• Mustafa: Tariff to be lifted as requested by the U.S. (media) • Grenell supports Mustafa’s call for lifting of the tariff (media) • Osmani: LDK-LVV will meet again about lifting of the tariff (media) • Vucic: No resumption of dialogue without complete lifting of the tariff (RTK) • Tanjug: Vucic and Thaci might meet on Monday (media) • Rama and Haradinaj clash over tariff decision (Koha Ditore) • Thaci: We cannot undermine partnership with U.S. (RTV21/Telegrafi) • Kosovo government drafts four-year programme (Zeri) • Thaci says Lajcak has no credibility to be Kosovo-Serbia envoy (Telegrafi) • Butel: Parties to look at all options leading to final agreement (Koha Ditore)

• U.S. administration ready to assist Kosovo-Serbia agreement (RTK) • Thaci: Wrong decisions deepen Kosovo’s isolation (media) • Mustafa: Kosovo should not stand between the U.S. and the EU (Klan/Telegrafi) • Haradinaj: Kurti agreed with Vucic to lift the tax (Koha) • UK PM Johnson welcomed Kosovo’s partial withdrawal of tax (media) • Berlin: Kurti's decision first step towards full lifting of tax (media) • Italy supports decision on partial removal of tax (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo government dismisses boards of Trepca, Infrakos (media) • Osmani: Important for coalition partners to take joint decisions (media) • Judah: Kurti defies Grenell's team while Palmer's team keeps quiet (media) • Kosovo requests information from Romania on the killing of two protesters in 2007 (Zeri) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Western allies will come out with agreed plan for Kosovo (FoNet, Beta, N1) • A slap from America: "Kurti is making a serious mistake" (Tanjug, B92) • "No willingness to create conditions for Serbs to live better" (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio) • Joseph: Kurti’s decision indicator of US power (Tanjug, Dnevnik) • Russian MFA Spokeswoman comments on Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ readiness to initiate proceedings (Serbian media) • Nova.rs website publishes new details about Serb politician murder in Kosovo (Nova.rs, N1) International: • Kosovo to partially remove tariffs on Serbian-made goods (Reuters) • U.S. Envoy Calls Kosovo's Decision To Partially Lift Serbian Import Tariffs A 'Serious Mistake' (RFE) • Mixed reactions to Kurti’s tariff plans (Balkan Insight) • EU's Varhelyi: Accession Talks With Two Balkan States Could Open in Weeks (The New York Times) • Life in the Shadow of Kosovo’s new Border/Boundaries (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Mehmet Bogujevci: Boxers from Kosovo will participate in the championship in Belgrade (RTK2, Kosovo Online) • "Turkey will no longer stop refugees" - migrants already heading towards Europe (Tanjug, B92, Reuters) • Social Media a Help and Hindrance in Balkan Coronavirus Fight (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti announces partial lifting of tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia (media) • Grenell: We don’t support Kurti's half measure (media) • EU welcomes Kurti's decision: calls for renewal of dialogue (Telegrafi) • Kurti did not consult LDK about the tariff (Koha) • Hoti: They are waiting for us at the White House if we lift the tariff (T7) • Haziri supports Kurti for conditional lifting of tax (RTK/Klan Kosova) • Haradinaj reacts to partial lifting of tax, calls Kurti 'deceiver' (media) • Veseli: Nothing new from Albin (media) • Hoxhaj: Tariff should be lifted, no reciprocity (media) • Kurti: EU officials should respect independence of Kosovo (Euronews) • Kosovo President Thaci meets National Security Advisor O'Brien (media) • PM Kurti meets COMKFOR Risi (media) • Konjufca meets Lajcak, urges all EU countries to recognise Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 27, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • Greek PM: Resumption of dialogue strengthens European perspective (Koha) • Surroi: Thaci-Rasmussen letter exchange is an international agreement (Telegrafi) • Gazeta Express: Kurti told U.S. he will not lift tax (RTK) • In Washington, Thaci meets DFC chief executive, Adam Boehler (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: "They will give even more... but will seek from us de facto or de jure Kosovo's recognition" (O2, RTS, KoSSev) • Raskovic-Ivic: Vucic never presented proposal on resolving Kosovo issue to citizens or MPs (N1, KoSSev) • Djuric: Kurti threatens Serbia again (Kosovo-online, RTS) • BIRODI says President Vucic dominates prime news programme on Serbian TV stations (N1) • US to Kosovo: We expect lifting of taxes as step toward resumption of dialogue (Beta, N1) • Albanian attacked Serbs in Grizime village, Office for KiM condemns incident (RTV Puls, Radio KIM) International: • Kosovo Leaders Trade Angry Words Over ‘Secret’ NATO Deal (Balkan Insight) • NATO contradict Haradinaj’s KSF claims (Prishtina Insight) • U.S. Reiterates Commitment To Kosovo Independence, Urges Dropping Tariffs On Serbian Goods (RFE) • Moravcsik: EU enlargement in the Western Balkans is in the interest of member states (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbs, Albanians protest together against small hydropower plants in Kosovo (FoNet, N1) • Mitrovica Rock School unites young Albanians and Serbs in a segregated Kosovo city (globalvoices.org) • Appeals Court Upholds Nine-Month Sentence For Kosovo Soccer Chief (RFE) • Rallies for clean air to be held on Friday in nine Balkan cities (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Kurti: Hiding correspondence with NATO constitutes flagrant violation (media) • NATO reaffirms: KSF cannot go to north without KFOR’s permission (Koha) • Serbia had sought guarantees that KSF would not deploy to north (Koha Ditore) • Thaci sends message to Kurti from Washington (media) • Osmani: Calls for upholding Constitution should not be misinterpreted (media) • Abazi says Kosovo's partnership with int’l allies can never be questioned (media) • Haradinaj: KSF can be deployed throughout Kosovo territory (media) • Veseli: Concerning that a Kosovo PM questions agreements with NATO (media) • Thaci: Kosovo blessed with trust and partnership of U.S. (media) • Rama to Lavrov: Kosovo should be recognised by all (media) • Vucic: Matter of time before Serbia recognises Kosovo (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Secret letter surfaces concerning Thaci's assurances not to have KSF go to the north (Kallxo) • Prime Minister’s Legal Office: Sufficient basis to conclude Thaci violated Constitution (Koha) • Hoti: Agreement with Serbia can be achieved through a government-led dialogue (media) • Veseli: Kurti needs to clarify himself, not avoid responsibility (media) Serbian Language Media: • Botsan-Kharchenko: Strategic partnership between Russia and Serbia on rise (BETA, N1) • EU, US State Department comment on Serbia’s acquisition of 'Pantsir S1' system (VoA, N1) • KIM radio: Mysterious dismissal of Tanja Ivic (VoA) • Diplomats have forgotten fair play in Kosovo, some receive support, some face bans (Kosovo Online) • Rakic met EULEX chief Wigemark (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Detention of Rosic and Spasojevic extended for two more months (Tanjug, Dnevnik) International: • Kosovo: 2nd Former Fighter Refuses War Crimes Court Summons (AP/NYT) • Kurti calls for Thaci’s dismissal over ‘secret agreement’ (Prishtina Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Croatia Confirms Coronavirus Case as Balkan States Boost Precautions (Balkan Insight) • Balkan cities united in struggle for clean air and environmental protection (BETA, N1)

