Albanian Language Media: • Thaci sends official request for PM candidate to Mustafa (media) • Isa Mustafa refuses to be PM candidate (Ekonomia Online) • Hoti as PM candidate: We will fight pandemic, govt will lead the dialogue (media) • Bislimi: If Thaci violates Constitution, he will be dismissed (Indeksonline) • UNICEF, USAID deliver hygiene packages to families in need (media) • Civil society associations urge citizens to pay tribute to missing persons (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: "If anyone thinks it's time for someone to physically take away Valac and Gazivode, I beg them not to" (B92, Tanjug) • Serb National Forum: What happened with “we will not give Gazivode away”? (KoSSev) • Three new cases of Covid-19 infection in north, four persons have recovered (Kosovo-online) • Vucic: ''We’re paying for a lot of things in KiM, not because all perform their duties, but we want to strengthen the healthcare system there'' (KoSSev) • Kurti accepts Rasic's resignation (RTK2) • “Movement ban to be harmonized with working hours of institutions” (Radio KIM) • Harassment of journalists and lawyer, their vehicles photographed (Radio KIM) • Journalists’ associations request police to determine who harassed journalists in Kuzmin (Radio KIM) • 21st anniversary of the NATO bombing of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS, B92, N1) • 22 years ago first massive kidnappings of Serbs in Kosovo started (Kosovo-online) • Cadez, Palmer discuss regional economic integration after pandemic (Beta, N1) • Vucic announces curfew for weekend from Friday to Monday (B92) Opinion: • Let Bill Clinton's failed Kosovo strategy wither amid the COVID-19 pandemic (The Washington Times) • Trump’s Political Survival Will Shape the Western Balkans (Balkan Insight) International: • Kosovo Closer to Getting new LDK-AAK Government (Balkan Insight) • Thaci offers govt mandate to ‘whoever can command majority’ (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo, political crisis in times of coronavirus (Osservatorio) Humanitarian/Development: • Pandemic measures further complicate problems with human rights in the Western Balkans (EWB) • Pandemic-Era Online Schooling Exposes Big Balkan Disparities (Balkan Insight)

• Covid-19: 26 new cases confirmed, ten recoveries (media) • President Thaci offers mandate to whoever can secure majority (media) • Kurti: We will send President to Constitutional Court (media) • Kurti to Thaci: We have not yet replied to request for proposing PM candidate (Telegrafi) • Osmani: Thaci cannot speak on my behalf (media) • Abazi: Thaci is using Mustafa to divide LDK (media) • Haziri: Osmani's post not undermined despite new circumstances (Telegrafi) • Hasani: President trying to command political will in unconstitutional fashion (RFE) • Haradinaj will ask his party to give one ministry to PSD (Indeksonline) • Krasniqi: Kurti has no right to enter Assembly anymore (TV Dukagjini) • Serbian List against new elections (RTK) • EP rapporteur slams Thaci's decision for new government (media) • Lajcak thanks regional leaders for supporting dialogue (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 22, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Thaci: LVV has not proposed candidate for PM (Koha) • EC proposes €3 billion aid package for the region, Kosovo to get 100 million (media) • LDK, AAK leaders meet to discuss new government formation (media) • Ahmeti: A functioning govt, broad consensus in time of pandemics (Indeksonline) • Kosnett: Corruption made many young people go to Syria (RTK) • 58 patients at Infectious Disease Clinic (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • One new case of Covid-19 infection in northern Kosovo, six persons healed (Kosovo-online) • CoE Human Rights commissioner warns of state of human rights in Europe (N1) • Office for KiM: Pandemic must not be reason to spread propaganda and lies (Kosovo-online) • "No end in sight to instability in Kosovo, even the relationship among Albanians deteriorated'' (RTS, B92, RTV Puls, KIM radio) • Covic: Serbia to maintain active approach and not rush with solution for Kosovo (Prva TV, Kosovo-online) • Reporters Without Borders: Serbia drops to 93rd, Kosovo moves up to 70th place (KoSSev) Opinion: • Danas: Kosovo equation with many unknowns Humanitarian/Development: • NGO calls on mayors to assist communities in distance learning courses (Telegrafi) • Balkan Countries Start to Lift Some Coronavirus Restrictions (Balkan Insight)

