UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 09, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Without punishment of war crimes, there can be no justice (Koha/Zeri) • Kurti doesn't attend meeting with Thaci (Koha) • Thaci thanks LDK for constructivity (media) • Haradinaj: Thaci showed no document from his meeting with Vucic (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Kurti’s text that agreements reached through coercion and threats have no value, compares it with Kosovo case (Tanjug, B92) • Jeremic on Kosovo membership in UN, elections in Serbia (Voice of America, N1) • Mihajlovic: Jeremic spreads misinformation (Danas) • Vucic: "US won't give up pressure, some EU countries have sympathies for Kurti" (RTS, Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Double-headed eagle painted on wall of Serb school in Preoce village (RTS) Opinion: • Kurti: Agreements reached through coercion and threats have no value (FAZ/Koha) International: • Facebook Extends Political Ads Rules to Balkans Before Elections (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo considering stepping up preventive measures against coronavirus (media) • International Women’s Day Marked Across Balkans (Balkan Insight) • More Balkan Countries Confirm First Coronavirus Cases (Balkan Insight) • Balkan States Beef up Borders against Migrant ‘Security Threat’ (Balkan Insight) • Post-War Kosovo Becomes Hub for Mine-Clearance Expertise (Balkan Insight)

• Thaci calls meetings with political leaders (media) • Thaci: Some people want to prevent agreement with Serbia (RTK) • Grenell reiterates call for dropping of tariff (media) • Kurti and Haradinaj call for dialogue coordination (Koha Ditore) • Hoti: No need for dialogue conference, Kosovo has legitimate institutions (media) • Gender equality demanded on International Women’s Day (Koha Ditore) • Assembly to hold special session to mark International Women's Day (media) • Haxhiu pledges €900,000 for domestic violence shelters (Kosovapress/Koha) • Kosovo cancels flights to Italy’s northern region due to coronavirus fears (media)

• Kurti-led government with two red lines on dialogue with Serbia (Koha) • Mustafa: Grenell warned of sanctions towards Kosovo (RTV21/RTK) • Haradinaj: Government’s approach to tax producing first consequences (media) • Kosovo calls for release of its citizen detained by Serbia (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Vraniqi: Grenell being misused for internal political purposes in Kosovo (media) • Thaci authorises Ministry of Finance to sign new agreements with EU (Telegrafi) • Kosovo Special Prosecution launched investigation into Prekaz events in 1998 (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Atlantic Council associate and Beacon vice president: "The campaign in the US should not diminish the interest in the situation in the Balkans" (RTS) • AmCham Kosovo concerned over tariffs (KoSSev, N1, RTS) • US asks Serbia to stop buying arms from Russia, RFE reports (N1, B92, Beta) • Dacic, Godfrey on armament Serbia bought from Russia, dialogue with Pristina (N1) • Vulin said Serbia can buy weapons wherever it wants (N1) • "Access point to the sea, this is a compromise offered to Serbia" (B92, Kosovo-online) • Grenell denies Kosovo politician’s claim Washington won’t stop aiding Pristina (KoSSev, N1, RTS) • Tadic: Vucic has better circumstances for resolving Kosovo issue, than those Djindjic, Kostunica and I had (Danas, Voice of America) Humanitarian/Development • Serbian Minister confirms first coronavirus case in Serbia (Serbian media) • 53 people got tested for coronavirus over a one-month period in Kosovo (media) • Serbian government meeting on migrants began; Vucic issued orders to the army, police and BIA (B92, TV Prva, Blic, Vecernje Novosti) • Prof. Corac: 160 million tons of waste from Kosovo will end up in artificial lake on Ibar River near Raska (KoSSev)

• Kurti calls for unity, says alliance with U.S. cannot be broken (Koha/Telegrafi) • Grenell: Partial tariffs harm Kosovo's economy (media) • Borrell: I am committed to support advancing the EU-facilitated dialogue (Klan) • "Thaci resumes efforts to paralyse Specialist Chambers" (Koha Ditore) • U.S. rep to OSCE speaks about dialogue and fight against corruption (Kallxo) • Germany, France expected to send envoys to Pristina next week (Express/Zeri) • Kosnett briefed on the situation of non-majority communities in Kosovo (Epoka)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 05, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Periskopi: Thaci and Vucic were presented with draft agreement at White House meeting • Thaci: Lajcak voted against Kosovo's membership to Interpol (Kallxo) • Veseli: Kosovo deserves better (media) • “Thaci's second attempt at preventing work of Specialist Chambers” (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Washington absolutely that tariffs are revoked, no recognition and Serbia to get nothing (Kosovo-online) • Borrel for the continuation of the EU-sponsored Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (NMagazin, euractiv.jutarnji.hr) • Serbia ranked ‘partly free’ in Freedom in the World report (N1) • Jankovic: Americans ‘dragged’ Vucic to Washington, visit below his level (Danas, FoNet) Opinion: • Trump is looking for a foreign policy coup in the Balkans (aljazeera.com) • Don’t Trust Serbian or Kosovo ‘Kings’ to Achieve Peace (Balkan Insight) International: • Vucic: Most Serbs Prefer a ‘Frozen Conflict’ with Kosovo (Foreign Policy) • Populist Shrug Off Protests In Central And Southeast Europe (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development • Bosnia confirms its first case of coronavirus - regional TV (Reuters) • "If the Greek border falls ..." (B92, Tanjug) • Kosovo Citizens ‘Haven’t Heard of’ President’s Reconciliation Initiative (Balkan Insight)

