Tanjug) • UNS and DNKiM request Kosovo police to investigate threats against journalist Ilir Mirena (Kosovo Online, media) • Serbian People’s Movement extends support to youth and students in central Serbia (Radio KIM) • Elezi: All political subjects and candidates passed verification by Kosovo Judicial Council (media) • Kurti's Balkan tour: Messages for Belgrade, Brussels, or voters in Kosovo? (Kosovo Online) International Media: • Serbia mulls shutting schools early for winter as protests spread (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 18, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • EU to gradually lift measures, in line with other steps by Kosovo (media) • Kosovo and Serbia agree on implementation of declaration on missing persons (media) • EU on agreement on missing persons: Important step towards normalization (Koha) • Government Commission on Missing Persons: Agreement in Brussels, an important step (media) • Osmani travels to Brussels for the EU-Western Balkans Summit (Albanian Post) • Kosovo and Germany sign agreement in the field of defense and security (media) • “DutchTimes”: Without normalization with Kosovo, Netherlands does not open door to Serbia in EU (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Last obstacle to implementing declaration on missing persons removed (Tanjug) • Vucic meets with Munsch (media) • Mojsilovic, Munsch discuss security situation in Kosovo, region (media) • Vucic receives UK Special Envoy (media) • Elektrosever says its workers attacked in Brdjani settlement despite police and KEDS presence (KoSSev) • EU-Western Balkans Summit - New Brussels leadership, old expectations (Kosovo Online) • Vucic to visit Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday (Kosovo Online) International Media: • Council of EU adopts conclusions on enlargement, outlines next steps for candidates (European Western Balkans)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 17, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo signs agreement for ammunition factory with Turkish company (media) • Rutte on attack in the north: Stability in Western Balkans fragile (media) • Costa: Progress in dialogue helps Kosovo on candidate status (media) • KFOR Commander meets Croatian Defense Minister, talks about security (Media) • Nenad Rasic's party accuses Serbian List of blackmail and pressure (RTK) • Maqedonci meets Anusic, informs him about situation in the north (media) • US soldiers patrol northern Kosovo (Reporteri) • Behrami: Visit of Special Chambers Chief Prosecutor, interference in justice (Reporteri) • Richard Grenell is returning to the Balkans, here is his role (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I hope EU enlargement policy will become clearer, more vigorous (Tanjug) • Rutte: Attack on water canal in Kosovo underline fragility of the stability in Western Balkans (Kosovo Online) • US KFOR members conducted routine patrols in northern Kosovo (KoSSev, social media) • Hetemi defends budget allocation for roads in Albanian-majority villages of Leposavic (KoSSev) • New round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to be held in Brussels Tuesday (media) • Western Balkans' future is in EU – declaration (Tanjug) • Internal Affairs Ministry denies Amnesty report on forensic tools (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 16, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Major disagreements in EU over lifting measures against Kosovo (RFE) • Osmani thanks Carpenter for unwavering support for Kosovo (media) • Kurti meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Luka Mesec (media) • Kurti: Serbia killed young Serbs to justify genocide in Kosovo (media) • EU-Western Balkans summit to confirm European path (RTK) • Two former Kosovo Police officers arrested in Zubin-Potok (media) • Trump nominates Grenell as special envoy for international missions (media) • Instagram accounts of senior LDK officials, including Abdixhiku’s, attacked (media) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: Situation in Kosovo the worst in the last two decades (Kosovo Online, Kurir) • Hill: No alternative to Dialogue; the CSM must be established (Kosovo Online, euronews.rs) • Simic: Without 10 mandates for the Serb List, ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo will be finalized (TV Prva, Kosovo Online) • The Serbian People's Movement presented its candidates for the parliamentary elections (KiM radio, KoSSev) • KFOR practiced the defense of Visoki Decani (RTS) • SOC files criminal complaint against Selim Pacolli (Radio Mitrovica sever, NMagazin, Beta, eparhija-prizren.com) • KP officer sentenced to three years for attempted murder of Serbian civilian (KoSSev) • Student protests in Serbia continue amid incidents (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 13, 2024

Albanian Language Media: EU demands sending Association draft statute to Constitutional Court (RTK) Kurti travels for an official visit to Croatia (media) Ziadeh meets Hovenier, thanks him for cooperation, support to dialogue (media) Osmani in Washington D.C. met with Congressman Pete Sessions (media) Maqedonci meets Spruds, discuss latest attack in the north of Kosovo (media) Barduani: Very good cooperation with Kosovo institutions (RTK) Svecla commends joint Kosovo-Albania operation against arms trafficking (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic receives Interpol President (Tanjug) Dacic opens 2nd SEPCA General Assembly meeting (Tanjug) Dragisa Vicentijevic to remain in detention (Kosovo Online, media) Slovakian Ministry of Defence: Proposal to send 150 soldiers to Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Mojsilovic met US European Command Deputy Director (Tanjug) Mass shooter found guilty of Serbian village massacres, sentenced to 20 years (N1) International Media: Serbia students continue protests despite government concessions (Balkan Insight) Alarm raised in Balkans over TikTok ‘Superman Challenge’ risks to children (Balkan Insight) Workshop “Early Warning and Early Action Against Extremist Ideologies” (Sbunker.org)