• Kosovo: Six new cases of COVID-19 reported yesterday (media) • Kurti: Kosovo faces three crises - health, economic, political (media) • Waiting for President Thaci’s decision (Radio Free Europe) • LDK to depend on PDK and Serbian List votes (Kallxo) • Veseli says PDK will neither join LVV nor LDK in forming new govt (media) • Muhaxheri: Mustafa sent letter to potential partners (media) • Mustafa writes to Haradinaj about the new government (RTK) • PDK names conditions for forming new government (Koha/Kallxo) • Krasniqi: We will not vote Mustafa for Prime Minister (RTK) • Kusari-Lila: New govt will depend on votes of Serbian List and PDK (Klan K.) • “Mustafa isolated Osmani, she is now just an individual with votes in LDK” (media) • Journalist association condemns publication of victims' personal details (Telegrafi)

Albanian Language Media: • 55 patients are being treated at the Infectious Disease Clinic, one in serious condition (Koha) • Mustafa: We are waiting for President’s invitation to a meeting (Express) • Abdixhiku says he’ll respect every decision of LDK Council (media) • Albanian-American Civic League asks Trump to relieve Grenell (media) • UNSC to hold a video conference on Kosovo on 24 April (Koha) • Kosovo ranked five places higher at world press freedom index (media) • LDK condemns Kurti’s ‘denigrating and insulting discourse’ (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • ''Reviewing of indictments against former KLA members underway'' (Blic, Tanjug) • Two new Covid-19 infection cases registered in north (Kosovo-online) • Emergency teams from north refute Pristina’s allegations of 25 new coronavirus cases on Monday (KoSSev) • UNS: Kosovo media to issue retraction over news that SOC is fighting COVID-19 by using “Russian methods” (KoSSev) • Borell: EU has to explain its stabilizing role in Western Balkans (N1) International: • Kosovo Leaders Tussle Over Plan to Form New Govt (Balkan Insight) • After the Pandemic: Perils and Promises for Western Balkans (Balkan Insight) • Some Balkan States Waging ‘Crusade’ Against Media, Report Warns (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • COVID-19 and Domestic Abuse: When Home is not the Safest Place (Balkan Insight) • Kon: State of emergency annulment before epidemic ends in Serbia (RTS, N1)

37 new cases of COVID-19 in Kosovo over the last 24-hour period (media) Kurti speaks Covid-19 and new elections to int’l media reps (media) Kosovan acting PM accuses Trump envoy of meddling (The Guardian) Thaci: I’ll take final constitutional steps next week (media) Grenell denies talk of land swaps between Kosovo and Serbia (media) Serwer: A really bad deal (media) Borell: EU to work to resolve differences between Kosovo and Serbia (media) KOSTT joins European energy operators (media) Kurti: Veliu was part of Thaci – Vucic plan for Kosovo partition (Express) Mustafa doesn't rule out PM candidacy (Klan Kosova) Nagavci: Mustafa has set himself in Thaci’s service (RTK) Shala: U.S. did not accept Kurti as head of delegation for dialogue (media) Kurti: Covid-19 tests from Serbia should not be politicised (Telegrafi) Osmani: No aid from Serbia can erase its committed crimes in Kosovo (RTK) Krasniqi: Kurti enabled Vucic to try to atone genocidal crimes with tests (Klan) EU MPs call for visa liberalisation for Kosovo as soon as possible (Express)

