UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 28, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Kurti: In addition to the runoffs, two more rounds of elections expected (media) Kurti: Serbia must hand over chief criminal Radoicic (media) Citaku to Kurti: The people now know what your governance brings (media) Abdixhiku reacts to Kurti, accuses him of eight-month blockade (media) Osmani in Saudi Arabia calls for visa facilitation for Kosovo people (media) Abdixhiku meets Limaj; “an excellent meeting with an excellent friend” (media) Kosovo puts Lake Ujmani and Mount Mokna under protection (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Serbia values its place in Europe between East, West and close ties with US (Tanjug) Petkovic: “Kurti is the biggest destroyer of dialogue and peace in the Western Balkans“ (Kosovo Online, media) Serbian Parliamentary Delegation attends NATO PA committee meeting in Palermo (Tanjug) Vucic: Croatians won’t take over NIS (N1) International Media: Kurti’s failure to form government leaves Kosovo in limbo (BIRN) Kosovo police station failed to process hundreds of reports of offences (BIRN) Montenegro to scrap visa-free regime for Turkish citizens (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:  Kurti fails to secure votes for government, Kosovo heading toward new elections (media) Kurti: We continue as caretaker government toward new elections (media) Presidency: Osmani to invite parties for consultations within deadline (media) Krasniqi: Kurti will no longer be Prime Minister (media) KDI: After government vote failure, early elections remain most optimal solution (media) Without government and without budget, financial blockade looms in public sector (Koha) Trial continues for the Banjska Attack (media) Serbian Language Media: Macut: The determination of Serbs and the resolve of the SL leaders are a bulwark against Kurti’s malicious intentions (Politika, Kosovo Online, Tanjug) Kosovo’s new government attempt collapses: Kurti five votes short (KoSSev) Petkovic: Kurti's presentation was an anti-Serb tirade without political content (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev, Danas) Between irony and hope: What Mitrovica residents are saying after the vote (KoSSev)  International Media:  Kosovo's parliament fails to elect prime minister as snap election looms (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 24, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Kosovo’s future is in NATO and the European Union (media) Osmani: Time to see the Western Balkans for potential it has, not a burden (RFE) Kurti: “Kosovo among the safest countries in the world to invest in” (media) Haxhiu: We won’t make deals, if we are rejected we’ll go to elections (KTV) Citaku: PDK won’t try to form govt if Kurti fails; new elections inevitable (media) Sorensen on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue: Progress is being made (media) Ulutas, Sorensen discuss security and regional stability (media) Serbian Language Media: Sorensen: Normalization of relations is not a linear process, but progress is being made (media) COMKFOR Ulutas met EU Special Envoy Sorensen, EULEX HoM Barbano, discussed security situation (Radio KIM, Kosovo Online, social media) Hill: Serbia should no longer be viewed through prism of 1990s - it is time for confident regional leadership (Kosovo Online, social media) Djedovic Handanovic: With EU, Serbia working on new energy supply sources, routes (Tanjug) Croatian PM Plenkovic, PM Macut discuss NIS at Berlin Process Summit in London (N1, Hina) International Media: UK sanctions Kosovo nationals to combat Western Balkans smuggling routes (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:  Kurti warns of ‘rising threat of authoritarianism’ outside and inside Europe (media) Kurti attends royal reception hosted by King Charles in London (media) Kurti meets Starmer,  security and defense among key topics discussed (media) Merz to Kosovo and Serbia: Intensify normalization dialogue, you have my support (media) German Embassy: A secure Balkans means a secure Europe (media) Bislimi, Sorensen discuss full implementation of Brussels agreement (media) British Armed Forces to support KFOR at least another three years (media) Begaj and Ulutas: KFOR is key to regional peace (media) Haziri: LDK has not changed its position on governing with VV (Klan) Serbian Language Media: Macut: Serbia should be spared political conditions related to Kosovo (KiM radio, Beta) Djuric: The New U.S. Administration shows strong understanding and sympathy toward Serbia (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, RTS) Serbian List met Sorensen (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) Inscriptions "KLA" on the pillars in Dobrotin (KiM radio, KoSSev) Srdjan Lazovic pleaded not guilty again of war crimes; his defense claims it is an identity change (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever) The court in Pristina convicted two Serbs for participating in the riots in 2021 (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) European Parliament adopts harshest ever resolution on Serbia (N1, KiM radio, KoSSev, media) International Media:  Starmer calls Western Balkans Europe’s ‘crucible’ as he kicks off summit (Irish News) UK sanctions Balkan people-smuggling gangs ahead of London summit (Reuters) Serbia buries general convicted of Kosovo war crimes with honours (BIRN) A flowing landfill: Once pristine, Kosovo river turned into pollution exporter (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 22, 2025 Albanian Language Media: UN Security Council discusses Kosovo (media) Kurti: UK presence in our region is both welcomed and vital (media) Kurti: Trying to form govt, but it seems that elections are an alternative (RFE) Citaku reacts to Kurti: You want submission, not agreement (media) Rama: Kosovo should forget Serbia, and meet EU requirements (Koha) KLA War Veterans react: We fear the final decision will be political too (EO) Rexhepi: Kurti was not against a Bosniak-majority municipality (media) Serbian Language Media: DSRSG Shin addressed Security Council, report on Kosovo discussed (RTS, media) Djuric: Pristina must form Community of Serbian Municipalities, UNMIK's role indispensable (Tanjug, KoSSev, Kosovo Online, media) Ambassadors at UN Security Council: Dialogue key, concern over pressure on Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media) European Representative calls on Pristina to enable reintegration of judges, prosecutors and police offices, Belgrade to prosecute attackers from 2023 (KoSSev) Djuric met Nebenzya in New York, dialogue only way to reach sustainable solution for Kosovo (media) Petkovic comments on UNSC session on Kosovo, says world heard of difficult conditions faced by Serbs (media, social media) Vucic says 2026 elections will be the most significant in modern history (N1) Russian expert says Serbia can continue receiving gas (N1) International Media: Kosovo PM: We feel 'obligation' to host UK migrant return hub (Sky News) Türkiye to build ammunition plant in Kosovo as defense links grow (Daily Sabah) Why Britain needs the Western Balkans summit to deliver on migration (BIRN)