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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 15

• Health Institute confirms 18 new cases with COVID-19 (media) • Acting PM Kurti says he will lead government until new elections (media) • Thaci: US-guaranteed dialogue will result in mutual recognition (media) • Haxhiu: Grenell wanted a quick agreement (Klan Kosova) • Haziri: After Court’s ruling, we need 24 hours to form government (media) • Osmani: For Serbia, road to EU should go through justice institutions (Zeri) • Hoti: Over €1 billion in new govt’s economic recovery package (media) • Kosovo has an international obligation to keep Specialist Chambers (Koha) • Pacolli ironises with EU, Apostolova and Heldt reply (media) • Beqaj: Going to new elections is legitimate (Koha) • "EU & US should prevent Russian involvement" (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 14, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 14, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Let's make sure we don't lose the match in the last minutes (media) • Public Health Institute appeals for caution (media) • Malisheva receives donation from UN Mission in Kosovo (media) • Konjufca: LDK brought down LVV-led govt as it was fighting corruption (Koha) • Maas: Games with borders lead to dead end, delay solution (Express) • Pacolli: Forming new government would be anti-constitutional (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • One person positive of coronavirus in northern Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Non-majority communities’ problems with the package of measures of the Government of Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Office for KiM: 20 healthcare workers prevented to enter Kosovo (KoSSev) • President Vucic denies claims of talks to recognize Kosovo (N1) • Pristina sees thousands ‘cleansed’ Albanians in southern Serbia, who never lived there (Sputnik) • EC ready to include Western Balkans into plans on opening borders (Beta, N1) • Serbian trade minister says 18.5 million Euro of goods exported to Kosovo (FoNet, N1) • Serbian Government replies to Freedom House – report full of contradictions (FoNet, N1, RTS) International: • Head of Office of Kosovo and Metohija: Serbs and Albanians should decide on Kosovo fate (TASS) • Kosovo Activists to Continue ‘Rehearsing’ Protests Despite Movement Restrictions (Balkan Insight) • Wildly Wrong: North Macedonia’s Population Mystery (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Reports of domestic violence increase in 2020 (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo Businesses Complain Government’s Support Package Falls Short (Balkan Insight) • Rakic received UNMIK delegation, thanked them for delivered aid (Radio Mitrovica Sever) • UNMIK donates aid to Ranilug municipality (RTV Puls) • Strpce, to whom does the land by the river belong? (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 14

• Health Institute confirms 8 new cases with COVID-19 (media) • A group of doctors from Serbia not allowed entry to Kosovo (Kallxo) • Abazi: Grenell has insufficient info about Kosovo-Serbia relations (Telegrafi) • Konjufca: Serbia's discriminatory approach to Kosovo (media) • Civil society against Kosovo-Serbia agreement ending up at SC (Koha) • Kurti: We do not encourage gatherings (media) • Police: Protests allowed if in line with health recommendations (media) • LDK: Mock protest, tendency for state capture (Telegrafi) • Hoti: New government will promote institutional standards (media) • PDK's Haliti: PDK and LDK should have formed a coalition (KTV)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 13, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Government remains in duty until new elections (Klan) • Government dismisses civil aviation director (media) • Berisha was not discharged for signing Pristina-Belgrade airline agreement (RTK) • Lajcak discusses resumption of dialogue with Osmani (Express) • Kurti vows to turn old Pristina airport into a customs terminals (media) • Kurti gives three minutes time to Ministers reporting on 100 days of government (RTK) • Haxhiu makes the first step towards establishment of a War Crimes Institute (Koha) • PDK presents “100 failures during the 100 days of Kurti’s government” (RTK) • Gjilan receives food and hygiene packages from UN mission (Media) • NATO report: Kosovo according to Russian Sputnik in Serbia (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • No new cases, six cured in the last 24 hours in northern Kosovo (Kontakt plus) • Ministry for Returns and KFOR: It is necessary that entire society condemns incidents (RTS) • Belgrade and Pristina will talk about territory swap, media say (N1, RTK2) • Edi Rama to N1: The best ideas for the future of Europe are in the Balkans • Serbia opens borders with four countries on June 1st (media) • Djuric: ''A campaign of hatred is being waged against Serbian health workers'' (RTS, TV Most) • UNS and its branch in Kosovo: Albanian media not to call for lynching of RTK2 journalist (Radio kontakt plus) Opinion: • Restoring civil liberties after COVID-19 (Prishtina Insight) • The Western Balkans between the EU, NATO, Russia and China (ETHZurich) International: • Russia’s assistance was of great moral importance for Serbia, says politician (TASS) Humanitarian/Development: • Central, Eastern European Countries Maintain Tough Travel Restrictions (Balkan Insight) • Chinese lab boosts Serbia's coronavirus testing capacity (Reuters) • UNMIK donation for most vulnerable people in Novo Brdo municipality (Kosovo-online portal) • When Home Is Not The Safest Place (Halotrust)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 13

