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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 4, 2021

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • U.S. to donate vaccines to Kosovo (media) • Bulgaria to provide up to 150,000 COVID vaccines to Balkan countries (Reuters) • Greek FM Dendias visits Kosovo today (media) • Kurti-Vucic meeting between 14 and 17 June (Klan/Telegrafi) • Government of Serbia not happy with Kurti's remarks on dialogue (Koha) • After Kosovo, Top U.S., EU Envoys Visit Serbia To Press For Renewed Dialogue (RFE) • Can EU-US coordination salvage the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue? (Prishtina Insight) • Assembly adopts draft law to try war crimes in absentia (media) • Kosovo Post CEO sacked by board (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 3, 2021

• COVID-19: 18 new cases, no deaths (media) • Palmer assures Kosovo: U.S. is a stakeholder in dialogue process (RTK) • Greece: We support visa liberalization, but we will not recognize Kosovo (TV Dukagjini) • Presidency: date of the local elections is to be set in the following days (RTK) • LDK to vote for Association if it passes Court’s filter (Koha) • Palmer, Lajcak to meet Serbian President Vucic today (media) • Another non-paper on the Balkans submitted to the EU (Koha) • Editor of the Swiss newspaper responds to Gervalla (RTK) • Poll: 44% of respondents believe Gervalla is defending KLA (Telegrafi) • KLA War Veterans call for Gervalla’s resignation (T7) • The Hague summons witness who was 8-years-old during Kosovo war (Exit News) • Serbia and Kosovo leaders to meet for reconciliation talks, says Miroslav Lajcak (Euronews) • Top U.S., EU envoys tell Kosovo that better ties with Serbia will open door to Europe (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 2, 2021

• COVID-19: 19 new cases, no deaths (media) • Principal Deputy PM Bislimi meets Palmer and Lajcak (media) • Parties encouraged in dialogue; compromises considered necessary (Koha) • Lajcak briefs EU heads of missions on new dialogue meeting (media) • Palmer calls for respect on court’s ruling on Decani Monastery Land (media) • Serb minister says position of his superior, PM Kurti, is hypocritical (media) • Involvement of Russia and China is impossible, civil society argues (Koha) • Serwer skeptical about mutual recognition soon (media) • President Osmani to meet political parties for date of local elections (media) • Kosovo minister and Serbian official clash on Twitter (media) • “Four trains from Serbia operating illegally in Kosovo” (Koha) • Deprived of a childhood (Prishtina Insight) • Balkan corruption risks derailing bid to join European Union (VOA)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 1, 2021

• COVID-19: 5 new cases, no deaths (media) • Health Minister to report today about management of COVID-19 (media) • President Osmani meets Palmer and Lajcak (media) • Prime Minister Kurti meets Lajcak and Palmer (media) • Foreign Minister Gervalla meets Lajcak and Palmer (media) • Palmer meets Serbian List representatives, discuss dialogue (media) • Palmer: Kosovo-Serbia agreement, crucial to attracting US investments (media) • US Embassy says Palmer’s meetings were constructive (media) • Palmer, Lajcak to hold joint press conference today at 10:45 (media) • Spanish Foreign Ministry: No plan to open liaison office in Kosovo (Express) • Government wants direct communication with Serb Orthodox Church in Kosovo (Koha) • Local Government Minister: Association is anti-constitutional (media) • Former judge: EU mission in Kosovo politically handled KLA Cases (Exit News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 31, 2021

• COVID-19: 23 new cases, no deaths (media) • New COVID-19 measures enter into force on Monday (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo buys first coronavirus vaccines as it speeds up rollout (Reuters) • Final agreement in 2021, during Slovenian EU Presidency, EU report (Express) • EU denies writing document that circulated in Kosovo media (media) • Behrami: The EU document is authentic (RTK) • Lajcak and Palmer to visit Kosovo on 31 May, 1 June (media) • Western diplomats support dialogue, analysts don’t rule out surprises (Koha) • LDK nominates award-winning architect to run for Pristina mayor (Express) • Kosovo Police detain police officer suspected of inciting hatred (media) • Kosovo feminists aim to climb rural town’s ‘patriarchal’ walls (BIRN)