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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 28, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19 report: 239 new cases, seven deaths (media)
• Thaci: Healthcare workers are the heroes of our time (media)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs against government-proposed measures (media)
• “Unforgiving for government to treat this as a normal situation” (media)
• Health Minister: These public institutions can be used as hospitals (media)
• Hoti: EU-facilitated dialogue is fully coordinated with United States (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• No new Covid-19 infection cases in Gracanica municipality (Radio KIM)
• Gnjilane Health Center: Out of one hundred tested, 40 positive cases of coronavirus (Kontakt plus radio, RTV Puls)
• Talks in Brussels on Thursday? (Tanjug, B92)
• Dacic: Serbia to continue the action of withdrawal if Pristina continues lobbying (Kontakt plus radio, TV Pink, Vecernje Novosti)
• Atlantic Council to host Western Balkan online summit (N1)
• Djuric with Botsan-Kharchenko on dialogue with Pristina (Radio KIM)
• "Only Serbs did not get the right to self-determination" (Politika, B92)
• "There is only one independent Serbian state in the Balkans, and that is..." (Dnevni Avaz, B92)
• Spiric on construction in northern Kosovo: Policy of Serbia is responsible and peaceful (Kosovo Online)
• Specialist Prosecutor Smith: The investigation I am leading is not a challenge to any particular historical narrative (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Robelli: A national coordinator to fight violence against women (Koha)

International:

• Kosovo wants Apple to correct country’s borders on its maps (AP)

Humanitarian/Development:

• A new WHO warning - Emergency Commission is being convened (Tanjug, B92)
• Global air pollution correlates with COVID-19 worldwide mortality rate, UN says (TASS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 28

• COVID-19: 276 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Health Minister implies new restrictive measures (media)
• New anti-COVID 19 measures to enter into force (media)
• “Every second person in Kosovo infected with COVID – 19” (media)
• Health Minister: We will review measures this week! (media)
• Mustafa: We shouldn’t expect government to protect us from the virus (media)
• Women’s Network wants justice for murdered woman in Kamenica (media)
• BIA tries to manipulate Serbs and Albanians against KLA (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 27, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 27, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19 report: 276 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• President Thaci meets State Coordinator for Dialogue, Skender Hyseni (media)
• Hyseni briefs Prime Minister Hoti on Brussels meeting (media)
• PM Hoti admits difficulties with law enforcement in the north (media)
• President Thaci meets Kosovo Security Force Commander (media)
• Kosovo signs cooperation agreement with EUROPOL (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 11 new cases of Covid-19 infection registered in Serb areas on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus)
• Vucic: Word of Albanians from Pristina means nothing (BETA, N1, RTS)
• Dacic: Does dialogue make sense if Pristina acts this way (Prva TV)
• No international reactions to Hoti’s statement (Kosovo-online)
• New incident targeting Serb returnee family in Klina (Radio KIM, Kosovo-online)
• Serbian Anti-corruption Agency to initiate procedure against Kosovo Serb officials for not reporting incomes (CINS, N1)
• Specialist Chambers published 2019 report (Kosovo-online)

Opinion:

• Metohija: An expression of cultural heritage, not “territorial claims“ (KoSSev)

International:

• For Whistleblowers in Kosovo, Protection on Paper but not in Practice (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia Vows to Retaliate If Kosovo Seeks Membership in International Organizations (Exit News)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Families of missing persons from Kosovo request opening of all archives, including that of international community (N1, KoSSev)
• Health system suffers as COVID-19 cases rise (Prishtina Insight)
• OpisMEDIJavanje: Why identity of persons in self-isolation is not public information (KoSSev)
• Pisonero: Serbia included in Joint Procurement Agreement (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, June 27, 2020

• COVID-19: 220 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• PM accuses police and inspectors of failing to implement measures (media)
• Mustafa: Support Hoti and institutions in political dialogue (media)
• Government under the scrutiny of coalition partners (Radio Free Europe)
• Assembly President condemns murder of woman in Kamenica (media)
• Minister: Merited punishment for man who killed wife in Kamenica (media)
• Fazliu: Kosovo more divided than ever over dialogue team (Prishtina Insight)
• Albanian residents of the north warn with protests (KTV)
• Vucic: If Kosovo acts, we will continue derecognition campaign (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 25 July

• COVID-19: 213 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Hoti denies recognition lobbying is suspended (media)
• Thaci commemorates anniversary of police action in the north (media)
• Hyseni: U.S. role in dialogue is irreplaceable (media)
• Lajcak meets Reeker, discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• Carpenter doubts Kosovo-Serbia agreement can be reached in less than six months (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 24, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 213 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Municipalities call on government to review COVID-19 measures (media)
• Hoti stresses dialogue with Serbia is political not technical process (media)
• Thaci: Dialogue with Serbia cannot slide into technical level (media)
• Hoti: Kosovo's territorial integrity non-negotiable (media)
• Lajcak: Kosovo-Serbia expert meeting was productive (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• In Serb communities in Kosovo 27 new Covid-19 cases (Kontakt plus radio)
• President Vucic aims to get Serbia back on world stage and this time won’t allow it to be cast as a villain (Pavlovic Today, media)
• First round of Belgrade-Pristina experts’ talks ended in Brussels (RTS)
• Jevtic: Dialogue gives chance to resolve problems (Radio KIM)
• Dodik asks Vucic to negotiate status of Kosovo and Bosnia's RS region as package (N1)

