Albanian Language Media: • Kurti received Germany’s Secretary of State (media) • Abbott: Resolving situation in north requires patience and calm thinking (media) • PM Albin Kurti interview with The Guardian • EU ambassadors approve visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • Dendias: Implement everything that has been achieved so far (media) • Non-paper from Kosovo, Serbia politicians and activists meet in Switzerland (Nacionale) • No agreement without compromises from both sides, analysts say (RTK) • Hoxha: Radoicic decided who was police chief, and who was municipal director (Kallxo) • Qalaj: Police officers in Leposavic are sleeping on cardboards (teve1) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: Secret indictments against Serbs in Kosovo unacceptable type of political pressure (Tanjug) • President Vucic met NATO Admiral Munsch on Tuesday (Tanjug) • Admiral Munsch: KFOR carefully monitors situation in northern Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS) • Serbs from the north of Kosovo the 11th day at the barricades (NMagazin, Beta, RTS) • Civil society: Detention conditions of Pantic represent serious violation of his human rights (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM) • KP on smashed shop windows in Bosniak Mahala: The anti-terrorism unit involved in the investigation (KoSSev) • Radojevic on breaking shops’ windows in Bosniak Mahala and lack of police reaction (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM) • Petkovic: “Kurti threatens and calls for liquidation” (KiM radio, N1, Beta) • Brnabic, Vucic, Rakic react to Kurti’s statement on barricades and casualties (RTV, Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • KFOR commander for N1: Parties in Kosovo to allow freedom of movement (Kosovo Online) • Dacic says removal of causes may lead to de-escalation of situation in Kosovo (RTV) • Rakic: “Release of arrested Serbs, withdrawal of all units, removal of secret hit lists, a recipe for removing barricades” (Kontakt plus radio) • Navaro: Spain will not support Pristina EU membership bid (Kosovo Online) • Fajon: Respect of Brussels Agreement crucial (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo PM says Russia inflaming Serbia tensions as Ukraine war falters (The Guardian)

• Osmani: Final agreement must be based on mutual recognition (media) • Kurti asks for more work from the diplomacy (media) • Rohde: Association should be formed in line with Court’s decision (Koha) • Osmani and KFOR Commander discuss security situation (media) • Rohde criticizes Serbian List about Rada Trajkovic’s detention (Telegrafi) • Ceku says artifacts stolen from Serbia will also be discussed in Brussels (media) • LDK’s Haziri on Kosovo-Serbia "secret meeting" in Switzerland (Telegrafi) • Greek chief diplomat Dendias to visit Kosovo today (media) • Haradinaj: Kurti rejected Kosova C and U.S. gas pipeline project (Telegrafi) • TV Crew Attacked Near Serbs’ Barricade in Tense North Kosovo (BIRN) • Extreme Right-Wing Serbs Protest in Jarinje (Prishtina Insight) • EU conditions monitoring of elections with finalization of reforms (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 19, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: The barricades in the north will not be allowed to stand for long (Koha) • The Greek FM and Lajcak talk about lowering tensions in the north (RTK) • Swiss MFA confirms secret meeting between Kosovo and Serbia (Albanian Post) • Abdixhiku: Situation in the north is worse; Government must ask for help (Express) • Mehaj: Our objective is NATO membership (Telegrafi) • LDK MP Avdullah Hoti interview with Nacionale • Tahiri: Situation in the north cannot be resolved only with statements (Reporteri) • Masked people attack the Klan Kosova team at the barricade near Cabra (Klan) • Association of Journalists of Kosovo reacts to attack on Klan Kosova team (media) • PSD to protest against the Specialist Chambers on December 24 (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Day ten at barricades, primary schools open today (RTS) • PM Brnabic: Serbs are heard only from the barricades (KiM radio, RTS, FoNet) • Dacic says Kurti is biggest threat to peace (TV Pink) • SPS leader: Serbia sees Kosovo the way Catholics see the Vatican (N1, BETA) • Petkovic: UNMIK and KFOR must urgently protect Serbs and their property in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug, RTS, Politika) • Broken windows on Serbian shops in Bosnjacka Mahala (RTS, Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Simic: Continuation of hybrid and information war by Pristina (Kosovo Online, social media) • Trajkovic rendered 30-day detention (Radio KIM) • Appeal on detention of Dejan Pantic refused (Radio KIM) • Vucic hosts Dendias and Dacic on occasion of Saint Nikola Day (Tanjug) • The right-wing rally ends, they claim they wanted to tell KFOR to leave Jarinje (KoSSev) • Lajcak wrote Franco-German proposal, says Drecun (N1, TV Pink) Opinion: • Palokaj: No practical reasons or legal basis for Serbian forces in Kosovo (Koha) • How the Hague Tribunal Failed Wartime Rape Survivors (BIRN) International: • Endgame Nears for Kosovo’s Crypto Haven (BIRN)

