Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: We continue with activities in defense of Kosovo's interests (RTK) • LVV asks ECAP to cancel “permission” for Serbian List to participate in elections (Klan) • Haxhiu: There must be a mechanism for supervising the Specialized Chambers (media) • German MP: After Banjska, it would not be surprising if Serbia was also behind Iber-Lepenc (media) • Pristina ranked today in 11th place with the most polluted air in the world (media) • Haradinaj after New Orleans attack: We stand together with U.S. (media) • Kamberi: Vucic trying to minimize Serbia’s guilt for genocide in Kosovo (media) • Aliu: Certified pilots landed in Pristina despite fog (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Two big countries will withdraw the recognition of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, TV Pink) • Selakovic: The most important task is to share the truth about Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo worldwide (RTS, Kosovo Online, KiM radio) • Barbano: The police are not above the law, they are accountable to it (alternativna.com) • Christmas Interview with Metropolitan Teodosije (Jedinstvo, Kosovo Online, KiM radio, eparhija-prizren.com) • Palalic: More favorable opportunities for the Pope's visit, Francis does not want to recognize Kosovo as independent (N1, Beta) • Twelve killed in mass shooting in Montenegro (N1, media)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti welcomes Bosnian citizens, first visa-free visitors to Kosovo (media) Osmani: Time for Kosovo to receive status of EU candidate country (media) Svecla and Aliu visited the Jarinje border crossing (RTK) U.S. troops conduct security patrolling in north of Kosovo (media) Osmani visits shelter of victims of domestic violence in Pristina (media) Pristina, sixth in the world with most polluted air (Koha) Osmani extends condolences after tragic shooting in Montenegro (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: Discussions with US about energy due on Thursday, we will preserve stability (Tanjug, RTS) Gasic: Situation in Kosovo sensitive, cooperation with KFOR on high level (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio) Bocan-Kharchenko: Russia will not change its position regarding Kosovo and the RS (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) Arsenijevic detained again then released, this time because of the protest during Svecla and Atic's visit (Radio Mitrovica sever, Danas) Xhemail Rexha: Journalism’s fight against propaganda must continue (KoSSev) Two different gatherings on New Year’s Eve in Belgrade (N1) Haaretz: Serbia buying artillery systems, UAVs from Israel’s Elbit (N1)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: I hope 2025 will bring our state all the good (Telegrafi) • Osmani with powerful message against violence against women (Indeksonline/T7) • Court rejects VV appeal, orders CEC to certify Serbian List for elections (media) • Special Prosecution files second indictment against Nagip Krasniqi (media) • Indictment filed against three persons for war crimes against civilians (media) Serbian Language Media: • Representatives of Serbian civil organisations in Kosovo about the year 2024: A series of serious challenges (KiM radio) • Osmani visited Northern Mitrovica (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) • Indictment for an alleged war crime in Kosovo against the defendants in absentia (RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, Kosovo Online) • Vucevic: I fear the continuation of terror against Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, TV Happy) • Djuric: The endangerment of Serb rights is a stain on the international presence in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Vesti) • Mojsilovic: The Serbian Army capable of protecting Serbs in Kosovo (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti) Opinion: • The New Year's resolution: bringing Kosovo closer to the EU (Koha) International Media: • ‘This Gave Me Hope’: Meet the Student Protesters Trying to Change Serbian Society (BIRN) • Proliferating disinformation ahead of elections in Kosovo, North Macedonia impacts public opinion and vote (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 31, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Seems our international partners don’t want to blame Serbia (media) Osmani: Protecting our territory in cooperation with partners, priority (Klan) Haxhiu: Reserves case was last year, why is Kurti being invited to testify now (EO) Gruda: Kurti without any result; PDK will implement full vetting in judiciary (KTV) Rohde: Germany, Europe want Kosovo in EU, CoE, but steps are needed (media) Kurti visited Adem Jashari memorial complex on Veterans Day (media) Serbian Language Media: Journalism under