• Thaci calls on leading think tanks to join momentum for Kosovo and Western Balkans (media) • U.S. coordinating for a solution in Balkans (media) • UK Minister to Kurti: We are closer and closer in defence and security (RTK) • Kurti: Our focus is to eliminate inequality in salaries (media) • AAK collects signatures to call extraordinary session of Assembly (Zeri) • Vatican urged to recognise independence of Kosovo (media) • Presevo Mayor: We want to join Kosovo (media) • First Specialist Chambers indictments could be confirmed within six months (Koha)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 25, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • EU Council extends mandate to Special Representative Apostolova (media) • Lekaj: Munich agreements have been presented to Government (Zeri) • Selimi: No differences within ruling coalition on reciprocity (Gazeta Express) • Bahtiri meets EULEX chief: Situation in Mitrovica calm (Zeri) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Anything less than 48.2 percent will be election failure for SNS (FoNet, N1) • Specialist Prosecutor informed the president of this court of his intent to issue indictments (KoSSev) • "Indicted will be known in six months" (KIM radio) • Rakic: Tariffs have created even bigger rift between Albanians and Serbs (Vecernje Novosti) Opinion: • Redrawing Kosovo’s foreign policy (Prishtina Insight) International: • Why Serbia’s Disgruntled Citizens Aren’t Backing the Opposition (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • AoK Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities established (RTK) • Albania Prosecutors to Probe Panic-Mongering About Coronavirus (Balkan Insight) • Croatia reports first confirmed coronavirus case in Balkans (medicalxpress.com)

• At EBRD summit, Kurti lists priorities of new Kosovo government (media) • Kurti to EBRD: We could do better but EU could do more (media) • Thaci: U.S. to maintain focus on Kosovo and the region (RTK) • Sources: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to be reached by year's end (Klan Kosova) • Prospect of broadening Lajcak's portfolio seen in Pristina with concern (Koha) • Cakaj and Konjufca with a joint statement on Presevo Valley coalition (RTK) • Specialist Chambers ready to initiate proceedings (media) • Abrashi: We have almost collected signatures for Assembly session (T7/RTK)