• The penalty measure for license plates postponed for one day (media) • Borrell: We need to de-escalate situation, move toward normalisation (media) • EU to hold emergency talks with Kosovo-Serbia as deadline looms (Euractiv) • EU police patrol Kosovo's north after Serb officers quit (Reuters) • US hopes an agreement on licence plates will be reached (RFE, media) • EULEX chief and KFOR commander walk in the north of Mitrovica (RTK) • Kurti: Frank and important phone conversation with Chollet (media) • Bugajski: Fundamental problem – Serbia’s non-recognition of Kosovo (media) • Kosovo, Serbia delegations clash at NATO Parliamentary Assembly (RTK) • Kosovo war crimes expert named Special Counsel in January 6 and Trump documents investigations in U.S. (RFE) • Kosovo Public Broadcaster Complains of ‘Smallest Ever’ Budget (BIRN) • Media Climate in Albania Worsening, Press Freedom Advocates Say (BIRN) • Kosovo Public Broadcaster Complains of ‘Smallest Ever’ Budget (BIRN) • Special Prosecution Charges Serbian Citizen with Torturing Civilians (BIRN) • The need for lies (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: I am optimistic about licence plate issue, but Belgrade's approach is quite destructive (media) • Brussels sends an invitation for a meeting to Kurti and Vucic (media) • Kusari-Lila announces solution for licence plates "within hours" (Express) • Osmani thanks Pelosi for her commitment and connection with Kosovo (media) • EC convinces Netherlands – now they are in favour of visa liberalisation (Express) • Kusari-Lila: EU plan has U.S. support and includes two phases (RTK) • Peci: In one version I’ve seen, plan includes Serb Orthodox Church (Klan) • Abazi: Kosovo to return to table of talks and coordinate with partners (Kallxo) • Hoti: Kurti doesn’t listen to U.S., but sends police to coordinate with EULEX (Koha) • EULEX on patrols in north of Kosovo: We have not assumed police responsibility (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • The EU invited Vucic and Kurti to Brussels: Find a European solution to get out of the crisis (N1) • Office for KiM: No agreement has been reached with Pristina (RTS, Blic) • Brnabic: No agreement with Pristina, it must implement agreements (Tanjug, media) • UNS and DNKiM: Urgently to determine who attacked the Insajderi cameraman (KiM radio, NMagazin, Insajder) • The KP confirms the attack on an Albanian cameraman and a student, but not a kidnapping (KoSSev) • NGO Aktiv launches a phone line for reporting cases of mistreatment by the police (KiM radio) • Drecun: We should expect Pristina to accept the EU's suggestions (Tanjug) • UNS and DNKiM not invited to the meeting of the CoE Platform for the Safety of Journalists (KiM radio) International: • UN expert on truth and justice to visit Serbia and Kosovo* (ohchr.org) • Spain Suggests Kosovo’s Visa Liberalisation Process Be Finalised on January 1, 2024 (schengenvisainfo.com) • BIRN Conference Warns of Far-Right Groups’ Influence in Balkans (BIRN)

• Kosovo Assembly adopts in principle budget for 2023 (media) • Osmani: Paneuropa supported Kosovo people in most difficult times (media) • Kurti travels to Estonia to meet Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (media) • Belgrade-backed Serb party retakes seats in Kosovo Parliament (BIRN) • Bislimi: Serbian List’s return to Assembly exposes Belgrade’s agenda (media) • SL return to Assembly interpreted as weakening of Vucic’s position (Koha) • A cameraman and a teenager assaulted in the north of Kosovo (BIRN) • Szunyog: Refrain from actions that could lead to confrontation (Koha) • OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns violence in Mitrovica North (media) • Krasniqi: Association in line with Constitution; U.S. call to be heeded (media) • Head of Mitrovica North-based NGO talks about assault (Koha) • “It is difficult to explain why Ukraine does not recognize Kosovo” (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Dialogue with Serbia has never been more transparent (Klan) • New Serbian List MPs sworn in today (Koha) • Krasniqi meets Escobar: Alignment, coordination with U.S. has no alternative (media) • Rohde: Urgent need for solution to avoid escalation; more internal dialogue (Express) • Osmani: Dialogue should be centred on mutual recognition (RTK) • Italian Foreign and Defence Ministers to visit Kosovo and Serbia next week (Klan) • Svecla: Government ready to shelter up to 5,000 Ukrainian refugees (media) • Abdixhiku: Bondsteel should be a permanent military base (Kosovapress) • Haziri: U.S. first signs of reevaluating relations with Kosovo govt officials (Telegrafi) • AJK reacts to the attack on the journalist in the north (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • Members of the SL verified