siege: The fight against propaganda in northern Kosovo (KoSSev) Vucevic: Protests in Serbia undeniably carry foreign signature (Tanjug) Oliver Ivanovic Street renaming revoked by North Mitrovica MA (KoSSev) Arsenijevic detained because of the drone, then released (KoSSev) Court convicts parents of teenage school shooter (N1)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani and Kurti express their condolences for late President Jimmy Carter (media) • Kurti: I proposed to write draft for Association, Serbia asked for “a little Dodik” (Koha) • Osmani on KLA Veterans Day: Eternal glory to the nation's martyrs (media) • Maqedonci: Our army is much stronger and more ready than in previous years (media) • Special Prosecution: In 2024, 8 new cases were targeted, 9 indictments filed and around 30 million euros frozen (media) • Hovenier leaves Kosovo (media) • Citaku: Kosovo's independence is inevitably linked to Thaci, what have you done Albin (media) • Kosovo Correctional Service receives donation from EULEX (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: There may be elections, but there will never be transitional government (Tanjug, TV Pink) • PKS: Kurti's refusal to respond to the summons of the prosecution disrespects the institutions (KiM radio) • In North Mitrovica, Gervalla declares: “No force can stand in the way of Kosovo’s sovereignty” (KoSSev) • Hasani: The Government of Kosovo does not declare Serbian List as a terrorist organisation because it is not (Danas, Kosovo Online) • Indictment filed over Novi Sad Railway Station tragedy (N1) Opinion: • The light that triumphs (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti to prosecution: They want to make this international news (media) Barduani: KFOR continues to play a crucial role (media) Kurti: Ambassadors to react swiftly against Serbia’s attacks and lies (media) Osmani: Kosovo belongs to all its citizens, but above all our children (media) Kosovo leaders’ condolences on passing of former US President Carter (media) KFOR troops conduct a series of patrol and surveillance activities in Istog (media) Serbian Language Media: Zaporozac: Employees expelled from Serbian institutions in Kosovo will receive salaries until they return to work (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS) Gervalla on the promenade of North Mitrovica (KoSSev) Milos Jovanovic: The international conference would not bring "God knows what", the occupation should be declared (Danas, FoNet) Jesic: A referendum on Kosovo would be pointless, like if there was a vote on merging with the USA (N1, Danas, FoNet) Duda Kavecka: Overcome obstacles in Dialogue, refrain from unilateral actions (Kosovo Online) Students announce protest for New Year’s Eve (N1, nova.rs) International Media: Kosovo counts children’s wounds from Tik Tok challenges as Albania takes drastic measures (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Year 2024, the year of our passport (RTK) President Osmani decrees 24 new prosecutors, almost half of them women (media) Osmani, Hovenier visit grave of former Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova (media) Hovenier: I am leaving as a strong friend of Kosovo (Indeksonline) Kosovo increases sanctions against Russia (Kallxo) Hasani: Kosovo's sovereignty and territorial integrity, a national priority (RTK) First case of Mpox confirmed in Kosovo (media) Central Bank: Euro as only currency for payments has had positive effects (media) A parallel Serbian institution in the north, shut down (media) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo police raided offices of Urban Planning; Elshani says it is continuation of yesterday's operation (Kosovo Online, media) Serbian List says Kosovo police apprehended director of Urbanism social enterprise, strongly condemns raid on yet another institution (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, media) Vucevic: ''Invasion of so-called Kosovo police into 'Urbanizam' company, continuation of terror against Serbs'' (Tanjug, Danas) EULEX on CSOs report: We draw attention to Kosovo police on mandatory professional and impartial conduct (Alternativna.com) Kosovo police reacted ‘ex officio’ over removal of string with decorations, Arsenijevic says ‘ex-officio’ approach reserved for Serbs only (Alternativna.com, social media) Blakaj: During the inventory of war damage, no evidence was requested (Kosovo Online) Party of Kosovo Serbs demands resignation of Gracanica mayor (Radio KIM) Vucic: Rational approach needed to end Ukraine bloodshed (Tanjug) DS, Together party sign agreement on unification (N1) International Media: Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia struggle on media ownership transparency (PI) Kosovo issues first war crimes verdict in defendant’s absence (BIRN) In divided