• 53 patients with COVID-19 are being treated at hospital, two in serious condition (media) • Kurti: I will only meet with the President to announce elections and for the pandemic (media) • Thaci to Kurti: Nominate the prime minister-designate “without delay” (media) • Kurti and Lajcak agree that dialogue should resume after pandemic (RTK) • Lajcak: I will continue to cooperate closely with the U.S. (media) • COVID-19 won’t stop Kosovo war crimes court from filing indictments (Express) • Konjufca discusses support on visa liberalization with German FM Mass (media) • Osmani joins campaign against domestic violence (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 17, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti writes to Thaci: Do not use double standards (media) • Kosnett on political rhetoric in Kosovo: Focus on facts (media) • Abazi: No substitution of democracy and no democratic legitimacy without elections (media) • Nagavci: LVV to reply to Thaci once circumstances permit (RFE) • Haziri: LDK ready to form a new government (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Three new Covid-19 infection cases in northern Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Dacic: UN SC meeting on Kosovo scheduled for April 24 still on the agenda (Kontakt plus radio, TV Prva) • Three crises in Kosovo (RTK2) • EU Office supports cooperation of Serbian and Kosovo ministers of health (Kosovo-online) • Belgrade ready to strengthen relations with Washington in all areas, Dacic says (N1) • Reporters Without Borders: Authorities to investigate the arbitrary detention of KoSSev editor (KoSSev) • CoE, NATO, OSCE: Parliaments have key role, they should work (Beta, N1) • Kon: Percentage of new coronavirus cases in Serbia dropping (N1) Opinion: • Trump Is Stirring Chaos in Kosovo at the Worst Possible Time (Foreign Policy) International: • Prominent Kosovo Serb Journalist Says Intimidation Worsening with COVID-19 (Balkan Insight) • Balkan Gangsters ‘Profiting From Pandemic’, Report (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • North Macedonia Leads Region in COVID-19 Tracing App (Balkan Insight) • Innovation thrives as pandemic continues (Prishtina Insight)

• Kosovo: 26 new cases of COVID-19, eight recoveries, two deaths (media) • From his balcony, Kurti urges people to respect COVID-19 measures (media) • Vitia speaks to region's ministers about fight against COVID-19 (media) • U.S.: Cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia on Covid-19 encouraging (media) • Osmani to meet parliamentary groups to harmonise COVID-19 legislation (Klan) • LDK leaves the meeting of Assembly chairmanship (RTK) • Abazi: Democracy cannot be stolen by abusing with Covid-19 situation (RTK) • Veseli calls for more testing and for reducing quarantine period (media) • Lajcak holds telephone conversations with Osmani, Haziri, Limaj (media) • MEP Fajon supports efforts of Minister Vitia to fight COVID-19 (media) • UN Women in Kosovo officials say domestic violence has increased (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Another patient succumbs to the coronavirus at Prishtina hospital (media) • Ahmeti: Situation in the capital under control (Klan) • LDK’s Hoti criticises PM Kurti of “partial legal initiatives” (media) • German diplomat: U.S. need to be fair on Pristina-Belgrade dealings (Express) • Kurti: Institutions to step up reactions against domestic violence (media) Serbian Language Media: • Irinej: We can pray to God from home too, follow experts' advice (Tanjug, B92, RTS) • “Decisions of government and ministries must be available in Serbian language as well” (Radio KIM) • 11 new cases of Covid-19 infection in northern Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns UN about coronavirus press freedom violations (Beta, AFP, N1) • EFJ warns of reporting restrictions during coronavirus pandemic (N1) • US Ambassador to Serbia: We’ll write down new chapter of our friendship (FoNet, N1) • Detention of Marko Rosic extended for two more months (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Pandemic Adds Fresh Uncertainty to Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue (Balkan Insight) • Why the EU should lead talks between Kosovo and Serbia (ecfr.eu) International: • Balkan Economies Expected to Contract in Pandemic, IMF warns (Balkan Insight) • Várhelyi: New methodology has put the enlargement policy back on track (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Staying at home increased cases of domestic violence (RTK)