• Kurti for Der Spiegel: Vucic wants to return to past, but that train is gone • Serbian police prevent far-right activists from crossing into Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo) • Svecla: Police is capable and has capacities to confront criminal structures (Koha) • President’s Chief of Staff reacts to protest at Jarinje (media) • Hoxhaj: Serbian regime is solely responsible for tensions (media) • KFOR to start regular military exercises near its base in Novosella (media) • Mehaj: Kosovo Army has capacities to protect territorial integrity (media) • Krasniqi: Government cannot hide behind KFOR (Kosovapress) • KFOR must remove the barricades, analysts say (Prishtina Insight) • President Osmani holds end-of-year reception with diplomatic corps (Koha) • Tajani: Italy to organise conference on Balkans in January (media) • U.S. welcomes verdict in case against Salih Mustafa (media) • Conviction of Kosovo’s ‘Commander Cali’ sparks anger at home (BIRN) • Kosovo arrests Serb ex-policeman for 1999 attack on village (BIRN)

• Kurti for Der Spiegel: Vucic wants to return to past, but that train is gone • Serbian police prevent far-right activists from crossing into Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo) • Svecla: Police is capable and has capacities to confront criminal structures (Koha) • President’s Chief of Staff reacts to protest at Jarinje (media) • Hoxhaj: Serbian regime is solely responsible for tensions (media) • KFOR to start regular military exercises near its base in Novosella (media) • Mehaj: Kosovo Army has capacities to protect territorial integrity (media) • Krasniqi: Government cannot hide behind KFOR (Kosovapress) • KFOR must remove the barricades, analysts say (Prishtina Insight) • President Osmani holds end-of-year reception with diplomatic corps (Koha) • Tajani: Italy to organise conference on Balkans in January (media) • Conviction of Kosovo’s ‘Commander Cali’ sparks anger at home (BIRN) • Kosovo arrests Serb ex-policeman for 1999 attack on village (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Recognition by the five states facilitates the EU membership process (RTK) • PM Kurti, government ministers react to Rada Trajkovic’s detention (media) • Specialist Chambers finds Mustafa guilty, sentences him to 26 years in prison (media) • Acting Specialist Prosecutor welcomes verdict in Salih Mustafa trial (media) • Reactions to Specialist Chambers’ verdict against Salih Mustafa (media) • Reports that request for return of Serbian troops was delivered to KFOR (RFE) • Shea: Serbia's request to send forces to Kosovo will be rejected (RFE) • Docherty: Kosovo long-term strategic partner of the United Kingdom (RTK) • Rizvanolli on paying electricity for north: Can’t continue this in time of crisis (EO) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Gov't has adopted decision to request return of Serbian forces in Kosovo, handed over it to KFOR (Tanjug, Novosti) • Dacic: Firm assurances from the five EU members who did not recognize Kosovo that they will not change their position (Danas, Beta, FoNet, Blic) • Petkovic: Another former police officer arrested (KoSSev, RTS, N1) • Arrests of Serbs in north continue, day seven at barricades (RTS, Tanjug, Blic) • Serbian List reacts to latest arrest in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Trajkovic again held at Merdare crossing, waiting to be let into Serbia (N1) • Serbian ambassador blasts Kurti, Osmani over “Greater Albania” map (Tanjug) • Serbian DefMin to UK Ambassador: Deeply concerned over Kosovo (N1) • Brnabic speaks with her Romanian counterpart, expresses gratitude for principled stance on Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Office for KiM: Houses broken into and looted, and the church of St. Nikola in the hamlet of Bogosevce, near Prizren (Kontakt plus radio) • Gujon to Pristina authorities: Be consistent in your stances, allow me entry in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Stano: European Union continues working on de-escalation in northern Kosovo (RTV) Opinion: • What Must Be Done to Finally Bring Justice to Kosovo? (BIRN) International: • Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Convicted of War Crimes by Hague Court (BIRN)