Kosovo, some Albanians and Serbs do come together - at work (BIRN) From fear to the magic of Brussels (Kosovo 2.0) Commission urged not to designate Serbia lithium mine as ‘strategic project’ (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: Vetevendosje won’t appeal ECAP decision on Serbian List (media) Hovenier holds farewell meeting with Kurti (media) Maqedonci: Attacks from Serbia possible while Radoicic and his group are at large (media) Munter: U.S. will no longer have traditional approach vis-à-vis Kosovo and Serbia (RFE) Hetemi: War crimes in Kosovo, documented more than of other wars in former Yugoslavia (Koha) CEC fails to hold meeting, LVV calls absence dishonest (RTK) Over 90,000 registered to vote from abroad (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: More countries will withdraw recognition of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTS) Vucic: Good, substantial discussion with Zelenskyy about important matters of cooperation (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) L.D. from Zvecan released from prison; Lawyer: Released two months early for good behavior (KiM radio, KoSSev) Mayor of Gracanica:  The police did not question the work of the municipality of Gracanica; the arrested worked on their own initiative (Kosovo Online) KP: Officials in Gracanica arrested for abuse of office and accepting bribes (KiM radio) Serbian national flag returned on Zvecan fortress, police drone raised (KoSSev) Sarajevo students rally in solidarity with Serbian protesters (N1)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti calls on diaspora to register: Four minutes of your time, four decisive years for Kosovo (media) • CEC awaits legal deadlines for certification of Serbian List (RTK) • Cedomir Aksic sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for war crimes (media) • Police raid ‘Three Skyscrapers’ in north, encounter parallel structures (Reporteri) • Svecla: We shut down a parallel institution of Serbia in the north (media) • Hovenier honored that Osmani and her family spent Christmas at Bondsteel (RTK) • Mustafi: Serbia continues with discrimination against Albanians (Koha) • Tahiri: Kurti is embarrassing Kosovo in front of international partners (Reporteri) Serbian Language Media: • KP arrested two officials of the Gracanica Municipality (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Media Center Caglavica) • KP in the premises of the Public Housing Company and the Directorate for Urban Building Land and Roads (KoSSev, KIM radio, Kosovo Online, RTS, media) • Office for KiM: Kurti continues terrorizing Serbs and looting their property in the north (Kosovo Online) • SL: Invasion into the Serbian institutions, Kurti's revenge for the failed attempt to ban us (Kosovo Online) • The Serbian national flag taken down again from the Zvecan fortress (KoSSev, Danas) • Odalovic hopes for a prompt meeting of the Commission, families of the missing deserve answers and truth (Kosovo Online) • Blakaj: Without political will, the establishment of the Joint Commission for the Missing Persons means nothing (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti warns of new attacks in Kosovo before and after the New Year (media) • Kurti: Let prosecutors come to prime minister's office to interview me (media) • CEC decision on non-certification of Serbian List, annulled (media) • Svecla denied visit to the Valley: Serbia continues with provocations (media) • MFA rejects Serbian minister's request to visit Kosovo (Albanian Post) • Haxhiu: Serbia is obliged to arrest Radoicic according to Extradition Convention (EO) • Government allocates €1,108,529 support for Albanian families in the Valley (RTK) • Constitutional Court of Kosovo Specialized Chambers rejects Thaci’s referral regarding violation of fundamental rights (Klan) • Kosovo leaders participate in Christmas celebrations (media) Serbian Language Media: • Minister Ristic denied entry to Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS) • Svecla refused permission to visit southern Serbia (N1, KoSSev) • Appeals panel certifies Serbian List election ticket (N1) • Serbian List: Our appeal accepted, CEC required to certify our list (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, KiM radio) • Igor Simic denies reports of physical assault at Rudare celebration (Kosovo Online) • UNMIK: CEC to support integrity of Kosovo electoral process (Kosovo Online) • Djuric thanks Russian, Belarusian ambassadors for support on Kosovo issue (Tanjug, Danas, media) • The light of good (KoSSev) • Vucic: Under no circumstances will we recognize the independence of Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Ferguson: Serbs in northern Kosovo need special support; we strive to help (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, RTV)