• Lajcak announces developments in the dialogue process (RTK) • Kurti: Serbia behaving in Balkans according to Russian Federation model (Koha) • Kurti received by Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg (media) • “We will allow no individual to be stronger than the rule of law” (media) • Trudeau confirms Canada’s strong commitment to support Kosovo (media) • Krasniqi: People are disappointed by Kurti government (RTK) • AAK announces elections in the party (Ekonomia Online) • Kosovo to end free energy supplies to Serb-majority municipalities (BIRN) • Ivanovic murder trial witness avoids naming ‘threatening’ Serb criminals (BIRN) • 'Pawns': Serbs in north Kosovo stuck in simmering dispute (AFP, France 24) • COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media) • Albania-Kosovo intergovernmental meeting set for November 26 (euronews.al) • Kosovo declares day of mourning for victims in Bulgaria bus crash (euronews.al)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo leaders extend condolences to North Macedonia following tragic bus accident (media) • President of Kosovo Osmani to meet Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau (media) • Parliamentary committee holds meeting with UK ambassador (Kallxo/KP) • Kosovo authorities have paid over €27 million for electricity in the north (Kosovapress/Koha) • Szunyog condemns incidents against non-majority communities (media) • COVID-19: 15 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic with Lajcak on the continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS, Tanjug) • Vucic "nearly absolutely certain" Spain will not change stance on Kosovo (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever, KoSSev) • Selakovic: Relations with Holy See good, stable (Tanjug) • Petkovic banned from entering Kosovo again (Radio KIM) • Srdjan Popovic appointed new head of Kosovo District (KoSSev) • Dacic on Kurti, number of recognitions (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Assembly President, Ivica Dacic announced a referendum on January 16th (B92, RTS) • Spahiu: Kurti’s statement on unification with Albania is a betrayal and a hostile act against Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Vulin: Kosovo's membership in Interpol will not be considered this year either (Novi Magazin, Beta, N1) • Vucic extends condolences to North Macedonian president and prime minister over bus crash in Bulgaria (Kosovo-online) • Serbia's economic progress also due to ties with Russia, China, said Vucic (Tanjug) • ISAC Fund says majority of Serbians see Russia as ally, oppose NATO membership (N1) • CEC revokes Todosijevic’s mandate in Zvecan (Kosovo-online)

• Kurti: We expect visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens in 2022 (media) • Lajcak meets Kurti in Vienna (media) • Hajdari: Kosovo in CEFTA only as a state, not through UNMIK (Koha) • MPs: Investigate case of Romas were not served in Gjakova bar (EO) • Berisha: Kosovo as a society must reflect positively toward us (Klan Kosova) • Kosovo Serb politician Ivanovic threatened before murder, court told (BIRN) • Bota Sot editor-in-chief receives threats (Klan Kosova) • Justice institutions oppose plan for vetting judges and prosecutors (Exit News) • Albanians deny Serbia claim on deal on their removal from civil registry (Exit News) • LAREG Meeting in Paris: on the media situation in the Balkans countries (EFJ) • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 North Macedonian tourists (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 22, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Prime Minister Kurti on a two-day visit to Austria (media) • Disagreement over association and stalled dialogue (DW Albanian) • Hajdari: We must prepare for reciprocity (Ekonomia Online) • Assembly Presidency meeting fails due to lack of quorum (media) • PDK demands resignation of the Ombudsman (RTK) • Kosovo Bar That Refused to Serve Minorities Condemned (Prishtina Insight) • The American Chamber of Commerce calls on companies in Kosovo to avoid discrimination actions (media) • Kosovo to Release Energy Strategy Amid Controversy Over Gas Pipeline (Prishtina Insight) • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 58 new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM) • Vucic to meet Lajcak in Belgrade tomorrow (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Brnabic reacts to Kurti’s statement on possible unification with Albania (Euronews, Tanjug) • Petkovic: International community must react to Kurti’s unification statements (N1) • Serbian List: Kurti is against ZSO, yet he would vote for mono-national “Greater Albania” (Kosovo-online) • Oliver Ivanovic murder case trial continues (Radio KIM) • Vasic family house in Cernica village pelted with stones (Radio KIM) • EU and Western Balkans: Membership blocked; only aid and investment in return (Beta, Danas) • Serbian goods placement in Kosovo only half of the one before the taxes (Danas) • Adviser to the UN Secretary-General: Please remove the Mladic mural (N1) Opinion: • Kosovo 2022 census and the Serb community (KiM radio) • Is this the end of the peace pact holding Bosnia together? (politico.org) International: • North Macedonia: On the Edge (cepa.org) • Croatian Contingent Given Send-Off to Kosovo Without Presence of Media, Minister (total-croatia-news.com)

