UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 26, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
MPs to continue the constitutive assembly session today (media)
Osmani meets Austrian President, discuss strengthening relations (media)
Elshani: Police presence at new bridge is preventive measure, not alarm (media)
Police find leaflets in Zvecan calling for display of Serbian flags (Kallxo)
AJK condemns removal of six RTK journalists from screen (media)
EU delivers €7.5 million to boost Kosovo’s energy resilience (media)
Krasniqi displays message “yes to pluralism, no to terrorism” at CEC (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric with Kamp: Deterioration of human rights and freedoms of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian List after municipal decision to rename streets in Mitrovica North: Decisions are changeable so are people (KoSSev, media)
CI North for All: Decision to rename streets unlawful, only nine out of 19 councilors voted for it (Radio KIM)
Veljkovic on murals removal, double standards applied (Alternativna, N1, social media)
Corner stone for new health ambulance laid in Novi Badovac, near Gracanica (Radio KIM)
Vucic, Petkovic to meet Sorensen in Belgrade on Tuesday (Radio KIM)
Vucic: Offer to students remains open (N1)
ANEM warns of media campaign against N1, Nova, lawyer Ninic (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 26, 2025
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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 25, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Assembly fails to constitute, LVV candidates fail to be elected (media)
Murati: We changed candidates, opposition making excuses to stall (media)
Krasniqi: Dehari ignored our request for consultation (media)
Abdixhiku: Without agreement, there’s no vote for anyone (RTK)
Osmani: Kosovo strengthening defense, needs NATO membership (media)
Kurti: Kosovo supports Ukraine’s sovereignty (RTK)
ECAP orders CEC to certify Serbian List for October 12 elections (media)
CEC receives ECAP decision to certify the Serbian List (media)
Haxhiu: ECAP's decision to certify Serbian List scandalous (media)
Mayor of Zvecan announces decision to remove mural of Mladic (media)
Protest in North Mitrovica in support of Serbian government (RTK)
Suspect for attack on KFOR and police officers arrested (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Election Complaints and Appeals Panel: CEC decision on Serbian List unlawful, appeal upheld (media)
Murals dedicated to Patriarch Pavle and Metropolitan Amfilohije and other graffiti painted over in North Mitrovica and Zvecan (Kosovo Online, media)
Raska-Prizren Diocese: Stop activities threatening peace and coexistence (Kosovo Online, media)
Reactions to removal of murals in Mitrovica North and Zvecan (media)
Serbian List: Arrest of Lj. M., from Zvecan yet another in a series of politically motivated persecutions (media)
Media: Self-determination Movement Novo Brdo municipal councilor candidate arrested over cannabis plantations
KFOR completes temporary deployment of reserves (N1)
Vucevic: End of 2026 a realistic and responsible date for next parliamentary elections (N1, media)
Peaceful protests across Serbia, no police intervention (N1, media)
OSCE’s Braathu calls Belgrade to investigate attacks on journalists (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 23, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
CEC does not certify the Serbian List for local elections (media)
Kryeziu: Serbian List’s de facto leader remains Radoicic (media)
Haxhiu: Non-certification of Serbian List, key victory for democracy (media)
Bajrami to VV: Theft can’t be covered by false patriotism (Koha)
Cakolli: Political theater in CEC, ECAP will overturn the decision (Koha)
Prattipati: Caretaker PM Kurti, LVV trying to exclude some Serbian parties (media)
OSCE Reacts to non-certification of Serbian List (media)
PDK appeals ERO’s decision to Constitutional Court (media)
Serbian Language Media:
CEC did not certify Serbian List for local elections in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
Serbian List, high officials react to non-certification of party (media, social media)
Serbian Democracy not certified either: They attempted to discredit us referring to proceeding against Arsenijevic (KoSSev, media)
McGurk: Participation of all communities in electoral process essential for democratic stability (media, social media)
Serbian flag removed from memorial in Gorazdevac (media)
27 years since abduction of journalists Slavuj and Perenic: Search for truth continues (Kosovo Online, media)
Vucic, Moscow’s Ambassador discuss meeting with top Russian officials (N1)
CoE rapporteur alarmed at surge of violence in Serbia (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 21, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 21, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
EU Office encourages rapid constitution of Kosovo’s Assembly (RFE)
Gervalla reacts after failure to secure votes for Assembly Speaker (media)
Selimi explains why she didn’t vote for Gervalla as Speaker (media)
Tahiri foresees new general elections in November (media)
Haradinaj criticizes LVV, urges proposal of consensus candidate (media)
Protest in support of former KLA leaders in the Hague on September 14 (media)
Serwer: With Vucic and Russians, risk of escalation in Kosovo always looms (RFE)
Serbian Language Media:
EU Office in Pristina: Swift formation of Assembly and Government essential for Kosovo to move forward (Kosovo Online, RFE)
Verdict to Muhamet Alidemajt annulled, re-trial ordered (KoSSev, media)
State Department sanctioned judge Nicolas Guillou (Kosovo Online, media)
Protests against blockades held (Tanjug, media)
Vucic: Protests against blockades not organized by SNS (N1, FoNet)
NUNS: Police must stop attacking journalists – authorities must urgently respond to threats against N1 and other media outlets (N1)
IFJ, EFJ call Serbian police to stop violence against journalists (N1)
International Media:
Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors (Reuters)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 20, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 20, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
LVV won’t back down from Haxhiu: Assembly formation remains uncertain (RFE)
Murati: Court ruling appears to have been written in PDK offices (media)
Kadrijaj: Court’s decision is mandatory, political games must end (media)
One-month pretrial detention for S.S., suspected of war crimes in Vushtrri (media)
Svecla: Kosovo ranked 12th in the world for high sense of security (media)
Kurti hosts Speaker of North Macedonia Assembly Afrim Gashi (media)
Albright’s and Holbrooke’s testimonies to be used by Thaci’s defense (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Albanian parties united in Gracanica elections: is there a tendency to change municipality’s ethnic structure? (Kosovo Online)
Lawyer: One-month detention for Spasic; no witness mentioned his name in 26 years (media)
Defendant enters plea bargain for “spreading ISIS ideology”, receives one-year suspended sentence (KoSSev)
Brnabic: Non-paper calls for foreign intervention (N1)
Police director: Security situation in Serbia stable (Tanjug, media)
ODIHR calls Belgrade to allow peaceful protests without violence (N1, social media)
Opinion:
Kosovo à la Trump (Part 2): on peace and other agreements (KoSSev)
International Media:
Kosovo court detains Serb suspected of wartime killings, rape (BIRN)