Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Three new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti meets Lajcak ahead of meeting with Vucic (Kallxo) • Kurti: Today we commemorate Rahovec massacre (media) • Hoti: Serbia to open war archives (media) • Serwer: Kosovo to walk away from a bad deal with Serbia, improve relations with China (Klan) • Repatriation of 11 Kosovo citizens from Syria carried out with U.S. support (EO) Serbian Language Media: • New round of talks - Vucic vs. Kurti; Borrell will present his expectations first (B92, Tanjug) • Serbian FM hopes Greece will not change its stance on Kosovo (Beta, N1, TV Prva) • Selakovic believe that Serbia will not have to give up Kosovo for the sake of joining the EU (APA, media) • Dacic: International community should pressure Kosovo Albanians (FoNet, N1, TV Prva) • Mini Schengen and the politics of the "Serbian world" do not go together (N1) • The trial of Risto Jovanovic from Podgorica, arrested in Gazimestan, begun (Novi Magazin, Beta, RTS) • Memorial service in Velika Hoca: ''23 years spent in pain, fear, waiting and uncertainty'' (KoSSev, RTK2, Beta) Opinion: • ''Courageous Kosovo '', ''criminal Serbia '' and history left unsaid (KoSSev) International: • Western Balkans region gets endorsement from Merkel on path to EU integration (eureporter.co)

• COVID-19: Seven new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti and Vucic set to meet today in Brussels (media) • Calendar of events does not guarantee a quick agreement (Koha) • PM Kurti attends Cannes Festival (media) • Svecla: Kosovo repatriates 11 citizens from Syria (media) • Situation in Decan improving, number of persons treated declines (Kosovapress) • Prosecution investigating two Serbs sighted in Decan over health crisis there (media) • Odalovic was not allowed to enter Kosovo (Koha) • KSF, interior ministry raise level of alertness following recent rainfall (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 16, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media) • Osmani: We will oppose those who aim to destabilise the region (media) • Rama received by Chief of U.S. National Guard Bureau in Pentagon (media) • Aliu: Buildings in “Sunny Valley” in the north are illegal, political issue (Koha) • Another three bacteria found in Decan water tests sent abroad (media) • Water supply system in Decan is not protected, minister says (EO) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: Vucic and Kurti on July 19 in Brussels with a focus on what has been achieved so far (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Assembly relieved Milena Popovic from membership at Constitutional Affairs Committee (Radio KIM) • Miroslav Ivanovic regarding Simmons' allegations: The story has some background (KiM radio, KoSSev, Nova.rs) • Ranko Bacic discharged from Pec hospital (Kosovo-online) • Simic: Osmani forgets thousands Serbs from Kosovo deleted from voters’ lists (Kosovo-online) • Janjic: Something must be delivered in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (Danas, Beta) Opinion: • When the only success of a meeting is the meeting itself (KoSSev) • Serbia’s Narcissistic President Loves Giving Medals – to Himself (Balkan Insight) International: • Political scientists say EU has lost the battle for the Balkans (Euractive) • Albania’s EU Path Held Hostage by ‘EU Nationalisms’, PM Says (Balkan Insight) • Freedom of Information in Balkans: ‘No Will, No Optimism’ (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection calls on MPs to react (media)

• COVID-19: Four new cases, no deaths (media) • NIPHK detects presence of bacteria in water that could indicate contamination (media) • Mayor: Regional water supply company will no longer manage Decan (media) • Government pledges to take measures towards "Hidrodrini" water company (Koha) • Prosecution: Police to provide report on water contamination suspicions (media) • Decan health crisis: U.S. Embassy calls on media to ignore rumours (media) • Ministry of Health delivers medical aid to Decan clinic (media) • Government of Kosovo reveals topics of upcoming Kurti-Vucic meeting (Kallxo) • Kosovo to set up commission for assessing damage to cultural heritage during 1998-99 (media) • Helsinki Committee condemns passivation of addresses as form of ethnic cleansing (media) • Osmani reacts to Helsinki Committee report (media) • Kosovo offers assistance to Germany following deadly floods (media) • Op-ed: Kosovo’s Klecka War Crimes Trial was No Joke (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Four new cases, no deaths (media) • Vitia: Situation in Decan completely under control (media) • Kosovo intelligence chief says Decan residents should have no security concerns (media) • Decan: 252 citizens sought medical assistance in last 24 hours (media) • Ceku: Kosovo officially begins process for seeking compensation from Serbia (media) • Kosovo Police operation results in 10 arrests (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • No new cases of Covid -19 in Serbian communities, one death (KiM radio) • Vucic: They were not even 500 meters from the well (media) • Office for KiM: They are trying to hold Serbs responsible for water poisoning in Decani without any evidence (media) • Simic: Dangerous false accusations against Serbs, pogrom in 2004 also started with slanders (Kosovo-online) • Covic: With story about poisoning they create environment for attacks against Serbs (Kosovo-online) • Serbian Ministry of Culture: Pristina's another step further in the escalation of nonsense (KiM radio) • Gracanica Mayor requested KFOR to increase patrols (RTS, Politika) • “Kurti’s statements encourage the worst part of Kosovo society” (Radio KIM, media) • Prosecution: Thac’s release from detention would be disastrous for further proceedings (Radio KIM) • Rakic and Wigermark on security, returnees and rule of law (Kosovo-online) • Ranko Bacic attacked on Monday near Klina suffered broken ribs (RTS, Radio kontakt plus) • Várhelyi: EU wants to accelerate enlargement; Serbia has key role in region (N1) International: • Avant-garde proposal for EU enlargement to the Western Balkans (euractive.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Igor Čoko: Photography is there to leave a mark (Kosovo 2.0)

• COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • New wave of pandemic may be inevitable, Kosovo Health Minister says (media) • Working women and the pandemic (Kosovo 2.0) • Samples of some persons poisoned in Decan will be send abroad (Koha) • Intelligence Agency chief to report to Assembly today on Decan situation (media) • Kosovo Minister of Trade insists Mini-Schengen is a trap (Koha) • Kosovo, Serbia leaders to discuss future of dialogue next week (Exit News) • Von Cramon: Public hearing for Simmons, regretful (Klan Kosova) • LDK leader: Anton Cuni will run for Prizren Mayor (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 14, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 12 new cases, no deaths (media) • “Kurti talked on the phone with Decan mayor, we are doing the utmost” (media) • KIA Inspector General reports to Assembly Committee (media) • The PSD “launches” Kurti's campaign promises (media) • The U.S. assists KSF with modern equipment (media) • Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (RTK) • Number of patients in Decan increases, possibility of viral infection not ruled out (Koha) • CDHRF: Dragica Gasic’s return to Gjakova should not be politicised (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Easier to bring investors through progress in the dialogue (media) • Vukcevic: EULEX did not send cases of Serbs suspected of war crimes to Belgrade (NMagazin, Danas) • Falconi: What has already been agreed must be implemented (KiM radio, Politika) • Serbian FM invites Non-Aligned countries to Belgrade for anniversary (N1) • Arlov requests ban on his entry in Kosovo be revoked (Radio KIM) • Abbott: Kosovo benefits when it embraces its minority communities (Kosovo-online) • Milena Ivanovic says she was not summoned to testify (Beta, N1) • Kusari-Lila condemned attack against Serb boy in Gojbulja, petition against return of Dragica Gasic (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Bacic visited in hospital (Kosovo-online) International: • Kosovo to Restore Reciprocity Measures Against Serbia, Minister Says (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media) • Government vows to support Decan, opposition accuses it of negligence (media) • Hajdari: Government preparing for reciprocity measures (Kallxo) • Dragica Gasic's case to be raised in Brussels, U.S. Embassy reacts too (Koha) • Former EULEX judge sparks controversy over Ivanovic war crimes trial (BIRN) • Former Judge Simmons's allegations, EU says it stands by EULEX and its achievements (Kallxo) • Borrell: Genocide denials have no place in Europe (RFE, media) • Kosovo buys 14 military vehicles from Turkey, Vucic expresses reservations (TV Pink, media) • IREX: Kosovo and Albania with sustainable information system (RTK)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: Eight new cases, no deaths (media) • Kurti, Vucic to meet on July 19 (Klan Kosova) • Kurti: Kosovo becoming success story, can live without Serbia recognition (EWB) • Rohde: I wonder why Assembly provides Simmons with a platform (media) • US Embassy: Displaced persons have the right to return home (media) • Montenegro PM: Demarcation agreement with Kosovo must be respected (media) • State of emergency declared in Decan after hundreds poisoned (Koha/Express) Serbian Language Media: • No newly infected in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Vucic: We will seek the protection of Serbs in Brussels (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, TV Pink) • Gracanica Mayor asked the KFOR commander for protection of the Serb population (KiM radio) • Serb assaulted near Klina (RTS, Radio KIM, KoSSev, RTK) • Krivokapic: Agreement on border demarcation must be respected (Kosovo-online, RTCG) • Petkovic: ZSO the main condition in the dialogue with Pristina (RTS) • Office for KiM provided financial aid, food delivery for Dragica Gasic (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • The EU ready to "trade" Serbia's membership in exchange for a solution to the Kosovo problem (Danas) International: • Bieber: Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia damages EU’s credibility (EWB)

• COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media) • Szunyog: Agreement on Association is law, Government needs to implement it (Kallxo) • Petkovic makes fun of Kosovo officials, accuses them of not establishing Association (Koha) • EULEX slams Simmons's allegations as "ill-conceived" and "unsubstantiated" (media) • Simmons reacts to EULEX rebuttal: People of Kosovo deserve the truth (media) • Ex-judge: EU law mission in Kosovo holds anti-Albanian bias (AP) • U.S. supports the work of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (Klan) • Next session against KLA leaders at The Hague scheduled for 21 July (media) • Williamson: Terrible crimes committed against Kosovo Albanians during 98-99 (media) • KWN urges institutions to treat crimes against girls, women as a priority (media)