UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Hamza: No coalition with Vetevendosje, we’ll form govt voted by people (media)
CEC latest figures on election results (media)
Counting of votes for candidates for MPs begins on Tuesday (media)
DiA: System's malfunction on election day has faded citizens' trust in CEC (Koha)
PACE delegation: Elections were inclusive and peaceful (media)
Socialist International congratulates Kurti on winning the elections (media)
Turkish Embassy in Kosovo reacts to Damka's arrest (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Serbian List’s victory demonstrates responsible and serious approach of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
Petkovic congratulates Serbian List on election victory (Radio KIM)
Results of voting in Mitrovica North published (Radio KIM)
Marinkovic: Opposition coalition likely as Kosovo faces post-election uncertainty (KoSSev)
Djuric attends Friends of Western Balkans meeting in Rome (media)
Djuric met Kallas and Kos (Kosovo Online)
Vucic: I am always for dialogue, that is why I am offering it (Tanjug)
International Media:
Kosovo election leaves PM Kurti needing partners to govern (Balkan Insight)
Preliminary election results 2025: in context (Kosovo 2.0)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 11, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 10, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Over 88 percent of votes counted: VV first with 41.29, PDK second with 21.83%, LDK third with 17.75% (media)
VV celebrates after midnight, opposition satisfied with growth (media)
CEC: Data will be collected manually (media)
President requests from CEC to protect integrity of electoral process (RTK)
State Prosecutor's Office has not launched an investigation against CEC (RTK)
Abdixhiku: I take responsibility for the result (media)
PDK: We are the second largest political force, the best result in years (media)
Haradinaj: Opposition won elections, looking forward to cooperate on formation of government (media)
AJK: We call on parties not to hinder journalists from carrying out their duties (RTK)
CEC: Voter turnout over 40.04 (media)
Police: Electoral process passed peacefully and without serious incidents (media)
Begaj: Congratulations to citizens of Kosovo who expressed their free will with Sunday's vote (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Parliamentary elections concluded in Kosovo, Serbian List declares victory (Kosovo Online, Alternativna.com, media)
Vucic: Serbian List won all 10 seats, congratulations to our people (Kosovo Online, media)
Drecun: High turnout in northern Kosovo indicates that Serbs understood message of unity (media)
Kosovo first regular elections since 2008 marred by police presence at polling sites (KoSSev)
Kosovo police: Election process went calm, no major incidents (Kosovo Online)
Blagojevich: Trump to change US approach to Serbia (Tanjug)
Gazela bridge in Belgrade blocked to mark 100 days since Novi Sad tragedy (N1)
International Media:
Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows (BBC)
Kosovo's exit polls show PM Albin Kurti's party leading (euronews)
Kosovo votes amid ethnic tension (Vatican News)
Kosovo’s Kurti tops polls as second term likely to revive Belgrade-Pristina talks (Euractiv)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kosovo President Osmani’s speech at National Prayer Breakfast (media)
Kurti: Our relations with the U.S. have never been better (media)
Rohde, Taylor hand over servers, equipment to Election Commission (media)
FAZ: Grenell is interfering in Kosovo elections (media)
Terras: EU measures against Kosovo, very negative effect on dialogue (AP)
Sorensen speaks separately with Bislimi and Petkovic (media)
Kurti sends condolences to Swedish people after tragic school shooting (media)
Barbano attends conference on EU – NATO partnership (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric: We cannot afford divisions in Kosovo, Serbs under great pressure (Euronews in Serbian, Kosovo Online)
Sorensen spoke separately with Petkovic and Bislimi (media, social media)
Witnesses: We did not see Kostic and Milovic at place of our relative’s murder (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
Albanian and KLA flags in a playground in Serb-populated part of Orahovac (RTS, Radio kontakt plus)
Arsenijevic: Pristina simulates dialogue, no progress without international engagement (Kosovo Online)
Rasic: Who prime minister is should not concern us; time for Serbs to return to police and judiciary (Kosovo Online)
Stojanovic: Renewal of dialogue depends on international community, important to form Community of Serbian Municipalities (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Government increases budget for higher education (BETA, N1)
Opinon:
Body cameras can reduce the rising allegations of police abuse in North Kosovo (Sbunker)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 6, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Osmani meets U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Louis Bono (media)
Osmani: Kosovo, an unwavering ally of U.S. in Europe and the Balkans (media)
Kurti rules out possible coalition with opposition parties (Koha)
Rohde: Germany will continue close cooperation with any future govt (media)
Turkish KFOR soldiers patrol in the north of Kosovo (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Djuric spoke with the assistant for Europe and Eurasia at the State Department (Tanjug)
The CEC accredited around 60 local and international media for monitoring the parliamentary elections (KiM radio)
A car with Serbian license plates burned near Podujevo, suspected that there was a person inside (KiM radio, KoSSev)
Rod Blagojevich: Kurti condemns Serbs for various reasons; this is his method of ethnic cleansing (Kosovo Online, RTS)
Velvet in Serbia (pescanik.net)
ANEM steps out of government working group (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 5, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Bislimi: In upcoming term, VV will govern with same coalition partners (media)
GAP: Trump’s order on foreign aid affects 18 active projects in Kosovo (media)
Police find weapons and ammunition in Mitrovica North (media)
Bislimi: Serbia trying to block our support for Albanians in Presevo Valley (media)
Three ex-KLA members sentenced to prison for obstruction of justice (media)
Italian and Hungarian KFOR troops conduct training (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic speaks with von der Leyen (Tanjug)
Djuric: We oppose Pristina's membership in the Hague Conference and other organizations (Kosovo Online, media)
Djuric meets Bernasconi, talks about difficult situation of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media)
Cafe incident in Leposavic: Provocation or just a good cup of coffee? (KoSSev)
Buzhala: “Albin Kurti has polarized Kosovo both internally and externally“ (KoSSev, social media)
117 new Kosovo police officers deployed in northern Kosovo, including 79 Serbs mainly from municipalities south of the Ibar River (KoSSev, media)
National Convention on EU warns of deep crisis (N1)
Serbia, Albania to co-host UEFA Euro Under-21 2027 (media)
International Media:
Kosovo ex-fighters sentenced for obstruction of justice after plea deal (BIRN)
Leading Serbian CSOs suspend cooperation with authorities and support students (The European Western Balkans)