• Kosovo PM Kurti speaks with US envoy Escobar on the phone (Express) • Hovenier: Excited to come to Pristina to deepen US-Kosovo ties (media) • Caroline Ziadeh appointed new head of UNMIK (media) • Kurti: I’d vote for unification with Albania in democratic referendum (media) • U.S. calls for implementation of all Constitutional Court decisions (media) • Citaku on UNSC sessions: I had hard time getting information about war (Koha) • President Osmani speaks at the Halifax International Security Forum (media) • Mehaj: Presence of permanent military base in Kosovo, important (media) • The battle with lobbies (Koha Ditore) • Spain preparing historical turn towards Kosovo (media) • The integration of the north remains on paper (Koha Ditore) • Minister: Boycott bars and restaurants that don’t serve communities (media) • Two Serbian List officials risks decertification (Koha) • COVID-19: 7 new cases, no deaths (media) • As COVID wave strikes Balkans, infections in Kosovo drop (BIRN) • Serbian Albanian leaders deny deal over deleted addresses (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Rohde on dialogue: you cannot determine what the other party says (media) • Two international agreements ratified by the Assembly of Kosovo (RTK) • President Osmani leaves for an official visit to Canada (media) • Stoev: Relations with Western Balkans should not be limited to expansion only (RTK) • Kajari and Skerbinc discuss security situation in Kosovo (RTK) • Kosovo presidency congratulates the new U.S. Ambassador (media) • Berisha urges Konjufca to remove Serbian products from Kosovo Assembly buffet (media) • COVID-19: 7 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Belgrade on Pristina’s announcement of another anti-dumping measure: Violation of CEFTA (KoSSev) • “Caution regarding measures on Serbian products, so that there are no repercussions” (Kosovo-online) • Petkovic: Pristina not interested in normalization (Tanjug) • Selakovic meets with Giaufret, EU ambassadors (Tanjug) • Dacic: Regional cooperation priority for Serbia (RTS) • KEDS: ''With an increase in imports and consumption, astronomical prices for citizens expected'' (KoSSev, Koha) Opinion: • Legal framework for Kosovo Serbs tailored to Pristina (part two): Energy (KoSSev) International: • ‘Greater’ Balkan dreams a potential nightmare (ekathimerini.com)

• Kurti rejects allegations of 'cooling' of relations with U.S. (media) • Kurti and U.S. charge d'affaires discuss prospects of agreement with Serbia (media) • U.S. Senate confirms Jeffrey Hovenier as ambassador to Kosovo (Telegrafi/RFE) • U.S. sends diplomatic note to Kosovo Government on weapons supply (Koha) • EU says there were no conditions for tripartite meeting (Koha) • Lajcak on second meeting of working group on license plates (media) • German Ambassador comments on Open Balkan initiative (Kanal 10) • In Rome, Lajcak discusses Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Assembly fails to endorse AAK-sponsored resolution on gas pipeline (Telegrafi) • COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media) • Exhibition in honor of 1.623 missing persons launches in Prishtina (euronews.al)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 18, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Energy Strategy to offer stead supply for households and businesses (Telegrafi) • Enver Hoxhaj elected vice president of Kosovo Assembly from PDK (Lajmi) • Krasniqi to Kurti: The people have spoken, your pace is insufficient (Koha) • Kusari-Lila: We will engage maximally on election reform (Koha) • Kosovo launches inquiry into import of certain products from Serbia (Klan) • A group of Afghan citizens leave Kosovo for U.S. (media) • COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 47 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas (Radio KIM) • US donates 3.7 million Dollars to Serbia to fight pandemic (N1) • Svetomir Bacevic pleaded not guilty at hearing in Pristina (Radio KIM) • EUObserver: EU documents say Western Balkans, Turkey, Dubai are crime hotspots (N1) • Rakic and Radojevic with Szunyog on important issues for the Serbian people (Radio Mitrovica sever) • “Procrastination and unreadiness for any sort of compromise” (Radio KIM) • Pristina announcing possibility of introducing new measures on products from central Serbia (KiM radio, Beta, N1) International: • Kosovo and Serbia Fail to Agree on Dialogue Topics (Exit News)

• The proactive role of the U.S. will depend on Kosovo's readiness to seek it (Koha) • Serbian List boycott of institutions, as blackmail for the Association (RFE Albanian) • Bugajski: Serbia is using the issue of the Association to obstruct the dialogue (RTK) • Krasniqi: Kurti to assume his responsibility for dialogue with Serbia, and its conclusion (Klan) • Konjufca: The governing coalition is stable (T7) • Zeya: Kosovo and Serbia invited to the summit as a reflection of inclusiveness (media) • EU to assist Kosovo in fighting crime (media) • Soaring Prices Leave Kosovo’s Poorest on the Brink (Prishtina Insight) • Italian Police Arrest Kosovo Woman, ‘Fervent IS Supporter’ (Balkan Insight) • Another 2 murals of Serbian Army Generals show up in Belgrade (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 17 new cases, no deaths (media)

Albanian Language Media: • The dialogue in Brussels ends without a tripartite meeting (Radio Free Europe) • US Embassy calls for real progress on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Telegrafi) • D4D survey on people’s perception of first six months of Kurti government (media) • Mustafa: Synergy was created not to leave Prishtina to Vetevendosje (Kosovapress) • EULEX: We’re supporting communication between Kosovo and Serbia (Kallxo) • COVID-19: 17 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Grenell and Palmer lobbying for Serbia - terrible lie; Pristina does not want to fulfill its obligations (KoSSev, TV Happy) • Serbian PM expects opening of one cluster in talks with EU, hopes for two (N1) • Mijacic: Exaggerated assessment that Kurti lost the elections due to non-acceptance of the Washington agreement (Danas) • “No need to ask your grandfather or grand-grandfather about genocide in Kosovo” (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Pristina refused to take part in direct talks, refused to talk about ZSO (Kosovo-online) • Remains of only 15 missing people from Kosovo have been found over the last two years (RTV Puls) Opinion: • Kosovo and Serbia expose Summit for Democracy’s conundrum (atlanticcouncil.org) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbian QR COVID-19 code valid in EU with some exceptions (N1)