UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 08, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Hoti's office: Measures in the north in coordination with Kosovo institutions (Telegrafi) • Osmani: SL's call, unconstitutional and against Kosovo's sovereignty (media) • CDHRF calls on Hoti to dismiss Rakic following coronavirus measures (media) • Oxygen supply problems reported in clinic treating Covid-19 patients (Koha/Klan) • Roth: EU to deliver visa liberalisation to Kosovo, land swap dangerous (Telegrafi) • French presidency gives details of Macron-Hoti meeting (RTK) • Justice demanded for the murder of Bytyqi brothers 21 years ago (media) • Thaci visits Veseli's family home (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic to address the nation at 3pm (media) • Pisonero: Restrictive measures must not affect fundamental rights, public order must be guaranteed (media) • Vucic on negotiations with Pristina: "It will not be easy" (B92, Tanjug) • Grenell: We never believed in a quick agreement between Kosovo and Serbia in the election year (Blic) • Djuric: An attempt to destabilize Serbia will not pass on the eve of the key phase of the fight for Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • “Reactions of people showed what they think about measures, to discuss it at Crisis Staff meeting” (N1) • Serbian Health Minister says decision on lockdown in next two days (FoNet, N1) • Four more coronavirus cases in central Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica North) • Northern Kosovo under quarantine as of last night, curfew from 9 pm to 5 am (KoSSev) • 53 new Covid-19 infection cases registered in Serb-populated areas yesterday (Radio KIM) • Rakic and Jevtic: We will stand up for property of Visoki Decani and Serbian Orthodox Church (Radio KIM) Opinion: • Two voices on Kosovo (balcanicaucaso.org) • China Has Overtaken Russia as Serbia’s Great Ally (Balkan Insight) International: • Violent protests in Serbia as Vučić announces another lockdown after weeks of alleged pre-election cover-ups (EWB) • Stalled Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue Set to Resume in July (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Coronavirus: Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out, WHO says (BBC) • Roma Inclusion in Balkans Depends on Governments Recognising Antigypsyism (Balkan Insight) • Activists rejoice as water returns to Lumbardhi (Prishtina Insight) • The Rise of Religious Radicalisation among Diaspora Albanians (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 183 new cases confirmed, three fatalities (media) • Assembly President summons PM Hoti to report on pandemic (media) • Health Minister says situation with COVID-19 under control (media) • Haziri criticises recently introduced restrictive measures (media) • Four northern municipalities introduce new restrictive measures (media) • Beyer: Dialogue must resume, and agreement reached (RTK) • Grenell: We support EU for meetings on 10 – 12 July (Express) • Lajcak discusses the dialogue with senior German officials (media) • Hoti: France committed to support Kosovo in dialogue process (media) • Selmanaj: France has dilemmas and hesitates on visa liberalisation (T7) • 42 MEPs call for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • EU confident Thaci will extend EULEX's mandate (Koha) • Vucic on dialogue with Kosovo: They will pressure us to lose (media) • KLA associations reveal July 9 protest method (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Except for Hoti and Vucic, Merkel and Macron invite EU’s Borell as well (Express) • Kosovo’s FM discusses with Germany’s EM Heiko Maas (media) • CDHRF requests urgent voting of Covid-19 law (RTK) • LVV accuses Hoti’s government for failing to manage Covid-19 situation (RTK) • Judah: I was wrong, it seems dialogue can make it without Thaçi (media) • War veterans change protest plan (media) Serbian Language Media: • Apostolova: Current status quo in Kosovo is unsustainable (Jedinstvo, Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Blic) • Dr. Antonijevic: We’re waiting for the results of 111 samples, some of which we have been waiting for 6 days (KoSSev) • Covic: International community like 'Vienna Boys' Choir' (RTS) • Jevtic and Rakic about improved conditions for the return of the displaced (Radio Mitrovica Sever) • UNESCO official says Serbia imposed pandemic measures to strengthen authorities (N1) Opinion: • Kosovo: a hasty rotation of power (EWB) International: • US soldier killed in noncombat incident in Kosovo (The Hill) • France, Germany seek to unfreeze stalled Kosovo-Serbia talks (EURACTIV) Humanitarian/Development: • Conspiratorial Corona: Hoaxes and Conspiracy Theories in the Balkans (Balkan Insight) • Novi Pazar is the biggest hotspot of COVID-19 in Serbia (EWB)

• Covid-19: Record number of new cases in Kosovo, 195 (media) • Four more people die from COVID-19 on Monday (media) • Health Minister comments on spike in COVID-19 cases (media) • Covid-19: Hospital and University Clinic director dismissed (media) • Osmani criticises Government for not submitting anti-COVID law (media) • PDK: Anti-COVID law must be adopted, violators must be fined (media) • Pacolli: Assembly must urgently adopt anti-COVID law (media) • UN Mission in Kosovo donates protective equipment to Ferizaj (Klan) • UNDP donates 20 ventilators to Kosovo (media) • Disgruntled Kosovars turn to North Macedonia for tests (Prishtina Insight) • Hoti to meet Macron in Paris today (media) • LVV: Concerns we raised about secret Thaci-Vucic agreement, confirmed (media) • Cakaj’s office: Media reports about him joining PDK are speculation (Express) • NISMA MP Shala switches party, joins AAK (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Covid-19: Hospital and University Clinic director dismissed (media) • Thaci: Danger of coronavirus pandemic still high (media) • Zemaj warns of legal sanctions for not respecting Covid-19 measures (media) • Stjernvall: Pristina a 'party town' as Covid-19 cases spike (media) • EU confirms Paris summit, Hoti-Vucic meeting (media) • CDHRF: Talks with Serbia to be suspended (Zeri) Serbian Language Media: • The dialogue continues, Hoti and Vucic on July 12 in Brussels (N1) • Serbia-Kosovo summit on Friday, Merkel and Macron hosts (Blic) • Vucic with Macron on Thursday in Paris (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • John Bolton publicly presented the deal (Danas) • Dr. Antonijevic: 60 people tested today, 300 by Friday (Radio Mitrovica Sever) • "Epidemiological situation in the municipality of Gracanica under control" (KIM radio) • Serbian election commission says less than half of electorate voted (N1) • Another theft in Priluzje: A cultivator with a rotary tiller stolen from farmer (KoSSev) Opinion: • Turkey in the Balkans: A march westward (moderndiplomacy.eu) International: • Serbia, Kosovo leaders to meet as EU-backed talks resume (AP) • Kosovo Confronts 'New Situation' After Record Daily Deaths From COVID-19 (RFE) • Kosovo Politician Threatens BIRN Country Director (Balkan Insight) • Balkan States Find Prosecuting Terrorism a Challenge (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • BIRN editor says many more COVID-19 deaths than officially reported (N1)

