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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 20, 2021

• COVID-19: 277 new cases, 14 deaths (media) • Poll respondents: Government to be more transparent about vaccines (media) • “Dialogue has so far been treated with priority but not seriousness” (Telegrafi) • Kurti, Wigemark stress need to fight crime and corruption (media) • Macron to Osmani: France will support you in essential reforms (media) • 8 years later, first Kosovo-Serbia agreement partly implemented (Koha) • Kosovo Foreign Minister to visit Greece (media) • Tahiri: Vjosa Osmani is a marionette of Albin Kurti (media) • Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo spent €4 million in first year of pandemic for salaries of MPs (Koha) • Kosovo falls eight places lower in Reporters Without Borders’ report (RFE) • Weller: Cultural Heritage in Kosovo: Why do international organisations fail to adhere to their own policies? (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 19, 2021

• COVID-19: 521 new cases, 8 deaths (media) • Government announces new measures against COVID-19 (media) • Health Minister Vitia meets PDK MP Haxhiu (media) • Additional uncertainties in the Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (Koha Ditore) • Croatian President slams idea of border changes in the Balkans (media) • Russian Foreign Minister reacts to Slovenian non-paper (media) • Kosovo civil society criticise monastery’s inclusion on endangered list (BIRN) • Kosovo authorities “withdraw from investigations against Insajderi” (RFE) • Confiscation of unjustifiable wealth; EU calls for respect of human rights (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 16, 2021

• COVID-19: 612 new cases, 17 deaths (media) • U.S. Ambassador Kosnett gives interview to Klan Kosova • Kurti urges Greece to recognise Kosovo (media) • President Osmani meets representatives of UN agencies in Kosovo (media) • Lajcak and Bislimi hold virtual meeting (media) • Gashi: LDK will not be part of dialogue with Serbia (ATV/Telegrafi) • Kosovo FM Gervalla invited to address EP Foreign Affairs Committee (media) • Surroi thinks Kosovo's membership in NATO more plausible than in UN (Koha) • Pjeter Shala transferred to The Hague pursuant to confirmed indictment (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 15, 2021

• COVID-19: 715 new cases, 14 deaths (media) • Kosovo new president says Serbia must answer for ‘genocide’ (The Irish Times) • Kosovo implies reciprocity with every state (Radio Free Europe) • Haxhiu: Misused funds must be confiscated, they belong to the people (media) • EU: Dialogue, Kosovo’s most important foreign policy priority (media) • Kurti replies to Court on request of Serb MPs (media) • Kurti government reviewing decisions of Hoti government (Koha Ditore) • Bogujevci: We’ll push forward draft law on domestic violence (media) • Collaku: Internationals will strongly impose dialogue on Kurti (media) • “Either we accept Association, or we have to talk about land swap” (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 14, 2021

• COVID-19: 544 new cases, 12 deaths (media) • UN Security Council discusses situation in Kosovo (media) • Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN – unsuccessfully (AP) • Government spokesperson: No date yet on reciprocity with Serbia (media) • Osmani and Kurti in talks to appoint new intelligence chief (RTK) • Anti-mafia law gets the green light (Koha Ditore) • Varhelyi in letter to Kurti: Continuation of dialogue is crucial (media) • EU no comment on reports of Jansha’s alleged letter on border changes (RFE) • Should Kosovo’s ruling party play opposition politics in Albania? (BIRN)