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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 22 July

• COVID-19: 168 new cases, 157 recovered (media) • COVID-19 puts strain on Kosovo health system (Prishtina Insight) • LDK’s Skender Hyseni appointed state coordinator for dialogue (media) • President Thaci welcomes Hyseni’s appointment as state coordinator (media) • Osmani comments on Hyseni's appointment as coordinator (Klan/Kallxo) • Osmani slams Hoti: He has renounced state sovereignty (Klan Kosova) • EU asks unity from Kosovo in dialogue (Express) • Von Cramon responds to allegations of interfering with SPO's work (media) • Cakaj: Specialist Chambers, a political problem (RTK) • Kosovo Telecom board resigns (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 21 July

• COVID-19: 142 new cases over last 24 hours, four deaths (media) • Technical teams to meet Thursday, Kosovo without a coordinator (Koha) • Hoti: Drafting of final agreement starts this week (Prishtina Insight) • Who will be appointed state coordinator for dialogue? (Klan) • Hoti called to report to Assembly on dialogue with Serbia (media) • Von Cramon: I never interfered in Specialist Chambers’ work (Klan) • Thaci: Women of Krusha are a symbol of survival and force (media) • “There’s still a mindset that women are not worthy of inheritance” (Koha) • Djuric: We will never discuss recognition of Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 20 July

• COVID-19: 118 new cases in last 24 hours, five dead (media) • Health minister: New measures resulting successful (media) • CDHRF: Health authorities preferentially testing people for COVID-19 (media) • UN chief: We are at the breaking point (media) • President Thaci calls for civic and political unity (Kallxo) • Thaci defends war record, calls for unity after return from Hague court (RFE) • State Department backs EU-brokered talks between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Collaku: Resumption of technical dialogue, not in Kosovo’s interest (media) • Tahiri criticises EU for lack of visa liberalisation (media) • Ischinger calls for visa liberalisation: EU credibility at stake (media) • Haziri says Hoti’s meeting in Brussels “catastrophic” (media) • Dacic: Serbia has suspended derecognition campaign (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 18 July

COVID-19: 137 new cases in Kosovo (media) • Thaci returns to Kosovo (media) • Hoti: I did not go to Brussels to take pictures with Vucic (T7, media) • Viola Von Cramon values highly work of the Specialist Chambers (RTK) • Hoti cannot predict if PDK is to join the government (media) • Assembly aims online sessions after increase of COVID-19 cases (Koha) • Gucati: The Hague Special Court is biased (RTK) • Crowds Welcome Kosovo President Returning From Questioning (NYT)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 17 July

• EU High Representative Borrell’s remarks prior to high-level meeting (media) • Hoti: A difficult meeting on two topics – missing persons and economy (media) • Hoti: Mutual recognition and normalisation of relations, final objective (media) • Lajcak: Next high-level meeting in September (media) • Vucic: The meeting was not easy (media) • Serbia accuses Kosovo of 'blackmail' after talks in Brussels (DW) • EU diplomat: Three stages of talks between Kosovo and Serbia (Klan Kosova) • Tahiri: Hoti has constitutional obligation to go to Brussels (media) • President Thaci concludes interview with Specialist Chambers (media) • Kosovo FM reacts to book displayed at Serbian mission in Brussels (Telegrafi) • "WHO does not recommend serology testing for diagnosis purposes" (Koha) • Kuci: 56 percent of businesses risk bankruptcy (Koha) • Pandemic reveals ‘systemic’ issues faced by Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities (Prishtina Insight) • A land swap won’t solve Serbia – Kosovo conundrum (Balkan Insight)