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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 12, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • For six-billion plan, EU conditions Kosovo and Serbia with normalization (Koha) • Escobar to visit Kosovo this week to discuss dialogue and Serbian Dinar (media) • State Department: Radoicic is a criminal that needs to be held accountable (RFE) • Bank branches and ATMs opened for Kosovo Serbs near border crossings (RFE) • CEC adopts budget to organize voting in north on April 21 (Koha) • Rohde: Kosovo can’t join CoE without respecting court decisions (media) • Shea: EU to lift measures against Kosovo as soon as possible (media) Serbian Language Media: • Two days campaign period for the removal of mayors in the north municipalities (KiM Radio) • Vucic met US ambassador (N1, Tanjug, RTS) • Dacic met Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug, RTS) • Stano: Implementation of commitments by Belgrade, Pristina a priority (Tanjug) • Serbia’s Postal Savings Bank opens improvised branches at crossings with Kosovo (KoSSev, N1) • Telegrafi Editor in chief the opening of the Postal Savings Bank branches at the crossing sees as a "provocation" (KoSSev) • Jevtic: Serbs in Kosovo expect the international community to prevent a humanitarian crisis (RTS) • Photo of Ambassador Djuric with Radoicic draws reactions (N1) • After Bojovic, Maliqi targeted by “sophisticated bot network” (KoSSev) • An Albanian man shot in Donja Bitinja and left a wreath on a Serb’s house, afterwards, he was arrested (Kosovo Online, KiM radio) • US estimates: Increased risk for inter-ethnic violence in the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 8, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Krasniqi: No space for decisions from Milosevic period In Kosovo (Koha) • CEC to discuss today verification of signatures for dismissal of mayors (Koha) • Szunyog: KPC bill to be in line with Venice Commission recommendations (media) • KFOR examines RPGs found in Banjska: We are securing the area (RTK) • Nemec: Visa procedures for Kosovo Serbs will be completed in spring (media) • Konjufca: Lithuania can contribute to Kosovo’s international subjectivity (media) • Bislimi welcomes new UK ambassador: Kosovo on development trajectory (RTK) • Elektrosever invites citizens to sign contracts with it (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Education workers in Silovo concerned over CBK’s decision (Kosovo Online, RTV Puls) • Conflicting opinions on petitions in north: Krasniqi convinced elections will soon be held, Uglanin skeptical (Kosovo Online) • CEC to discuss verification of signatures to dissolve mayors in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, media) • Nemec expects visas for Serbian MIA Coordination Directorate passport holders to be waived by spring (KoSSev) • KFOR says it is examining grenades found in Banjska, Zvecan (N1, media) • Vucic: Serbia to chair GPAI (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 7, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo govt expects implementation of decision on Decani Monastery land (RFE) • Implementation of decision on Decan Monastery land in exchange for CoE membership (RTK) • Weapons found near Banjska Monastery (media) • Kurti: Kosovo and Bulgaria have the same democratic orientations (RTK) • EULEX reacts to SL which said EU should analyze work of the mission (media) • Leaders: Kosovo needs Malaysia's support for membership in intl organizations (media) • Abdixhiku mentions Serbia threats, wants recognition from non-recognizers (media) • Haradinaj meets Belgian ambassador, requests EU and NATO membership (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Women dominate in difficult jobs sphere, yet patriarchy still prevails (KoSSev) • Vucic: We will seek solution to dinar issue until last moment (Kosovo Online) • Raska-Prizren Diocese: Register land in cadastre and issue cadastre record to Monastery (KoSSev) • Brnabic attends EPP congress in Bucharest (Tanjug, media) • Brnabic after meeting Romanian President: We have support of Romania on Kosovo issue, European integration (Tanjug, media) • Starovic meets with US administration officials in Washington (Tanjug) • EULEX: We monitor legal cases, including those related to war crimes (Tanjug) • Vucic says Brnabic to be nominated as parliament speaker (N1) • Kosovo police said it found five rocket-propelled grenades in Banjska, connected with September events (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 6, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • USAID Assistant Administrator McKee visits Kosovo (media) • Osmani: Impunity for crimes encouraged successors of attack in Banjska (Koha) • Osmani accepts credentials of new UK ambassador, discuss dialogue (media) • Kusari-Lila: Conversation between Radoicic, Vucic; plan to attack Kosovo (media) • Palokaj: EU measures won’t be lifted until elections in north announced (KTV) • Why does Russia demand the arrest of at least three Kosovar policemen? (RFE) • AJK reacts to Prosecution's call to interview journalist (media) • CoE report: Tensions in north impacted safety of journalists (media) Serbian Language Media: • A month detention the Serb arrested two days ago; Lawyer Delevic: One of the many cases where witnesses suddenly appear (KoSSev) • UNS and DNKiM: Mayor of Gracanica not to discriminate against the media (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM Radio) • Bakoyannis: Non-enforcement of the Visoki Decani Monastery judgment a failure to uphold the rule of law, establishing the A/CSM essential (Kosovo Online) • Rohde: The ESI supported the settlement of the dispute over the Visoki Decani monastery (Kosovo Online, X) • The Moldovan delegation visited the Visoki Decani monastery (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 5, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Hovenier, Szunyog ask Kosovo to implement dialogue agreements if it wants membership in EU and NATO (RFE) • Rohde: Kosovo to do its homework for Council of Europe membership (Telegrafi) • Lajcak and Bislimi to meet in Pristina today (media) • Maqedonci: NATO base in Albania, message to those that want instability (media) • Kurti, Aliu visit construction sites of Pristina – Mitrovica road (media) • Kosovo Police arrest Serb suspected of war crimes in Vushtrri region (media) • Bieber: Risk of Banjska 2 not over; Serbia wants to test NATO (Telegrafi) • Central Bank sends SMS notifying citizens about account access and the possibility of receiving funds in their Euro accounts (media) Serbian Language Media: • CBK calls for opening bank accounts by sending messages – help, confusion or discrimination? (KoSSev) • Petkovic: Expulsion of Serbs real reason for Pristina's dinar ban (Tanjug, media) • Dacic thanks Mexico for supporting Serbia's sovereignty, territorial integrity (Tanjug) • Serb arrested in Mitrovica North over alleged war crimes (Kosovo Online, media) • Serbian List: Kosovo institutions to stop persecuting Serbs (media) • Office for KiM: New arrest evidence of legal lynch and intimidation of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Bishop Teodosije and Abbot Sava visited archaeological remains of SOC Holy Mother of Hvostan Monastery (KoSSev, social media) • Vucevic: We informed Vucic we have majority (media)