their mandates: Kurti’s plan prevented (media) • Serbian Assembly Committee for KiM: The security situation in Kosovo unstable and tense (KoSSev) • EULEX chief says his officers can’t replace Kosovo Police (N1, KoSSev) • In North Mitrovica, two Albanians were injured, one of them a journalist (KoSSev, N1, Danas, KiM radio) • Serbia, Hungary, Austria reach agreement on readmission (N1) • Licence plates and diplomacy behind closed doors: What’s on the table in an attempt to avoid a “dangerous situation” (euronews.rs) • Vucic: Serbia grateful to Angola for principled stance on Kosovo-Metohija (Tanjug) • Petkovic: Verifying the mandate of the SL does not mean their return to parliament (RTS) • The signing of contracts with Serbs who left the institutions in Kosovo and Metohija has begun (RTS) International: • Guessing Games over Franco-German ‘Compass’ for Kosovo Conundrum (BIRN) • Media Freedom in Kosovo ‘Undermined by Political Pressure’ (BIRN)

• Time for Kurti-led government to “listen to the allies” (Radio Free Europe) • EULEX: As of Wednesday, we’re also patrolling on foot in north (Front Online) • Osmani in Vienna: Austria, strategic partner of Kosovo (media) • Stano: No new proposals for solving crisis in north of Kosovo (media) • Sarrazin: There is no French-German plan, published parts not correct (RTK) • Kosovo Serbs Report Arson Attacks Amid Licence Plates Dispute (BIRN) • Czech proposal for visa liberalisation for Kosovo has stalled (media) • Concerns over the freedom of media in Kosovo (Voice of America) • SLAPP Lawsuits Want to ‘Silence’ Crticism; Solution Required for WB (BIRN) • Kosovo participating in COP27 Conference for the first time (media) • Was the "Valley Association" discussed in Brussels? (Albanian Post)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 16, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Bislimi denies agreement on licence plates has been reached (Koha) • Source: Agreement on licence plates must be reached before Nov 21 (Indeksonline) • Serbs in north different positions on elections; don’t take resistance calls seriously (KP) • The EU is waiting for Kosovo's response about new proposal on license plates (RFE, media) • EULEX chief: Situation in the North fragile, citizens afraid (media) • Trajkovic: Unlikely there will be elections in north on December 18 (RTK) • “Serbia threatening Serbs they’ll suffer if they cooperate with Kosovo govt” (EO) • Budget for KSF next year expected to be €123 million (RTK) • Hoti: Visit of LDK leadership in U.S., sign they see us as partners (T7) • LDK spokeswoman slams FM Gervalla for being “so undiplomatic” (media) • Vetevendosje MP indicates he could leave the party (media) • Szunyog: I believe decision on liberalization will be made before the end of this year (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Brnabic: Brussels agreement cannot be transferred onto some other agreements (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Kurti attempts to destabilise situation with unilateral decisions (Radio KIM) • Rakic and Simic meet EULEX Head, discuss security situation in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: China has always demonstrated its sincere friendship (Tanjug) • Another Serbian cemetery renamed on Google maps, this one to Illyrian (Kosovo Online) • Three prosecutors from other areas temporarily transferred to Basic Prosecution in Mitrovica North (KoSSev) • Investigation into mistreatment of Miodrag Milicevic, NGO Aktiv Director initiated (Kosovo Online) • Serbia to get honorary consul in Singapore (Tanjug) • RTS: 100,000 Russians and 18,000 Ukrainians in Serbia (N1) • RFE: Elections in the north of Kosovo between law and politics (RFE) • Danas daily on the elections in northern Kosovo: There would be new conflicts on ground • Vucic met Greek Ambassador, thanked him for Greek support to territorial integrity of Serbia (Kosovo Online) International: • Disinformation everywhere (Kosovo 2.0) • BIRN Launches Interactive Map of Far-Right and Extremist Groups (BIRN)

• Kurti: With Association, Belgrade wants compensation for lost war (media) • Leaders condemn killing of civilians near Polish-Ukrainian border (media) • Dialogue, licence plates discussed at meeting between Bislimi and Lajcak (media) • Sources: Deal reached on licence plates, return of Serbs to institutions (Paparaci) • Osmani hosts meeting with U.S. officials (media) • Belgrade-Backed Kosovo Serb Party to Boycott Local Elections (BIRN) • Kraut: Kosovo-Germany relations are strong, to be deepened even more (media) • LDK leader Abdixhiku meets Escobar in Washington (media) • Berlin Process agreements cannot enter into force before two years (RTK) • Kosovo, Serbia NGOs Condemn Police 'Attack' on Serb Activist (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 15, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Prime Minister Kurti travels to Germany (RTK) • Konjufca meets the U.S. Congress delegation (RTK) • Common language found in Brussels, solution to be presented by Friday (AP) • Seven Serb candidates expected to join Assembly after SL resignations (Gazeta Blic) • The EU ready to host Kurti and Vucic at the meeting (Koha) • German Embassy: Escalation between Kosovo and Serbia, worrying (Express) • Hoti: U.S. asked govt to postpone decision, but they are meeting with Petkovic (media) • Bytyci: I expect agreement on licence plates this week (Koha) • AAK calls for 30% increase in public sector wages until wages law adopted (Telegrafi) • AAK’s Tahiri to Borrell: Your messages are not balanced (Klan) • Retired U.S. General: Kosovo Army can coexist with a force like KFOR in future (media) • Kosovo denies reports that agreement with Denmark on prison cells suspended (Klan) • MP denounces Gracanica police station chief for harassing police officer (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Elections in northern Kosovo doomed to fail (N1) • Serbian List to boycott elections in northern Kosovo (N1) • Serbian and Kosovo NGOs: The attack on Milicevic is a reflection of the deteriorating atmosphere in Kosovo (Beta, N1) • Milicevic for N1 on details of his mistreatment by Kosovo police special unit (N1) • KoSSev on police rebuttal of Milicevic’s mistreatment, Svecla’s statement (KoSSev) • OPEN Initiative: Perpetrators from ranks of Kosovo police to be punished (KoSSev) • Visoki Decani Monastery on Milicevic’s case (social media) • Serbian cemetery in Vitina renamed to Albanian, Petkovic's reaction on Twitter (Kosovo Online, medijacentar.info) • Brnabic: Serbs in Kosovo request only adherence to agreements (RTS) • Elections for mayors in the north of Kosovo and questions unanswered (RTS, Kontakt plus radio) • UN GA adopts resolution on Russian war reparations, Serbia abstains (N1) • Stano: EU ready for Vucic-Kurti meeting as soon it is possible (Kosovo Online) International: • Kosovo Albanian, Serb Journalists Trained in Fact-Checking, Media Literacy (BIRN)

Borrell: We’re facing most serious Kosovo-Serbia crisis in last 10 years (media) Osmani sets date for mayoral elections in four northern municipalities (media) EU warns Serbia, Kosovo against returning to the past (AP) Jablanovic: Now is not the right time for elections (media) Rasic: Elections at this time can be used to increase tensions (media) Petkovic: People will be afraid to go out and vote (RTK) Borrell on French-German proposal: It came from me and Lajcak (media) Bislimi travels to Brussels, will meet Lajcak (Koha) Police, Minister deny Serb NGO director was hit by special police (media) PDK’s Haliti: High risk of escalation in north of Kosovo (media) Advisory note by international experts on formation of Association (Albanian Post) PDK leader Krasniqi meets Lajcak (media) Lajcak meets McAllister, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan Kosova) Kosovo Reduces Serb Ex-Policeman’s War Crimes Sentence (BIRN) ‘Honour-Based Abuse’: The Fight against Virginity Testing in Kosovo (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Borrell: We’ve made proposal to resolve situation in north of Kosovo (Express) • Kurti at Vienna Economic Forum: Kosovo has achieved high economic growth (Koha) • AAK won’t attend President’s meeting with parties on elections in north (Klan) • Mayoral elections in northern municipalities could be held on Dec 18 (Albanian Post) • Ibrahimi on Association: Decision of Constitutional Court must not be ignored (EO) • Aurescu encourages dialogue: Tensions in north must be stopped (media) • Car with Serbian licence plates of Kosovo national set on fire in Mitrovica (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Pristina authorities should not ‘play with fire’ (Beta, N1) • Serbian FM says Belgrade won’t negotiate on something that was already agreed on (N1) • Graffiti calling for resistance appear in Zubin Potok and Zvecan as well (Kosovo Online) • Citizens again complain that special forces stop them on the roads, the police claim that this is not intimidation, but provision of security (KoSSev) • Vucic meets ambassadors from Asia and Africa accredited to Serbia, briefs them about Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Djordjevic, Obradovic on what could happen in Kosovo after November 21 (Danas) • Sentence to Stanisic reduced from 20 to 15 years in prison (Kosovo Online) • Brnabic to visit Singapore for Bloomberg New Economy Forum (Tanjug) • Slovenian President: Visit to Western Balkans first trip abroad (N1) International: • Music Mobilisation: The Concerts Connecting Neo-Nazis in Croatia (BIRN)