Opinion:

• Kosovo more divided than ever over dialogue team (Prishtina Insight)

International:

• Balkan Gangs Are Now Leading Global Smugglers, Report (Balkan Insight)
• Grassroots Group Eyes Belgrade on Route to Toppling Serbian President (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Qendra Multimedia performance space shuts down (Prishtina Insight)
• Opposition calls EU to include Serbia in procurement of coronavirus vaccine (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 24 July

• COVID-19: 181 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Hyseni: No separate agreements without a comprehensive agreement (media)
• President Thaci to meet Prime Minister Hoti today (media)
• Apostolova: EU is not behind Thaci’s indictment (KTV)
• Reeker: U.S. continues talks with EU on the Kosovo – Serbia dialogue (RFE)
• Beyer: North is a challenging topic in talks, borders won’t be touched (Express)
• Hoxhaj: Hoti government can damage Kosovo with its inability (Klan)
• Von Cramon: I do not and cannot impact work of Specialist Chambers (media)
• KSF denies Russian media reports of (Zeri)
• Bosnian Serbs ask Vucic to tie their region's independence to Kosovo talks (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 23, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 23, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 181 new cases, eight deaths (media)
• Lajcak meets Hyseni and Djuric (RTK)
• Hoti: Technical dialogue is over, today the dialogue for mutual recognition starts (RTK)
• Assembly endorses five international agreements (media)
• Assembly does not endorse neither LVV’s nor PDK’s resolutions on COVID-19 (media)
• Heldt: I leave a major piece of luggage in Kosovo (media)
• Geci: I was warned from Brussels that my life is in danger (Telegrafi)
• Hoti meets Telecom trade union representatives, promises solution (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 21 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Janjic: The topic of today's talks between Belgrade and Pristina is not recognition (NMagazin, TV Prva)
• Vucic: Two new Covid-19 hospitals; Something strange in the region; New government by the end of August (media)
• Anniversary of killing of 14 Serb harvesters in Staro Gracko marked (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian DefMin Vulin discusses military cooperation with Russian ambassador (N1, Beta)
• WHO Director: Coronavirus trend in Balkans and South Europe worrying (FoNet, RTS, N1)
• Damon Wilson: Russia wants status quo in Kosovo (RFE)
• "No serious negotiations without USA and Russia, there'll be none in a hundred years" (B92)
• NATO Week in Belgrade: Only nine pct of people support membership (N1)
• KOMS: 36 percent of young people think de-recognition campaign on Kosovo should continue (KoSSev)
• Covic: The only capital of the Albanian nation is Tirana (Radio Mitrovica Sever, TV Most)

Opinion:

• Why the opinion of the International Court of Justice did not put a seal on Kosovo’s independence (KoSSev)
• A fork in the road for Serbia (euobserver.com)

International:

• Questions Shadow Kosovo’s Financial Support for War Suspects (Balkan Insight)
• Hague Prosecutors Summon North Macedonia’s Albanian Leader (Balkan Insight)
• Turkish-Financed Mosque Sparks Rival Protests in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Court Ruling Pushes Telecom Closer to Bankruptcy (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Asylum Outsourced: McKinsey’s Secret Role in Europe’s Refugee Crisis (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, 23 July

• COVID-19: 241 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Newly founded COVID-19 advisory board holds first meeting (media)
• Haradinaj: Thaci will resign if indictment is confirmed (Klan Kosova)
• Hoti's delegation of dialogue powers to Hyseni, deemed unconstitutional (Koha)
• Wilson: Russia wants a status quo in Kosovo (Radio Free Europe)
• Limaj: We cannot have dialogue with Serbia without all leaders at table (T7)
• Haradinaj-Stublla: Agreement with Serbia needs U.S. leadership (media)
• Mothers’ Cries: Do not rush in finalising talks with Serbia (media)
• Ali Ahmeti summoned as witness by Specialist Chambers (media)
• KLA associations demand resignation of EP rapporteur (media)
• Vucic: I expect greater engagement by the U.S. in the dialogue (Lajmi)
• Board of Kosovo Telecom resigns over Z-mobile dispute (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 22, 2020

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID – 19: 241 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Thaci: Kosovo has faith in international justice (media)
• Hyseni: Kosovo status not up for negotiations (Telegrafi)
• Hoti: Osmani doesn’t have experience to lead Assembly (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo failed to capitalise on Serbia's failure at ICJ (media)
• Quni: KSF able to guarantee Kosovo's sovregnity by 2027 (EO)
• Thaci: Kosovo, the best model of interreligious tolerance and coexistence (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 22 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas (Kosovo-online)
• Risi: KFOR to do 750 tests per week (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Economic cooperation and Pristina’s obligations to be discussed in Brussels (Tanjug)
• EU allocates € 12.5 billion for Western Balkans (N1)
• Fabrizi says new budget important for Serbia (FoNet, N1)
• Romania does not change stance on Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Serbian DefMin Vulin warns Germany not to arm Kosovo (N1, FoNet)
• Media: Angela gave the green light, the Germans are arming Kosovo (B92, Sputnik, Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Restarted, but... (Peacefare/Koha)

International:

• Kosovo Needs National Strategy for Sustainable Peace, Report Says (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• How McKinsey Put ‘Productivity’ At Heart of European Refugee Policy (Balkan Insight)
• Loncar says letter signed by almost 800 doctors “political” (N1)