• Health Institute confirms 24 new cases with COVID-19 (media) • Prishtina Mayor: Lack of caution may delay relaxation of measures (media) • CEB approves €35 million to Kosovo to support emergency health care (Koha) • "US could put pressure on Kosovo for Russia to join dialogue" (Koha) • Le Figaro: Thaci and Vucic discussed land swap in Washington meeting (Kallxo) • Osmani to Court: Declare Thaci's decree as anti-constitutional (Express) • Mustafa warns Osmani of consequences (media) • Haziri: Osmani should have remained neutral to Thaci's decree (Koha) • Mustafa: Not up to Kurti to send complaints to internationals (RTK/Klan) • Bajrami: I'd advise Thaci to announce new elections after pandemic (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 12, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 12, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • “Grenell committed to cooperation with Kosovo and Serbia” (Klan Kosova) • Thaci meets EULEX chief, discusses measures for overcoming pandemic (media) • Stricter measures to be introduced if Covid-19 cases increase (Koha) • Prishtina municipality alarms: Increasing number of cases (media) • PSD will not be part of an eventual LDK-led government (Ekonomia Online) • Kosovo, St. Lucia agree on visa-free travel for official passport holders (media) • LDK keeps the agreement with Serbian List secret (Ekonomia Online) • Selmanaj: Vjosa Osmani should respect laws and Constitution (RTK) • Kurti and German Ambassador talk about recovery after pandemic (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Botsan-Kharchenko: Russia's interpretations of Kosovo position have raised doubts (media) • “Without Russian ‘yes’ there can be no solution for Kosovo” (Vecernje Novosti, Kosovo-online) • Djuric reacts to Lajcak’s statement; says solution for Kosovo must be within UN SC Resolution 1244 (Kosovo-online) • No new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb-populated areas in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • UNS: We will protect Serb journalist from RTK2, she has right to use term Kosovo and Metohija (Kosovo-online) • SL: Announced dismissal of RTK2 journalist latest pressure on Serbs (Radio Mitrovica Sever) • Nicic: ''Colleagues in RTK 2 are not free to do their job'' (Kosovo Online) • Pavicevic: Doctor and nurse temporarily halted at Jarninje, then in Pec again (Kosovo, Radio Gorazdevac) • Beta: ''French Le Figaro says Vucic using crisis to show he is savior'' (N1) • Detention of Zlatan Krstic extended for two more months (Radio KIM) Humanitarian/Development: • In Kosovo, Distrust of Hague War Crimes Court Simmers (Balkan Insight) • Kon: We clearly show that we do not behave in line with the recommended measures (B92)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 12

• Health Institute: 11 new confirmed cases (media) • A Kosovo government official infected with COVID-19 (media) • Ahmeti: No indication Prishtina can be placed under quarantine (Indeksonline) • Grenell's spokesman: All are welcome to contribute with ideas (media) • EU Special Representative Lajcak firmly against land swap idea (media) • Hoxhaj: PDK is against territorial exchange and border changes (media) • Haradinaj: EU silence over border changes idea creates insecurity (media) • Osmani: Serbia silently carrying out ethnic cleansing in Presevo Valley (media) • Shala: Vetevendosje was quite soft compared to the circumstances (media) • LDK's Bajrami: Kurti responsible for government's fall (Koha) • Haxhiu calls on authorities to ‘seriously’ treat two rapes in Mitrovica (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 11, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti self-isolated, a government official had contact with infected person (media) • European integration minister and staff self-isolate (media) • Kosovo Police director speaks about increasing cases of domestic violence (media) • Number of patients at Infectious Disease Clinic increases to 21 (Koha) • Haradinaj says certain circles in EU want to prevent agreement with Serbia (Zeri) Serbian Language Media: • “Resolution 1244 should be replaced with new one” (Politika) • No new cases of Covid-19 infections in north (Kosovo-online) • Hate graffiti in village of Gornje Kusce (Radio KIM, Kosovo-online) • Media Literacy Project: Kosovo Serb journalists perceived as enemies and irrelevant (KoSSev) Opinion: • A burning issue: How to restart the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo (ecfr.eu) • America’s Destabilizing Involvement in Serbia-Kosovo Talks (warontherocks.com) International: • Western Balkans in the shadow of the coronavirus (The Brussels Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Pre-school facilities reopen across Serbia (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 11

• 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Kosovo (media) • Health Institute calls for greater caution (media) • Kurti: We are close to winning battle with Covid-19, remain cautious (media) • Kosovo Assembly President argues against border changes (media) • Albright criticises Trump administration on Kosovo approach (Exit.al) • Abazi hails Albright remarks against division (media) • Russia doesn't rule out land swap or division (media) • Kurti complains about Thaci’s actions (media) • LVV and PDK want new elections (media) • Hoxhaj says Kurti-led government has failed in foreign policy field (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 9

• Kurti to Constitutional Court: Declare President’s decree inadmissible (media) • Thaci handed over the comments to the Constitutional Court (media) • Von Cramon: Borrell’s position on borders, dangerous and harmful (Express) • Mustafa: The second political party can form the government (RTV21, RTK) • Haradinaj: Government was brought down by Kurti and Vetevendosje (RTK) • Kurti held a video meeting with Head of EU Office, Nataliya Apostolova (media) • Infectious Diseases Clinic treating 9 patients with Covid-19, three in serious condition (Koha) • Cakaj: Recognise Kosovo to become a UN member (RTK)