• Kurti waiting for KFOR to remove the barricades (RFE) • Association, Kurti: Serbia will raise it as an issue within the dialogue (Klan) • Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar (Associated Press) • Kurti: We expect Kosovo to enter the EU within 9 years (euronews.al) • Von Cramon: EU integration also depends on dialogue with Serbia (Klan) • KFOR’s statement on request for return of Serbian troops? (Albanian Post) • Rama: Kosovo was freed from Belgrade once and for all (media) • Former Kosovo Serb police officer arrested, suspected of war crimes (KP) • Osmani meets Hovenier, discuss latest developments (media) • Trajkovic sent to Serbian Interior Ministry, warns she isn’t feeling well (Klan) • Kosovo formally applies to join EU (Reuters) • Poll: Vetevendosje leads with 42.6%, followed by LDK and PDK (media) • North Kosovo: What are the tensions with ethnic Serbs about? (DW) • Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve? (Al Jazeera)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 15, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti officially submits Kosovo's application for EU membership in Prague (media) • Osmani: The time of border traders has ended once and for all (media) • Kurti has travelled to Prague, at 13:00 he submits the application for the EU (RTK) • Kosovo: by receiving candidate status, dynamics in dialogue would accelerate (Koha) • PDK does not participate in the President's annual speech (RTK) • AAK also boycotts Osmani's annual address to the Assembly (media) • Borrell: Barricades must be removed; let’s return to discussions (Koha) • Varhelyi on visa liberalisation: Work for the fight against crime gave results (Klan) • Albanian President welcomes Kosovo application for EU membership (media) • Peci: Serb population is in the most difficult position in the north (Nacionale) • New barricades set up in the north (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • EULEX chief: We don’t know exactly where Pantic is being held (N1, RTS, Kosovo Online, Srna) • Wigemark with Rakic discuss security situation, rule of law in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media) • Day six at barricades in northern Kosovo (RTS) • Hill: Serbia has right to address KFOR, however, political solution is needed (N1) • Vucic: Pristina officially violates Washington agreement, Belgrade response this evening (Tanjug) • Dacic: Pristina's EU membership bid a political marketing move (media) • DefMin: Wrong assumption that Serbia doesn’t know what it’s doing (N1) • Mitrovica North Assembly gets new speaker (N1) • Djuric on appointment of new municipal councillors in Mitrovica North (Tanjug, social media) • Vucic: Conversation with Lajcak, Escobar fair, sincere (Tanjug) • Trajkovic kept at the Merdare crossing, then allowed to cross to Kosovo (KiM radio, N1, Danas, NMagazin) • Momirovic: Food and fuel supplies under threat in Kosovo north (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo officially applies for EU membership in symbolic act (Al Jazeera) • Serbian president holds talks with EU, US officials on de-escalation with Kosovo (AA)

• Kosovo Leaders Sign EU Candidacy Application (BIRN) • Kurti hails agreement on visa liberalisation (media) • EU Parliament, Council reach agreement on Kosovo visa liberalisation (media) • Escobar calls for removal of barricades and formation of Association (Koha) • Lajcak: Vucic understands seriousness of situation in the north (RFE) • NATO: Barricades in the north should be removed immediately (Koha) • Bislimi: Barricades not placed by local Serbs but by a radical group supported by Belgrade (BBC) • US expects govt proposal for Association, implies to do it with civil society (Koha) • Mandl for Kosovo's EU application: Important step at the right time (Koha) • Kosovo Albanians Take Serb-Vacated Council Seats in Divided Town (BIRN) • Albin Kurti, the most liked leader, poll shows (Klan Kosova) • Konjufca: We aim to be leaders in region for parliamentary transparency (Koha) • Krasniqi: No more Serbian soldiers in Kosovo, this was closed in ’99 (Koha) • First Kosovo Guerrilla Verdict Due at Hague ‘Special Court’ (BIRN) • Serbian Ex-Policeman Pleads Not Guilty to Kosovo War Crimes (BIRN) • Why tensions have flared up between Kosovo and Serbia (TRT World)

Albanian Language Media: • Application for Kosovo's membership in the EU, signed (Koha) • Kurti: We will submit membership application to Czech presidency of EU in Prague (media) • Kosovo Police refute Serbian media reports that Pantic was mistreated (media) • Ministry: No agreement stops special police units from going to the north (RFE) • Kurti: Foreign investments have increased by 46 percent compared to last year (Kallxo) • Mehaj: The fourth anniversary of the army finds us with great successes (media) • Mitrovica North SL assembly members replaced by those from Civic Initiative (media) • Edita Tahiri: Escobar silenced Kurti (Ekonomia) • Borrell talks about Thaci: We arrested him while he was still president (media) • Ukrainian MP sends Zelensky request for recognition of Kosovo's independence (Ekonomia) • PSD with "Tension for Association" action in front of the government (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic’s question: Western partners to say which documents they will respect, mentioning the sixth from Thessaloniki on EU enlargement to the WB (media) • The Kosovo government made a decision on land expropriation in Leposavic and Z. Potok (KoSSev) • North Mitrovica Municipal Assembly: New councillors sworn in (Kontakt plus radio) • Petkovic: Serb-majority municipality taken over by Albanians (Radio KIM) • Serbs on barricades for fifth day, night went peacefully (RTS) • Vucic to meet with Lajcak, Escobar on Wednesday (Tanjug) • Radosavljevic: Serbs are not against (CSM) ZSO, but against what it symbolises (VoA) • EU Council expects Serbia to align with EU foreign policy (N1, Beta, RTS) • Dacic to UNMIK chief: UN important for territorial integrity (media) • Family of Dejan Pantic say his innocence can easily be proved, if trial is just (RTS) • Brnabic reacts to Escobar’s remark on return of Serbian security personnel (Kosovo Online, social media, Danas) • Odalovic: Situation in Kosovo requires serious reaction of international community (Tanjug) • Verdict delivered to Todosijevic, Petkovic says additional pressure on Serbs (Radio KIM) International: • Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany’s interest (AP)