• Thaci: U.S. is taking the lead of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • PM's office: U.S. will not withdraw troops from Kosovo (RTK) • Haziri speaks after LDK senior leadership meeting (RTK/Telegrafi) • Nagavci: President to respond to Kurti's meeting request (media) • Veseli responds to Kurti's request for meeting, sets the place (Zeri/Insajderi) • BIRN publishes air, rail, and road links agreements (Prishtina Insight) • Thaci: I was not interviewed by Specialist Chambers (Zeri/Telegrafi) • Kurti recaps on the government's one-month performance (media)

Albanian Language Media: • In absence of Assembly session, Thaci to hold press conference (media) • Osmani: Request for Assembly session should be made days in advance (media) • Thaci says meeting with Vucic was ‘encouraging’ (media) • Hoti: Kosovo government’s agenda only successful with U.S. and EU coordination (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: ''News on Belgrade-Pristina deal being reached is false'' (B92) • Grenell resigns as ambassador to Germany: White House announced his resignation (Serbian media) • An unannounced guest at a meeting with Vucic, Grenell retweeted (Tanjug, B92, Blic) • Judah: We could be approaching a crunch point in KOS-SRB dialogue, land swap talks without recognition (KoSSev) Opinion: • Wolves In The Woods: Liberal Democracy And Its Enemies (Balkan Insight) International: • Serbian President Sets Election Date as Boycott Threat Fades (news.yahoo.com, bloomberg.com) • Field Missing: Discrepancies and Gaps Plague Kosovo’s Public Data (Balkan Insight) • Serbia Keeps Pressure on Kosovo Despite Western Push for Thaw (Bloomberg) • Territory, Energy, Politics: Serbia’s Long-Running Border Disputes (Balkan Insight)

• Thaci-Vucic meeting to move dialogue from Brussels to Washington (Koha) • Kurti invites Thaci to a meeting (media) • Kurti spoke on the phone to Grenell and O'Brien (Kallxo) • “President leads Kosovo’s foreign policy” (Zeri) • Engel: The main problem for Kosovo is Serbia not the tariff (Epoka e Re) • Konjufca requests relieving seven ambassadors of duty (media) • Citaku expresses readiness to leave ambassadorial post to U.S. (media) • Reka: No visa liberalisation without results in corruption fight (KP/Telegrafi)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We cannot allow our good will be undermined by Serbia (media) • Konjufca reacts to reports that Sierra Leone has revoked recognition of Kosovo (media) • Thaci plans to address Kosovo Assembly tomorrow (Telegrafi) • Grenell reacts to Judah concerning Thaci-Vucic meeting (Klan) • Kurti: Reciprocity will happen (Klan Kosova/RTK) • Kosovo, Albania, Croatia form initiative to deepen tripartite relations (Zeri/Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: Sierra Leone 18th state to withdraw Kosovo’s recognition; Pristina: We have nothing to confirm (KoSSev) • Successful discussion followed by a great dinner with bacon from Wisconsin (B92, Tanjug) • Vucic and Thaci met at the White House; "I only asked Albanians one thing" (VoA, Tanjug, B92) • Gerxhaliu: Pristina's decision to abolish tariffs by the end of this or next week (nova.rs, Tanjug) • Rama: "I've highly appreciated Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. However, he is a big liar" (Kosovo Online, B92, Gazeta Express) • Djuric: Withdrawal of recognition is a confirmation of Serbia’s persistence (RTS) International: • Kosovar, Serbian Presidents Hold 'Goodwill' Meeting At White House (RFE) • Kosovo Lays Out Prospect of Tariff Cut on Serb Goods (AP/NYT) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo's new government includes most women since independence (Al Jazeera) • Advice To My Younger Self: Women From The Balkans (RFE) • 'Balkan route' countries pledge to stop asylum seekers (euobserver.com)