Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 20, 2022

• Escobar: Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia - a matter of weeks (Kanal10)
• Kosovo ‘ready to intensify’ Serbia dialogue, President tells Escobar (BIRN)
• Kurti calls opposition leaders to meet, Haradinaj confirms participation (media)
• Escobar met with Serbian List representatives (Koha)
• After Pristina, Escobar will visit Belgrade (media)
• Agreement reached between KOSTT and Elektrosever (RTK)
• Kosovo Serb Ex-Minister Convicted of Inciting Hatred After Retrial (BIRN)
• Serbia reacts after Todosievic's sentence regarding Recak statements (BIRN)
• Civil society organisations sign joint statement on dialogue (media)
• Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media)
• Freedom of Information in the Balkans: No Access and no Progress (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 19, 2022

• SRSG Ziadeh: Leaders must find positive pathway for benefit of all (media)
• U.S. Ambassador to the UN: Mutual recognition is the solution (RTK)
• The President’s Office confirms: Osmani to meet Escobar on Wednesday (Zeri)
• Lajcak expected to visit Kosovo on Thursday, sources say (TeVe1)
• Berlin: Ongoing discussions on French-German proposals (Express)
• Svecla doesn’t indicate additional period for replacing license plates (media)
• “International offensive, agreement may happen before December” (Klan)
• Witness ‘fears for safety’ in trial for Kosovo politician’s murder (BIRN)
• Kosovo journalists ‘face threats and attacks’: Council of Europe (BIRN)
• Hungary arrests Serb for alleged Kosovo war crimes (BIRN)
• LDK leader calls for France’s support for visa liberalisation (RTK)
• Kurti expected to appoint new Health Minister soon (EO)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 18, 2022

• Osmani: There should be no additional conditions for visas (media)
• Pressure to accept German-French plan (Koha Ditore)
• Kurti meets Norwegian envoy for Western Balkans (media)
• Osmani and Kurti meet MCC CEO Alice Albright (media)
• Gervalla travels to New York to participate at UN SC (media)
• Bislimi: We will apply for EU membership within the year (RTK)
• Svecla: Serbian extremist ideologies aim to infiltrate the north (Telegrafi)
• “In Serbia, talk of tensions in the north after November 1” (euronews.al)
• Wider Europe briefing: A new EU plan to help Ukraine; visa liberalization for Kosovo (RFE)
• Calls to ban small power plants at first Water Protection Summit (BIRN)
• Concrete construction threatens to ruin pristine Albanian valley (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 17, 2022

• Kurti: Not sure if we have two years for agreement with Serbia (DW)
• Mehaj: Kosovo must join Partnership for Peace ASAP (KosovaPress)
• Hovenier: Decision on Decani Monastery land must be implemented (Klan)
• Historians from Decan: Insistence of internationals is unacceptable (Zeri)
• Szunyog pleased with ratification of three international agreements (RTK)
• PDK: EU report on Kosovo proved limited capacity of government (media)
• Osmani: If Open Balkans harms someone, we won’t be part of initiative (RFE)
• Abazi forms Green Group of MPs in the Assembly of Kosovo (RTK)
• Education Ministry overrules school ban on long-haired boy (BIRN)
• German Chancellor calls for EU’s enlargement (Albanian Daily News)
• Vulin: We are being blackmailed to recognize Kosovo (Klan)
• Serbia-Hungary pipeline deal a big political gamble (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 14, 2022

• Stoltenberg: License plate issue may increase tensions in Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Kurti talks about meeting with Lajcak (media)
• Osmani: We are in full coordination with the USA (RTK)
• Varhelyi: Kosovo completed points, we’re awaiting technical talks (euronews.al)
• Bislimi: ETIAS system was not France's only request (Telegrafi)
• Gervalla: Last phase of the visa liberalization process started today (media)
• France supports Kosovo’s visa liberalization (Albanian Daily News)
• EU report offers mixed assessment of Kurti government’s efforts (BIRN)
• KFOR’s Regional Command-East welcomes new aviation battalion (army.mil)
• Kosovo's power utility donates coal to its workers for heating (Reuters)
• Rama reacts after EPP/EDC refuse dinner invitation (Albanian Daily News)