• 152 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours in Kosovo (media) • Kosovo government reinstates curfew in some cities (media) • Health Minister: We have potential to fight the virus (media) • Ministry of Health on new fatalities: We must wait for investigations (media) • Kurti: New elections are the only solution (media) • Nagavci accuses government of failing to manage coronavirus situation (media) • Ismaili: Hoti government to treat pandemic with greater seriousness (media) • PDK’s Haxhiu: State of emergency must be declared (media) • PM Hoti: We’re waiting for confirmation of date of Paris Summit (media) • Kosovo, Serbia leaders discussed land swap idea, Bolton says (media) • Mustafa: Current situation does not guarantee institutional stability (Koha) • Thaci continues visits to families of martyrs (Zeri) • Veseli calls on KLA associations to call off protest (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Hoti: Ready to resume dialogue for mutual recognition (media) • Hoti: We will not obstruct judicial mechanisms (media) • PDK could join government after indictments (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Spiric: We ask the citizens to be responsible and to adhere to the measures (Kosovo Online) • Baralliu: Thaci's reputation tarnished, EU does not want him as negotiator (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Robert Weber: Germany and France will help dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, if necessary (Kosovo Online, Pobjeda) • Why Not? (CorD) • German envoy Schieb: Serbia's pace to EU depends on corruption, media and rule of law (N1, Beta, EWB) • Vejvoda: Grenell's action awaken the EU, it became more active in connection with Kosovo (VoA, N1) Opinion: • Accusation Against Thaçi Is Premature Or In A Timely Manner? (eurasiaview.com) International: • Vucic Dismisses BIRN Report on COVID-19 Figures in Serbia (Balkan Insight) • Dr. Alona Fisher-Kamm - An interview with Israel’s ambassador to Serbia (jpost.com) • BCSP presents the “Serbia and Hungary – Hammering Democracy” analysis (EWB) • Bearing Witness: Journalist’s Kosovo Massacre Evidence Helps Bring Justice (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Government confirms emergency declared in Belgrade (N1)

• 73 new coronavirus cases in Kosovo in last 24 hours (media) • Another two patients succumb to COVID – 19 (media) • North Macedonia considering shutting down Kosovo border (media) • Assembly President calls for new elections (Gazeta Express) • Hoti: The Prime Minister represents the state in dialogue (media) • EULEX: Mandate guaranteed by Kosovo and international laws (media) • What is Council of Experts’ role in Kosovo – Serbia dialogue? (RFE) • Vucic: To recognise Kosovo’s independence? Forget about it (

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 02, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Veliu meets Lajcak’s adviser, discuss dialogue with Serbia (RTK) • Grenell to set a date for the meeting at White House soon (Koha, Express) • Hoti talks to Kurz: Austria will support Kosovo’s EU integration (RTK) • UK Embassy signs Memorandum of Understanding with Kosovo institutions (media) • KLA war associations and former political prisoners to protest on 9 July (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Ten new Covid-19 infection cases registered in Serb-areas in Kosovo yesterday (Radio KIM) • Kesic: A more serious dialogue only after the American elections (Kosovo Online) • Bieber: Vucic party's victory proves Serbia is undemocratic country (FoNet, N1) • Djuric: Citizens choose Vucic’s policy so Serbia can be strong (TV Most) • Alliance for Serbia says opposition front to be formed (BETA, N1) Opinion: • An unexpected pole position: The EU in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (EURACTIV) • The US and EU Have Both Failed Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Winston Churchill of the Balkans? (Weltwoche.ch) • Media should focus on COVID-19, not political drama (Prishtina Insight) International: • Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Vow Protests Against President Thaci’s Indictment (Balkan Insight) • Biden Compared Indicted War Criminal to “George Washington” (counterpunch.com) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo Court Angers Unions by Blocking Salaries Law (Balkan Insight) • Coronavirus: Austria issues travel warning for six Balkan states (BBC)

• 113 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours (media) • Von Cramon: Hopefully a mutual recognition agreement during fall (media) • Palmer: U.S. remain committed to normalisation of relations (media) • Heldt: Pandemics, dialogue and visa liberalization to be on focus (Koha) • PM Avdullah Hoti to visit Tirana today (media) • EU: Hoti took commitment on EULEX (Express) • Selimi: Proposed indictment was announced intentionally (media) • Koci: First indictment expected to be confirmed or denied in July (media) • Tahiri: No discussions to include PDK in government (RTK) • (Correction) Judah: Dialogue weakens if Thaci resigns (media)