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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 16

• COVID – 19: 350 new cases, 18 deaths (media) • Hoxhaj: President post belongs to the PDK (media) • Konjufca: Vetevendosje doesn’t want post of Kosovo President (T7) • Mustafa: Vetevendosje is seeing dreams that it can win 50% of votes (media) • Bytyci: Red lines in politics are being removed (media) • Kosovo Acting President Osmani begins 3-day visit to Albania (media) • Serbia cuts off energy transmission to Kosovo (RFE) • Russian Foreign Minister: EU to be impartial in the dialogue (media) • Serbian List to meet Serbian President Vucic (Gazeta Express) • Captured states in Western Balkans and Turkey (Transparency International)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 15

• COVID-19: 353 new cases, four deaths (media) • Zemaj: New anti-COVID measures to be coordinated with all stakeholders (media) • Hoti: Threatening statements from Belgrade do not help dialogue (media) • Still no date set for discussions on Kosovo’s next president (Prishtina Insight) • "Kosovo heading towards snap elections" (RFE) • Aide refutes reports Osmani will call parties to discuss president post (media) • Haradinaj: If my candidacy is not endorsed, we head to elections (Telegrafi) • 100 days since signed, Washington agreement remains in paper only (Koha) • Serwer: Albright to become involved in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kosovo War Veterans’ Leaders Indicted for Obstructing Justice (Balkan Insight) • Status conference in case against Mustafa held at The Hague (media) • Joint defence requests variation of time limit for preliminary motions (media) • One of two Kosovo men arrested by Serbian authorities, released (Klan) • Blast reported at police officer's home in Leposavic municipality (Kallxo)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 14

• COVID – 19: 462 new cases, 12 deaths (media) • Hoti: We’re preparing necessary measures for New Year holidays (media) • No mass vaccination in Kosovo until 2022, according to The Economist (RTK) • Serbian Police arrests two Kosovars, suspected of entering Serbia (media) • Podujeva Mayor calls for release of persons arrested by Serbian Police (media) • Abrashi: If no agreement on President, new elections in January (Kosovapress) • Tahiri: New elections in Kosovo will be held on February 28 (media) • No consensus on a candidate for Kosovo President post (Deutsche Welle) • Osmani: I will run with my own list in new parliamentary elections (media) • Palokaj: With this pace, the dialogue won’t end even in 2031 (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 11

• COVID-19: 621 new cases, 13 deaths (media) • Hoti: Measures against COVID-19 to be evaluated on Friday (Lajmi) • Varhelyi: EU working to ensure Western Balkans receive Covid vaccine on time (Klan) • BIRN Kosovo exposé of hospital security issues draws criticism (Balkan Insight) • Lajcak: We continued discussions on financial and property claims (media) • LDK MP: Either a new President is elected, or we go to new elections (RTK) • AKR: This government has lost credibility (Klan Kosova) • Ymeri: Vetevendosje wins 40 seats if elections are held soon (Telegrafi) • Court rules Diaspora vote counting violated Constitution (media) • Limaj hails Constitutional Court decision (media) • LVV's Haxhiu reacts to Constitutional Court ruling (media) • Incident in Zubin Potok, attack on a Kosovo Police vehicle (Kallxo) • No room for Kosovo in the EU, says Austrian MP (Klan Kosova) • Osmani slams reports she terminated contract with William Walker (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 10

• COVID-19: 561 new cases, 11 deaths (media) • BIRN exposes lack of security at COVID-19 clinics (Prishtina Insight) • Mustafa says healthcare staff needs to be treated with more respect (media) • SHSKUK refutes BIRN report on COVID-19 (Kallxo) • Delegations from Kosovo and Serbia to meet in Brussels today (media) • Hoti: No date when political roundtable will take place (EO/Koha) • Mustafa: Our goal is not to take the post of Kosovo president (T7/Kallxo) • Haziri: President's name goes through LDK offices (media) • Hoxhaj: President to be decided through parliamentary cooperation (Klan) • LVV vows to sue Serbia for genocide at ICJ (media) • Gucati's appeal rejected at the Specialist Chambers (media)