• COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo receives 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines (Koha) • Kurti vows to dissolve PAK, Assembly dismisses agency's board (media) • Kurti: This is first step toward dissolution of PAK (media) • Orthodox Church responds to Kurti's request to visit Decan Monastery (media) • Sources: Palmer, Lajcak to visit Prishtina on Monday (Klan Kosova) • Haziri: Presevo Valley to be part of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Zeri) • Osmani, Kurti to visit KSF soldiers taking part in “Defender Europe 21” (media) • Rama: Kosovo kept hostage to visa liberalisation (Koha/Klan) • Mimoza Kusari-Lila could run again for Gjakova Mayor (T7) • Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (BIRN) • “Brussels must revive its weakened ‘power currency’ in Balkans” (BIRN) • Simmons wants to testify to Kosovo Assembly “how EU perverted justice” (media) • New status conference in Haradinaj and Gucati case to be held today (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 27, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 23 new cases, one death (media) • Kurti: Reciprocity will happen, but gradually (Klan) • U.S. Army supports KSF’s transition to a defense army (RTK) • Kamberi: We expect inclusion of Presevo Valley Albanians in dialogue with Serbia (media) • Albin Kurti: I don’t believe KLA members are war criminals (Express) • Health Minister: We will start with massive vaccination from 15 June (Telegrafi) • Life imprisonment for man accused of Donjeta Pajazitaj’s murder (Prishtina Insight) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serb communities: Four new cases (KiM radio) • Vucic with Falconi: Serbia for compromise with national interests (Tanjug, Blic) • Important consultations, then dialogue continuation; Greece assures us that it will not recognize Kosovo, Vucic said (KoSSev, TV Pink) • US Commerce Secretary’s tweet about Serbia draws varied reactions (N1) • Pentagon: Serbian-Russian exercises sovereign right of two states (RTS) • Iranian Ambassador: We fully support territorial integrity of Serbia (RTS) • Kosovo Police launched operational "Kulti" plan to protect the SOC property (Kosovo Online) • Serbia receives final shipment of Chinese coronavirus vaccine (N1) • Frequented thefts affect remaining Serbs in Ceranovici village (Radio KIM) Opinion: • "If it can't be demolished, then it is appropriated" (KiM radio) International: • Slovenia’s Janša describes plans to Balkanize the EU (politico.eu) • Money laundering pushes up property prices in Western Balkan cities (intellinewes.com) Humanitarian/Development: • The closure of Kizevak (Kosovo 2.0) • The end of the epidemic is in sight (DW, B92)

• COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media) • Ministry of Health speaks about plan to relax COVID-19 rules (media) • PM Kurti writes to Father Sava, asks to visit Decan Monastery (media) • Lajcak meets Palmer, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Kosovo PM Faces Pressure to Involve US in Serbia Dialogue (BIRN) • Haziri: LDK will not attend any more meetings called by Kurti (Klan) • VV MP says reciprocity measures towards Serbia will be applied (Klan) • Greek FM Dendias to visit Kosovo in June (Albanian Post/RTK) • Vucic: We have been assured Greece will not recognise Kosovo (media) • Gerxhaliu: Exhumations in Serbia accompanied by many challenges (Klan) • Slovenia to host EU-Western Balkans summit in October (RTK) • CEC resumes work, minus two members (media) • Belgrade court refuses to amend detention measure against Mehmetaj (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 44 new cases, no deaths (media) • Curfew expected to be lifted as part of new measures against COVID-19 (media) • Abdixhiku: Kurti has changed position on several topics of dialogue (Koha) • Opposition call for US involvement in the dialogue (Prishtina Insight) • Remains of at least nine people exhumed from mass grave in Serbia (BIRN) • Konjufca: Identities of perpetrators of massacres to be revealed (media) Serbian Language Media: • Tanaskovic: Pristina's attempts have no chance of success (RTS) • Vecernje Novosti: Kurti has visions of tanks in Medvedja (Kosovo Online) • Jovanovic: US created Kosovo; they can ‘break it up’ if it is in their interest (Kosovo-online) • Kamberi: Only the United States can force Vucic (B92, Kosovo Online, Euronews) • Brnabic: Serbia supports Swedish OSCE priorities (N1) • Exhumation process in Kizevak concluded (Radio KIM) • ''The obligation that 50 percent, of registered voters must go to the polls for the referendum, will be abolished'' (Vecernje Novosti) • The second protest held in Stanisor village in Novo Brdo municipality (Kontakt plus radio) • Western Balkans a Priority of Slovenia's EU Council Presidency (Beta, STA) • Rakic, Mladenovic on implementation of law on use of languages (Kontakt plus radio) • Serbian Government to financially support families affected by floods in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Western Balkan Border Changes Must Remain An EU Red Line (globalsecurityreview.com) • Spain’s Impact on Kosovo’s Accession Process into the EU (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • City official says almost half of Serbian capital’s adults vaccinated (N1) • Brnabic: Environment, green economy are priorities (N1)

• COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo to receive additional vaccines from EU states (RFE) • After Croatia, other countries too promise to donate vaccines to Kosovo (Koha) • Kosovo government “no hand” in drafts of two regional agreements (Koha) • Opposition asks government for US envoy in dialogue with Serbia (Exit News) • PM Kurti to meet LDK leader Abdixhiku at 11:00 today, source say (Telegrafi) • Rohde praises government’s stance to improve regional cooperation (media) • Hajdari: I was misinterpreted (media) • Svecla: Poor presence of the state in the north (Kallxo) • President Osmani meets representatives of Heinrich Böll Stiftung (media) • Recommendation to dismiss the Privatization Agency of Kosovo Board (media) • Surroi: I will be advisor to negotiating team in dialogue with Serbia (media) • “Mini-Schengen and regional cooperation” research to be published today (RTK) • Civil Registration Agency head dismissed (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 25, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 11 new cases, one death (media) • Kosovo to receive additional vaccines from EU states (RFE) • Kurti hails Kosovo’s participation in U.S.-led military exercise (media) • Haradinaj calls for greater U.S. involvement in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Hoxhaj asks Kurti: What will be your next present to Serbia? (media) • Foreign Minister Gervalla reports to Assembly's foreign affairs committee (media) • Hajdari: We want to exhaust regional tools to resolve problems with Serbia (KP/Koha) • Serbian authorities release Kosovo man, arrested months ago (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: Two new cases, one death (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic does not expect NATO would ever apologize for bombing of FRY (N1) • The mayor of Kamenica confirms the desecration of St. Petka: Such vandalism is unacceptable (KoSSev, Gracanicaonline) • Office for KiM: Twelfth Orthodox church desecrated since beginning of year (Kosovo-online) • Protest in Stanisor over trucks (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2) • Petkovic visits Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Istok (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Kurti's approach to church property is not new, but public (Danas) Opinion: • How to Improve the Process of Integrating the Western Balkans into the European Union (The National Interest) International: • Albanians Question Benefit of US Ban on Berisha (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Stop sexual harassment and abuse in Kosovo's schools (Kosovo 2.0) • Efforts to strengthen the WHO (B92, AP)

• COVID-19: 14 new cases, one death (media) • New measures against COVID-19 to be discussed Wednesday (media) • Croatia confirms donation of 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Kosovo (media) • Gjilan receives 133 food and hygiene packages from UNMIK (media) • Travel to the region to be made possible through one visa (Koha) • PM Kurti meets Presevo Valley representatives (media) • Ministry corrects social media post following backlash (media) • Conflicting reports about damage to Orthodox church in Shipashnica (Klan/Kallxo) • Petkovic begins visit to Kosovo after permission from Foreign Ministry (media) • Gjilan, Kamenica, Vitia sign MoU to support shelter for domestic violence victims (media)

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 14 new cases, one death (media) • Kurti and Abdixhiku to meet on Wednesday (media) • Minister Haxhiu received today the Italian Ambassador, Nicola Orlando (RTK) • Kurz to meet Lajcak today to discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Insajderi) • Kosovo marks the President’s Day (media) • Minister Gervalla to report to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday (media) • Haxhiu suspects COVID-19 death numbers are being manipulated (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian top officials react to Pristina UNESCO letter (media • Serbian Orthodox Church Council, Kosovo one of the topics (KiM radio, Tanjug) • Bishop Teodosije: Inflammatory rhetoric of Kosovo leaders directly raises ethnic and religious tensions (KoSSev) • Visoki Decani Monastery on Pristina officials UNESCO letter (KoSSev) • Minister Aliu: I oppose Decani-Plav bypass, it is a dangerous precedent (KoSSev) • Davenport in Visoki Decani: OSCE to support SOC to preserve its cultural and religious heritage (KoSSev) • Samardzic: Institutions failed in respecting the Law on Languages (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski) • Petkovic in two-day stay in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Why five EU members will not recognize Kosovo (Sputnik, B92) • Godfrey: The United States still want everything agreed in Washington to be implemented (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Belgrade sees Beijing as one of main allies in fight for Kosovo (N1) • Organized crime a major security threat in the Western Balkans (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Zaev: Although we are a member of NATO, I cannot say that I am not afraid of Greater Albania (KoSSev, Kurir) Humanitarian/Development: • Joint exhibition of young Serbs and Albanians in Pristina (Kosovo-online) • Foreigners vaccinated in Serbia will get green digital certificate (N1) • Kon: Serious easing of pandemic measures in Serbia in mid-July (N1)

• COVID-19: 31 new cases, no deaths (media) • Kosovo to receive another 3,500 anti-COVID 19 vaccines on Monday (media) • Borrell supports visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • Kosovo PM revives plan to sue Serbia for genocide (BIRN) • Kosovo’s top leaders write to UNESCO (media) • Kurti: We’re committed to protecting cultural heritage in our country (media) • Osmani: Serbia destabilising the region by joint exercise with Russia (media) • Kosovo with footnote in regional agreement for free movement (Koha) • Government keeps secret international experts for dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Protest against sexual violence against women and girls in Peja today (media) • Kosovo prosecution sues power plant’s Austrian manager for damages (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 21, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 58 new cases, two deaths (media) • Over 55,000 persons vaccinated so far in Kosovo (media) • Kurti on ambassadors' dismissals: Step towards foreign service reform (media) • PDK's Hoxhaj will not attend meeting called by Kurti (media) • LDK's Abdixhiku accepts Kurti's meeting invitation (media) • DPM Bislimi lists government's plans for EU integration process (Klan) • Government approves initiative enabling regional free movement (media) • Agreement on KSF deployment to the north can be renegotiated, experts say (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • RFE: There are no vaccines for Serb communities in Kosovo (RTK2, Kontakt plus radio) • Jacimovic’s house in Vitina stoned again, again minors are suspects (KoSSev) • Kosovo Government silent on Quinta request to implement court decision on Visoki Decani Monastery (Kosovo-online) • Blakaj: The issue of the missing is humanitarian, not political (RTK2) • Serbia donates 100.000 Pfizer vaccines to Czech Republic (N1) • Vucic: Many problems and pressure on Serbia regarding Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Memorial tournament “Dimitrije Popovic” on June 1, in Gracanica (Radio KIM) Opinion: • A feminist revolt against sexual violence (Prishtina Insight) International: • Covid still a threat to Europe – travel should be avoided, says WHO (The Guardian) • Deeply Divided Montenegro Marks 15 Years of Independence (Balkan Insight)