Albanian Language Media: Internationals want “constructive dialogue” on illegal Serbian structures (Koha) Osmani meets with EU Election Observation Mission team (media) Radoniqi briefed EU observers on election preparations (RTK) Kosovo’s Economic Bank Opens Branch in Leposaviq (media) Serwer: Washington said very little when Vucic's people attacked NATO peacekeepers in the north (eo) Krasniqi meets with U.S. diplomat, talks about deepening Kosovo-US cooperation (eo) Feride Rushiti and Kosovo Rehabilitation Center for Torture Survivors Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (media) Serbian Language Media: Jevtic meets UK Ambassador, says Kosovo police actions bypass law (Kosovo Online) Garic: Western reactions to closure of Serbian institutions in Kosovo insufficiently convincing (Radio KIM, Tanjug) Complaint of Self-determination against Aleksandar Arsenijevic rejected (Alternativna.com) Three Montenegrin men arrested in Decani in November last year released (KoSSev) Shahini: Negative impact of EU punitive measures, economic losses exceed one billion euros (Kosovo Online) EU in Serbia reacts to student being hit by car during protest (N1) Dacic: Repeat offender suspected in student hit-and-run (N1) International Media: Anniversary of Kosovo Serb politician’s murder marked by grief and frustration (Balkan Insight) Serbian driver faces attempted murder charges for ramming protester (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Reactions to closure of Serbian-funded offices in Kosovo (media) Krasniqi: Serbia’s parallel criminal institutions in Kosovo are now closed (media) Basic Prosecution in Pristina says it didn’t authorize the controls (media) Haxhiu: Scandalous statement by the Basic Prosecution in Pristina (media) Hoti blames Petkovic for failure of missing persons commission meeting (media) Maqedonci: Kosovo will be safer with helicopters flying above its skies (media) PSD’s Nushi stopped at Kosovo-North Macedonia border, then released (media) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo’s closure of Serbian institutions: Escalating tensions and impact (KoSSev) Vucic: Pristina's terror evident, Kosovo Serbs will not be left without income (Tanjug, media) Petkovic: Latest closure of Serbian institutions shows Kurti wants no dialogue (media) Serbian List: Employees will receive salaries, and their existence will not be threatened (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) Arsenijevic: Kurti would not have been able to do so if SL had fought with us; Self-Determination filed a complaint against S. Democracy (KoSSev) Prosecutor's Office in Gnjilane: We did not receive an official request from the police for today's action (Kosovo Online) The Pristina Prosecutor's Office did not approve the search of Serbian institutions (alternativna.com) Ministry of Culture of Serbia on opening of museum in Pristina dedicated to victims of sexual violence (Kosovo Online, RTS, Tanjug) Five Serbs from the Kosovo Morava region denied accusations of war crimes (RTS) Filipovic: The proceedings against Milos Pleskovic are staged (KiM radio)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Reactions to closure of Serbian-funded offices in Kosovo (media) Krasniqi: Serbia’s parallel criminal institutions in Kosovo are now closed (media) Basic Prosecution in Pristina says it didn’t authorize the controls (media) Haxhiu: Scandalous statement by the Basic Prosecution in Pristina (media) Hoti blames Petkovic for failure of missing persons commission meeting (media) Maqedonci: Kosovo will be safer with helicopters flying above its skies (media) PSD’s Nushi stopped at Kosovo-North Macedonia border, then released (media) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo’s closure of Serbian institutions: Escalating tensions and impact (KoSSev) Vucic: Pristina's terror evident, Kosovo Serbs will not be left without income (Tanjug, media) Petkovic: Latest closure of Serbian institutions shows Kurti wants no dialogue (media) Serbian List: Employees will receive salaries, and their existence will not be threatened (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) Arsenijevic: Kurti would not have been able to do so if SL had fought with us; Self-Determination filed a complaint against S. Democracy (KoSSev) Prosecutor's Office in Gnjilane: We did not receive an official request from the police for today's action (Kosovo Online) The Pristina Prosecutor's Office did not approve the search of Serbian institutions (alternativna.com) Ministry of Culture of Serbia on opening of museum in Pristina dedicated to victims of sexual violence (Kosovo Online, RTS, Tanjug) Five Serbs from the Kosovo Morava region denied accusations of war crimes (RTS) Filipovic: The proceedings against Milos Pleskovic are staged (KiM radio)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti and Osmani meet Ambassador William Walker (media) Maqedonci and Kasanof discuss KSF deployments with US troops in international missions (media) US gives green light to KSF for helicopter purchase (teve1) Kosovo with a series of demands on the issue of missing persons (RTK) KFOR: We are patrolling with Kosovo Police to protect critical infrastructure in the north (media) Haxhiu sends comments on Law on Bureau to Constitutional Court (media) Hargreaves meets Haradinaj, discuss Kosovo's Path to Euro-Atlantic Institutions (media) Defense requests of three defendants in the ‘Banjska’ case rejected (media) AJK reacts to suspension of Vehbi Kajtazi’s Facebook account (media) Serbian Language Media: Seven years since the murder of Oliver Ivanovic (KoSSev) Serbian List: CEC has decided against us again, we will appeal again (Kosovo Online, RTS, Tanjug, media) Serbian Democracy: We didn't get new seats in the electoral commissions, a new complaint follows (Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev) Rasic: Protests should offer more than whistles and jeers (KoSSev) Arsenijevic: Rasic refused our request to return the Serbian flag to the Leposavic municipality building; Minister: I am not competent (Kontakt plus radio, FB) Can an advisory referendum replace the president of Serbia? (N1, NMagazin, Beta) Vucevic in a visit to Serbian Armed Forces troops in Ground Safety Zone (Tanjug) Kos: I think Serbia will soon be able to open Cluster 3 (Tanjug, media) Hill: The formation of the CSM is a key issue, the US will advocate for its establishment (Kosovo Online, Kurir) International Media: Kosovo ruling party’s boycott of TV electoral debates draws criticism (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 14, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Rutte: Kosovo elections should not lead to destabilization (media) Hoti: Brussels meeting, important for implementation of agreement (RTK) US Embassy: We expect political parties and democratic institutions to live up to their strong democratic traditions (media) Maqedonci in U.S confirms commitment to further cooperation in defense (media) Kurti congratulates Croatian president on re-election (RTK) KFOR German and Latvian soldiers patrol in north of Kosovo (media) inspectorate: We’ll investigate circumstances of two arrests in north (media) Serbian Language Media: Hill: Vucic's idea for Serbia to host Trump-Putin meeting to be considered in Washington (Tanjug) Peskov: Too early to talk about meeting point of Putin and Trump, many countries want to be platform (Tanjug, RTV) Rutte: We are in contact with Pristina and Belgrade so elections in Kosovo do not lead to destabilization (Tanjug) KPI launches investigation into allegations of police misconduct during two arrests in northern Kosovo (KoSSev) V.Đ. arrested in Socanica released from detention (KoSSev, media) Lawyer Filipovic: Gross violation of right to defence in case of Milos Pleskovic (media) Lawyer: Young man M.R. sent to one month detention due to alleged threats to Kurti (Kosovo Online) ECAP accepted complaint of Serbian List on composition of polling committees (Alternativna.com, media) Serbian Democracy says ECAP accepted their complaint on composition of polling committees (media) Serbians welcome New Year according to Julian calendar (N1) International Media: Time is running short for new US sanctions in Balkans to work (BIRN)